I prchased a 1996 Honda Civic CX (Hatch) for $500.00 in december, it has 279,000 miles on it, is it worth doing any suspension, or engine mods on this car, and if so what are some in-expensive mods i can do. So far i have a 2" Custom Bent Exhaust with a Straight Through Muffler, and a stereo in it.


Modified by beatercivicCX at 2:03 PM 3/18/2004

 

i would say yes as long as there isnt rust through and through. nothing good is "inexpensive" for these cars. just keep saving your money till you can afford something with good quality. bridgeport? where in ohio is that at. im in madison about an hour east of cleveland.

 

swap

 

as long as the body/frame is in good shape i would do it.. the car isnt really worth anything as is since you got it for 500 bucks... the more you replace, the better it will get (hopefully).. swap away.

 

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damn that is a lot of miles for that new of a car.

 

my eg9 is a 95 and it doesnt even have 60,000 on the original motor yet

 

definitely look into changing up your suspension which includes shocks, springs, rims, and tires. you can either go for a nice setup like adjustable ground controls and some shocks like tokico, koni, or kyb's. or you can go all out on some true coilovers like tein or apexi, depending on how much you have to spend. i'd also suggest switching up your rims and tires, cause if you bought a beater cx i'm guessing your rolling on 13 or 14in steelies with some crap tires. invest in some 15's, gsr and si rims you can find everywhere and replacing the stock tires with some sticky ones are fairly cheap and a great upgrade. have fun

 

Damn, sounds like someone drove that car to hell and back again. If the body is in good shape, I'd swap out the motor and do the usual suspension and wheel/tire mods. You got a deal if the car itself is in good shape.

 

i would definitely do the suspension first since you got soooo many miles. all around gsr including lca's, rims, tires, then swap the motor out.

 

298k miles? before you do any engine modifications to that car, you better consider a swap.

 

Does sort of sound like everyone is going along the lines i thought about....The body is in good condition, very little rust, just a spot on the hood, couple small dents, but i was thinking of doin suspension work, and put a set of GSR Blades with some 205/50/15 rubber. Play with it like that, and just run it till the engine gives up(It is my everyday driver), then do a swap with some engine mods. The reason it has so many miles on it is that the guy that had it before me used it to travel for work, i'd say he put well over 300 miles on it in a day.

 

I am near the ohio/West virginia border, right across the river from wheeling, WV.

 

your ideas sound well thought out... i would buy a cf hood so the car is rust free

 

a different hood would definitely be in the mix, thanks for the comliment on my ideas, if there is anything i do good it is looking into things and doin them right before i jump into it, well at least most of the time.

 

Don't waste your money on the motor, save for a swap even if it is only an SOHC VTEC that you can afford.

In the meantime I'd suggest getting some nice brake pads (Axxis Ultimates), some decent shocks (Tokico Illumina or KYB AGX), good tires (Azenis or ES100s), and some lowering springs or a Ground Control coilover setup.

But that's just me...

 

Can a topic get any more vague?

Of course the obvious answers will be:

1. Get suspension upgrades.

Sus parts with that many miles will probably need to be replaced anyways. I suggest good name brand springs AND struts along with polyurethane bushings since the stock rubber ones turn to **** after about 10 years or 150k miles.

2. Swap an engine in or rebuild your stock one for N/A or boost.

279,000 miles on a stocker + spirited driving = a sad engine.

Swap, SOHC build, etc. - it's all been covered in great detail here planty of times before if you'll just search.

for now if you cannot do a swap or afford a build then at least keep the engine running well with a new air filter and o.e NGK spark plugs and see if a local mechanic can help you out with the harder stuff like adjusting valves, etc.

 

Suspension is definitely worth doing..
350 for tokico kit then another 300 or so for swaybars is a great start.

 

Better wheels and tires never hurt either. I like the 15s on mine...

 

I think the car would look good with a lower stance and some 15's.

 

I know mine does.
email me if you want pics
eglorrai@yahoo.com

 

Save up, put an h22a4 in there, and you'll be set

 

what the hell is an h22a4!?....

 

Definitely go with new suspension then get the swap.

 

swap and change your suspension are top priorities.