Simplest way to gain power

[aaronng]

unless he has the 2.0l.
which is seperate.

Quite sure he has an R18a 06 Civic VTi.

[Joeyboy]

Mods won't work well because:

1. His headers are 1 piece with the head! You can't replace them without cutting them off the head.
2. He has 2 cats, the 1st is integrated with the header. So if he uses a highflow cat for the 2nd cat, the 1st one is still restricting flow.
3. Only for sound. No performance increase.
4 & 5. He can't use CAI or SRI because he'll get a CEL from the MAF sensor. Best is a panel filter (which doesn't give any appreciable gain anyway).

bugga

Solution: Sell your car

OR:
1. go into a shop that specialises in mufflers and ask them for advice.
2. turbo (surely this would be compatible???)

[NeRV]

weight reduction, simple and cheap.

[NeoNode]

[chunky]

plugs
turbo
head work

[dc2r]

how cheap is cheap? u wanted about 20-30 extra kw atw?
ur not gonna get an extra 20kw atw with bolt-ons thats for sure... and if u do, maybe IHE bolt-ons plus ECU tune will get u that, but be prepared to pay maybe $3k or more for decent stuff...

for that money, the easiest solution to go fast is a bolt-on turbo or supercharger kit.

[aaronng]

bugga

Solution: Sell your car

OR:
1. go into a shop that specialises in mufflers and ask them for advice.
2. turbo (surely this would be compatible???)

1. Since the first cat is restricting flow, adding a free-flowing muffler (or a catback) won't give gains since it is already restricted by the first cat. Also, the first cat is not a regular cat, but used to tie down unburnt hydrocarbon when the engine is first started cold.

2. Gains will be small because there isn't a full ecu capable of adding in more fuel. He'll have to rely on something like the VAFCII (if it works with the R18a).

[panda[cRx]]

Quite sure he has an R18a 06 Civic VTi.

trade in on a ctr when it comes out.... or even a sport or euro

[m4n14k]

for dollar per KW, guess it's turbo.
if you're planing to order from overseas please get 2 sets and i'll buy 1 off ya

[UCNDRM]

I have had a cat back exhaust put on my FD1 and its nothing but a head ache and attracts cop attention, just makes noise no power difference.

Removed it after i hit 127db @ 5500 rpm and got defected.

I have a drop in K&N panel filter in, but thats made ZERO differnce, you cant hear it or feel it... i didnt expect it to make more power but i thought it would make a bit of noise..

IMHO dont bother with the power hunt on the VTi or VTi-L coz the VTEC works to save petrol unlike the traditional manner.

Just make it look pretty and handle tight