View Poll Results: How much have you spent on your civic?
under $1000
152
28.95%
$1000-3000
207
39.43%
$3000-6000
73
13.90%
$6000+
93
17.71%
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How much have you spent on your civic?
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I have installed the interior illumination kit in my 06 LX Coupe. I will provide my story this weekend. I believe that I can also add the fog lights. The conflict on my vehicle is the lack of a place to put the switch - I can resolve that easy enough. Once my tires wear out, I will probably go to new (17") wheels/tires for summer and keep the original (16") wheels for winter.
All in all, I expect to remain somewhat under one kilobuck for all my accessorizing.
All in all, I expect to remain somewhat under one kilobuck for all my accessorizing.
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Stage 2 crower cams-400
B16 pistons-???
Header-500 somethin
Intake-Cheap
Type R Tranny-1100 with exedy clutch and lightened flywheel
short throw-50
Exhaust-????
SAFC-50
Carbon fiber hood-Around 300-400 probably
Rims + wheels-1000 or a little less
B16 pistons-???
Header-500 somethin
Intake-Cheap
Type R Tranny-1100 with exedy clutch and lightened flywheel
short throw-50
Exhaust-????
SAFC-50
Carbon fiber hood-Around 300-400 probably
Rims + wheels-1000 or a little less
#8
Originally Posted by CharlieLink
Once my tires wear out, I will probably go to new (17") wheels/tires for summer and keep the original (16") wheels for winter.
#9
Originally Posted by GoneIn60
Header- came with the car
underdrive kit- 125
Strut Bars- 180
underdrive kit- 125
Strut Bars- 180
#10
Originally Posted by Rokki
OK. What do these things do? Would they be beneficial in any car? Are they cosmetic or do they improve performance?
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Rep Power: 0 yes as 05 put it simply above most of those things are bolt-ons and are for freeing up hp and gain efficiency. 05 did you have to re-locate your clutch fluid when you put ur front strut on? Also Tayler when you installed your stage 2 crower camshaft did you notice a big difference?
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Originally Posted by Rokki
What's the difference in the wheel size? How is that seasonal specific? Do the smaller tires handle better in rain? Does one get better mileage than the other?
The advantages: larger wheels means smaller tire height. Better handling with less sidesway. Stiffer ride. Combined with a wider tire width, you get better dry traction. Performance is enhanced. Plus many people think they look better, especially on a vehicle like the Civic with a tight wheel well.
The disadvantages. Ouch, watch out for potholes - wheels have little protection from the tire-buffer. Smooth ride and load capacity is better with the 16". If you like to fill your vehicle with passengers (the Civic holds 5 ???), you can appreciate higher tires. Mud and snow traction (wet) is better with a bigger tire especially with a narrower tire width. Ice is a trade-off dependent more on tire chemistry than size - usually gas-mileage vs. ice traction.
One last item that is significant to me is that my LX has steel wheels that are better for winter. I've scraped and gouged too many aluminum and magnesium wheels in the winter. Keep my steel for then. Corrosion is usually worse on most alloys with winter salt.
I hope this explains some of the issues. Others may disagree with me; I welcome other ideas.
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Originally Posted by GoneIn60
yes as 05 put it simply above most of those things are bolt-ons and are for freeing up hp and gain efficiency. 05 did you have to re-locate your clutch fluid when you put ur front strut on? Also Tayler when you installed your stage 2 crower camshaft did you notice a big difference?
#14
Originally Posted by Tayler
Yea, there was a pretty significant difference in the higher rpm range. If you want to make them more efficient up your compression. By the end of the year i want to have a full crower valvetrain, rods, stage 3 cams and chipped ecu. It will be hard and i probably wont do it by the end of the year but definitely by next summer. Low 13's and high 12's here i come all motor.
gone in 60, my car is a subaru, not a civic so i didn't have clutch resevoir problems.. i've never heard of this though.. may jut be me not being up with the technicalities of civics.. my friends that got run over by a cement truck, however was an automatic so he didn't have to worry about that..
charlie, great explaination.. i agree w/ you 100% but i will also add that an agressive summer tire will also help a LOT w/ rain... these are the tires w/ the v-shaped grooves for those who aren't too familiar.. i got these tires when i upgraded from my stock p205/55r16's to my P215/45ZR17's... and i've noticed a world of difference.. i will post an exact explaination of tire sizes soon since i know a lot of people ask about this when upgrading wheels.. where should i put this???
