I recently purchased a 1997 Honda Civic DX. $3,200, all stock, $118k miles.
Here is my build thread along the way:

 

 

I keep telling people that there are a lot of clean, unmolested Civics down here.

 

First thing is swapping the cracked exhaust manifold and clogged cat with some 4-2-1 headers and a resonator

From this:


To this:

Supposed to be here tuesday!

 

You're going to have to extend wires for the O2 sensor or get a plug-n-play extension. And that thing is gonna be loud.

 

I think more of the problem is people complain they can not find them for the same price as a beat and ragged civic. I can find them all day in the DC area, but you are going to pay a little bit.

 

There are quite a few clean, unmolested civics around here, mostly 96-2000 ive seen, anything under 90 is gone. It took some hunting to find this clean little hatchback. Im sure glad i picked it up.

Its because there are so many ragged and beat civics around here, they think they are all race cars that deserve race car prices, which drives up the price of the unmolested cars.

 

I wondered about the extend wires for the O2 sensor or plug n play extension, but my friend who's an active honda guy says i don't need one..?

(heres his slick hatch btw , he has a K series just swapped in)

 

Maybe he knows something I don't.

 

I dont know his reasoning behind it, he has yet to get back to me. But from what i have read on honda-tech i will need an o2 sensor ext. But he insists its just a waste of money.

Anyhow, i hope the 2.5" piping, resonator, and 4.5" tip won't be too loud

 

Well you do not need to buy one since you can extend it yourself.

 

An ext is like $30. To extend yourself, you just cut the wires and buy new wiring to extend?

 

Swap that muffler for something else or you are going to regret it =[ Loud and raspy AF! Yonaka has a special going on right now for hatches. $300 for the catback. Sadly I emailed them and they don't sell anything for the del sol and they won't sell me "just the muffler" =[

 

^ agreed

get a yonaka cat back...i have heard great reviews from several people on here..




OP. i just bought 2 hatchbacks and the 97 dx i got looks exactly like yours... all stock with a cracked exhaust manifold! LOL

georgia has ALOT of nice stock great condition hondas and acuras, good pricing too.

 

i really like my N1 ebay replica thats a 4 inch muffler. Amazing deep tone sound and not loud and raspy at all. Think i paid $45 for it? Another $80 for custom piping and i like it.

 

That's odd. I contacted them and they sold me a B-pipe.
From what I've seen/heard as long as the silencer is in place it isn't all that bad.

 

Yeah I figured the muffler would be loud, but I'm
Hoping not too too loud and raspy. I'd just likely replace that cracked intake and get rid of the loud, crackly, rattling old exhaust. Lol seal up that head and get better hp and mpg.

I've heard lots of good things about yonaka, but I don't have that's net yet and he car is running like crap lol. But I feel this one will do. And with headers, you delete the cat an put up resonators.

I hope mine is deep and not raspy too. Not all eBay things are crap if you know what to search for lol

 

Same color and miles? ;P Mine was in pretty dang good condition. It needed the usual service tune up, and now I'm replacing the parts I want. Did it come with the oem mudflaps, intake cover, and interior hath cover?

 

I emailed them like you suggested to me in another thread and they wouldn't sell me just the muffler either.

 

that exhaust says its for a 2/4 door yours is called a 3 door

 

Idk if you're joking or not haha, but it lists the 97 dx as one of the compatable cars

 

honda made a 97 dx 3 door hatch, 2 door coupe and 4 door sedan

 

What exactly is your point?

 

You bought the wrong exhaust

 

Really? I just finished installing a 2/4 door exhaust, header back, on a hatch with no mods. Miracle?