I/H/E Now what???????

My intake is on the way, my exaust and headers are being ordered in a month or two. WHAT NEXT. I have no clue what to do. I know i have a lot to do interior and exterior wise as in seats and body kit, but what about the engine...what else should i do to squeeze more power out of the bitch.

kumho tires, suspension mods, hi flow catalytic converter, short shifter, cam(s), flywheel, port and polished head, wheels, high compression pistons, turbo, supercharger, nitrous, sparco racing seats, carbon fibre hood, stripped interior.... anything

1. turbo
2. send those parts back and get a swap

my car is an 02 civic ex with about 3600 miles on it i dont want to swap now. I want to get what i can out of this engine and then way way down the road ill look into that.

i would start w/ LSD if they make one for your car.

It may say af member by my name but i still dont know all the lingo. (still learnin' bare with me you were there at one point) LSD? i know of the drug not the car part

go for the rims first.. 2002 civics look krapy with small like tiny wheels .. change em to 17 inch ones!

My first post was misinformed. I thought you had a 6th gen civic not a 7th. In that case, theres not a lot of parts available for that car yet, and swaps are not possible right now.

LSD stands for Limited Slip Differential. Transfers power from the wheels that slip, to the wheels that grip.

Sparkling/Glowing Cell Phone Holder, Performance Air Freshener, Custom Painted Racing Pedals, Etc. Etc.

And you thought u were helpful Jon :flipa:

Ok now seriously... and LSD is totally useless right now, as even with I/H/E you won't be pushing over 115hp@wheels. I'm probably pushing 150+@wheels and I don't need one.

If I were you, i'd put some money away until they come out with some useful things for your engine. If you happen to be rollin' in the dough though, look into a port-n-polish... that'll help your engine a lot since you have your I/H/E already.

WHATEVER YOU DO: Don't buy cheap parts... you'll end up regreting it and then spending more money replacing your crappy parts. I've been through it. Save your money, do some research, make wise decisions... that's my useless wisdom for the day.

Actually, Subaru's LSD thing is not universally applicable.

With Hondas, LSDs don't "transfer to the wheels that grip" but it rather evenly distributes power to both drive wheels.

Ever do a burnout w/o an LSD? Usually there will only be 1 mark left because the power/torque chose the wheel that had the least resistance to travel too. With an LSD the power/torque going to each wheel is equal. :D


Anyways, I say get a set of Ground Control coilovers and shocks. And then maybe some DC Sports strut tower bars.

Then you can take those stock headlights, open them up and make them black housing. It looks baller :D :eek:

99-00 Si rims look phat on those year Civics as well as I've seen.

By then you'll have much more of an aftermarket to choose from!

zex kit. 75 shot the cheapest most hp gain there is.:devil: