I will start off my wholly agreeing I am a noob, with that said I am in the market to buy a car and have decided to look into Honda Civics, I like the look of the coupe and the 01'-05' model year fits my budget for buying a car best. I am purchasing the car outright so when I upgrade it I won't have a loan to worry about. Anyways I was looking for guidance when it comes to all the differences in the model itself. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

If possible, avoid 2001 and 2002 models. Otherwise good luck.

 

i think with the 05, the lx got the bar as well. also, i think the vp is the worst.

 

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whats wrong with an 01? i have an 01 and i love it.

 

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whats wrong with an 01? i have an 01 and i love it.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Honda was working out it's growing pains for the first two years of 7th gen production. Just a suggestion.

 

Thanks for the replies, what are the motor differences in models if any? I haven't really decided anything other than 01'-05' and a standard transmission.

 

Im sorry but all those letters mean nothing to me...can you help me out maybe point me to a site that'll tell me about the motors?

 

d17a1=DX/LX/VP: Power : 115 hp (86 kW) @ 6100 rpm & 110 ft·lbf @ 4500 rpm
d17a2=EX/Si: Power : 127 hp (95 kW) @ 6300 rpm & 114 ft·lbf @ 4400 rpm

hope this helps

 

04 lx also came with swaybars

 

umm the 01-05 si has a k20 dude

 

US EX = Canadian Si

Get an 04 or 05.... wideband primary O2 = seamless kpro integration for boosting
It also seems that they did something to the transmission in 04, they seem to be a little better.

 

my 05 lx has front and rear sway bars

 

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Honda was working out it's growing pains for the first two years of 7th gen production. Just a suggestion.</TD></TR></TABLE>

And seeing as I've had no factory-related problems on my '01, doesn't help your argument.

 

I love my 01 LX. I just wish there was a different motor than the D17A1 in it.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDM_7th Civic &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">umm the 01-05 si has a k20 dude </TD></TR></TABLE><TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Boilermaker1 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">US EX = Canadian Si

Get an 04 or 05.... wideband primary O2 = seamless kpro integration for boosting
It also seems that they did something to the transmission in 04, they seem to be a little better.</TD></TR></TABLE>

thanks for fixing wat i forgot

 

Wow thanks for all the help guys. I am excited to start. I think I am going to make sure I do my research first though. I am looking for an EX I think, did Honda not make and Si Coupes or am I just not able to find any...

 

only 8thgen SI coupes. they have 7thgen hatchbacks.

 

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Don't forget 99-00 EM1's, they're Si's as well.

 

whats the EM1 etc? things keep getting added haha. I am sorry if this is getting annoying. I just want to know what I am buying...

 

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It's in the FAQ's: https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/1759075

 

My 02 lx has a rear sway bar.

 

weve established that all LX models after 01 came with a rear swaybar

 

ok we have em2's the em1 is the gen before our cars. its the body style. not sure what the 06 chasiei code is. em2 is 01-05. and my 05 has a rear sway bar lol j/k j/k j/k i had to say that guys. seems everyone else did. lol

 

there is nothing hard about adding a sway bar to 01 dx/lx's. no real problems with my 02 here.

 

Thanks for the help, I was going to reply sooner but I have a 5 post/day limit.... :/