1999 Civic LX
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1999 Civic LX
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I just got a 1999 Civic LX, for free. It has 188,000 miles on it and is in really good running condition.
I love it, but its pretty slow, is there anyway to make it faster?
I just got a 1999 Civic LX, for free. It has 188,000 miles on it and is in really good running condition.
I love it, but its pretty slow, is there anyway to make it faster?
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Re: 1999 Civic LX
get a new car.. you have 188k miles
you can spend hundreds on boltons and just change the sound with an intake or exhaust
to get any sort of speed, you need to invest thousands for a turbo or a new motor even
I would just enjoy that you have a good daily driver with excellent mpg
you can spend hundreds on boltons and just change the sound with an intake or exhaust
to get any sort of speed, you need to invest thousands for a turbo or a new motor even
I would just enjoy that you have a good daily driver with excellent mpg
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Re: 1999 Civic LX
drive it til it dies, pull the motor and buy a b series
i did that with my lx
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Re: 1999 Civic LX
get a new car.. you have 188k miles
you can spend hundreds on boltons and just change the sound with an intake or exhaust
to get any sort of speed, you need to invest thousands for a turbo or a new motor even
I would just enjoy that you have a good daily driver with excellent mpg
you can spend hundreds on boltons and just change the sound with an intake or exhaust
to get any sort of speed, you need to invest thousands for a turbo or a new motor even
I would just enjoy that you have a good daily driver with excellent mpg
OP, I had a buddy with a '96 DX with 170,000 miles on it and he boosted the stock Y7 and made good power with stock internals. He had all name brand stuff, nothing from china and only spent around $1000.
If I were you, I would probably start with lowering it and putting some wheels on it then start buying stuff for a good turbo setup.
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Re: 1999 Civic LX
This was my theory. I had my 92 LX since 169,000
pulled the motor at 184,000 i believe it was. About a year after i owned the car. Pulled it running.
Bought my swap from hmotors and went from there.
I didn't mod the b7 once. Why? That money could be used to something worthwhile, and the b7 is not. I didn't do suspension either first, why, i did want to be left in the dark, with a car that had great suspension but doesn't run at all. So i swapped the "heart and brain" out first, runs beautifully, then did the suspension. No problems today.
pulled the motor at 184,000 i believe it was. About a year after i owned the car. Pulled it running.
Bought my swap from hmotors and went from there.
I didn't mod the b7 once. Why? That money could be used to something worthwhile, and the b7 is not. I didn't do suspension either first, why, i did want to be left in the dark, with a car that had great suspension but doesn't run at all. So i swapped the "heart and brain" out first, runs beautifully, then did the suspension. No problems today.
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