Engine Mod For New City

[ilyelol]

Anyone could give me information on engine mods for the city? i would like to have it at 160hp

KAtabeachbum also said something about the oil..

How much would it cost for the parts and for the installation?

[culicine]

For 120 --> 160HP, the only feasible way would be for light turbo charging or supercharging. I think HKS have a kit for it or a garage could custominse something. You would be looking at 100K baht so, and a voided warranty.

Maybe 10-15HP could be gained with a better intake (avoid an open pod) , better header and exhaust, and some ecu tuning with a pighyback. Thaty could still be 30-40K baht right there. Not much you can do with an economy car I'm afraid! I hope someone has some better suggestions.

[onnut]

I always find it funny that people buy a car with a small engine and then want to do it up to make it faster. why not just by a used 2.0L civic, it wouldnt cost much more than a new City?

there are loads of these Civic's around for sale at the moment.

[ilyelol]

wife's car.. won't have my pajero for a few months.. can't stay sane with 120hp...

it's not like i want to be a douchebag kid civic with spoilers.. i just dont wanna die when i overtake someone and find out the engine can't handle overtaking a dead at the wheel thai driver

[onnut]

wife's car.. won't have my pajero for a few months.. can't stay sane with 120hp...

it's not like i want to be a douchebag kid civic with spoilers.. i just dont wanna die when i overtake someone and find out the engine can't handle overtaking a dead at the wheel thai driver

ok, that makes sense. My wifes car is like that, some Mitsabishi model. total crap and no power whatsoever. getting out of mine and in to hers really made me glad for mine. had to sell it a few months ago and will not buy a new one till next year so looks like im stuck driving hers when I need a car. I dont think there is anything to make this motor more powerfull.

surely the City is not that bad is it?

[ilyelol]

i love fast cars

let's just say i have not had a fast car for the last 2 years then i had a jeep which a trouble with o2 intake(which gave a bad accel) and now im stuck on a city with 120ps..

Made lots of sacrifice and once again i have to sacrifice fast cars. it's pretty hard after having been able to drive an audi a4 for a day 2 months ago... 250hp of dreams

I could almost cry knowing that a 1990 skyline is like 2million baht here

Edited September 27, 2010 by ilyelol

[philipm]

The easiest option for you to do to get an addational 20-30hp:

Custom air intake with filter,

Exhaust slight upsize,-design depends on gear type,

and ofcourse a Greddy Emanage piggyback.

with harness and dyno tuning you can get a 20-30hp target no problems.

if you want more you can always do low boosting turbo kit

but mind you the internals cant handle to much boost, not to menation if you go to high

on the power side, tranmission will fail quickly esspecially an auto.

[ilyelol]

It's fine. Seems like there's no CVT on this one and it does go faster than the one i rented with CVT (even on 7 speed mode manual)

The ex faranag owner might have changed some stuff, the front grill doesnt look ugly like all the other ones, its the only one ive seen like this.

Thank god for farangs that spend plenty of money on a car for 5 trips pattaya-bkk then sell the car almost brand new for cheaper than a 2004 model

[JAS21]

i love fast cars

I could almost cry knowing that a 1990 skyline is like 2million baht here

Hey, I'm looking to sell my 520d, reg 2007 (E60), 67K Kms, you could have it for around that price. It's quite quick!!!, and here they come fully loaded and it still has a long BMW warranty. Anyone interested could maybe PM me.

[ilyelol]

for that price i could go to canada, buy a 3 year old bmw M3, drive around the country and stay in hiltons for 6months and still come out ahead. not much of a deal

[MoonRiverOasis]

i love fast cars... it's pretty hard after having been able to drive an audi a4 for a day 2 months ago... 250hp of dreams

250HP? Hrmm how about this..

