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i have 97 civic dx mostly, if not all, stock and i seem too be losing throttle or power on first and sometimes second gear.....the dude at AutoZone said it might be my clutch going bad then i had another dude tell me my ECU might be bad (im leaning more towards my clutch being bad since recently third gear started grinding but then again it could be me not shifting right, hopefully)....Sooo if anybody can help me out that would be awesome...im new to the Honda world so please...be gentle