definitely change the spark plugs. honda recommends NGK spark plugs or
Nippon Densa. Also you should upgrade your spark plug wires to Accel plug
wires which are high performance but are durable enough for everyday use. do
those things and you will no longer complain about acceleration.

-jeff
"dman" <dmanek@msn.com> wrote in message
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> I've had my '01 Civic EX for about a couple of years now. I've been
> maintaining it well (regular oil changes, timely servicing, etc).
> Recently, the acceleration on my car really sucks. I see older Civics,
> Corollas and Sentras zoom past me when the traffic light turns green! I
> was planning on getting a tune-up, but I read somewhere thats tune-ups
> are waste for newer fuel-injected engines. My question is what can be
> done to get some improvement in the pick up? Thanks is advance for your
> response.
>