my roomate recently bought a 97 ex w/ a 1.6 sohc vtec. we've been toying with it in my garage lately (when we aren't working on my s2k) and i told him he should replace the distributor cap and rotor because when i did that on my old prelude it regained a lot of feel and power that it had lost over time. at the time that i replaced mine i bought it CHEAP from a webpage that no longer seems to sell parts anymore.

question: where is the cheapest place to buy cap n rotor for civic and does he have to get one for the 1.6 d-series or will one from a different motor b the same, or would another add any benefit?

-at the same time he is looking for a set of used rotas, anyone got some nice 16's for sale?

thanks civic guys
-alex

 

u can get those at any local parts store. pepboys..autozone or advance auto parts and b and d dizzy are different.. even b18 and b16 are different

 

check your local parts store and if you want something over factory try msd.

 

For the best results I'd just order the cap/rotor direct from honda.. .they're not that much more expensive if at all and the quality is way better.

OEM ftw.

 

wow, thanks for the quick response. and yeah, i never even considered autozone, etc, because i usually go oem on something like this. but we'll have to go there and check them out and get a quote from honda.

 

MSD ftw. the caps like $35 from summit or where ever. if you want a significant gain get an MSD external ignition coil. i replaced mine and it was a big difference. honda's have notoriously weak ignition systems.

 

yeah, thanks. he ordered the msd today actually because of your all's advice. thanks!

 

While I agree to a point (I also have the MSD external coil setup)...

There are full drag cars running WAY more HP then I ever will that are on stock coils and obviously running fine.