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

[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.

[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

[dc2dc2dc2]

don't bother. A--->B car

[Chr1s]

Modify an engine with potential, don't waste your time with rubbish.

[VT1-R]

if u love ur existing car and wan it to be fast and not get laughed at by these guys.. put in a b16.. or even a b18.. no point modifying a carby.. i use to have a carby lancer.. i did the exterior up.. all was all show no go.. i got sick and went honda with b16.. it moved up into a new lvl..

go to honda B series.. u get respect and u will nv regret..