Well everyone, i recently recieved a 97 honda civic Ex for my bday.. but the bad thing is.. that its Automatic ... (ya i know!! laught it up!) but for an auto it can beat some peeps with stick shift lol. Im converting it real soon since my homie lekz is getting his swap.. and then he is giving me his tranny and etc. When i get his d16 engine should i turbo it.. or just basically save up for a swap? What would be the wise decision for this Complicated question? Help a brotha out o.O

 

y make a post about this... its all what you want.. your a big boy im sure u can make your own decisions. dont care what everyone else thinks about your car.

 

yea maybe your right man. . but if you were in my position.. what would you have done? tell me that much?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMlyfestyle &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">y make a post about this... its all what you want.. your a big boy im sure u can make your own decisions. dont care what everyone else thinks about your car.</TD></TR></TABLE>

he's right, you're an idiot. read up. search TURBO and search SWAP. OR MAYBE YOU CAN DO BOTH! jeezus. it's all up to you.

 

it depends on your budget...and personal opinion really...if i had extra cash id go turbo but if not id just do a swap

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JdmBullet &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Well everyone, i recently recieved a 97 honda civic Ex for my bday.. but the bad thing is.. that its Automatic ... (ya i know!! laught it up!) but for an auto it can beat some peeps with stick shift lol. Im converting it real soon since my homie lekz is getting his swap.. and then he is giving me his tranny and etc. When i get his d16 engine should i turbo it.. or just basically save up for a swap? What would be the wise decision for this <U>Complicated</U> question? Help a brotha out o.O</TD></TR></TABLE>

complicated?... WOW. and FYI, your HoM13's tranny isnt all you need for a auto to manual conversion. i hope he's giving you alot more than that.

 

man i could careless if i ask stupid questions...i would rather ask a stupid question.. rahter than say anything at all.. it doesnt matter to me... like i said im new at this.... and wanted to know .... so be4 you start ripping me apart......maybe you should learn how to chill out man... thanks Oreo.. at least i didnt get a simpleton answer out of ya

 

u ****** newb! I mite go turbo so u cant buy my ****...lol do the engine swap!

 

swap, more potential IMO...but do one that you can have reffed. i dont feel like explaining what that is, so if you dont know search. boost is coo, but if not done correctly, you run into reliability probs. thats all youre gonna get from everyone cuz this really has been asked 100times. good luck

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JdmBullet &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well everyone, i recently recieved a 97 honda civic Ex for my bday.. but the bad thing is.. that its Automatic ... (ya i know!! laught it up!) but for an auto it can beat some peeps with stick shift lol. Im converting it real soon since my homie lekz is getting his swap.. and then he is giving me his tranny and etc. When i get his d16 engine should i turbo it.. or just basically save up for a swap? What would be the wise decision for this Complicated question? Help a brotha out o.O</TD></TR></TABLE>

i dunno if this help's sell your 97 ex and buy a stock 92-95 cx hatchback, and swap it with a budget turbo on stock boost


eg hatch-1-2k salvage title
swap depending (dohc)- 1200-2500 complete
install -you and your buddy's
turbo kits 500 bucks

 

Simple sell the car and get a 5 speed with a b16 in it. Or even better buy a Impreza rs and turbo that baby.

 

just slap a greddy turbo on there if u want to be cheap/reliable and decently fast. maybe a hondata if your a baller.

if you want more play room, swap, and then turbo, if you want to be fast your going to need a lot of $$$$$$

 

Also i swapped a b16a2 into my 93 civic ex coupe, and to be honest i thought it was going to be faster, but i had really high hopes, the rev limit however was a big bonus.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Maverik4k &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Also i swapped a b16a2 into my 93 civic ex coupe, and to be honest i thought it was going to be faster, but i had really high hopes, the rev limit however was a big bonus.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why? Because you have to stand on the throttle until 9 bajillion RPM to get any power out of it? High revving gives the illusion of speed a lot more than the reality.

 

i had the same problem, but it depends on your budget. Im goin swap, i figured it was cheaper for me and i want a 11sec car so.

 

just do a swap man!

 

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it might turn into bvsd

 

both ;o).

- Nathan

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sohcvtec66 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dunno if this help's sell your 97 ex and buy a stock 92-95 cx hatchback, and swap it with a budget turbo on stock boost


eg hatch-1-2k salvage title
swap depending (dohc)- 1200-2500 complete
install -you and your buddy's
turbo kits 500 bucks

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Your serious? I wanna see u build a reliable turbo kit for 500 bucks. Not only would it run like **** but it will look like **** too.

 

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Well, when your friends with an import shop, you could get good used turbo stuff also, or freebies. do it your self,


sorry i am not gonna go buy a complete turbo kit for 2k, thats a joke

 

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Your serious? I wanna see u build a reliable turbo kit for 500 bucks. Not only would it run like **** but it will look like **** too. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Actually you could piece together a junkyard turbo for 500 and make ok power.

Anyway to the poster, flip a coin..... seriously.

 

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what engine is in a 97 ex?
i got a 93 si (which is EX to you guys? or maybe EK? dono)
either way mines a d16.. ?

so if they used the same engine your swapping a d16 for a d16?

 

I have a 97 Civic EX too but it's standard. The D16Y8 is in it. I was thinking about getting a turbo for my car but I want more power and more options out of the whole deal so I'm going for a swap.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Luserkid &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Actually you could piece together a junkyard turbo for 500 and make ok power.

Anyway to the poster, flip a coin..... seriously. </TD></TR></TABLE>

and ill laugh wen that motor blows...turbo is sumthin to be taken seriously as is anything with your motor. If u can do that kit and have a reliable fuel management u get props but that setup would look like **** I wanna see u build a kit for 500...