scorpnaz7

I have a civic vx and when i go fast (85+mph) it starts making some weird noises and it feels as if the engine is shaking or something. I also wanted to say that I have installed a generic short ram intake and it doesn't fit in the intake manifold place. It is as if the pipe is a lot bigger than where it should go and it just goes over the intake manifold hole. I didn't really feel an increase in hp, would you say that getting a cold air intake would greatly increase my hp?

Vt3c_eg

dont know your problem but yes a cold air give you more hp, but dont waste your time on a vx motor. it really weak.

SVOboy

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No way in hell will you see a great increase in power. Sorry, , not the best platform.

Chong

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I have a civic vx and when i go fast (85+mph) it starts making some weird noises and it feels as if the engine is shaking or something. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Is the steering wheel shaking? Sounds like you need to balance your tires.


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No.

scorpnaz

How much is the average price to balance tires? i think i do need to balance the tires but the steering wheel doesn't shake, it just makes some weird noise in the front end of the car. I am not really interested in like swapping the engine because I don't really want to spend a lot of money on it. I would just like to put like small mods such as an intake and like headers. Would you guys think that making a mini me swap on it would be good? It has a vtec e engine (b15z1) economic enigine

scorpnaz

and also is a vx a eg-6?

Chong

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Don't think there is such a thing as b15z1.

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EG6's are Japanese civics. An EH2 is what you have.

scorpnaz

oh lol i mean d15z1 it is a pretty gay engine desserves to be in the trash but i have no choice at the moment. I am interested in doing a mini me swap. Would it be possible?

SVOboy

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Those are pretty mean words,

But because I feel like being a bit nicer than you: you can mini-me the z1, but you'll get low compression (like 6:1) which really sucks. So you either need to swap the pistons and stuff or do a full engine swap.

devnull2

at that speed and above my vx acts fine? wierd

scorpnaz

is that compression very low? would it atleast increase my hp? how much would it cost to swap the pistons and stuff?

SVOboy

I dunno what compression it is for real, but it's low enough to have no power and be totally not worth it. Just get a d15b vtec swao for like 200-300 since you're in the west coast.

scorpnaz

How much is the average price for a full swap with everything, i have the vtec solenoid and a bunch of vtec things since my engine is a vtec-e right?

SVOboy

Yeah, you've got vtec set up right. Well, engine will prolly be like 200-300, tranny up to 200 depending on which one you want, ecu 100-150 chipped for the right maps, blah blah. If you can find a full swap for sale it'd prolly be cheaper.

devnull2

i got a full vtec-e swap hit me up if you want good gas milage 40 k on whole swap everything out of engine bay

SVOboy

I think he wants to swap anything but that, , does the valve cover say vtec-e on it chelsea? I'm interested in that!

scorpnaz7

I've got a vtec-e and the valve cover says vtec-e i get about 50 mpg but i don't really like it because i would like to get more performance out of my car. I don't really care about saving gas because i don't use it very much.

SVOboy

Well anyone who wants to sell me the vtec-e cover or trade me for mine I would love to!

scorpnaz_

what kind of head do you have because I would trade you...

SVOboy

D series non vtec, , just says 16 valves on it.

scorpnaz_

is it like a d15b8 or a d15b7? And would it be compatible with my d15z1?

SVOboy

d15b2, so basically d15b7, and yes, all d series valve covers are interchangeable.

scorpnaz_

How much would shipping cost and how many things do you want to trade for a good swap?

SVOboy

Get on aim, I'm cruisur

scorpnaz

bump for the nice ride