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Old 07-03-2009, 02:53 PM
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so course i want something different from the next guy BUT my civic ain't gonna say track time. it's doin the freeway and bay bridge from oakland to SF and back mainly. any suggestions on which mods i should go for (brands and models included)? hell paint, rims, the look i got covered but everything else this car needs help with.
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What kind of mods are you thinking of engine, exterior, or interior?

Engine mods- Intake, header, exhaust is what many people do for their daily driver, just to get a bit of power.

Exterior- you can go with lips, body kits, or even leave it stock, the way you want the car to look is entirely up to you.

Interior- If your not liking the civic seats, get some integra seats. if you dont like those get some racing seats, but again its all up to you, and how much you want to spend and how much you want to go in terms or "mods".
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what model civic is it? depending on teh model and a bit of resources, you can bolt on a different OEM intake manifold and throttle body, cold air intake, header, and do some basic maintinence, like fuel filter, spark plugs and wires, etc...
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id do simple bolt ons. a nice cia, and nice cat back, header or leave stock header in.

nice set of springs or coilovers dont forget shocks
for the exterior id leave it stock.
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Depending on how much rain you get, a CAI or a SRI. Cool Air has a tendency to hydro lock in rainy area's. Its why I run SRI.

Headers wont really do much...yet the stock plenums even on my Y8 exhaust manifold are just tiny..like 3/4" inside..so ya might get some more flow but doubt you'll actually see any gains.

A nice QUIET exhaust, recommend the Apexi WSII, It'll be quiet when driving normally and sound quite nice when you throttle it up.

Probably not worth the money to most people but I've seen a good tune help a daily driver.

Friend of mine tuned his wifes STOCK B18 Civic and picked up like 5 MPG or somethin crazy so...might wanna look into it.

Nothin wrong with the stock suspension, yet if you want aftermarket and still want decent ride quality, Function Form are very nice.

Integra seats hug you better, or NRG makes Type-R style seats which hug you even better and are still decently priced.

good speakers to enjoy some tunes..I have stock speakers and an AM/FM Radio...thats it...I hate it on long journeys.

urr...just..make the car comfortable to you.
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its a 93 civic ex. for exterior i'm leavin stock, no bodykits or lips.

i drive like a redneck and stuff like that is askin to fall. I'm thinkin

of paintin it all satin black and gettin the rims powdercoated yellow

or toxic green. soundsystem will go in after everything else

including a keyless entry sys. and civic rear door handles. i

like the idea about integra seat!! tune up fluid changes are on the list.

there's already some coilovers on it but i don't know what brand and the

shocks are stock.... and i'm pretty sure blown up..... redneck again...

i was thinkin dcsports for header and tanabe for exhaust but i will check

out that Apexi WSII. thanks for the suggestions!! i'll keep you all updated on

whats bein done. keep the thoughts comin let me know what you think!!

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the best mods you can do on a 93 civic to start with would be to replace worn out bushings and suspensioncompeonents, along with spark plugs, tune up etc. this will provide you with your best gains and handling . and then you can step up with the other stuff.
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Originally Posted by jxn0051
the best mods you can do on a 93 civic to start with would be to replace worn out bushings and suspensioncompeonents, along with spark plugs, tune up etc. this will provide you with your best gains and handling . and then you can step up with the other stuff.
do you know of any bushing kits?
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