Sell the City, buy a 2yo Yaris J MT for 350K, give 160K to TRD in Bangkok for a 2ZZ-GE and 6-speed engine/box swap and you've already made 180HP. Add a supercharger (~60-100K) and not only will you have 240HP, you can also say you've got the same engine as the Lotus Exige 240R

After that, spend 40K on good set of adjustable coilovers and another 20-30K on some lightweight 15-16" rims and sticky tires, another 15K-20K for some bigger front rotors & pads. While you're at it, rip out all the unnecessary interior bits to save weight (free) and all up you've spent ~600K for something that's fast, stops, handles and is still current shape and with warranty on the bits you didn't change or throw away, heh

Edited September 29, 2010 by MoonRiverOasis

[ilyelol]

but then id be a little pansy driving a yaris

Think ill be fine with modded pajero this winter. the 3.2 with mod chip must be pretty dam_n fast

Edited September 29, 2010 by ilyelol

[JAS21]

for that price i could go to canada, buy a 3 year old bmw M3, drive around the country and stay in hiltons for 6months and still come out ahead. not much of a deal

I'm sure that you could do the same in the UK. Unfortunately not here. A new 520d is now about 3.8Million Baht and the soon to come to Thailand 525d is 4.4 Million Baht. Silly money I know. The new 525d is some motor though judging by the new 523 Highline which has only been here a few weeks and I've been fortunate enough to try.

One of the disadvantages of living here is the cost of so called luxury cars. The 525d will probably be the last new car that I buy here though. It will just have to last me out!!!!!!!!!!! money gone...........

[MoonRiverOasis]

but then id be a little pansy driving a yaris

Well at least you be a fast pansy in a Yaris, rather than a slow pansy in a City hehe

[ilyelol]

was gonna ask if the audi a4 and a3 in thailand had the same HP as in the west.. only 300-600k for old models.

But it's all Automatic here. rather drive a lawn mower

[philipm]

or custom fit a k20a, 220hp na 6speed short manual gearbox,

power to weight not v8

if you need more you can always do na mods, or forced induction mods and take

power levels to over 300hp easily.

on another note i have decided to sell my 1uz-fe (toyota 4000cc v8*)

selling PRICE B150,000 grt deal.

Parts include the following:

1uz-fe engine

CP forged racing pistons, pins, locks and rings -compression ratio 9:0

Forged custom spec connecting rods

ACL race series bearings

ARP bolts

the pistons, rods, bearings and bolts was custom ordered from the states and is suited for BOOSTED v8 project. Internals can support 500-700whp.

all parts are brand new and has never been installed.

parts needed:

ECU-Standalone fconvpro-avaliable at special price V3.2

Custom standalone harness and map sensor

Headers/exhaust

Turbocharger-special price

external wastegate-special price

Intercooler with approriate piping/silicone and clamps

R154 supra 5speed gearbox-special price

Clutch twinplate-special price

Jun intake manifold-special price

no.8 iridium sparkplugs- avaliable at many stores

720cc x8 injectors-special price

Walbro/Bosch 044 pumps-special price

fuel rails- special price

more parts avaliable... on request

this is for those who is serious about making monster power with a unqiue setup.

PM me if you are intersted. it can be fitted to RWD

[neverdie]

^PRICELESS - Lets turn a Honda Buzz Box into a racing car

[techno]

I always find it funny that people buy a car with a small engine and then want to do it up to make it faster. why not just by a used 2.0L civic, it wouldnt cost much more than a new City?

there are loads of these Civic's around for sale at the moment.

Onnut while on the subject of Honda Civic my 2006 new shape have a facilty for jack lead conection under the cigar lighter I looked at MP3 players yeasterday and they only seem to come with the connection lead to your computer to download music and headphones. Is there a special lead that one needs to buy to connect from the MP3 to the car

. Does the MP3 play through the radio like the cheap gadget with a memory stick that l have now. Many thanks

[onnut]

Techno

I don't know what the lead is called. But it has a male bit at both ends. Not male and female!! :-)

It costs 100 baht for the lead. Plug it into the head phone jack of the iPod and into the car. It does not charge the iPod but you can get good sound out of the cars speakers.

[techno]

Techno

I don't know what the lead is called. But it has a male bit at both ends. Not male and female!! :-)

It costs 100 baht for the lead. Plug it into the head phone jack of the iPod and into the car. It does not charge the iPod but you can get good sound out of the cars speakers.

Many thanks for your help. I will try again and go to a specialist shop

[onnut]

Buy the lead from a computer shop. When I went to an apple store they tried to get me to buy some piece of crap to plug into the ciggie lighter and get a reception from the radio.