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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 05:53 PM
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which is a better car to get a eg hatch or a ek coupe. coupes look nicer but with a hatch i could strip it down and make it alot lighther then the coupe and put a k20 turbo in it. waht do you think?
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 05:57 PM
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ek all the way all day. if you boosted a k20 in a coupe it would still smash like a ****
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 05:59 PM
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yea i like ek coupes alot but i also like the hatchys in that year. i was klinda thinking about doing up a 99 hatch. and make it look nice and save for the k20 cuz its like 6g for the whole swap. but its worth it
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 06:00 PM
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i see your still 17 (im 16) when do you plan on doing a turbo K? and where do you work at? wanna get me a job
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 06:02 PM
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ha yea ill be 18 in may but im working on buying a hatch. just came off from havin a pos vw jetta. horrible but first car you dont complain with. i work 2 jobs one at a heating and a/c place 40 hours a week then after that i work at ups at nights for 20 hours a week. busy busy busy but thats why ill have the turbod k
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 07:20 PM
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dude thats funny, im 18. my first car was a jetta. I work 60 hours a week too, savin for my boosted b18c. just a couple more months...

hmmm id say go with the eg though. gl.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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why not a ek hatch? ek hatch + k20 + boost = sex

edit - looks like you deciced with your user name haha
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 07:57 PM
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yea i love the idea of the k20 in a civic i had it for a long time then now all of a sudden its more common and in like every magaziine like 2 months ago import tuner november issue they had a ek hatch with a k20. i think i want a coupe though.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 08:48 PM
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i would go with an eg
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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ek coupe or eg hatch? definatly eg hatch. ek hatch vs eg hatch however, personally im partial to the ek, cause thats what i drive
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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EK hatch, no doutb.......OR you can get a del sol (link in my sig )
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 09:47 PM
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Get an EJ1 (EG EX coupe). Decent motor, 94-95 have black interior. Also have power everything, disc brakes all around, decent motor, all around a decent car.
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 09:59 PM
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i got both ahaha
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:51 PM
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eg hatch with a 401k
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM-EJ1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Get an EJ1 (EG EX coupe). Decent motor, 94-95 have black interior. Also have power everything, disc brakes all around, decent motor, all around a decent car. </TD></TR></TABLE>

not all 94-95 ex came with 4 wheel disc
i have drums
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Old Jan 8, 2006 | 10:58 PM
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ek
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Old Jan 9, 2006 | 10:44 PM
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EK---&gt; Mint
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 12:37 AM
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it all depends on what you like and want .......

i can never make up my mind so .........
i have a ej8........2 ek's.........ferio..........del sol
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 01:50 AM
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I personally love eg hatches. But if I could get either, I would go with the EK. I miss mine.
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 07:58 AM
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IMO

hatch = EG
coupe or sedan = EK

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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 07:28 PM
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hey is your blue hatch still up for sale.
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 07:37 PM
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eg, ek's are ugly
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Old Jan 10, 2006 | 07:39 PM
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Ek hatch all the way!
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