1993 honda civic hatchback
130k miles on body
40k on JDM b16a2 (obd1)
AEM intake
Trust exhaust
2001 GS-R leather interior
Eclipse deck
Skunk2 coilovers (1" drop, camber and alignment corrected)
Tokico Blues
Rota slipstreams (with new yokohama avs100s and wheel locks)
VIS grade AA c/f hood
Vision corners
GS-R strut tower bar
Spoon side mirrors

Interior is immaculate, all plastic/carpet/floormats look brand new, paint is fresh, very slight wear on the stripping at the bottom of the windows

What should I look for? How much should I pay?

The guy is asking $5000... He's a manager at my work and I've worked with him for a year and a half, he knows his stuff, it was all done right.

I know a lot of you guys run b16s... this is the JDM one, is it absolutely necessary to run 91 octane? Compression ratio is like 10.4:1 right?

 

buy that while you can

edit* my friend uses regular in his stock b16 so your good, 91 isnt necessary

 

i'm likely to be buying it this weekend... he hasnt been advertising it for sale, just told me because he thought i'd give it a new good home

he said something about it having the JDM ecu and is tuned for 100 octane..?

 

Dont delay. If the body is in good shape swoop it up. And why so hesitant about 91. Just spend a couple more bucks and run it cleaner

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by 90gs &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i'm likely to be buying it this weekend... he hasnt been advertising it for sale, just told me because he thought i'd give it a new good home

he said something about it having the JDM ecu and is tuned for 100 octane..?</TD></TR></TABLE>

If it's an EG6, it should have a Japanese ECU. If the cars been tuned for a higher octane, I wouldn't run a low octane. Even if it was stock I wouldn't run a lower grade octane.

 

I can't remember where I saw this investigation about how higher octane gas is pretty shitty or something.... like they do somethin 2 save money and it turns out to be same as regular. I put this on everything sombody had the link to this article but i wish i could find it

 

or maybe something about how high octane gases in some cases is bad for the car or some **** i can't remember dont quote the dumb **** i say cuz i'm here to make you stupiderer

 

sounds like a good deal to me, get some pictures of it, and post um up? To bad you arent located in OKLAHOMA, i would be interested in your bosses car

 

U gotta use high octane, i noticed a difference in my car...its alot smoother with premium

 

wait what!!! this is local? damn, might be cool to meet some local kids....BUY THAT CAR!!!

 

so it's right hand drive? only eg6 i know of is right hand drive.. so..

 

If you don't buy it, I will

 

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whoa a rocklin kid.. whats up? i work in roseville..

 

sounds good for the price. but understand that you are in california i assume and you run the risk of not getting it smog legally at a smog station. if you have a hook up with a smog guy who will look the other way and has the old machines then go for it..

but you still run the risk of getting pulled over and having your hood popped. and you will have to go to the state ref and they wont look the other way..


but either way make sure you can get it smogged legally, if you can then cool.

 

or I'll buy it

 

With compression that high, you need 91.

 

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edit* my friend uses regular in his stock b16 so your good, 91 isnt necessary</TD></TR></TABLE>

all dohc vtec b engines need premium, especially JDM motors with higher compression. you can use regular gas, provided that you have the knock sensor hooked up and are running the correct ecu. the timing will be retarded (read less hp) to prevent knocking.

also, make sure you get a smog certificate when you buy the car. you won't be able to legally get a smog check unless the motor has been certified by a smog ref.

by the way, there is no such thing as a JDM b16a2. the b16a2 is a USDM obd2 99-00 si motor.

 

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by the way, there is no such thing as a JDM b16a2. the b16a2 is a USDM obd2 99-00 si motor.</TD></TR></TABLE>

he described it as a "second gen jdm b16 complete changeover" does that just mean its a Sir-ii engine or what? i thought it was just a b16a2...

 

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all dohc vtec b engines need premium, especially JDM motors with higher compression. you can use regular gas, provided that you have the knock sensor hooked up and are running the correct ecu. the timing will be retarded (read less hp) to prevent knocking.

also, make sure you get a smog certificate when you buy the car. you won't be able to legally get a smog check unless the motor has been certified by a smog ref.

by the way, there is no such thing as a JDM b16a2. the b16a2 is a USDM obd2 99-00 si motor. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Thank you, I was waiting for that *marked in bold*

 

picked up the cashiers check for the car today. will be purchasing on friday.