Performance Increase w/ Auto. Transmission
Just bought a '00 Civic DX to use as daily driver. It came with the "Value Package" which includes the automatic transmission.
It runs great, but needs a little more in the ooomph department, particularly in accelerating. Any suggestions on engine tweaks that will help? I live in Virginia near Washington DC, and you typically need to drive at 75-80mph on the Interstates just to keep up. Thanks. -CB |
Re: Performance Increase w/ Auto. Transmission
I have a 96 ex auto, the only thing that will make it faster in the way you
want is a good dose or torque. Ive tried the whole intake/header/exhaust routine and its a joke, all noise and very little gains. If you want serious power get a supercharger or turbo kit. Again you are talking about a lot of $$$. But theres only so much you can do with 1.6 liters. "Cyberbilly" <cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote in message news:GnyUa.23930$o54.7074@lakeread05... > > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message > news:qayUa.92464$zwL.17410@news04.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com... > > Cyberbilly wrote: > > > > > Just bought a '00 Civic DX to use as daily driver. It came with the > > > "Value Package" which includes the automatic transmission. > > > > > > It runs great, but needs a little more in the ooomph department, > > > particularly in accelerating. > > > > > > Any suggestions on engine tweaks that will help? I live in Virginia > > > near Washington DC, and you typically need to drive at 75-80mph on the > > > Interstates just to keep up. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -CB > > > > There is one major issue with your car that would prevent you from > > getting any major increases in performance: the auto transmission. They > > are not as unreliable as they used to be, but they are a far cry from a > > standard transmission in terms of performance and reliability. I > > wouldn't be surprised if the exact same car you drive would have > > significantly better performance if it had a standard instead of an auto. > > > I would have much preferred a Stick, but with all the Stop-and-Go driving I > must do, the Auto make more sense for practicality reasons. > > Actually, the car does alright starting from a stand-still; it's the moving > acceleration (say, 50mph --> 65mph) where is bogs down. > > > You should leave the car as is imo. If you go the cheap way, with an > > aftermarket air intake, Bosch spark plugs and wires and Pringles can > > exhaust, you'll only see minor (if any) improvements. If you want to go > > all out, with a supercharger or something like that, you'll probably > > blow the auto transmission. > > > What about something like a Jet chip? > > -CB > > |
Re: Performance Increase w/ Auto. Transmission
I have a 96 ex auto, the only thing that will make it faster in the way you
want is a good dose or torque. Ive tried the whole intake/header/exhaust routine and its a joke, all noise and very little gains. If you want serious power get a supercharger or turbo kit. Again you are talking about a lot of $$$. But theres only so much you can do with 1.6 liters. "Cyberbilly" <cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote in message news:GnyUa.23930$o54.7074@lakeread05... > > "Cosmin N." <no@email.com> wrote in message > news:qayUa.92464$zwL.17410@news04.bloor.is.net.cab le.rogers.com... > > Cyberbilly wrote: > > > > > Just bought a '00 Civic DX to use as daily driver. It came with the > > > "Value Package" which includes the automatic transmission. > > > > > > It runs great, but needs a little more in the ooomph department, > > > particularly in accelerating. > > > > > > Any suggestions on engine tweaks that will help? I live in Virginia > > > near Washington DC, and you typically need to drive at 75-80mph on the > > > Interstates just to keep up. > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > -CB > > > > There is one major issue with your car that would prevent you from > > getting any major increases in performance: the auto transmission. They > > are not as unreliable as they used to be, but they are a far cry from a > > standard transmission in terms of performance and reliability. I > > wouldn't be surprised if the exact same car you drive would have > > significantly better performance if it had a standard instead of an auto. > > > I would have much preferred a Stick, but with all the Stop-and-Go driving I > must do, the Auto make more sense for practicality reasons. > > Actually, the car does alright starting from a stand-still; it's the moving > acceleration (say, 50mph --> 65mph) where is bogs down. > > > You should leave the car as is imo. If you go the cheap way, with an > > aftermarket air intake, Bosch spark plugs and wires and Pringles can > > exhaust, you'll only see minor (if any) improvements. If you want to go > > all out, with a supercharger or something like that, you'll probably > > blow the auto transmission. > > > What about something like a Jet chip? > > -CB > > |
Re: Performance Increase w/ Auto. Transmission
if you really wanna do it, i believe if you put a transmission frrom an EX
in they are geared differently. At least they are for the 5spd also, go to www.honda-tech.com and search for sohc upgrades "Cyberbilly" <cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote in message news:XPsUa.23907$o54.23285@lakeread05... Just bought a '00 Civic DX to use as daily driver. It came with the "Value Package" which includes the automatic transmission. It runs great, but needs a little more in the ooomph department, particularly in accelerating. Any suggestions on engine tweaks that will help? I live in Virginia near Washington DC, and you typically need to drive at 75-80mph on the Interstates just to keep up. Thanks. -CB |
Re: Performance Increase w/ Auto. Transmission
if you really wanna do it, i believe if you put a transmission frrom an EX
in they are geared differently. At least they are for the 5spd also, go to www.honda-tech.com and search for sohc upgrades "Cyberbilly" <cyberbilly@SPAMcoxBUSTER.net> wrote in message news:XPsUa.23907$o54.23285@lakeread05... Just bought a '00 Civic DX to use as daily driver. It came with the "Value Package" which includes the automatic transmission. It runs great, but needs a little more in the ooomph department, particularly in accelerating. Any suggestions on engine tweaks that will help? I live in Virginia near Washington DC, and you typically need to drive at 75-80mph on the Interstates just to keep up. Thanks. -CB |
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