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Rep Power: 0 ok thanks guys that definatly helps i am thinking about doing some upgraded but i need to find a Ex head first to swap onto my block and a Vtec controller so i dont need an Ex ECU.
#16
Originally Posted by 05blkrs
also, my friend's civic got run over by a cement truck over the p.f. corner of the car, and the body shop said the only reason it didn't completely crush it and destroy the car was becuse of the strut bar(that he put on about a week earlier wich his wife was mad about) and because of his 17" wheels...
Thank you for the info. How much of that would do a big Chevy truck good?
#17
Originally Posted by CharlieLink
The outside diameter of the tire must be the same, so that the speedometer remains accurate. This is why the tire aspect ratio will drop as the wheel diameter increases. Hence, you get P205/55 R16 or P215/45 R17 with some fudging possible if you swap to 50's or 40's. Don't think smaller tires, think smaller wheels = bigger tires.
The advantages: larger wheels means smaller tire height. Better handling with less sidesway. Stiffer ride. Combined with a wider tire width, you get better dry traction. Performance is enhanced. Plus many people think they look better, especially on a vehicle like the Civic with a tight wheel well.
The disadvantages. Ouch, watch out for potholes - wheels have little protection from the tire-buffer. Smooth ride and load capacity is better with the 16". If you like to fill your vehicle with passengers (the Civic holds 5 ???), you can appreciate higher tires. Mud and snow traction (wet) is better with a bigger tire especially with a narrower tire width. Ice is a trade-off dependent more on tire chemistry than size - usually gas-mileage vs. ice traction.
One last item that is significant to me is that my LX has steel wheels that are better for winter. I've scraped and gouged too many aluminum and magnesium wheels in the winter. Keep my steel for then. Corrosion is usually worse on most alloys with winter salt.
I hope this explains some of the issues. Others may disagree with me; I welcome other ideas.
The advantages: larger wheels means smaller tire height. Better handling with less sidesway. Stiffer ride. Combined with a wider tire width, you get better dry traction. Performance is enhanced. Plus many people think they look better, especially on a vehicle like the Civic with a tight wheel well.
The disadvantages. Ouch, watch out for potholes - wheels have little protection from the tire-buffer. Smooth ride and load capacity is better with the 16". If you like to fill your vehicle with passengers (the Civic holds 5 ???), you can appreciate higher tires. Mud and snow traction (wet) is better with a bigger tire especially with a narrower tire width. Ice is a trade-off dependent more on tire chemistry than size - usually gas-mileage vs. ice traction.
One last item that is significant to me is that my LX has steel wheels that are better for winter. I've scraped and gouged too many aluminum and magnesium wheels in the winter. Keep my steel for then. Corrosion is usually worse on most alloys with winter salt.
I hope this explains some of the issues. Others may disagree with me; I welcome other ideas.
Aha! I knew that's why my CRX handled so well. I don't remember all the numbers on the tires, but they were R15. They were so cute. The car was a dream on curves. I miss that car.
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[QUOTE=05blkrs]just my suggestion, dont' chip the ecu... juts get it tuned once you finnish your mods...
Everything that i looked at said a chipped ecu is best if i upgrade to stage 3 cams? Not saying your wrong but thats what i always thought, ill have to do some more checking. I want to get something like hondata or something also to tune my car with.
also, i recomend getting high compression forged pistons for your set up... if you do this, you should be looking upwards of 200whp
Yea, i have high compression pistons right now but not forged just b16, do you think they would really be neccesary if im around 190-210 whp?
... also, once you gain significant power, you will want to upgrade your drive train.. stage 2 clutch maybe so it's still easily driveable.. my friens' '02 wrx has a stage 3 clutch and it's a pain to drive daily... also, fwd, an lsd is a must.. you will just spin.. also, maybe slicks for track use and a tighter suspension...
