my car <3<3<3

[FeintMind]

OR... heres a concept... you COULD bookmark it...

[King Ranzo]

Well umm...i have a question. Does anybody no any good online parts stores? I wanna get a good deal on a header and catalytic converter and ive looked at a lot of the advertised websites and they arent very good. So if you know any good websites that have good deals and a good selection, go ahead and please post it.

[Cory_Marshall]

I always LOVE how cars even like that have the K&N air filter sticker in the back, If it has that it must be a Horsepower MACHINE!!

[King Ranzo]

I have another question. Even though i have an intake, can i still install an intercooler?

[safin]

[ca18detgabby]

I have another question. Even though i have an intake, can i still install an intercooler?

some people are content with driving a stock car because they are too clueless to attempt anything more. why cant you be one of those people....

I see one of these in your future





dont forget to add

[safin]

interfooler

there should be standards to be a member of nico

[King Ranzo]

some people are content with driving a stock car because they are too clueless to attempt anything more. why cant you be one of those people....

I see one of these in your future

Picture one of gay Civic

Picture two of gay Civic

dont forget to add

Picture three of gay Civic

Wow...that just goes to show you, Civic's are gay.

Modified by ranzo1007 at 2:59 PM 5/28/2008
Modified by ranzo1007 at 3:19 PM 5/28/2008

[KLYPH]

Thats not a intercooler noobs. Thats actually the airfilter. It has a clear cover on it for daily driving, as you can see, that comes off really quick for racing. It makes really good HP gains.

[King Ranzo]

Not to be an a$$ or anything but nobody seriously answered my question.

[KLYPH]

I didnt realise you live in Hollyhood. We should hang out. My car is slow as **** but my buddy has a Ka-t that will show you the light. No to the intercooler.

[ca18detgabby]

Thats not a intercooler noobs. Thats actually the airfilter. It has a clear cover on it for daily driving, as you can see, that comes off really quick for racing. It makes really good HP gains.

He didnt say it was an intercooler he said it was an interFOOLER....

it is for wannabie posers.... same thing can be achived with a basic CAI which is little or nothing on a stock honda engine. No need for a huge filter in the front of the car exposed the elments(which is what the plate is protecting..ish as it cant seal it or you would have no induction at all). Also not very safe for florida rain season.

Then agian what is an intercooler? is that to cool off my spark plugs after I got MaDd JdM sPeD?

[KLYPH]

I would never use something like that in Florida for obviouse reasons, like every time it rains the publix parking lot becomes a lake, lol. But If i lived in a state that didnt flood as much and I owned a Civic I would rock that thing with the cover off all day I know what an interfooler is too.
Modified by KLYPH at 2:49 PM 5/28/2008

[Yangs S14]

I have another question. How did Asmar get that sig?

took a picture of his car

[King Ranzo]

I didnt realise you live in Hollyhood. We should hang out. My car is slow as **** but my buddy has a Ka-t that will show you the light. No to the intercooler.

If you dont mind hangin out with a kid that looks 18 but is 4 years younger...then **** i dont see why not. Plus i need to learn how to drift if this project is going to be finished.

[urcaptnspeaking]

If you dont mind hangin out with a kid that looks 18 but is 4 years younger...then **** i dont see why not. Plus i need to learn how to drift if this project is going to be finished.

Youre 14 ? That explains a lot of these questions. No offense bro.

Also , No to an intercooler with no turbo. No point and will just make people think its fast...but then you cant back it up. What you need to ask is "what do i want more, looks or performance...hell or both" then focus your attention accordingly. If I were you Id save the money youd spend on that Interfooler and put towards a swap.

Hopefully by the time you get your liscense Nico will have made a 240 guru of you. Good luck on the car though!

[King Ranzo]

Youre 14 ? That explains a lot of these questions. No offense bro.

Also , No to an intercooler with no turbo. No point and will just make people think its fast...but then you cant back it up. What you need to ask is "what do i want more, looks or performance...hell or both" then focus your attention accordingly. If I were you Id save the money youd spend on that Interfooler and put towards a swap.

Hopefully by the time you get your liscense Nico will have made a 240 guru of you. Good luck on the car though!

