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first off i want to say what's up to everyone. second, i just got (about a month ago) a 2002 Civic LX. I am completely new to anything auto and im wondering what to start with first. As of right now everything is stock right off the show room floor, except for the pioneer deck i put in. gotta have music.

thanks for any info.

 
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rims

 
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it all depends on what you want to do to your car, and how much money you have

 
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Depends on whether you plan to go more for looks or for performance...
Looks - Window Tint, Rims, drop, body kit -In that order
Performance - Intake, Exhaust, Header, Turbo, Nitrous- In any order..

 
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Couldn't have said it any better myself.

 
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Figure out how much money you want to spend or can spend then figure out what route you want to go. Then you can't go wrong with taking the steps that XTREME2K2CIVIC said...hmmm seems like I went in that order as well.

 
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perfect answer

 
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Perfect reply!

 
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I'm selling my Injen SRI and my REVO SS w/ Bushings if you are interested PM me or email me.

 
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Congrats on the new ride man, like everyone else said though, it all depends on how much money you have or can afford!

 
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well im gonna do tint first because it gets effin hot here in vegas. but after that i think im gonna do intake. only thing is i don't know what i can do. i have an automatic and i want to get an injen CAI but all the ones i have seen say manual only. does it matter, and if it does what should i get then for a new intake?

 
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AEM only makes short ram intakes for autos. injen should have a cold air intake for your car. If yall have flooding problems in Vegas, I sugeest getting the short ram. Good luck with the modifications though. Welcome to the board, and keep us posted on your progress.

 
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Yeah, like everyone else has said...good answer Juan...!

 
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good answer, but i would do the drop first.
If you get rims first then you are rollin around, people are like "ARGH! that needs to be slammed! He has the rims for it, just way too much wheel gap!"
But if you drop first, you get the performance which will make you happy untill you can get the rims, and people are like "Sweet, his car is nicely dropped, now all he needs is some killer rims"...
See, rims are more for show...yes, i know that they add some performance, but not nearly as much as a drop. So if you just want the looks, go with the rims. If you want performance, get the drop first.
For me, if i got rims first, that would be like an itch that i couldnt scratch, but when i did my drop first i was like "yea, needs some rims, but i am still takin turn twice as fast now"
Just FYI...i got TEIN coilovers about a year and 4 months ago...never had a problem or complaint. You should consider them if you have the cash.

 
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If u drop ur car first do it right with some full coilovers. Dont make the mistake many of us did buy buying springs or sleeve coilovers. Do it right the first time or u gonna spend more in the long run.

 
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ok thanks for the info. i plan on doing the bolt on stuff first (intake, exhaust and headers) then dropping it then rims. i don't plan on slammin it or nothing though, just 1.5 - 2 inch drop. as for the intake it rains here like once a year so im not real worried about hydrolock, it was on my mind though.

now it's time for a retarded question. I'm thinking about savin up for one of those turbo's SF and Cat talk about so much. =D if you have a turbo on there that in a sense becomes oyur intake correct? or how does it work?