Making real power w/ my Civic - Nitrous, Turbo, or Swap?

[CleanNeon98]

OK, the civic is sloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooow beyong all understanding...mid 16 to 17 second slow, and its quite the pain. Anyway, I just got more hours at work, and looks like il have a bigger cash flow coming in, so I am just contemplating 3 ideas to make power.

1. Turbo kit should put down about 170 horsepower nad 150 torque at the wheels for about 4k when all is said and done

2. K20a2 engine swap puts down 200 horsepower and 140 torque (according to cars.com research page)

3. Nitrous kit I can get fro 350 from a member here, and as he said put down an extra 35-40whp tuned

My questions. What is safer to do for the longrun. Spray and boost put strain on the motor, but if say I did the swap, im geting the same power from the motor to begin with, so I assume its better for the longrun. Also, what is the deal with legality. Ive heard that swaps are illegal to do, and some people said its OK as long as the OBD system stays the same (here it would be OBD2)

Thanks

EDIT: the k20 also would come with a 6-speed trans.

[Silverfc88]

I voted to swap it and later you can do some kind of forced induction on top of it.

[EvlEgl]

Swap/Boost

[streetAssasin96]

^ same. that would be pretty wild. do a regualr rsx engine (their pretty cheap) and then boost the **** out of it.

[CleanNeon98]

dont wana spend THAT much money. Ive heard of swapped 7th gen k20a2 cars doin 13.5 and all, so i think thats alright

[streetAssasin96]

yeh but you still going to have to drop a couple grand, and thats even if your swappin it yourself. labor is going to kill you on this one.

[CleanNeon98]

true...now i need to start lookin for parts...maybe i should just do header and exhaust first see how that goes...or spray?

[Silverfc88]

If your serious about making some real power I would save for the swap. The money you save not spending it on the motor you have now can go to mods to the new engine.

[9 Ball]

I vote for a swap. Save the money and do it right the first time. It’s also by far, the most reliable in the long run. Plus it will last you for the next 10 – 20 years as a daily driver.

I think that will be the final stage for my Accord also (H22.)

[CleanNeon98]

Im trying not to drop over 2k in one shot..maybe i should just do the drop and leave it be...save the rest of the money for a quicker car in like 3 years...my parents are anal about me modding to make power, but if i went and got a 300 horserpower car, they wouldnt care....clueless

[drew]

i don't mean this in any way to be disrespectful but how old are you? my mom doesn't like that i mod my car but **** what she thinks, it's my money.. i love her and respect her, but she cannot control how i spend my money. of course, it's different if you live at home i guess

i would save the money and in a couple years and get this bad ass swap i heard about, you drop a 2001 civic lx into a mitsu dealership and make like 300whp in your brand new awd evo. plus, i'm going to guess you're around like 17-18 ? you'll be over 20 in 3 years and not living at home ( RIGHT? ) so you can mod the **** out of your car and not care what your parents think

[Gorilla Unit 33]

Originally Posted by CleanNeon98

Im trying not to drop over 2k in one shot..maybe i should just do the drop and leave it be.

umm FYI the K20 swaps are arround 4 to 6 grand before labor.

[gary]

Living at home ftw!

1. move out
2. mod the hell out of the civic
3. do donuts in your parents lawn
4. loose your inheritance

Sorry I had to say it. Do all 3! Be the fastest and the slowest civic in the world. You will be capable of 9's if the front wheels touch the ground.

[Honest_Bob]

If you want to make real power, buy a Tiberon.

[Drftpretty]

^ Im gonna kill you.

You're lucky that im guessing your talking about a new Italian car the Tiberon.

[GreddySRT]

Originally Posted by EvlEgl

Swap/Boost

I agree.

[tTS2k3Vic]

k20a2 swap, i was gonna do it to mine, don't buy anything for the 1.7, save for the kswap, try 7thgencivic.com, it has since changed to all civic gens but the info on swaps is still there.

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by tTS2k3Vic

k20a2 swap, i was gonna do it to mine, don't buy anything for the 1.7, save for the kswap, try 7thgencivic.com, it has since changed to all civic gens but the info on swaps is still there.

I am also a member on there...got your PM and thanks for offering

[CleanNeon98]

Originally Posted by drew

i don't mean this in any way to be disrespectful but how old are you? my mom doesn't like that i mod my car but **** what she thinks, it's my money.. i love her and respect her, but she cannot control how i spend my money. of course, it's different if you live at home i guess

i would save the money and in a couple years and get this bad ass swap i heard about, you drop a 2001 civic lx into a mitsu dealership and make like 300whp in your brand new awd evo. plus, i'm going to guess you're around like 17-18 ? you'll be over 20 in 3 years and not living at home ( RIGHT? ) so you can mod the **** out of your car and not care what your parents think

Im 18, but live at home. Parents are completely clueless about cars, so they always argue in the dumbest ways

[highmilehatch]

It really doesn't sound like you have the kind of money to make any kind of power. If your not willing to drop 2 grand in one shot, your probably not going to go very fast. Honestly, your best bet would be to pick up an older car as a project. Keep your current Civic and just leave it alone. If you like Hondas, get yourself a 92-95 civic, 88-91 CRX, etc. and swap either a K or B engine in either one of those. You can always turbocharge it down the road. This way you won't have to worry about any issues with OBD-2 either.