I know I'm goin a bit nuts with the questions, but once i get a turbo, should i then get an intercooler? And what exactly I'm doing with this project is that I'm going all performance first, then ill go looks, but I'm atleast gonna get it painted and get some Sportmax 962's first and I am definetely not gonna get an engine swap because #1 I don't have the money and #2 I really don't think I need it.

[KLYPH]

I wish my 15 year old brother was into cars as much as you. All he does all day is play RSV2, lol. You should really search the forums..NICO is a good forum if you want to learn about all things JDM or sr20's and some ka stuff.

Look at this websight. http://www.ka-t.org Im not saying it is the best but gives you something to search as well.Read the "DOHC Turbo for dummies" section and they have a single cam section which might help you out.
Modified by KLYPH at 5:48 PM 5/28/2008

[King Ranzo]

Can you get me a link to the Turbo for Dummies section cuz i didnt see it on the homepage of the forums and im way to lazy to search. I really dont know much about the engines of a car, but i know so many makes and models. You can point out any car on the street and i will know exactly what make and model without even looking at the back, but i really wanna learn all the parts of the engine and what they do. Thus why im going into the Automotive Program at my school.

[urcaptnspeaking]

Ok well.. Turboing your motor RIGHT is going to cost about the same as doing a swap. YOu have to take into consideration:-A possible rebuild of your motor -Gasket set-Turbo Manifold-Turbo-intercooler (when you go turbo yes you will need one)-Turbo lines-Piping-Labor to whoever is doing this for you since youre not "motor savy"ect. ect.

Youre going to be looking at around the same price as a swap to turbo that motor the right way depending on how "fresh" the motor is.

With that money just go SR, or for less than that go Rb20

What Im saying is.. theres a lot more to turboing than just throwing on a turbo. If you want it to last do it right.

Also since youre going performance first... I would suggest doing the suspension first (coil overs not just drop springs) and get to know your car a little more before you add power. We dont want someone to have to scrape you off a telephone pole just yet bro.

[ca18detgabby]

Ok well.. Turboing your motor RIGHT is going to cost about the same as doing a swap. YOu have to take into consideration:-A possible rebuild of your motor -Gasket set-Turbo Manifold-Turbo-intercooler (when you go turbo yes you will need one)-Turbo lines-Piping-Labor to whoever is doing this for you since youre not "motor savy"ect. ect.

Youre going to be looking at around the same price as a swap to turbo that motor the right way depending on how "fresh" the motor is.

With that money just go SR, or for less than that go Rb20

What Im saying is.. theres a lot more to turboing than just throwing on a turbo. If you want it to last do it right.

Also since youre going performance first... I would suggest doing the suspension first (coil overs not just drop springs) and get to know your car a little more before you add power. We dont want someone to have to scrape you off a telephone pole just yet bro.

the overall cost of going RB is more than SR..... and before this gets into a debate of KA-T VS SR VS W/e......... please direct him to the search button and be done.

PS you dont need a motor swap........ you dont need a turbo either. something that works is all the more a 16 year old needs and you got 2 years to go. read up and learn, get it running right, and THEN once you have the driving down and can do without mommy in the seat next to you worry about performance.

[KLYPH]

Don't get too wraped up in the car thing. Cars and drifting are not the only things in life. School is most important. Get a summer job at Publix or something and start saving your money. Then in three years after you have your suspension done buy an engine called a 1jz and you will thank me for it. LOLSeriously tho. Just read the forums. You hear about other Peoples problems and learn what to replace and ask questions how to replace them. If you and your friends ever need any help let me know. Also, just because allot of people have coilovers does not mean they are the best way to go. Just read how ppl set up there cars. Auto cross and drag racing cars can have really different set ups. Drifting is stupid imo.

[King Ranzo]

the overall cost of going RB is more than SR..... and before this gets into a debate of KA-T VS SR VS W/e......... please direct him to the search button and be done.

PS you dont need a motor swap........ you dont need a turbo either. something that works is all the more a 16 year old needs and you got 2 years to go. read up and learn, get it running right, and THEN once you have the driving down and can do without mommy in the seat next to you worry about performance.

