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  1. 11-17-2002, 03:17 AM #1
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    upgrades? or even worth it???

    ok, before you all hate me, i'm new, so i don't know the plethera of info available on this site, i'm sure... anyways, i have a few questions about my car.

    What is the model number of the engine?

    Other than being shiny and loud, does regular intake have any benefits? I didn't seem to notice too much after installing it...

    Why the hell are there no good kits?!?!?!

    I installed a remote start/keyless entry, and now sometimes when I go to start it normally, it doesn't work, so I'll press the button and it'll start right up....

    Has anyone else installed or heard/seen of a Venom 400 installed on a 3gen? I was dinkin around online the other night and I found it. I called my local performance shop who said that even though Venom claims you can get 25% increase in hp, most peole see about 10-15 more hp. Is this bogus or not? I'm hesitant to spend $300 on something that's not gonna do jack shit.

    Well, if my brain were properly functioning, I'd have more questions, but that'll do for now. I'm sure I've made a big enough fool of myself!!! Appreciate the advice...
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  2. 11-17-2002, 07:56 AM #2
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    welcome to the board, your first stop should be the FAQ's and the how-to's, lots of info there, your car has the A20 engine, as for the intake, do you have a cold air intake or a ram air? the cold air intake should have some gains, the ram air is prolly all in your head
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  4. 11-17-2002, 12:14 PM #4
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    short rams are good cold air is better and ram air is the best but the weapon r short ram sucks. I don;t think the venom thing is worth it.
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    Consider the injectors when you've done enough engine mods to demand a higher fuel supply, otherwise you're just wasting it...

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    Thanks for the info. 87, I have the short ram intake...it looks like the one on Sabz site pretty much. Starter, how the hell did you know I had the Weapon R??? Are they the only producer for the 3gen? Also, Sabz, I don't have enough engine mods to really require new injectors...all I have is that intake...and I guess the catback might help, but that's it. I'm a newb when it comes to mods!! Mods require money...I just want to know what to do when I actually DO get money!! lol Thanks for the info...I'll check out FAQ some more...

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  7. 11-17-2002, 03:49 PM #7
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    plethera.....wtf kind of word is that.

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    A misspelled one. But a real one nonetheless.

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  9. 11-17-2002, 06:05 PM #9
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    You have to take into consideration that I wrote that at 3 in the morning. I wasn't exactly caring a whole lot if everything was grammatically correct.....but Nate, maybe you should brush up on fancy words...they come in handy every once in a while!
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  10. 11-17-2002, 06:45 PM #10
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    ouch..!!! Nate's not done with you man...!! lol
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  11. 11-17-2002, 07:17 PM #11
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    Screw fancy words. And screw the ones that try to use them and spell them improperly

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  12. 11-17-2002, 07:55 PM #12
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    Originally posted by cdscowboy
    Thanks for the info. 87, I have the short ram intake...it looks like the one on Sabz site pretty much. Starter, how the hell did you know I had the Weapon R??? Are they the only producer for the 3gen? Also, Sabz, I don't have enough engine mods to really require new injectors...all I have is that intake...and I guess the catback might help, but that's it. I'm a newb when it comes to mods!! Mods require money...I just want to know what to do when I actually DO get money!! lol Thanks for the info...I'll check out FAQ some more...

    ~cdscowboy

    eh just knew but I am not really a fan of them because the filter is not very good and they are expensive. A lot of people here use a 92 civiv intake.
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  13. 11-17-2002, 10:35 PM #13
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    Okay Nate, ya got me on that one... truce... Why can't the intake companies say that a 92 civic intake would fit on a 3gen??? I may as well have spent that ridiculous amount of money on something that was a bit more worth it...actually...is there really much difference in performance between the two???
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  14. 11-18-2002, 06:13 AM #14
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    I am currently working woth cosmo racing on getting them to make an intake for us.
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  15. 11-18-2002, 04:06 PM #15
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    Sweet. I don't know if I'll be able to buy it, unless I can sell my Weapon-R...money's kinda tight around here!!
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  16. 11-18-2002, 04:17 PM #16
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    id say look into a header. best bang for the buck.
    Want your A series to kick a B series engines ass?email me for detials or check out our site

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  17. 11-18-2002, 04:25 PM #17
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    k, hopefully this isn't a repeat....but the problem w/a header is finding the buck....
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  18. 11-18-2002, 04:25 PM #18
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    (and yay!! first thread to pass a page!! lol...okay, pathetic...)
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  19. 11-18-2002, 06:22 PM #19
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    I did not know you lived

    I have been racing an 88 accord for 6 years and probably have one of the fastest in the country I would be glad to help you if you need parts to go fast. Look at my site WWW.honda-performance.com the civic I run is blue and has a 2.0 accord lxi power plant. OLD SCHOOL
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  20. 11-18-2002, 06:29 PM #20
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    That is one hell of an '83 Civic...320hp!!! That's amazing...didn't even think it was possible. Just out of curiousity (I have NO money), how much would a header be roughly?
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  21. 11-18-2002, 06:40 PM #21
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    $550.00 coted very nice. 298hp you drunk?
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  22. 11-18-2002, 06:44 PM #22
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    Yeah....definitely more worth my money at this point to eat!! lol No, I'm not drunk...I found the blue civic, and it says 320hp...
    http://www.honda-performance.com/bluecivic.html

    Unless I'm REALLY bad at reading, it says 320hp...
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  23. 11-18-2002, 06:49 PM #23
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    may be thats the reason the web master dose not work here any more?
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    well, regardless, 298hp is still damn powerful for an Accord, in my book anyways...
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  25. 11-18-2002, 06:59 PM #25
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    GO fast

    I have worked with the engine for 6 years look at this accord .http://www.honda-performance.com/rwbhonda.html it was band from racing it had won that much.we built this one also
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