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Just got started building my 2013 Honda Civic Si and need some help with what i should do next to get started. Already installed an K&N Typhoon Air Intake. Any suggestions?
New to car building needing help!!
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Welcome to the forum! There is a lot of help available and a ton of different directions to go with your car. It all depends on what you want out of it. Are you looking to get some mild improvements in performance or do you want a full on track monster? Do you want a nice balance of driveability and looks or do you want to be slammed on wide wheels with stretched tires and scraping on bumps and steep inclines in the road? Hahahah... just depends man...
Give us an idea of what you want from your car and you'll get a ton of suggestions. Browse through some of the build threads and see what you like. The vendor sites on here have tons of parts and are great to work with. Sometimes just browsing parts and seeing whats out there can help guide you as well.
In any case I always like to suggest a larger rear sway bar. Fairly inexpensive, easy install, and immediate performance you can feel and use. The Progress 22mm and 24mm options are very popular and there are install guides on here as well. It will lessen body roll and increase handling capabilities.
Hondata Flashpro is the engine management tool to get. Do some reading and learn about this thing. Even stock it can make your car much better than it was from the factory.
Give us an idea of what you want from your car and you'll get a ton of suggestions. Browse through some of the build threads and see what you like. The vendor sites on here have tons of parts and are great to work with. Sometimes just browsing parts and seeing whats out there can help guide you as well.
In any case I always like to suggest a larger rear sway bar. Fairly inexpensive, easy install, and immediate performance you can feel and use. The Progress 22mm and 24mm options are very popular and there are install guides on here as well. It will lessen body roll and increase handling capabilities.
Hondata Flashpro is the engine management tool to get. Do some reading and learn about this thing. Even stock it can make your car much better than it was from the factory.
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It's all about looks, performance, and handling. You can focus on one, or all depending on what you want your Si to be for you. It's a great car to work with, and many of our members have done some great work in all of these areas.
I would recommend checking out some of the member's build threads. You can look in the ROTM (Ride of the Month) area to see where some of the best have put their rides out for a vote from the rest of the members here. That should give you all the inspiration you will need.
http://9thcivic.com/forum/forums/9thcivic-ride-of-the-month.130/
Welcome & have fun!
I would recommend checking out some of the member's build threads. You can look in the ROTM (Ride of the Month) area to see where some of the best have put their rides out for a vote from the rest of the members here. That should give you all the inspiration you will need.
http://9thcivic.com/forum/forums/9thcivic-ride-of-the-month.130/
Welcome & have fun!
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Great suggestions above. Welcome to the site.
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Thanks guys for the warm welcome! Im looking for a car with a lot of Hp but one that also looks amazing to. Um was told there are a good bit of minor thing to change under the hood before spending tons of money on turbos or superchargers.
Welcome to the site!
Well for looks, i would say a new set of rims that you like and maybe lowered a little would look great, the 2013 sedans look great already!
Handling wise, the best things to get would be a rear swaybar and some coilovers; i beleive coilovers can also lower your car if you're into doing that. You could also get a short shifter and a weighted shift knob for the interior.
Performance wise, to get the most without a turbo you'd want to look into full bolt-ons and FlashPro. Like a full exhaust, a downpipe, you already have the intake which is good but then FlashPro would make it perform the best with what you have.
Whatever way you decide to build first just look around at build threads and in the forums and there are tons of ideas to get started! There's plenty to build so start with what you like!
Well for looks, i would say a new set of rims that you like and maybe lowered a little would look great, the 2013 sedans look great already!
Handling wise, the best things to get would be a rear swaybar and some coilovers; i beleive coilovers can also lower your car if you're into doing that. You could also get a short shifter and a weighted shift knob for the interior.
Performance wise, to get the most without a turbo you'd want to look into full bolt-ons and FlashPro. Like a full exhaust, a downpipe, you already have the intake which is good but then FlashPro would make it perform the best with what you have.
Whatever way you decide to build first just look around at build threads and in the forums and there are tons of ideas to get started! There's plenty to build so start with what you like!
High HP? Probably going to want to look into a turbo setup. Check out Full Race. You can always start with their 3" exhaust and downpipe. Great on their own but definitely large enough to handle a turbo setup later on. You'll definitely need FP at some point and thats another thing you can use along the way. I think @squiggy has a pretty complete Full Race setup.
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/full-race-3-downpipe-and-catback-exhaust-system.8505/#post-252837
http://9thcivic.com/forum/threads/full-race-3-downpipe-and-catback-exhaust-system.8505/#post-252837
Performance wise, to get the most without a turbo you'd want to look into full bolt-ons and FlashPro. Like a full exhaust, a downpipe, you already have the intake which is good but then FlashPro would make it perform the best with what you have.
Whatever way you decide to build first just look around at build threads and in the forums and there are tons of ideas to get started! There's plenty to build so start with what you like!
Are you looking to go forced induction eventually? If so, turbo or super charger? This is an important distinction if you decide to do full bolt-ons first. If you go turbo, you will want to get the RBC intake manifold. It would be a waste of money if you decide to get a supercharger later on. Also, make sure to get a 3.5" intake. Short ram or cold air...there really isn't much of a difference in power with full bolt-ons and won't really matter with forced induction as long as you are getting enough air into the engine. You will also want the ZDX throttle body no matter what route you go.
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That's correct. Larger diameter throttle body.... allows more airflow.
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Nothing specific just for throttle bodies. People just use it in conjunction with the rbc intake manifold and a larger diameter intake like the 3.5". You need flashpro and a tune to use it though, or the car won't run right.