my friend kept on wanting to race. all i had at the time was a sr intake. he had cai and a muffler. that was just what he told me. raced him and lost bad. o yea we both had autos. turns out that he has straight piping and a header. u guys think i can beat him now that i have a cai, muffler and im gettin a high flo cat and mabe catback 2 and a quarter inch piping??
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only way to find out is to do it, and do it at the track
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man they really need to make a track here. i live in the silicon valley, and im not sure if u guys know but the import scene is huge out here. the closest track here is like 2 hours away. alot of it goes down on the streets. i myself wish that there was a track but i really ont want to waste all of that gas driving 200 miles just to take 3 runs on a track.Comment
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If you take it to the track, you'll get a slip. Otherwise, it's your word against his... How well do you both know the fronts of your cars?
Anyway, it's a toss up. I think he has shorter gears, and probably similar (or greater) power... And he's lighter. 2.25" exhaust will help, but mainly in the high end. Get used to shifting manually, or you won't see the gain. And the muffler, what kind? it matters. you MIGHT gain some power. Getting a "racing" cat will do nothing, as Honda's cats are about as good as you can get on a street car. Waste of money.
The only way to truly find out is to do the mods and take it to the track. having a track 2 hours away is pretty good. Some people drive MUCH further to get to the track!
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yea ur right. i still dont get y a high flow cat dosent add any hp. o ye and i might be getting piping too.Comment
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The Honda stock cat is already free flowing. A "hi flo cat" does nothing for performance... In fact, cheap ones are basically empty shells... which disrupt the exhaust flow, cause stagnation, and actually hurt performance.
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Well, my friend has an 2001 civic lx, and although I haven't raced one myself. I know they do the 1/4 in 16.5. The LX Sedan features a 1.7-liter engine with 115 HP. They are a lot lighter though. P-W ratio keep in mind. However, I've beaten 2000 Civics which is around the same, and beat them with little or no problem. I'm not sure why you lost so bad, because you shouldn't have. I'd get that shit tuned better, change the damn oil, new wires, plugs, distributor cap, and whatever else you can think of.Comment
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yea im tryin to get parts but i got no damn job. and my bank account is running low. thanks for the tips tho.Comment
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That ain't right man. Not only will shifting your auto manually lead to premature tranny wear, you cannot shift faster than your auto tranny. I PROMISE!Originally posted by deevergote
Get used to shifting manually, or you won't see the gain.
And damn...don't get just a muffler w/o larger diameter piping. That's just fucking retarded.Honda-Tech Username: Lostcb7
The cb7tuner.com OG.
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Lemme re-iterate this point this gentleman made. The myth about shifting an auto manually has been debunked several times. It's complete bullshit, in plain truth.Originally posted by JDMcb7
That ain't right man. Not only will shifting your auto manually lead to premature tranny wear, you cannot shift faster than your auto tranny. I PROMISE!
And damn...don't get just a muffler w/o larger diameter piping. That's just fucking retarded.
The only tip I have with my auto is leave it in D3 on the track or when racing. First off, it prevents car from engaging 4th and it keeps u safe, whats the point @ racing past 100 again? yah. Ghey.
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yea i kno. what can i say. im a dumbass. well i might be getting some piping from cokinut soon. so ill c how tat goes. and remember that i dont have a job. ive been runnin on about 600 bux in the bank.Comment
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