Any Ideas of makin' a sleeper?

So....my ideas are limited and short. And I'm not a big tech guy on the engine...so a lil help would be appreciated?.

-CAI
-Turbocharge the engine

Anything else?

a sleeper involves doing nothing external to the car, so basically your options are

build up the engine go n/a and have a high compression (the most expensive way)
turbo (the middle man unless you want to run high boost then a little of the first is needed)
the bottle (cheapest)

You mean like my little civic? A turbo can make a big difference. Who would suspect there's 400hp under the hood of this?

dude, your car is my idol.

I bet domestics pull up to your car ready to smoke it only to be wasted. Man, gotta love that stuff.

not that the 3 inch muffler isnt any indication, you can assume two things when you see a 3 inch muffler, A: the guy has no idea what they are doing and he lost horse power and you will totally thromp him, B: the guy knows what hes doing and you will totally get thromped lol

saw a guy with a 3 inch muffler on a neon when i was driving to des moines one weekend, he had no extra gauges...... i laughed.....


but it doesnt make that civic any less sexy ^_-

Anyway to combine the bottle and turbo and go for the middle ground? I heard that Turbo costs around $2000.

yes you can, but for the amount of engine work and tuning you would have to put into it you would be able to run the turbo at higher boost to offset any power provided by nos

Hmmm....so is there any turbo kits for the I4? I've looked around the answer has been no. And if there is, any step-by-step instructions?

EDIT - Is a CAI unit worth the money? Injen Cold Air Intake Honda Accord 4 CYL 2003-2004 for $255, or should I search around for a better deal?
And what the heck is an intercooler kit?

Does that Civic have a V-6 badge on the right rear? There has to be more done to it than just a turbocharger to have 400HP.

there are turbo kits, it just depends on the years youre going for. http://www.turbo-kits.com/accord_turbo_kits.html
they cost more, but its made to drop right in to your car.
buuuut based on the 03,04 cai comment there isnt a kit that i know of, and if you are going for turbo you dont need cai, the turbo uses the innercooler to cool the warm air and if you wanted the force the cai into the wheel well there would be fabrication needed

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Does that Civic have a V-6 badge on the right rear? There has to be more done to it than just a turbocharger to have 400HP.

Yea, that's my way of making fun of all the cars running around with vtec, type-r and si-r stickers. The engine isn't stock. :)

The link you gave me is 94-02 Accords. I think if I have to turbo my engine by hand....which sucks. No one seems to make 7th gen / I4 turbo kits.

Very SWEET!!! I love a good sleeper! Go, blow their doors off!

Someone should compile a list of available mods for the 7th gen (03 on) Accords because I can't find anything. everything is made up until 02.

*frustrated*

well i think your chances are more for a supercharger then a turbo, seeing as on the 03+ exhaust is no longer at the front of the car, i think one hasnt been made because of the lack of room

that's how the SRT-4 motor is. I couldn't believe how dodge got everything to fit in there.

But yeah 03Sleeper, if you want to go turbo, it's going to be a custom job it seems. Maybe if you wait a year or two (I know, painful!) someone will engineer a good turbo or supercharger kit.

GAHHH....

Supercharge my Accord...that would be awesome.

EDIT- Any such thing as a "supercharger kit?"

you bet. It's just like a turbo kit and usually bolts right on and comes with everything you need to get up and running. Don't know if they make them for 03 I4's yet though.

I personally would wait for the turbo rather then waiting for a supercharger..... the only car ive see the moves that is supercharged is a S2K and of course the 03+ Corbas