My first honda
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My first honda
hey guys i just got my first honda that i payed 1100$ for its a 97 honda civic ex vteck the onley thing i dont like is its automatic lol but its all good tell me what you think.
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Which crackhead sold it to you for that price??? Or the even better question...Whats wrong with it???
Looks good to me though...nice buy. Got any plans for it???
Looks good to me though...nice buy. Got any plans for it???
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It has the intake manifold from a D16Y7 (the slightly crappier non-vtec motor from a DX or an LX). Are you sure it's an EX? I don't know why anyone would make that downgrade. Regardless, $1100 is cheap if it runs well, so probably not a bad buy )if it indeed runs well). I would recommend trying to bring it back towards stock condition and cleanliness. Congrats on picking up a Honda!
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yea it runs great the guy got a new car for his sister and she didnt want it and he sold his and took the new one im realy not sure if its ex i know some one told me it was ex im not sure but it dose have vteck my friend is a honda guy and he said it definitly has vteck but yea i got it for 1100$ i just need to derice it lol the guy that had it before me was an idiot.
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I am always amazed to see all the different variations of spelling VTEC. It's maybe just the crappy piture but i can't see any VTEC solenoid. It looks like a good starting platform though. Have fun with it!
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It has the intake manifold from a D16Y7 (the slightly crappier non-vtec motor from a DX or an LX). Are you sure it's an EX? I don't know why anyone would make that downgrade. Regardless, $1100 is cheap if it runs well, so probably not a bad buy )if it indeed runs well). I would recommend trying to bring it back towards stock condition and cleanliness. Congrats on picking up a Honda!
Now, the strange thing is that it has a moonroof. I would have said it was a DX, but I didn't think DXs had factory moonroofs... maybe I'm wrong.
OP: does it have power windows and doors? All 96-00 EXs should have power windows and doors. Don't be upset about it not being a vtec car; I think you still got a very good price on it.
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Yea it isnt VTEC. Price still isnt bad though. You still got a crazy deal for it. I spent 2500 for my riced out 95 Civic DX which im still in the works of remodeling.
However I do have a VTEC head with an extra solenoid if your interested. Free shipping
However I do have a VTEC head with an extra solenoid if your interested. Free shipping
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and one question for you on my civic it wont let my rpms go over 5500 it wont let it switch gears but its onley when im floringg it if i let go of gas and give it again it will shift over fine any one know what it is?
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Dont change gears with a automatic, Unless your like 16 and have rich @$$ parents to buy you all the parts to do a auto to manual swap. If your that lucky take it on the interstate at about 70mph and shove it in park.
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It's an automatic. Honda automatic ECUs generally won't allow you to get anywhere close to redline.
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not a bad find for 1100. to bad no vtec. but hey look on the bright side, you'll still win a geo metros in a race. lol jk good luck with the civic
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Yeah, I guess it's just an EX with a Y7 swapped in. They probably blew up the old Y8. Looks like it'll be a nice pickup with a little TLC.
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