im 16 years old and new here.. i have a stock em1. mileage is 153,000. and as far as i know. the internals probably havnt been rebuilt. so first things first i wanna get my engine running super healthy before i start bolting things on. looking for more hp as well.. and suggestions?
any suggestions on a new clutch and flywheel too? should i go with a light weight?
thanks.

 

anyone?

 

don't rebuild it

 

justification?

 

dude hondas run forever. literally. if you take care of it you should be fine. is there anything wrong with it?

 

sounds like it could be running alot smoother, it used to. engine knocks sometimes.

 

o that doesn't mean you need to nessesarily rebuild it. i am literally 42 miles away from rolling 240,000 on my civic and it has never had a rebuild

 

all im sayin is don't go and rebuild your engine before checking something as simple as a knock sensor

 

my engines blowing through oil like its cool..
i got a oil change, and less than 2000 miles later my oil was gone.
every 2000 miles my oil runs low.. i heard a rebuild would help solve that problem.
and i often stay outta vetc so i dont know why its burning oil like it is.

 

thats prolly rings...they arent very expensive and depending on how your car is driven, they will go bad. but if you plan on going turbo later...definately go ahead and rebuild it. and also you will get some better performance. so i would say go for it...if your going boost anyway. you can replace rings without rebuilding the entire engine.

 

it could help

 

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rebuilding could NEVER hurt anything. lol just waste of money if you are just looking for simple bolt ons and no major power like out of a supercharger or turbo setup.

 

it all depends on what kind of (power) your talking about. simply adding bolt ons won't get you outstanding results

 

it could hurt you wallet !!!! haha

 

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exactly: boost=rebuild
bolt ons=replace only rings

there is no point in rebuilding the whole engine for just i/h/e...if you plan on going all out on this and making over 250 whp...then yes go for it. lol have fun and enjoy.

 

yeah i plan on getting a turbo. but thats gunna be in a while..so ill deal with a rebuild later. so ill take your advice. thanks

and any suggestions on clutch/flywheel.
stage 2? 3?

 

stage 2... 3?? hah... for simple bolt ons, don't waste your money on stage 2 or 3 clutches... keep it stock..

 

why would i keep it stock?
like i said im eventually gunna get a turbo. and my clutch is done anyways i might as well get something better than stock.

 

He's got a point. If my clutch went right now I would buy one better because I have FI in the works. No point in buying a stock clutch and only ever using it for 10% of it's life and then ditching it for an upgrade. Waste of money, especially for those us who have a Honda Civic for a "sports car."

Before you buy anything though just do lots and lots of research, research until your brain hurts, do it again, and then some more. Figure out what you ultimatly want to do and make a game plan.
Then you will know your material, you'll have the knowledge to know everything about what your doing. You'll be able to diagnose and work through problems so much quicker and easier. Plus you'll save yourself tons of cash by knowing exactly what you want to do. When it comes down to it, there is no downside to putting in a little time for research.

Sorry for the lecture I mean it all in a good way!

Have Fun