I have a 1998 Honda Civic EX (Automatic) and I will have about $5 grand at end of summer...
Should I go with a new engine swap and new tranny or
Should I get a Turbo....

Pros / Cons of each

 

Swap in an LS or GSR and boost it. Or, swap in an ITR.

 

Sell that car and get a hatch

 

ummm ... SEARCH

pros: learn something, wont get flamed
cons: takes time

 

i would say it about you, what YOU like, hehe alot of people like there ITR motor, or LS/Turbo or LS/Vtec....it your money burn it they you want it and now for us ehehe hope that help you out...

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by waterboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I have a 1998 Honda Civic EX (Automatic) and I will have about $5 grand at end of summer...
Should I go with a new engine swap and new tranny or
Should I get a Turbo....

Pros / Cons of each</TD></TR></TABLE>

GSR Swap with LSD, with the left over money replace the clutch and do all the maintenance stuff. Then boost it when you get money again.

 

sell the auto and buy a 5 speed first

 

sell that automatic, and start out with a manual and just get a Si or older hatch and dumb some money into it

 

1) sell the auto buy a manual
2) decide if you wanna go turbo or all motor
3a) If you go all motor get a b18c5, or if you wanna save a little more and be a LOT more unique get a k20
3b) If you go turbo get an LS and read up on boosting, $5,000 will get you a lot

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spyderracing32 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">1) sell the auto buy a manual
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Or just auto to manual swap

 

manual and boost the **** out of it

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by spyderracing32 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If you go all motor get a b18c5, or if you wanna save a little more and be a LOT more unique get a k20</TD></TR></TABLE>

depends which k20, but most will run more than a b18c5.

If it were me, I'd just swap from auto to 5 speed, then I'd do a LS swap. Then I'd boost the **** out of it

 

sell that, get an eg hatch and do an itr, thats all you need to do

 

i would go with changing the trans to a stick then goin with a new mota swap like a b16a2

 

if i swap the tranny wouldnt i have to buy a new one if it doesnt match the engine i want to buy..?

 

Buy a new car or boost it and swap to a 5spd.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by waterboy &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">if i swap the tranny wouldnt i have to buy a new one if it doesnt match the engine i want to buy..?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, you need to do the auto to manual swap after you get a new motor... So you'd be doing it with the new motor's tranny, shift linkage, tranny mounts, etc.

 

keep your auto and buy a cheap beater and build it

gas is getting expensive, the auto will get better gas mileage than the beater

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by beaterdriver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">keep your auto and buy a cheap beater and build it

gas is getting expensive, the auto will get better gas mileage than the beater</TD></TR></TABLE>

Wrong, autos get worse gas milage then manuals. Believe me I know.

But he's got the right idea. Keep the car an auto cause they pull more money when they are sold then manuals do. But a beater and build that. Find something with a blown engine/tranny then part out the good stuff and use that money and whatever is left from the $5,000 to build it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by SOHC4life 96 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Wrong, autos get worse gas milage then manuals. Believe me I know.

But he's got the right idea. Keep the car an auto cause they pull more money when they are sold then manuals do. But a beater and build that. Find something with a blown engine/tranny then part out the good stuff and use that money and whatever is left from the $5,000 to build it.</TD></TR></TABLE>


what i mean is the auto will get more gas mileage than a built beater. my car is stock block built head and im lucky to get 20mpg. i would hope a stock civic will get better gas mileage than that

 

i would say stop making fantasy tunner bullshit threads, and everyone else stopping it. This **** belongs in gdd, not tech.

 

put 5000 down on a loan for a nicer car like a wrx.

 

lol... the guy is trying to have a faster car, why would you compare a stock auto to a built manual? -.-

Also, for the other guy, the car is worth more because it has an auto tranny not because it came with one stock. Once you swap it into a manual it's not worth the "auto" price increase you're speaking of.

 

lol... the guy is trying to have a faster car, why would you compare a stock auto to a built manual? -.-

Also, for the other guy, the car is worth more because it has an auto tranny not because it came with one stock. Once you swap it into a manual it's not worth the "auto" price increase you're speaking of.

If you want to save the hassle and keep the car, get a complete GSR changeover. Don't turbo your current motor and tranny, it'll be just as slow.

 

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and are you going to pay for the RAISED insurence?

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Im not worried about selling the car because its got 68k miles on it now and if imma swap it i dont plan on selling it again... this car has to keep me til end of college (atleast)

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i think imma swap to a complete GSR or a cheap B16 (rebuilt) series engine