do u think it is a waste if i have a coupe and want a b18c1? i mean will it be slow cuz i have no hatch? i have the money for b18c1...

 

no...it won't be a waste

 

hell no.
go against the grain
there are too many hatches! (b16 in 94 coupe)

 

not at all mang.

 

freakin do it... just cause everyone has hatches (JDM GSR in 92 DX hatch for me ) doesnt mean yer car wont be fast. Good lord, 170hp in a coupe will still haul... just not quite as fast as mine HAHAHA!

 

lol.....

jin-do it

 

is it an EX? DX? if it is a DX, it will be lighter than a hatchback SI of the same gen...I know, I had a 4door DX with LS and it weighed 2275lbs...SI hatch weighs 2390. someone correct me if i'm wrong. Hope this helps

 

i have a dx...oh yea 98


[Modified by jinsatome, 8:10 PM 1/14/2002]

 

I had a 92 EG-9 wannabe...yours might be a little heavier...but do it anyway

 

nah don't do it. lol.

*going against the grain of this thread*


(im joking btw)

 

My 1992 si hatch weighed 2289 with the DOHC swpa in place.

If you've got an EX coupe though, I wouldn't waste my time.

 

are u telling this guy not to....lol

 

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well, the Si hatch "supposed" to weigh around 2300, but that varies - depends on weather it has a/c or not. Either way, unless uR gonna have a full-blown race car (drag OR autoX), then an extra 45 ponies under the hood won't hurt, lol. Anyways, ask urself and do what u wanna do, sides u got da dinero.

 

mostly daily driver n whatever after that

 

do it.......... a b18c1 in an ej with i/h/e will be nice and quick i am planning to do the same...
good luck...

 

What I needed to know is if it's a DX coupe or not. I sold my Si hatch becuase even it was too heavy at 2289lbs.

I got a CX and the 200+lbs. less I'll be toting will surely improve the 13.9@100.97mph my old bitch-*** Si hatchback pulled on the stock B18C5.

WEIGHT kills man, and if you invest a lot of time and money into an EX coupe and all the other guys in CX, VX, and DX Civics are roasting you, then you will be super-pissed.

When I had a GS-R swap in my Si hatch, all my pals in their CX, VX, and DX hatches would beat my *** with their GS-R swaps with even LESS mods - all because of weight.

There is a reason a lot of people run the hatchbacks - it isn't a fuucking TREND damn it - I've had my old 1992 hatch since 1997 for Christ's sake - people want to be faster, so they get the lighter car.

I'm not one to say "go against the grain" just to do it - if you want to be slower in a heavier car and spend just as much money or MORE than the next guy, then so be it. I've seen TOO many slower coupes in my area to be able to honestly support a swap epsecially in an EX coupe. The DX would be okay, but the CX and VX hatchback guys will be knocking at your door with less horsepower and they will beat you silly with the same or more power.

Less money to go faster when you're pulling less weight.

THERE. Now do you get my point?


[Modified by B18C5-EH2, 5:44 AM 1/15/2002]


[Modified by B18C5-EH2, 5:45 AM 1/15/2002]

 

yeah i had a B18C1 in my 95 EJ dx. it ran 13.7-13.8 consistant. I SAY GO FOR IT. all i had was a AEM CAI, Field's VTEC controller, open Y-pipe, and some baby slicks. i sure do miss my old hybrid .

 

EX or DX? That's all I want to know.

And an equally prepared car like the one in the post right above mine in a Cx or VX hatchback would have still been quicker that day at that track with the same driver.

No way in hell you guys can say that more weight can drop your times in the 1/4 mile.

This whoile argument has also just been about drag racing. What about auto-x? More weight equals more brake fade and longer stopping distances too.

You can post all your fast coupes if you want to, but the fact is that if that were a hatch it would be quicker due to lighter weight.

i don't hate coupes, but later on down the road if this guy has the coupe and the hatches are beating him, he's gonna wish someone had told him straight up rather than be politically correct and say "run what you brung."

 

i have a 98 dx...