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Old 01-26-2003, 07:02 PM
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hey wussup....i just bought a 1996 civic dx hatchback....and i was wondering wats the first thing to do to it...i was thinking intake or should i dropp it like 2 inchs?

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look good, sound good, for cheap, highschool student...nothing big yet


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what are you looking to do with the car?? show, auto -x, drag???
Old 01-26-2003, 07:16 PM
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suspension yo
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Default Re: whats the first thing to do (Emerica)

suspension yo
I second that.

Then a swap.
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lol swap....find me a motor....for cheap...i just used my life savings on this car....i used to work at the mulitplex then now im working at newbalance in the ******* mall....but find me a motor and ill do it....no intake and wat not? lil ****...i should go for big stuff first? aiite
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Tune-up might work wonders for the motor. Also change every fluid, and you should be good to go
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yea...im in autotech at school and all i do is bring in mah car and jus use up all the time working on mah car...ima shave mah rotors so the parallelism will be straight and then do an alignment for mah car....this class is the best cuz we get everything wholesale minus a teachers discount and labor is free
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intake wont do ****. Do suspension first, then swap in a ex tranny. Will do more than just make noise.

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drop your car first
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drop it
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ex? can i swap a ls engine?
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i agree that suspension should be first. intake isn't gonna do much.
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ex? can i swap a ls engine?
EX = sohc vtec tranny = better gearing.


yeah sure you can swap an ls engine.


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i say you dump your ride on some coil overs.
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Most people will argue that the first thing to do is get an intake. But there's really no point because, even after that $100+ your car will still be slow. At this point, working on the suspension is your best bet. Besides the aethetic aspect, having a lower ride (not too low) will improve your handling. Or you could just straight save up for your motor swap. Many possibilities there. Do a search here; you'll find a lot. Do your car right, I see too many riced out POS' in falls church.
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Stickers and APC's yO!
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Stickers and APC's yO!
hahaha...that should be good for an extra 15 hp.
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First thing Id tell you to do is stop saying MAH or MUH... it is MY....
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