Hi, Im from australia and am new to this forum. I am also new to the art of modding a car. I know a bit but hope i can get advice in this forum.

I just bought a 96 civic gli sedan and have a bit of money to spend on the car and was wondering what you would recommend as good starting out mods.

I was also thinking about getting these few mods (any opinions on these?)

High flow pod filter

a good body kit (buddyclub2?)

c-nine 17x7 rims

Any advice is much appreciated. Thanks!

 

buy a mota

 

With questions like that you better run for the hills.

Make your car fast, not fast looking.

 

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at least a newbie posted in the right forum ..kinda

 

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Buy me a bodykit too man......

 

for starter u can buy intake and headers after that u can start off with handling and then internal mods piston, rods, cam, or might as well just get a new engine n swap it in if u have money save u the trouble. After engine swap all u do is drive

 

heh actually the bodykit is more of a necessity, cos my wheels and bumpers are quite worn

 

dont do buddy kits unelss its looks clean n simple dont be those ppl who has big exhaust with Wierd looking kits and goin no where with there LOUD exhaust
BAD START

 

point taken. I actually thought that the buddykit looks clean. Any recommendations for a clean looking bodykit?

 

Consider a B18C2 or B18C7 engine swap.

 

you know people, not everyone out there is looking to make their honda a racecar. maybe he rather have the looks than the speed... so before tellin him to change his motor and do engine work ask what he wants first.

 

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ok.....what do you want first?

 

I would actually like to go 50/50 on looks and performance. the wheels and bodykit i have to do, cos mine is falling apart

thanks for the help so far

 

so why not buy a mild looking body kit, and depending on what engine is already in your car, if it is a sohc vtec then mod it a little (header, intake, exhaust, mild cam) then do some wheels, and suspension


oh yea, and if its non-vtec sohc, swap that thing out, id still insist that u AT LEAST swap to a b-series, and if not turbo that single cam... and 17 inch wheels are BAD, go with 15 or 16, little car+big wheels=looks gay and moves slow

 

if you live where the roads arent smooth dont do a body kit. just lower it and put a lip kit on it get yourself some nice wheels and you will be happy. As far as engine mods start out with a intake headers and a full exhaust with a high flow cat

 

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get a mota swap

 

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Yeah, buy what you want. Who cares if Honda-Tech doesn't approve of your car. You spend your money on it and put the work in, so you do what you want with it.

 

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full exhaust

 

yeah full exhaust is definately the way to go, besides that just keep it clean, but like the others said bumps will tear a kit apart, i know.

 

unless its abs plastic or urethane, it wont get destroyed like damn fiberglass.

 

i had just gotten my car out of the body shop after a month long paint job , and was getting on the interstate and a recap off of a 18 wheeler bounced up and ripped the front and rear bumpers to shreds