Well i'm new to the site and pretty new to the honda scene as well. Just purchased my first honda, a 1998 Civic EX which im extremely satisfied with. Bought it from some old farmer not to long ago after he had just replaced the motor with only like 11,000 miles for only 4000 not bad..... still the same as when i bought it pretty much....catback exhaust (magnaflow) intake (injen) aem tru time cam. all ive done so far is some DIY black housing headlights which turned out pretty good...just wondering if you guys had any ideas where i should start performance wise....pretty short on cash right now and the next thing i plan on is wheels...thinkin about doin white hx wheels with a red honda logo in the middle (JDM i know) haha well thats all for now...just saying hello from good ol south dakota
sorry for the shitty pics....all i have is cell phone pics right now

 

also, i was kinda wondering about the whole aem tru time cam gear....anything i can change with that to do anything to my car?

 

if u stay at this forum longer. u will know simple bolt ons like i/e/h wont make d series engine go faster and it is a waste of money. try to run a search of how many people had/have already discussed this question and
welcome to ht

 

well i know that much....that stuff was already done to the car when i got it...im saying what is there that i can do to make it go faster...like i said im kinda new in the honda scene...really dont know much about d-series especially...plan on building it for boost when money isnt such an issue anymore.... but thanks anyways

 

boost d series is always a good choice. build stronger internal parts. and then boost it. or do a engine swaps. b series. h series, or k series.

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread/878010

 

see im not lookin to really swap it cuz this motor is perfect for boost.....only like 11000 on the new motor or so....so its a strong motor still and i wanna work with what i have...hopefully boost in the near future so i can walk all over these hick driven domestics in the state of south dakota.. also wanna beat a buddy of mine with a dc integra...b16a2 with ls trans.....turd....shouldnt be too hard

 

best bet just keep it as is and save for boost. no reason to waist your money on anything else. just start buying parts here and there.

 

keep us posted

 

welcome to h-t and gl on ur future plans on boosting ur d series

 

https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1181688
We are here to help.

 

holy **** another south dakota guy. nice to see you around.


Modified by redwing24 at 2:44 PM 2/26/2008

 

nice car
good luck with your future plans!

 

thanks for all the compliments guys...and its always nice to see another fellow south dakotan on here haha....redfields only about 45 min away....what kinda car do you drive? ill keep you guys posted with whatever i get done to it

 

Welcome! I would like to be updated on it also. Good Luck with the build! Victor

 

97 dx, 4dr.

 

welcome, thats a pretty good buy i'd say,it looks clean. put the money in the right areas with a good turbo setup, should be quick enough for most anyone in the dakotas. i hate sd cops though, every time i drive someplace down there, i always get harrassed. be a different story if you were driving in a jacked up chevy though. good to see you around

 

I would have to agree with you about sd cops...if you drive a honda with exhaust...plan on getting harrassed quite often ive come to learn

btw if anyone knows of any hx wheels for sale at a decent price...lmk

 

First thing first....It's a D-series....so....I'd say turbo that healthy engine, and get a good suspention on there that is going to fit the type of driving you will be doing.
Good Luck amd welcome to HT

 

Welcome

 

LOL I thought you were from San Diego. Welcome dood.

Weight reduction would help.

 

oh i forgot.....its got lowering springs on it....no clue what brand...all they say is japan on them....must be straight up jdm yo....haha 2 inches i think....but my back sits lower than my front...ghey

 

so i decided to start piecing a turbo kit together....show me what you got for parts....d16y8

 

Well i bought a set of fat fives for my car today....looks much better imo

 

"boost = d-series" "boost = d-series".. .. .. ...

These people have no imagination. Clearly you're not shooting for 500+ hp, right? You're not replacing your tranny with a spool, right? You said you want to beat B16s and hicks in their tractors. Piece of cake.

First of all, DON'T BOOST YOUR D-SERIES. Turbos can be great if they're done right. They have more power potential than your wallet and your driving skills combined. To do it right isn't easy or cheap. So what you end up with is a boosted motor that was stock n/a, so the breather system is no longer functional, you have all these added parts squeezed under your hood, each of them just another complex part that can fail. You have this intercooler in front of your radiator so everyone can see what you're up to. Then you're going to have a chipped ECU badly tuned probably with some chip you bought over the internet. One big frustrating mess. You'll find yourself selling the car for pennies on the dollar so you can start over fresh. Everyone here has done it how many times?!

Do this instead: Get yourself a cam, a header, and a cold air intake. Drive it hard and work out some teenage angst. Live out some fast and furious fantasies. Then when you've but some wear into that block, rebuild it with some high compression pistons. Get an aftermarket intake manifold. Buy someone's used EMS and get it dyno tuned. Under your hood will be nice and clean. Your car will be nice and reliable. You'll be right at the level of a mildly modified B series; oftentimes you'll have the advantage. It will be somewhat of a sleeper, which is so much more fun than being lumped in with the ricers. I never get tired of playing stupid and doing some harmless hustling. And yeah, you'll lose the race sometimes but that's part of the fun. How much fun is a project with constant problems that is always exceeding your budget?

Everyone else is shooting for the most power they can afford. And a lot of times they run out of brains before they run out of money. Ask yourself, do you want the fastest car, or do you want the funnest car.

 

nicely put