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Hey everyone, i have a 94 honda civic dx. its not much now, but i want it to be. first off it needs a pain job, has faded a lot. i really just need some imput on how i can make it look better CHEAP. i need a new exhaust and new tires so any suggestions? Thanks

 
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there really isnt much you can do to make it look better for cheap. Mayco does cheap paint jobs and probably could help you out.

 
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i dont mean just pain job, i mean like new tail lights, new exhaust, blue neon etc

 
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blue neon??? hmmm if it suits u i guess

 
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what do u mean?

 
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so you wanna know how to rice it out then?

 
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well its sounding like its going the way of rice, just DONT get just a muffler, poor paint job from mayco, spinner hubcaps, and a ton of neons etc etc etc

 
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there is a place down here (ga) called peach paint and i think im going to get it painted there. and i need a whole new exhaust system.

 
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goto import tuner website and look at some of the dyno sheets for modded older civics.

 
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i just want to do as much as i can to it while on a budget lol. ya know?

 
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shave emblems, clear headlights, interior neons, intake, header, etc. ebay is your friend for cheap parts.

 
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i've already got the shaved emblems and i have intake, what is some stuff that can make my car faster? is ebay reliable?

 
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ya just make sure the seller has lots of positive feedback.

For performance, start small with intake, header, exhaust, then more advanced like accessory pullies, cam gear, ignition (plug wires and plugs), ecu tuning (vafc) then go more with port and polish head, turbo/supercharger. Depends on how much you have to spend.

 
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im not real car smart ... i just want to learn about it all. what is a header and what does it do?

 
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it has four runners or pipes that connect to the cylinder head-main engine. Its part of the exhaust system but you can see em in the engine bay. Aftermarket header is usually larger pipes and coated with something like ceramic to make it look better and keep heat inside. Goal is to move more exhaust out quickly. Here is my kamikaze...

 
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I would strongly recommend picking up a copy of this book: Civic Duty by Alan Paradise. I just found a copy on ebay but book stores or online should have em. It explains everything you want to know about civic performance mods.

 
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nice, my car is 133,000 miles how important is it that i get a new timing belt?

 
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Thanks.. i think i will

 
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i would get a new belt very soon. most of the time they are only rated to last 100k miles or less. should cost about $250-300. if it breaks, your timing will get screwed up and serious engine damage like bent valves, piston damage, and more. basically the motor will have to be rebuilt or swapped for a new one. Also an easy way to get power is reclaim the hp you used to have. Get some fp60 for the gas and lc20 for the oil from lubecontrol.com and start using those. it will dissolve carbon in the engine and make it run alot better.