Hey all, new to website, seems like this site has a pretty sweet setup with a wide audience, lookin forward to chattin with ya'll more. I recently picked up a civic ex with a d16y8 manual trans and am wondering what kind of cheap mods to add, right now its lowered with 17s, has greddy exhaust, aem cai, 9mm wires, short shifter, not that this is an engine mod, but I might be buyin some racing seats black leather. ALso i need to get a clutch for the car, so if anyone could point me in the right direction there thatd be cool, so yah i might have a 100 or 2 to spend on mods and want to get some input.
thanks
ben

 

Sell the wheels and get some light 14's or 15's and a new clutch & that should help a ton with driveability.

 

id save some of your money and do a b/h swap put yourself into a better platform. and def sell those wheels, id recomend 15s.

 

yeah i agree with these guys, go with some lightweight 15s
save for a swap or maybe a turbo setup for your current motor

 

how difficult is it to change your clutch and flywheel?? I am fairly mechanically inclined, but I havent touched any internal engine parts as of yet. I dont want to pay a fortune to have someone else do something that I can do, but it would just take me longer, Do you all have any direction for me there

 

There are write up's on doing this, search here & you'll find the info. It's a cumbersome & time consuming job, but not necessarily hard. GL.

 

yea man just keep readin and learning and youll do fine youll be doin your own swaps in no time, all the info is right here for you

 

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Definitely bro i sold my konig 17's & picked up some 99-00 si's & you can definitely feel the difference ...

 

17s are too big for civic... 16 is pushing it... 15 is a nice balance between speed/style

 

on thing your going to learn in modding your car is , the word "cheap" does not exist, use the search button thats how i learned to do my clutch.

 

Word of advice:

Buy yourself a helms manual for your car. Has detailed instructions in how to take apart your car bolt by bolt, and how to put it back together.

Welcome to honda-tech.com

Get your helms here

 

welcome.....n sell d wheels

 

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I wouldn't want 17's on my car, but I wouldn't go as far as to say that. Sometimes it looks nice, and some people really like that look. If he wants performance though, some 14's or 15's would be better.

 

yea... true... i have seen some 17s on civic... but my opinion are they are too big.. they will rob you for a lot of power... even 16s on my old hatch where power robbers... but its all up to the owner...

 

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I had stock 14" (HX) then 15"s, then 16's, 17's, and now I'm back to 15's again.

15's are just perfect for honda civics and itegras, they dont look too small of a wheel and tire sizes you can fit are better than what you can use with a 16" or 17" wheel.

 

previous pwner already did all the cheap mods and beating the **** out of it for you, congrats, i woudl have bought some stock like i did from a womens in her 40's only owner, i search a long time to find it i didnt want some kitd beat ricer, not saying yours is but lots were around here, but good luck

 

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Hell yeah . I got my 100% stock Dx from a women in her 60's for $4000CDN and it's a '92 with only 96,xxxkm when i got it . Starting from scratch is the best because you can build it up the way you want it.

 

first set some goals, u want an auto x car or drag or do you want to do that with a d series engine or a swap. find ur goals first befor u mod it, then buy parts to accomodate ur needs to meet ur goals.

 

yah I am not up for doing a turbo/supercharger/engine swap, so I will have to look for smaller rims, because I want to feel the power, not lose it. THe 17 inch look isnt that appealing to me. So some questions, I am looking at some clutches and like I said, I dont plan on doing any big upgrades as this is going to be my daily driver, so would u guys go with a OEM replacement, or what would be the benefit of going with like a stage 1 clutch???? Hey if any of you guys has a d series clutch you are lookin to sell, let me know via email at bhut2180@bellsouth.net. My throw bearings are makin alot of noise and I want to replace the clutch within the next month.

 

If you aren't concerned w/ a really firm clutch & getting every ounce of power to the ground, just get an OEM Exedy replacement clutch.

 

yah, you shouldnt use 17's.. get 18's like me

 

what type of clutch would be sufficient for the slight mods I have (cia, greddy exhaust, dc sports header), i would imagine that I can overdo the clutch, by the way, I am getting a 7.5 lb flywheel to put on when I put on the clutch, got an excellent price of 65 shipped for it