1. The K20 is the new engine of choice for
Honda, powering everything from the Civic to the
CRV. We start by disassembling the stock airbox.
1. The Civic ES is pretty much unloved by the
tuning world. With big Japanese names ignoring
the platform, Nitrous is a very economical way
of gaining big power.
3. An aircraft switch was chosen
for its intimidating car show value since this
car was due to be shown.
4. The nitrous lines were run through the
passenger side.
5. Both fuel and nitrous solenoids were mounted
near the firewall.
6. The tank integrates nicely with the sound
setup for a clean look and install.
7. Here's the bolted Piranha nozzle.
8. We had to splice the fuel line to feed fuel
into the fuel solenoid.
9. Here's the switch for the remote bottle
opener for those impromptu street challenges.
10. Two blank panels beside the side mirror
adjust are an excellent place to put the
aircraft switches and bottle opener switch.
11. We chose to put a K&N breather to prevent
oil from going back into the intake.
12. Here's the final bracket and the solenoids.
Polished and ready for show.
13. Now that is a pretty engine bay. If you
don't look closely enough, you'll miss the
solenoids.
14. Carbon fiber is extremely sexy and this
interior is filled with it.
15. A very clean and still functional trunk for
hauling groceries with an instant 60hp on tap.
16. While we jetted it for only 50hp, dyno
numbers showed a 60hp increase. We can attribute
this additional gain tot he engine's excellent
state of tune and supporting modifications.
