I just got a 1990 civic Hatch.



the engine is a SOHC but i don't know if is 1.6l or 1.5l, and it appears to have a TBI set up (throttle body injection).
im not sure what edition of the car it is, it has drums in the back so i know it is not a SI, and it's a four speed

now the clutch is bugging me it dose not engage till your almost completely off of it, i heard there was a way to adjust this so that i can keep my foot on the floor during shifts.

but in general the car is almost perfect. i plan on keeping it stock for the most part. it is my daily driver, i got the truck for weekends. Best part about the car is it was only 1000 dollars and it only has 140K miles.


So tell me something I don’t know about the car. (I know nothing about Hondas)
thanks

 

4spd = most likely STD model 1.5 dpfi

 

pm me the vin and i ll run a carfax for you. it ll tell you everything

 

oh yeah carfax. i got it.
ok its a 1.5L L4 FI
humm says they have 13 recordsbut is it worth 30 bucks to find out what they are?

 

"it has drums in the back so i know it is not a SI"

you dont have a sunroof either so thats how you know its not a si
the civic si came with drums only, the 90-91 crx si came with rear disc brakes

a std civic i had came with a 4-speed and 1.5 d15b7

 

know how to adjust the clutch? is there a way?

 

Follow the clutch cable coming from the firewall all the way to the tranny. You'll see a black **** at the end, spin it to adjust the clutch catch point.

Also, a D15B7 is from a 92-95 Civic DX/LX. The motor you have should be a D15B1 or D15B2, I can't remember which one is which though.

 

theres an adjustment on the clutch pedal, Yea you have a Civic STD hatchback. Four speed. Its the lowest model Hatch back from 1988-1991. Have fun with it

 

The STD has a D15B1 which is rated at only 70hp. So you're only pushing like 50. Swap something in there, anything.

 

those thirteen reports on carfax could all be inspections. when i carfaxed my crx, there were like 17 reports, and all of them were inspection reports. i had not talked to the owner a whole lot at that time so the only thing i learned was that it passed ca emissions from that carfax.

 

HAHAHA oh my god 50 HP ohh i love this car it cracks me up man. my truck has 360hp. but give it up for honda man i had my first kill last night a 1990 something MX-7 third gear got him. haha slowest race i ever saw. but my wheels spun for like five seconds haha.
but unfortunately the car is staying as is, it gets 38mpg and thats the way i like it.
oh yeah it has a short throw shifter and i mean really short. i welded a nut to a grenade i had and put on the shifter today looks badass. lol

Well thanks for the clutch info i'll check it out in the morning.


Modified by 90hatchhill at 10:02 PM 12/6/2007

 

you can also tell by the tail light dressing in the rear, it doesnt have the red center dressing, but instead the black one.

 

congratulations on the purchase

I have the same car as you... 1990 Civic STD but in red

your car is a great starting point because of it only weighing approximately 2127lbs (stock)

I would recommend getting rid of that 70hp slug of a motor ASAP, but I see you want to keep it stock

I put a b18b in mine and am very happy with the outcome
take a look at my build thread for a possible idea

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2066580

If you end up keeping the stock engine, I recommend at least swapping from dpfi to mpfi

your car currently has dual port fuel injection(dpfi) which means you only have 2 injectors which are spraying straight into the intake manifold, but if you swap to multi port fuel injection(mpfi) you will have 4 seperate injectors meaning each cylinder will be getting it's own injector

that and a si tranny swap should make your car come alive

the possibilities are endless.
just read up and make use of the search function.(it helps a lot)

 

If its your daily driver swap in a dx tranny and get more mgp's man! And a fifth gear.

 

ok so the car has no tach right. if i bought a tach what would i have to do to tie it in and make it work? would i be connecting it to the distributer or computer i don't know.

what is the best and cheapest way

 

it goes to the negative terminal of your ignition coil

 

Hey dude, I have a DX tranny in my garage and I'm in TX. Well, at the moment I'm deployed but I will be back toward the end of January. If your interested, let me know and I could probably have someone get it out for you. I'll let it go for $150, it's in great condition, no grinds, took the casing off and everything looked great. Oh, and you can still get good gas mileage with a B16. Later dude.

 

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dude this is the second post you have posted incorrect info about SI hatches! THEY NEVER HAD DISC BREAKS EVER </TD></TR></TABLE>

You need to read more closely... he said the civic si came with drums only, the CRX Si came with teh discs. So on you.

 

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dude this is the second post you have posted incorrect info about SI hatches! THEY NEVER HAD DISC BREAKS EVER </TD></TR></TABLE>

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You need to read more closely... he said the civic si came with drums only, the CRX Si came with teh discs. So on you. </TD></TR></TABLE>


TEH OWNZORZ!!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by johndilt &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">congratulations on the purchase

I have the same car as you... 1990 Civic STD but in red

your car is a great starting point because of it only weighing approximately 2127lbs (stock)

I would recommend getting rid of that 70hp slug of a motor ASAP, but I see you want to keep it stock

I put a b18b in mine and am very happy with the outcome
take a look at my build thread for a possible idea

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2066580

If you end up keeping the stock engine, I recommend at least swapping from dpfi to mpfi

your car currently has dual port fuel injection(dpfi) which means you only have 2 injectors which are spraying straight into the intake manifold, but if you swap to multi port fuel injection(mpfi) you will have 4 seperate injectors meaning each cylinder will be getting it's own injector

that and a si tranny swap should make your car come alive

the possibilities are endless.
just read up and make use of the search function.(it helps a lot) </TD></TR></TABLE>

Converting his car to mpfi would be pointless. The difference between the d15b2(92hp dx) and d15b1(70hp std) is the cam and ecu. The cam on the std. Is tiny! I compared them side by side one time. I was freakin bored and curious lol. So adding a mpfi intake manifold won't realy do much. If he wants to go a little faster that thing has to come out

 

wizco is right, i have a 91 si hatch and it has disc, my really close buddy has an 88 si and it has drum. so yeah read up before you say anything.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by xxnickpxx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">wizco is right, i have a 91 si hatch and it has disc, my really close buddy has an 88 si and it has drum. so yeah read up before you say anything.</TD></TR></TABLE>

If you have an Si hatch with rear discs, they aren't stock. Just FYI.

 

my bad. your right, mine are from a rex. but yeah very clean bone stock hatch. i like it.

 

thanks wizco the kid doesnt know how to read or something i wouldnt post if i dont know the correct info

and i reported him to a admin after he imed me saying i was posting incorrect info

 

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Converting his car to mpfi would be pointless. The difference between the d15b2(92hp dx) and d15b1(70hp std) is the cam and ecu. </TD></TR></TABLE>


how bout the lack of 8 valves?