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in search of better acceleration
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 3:29 pmby lip_vtec
im not a big fan of top speed i prefer quicker acceleration so would a gearbox from a smaller engined civic fit and would it make any difference to my acceleration which can chuck out a 8 second 0-60 sprint as it is now?
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:12 pmby Greasedmonkey
Well, we need to know what motor and tranny you currently have.
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 6:53 pmby asianrob
cheapest thing you can make your car faster is stripped interior
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Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:06 pmby lip_vtec
to be honest im quite new to this i think its the d16z6 engine i know its the 1.6 sohc 16v 125 bhp engine and its all standard its a 1994 not sure on the box though. my interior is going to be stripped im going for sharp handling and acceleration as the main objectives.
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:37 amby Graham
Your gears are already among the shorter ones, mines has really long gears as its not built for speed, the esi has shorter gears
Stripping it bare will help a lot
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 1:45 amby Greasedmonkey
your only hope to gain speed quickly wiht that motor is to hybrid your tranny. Search for Transex tranny page and find out what gears to grab from various D series trannies to get a closer ratio.
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 4:22 pmby lip_vtec
swell its more thna likely gonna be stripped this weekend so theres one down cheers guys
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 5:15 pmby chnzgoofball
if u want it to be even shorter then a custom tranny is in need
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Tue Oct 09, 2007 9:11 pmby Graham
Tiny wheels will help too!
Might mess up your speedo but small wheels with as low a profile as possible is another way of cheating and getting faster acceleration
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Wed Oct 10, 2007 2:01 amby Greasedmonkey
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Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:05 pmby martino
try an S20 tranny with LSD. or if you can swing by the philippines, look for a ph12 tranny for the 1.2L engine. shortest stock gear ratios you can find
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 10:58 pmby Ej2-B16a
eg8ferio wrote:cheapest thing you can make your car faster is stripped interior
x2
gut EVERYTHING. spare tire and everything. youl hella notice..
door panels.. etc..
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Thu Oct 25, 2007 11:43 pmby hondajunkee
Greasedmonkey wrote:Here are some tranny bits that can help.
http://home.cinci.rr.com/mistab0ne/tranny.html
good old mista bone, hes from here in ohio, and a big fan of the d15b7, knows everything about them, cool guy if you have tech questions
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Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:11 pmby lip_vtec
well i ditched the spare tyre all the carpets mats spare tyre panels seatbelts seat out of the back and theres a little difference just wibdering wether to take the door cards out the carpets and anything else i dont need cus i still want sum comfort
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Fri Oct 26, 2007 11:20 pmby Greasedmonkey
I personally would not drive arround in a stripped hatch for any reason again. I did for a while and it was supremely crappy. th weight savings isnt worth it to me. Ill keep my carpet, door panels, front and rear seats and rear panels. Ive never had a spare so I dont have that. But its just flat annoying driving arround in my car with no interior. Didnt help me with the speed either. just gave me more headaches.