Honda Civic / Del Sol (1992 - 2000) EG/EH/EJ/EK/EM1 Discussion

being a good daily car.

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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 04:52 PM
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Default being a good daily car.

Before I start blabbering about my question,
I will list the mods I have done to this car..
or mods that were done to this car.


Short Ram Intake ( prev-owner ) HALFASS JOB.
Ebay Coilover on Stock shocks... ( prev-owner )
00' GSR Axleback ( I ).

So, those 3 things are only aftermarket stuff
that's currently on my car, other than Skunk2
Shiftknob and the type R red stitching boots.

I am not going to track my car, nor will I become
performance guy to try and mod my car out.
I just want my car to be a good daily beater.

I want to ask you guys, what else should I do
with this car, in terms of having it as a good DD.
I have done lots of research on internet, mainly
from Honda-Tech, regarding about what I should do.

I read others posts, others questions and what not.

Through all the readings and researches, these
are the things I have decided and determined to do.

I have decided to stay with Castrol GTX as my choice
of engine oil, because Fully synthetic would be little
bit too much thin, and some of my friends suggested
me that mainly FI'd cars will benefit from Fully Synthetic
oil.

This previous owner did really shitty job with the
suspension by putting E-bay coilovers on stock shocks,
so my daily driving feels almost as if I'm riding a
roller coaster that's about to break down.
So, I have decided to invest on good spring + shock
combo. Now, keep in mind that I have chosen this
route because, Coilover seems very good investment
as well, however, I see no need to adjust the ride
heights in my future, and I just think some good
spring + shock combos ride nice as well.

Previous owner had 5Zigen muffler on the car, which
was too loud, and after searching, I came across to
my friend's selling 00' GSR exhaust components.
I have decided to get to Axleback part, and luckily,
with just little modification @ the exhaust shop, I was
able to fit the axleback with no problem on my car.
Alot quieter, and I like the look of it as well.

In long words short, things I will be doing is..
1. Investment in either OEM airbox/intake or decent
aftermarket short ram intake system.

2. Investment in aftermarket spring + shock.

Is there anything else that you guys suggest me to
do / buy in order to keep my car as good DD?
Kind of vague to ask a question like this, but I think
this forum is a good place to throw a question to get
some general ideas on what I should do..

Here are some pictures.







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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 05:39 PM
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Default Re: being a good daily car.

For a DD, my opinion is to keep it as stock as possible. Comfort, reliability etc etc...
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Old Jul 9, 2009 | 06:40 PM
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Default Re: being a good daily car.

miss my em1 sometimes.
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