Hey all,

I'm looking at getting a 91 civic hatch, and the guy keeps telling me it's a DX. I think it might be an HF, though. It has the valve cover that says honda 16-valve on it and a 4-speed manual trans. I read on another post here that with the DX package came a 5-speed manual.

I just got the VIN codes from this forum yesterday and I'm going to check that and see, but do any of you know for sure if a DX civic ever came with a 4-speed? I read on another post here that with the DX package came a 5-speed manual.

thanks,
Patrick

 

The 88-91 hatches came in three forms, standard w/ a 4spd & a 70 hp d15b1, dx w/a 5 spd and a 92hp d15b2 and Si(89-91 only). hth

 

OK, so it's definitely the weak-*** 70hp car if it has a 4-spd, correct?


Thanks,
Patrick

 

Im pretty sure thats right my old Civic was a standard and it had the 4 speed and D15B1.

 

Weak ***.....heh, they can scoot for 70 hp. They only weigh 1900lbs.

 

ok, so would it be worth my time?

The car's almost bone stock, I'm going to hook it up a bit and sell it for a profit to some kid. I was thinking CAI, some sort of exhaust, general detailing/cleaning up.

It has like 190k on the clock and runs/sounds fine aside from a dime sized hole in the muffler, which I'd be switching out anyway. No strange pings, knocks, etc.

 

I loved mine, it is not a supercar but it can handle great with suspension work, and a engine swap isnt too hard, I put a D15B VTEC in mine and sold it when I got to the wiring. My friend has one right now with the D15B1 and just a CAI and a 2 1/2 in exhaust no cat or anything it is a fun little car.

 

you said it says 16-valve on it? i know the HF comes with an 8-valve, 70hp motor. i thought the std would come with the same motor?

 

That's what had me so confused in the first place. Anyone know what's up with the 16v motor but 4spd tranny?

 

The 8 valve motors only came in the CRX HF. No hatch ever had an 8 valve even though it was a four speed.

 

Anyone know the gear ratios of that POS 4 speed trannys? Ive got one of those things and was wondering.

 

no the std came with a motor almost exactly like the dx.

the only differences are the camshaft, exhaust, some changes on the intake such as a spacer, restrictor plates for more gas milege, ecu, and of course the transmission. oh, and i believe later in production the d15b1 was relabeled a b2, since they're basically the same motor anyway, with different bolt ons.

 

I had a d15b1 with a b2 head and intake manifold, 4-1 header, custom exhaust, intake, it was a fun little car.

 

Some DXs did come with 4speeds guys check your sources. I've talked to a person who owned one

 

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theres another thread on here listing all this, il try to find it