Ive wanted a honda for years, they are the koolest cars on the road...Im civic mad but drive a french hatchback, (bad i know, dont tell me about it)

I know a bit about civics etc...was looking at getting a jdm sir s spec prelude but with the rates locally the costs is way too high for me and not worth it by the time the car gets over here. You can get a 96 jdm dc2 for 5000.

So Im thinking civic, lots of parts available..used and new...and lots of options

even jdm eg6 SIR2's that come over imported are still expensive...too expensive i think for what they are....£3500-4000 often with a few mods on. That is an option but again the problem now is the very very poor £ to yen exhange rate....

170bhp standard and LSD and usualy jdm extras......you know the rest..

a car (eh eg6 sir2) that would usually cost 3000-3500 to import now costs well over 5000 ....great timing......

Another problem with the engine swap route is places to do it, there is none here where I live which sucks ***. So I then think well maybe just buy a jdm integra dc2 at £5000 but that will take quite a while and Im getting impacient. Also the extra inusrance costs all add to that.

I want to limit this to around £3500-4000 over time all in. Not sure how that woprks out in $ now but I can get a jdm b18c5 for approx £2200 and a civic 95 1.5 vtec for around £750-800. Thne Id have to find a place that would fit it who might have no clue about the job or the car etc....and it could all go **** up wrong and Id be left with a total waste of money....
also the 1.5 ls have drum brakes etc and crap suspention so Id then have to source either vti/sir bits and get them fitted...probly end up costing way too much for the budget..

and if the paint was a mess theres another 1000+





Whats the best option I have here.????

The idea of having a civic hatch eg/ek and insuring it as a 1.5 is appealing when really its a 200bhp integra motored beast. Im very into the clean simple jdm look.

So

Eg's are cheaper but are more prone to rust, ek's look better IMO....which handle better though because straight line blasting quarter mile aint my thing..I like tight twisty back roads to tear around so handling is important.


£3500-4000 fast civic hatch, any ideas?

ek4's over here still sell far too high in my opinion, they are often ruined too by stupid idiots putting cheap *** 17" wheels on, naff bodykits and stupid flashing crap inside with lame speaker system installs. I play in a rock band so I get my noise out there... If thats your thing, kool....

I love f1 and world rally so corners are my thing..

maybe Ive answered my own question here....jdm sir2 eg6....but they are expensive at the moment as i said...exchange rates are a bitch. I dont want to have to get any paint/bosdy work either

HELP honda fellow nuts!!



Oh i bought a book.....aint got it yet....maybe next week....Honda Engine Swaps
By Aaron Bonk. That will help a bit more.


another thought the jdm sir2 eg6..........is rated at 170bhp....will that be on jdm higher octane fuel.....over here UK...the regular petrol is 95 ron..and super unleaded is 98.....So it might not run to the 170bhp potencial.??.....and how easy would it be to squeeze more performance from a jdm sir2 b16a2....jdm integra intakes etc....? would that be the way to go......? bigger throttle body and inlet manifold etc? I donr want BIG expense mods..rather bolt on stuff I can fit myself.....(I aint a mechanic) getting one with uprated suspension, wheels and exhaust already on would be great i guess...and cheaper for me...but what you find importers charge more for all that .....more than they should....and the total price goes up.

eg theres a place selling a 1998 jdm sir ek4 for 4995....What a rip off....dc2 integras are the same price and better...see what i mean by price jumping because of a few mods...

£3995 fair enouhg...but 5k for a ek4....crazy...


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