Who all here has hybrid 4 door Civics? I'm about to sell my car and I can buy a 91 Civic LX for $1200. It's white with blue interior and it's 5 speed. I plan on using the money leftover and doing a B16 swap and mod the suspension as soon as I buy it. Those of you who have put swaps in your 4 door Civic, tell me what swap you have and how satisfied you are with it.

 

1991 Civic dx 4dr

Had a ZC and then went to a b16 and I don't regret it at all. The b16 makes the 4dr scoot very nicely.

 

'89 LX here, with a B16 and '92 Teg LS trans. So far I'm loving it...nothing done to the motor at all, and will probably stay that way for a while as I need to do suspension and fix my AC. Definitely do suspension upgrades after the swap though...the B16 made my car feel noticeably more nose-heavy.

 

Mods:

Iceman intake
Thermal R&D exhaust
Weapon-R coilovers on KYB AGXs
CM stage 1 clutch
PR3 ecu
J1 transmission
stock xsi header
Random tech catalytic converter
Hasport billet mounts and shift linkage
AEM fpr and B&M gauge
Front camber adjusting ball joints
Homemade rear camber kit
89 Si wheels
91 Si gauge cluster
Front upper, rear upper, rear lower, strut bars

That is about it I think


[Modified by 91civic, 2:42 PM 12/12/2002]

 

Sounds like your getting exactly one like mine except that mine is DX, I currently have ZC with Turbo, love it.

Agree with HybridEF2, for 4 doors.

 

i love efs but... u got a 93 gs-r dude, dont sell her, **** the 4 doors (no offence 4 doors) stick with the gsr i was looking for one unitl i found my rex, i love those rare *** da with vtec pep!

 

I agree w/ crxsifuel on this one why would u sell a rare gs-r for a 4 dr.? ur choice though...

 

My last car was a 92 civic lx with a GSR swap. 4-dr

 

got a b16a in a 4door ex power everything full int. ran 15.0
Now just finished new motor b16a sleeved to 84mm je pistons, balanced crank, shot peened rods, PnP head, CTR cams and ITR valve springs, OBX cam gears, Skunk ti retainers and intake manifold, R1 4-1 header, 2.5 ex., homemade 3in CAI, Apex v-fac, B&M fpr and gauge, and a mugen chiped pr3, mugen t-state and mugen thermo switch.
Thankx to EBAY and INLINEFOUR. COM All in 2 months

 

i have a 91 LX, ZC swap witn i/h/e and a zex 55 shot, and the 4dr owns! Weighs less than a hatch with comfort of 2 more doors. You can make one kick *** sleeper, but selling a 93 GSR for a 4dr i dunno about that unless your gonna build one kickass motor.

But do what YOU want to do. I chose the 4dr cause i always liked em, weight, and you dont see to many.


[Modified by fatal, 3:03 PM 12/14/2002]


[Modified by fatal, 3:04 PM 12/14/2002]

 

Got 2 4doors...

(bro's car) a 88, automatic, changed it manual and swaped a 91 ls...15.38 at ¼mile...but now it run bad, he can't get better then 15.75, so he's changing for a b20 this winter, with juice, cams, I/H/E.

and my 89, planning for a b18b or b16a next winter




[Modified by SwatMan, 4:35 AM 12/15/2002]

 

i got an 89 civic auto.. in champagne DX with LX options

i'm either going auto b20 or turbo dseries


[Modified by CdTriX, 4:24 AM 12/15/2002]

 

I've got an 88 DX with a T3 on the stock D15. Runs nicely on 10psi, just havng a little idle surge problem right now.

 

'91 Civic EX five speed on Velox VX-8Rs. K&N Typhoon intake with 2.5 inch exhaust from the header back... Maxspeed coilovers, S&T sway bars, front and rear (upper and lower) tie bars. D16A6 (spare head... the one on the car will be worked and sold) head is out being worked now. Spare D16A6 intake to be ported and I have the throttle body out being cleaned up and bored... AEM fuel rail, OBX adj. timing gear and Mugen (?) chip to be installed once the head is in. edit: '91 CRX rear disc conversion in the works (I'm lazy... I have everything, just not the drive to install it).

B18B en route to be done and installed sometime next year... this engine is going to be lotsa $$$ as we plan on running a T3/T4 hybrid on a little boost.

I frickin' LOVE 4th gen four doors.


[Modified by ex voto, 3:22 PM 12/17/2002]

 

this post has been unlocked after blacksheep asked for it to be unlocked.

i deleted all the pics b/c i have to be fair to everyone. if you want to post pics and get comments, post in the appearance forum.

so let's keep this topic tech related and talk about engine mods, suspension, 1/4 mile dyno times, etc.

 

does anyone else notice that the 90-91 4dr looks longer then the 88-89?

some times i see the 90-91 longer for some odd reason

 

Never noticed that. I'm going to park next to the 89 LX down the street tonight and see what I think.

 

I really hope I can find an EX. What's the difference between an EX and an LX, besides the engine?

 

IIRC, the EX has cruise control/power everything and 14" steelies stock, while the LX has no cruise (but still power mirrors/locks/windows) and comes with 13" steelies. Offhand I can't think of any other differences, but it's been a long time since I've seen an EX up close.

 

Well that car I was gonna buy has been sold. Now I don't know what to do. I'm still selling my car, but I don't know if I should look for another 4 door Civic, or use the money from selling my car to buy a 3rd gen teg.

 

i'd keep the teg. theres too many 3rd gens, and a second gen gsr is pretty rare. they're cool to see

 

keep the GSR it's not worth it

i think DX is basic
LX is power everything with Cruise
EX is 108 hp d16a6? with power everything and sunroof?
EX special edition (CDN only) came with upgraded cloth and some other things i can't remember oh and power everything.

88-89 came with DX and LX models only dx basic LX power everything
90-91 came DX LX EX and any of them could be SE i've seen DX SE's around..

difference between the 2 years were that the 88-89 came with hatch like tail lights and the 90-91 came with a split turn signal/brake light

us 4drs need our seperate forum.. i'm trying to find a host to host a board!

 

EXs don't have a sunroof.

 

keep the gsr, its much more rare, and in my opinion orignality is priceless. 4dr hybrids are also pretty orignal but not quite as rare as the gsr you already have.

91civic : Yo where in west chester do you hang out man, wc owns...

EDIT:im a retard what else is new...


[Modified by Chronicsinners, 8:27 PM 12/23/2002]

 

I like my GSR, but I've owned a 3rd gen, and I liked it more. I know my car is rare and I appreciate all the props you guys give me, but I think I'm just ready for something else.