I've always wanted one but I finally got around to getting one, w/my luck of course I'd get the oddball of the bunch:

99' Civic HX EJ7 *fixed*
d16y5
Bone stock(a feat in its own)

First order of business is to get this thing off of 4x4 status on some springs, coil-overs or something. The headlights also need to go, frosted yellow is not where its at.

Any other tips on heading into modding this one, this damn tranny is definitely FTL. If Im not mistaken the y8 tranny is the best tranny to throw in. I dont really know what year to look for this tranny exactly(I know its an Si tranny though), Im assuming the Si from the 92-95 Civics.

Overall goal is to just have fun w/it and throw a little boost at it just to have fun, no drag strip warrior but I dont wanna be able to hang when Im out wit my guys haha....

 

hx= EJ7

Yeah the y8 tranny is the best, it came in 96-00 Civic ex's.

Some tips are don't get projectors or ebay coilovers or anything from ebay.

Some nice lights in my opinion are fresh stock ones or some black housing OEM style ones.

 

Congrats on the purchase. For the headlights you can DIY and fix them up by sanding them down and polishing (there is a guide somehwere..)

 

Easy way to fix that man..

 

Here is a good one
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=95621

 

A nice buff and some compound will get those headlights lookin gooood. Nice pick-up.

 

haha EJ7, gotcha...appreciate it, yea I definitely learned the ebay blues aint hot, made the mistake of putting em on my old couger, coulda lost a couple fillings out my teeth from those things...
Yea I was contemplating that also...got some 1000 grit and some of that plastic x laying around, might as well hit it up.

If I replaced em I was thinking about some nice stockers or the blacked out ones also. Wanna keep it simple, slammed and clean. Whats a good set-up of full-coil overs that are only a few hundred possibly(I know there some somewhere)? I didn't really wanna spend $1200 right now, wanna get this tranny gone first ya know.

*edit: Lemme rephrase, just a good "budget" coil-over set-up, I know there's probably like a million answers for that but one in particular that sticks out type set-up...*

 

If you need to do your tranny first wait on the coilovers...just do it all the way the first time. After full coilovers you'll never go back to a sleeve/shock setup. I know 1200 or so sounds like a lot, but its oh so worth it. I LOVE my Apexi full coils.

 

Yea full coil-overs are definitely where its at, I just ordered a set for the other car, they were KWs, there great but there still stiff as ever. Probably go w/eibach or something now. I'm sure the quality for the honda is a lot better though so Im gonna go ahead and look into a few of the full coil-over set-ups...thanks for the input on the Apexi's.

 

Check on your local classifieds here http://www.hondamarketplace.com/forumdisplay.php?f=65

Im sure you can find a nice EX tranny and later find some full coilovers cheap from someone. I got my full tein coilovers for 300 and theyre awesome.

 

Sounds good....Im all over it, I was just looking for tha marketplace haha.

 

Good luck with it man. Get an alarm and some other security while your at it.

 

I recomend Omni Powers (full coilovers). They are relatively cheap, and I love them.

 

The HX is an EJ7. You got the engine code right though.

For the headlights, there are DIYs on how to make them look brand new. SIRIUS's DIY on ClubCivic is the best one IMO.

Is it manual or automatic?

The D16Y8 came in the '96-'00 Civic EX coupes and sedans. The '92-'95 Civic EX and Si came with the D16Z6, which is very similar and has a similar transmission. Either would fit on an HX with a manual transmission.

You can find good parts on eBay, but you need to know exactly what you're looking for. There are a lot of parts on there being sold as things they are not.

 

Welcome to Honda Land

 

let me know if you wanna get rid of your hx rims ( if you still have them)

congrats on the hx , i had a 97 hx pretty nice except for the 5 gallon tank

 

THATs what it was, I couldnt remember the name of those coil overs to save my life last night....I know omni make some good products for great prices...as does blox.

Its a manual....and I was wondering about if the different model ex's made a difference. Thanks for that one....

So thats why this thing fills up so cheap haha....and dont have the stock HX rims, sorry. Wish I did, got stuck with some lame 15" american racing type wheels.

 

The HX has an 11.9 gallon tank like all other USDM Civics (besides the GX sedan).

 

hahaha 5 gal tank? wtf? lol

good call nofx

 

I used to fill my tank with 12 bucks when I got it in feb 2007 (gas was like 2 something) I'll double check though you might be right

 

to the op how much do you fill your tank with that'll determine how big your tank is

I also want to know i don't want to think I'm crazy this whole time for thinkng I had a 5- 6 gallon tank

 

I just compared all the part numbers for '96-'00 USDM Civics. Here are the results.

17500-S01-A00
'99-'00 DX coupe
'99-'00 EX coupe
'99-'00 HX coupe
'99-'00 Si coupe
'99-'00 CX hatch
'99-'00 DX hatch
'99-'00 DX sedan
'99-'00 DX-V sedan
'99-'00 LX sedan

17500-S01-A30
'96-'97 DX coupe
'96-'97 HX coupe
'96-'97 CX hatch
'96-'97 DX hatch
'96-'97 DX sedan
'96-'97 EX sedan
'96-'97 LX sedan

17500-S02-L01
'97-'97 DX coupe
'96-'98 EX coupe
'98 HX coupe
'98 CX hatch
'98 DX hatch
'98 DX sedan
'97-'98 EX sedan
'97-'98 LX sedan

17500-S04-G30
'96-'97 DX sedan
'96-'97 EX sedan
'96-'97 LX sedan

17500-PDN-A02 (CNG Tank)
'98-'00 GX sedan

And here is the fuel and emissions information for '96-'00 USDM Civics. This is from the service manual.


No, that won't determine how big his tank is. It will determine his tank is at least that big (unless he has a leak).

The last time I filled up I filled up with about ten gallons. This doesn't mean I have a ten gallon tank though.

Few people run it totally dry, push the car to the gas station and then fill it up.

Perhaps you'd been filling up early because you had a broken gas gauge?

EDIT: Further research found these gas logs for some 6th gen Civic HXes.

1997 HX - puts in 7.07 to 10.65 gallons
1998 HX - puts in 3.77 to 10.679 gallons
1997 HX - puts in 9.56 to 10.48 gallons
1998 HX - puts in 5.389 to 10.99 gallons

 

I think my EG cx has a 8 or 10 gallon tank am I right?

 

rent a rug doctor and upholstery attachment. Clean the seats and carpet. you will be amazed at what come out in the water..

 

NOFX mucho chingon!
maybe I did have a broken gas gauge,

I never did completely run out of gas so for all I knew I still had half a tank every time I filled up. at least it was a good excuse not to give people rides. (no gas) matter fact ima break my current gas gauge