sunny6110 SG - Lowered suspension - Performance spark plugs - fuel regulator - Cold Air Intake - racing clutch(gonna change tmr) - open knife on pipe wat else needa be done?
cosmic_rides SG with regards to your cold air intake, you will need to isolate the air intake bay from the engine heat. if this is not done properly, you will be inducting hot engine heat into your air intake system and it will be power lag instead of power gain. where u changing ur racing clutch, what brand. curious lah.. open knife, hehehe, thought that was a term used by motor cyclist. lol. i did change b4 my exhaust system from remus b4 and 3rd party extractors. the 3rd party extractors did nothing for my civic and infact there were power lost when we dyno it. my guess is, it is not made by the same manufacturer and therefore might not be compatible. I think if you are going to change exhaust system, do try to get from a proven brand or if someone did the combination b4 and have proven it is better. I know HKS does a full exhaust system from extractors to cat convertor and cab back. Heard that the Apexi system is quite good as well. after you do your upgrades, can you let me know if you got more power gains. interested lah.
WhamBamTyMam SG Hey mate. May i ask when you lowered your suspension did they cut your springs to make the car lower or did you change to new springs, Because if they cut it to make it shorter, it does not increase the performance but decreases it. You may want to consider sway bars and this product called broquet fuel charger(http://www.broquet.com.sg/). personally have installed the system and the car does feel more peppy. read up more on the webby keep us posted. cheers
cosmic_rides SG think when u lower ur suspension, you should change to a harder and shorter springs ratther than cutting them. if you cut your exsisting springs, the softness of the spring will still be there and you might infact damage your dampers. dun think cutting springs is a good idea. it is a poor man’s way to lower the car but not ideal.
cosmic_rides SG have you thought of changing the gears as well? short shift would be nice. the other thing you will need to consider is also your brakes. think after all the power enhancements that you did to your car, you will need better brake rotors and maybe bigger calipers as well. i fast car is no good if you cannot stop it....
sunny6110 SG dunno leh... coz the suspension done by the previous owner... how to see whether it's cut of new springs? quite inconvenient for low suspension at hump and multi-storey carparks... me always kena one... hump oso... any fat chicks on it and me sure kena...
sunny6110 SG nope... v quiet de... used to b v noisy.... then eberitime pass tp me dun dare to step on accelerator... now only at 140kmh then can hear the noise it generates...
sunny6110 SG wat's tat? can explain?? today the mechanic ask me dare to put turbo inside anot... $2.2k...
cosmic_rides SG think turbo should be ur last option, if all else does not satisfy u. i did have a Apexi VAFC in my old EK. It helps control the air fuel ratio and the vtec kick in. but you will need someone who knows how to tune this in order for it to be effective. They would preferrably have Dyno tuning machine to help you tune and see the results. I did my in Autowerke b4 but cannot seem to find them anymore. I know ST Powered are distributors of Apexi, but not sure if they have Dyno tuning.
WhamBamTyMam SG well modding the ecu chip can help to "release" about 10 bhp power plus. this is done by changing the engine map. cause all car engine are "detuned" for economical value fuel economy. make sure its done by a experienced tuner. However once done fuel economy will go down for sure.
tomsss SG what i mean is modifying or replacing the ECU to provide more power lah. the term "Superchip" is derived from the american tuning company that specializes on electronic tuning
sunny6110 SG Replaced the following Wear and Tear... Total Damage $400. $100 $50 $130 Clutch pump(nv take pic coz me in garage whole day, too seh liao) - $58 Momo gear knob(tmr then take pic) - $62
zerocool85 SG why don u go shc forum... look at the WTS section.. u shld be able to find some good stuff for ur car.. but u shldnt lup a VAFC so soon.. its usually the last stage to tune ur car.. but u can always tune it to ur setup.. so.. not so bad la.. but waste $$.. and also.. go to recognised workshops to tune ur VAFC.. not all workshops give good tuning..
nick34 SG bore throttle change cams change pistons remove sound system (Headunit, speakers etc) remove air con system remove rear seats Anyway a Vtec controller is always the last step. Apexi VAFC is cheap now as there is a newer version Apexi Neo. If you have the $$$, change the ECU instead of using piggybacks. An advise : When you mod your engine parts, PLEASE TAKE NOTE OF THE GASKET !!! It tends to leak more often on a ESi .. Don't ask me how I know -_-"