Yeah, what im gonna do right now is just get the essential parts on like a new suspension, a header, and a catalytic converter. Im definetely not gonna go all out and get everything just yet. Im also gonna get it painted and get a set of Sportmax 962s. I know i shouldnt go crazy with parts and im not. Thus why I ask all the questions so i know what i should and shouldnt do later on.

I also might consider an engine swap because my engine has 150,000 miles on it, but i hate the hassle of having to sell the parts i already have and getting rid of the engine. In my opinion, i think the engine will last a pretty long time and if it ever does go, i will be experienced enough to know what to do and how to make the correct decisions.

[KLYPH]

Just save your money, Dont spend it all on your car. A paint job seems like a good idea but you do not need any performance stuff at all. By the time you can drive youself to the junk yard you might be mad you spent your money on 4 lug wheels.

[King Ranzo]

I appreciate all of the advice all of you have given me. I understand now that i shouldnt waste all of my money now on parts and to save up for college and then get the parts later on when i actually know how to install them.

[King Ranzo]

I have another question. I have an Injen intake w/ MAF on my car and theres a wire coming from a little module on it. I think its the one for the MAF sensor, but i dont know if i have an MAF sensor on the car. Where exactly would it be?

[Tarnag40k]

MAF= Mass airflow sensor.

If you have the "original" air intake it will be that plug that is in the tubing, there is only one sensor on the SOHC for airflow (I do not believe they have Map sensors Correct me if I'm wrong). without it your car will not be able to know how much air is entering your engine, and will not on closed mode aka stupid mode, with these pre-set values for fuel spray etc. Basically, you will se HP decrease, Torque Decrease, and MPG decrease, as the engine will be set to run more rich which means more fuel then the best mixture which is 14.7:1 or 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel.

Intercoolers, are for forced induction, the whole purpose is to cool down the air after it has past the turbo making it denser (although some people put it so the air passes the intercooler first?) Compression creates heat, and the hotter the air then more energy is lost to heat during intial combustion, also less air is able to be compressed and directed to the engine, this means that less fuel will go in. the intercooler is a chamber of finned tubes that equal roughly the same volume as the diameter of the piping and as air goes past them front the car moving (or more like the fins go through the air) the heat is radiated off the air into the fins and into the atmosphere, cooling the air down. Since the air your cold air intake will be drawing is already "air-temperature" outside the car, and the intercooler is cooled by the air outside the air will be barely cooled, at an expense of volumetric efficency as the larger area of the intake because of the incooler will decrease the vaccum. horsepower should be the same with an intercooler on a N/A car, with minimal gains or loses based on the specific design and size of the intercooler used. Basically a waste of money.

[safin]

[King Ranzo]

If you have the "original" air intake it will be that plug that is in the tubing, there is only one sensor on the SOHC for airflow (I do not believe they have Map sensors Correct me if I'm wrong). without it your car will not be able to know how much air is entering your engine, and will not on closed mode aka stupid mode, with these pre-set values for fuel spray etc. Basically, you will se HP decrease, Torque Decrease, and MPG decrease, as the engine will be set to run more rich which means more fuel then the best mixture which is 14.7:1 or 14.7 parts air to 1 part fuel.

I recently got an Injen intake and installed it on the car so i suppose i dont have the MAF sensor on the car anymore. Where would the MAF sensor go if i did buy one (which i will)?
Modified by ranzo1007 at 8:46 PM 6/30/2008

[silvia_ks_69]

good start for a project car. i dont kno wut your cash flow situation is or wut your goals/purpose u have for this car but i would:

SR swap...cuz damnreplacing anything old or worn outsilvia front endspray the car one colournew front bumper like a K's aerofmicget rid of the rice exhaust and replace with something good (ex. blitz nur spec, HKS dragger etc.)some new interior stuff to clean it up17's or 18's good offset and nice and widecoilovers and any other suspension needs

after that u can start modifying to get to perfection such as aftermarket turbo, injectors, standalone etc. but this would be a damn nice mid point to shoot for my 0.02. GL with your project

sites i have used:vividracing.comrhdjapan.commamsparts.comtech2motorsports.com

its almost better just to search around and find the best price for the part your looking for then to try and find one site thats good prices for everything because you will not. local shops are good most of the time two.