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    Expert tuning advise needed !

    Hi everyone ... i have a Red 1998 civic si that i would like to fix up ... and i want as much help and advice as i can get ... ok here goes ... this is what i have in mind ... p.s. i have a budget of $15000 canadian to spend on it ...

    Panasonic In-Dash LCD monitor
    Two headrest LCD monitors
    MOMO Trek TRK35BK0B steering wheel
    MOMO Combat EVO CTEKITSIL shift knob
    MOMO Pit Stop Air Metal Parking brake handle
    MOMO Pit Stop Boot C1 Parking brake boot
    DC sports Short Shifter
    Sparco Cromo 0378312CRAN Sport pedals
    DC Sports Titanium Strut Bar
    DC Sports Polished Lower Tie Bar
    Ractive Cross Drilled / Slotted Brake Rotors
    AEM Ceramic-Kevlar Fiber Brake Pads (although i doubt those would fit)
    Autometer silver tachometer
    Autometer gauges: boost, volt, air / fuel
    Sparco sport seats ( didnt decide which model yet )
    Sparco Seat Belt Harnesses
    Sparco Seat Belt Pads
    AEM V2 Air Induction System
    DC Sports Exhaust Headers
    Exhaust System **need serious advice in wich would sound BEST not LOUD**
    Nitrous Express F&F Stage I Shark NOS system
    AEM Pulley Kit
    AEM Cam Gears
    Engine dress up kit: AC Autotechnic
    DC Sports Polished Battery Tie Down Clamp

    i want to get as many gauges in the inside as i can ... they give the car a more serious and aggressive look .... plz feel free to give me any pointers or advice ... this is my first car therfore i need as much advice as i can get ... thanx everyone

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    i have an idea....buy a stock supra instead
    just curious, why do u want to do this to a civic?

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    Woah woah.

    First of all, getting too many gauges in your car makes you look like a total plonker.

    Second of all, think to yourself do you NEED 3 LCD monitors in your care?

    Third of all, do you NEED Nitrous? I personally think that money could be better spent on a different engine modification.

    Please don't turn your Civic into a Rice-mobile. Keep it clean, no ugly bodykits, and you should have a sweet ride

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    i live in uae ... i just bought the car 2 weeks ago ... supras are not allowed for registration here in uae or i would have bought a supra or a skyline instead !!!

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    bodykits are a problem here in uae ... they are not allowed if they change the shape of the car ....

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    do not rice this car, if i may, do some other stuff first, suspension, brakes, and engine mapping etc. get it tuned before starting on the looks.

    shops over here would laugh their asses of at you if you went to them and asked for that stuff.

    well some would anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mduhair
    i live in uae ... i just bought the car 2 weeks ago ... supras are not allowed for registration here in uae or i would have bought a supra or a skyline instead !!!
    wow, sucks to be you
    considering u bought the car already i guess u have to make the best of a bad situation, just don't lose perspective

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    im having trouble with which exhaust i should buy .... i need one that sounds aggressive not loud ... plz help !

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    Quote Originally Posted by mduhair
    bodykits are a problem here in uae ... they are not allowed if they change the shape of the car ....
    so sideskirts and bumpers are ok, right?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mduhair
    im having trouble with which exhaust i should buy .... i need one that sounds aggressive not loud ... plz help !
    remus is supposed to be good.

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    im not planning to put a body kit on it for now .... cops start stoping me everytime they see me ... im working on getting an approval ( through connections ) to get the bodykit apporved first .... then ill think about which one

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    Do everything by the book and you should be fine.

    If you're planning to have a really fun car to drive, make sure you get the engine and suspension mods done first, then all the other stuff. A Civic Si has been renowned for being fun cars to drive.

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    oh goodi you should do it your civic any way
    so you know the parts
    so what, show off

    any way civic cars are easy to upgreade and they look sporty when you do it

    any way check out these links www.litewave.co.uk
    www.bodykit.com
    www.modacar.com
    and u have to get a permission to get bodykit that sucks
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    hey where in uae do u live? n ive never seen a car get stopped for body mods, but ive seen cars w.o body changes but wit loud exhausts caught n fined...u cheked that u not allowed bodykits? sounds odd...

    and a belated welcome to ucp...
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    welcome to UCP, whats uae? sorry if thats ignorant but ive never heard that abbreviation

    ok heres what i think,
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    exhaust (remus if they have it, i thought it was only for european cars)
    twin turbo (eliminates most turbo lag)
    suspension (lower and stiffer)
    brakes (large brembo or STOPTECH units)
    wheels, nice 17 or 18 inch BBS if you can afford it, if not then ASA, they look identical
    hydraulics dawg! (only kidding)
    Recaro seats
    momo steering wheel
    NO Guages (except boost for your twin turbos! )

    then you have a sleeper civic, no rice, and you wont get tickets
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