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Anywho, from what I can gather I have a D16, 110HP engine? Completely virgin car itself. I'm thinking I should prolly upgrade the suspension first, then tires & rims. What would you guys recommend?

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first off congrats, as for the pic it belongs in the A/C forum.

you need to look at your goal for the car. look through this forum and you will see what others have done to their car. but suspension and rolling stock would be a good place to start.

 

I think I was looking at that car online, Are you near Rockford or Chicago? Did they have more hondas? Nice pickup looks clean, yeah start with the handling. Try going to cardomain.com and see what other people have done. It will give you an idea on what you like and more or less show you whats out there ya know?

 

I have the same car in white. Since the motor is slow, but dependable...I'd go with suspension work first. I have Ground Control sleeves, Si strut bar, generic rear strut bar and a 19mm Progress rear sway bar. The rear sway made the car WAYYYY more fun to drive! You will see a minor improvement from a short ram and axleback exhaust, but mostly makes the car sound better. Let me know if you have any questions about the car.

 

Yes, suspension and wheels first. Will make you love the car so much more even with the stock motor.

 

definately... and if you have some money, I say Tein Dampers are nice....

http://www.tunermarket.com/Sea...=6734

 

sexy car.... but hubs got to go lol

 

Yeah I'm going to take the caps off & ride with just the stocker hole rims until I can get some other type of rims, I don't like the caps.

 

I rode on black steelies (albeit, meticulously maintained) for 3 years before I got wheels. :D

 

if its going to be some time before you can have some real money to change things up you should pick up some suspension, like some aftermarket springs(or coilovers) and struts, or if yyou want to do it nice the first time get some 1 piece coilovers

pick up some 99 00 ex hubcaps so atleast the car will look decently clean

and remove that dam pinstripe

 

I still ride with my caps

 

cold air intake. cheap, effective, and looks nice in the engine. plus, you lose 2 pounds of plastic, and that's gotta shave 2 seconds off the 1/4 mile...lol.

nice car.

 

yep, the pinstripes have to go to, they're hideous. black car with red/gray pinstripes, ew. heh.

 

What would be my best bet for shocks & springs?

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Try some Tokio Coliovers, I've heard from my buddies that they are the best. Good luck with your car man! It looks clean!

 

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OK, that sounds good, but if I am not mistaken, DX's have verticaly positioned throttle body and that would make installation of CAI a bit harder...

Is there any kit that solves this problem or should DX owners pay someone to make custom intake pipe???

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Intake companies make a part # for Dx motors. Heres my AEM shortram on my 97 Dx:

 

Once you have the intake, get a cat-back exhaust for your second upgrade. You can find a lot of selections from TunerMarket.com

http://www.tunermarket.com/pro...ID=78