Honda Civic Horsepower Gains

[UGcivic]

Im looking for a way to make my honda civic a sleeper i have a 2003 honda civic ex.... Engine swap turbo bolt ons i dont care what's the best route

 

[Jeef]

Whats your budget and how fast do you want to go?

 

[TurboMirage]

any mods in that gen are going to be way more than it's worth you should have done your research before spending the money.

 

[CiViCDrEaMs]

Ok I have a 03 with a D17A1. so I know it's not easy, and I'm balling on a budget. What is the perfered engine swap or mod?

 

[TurboMirage]

my 01 kia rio is faster and already swapped, where are you located? lol

 

[Briansol]

Ok I have a 03 with a D17A1. so I know it's not easy, and I'm balling on a budget. What is the perfered engine swap or mod?

It's really not a great platform.
The chassis isn't great. The suspension is sub-par.
The D17 itself isn't really worth dumping money into.
And since the chassis isn't great, swapping it out leaves you with a more powerful version of a subpar platform.

I'd recommend doing nothing to it, honestly.

Save up and change up/out to something more tuner-friendly, better platform, etc. That may mean downgrading in terms of years if you want to mod on a budget.

 

[BrutalB83]

Ok I have a 03 with a D17A1. so I know it's not easy, and I'm balling on a budget. What is the perfered engine swap or mod?

Yeah, like Brian said, it's not the best platform to work with. If you just want a decently quick car for the street, a K20 or K24 swap is relatively easy and the K-series responds well to pretty much anything (bolt-ons and tuning, forced induction, etc.). The Macpherson suspension sucks compared to the older Civics and Integras with double wishbones though, so it's not the best choice if you're thinking about auto-cross.

 

[dilbeckskate]

lol I honestly hate that we still have to cover 20 years later that a d17 car is waste of time to swap/upgrade lol