ElBox95CiviCLx Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 So, here I am, putting my car at the mercy of teh peoples. I have a couple of ideas on what I want to do with my ride (1995 Civic LX Sedan) and I would like to get the opinions of the good peoples here on what they would do on a limited budget. Mind you I don't really wanna go for some super bad ass performance, just some simple bolt ons that will add a little more "umph" to my daily driver. Engine is a stock D15B7. Everything else is stock except for the muffler (which I didn't put on, it came with the it, and I don't know what kind it is, I just know that it is loud and doesn't seem to add much performance to the car). Paint is the original flint-mica-black. Ideas = For the body I was thinking something along the lines of JDM lips for the front and rear, and JDM side skirts to go along with them. The paint is a whole nother subject which I will have to think about, considering I'm an emo kid, it'll probably some other kind of black. Probably with dark red accents. I don't really know what to do to the engine to improve the performance. Possibly redo the exaust. I'm definately going to change the intake over to something other than stock, I've heard Injen is worth the money, but I live in an area that gets rain so I can't go CAI all year round, so I was wondering if Injen made a good SRI. Also thinking about lowering it just a bit, maybe 2" or so, what's a good suspension to go for? So, lemme know what you think of my ideas, I will be posting pics of my dork-ass ride soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted April 18, 2007 Share Posted April 18, 2007 If you get good springs you can lower it on your stock struts. Get a DC sports header and Invidia cat-back exhaust, then you should be good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pballer2005 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 jdm exterior will look nice once you've lowered it. i/h/e is a pretty standard thing here. you know everyone recomends it but how much power has any one gained from that combo, cuz i've short ram intake and exhaust and i have only noticed a difference at night (colder air i know)? a mini me swap would be a good idea too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 i/h/e will get you 10-15 hp tops. if youre going to lower the car, i would suggest getting new shocks as well. you can go with a spring/shock setup or coilovers which can be adjusted. 2" will be a good drop. some good companies to check out are tokico, tein, eibach, omni power, and ground control Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I/H/E on a d15b7 is a waste of money IMO. 10-15hp increase or not, its still slow. Yeah it'll be good experience if you DIY but its just not a good motor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted April 19, 2007 Share Posted April 19, 2007 I/H/E on a d15b7 is a waste of money IMO. 10-15hp increase or not, its still slow. Yeah it'll be good experience if you DIY but its just not a good motor. true but hes not going to spend a couple grand on building and boosting or doing a swap Mind you I don't really wanna go for some super bad ass performance, just some simple bolt ons that will add a little more "umph" to my daily driver. i/h/e will be good, maybe an intake manifold but even then you wont get much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frizzy210x2 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 save ur money and go to hmotors and u can get a 1st gen b16 for like 1000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycarsux Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 true but hes not going to spend a couple grand on building and boosting or doing a swap exactly, so why spend the money at all on i/h/e if he's not even going to be a big power gain? ok i can understand that it makes the engine look nice and all but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 b16a 1st gen is 1000 dollars because it is only usable in cars with OBD-0 and not many people want it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 do this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 do this. those rims look like k'nexs otherwise its clean. is that a glass top? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 CF roof skin and CK hood and lip. wheels are Work equip 03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 looks like hes got a clear ontop of the CF. CK?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBox95CiviCLx Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 That's clean looking, kinda the style I'm looking for....I thanks much for the opinions peoples. I will eventually do a swap....but not with this car, I'm working on getting a project car, preferably a 92-95 hatch (I wanna stick within a generation style I found I like). As soon as I have the money I'll start investing in that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBox95CiviCLx Posted April 20, 2007 Author Share Posted April 20, 2007 I was looking into the Mini-me head swap...sounds interesting....I'll eventually look into that. ^__^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBox95CiviCLx Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 I hate to reawaken my dead thread, but, where's a good place to find prices (besides ebay) on y8 or z6 heads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airjordan223 Posted April 23, 2007 Share Posted April 23, 2007 dont worry man its only a couple days. dead threads are a couple months, and sometimes years. check out hmotorsonline.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBox95CiviCLx Posted April 23, 2007 Author Share Posted April 23, 2007 They didn't seem to have any heads there. I'm gonna check the pick-a-part and see if I can't find a decent head...I probably won't be able to from there....but none the less...it's worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 D16y8 swap with Z6 head would be even better.. or just get a b20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamEj6 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 damn that hatch is gorgeous with that backyard special front bumper....make your 4 door like this http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/feature...+front_view.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 looks snubnosed. i am getting the BYS bumper with CK lip as soon as humanly possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamEj6 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 hell ya they are so expensive Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 900 bucks... but worth it so frackin much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamEj6 Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 damn son, where you gonna find it at? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Humphries Posted April 24, 2007 Share Posted April 24, 2007 jdmland.com easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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