Is my car worth modding??

[revilodraw]

My new purchase is a 1990 Civic GL hatch, dual carburrator, everything is stock. Up until this I was driving my Dad's commodore. As you can imagine, the civic is just a little bit less power lol. My friend has suggested a full exhaust upgrade including headers and extractirs, plus a pod filter and going from there with cams etc. Basically I'm a uni student who doesn't do any racing at all, but i do enjoy driving something with a bit more grunt. Is my car worth modding? I won't be installing a turbo due to the $$ plus insurance...

[Daynesy]

It depends on personal preference. Modding on all cars would give more power

Think Headers and Extractors are the same thing BTW :P

[jay_vtec]

exactly its totally up to u...maybe not a full exhaust system but try a cannon muffler HANGIN ON THE ANGEL) looks tough as..and a nice k&n podfilter well not a normal one cuz u have a carby u need a carby pod filter try autobarn...get sum nice chrome ones lol

[TJsol]

hmmm... its all up 2 u!!

but from what u have said NO.. but it jst dependz on how much money u have n how long u gona keep your car. If u not gona keep it then i would buy sumfink thtz got a bit more balls!! but up 2 u. lol..

[sik-vic]

well if your actually serious..............................
canon mufflers a a waste of time with a carby car cause they need more back pressure, secondly you cant put a pod filter on the intake tube on the dual carb you need the d shaped k&n in box filter i bought one for about $80

but by the time you change cams, jet carbies, do the exhaust, etc, your gonna pay nearly as much as a half cut with a b16a mpfi vtec engine, and still have very little power in comparison, so if you want advise id save some green bills and buy a half cut,

my rant over

[JohnL]

well if your actually serious..............................
canon mufflers a a waste of time

'Cannon' mufflers, or at least the cannon exit from the muffler are a waste of time on anything. You don't need the outlet to be much if any bigger than the muffler inlet.

Those 'cannons' mark you as a bit of a poser to more serious people who know that they are only for show and actually do nothing (you won't see exhaust tips nearly as large as some of those cannon ends on a serious racer, even with a large capacity). Having said that the cannon end doesn't actually hurt, so long as the muffler to which it's attached is basically a good muffler.

with a carby car cause they need more back pressure,

Lack of back pressure (i.e. a non restrictive exhaust) is important to any application where power is important and noise less so. Makes no difference if injected or carburreted

[cristian]

'Cannon' mufflers, or at least the cannon exit from the muffler are a waste of time on anything. You don't need the outlet to be much if any bigger than the muffler inlet.

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i'm currently running 4-2-1 x-force headers, stock cat, custom 2.25" catback...its no cannon but it sounds ok...

when i still had the stock header the sound was a bit more raspy...but with the new headers the sound is more warm and round...




i've just done the baking tray mod (hehehe) and fiddled around with the bracket that holds the throttle cable and got my idle sitting at 1100...
it goes nice with the lower pressure exhaust...

u'll be happy with the difference in response

[cristian]

asking how much ur car is worth to u is a question no one else can answer...

but if u have a certain goal in mind...then thats when others can give u a hand at making decisions...
the dual carb motor is not built for speed...and as far as modding there are a lot of DIY's u can do to make certain improvements but again, dont expect to get a racer out of this motor...

here are a few "mods" that u can apply to ur car...
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=77138

end of the day, if this car is going to be ur beater car until u get a better one then keep the d15 and put up with it for now...but if u actually plan to keep this car and find that holds personal value to yourself...then save ur money for a b-series transfer...

btw...are u andrew ward's little brother???

[dupac->]

not worth it.

not every car needs to be modded.

wait til u get something with more grunt
then mod that for even more grunt i guess.

IMO not worth it.

[aowwllan]

not worth it.

not every car needs to be modded.

wait til u get something with more grunt
then mod that for even more grunt i guess.

IMO not worth it.

what dupac said is pretty much true.. but yeah it all depends on you man, like i always say.. if ur happy with what ur doing, then no one is stopping ya.

take it easy

[hondavti25]

Personal choice mate. A friend of mine has the same car as you and even modded it doesnt come close to "quick". Id save the money and get a half cut or wait till you have a car that will get results.

[ryanc]

waste of money, save it for a better car