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Hey whats up. Thought I decide to join, Dont know much about cars,but imports have always caught my eye, have some questions regarding a 93 civic LX I just bought.

Question: Does my 93 LX have a V-Tech.. reason I am asking because its like a 20hp difference if it is not, I am not able to tell..
And I dont want to do a swap, because I bought the car with 88,100 miles on it so the engine is fairly clean, and dont have too much money to put in a turbo, and I dont want to spray..
Any suggestion will be great.

 
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Your engine is a d15b7, non vtec.

 
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any one else have anything to offer, if its a non v-tec then what options do i have

 
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you can do basic mods mainly being the bolt ons (intake, exhaust, headers, etc.)

 
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I think you can put a d16y8 head on it. That should boost up the HP. And you don't need VTEC to go fast, it's a common misconception that only vtec hondas are fast. But other than that go with boltons and maybe some aftermarket rims and grippy tires which should help boost go and show.

 
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will changing my head affect my mileage?

 
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I don't think it will change it significantly, since the displacement will remain the same. Even if it does, a catback exhaust system and cold air intake will counter it and give you better gas mileage. Also, you should look into buying a good head gasket (probably from hondata). Most people dont even consider it but it can give you up to 10 extra ponies for around 50 dollars.

 
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Man I really appreciate your help,so if I find a d16y8, all i need is the head and changed the head gaskets, is that all I need to do..

 
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Yeah, or you can use a d16z6 head. Different people say either z6 or y8 is better, i suggest you research it, but with either one, you'll probably be happy with it. Besides the actual engine work you can get a race header/cold air intake/exhaust. Those will add up to 1k + dollars but you'll notice significant gains. I suggest you go Here because alot of people on their have built their d-series from the ground up. They'll be very helpful.