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Old 09-17-2006, 10:42 AM
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I used to own a nice car. It was a 1995 Camry LE Coupe(rare). It was 5-speed (rare) with all the options including power-seats. I lowered it on H&R springs and had motegi rims on it. I liked it, but I wanted to do more. The problem was that there was only one way to do things. One set of coil-overs, one exhaust, one intake... So I sold it, and got a good price for it too.($6500)

In my my mind there is only one car that has unlimited possibilities. CIVIC!!!

Now I am the proud owner of a 1998 Civic DX Hatch. It has power-steering, power-brakes, and a tachometer and thats all. It is in mint condition (literally) I will show pics when I can. Babied its whole life at the dealership. I love it!

I am open to suggestions but here is my plan:
99-00 si Rims (Already have 15" summer steelies with 195-55-15 falkens)
Koni Yelllows/Tein S springs 1.4F 1.1R
Suspension Techniques Front and rear sway-bar kit
Blox Subframe reinforcement brackets and endlinks
Apexi Noir Catback exhaust

Tell me what you think.
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No offense, but dealerships don't baby cars. They get abused pretty bad by lot attendants, and washed with very harsh solvents and high water pressure. Babied is living it's life a garage and being meticulously hand washed and detailed once a week.

Congrats on the new purchase, tho.

BTW, since when do s-techs only drop 1.4/1.1 .... mine were almost 2", as are my girlfreind's.
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I am open to suggestions but here is my plan:
99-00 si Rims (Already have 15" summer steelies with 195-55-15 falkens)
Koni Yelllows/Tein S springs 1.4F 1.1R
Suspension Techniques Front and rear sway-bar kit
Blox Subframe reinforcement brackets and endlinks
Apexi Noir Catback exhaust

Tell me what you think.
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Great plans if you intend to autocross with the car. Personally, I think that the sway bar and subframe parts are very nice, yet I would look into spending some money on a good header or intake manifold. I'm not a fan of the suspension combo. I run K-Sports on my EG, and I think they surpass the Koni/Teins in means of function and adjustability.
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