Hello Everyone. Let me start with my car. I own a silver 01 civic ex coupe. Its got an intake, headers, its lowered, and has an ok system. My car has definitely reached a turning point and in my quest for information and power I put a few posts in on honda tech asking about the k swap etc. I also stated that i love my d17 which raised some drama. You know most everyone is a slave to the b series hype. Not that the b doesnt deserve a little credit. To be honest I kinda want a k series swap. Something about the power and high redline. But, everytime I make up my mind that im getting the swap my little d17 pulls so hard and smooth almost like its reading my mind. When I asked them at honda tech about the possibilties of the d17 they responded with d17 are ass they suck get a k. Honestly this has only made me even more partial to my d. I am determined to build a k/b killer. I already have an edelbrock wet nitrous kit. Can a d17 handle a 40 shot stock? Im also just looking for any opinions on the route to take when building a d17, Preferrably a nos one.
I love my D
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First off; welcome to the site!
if your gonna keep the d17 you better boost it, but the general belief on the d17 (even on this site) is that it is a shitty motor... 40 shot is pretty small, you would probably be fine...
if your gonna keep the d17 you better boost it, but the general belief on the d17 (even on this site) is that it is a shitty motor... 40 shot is pretty small, you would probably be fine...
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40 shot is kinda small. I ran a 75shot for a year til someone broke into my car and stole my bottle.
with a 75 shot is was running 14.1-14.3.
Only way you can make a d17 fast is by boost. there are actually a few ppl making over 300whp, one is near 400. after spring I should be over 300.
with a 75 shot is was running 14.1-14.3.
Only way you can make a d17 fast is by boost. there are actually a few ppl making over 300whp, one is near 400. after spring I should be over 300.
welcome to the site enjoy the D and make it fast
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I had an 01 civic ex also. I had an Inca pearl and liked it. The car will handle a 40 WET shot of nitrous fine. Upgrade the clutch or its gonna be short lived. You can also pull a few more hp with a vafc2 not much but itll improve throttle response mostly. You could also send you throttle body to www.maxbore.com and they'll bore it out a bit. After that the poor d17 is done unless you boost it. Dont get me wrong crower does make a cam. But anymore then stage one will take heavy tuning and dyno time with emanage or the overpriced AEM EMS. Best advice i can give you is just swap the k and in the long run you wont feel like you wasted your money.
If you like it, stick with your 7th Gen D. Yeah a K-series swap will give gobs of power and the sheer noise of it at 9K is like sweet music to the ears. But me, I love the underdog. I have no personal experience but heard an NA D17 is a pretty sizable investment in time and money for any decent performance. There are definitely cheaper, easier routes, but then it wouldn't be a D anymore would it? Personally, I'm headed the boost route over the next - 6 months in Afghanistan should pay for it - but go with what you want. Crower makes the Stage 1 and 2 cams for it as well an upgraded valve train. Expect to pay about $6-700 for cam, springs, and retainers. Hopefully Hondata will support our ECU at some point but its been a while since I asked them.
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