Okay heres the deal i dont know that much about hondas,but my girl has a 98 civic 4door.I think its a 1.6 non v tech.Was wondering what are some mods to do to it.To get some real power out of it and oh yeah its auto .

 

put a v8 in it, an intake, exhaust. a chip if you want. motor swap. theres alot. what are you trying to spend is the question

 

sale it and buy her a real car
i like the porsche gt3rs myself

jk... those motor's sucks and if im not mistaken it's a d15 but whatever... swap the motor for something better.. if you want to stay single cam then go with the d16y8 and boost..and change the tranny to manual

 

buy a big carbon fiber wing. thats a huge gain in power. i have the d 16 y8 with an intake, exhaust and its chipped. does pretty good for an everyday and its still good on gas. slap a gsr motor in there or something. but yea. i agree with nick. convert it to a 5 speed and show her how to drive it.

 

shes got a few hundred bux to spend.nothing to outrageous.I know about the ls/vtec stuff can you do anything with the sohc motor like that?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by biggjerryc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">buy a big carbon fiber wing. thats a huge gain in power. i have the d 16 y8 with an intake, exhaust and its chipped. does pretty good for an everyday and its still good on gas. slap a gsr motor in there or something. but yea. i agree with nick. convert it to a 5 speed and show her how to drive it.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ill teach her how to drive stick lol
is she hot or not?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hy35f2t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">shes got a few hundred bux to spend.nothing to outrages.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you have alot to think about honestly... how much money does she want to exactly spend because swaps can range from a grand to 10 thousand quite easily..
do you want to stay auto.. single cam.. na or go turbo? you gotta be more specific in what you want to get results

 

few hundred. hmmmmmmmmmm exhaust and intake should be the first. make that baby breathe.

 

I was thinking turbo but i know what a headache it can be.So i was thinking n/a cuz if something little were to happen like a coupler came off.She wouldnt know what to do.So im thinking n/a inless someone has a hook up on a turbo set up.Prolly auto for this year.


Modified by hy35f2t at 11:14 PM 6/22/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by biggjerryc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">few hundred. hmmmmmmmmmm exhaust and intake should be the first. make that baby breathe.</TD></TR></TABLE>
sh:t.. 2500 can get you a badass ls turbo setup running really good quarter mile times

 

i dont even want to say this but trade it for a 2g dsm turbo. you can turn the boost up on them and have an easy 13 second car. but they crankwalk in minutes.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hy35f2t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I was thinking turbo but i know what a headache it can be.So i was thinking n/a cuz if something little were to happen like a coupler came off.She wouldnt know what to do.So im thinking n/a inless someone has a hook up on a turbo set up.Prolly auto for this year.</TD></TR></TABLE>

fawk auto...auto sucks... and if your going na on a single cam... you might as well save your money for a dohc vtec swap imo
go to a junk yard or get on craigslist and try and find a y8 swap for starter's and then do an auto to manual transfer on her car....

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by biggjerryc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i dont even want to say this but trade it for a 2g dsm turbo. you can turn the boost up on them and have an easy 13 second car. but they crankwalk in minutes. </TD></TR></TABLE>
yea dsm's belong in dumpster's imo... they are junk

 

they are junk but i must say. there really comfortable to drive haha. no so comfy in the winter though when they break down

 

so is there a head swap for it to make it vtec?I figure ill make it vtec get all the lil bolt ons then maybe sometime this year swap it to manual.Id rather swap it manual like in spring and give her enough time to get used to driving stick.Pls i live in wisconsin so it could snow any day.This state blows.


Modified by hy35f2t at 11:22 PM 6/22/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by biggjerryc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">they are junk but i must say. there really comfortable to drive haha. no so comfy in the winter though when they break down</TD></TR></TABLE>
i had a 93 eclipse and it was horrible.. did a gs-t swap and never got this pos motor to run right..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hy35f2t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so is there a head swap for it to make it vtec?</TD></TR></TABLE>
your refering to a mini-me swap.. a d15 block and a d16 vtec head.. you need either a y7 or y8 head. 96+ ecu, and a vtec engine wiring harness... and that's it.
then install it.

 

get a y8 head. but theres a little more. you need an ecu. a p28 works if you convert to a 5 speed. but you need an obd2a to obd1 conversion harness(100 bucks) idk the ecus for automatics

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hy35f2t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">so is there a head swap for it to make it vtec?I figure ill make it vtec get all the lil bolt ons then maybe sometime this year swap it to manual.Id rather swap it manual like in spring and give her enough time to get used to driving stick.Pls i live in wisconsin so it could snow any day.This state blows.</TD></TR></TABLE>

you could do whats called a mini me swap, asuming she has a d16y7 like myself. which would make her non-vtec, vtec.. you can use the search button in the top right corner to look up more info on that.

 

what you should so is research some stuff on here. just look around in the all motor section. unles you wanna boost it. forced induction forum. spend some time looking. figure out what you want, get some basic knowledge and then ask questions. Nobody else can decide for you

 

Okay well i think im gonna go the mini me swap way but is there a write up a how to?Also if i dont get the ecu right away can she still drive the car?she never really speeds so if she had to stay out of it she could till she got the ecu.Also what would the compression be with a mini me swap?to high for boost?


Modified by hy35f2t at 11:58 PM 6/22/2008

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hy35f2t &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Okay well i think im gonna go the mini me swap way but is there a write up a how to?Also if i dont get the ecu right away can she still drive the car?she never really speeds so if she had to stay out of it she could till she got the ecu.</TD></TR></TABLE>
you can do it but it will be like not having vtec at all... you can get everything to do the swap for less than 500-800 bucks depending if you want to go with aftermarket parts on certain things