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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:14 AM
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Just picked her up, 96k original miles, My mind is running wild with ideas. What should I do?
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:21 AM
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Tech before the lock
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:38 AM
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You should drop in a z6 turbo it get some white te37s drop it.. Add a vr6 jetta lip And call it good
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:41 AM
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- find some Si seats
- engine swap if you are interested in that sort of thing
- lower it an inch, possibly some new strut like tokico blues
- rear sway bar upgrade
- lightweight 15" mags
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:42 AM
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Good suspension, nice wheels, si lip, and call it a day! Upgrade your side speakers as well. I would love to find a CRX in that condition!
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:47 AM
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You should do what you want to do, and be unique, are you going for form or function?

Yours truely,
Flow
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 11:50 AM
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Have to ask how much you paid??
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 12:18 PM
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LEAVE IT THE **** ALONE AND BE HAPPY YOU FOUND SOMETHING SO CHERRY.
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 12:26 PM
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J Swap.

PLEASE. No one has done a J swap on a honda civic as far as i know. I don't care if its midengine or not.
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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Really ^
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 12:29 PM
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shiorun^^You should search the interwebs more, there's plenty of j swaps. Tri-Tech has one that was featured in Honda Tuning along with two others.

And why would you mention anything about mid-engine placement?

http://www.hondatuningmagazine.com/t...s/viewall.html
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by bpotter05
Have to ask how much you paid??
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Old Mar 4, 2012 | 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 91STDFLOW
You should do what you want to do, and be unique, are you going for form or function?

Yours truely,
Flow
Thinking about going a turbo build for 1/4 mile, with nice some offset rims.
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 02:03 PM
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Most def going to get it painted, interior is golden too full interior, even got some retro seat covers
Old Mar 4, 2012 | 02:15 PM
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Tech?
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