hey people i just bought my first 2001 honda civic ex and i love it so far but. when i was in my buddys 2002 civic ex i noticed that when he shifted gears in high rpms his tires chirpped and my dosnt. can it be that my car is on 18inch rims(came with car)? also my low beams dont come on(most of the time) so i have to drive with high-beams(but there not bright enough to be high beams). any suggestions? last of all i just got the lower control arm bushings replaced and it helped with front end handling but still on bumps or road faults the front end slip away, could it be the 18in rims and low profiles or something else. i also noticed this problem when in high rpms the front end goes all shifty?

i would appreciate any feedback/suggestions, thanks alot

 

anyone

 

well first off get rid of the 18 inch rims.. they r not good on our cars.. they r too heavy and u lose power.. second of all do u have aftermarket ebay healights??? or oem headlight?? evry other problem u have all direct to the huge rims u have.. go bak to stock size which is 15 inch.. then everything will b good

 

tragiclude-thanks. that is what i thought. and as far as headlights i think there the ebay aftermarkets. like i said i just bought this car its a older low budget show car. (first honda to get a wide body kit.)

one more thing since the car is a wide body, will 15's look to small

 

Well, in all honesty, it's probably going to look bad regardless since you said the words "low-budget" and "widebody kit" in the same sentence. If you want a good compromise between looks and performance, I'd go with 16" wheels. Tires aren't quite as prolific, but it's a good compromise.

And yeah, your car's performance is going to be adversely affected by the larger wheels. There's just more mass for the engine to spin around, and it doesn't have that much power to begin with.

 

i have a question. i have a 2001 honda civic ex auto. but i want to swap the transmission to manual and i also want a k20 motor swap. or should i just keep the engine i already have and just turbo it?

 

Well, which do you want? A manual swap with forced induction, or a K-series engine swap?

 

Boost it, its cheaper. and more fun!

 

boost with automatic?
with automatic it wouldnt be worth it and the transmission wouldnt be able to handle it
go k series swap with manual tranny swap if you have the money to spend

 

I missed the Auto trans part.. OOOPPPPSSS but you could p/u a Z6, y7, ect tranny for dirt cheap and do a manual swap. but i guess if your gonna swap might as well make it worth while

 

man boost the auto with a tranny cooler on it and when that breaks swap to manual

 

i wanted to do the k20 swap but it costs alot of money. i should rather turbo it or just get a tranny swap and then boost it later huh?

 

Boosting is cheaper then a swap. IMO i would get a tranny swap first, then build your own turbo kit or just buy kit.

 

yea thats sounds like a good idea but where do i get the parts for the manual swap and how much does it cost?

 

Boosting and Swapping are both in the same ballpark, done right. Yeah, you can bitch-boost for less than a K-swap, but if you want a decent build, you'll wind up paying the same as if you'd swapped in a K-series motor.

 

Ok this is the deal..First of 18's are DEF NOT TO BIG...I have 18's on my car and its not a problem at all..The stock rims on the 04 ex are 15"...Dont be stupid bro...You take the 15" rim and the size of the tires...Than get your 18's with smaller tires to match the same size as stock. I have no problems what so ever with my rims and they look hot..Once I put on my lowering spring and struts its will be even more baller....And they make 18's that are light weight....so they dont slow me down...plus I am running 7.5 psi so doesn't matter much with the boost...

 

how well does the tranny react to say 7-10psi and if i run a tranny cooler?

 

Well we talking auto or manual...B/c the Auto tranny can't handle much at all stock. If you want to boost a auto you will need to get a lot of tranny work done and wouldn't be worth it. Would be better to do the 5 speed swap. Currently I am running an exedy stage 2 clutch and Act lightweight flywheel. So the tranny can handle around 260 whp....but an auto you would be lucky to make it down the street running 7-10 psi...

 

so should i get a 5 speed swap or a 6 speed swap? and what all parts do i need for it?

 

There is no 6 speed swap for a d17, only a 5 speed

 

oh ok. what all parts do i need for the swap ?

 

This should help:

http://www.7thgenhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=6013&

 

thanks bro. how much horsepower does your civic have?

 

what other engines can fit into a 2001 honda civic ?

 

Easily or practically? None. You have a handful of K-series motors to chose from, but that's where the options end.

And yes, 18" is entirely too big for this chassis.