New to this site, but have a few questions. I have a 1994 Honda Civic LX 5-speed, and there's just a few things of concern that I have with the car.

1) Sometimes I like wrapping it out to the redline from 2nd to 3rd gear, not alot but on occasion, and afterwards I smell something burning but I can't quite figure out what it is. Doesn't smell like oil gas or coolant or the clutch.
2) I've replaced both half shafts and the tie rods on both sides, however whenever I turn the car it squeaks very loud all the way through the turn and it does it no matter which way I turn the car. It also makes the squeak when the car is turned off sitting still and I bounce the car up and down.
3) Sometimes when I shift gears, when I push in the clutch and the engine is revving down, there's a slight pop almost like it's backfiring but it's not very loud.
4) Pretty sure my clutch is going out but not for sure, but when i've got it to the floor going through the gears everything is fine until I go from 2nd to 3rd gear, in which I let out the clutch all the way and get back on the gas, but the rpms slowly go down like it's slowly going into gear or something.

Would appreciate any and all advice anyone has to give. Should also note the car needs an alaignment and has 244k miles on it but I still get anyway from 35-40 mpg.

 

1 we can't smell it so your on your own
2 balljoint
3 check for codes
4 bad clutch the rpm would go up not down.

 

1. The smell a honda makes when hitting redline/fuel cut
2. ball joints/ sway bar end links
3. most hondas do this with a open exhaust or the stock exhaust has a leak
4. slipping clutch

 

I bought the car and it has an aftermarket muffler but I think it's one of those cheap walmart ones, so I don't know anything about that, but with the clutch, you think it's slipping if it's not going into gear right away like that even after I let out on the clutch pedal?

 

I find it hard to believe you can get that good of a MPG when you redline that motor "on occasions". Those D15 motors aren't indestructible.

 

Well like I said its on occasion, not every day or every week even. I have a 12 gallon tank and run it almost empty and get anywhere between 430-470 miles out of the tank, you do the math..