jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 i just bought a hatchback and it just had oil change from the previous owner it has 180xxx miles transmissions good clutch normal timing belt i checked not cracked what do you guys suggest me to do with my car i dont have a big budget so pls dont think special but from important to least any ideas? suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 the motor is stock single cam by the way and everything is stock except coilovers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_agu28 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Nice. Now all you gotta do is put some pics up. Or as others will say PICS or BAN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 i will dont worry tomarrrow but for now what uyou think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_agu28 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 sounds like a good deal, did you wanna keep the same motor or swap to a better one? how big would your budget be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 um im planning to swap the motor since it has 180xxx miles on it it, has 8 -10 exterior 8-10 interior so im not planning really for now to do touch that but if you can talk to me about performance,speed,reliability thats what im interested in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 swap same motor is probably the last option if my budget cant handle a better one lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 i'd swap a gsr motor into it. more torque and higher rpm power then a b16a2. would make the car noticably faster then you have the option of boost or N/A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 when do you think i need to swap the motor it has 180xxx. lets say i have a lil over less than a grand to spend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannaBstuntin Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 a lil over less than ??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 lol less than Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcfbaby Posted February 14, 2008 Author Share Posted February 14, 2008 i couldnt decide lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiekyG Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 ime down with hatch92 eaither gsr or turbo but since you got a little over a grand personlly i would jus turbo what you got know keep workin becouse buyin a new sohc is liek 4-6 hundred bucks, swapin that motor is liek butter it would take me 2-3 hours........SOHC TURBOO!!!!!!!~! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 Man he ain't gonna turbo anything but a go cart with a thousand bucks and even that would be pushin it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 when do you think i need to swap the motor it has 180xxx. lets say i have a lil over less than a grand to spend. if you swap anoer SOHC into the car like a D16y8 out of a 96-00 EX model civic you could pick one up for a coupkle hundred. then all you need is an ecu and to wire the vtec solenoid. The D18y8 motor can be a strong motor and perform real well. If you choose to swap a DOHC like a B18c, B16, H22, etc. It is going to cost you about $2500+. My opinion would be to figure out if you want to make a well performing DD or a weekend track car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben. Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 GSR swap in EJ6's are slow. Trust me. I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 my advise is to not do anything to the car untill you save up some more money to put into doing things right. you have three options when working on car; fast, reliable, and cheap. You can only have two of the three at one time. And since your worried about cheap, your gonna either have cheap and fast... but not reliable. or your gonna have cheap and reliable, and its not gonna be fast. So again, put some more money away, and when you get enough to actually do it right, and make it worth while, go for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_agu28 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 my advise is to not do anything to the car untill you save up some more money to put into doing things right. you have three options when working on car; fast, reliable, and cheap. You can only have two of the three at one time. And since your worried about cheap, your gonna either have cheap and fast... but not reliable. or your gonna have cheap and reliable, and its not gonna be fast. So again, put some more money away, and when you get enough to actually do it right, and make it worth while, go for it. One thing I have noticed that once I heard that phrase that you said, I always think about stuff in that aspect. That phrase can be related to anything that involves money. You know? BTW, That is one of my favorite phrase. But he does have a point, You can never have all three, It is not possible. Keep us updated with what you do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubbith Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 One thing I have noticed that once I heard that phrase that you said, I always think about stuff in that aspect. That phrase can be related to anything that involves money. You know? BTW, That is one of my favorite phrase. yeah, its pretty much a great phrase.. and i find myself using for things other than cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_agu28 Posted February 14, 2008 Share Posted February 14, 2008 My shop teacher told me it back in like 9th grade and he was talking about like job sites and stuff. and about the you choose two out of three deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delsol209 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 THATS HELLA TRUE, WOW NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE EXPERIENCED TUNERS BUT WE HAVE WISDOM TOO NICE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kegger Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 We have one tuner and a bunch of random guys who throw money at their cars. And most of the wisdom you will see displayed here is aided by copious amounts of booze. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hatch92 Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 ^ truff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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