Honda Civic. (Come here if you know anything about car mods)

[DigitalS3r4ph]

Re: Honda Civic. (Come here if you know anything about car mods)

As I've stated elsewhere, instead of buying a $2000 civic and putting $33,000 into it for what, 250hp, you can get a $35,000 evo with ~300hp.

You also spend nearly twice as much though in gas to begin with, and that can add up to quite a bit in the long run. Evo's aren't as nearly economic in gas IIRC... And they cost more to mod, too. Both cars have their pros and cons. It's easier though for someone like me to drop cheap money into a car up front and pay for more as I go. I don't like spending uber amounts of cash on a car up-front to begin with, and then only have to spend more as well.

[Dimitri13]

Re: Honda Civic. (Come here if you know anything about car mods)

If you're going for an actual competition car, then you've got to be willing to shell out cash for it. If you're going for a daily driver, then it shouldn't matter how much power the car has.

[DigitalS3r4ph]

Re: Honda Civic. (Come here if you know anything about car mods)

If you're going for an actual competition car, then you've got to be willing to shell out cash for it. If you're going for a daily driver, then it shouldn't matter how much power the car has.

This topic isn't really about performance or competition though, so your points against my simple examples are sort of irrelevant and unnecessary. Unless you want to create a new thread about it here on FFR, at which point I'd say go find another hobby.

[Varia]

Re: Honda Civic. (Come here if you know anything about car mods)

Are you sure you have an Si? As I recall, they were not made as automatics. I'm not very familiar with Canadian market differences. Use this picture for reference and let us know your engine code.



I'm assuming, however, that you have a d16y8. Here are parts you should be able to use with that.

Header

http://shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories?_nkw=d16+header&_sacat=0&_trksid=m270&_odkw=d16+headers&_osacat=0

Intake

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/items/_W0QQ_dmptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories?_nkw=civic+1997+cold+air+intake&_sacat=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313&_odkw=civic+si+cold+air+intake&_osacat=__0

Get a cheap one and toss the filter it comes with and get a K&N one.

Exhaust

http://motors.shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=civic+1997+catback+exhaust&_sacat=&_trksid=p4506.m270.l1313&_odkw=civic+1997+exhaust&_osacat=__0

A good idea would be to go to your local tuner shop and talk to the guys there and ask for recommendations. If you have any car savvy friends, go with them to make sure you don't get taken for a ride.

I'm a Honda guy myself, but I'm not a fan of Civics or Integras. I like Preludes and Accords.

For info on your car and others, go to google and search for "(manufacturer) (model) wiki". You'll get a wikipedia article with information about all generations of the car. You can also look up the engines which will give you ideas of compatibility. D series parts and B series parts are mostly non-compatible.

The car scene in Ontario is big so try and find a car club and hit up your local forum to meet car enthusiasts and go to meets. Yeah you're not so knowledgeable right now, but if you're cool the people should have no problem giving you advice or even lending a hand.

There aren't a lot of gearheads on this site, so take what you hear from others on here with a grain of salt. I'm no expert, but I've built a few Hondas, which is more than I can say for 99.9% of users on this board