Yea i have a lsd type R tranny so i dont spin a whole lot of the line even with street tires. I have a set of drag radials for this season, last year i ran slicks and got a best of 9.1 on the 1/8th mile. Never ran the 1/4 but what do you think i could hit in it. I was thinkin low 14's.
finally, what goes up, must come down, same goes w/ going fast.. what speeds up must slow down.. upgrading brakes is very important onec you start doing 150+mph.. but keep in mind you will probably want 15" wheels for the slicks, so big brake kit isn't really an option.. maybe some nice drilled/slotted rotors w/ some green stuff pads... just my 2 sence.. i'vebuilt more than my fair share of n/a cars.. and have learned from a lot of mistakes...
Thanks for all the advice, i will have to do some double checking with some proffesionals and see what they say.
Everything that i looked at said a chipped ecu is best if i upgrade to stage 3 cams? Not saying your wrong but thats what i always thought, ill have to do some more checking. I want to get something like hondata or something also to tune my car with.
also, i recomend getting high compression forged pistons for your set up... if you do this, you should be looking upwards of 200whp
Yea, i have high compression pistons right now but not forged just b16, do you think they would really be neccesary if im around 190-210 whp?
... also, once you gain significant power, you will want to upgrade your drive train.. stage 2 clutch maybe so it's still easily driveable.. my friens' '02 wrx has a stage 3 clutch and it's a pain to drive daily... also, fwd, an lsd is a must.. you will just spin.. also, maybe slicks for track use and a tighter suspension...
Yea i have a lsd type R tranny so i dont spin a whole lot of the line even with street tires. I have a set of drag radials for this season, last year i ran slicks and got a best of 9.1 on the 1/8th mile. Never ran the 1/4 but what do you think i could hit in it. I was thinkin low 14's.
finally, what goes up, must come down, same goes w/ going fast.. what speeds up must slow down.. upgrading brakes is very important onec you start doing 150+mph.. but keep in mind you will probably want 15" wheels for the slicks, so big brake kit isn't really an option.. maybe some nice drilled/slotted rotors w/ some green stuff pads... just my 2 sence.. i'vebuilt more than my fair share of n/a cars.. and have learned from a lot of mistakes...
Thanks for all the advice, i will have to do some double checking with some proffesionals and see what they say.
#21
You've mentioned a lot of good suggestions here. Some of these things I've never even thought of , yet they sound like good ideas. I've only spent about $1,500. so far on different little outward appearance things, but I haven't spent any on any modifications for my engine yet.
#23
Originally Posted by CG99
Ummm around $2500 at last count.
Most has been on repairs though!!!
Most has been on repairs though!!!
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About 3k in all.. most of that was for the engine swap that i did JDM b16 w/ LSD tranny , CIA and SPOON racing chipped ECU..plannig on adding an exhaust real soon and do an interior lightening...Might actually do an engine rebuild soon too..we'll see how it goes first...
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Rep Power: 214 I Have Purchased My 2005 Honda Civic Ex Special 5spd For 15,000.
And Have Put In The Vehicle 11,500 More In Upgrades And Mods.
In About Three Months Time . And Just Found Out I Need Another 3000 Dollars To Get It Tuned With The Aem Ems With Wide Band ,750 Cc Injectors,fuel Return System W/pump,manual Turbo Control, And Labor. Time To Sell The Bike . So ,i Have A **** Load Of Money In My Civic .i Hope It Is Worth It In The End. Im Going All The Way.
And Have Put In The Vehicle 11,500 More In Upgrades And Mods.
In About Three Months Time . And Just Found Out I Need Another 3000 Dollars To Get It Tuned With The Aem Ems With Wide Band ,750 Cc Injectors,fuel Return System W/pump,manual Turbo Control, And Labor. Time To Sell The Bike . So ,i Have A **** Load Of Money In My Civic .i Hope It Is Worth It In The End. Im Going All The Way.
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Rep Power: 364 Damn guys. Compared to you, I'm ballin on a budget. $1400 at the moment. But I got some plans to add at least another thousand to that number by the end of the year. LX to EX + stage 2. Yay.