justa92vx

i just bought a 92 vx hatchback.it has an si trans.,headers,stock exhaust,cold air intake,it is lowered and i just put on yokohama s drives on 15 inch rims.i know very little about what to buy next.what can i do to keep it a daily driver yet add some performance.i need a new air filter,do i buy k and n,it has a 2 and 3/4 dia. opening for a cone style.what about struts and sway bars,where do most of you buy your parts?any good used sources.im almost 50 and i work for a beer company and i drive this car 3 days a week.i bought for gas mileage,but it only gets 30 mpg,so now i want to put some time and money in this car.i have snowmobiles,enduro motorcycles,3-wheelers,but i know nothing about this car. it has 160,000 miles and i paid about 2000.00 for it.i this little car is addicting and i need some advice as time goes on.

Former User

Improving gas mileage:

Any CEL codes? Have you tuned it up yet -- plugs, wires, cap, rotor, ignition timing?

SOHC_4dr

you say its a fun and addicting car, you get on it from time to time when you do drive it? that can hinder mileage as well. hell even being hard on my Si i still get 30 mpg. even still 30 is good but how far do you drive to work? do you at least let it warm up if its cold?

Sarek

Welcome to H-T justa92vx. I too just purchased a 94 dx hatchback. I'm currently restoring it to use as a daily also. I'm also new to the Civic side of the Honda Family (Coming from an S2000). I love this car just as much as my S2000!

The first thing I would recommend in addition to what Ron is suggesting s getting your hands on a 92-95 Civic Shop manual.

Ron, when you say "cap" what are you referring to?

Sarek

I've also spent many hrs on the EG (chassis code for the 92-95 models) FAQ in this forum

https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-del-sol-1992-2000-1/faqs-frequently-asked-tech-questions-1998336/


those should help narrow down what you need or want to do with the car.

Former User

Distributor cap.

Sarek

of course! thanks

justa92vx

thanks for the response,it has fairley new ''blue ngk plug wires'',i just bought a set of ngk ''zfr5fgp'' plugs ? cap',rotor,do i get oem? where? i do let it warm up,and i drive it 200,300 miles a week.it also has a severe bogging issue.previous owner says its lean burn stumble?its bad!!!! any way to improve this symptom?i keep rpms down below 3000,never gone over 3200.

mavvrik

Thats pretty low gas mileage for a VX. THe CX and VX are the economy motors. Thats one motor i wouldnt even waste my time on modifying sadly. They average around 42MPG. My CX gets 47MPG.

Do what others have already said in the post. Due a tune up! Something as simple as too wide spark plug gap can cause for bogging, sputtering, and/or loss of power at high RPM's. When you do the plugs look and smell them after you take them out. You can tell if its truly running lean

tlarimer

iTrader: (3)

I recommend and always use myself OEM parts on ignition system. You say it's got a header install on factory exhaust? Does that mean that your cat is under the car? or is the cat still directly below the the exhaust manifold? This could be part of your bogging symptom.
The OEM VX catalytic converter is part of the exhaust manifold and uses a different B pipe than the other EH2/3 chassis, so If the header has been changed, the exhaust system has been modified as well.

mavvrik

^^^Oh good call. I didnt even notice the stock exhaust part in the post.