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i have about 1 grand now and by the time summer is over i should have about 3gs i want to make it fast and stylish. What should i get for under the hood and for the exterior? Its not a v-tec so its pretty slow right now and i would like to shove as much in to it with only 3 grand.















looking for prices and where to buy online

cold air intake, turbo, turboback exhaust. do that for performance to make it pretty quick, then do whatever u think would look good for the outside

hm... unless you spend the 3gs on a turbo setup or an engine swap you wont get much power out of it but if you want a little bit of everything here is what i would do...































Intake make sure you don't cheap out on the filter, get a K&N















Full Exhaust: meaning headers, hi flow cat or a test pipe if you live on a state where they are legal (just so you know you'll get slightly more power with a test pipe) and cat-back exhaust















new plugs and wires then advance your engine timing a little bit and make sure you use premium gas































go to ebay and get SKUNK2 lowering spring and some tokiko shocks















get high performance break pads, HAWK is a great brand















get the front lips they sell on ebay, the type-R style looks really nice















wheels and tires, get good rubber not cheap tires that just hold air































and there you have some Go, Stop, Handling and style mods. wings, body kits, tints, subs and Neon lights are not my thing so that why i didn't include any of those, but its your car...































If you have some money left and want some more go-fast mods, just get nitrous or save up for a turbo or swap































search yahoo for some civic forums, there are many, sing up and learn about the million things that can be done to a civic















enjoy and drive safely

A nitrous kit will certainly add power, but a supercharger would be better, and easier to install. Advancing the spark can only go so far, but using premium gas will help a lot. Variable Valve timing would work as well, but that would be in practical in an old engine. A tuned intake like what Chrysler used in the early '60's along with a tuned exhaust is another possibility This would take some research to see what would work best. Most of these use more fuel, but only used for a short time, as your not going to have the petal to the metal all the time. I like supercharging and Variable Valve timing the best.

first get a cold air intake - around 250 dollars















then get a new set of street tires















next get a good turbo, BUT MAKE SURE YOU DO THE NECESSARY PART SWAPS LIKE STRONGER CONNECTING RODS AND SUCH OR YOUR ENGINE WONT BE ABLE TO TAKE THE ADDED HP.















now give your car a fresh paint job and a set of lightwight rims.















if yo want take out the backseat to save weight. a carbon fiber hood also saves weight and carbon trunk about $250 or more each. need ideas> go to import tuner.com or superstreet.com