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10-12-2014, 10:43 PM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
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I never saw this day coming...
That i would own a honda powered car.... But... Ive been itching for a non boring DD (was driving an auto 09 Pontiac g5) and came across this. My buddy was selling it. So I flew out to Indianapolis and drove it 11hrs back home to NJ...
Its a 97 honduh civic ex with a b18c black top motor (painted red). 5 speed LS trans. Thing is fun as hell to drive. Grocery list of suspension and stuff.
Suspension:
Koni Yellow shocks w/ ground control coilovers (400F / 450R Spring rates)
Whiteline 22mm Rear sway bar kit
Energy Suspension Torque mount inserts
JDM ITR 16”x7”Replica wheels in gunmetal with 205/45/16 Bridgestone RE-11's
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JDM ITR B18C
Compression test 210 across the board but it does burn oil under high load.
PLM Toda Replica header
Yonaka 2.5” exhaust with Vibrant resonator. Nice and quiet cruising around town, good tone under load. No rapsy-ness whatsover.
LS 5speed Transmission.
Civic SI gauge cluster and spoiler
Del sol front seats.
Aftermarket sound deadening added to doors and front floor panels. Helps a lot with road noise and speaker performance.
Retrofit source FXR projectors retrofitted into stock headlights and DDM tuning HID kit. Miles better then the stock headlights
98'+ Tail lights
20% tints
My plans for the civic:
Install all new splash shields
Rear disc brake conversion
Velocity stack filter
New front bumper (current one has speed holes)
Fix the rusty ugly header bolts
Engine rebuild (smokes bad during vtak yo)
B16 LSD or itr trans
I'm enjoying it so far. LS trans is such a **** block though. Gears are too long. VTEC hits hard though the car moves. should be around 190hp to the wheels....
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2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-13-2014, 12:38 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
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Missing the manditory fart can
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10-13-2014, 02:19 AM
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12 Second Club
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ummm
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10-13-2014, 04:09 AM
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I actually like those year civics, especially with the little spoiler you have on there. they can be really nice daily drivers...reminds me of my old Paseo. 
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10-13-2014, 06:11 AM
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^^^Lover of bad cars^^^ Meet Coordinator
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Dudbird113
Missing the manditory fart can
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Also need another erector set wing on the current one 
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Originally Posted by maroman88
ummm
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Mmmmmyes? :P
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Originally Posted by NastyEllEssWon
I actually like those year civics, especially with the little spoiler you have on there. they can be really nice daily drivers...reminds me of my old Paseo. |
Its a fun ride. Sunroof too lol
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-13-2014, 07:04 AM
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Meet Coordinator
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Just need some green underglows bro. Then you can hijack semis!
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10-13-2014, 07:15 AM
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But I thought you said you wanted a non boring dd.
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86 Buick Regal T-type
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10-13-2014, 07:16 AM
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Watch out for when the vtec kicks in.
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10-13-2014, 07:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by sweetbmxrider
Just need some green underglows bro. Then you can hijack semis!
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Lmao. I can get that bumper too!!!
http://newyork.craigslist.org/brk/pts/4698839635.html
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Originally Posted by grazi
But I thought you said you wanted a non boring dd.
Watch out for when the vtec kicks in.
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I did. and within a budget lol. If i had $$$ I'd probably get a turbo cobalt or a new focus ST. This thing got 38-40 MPG for me, and its nice. The VTAK engagement is sweet lol.
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-13-2014, 07:50 AM
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(Insert all F&F quotes)
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Forever dyno queen / 777rwhp 662 rwtq @ 17lbs / 10.2 @ 140
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10-13-2014, 07:50 AM
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You'll be saving the cash from the gas mileage  , you get that bumper you should add a red light in it, KITT.
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2000 Pewter Trans am, M6, SLP Lid,LS6 intake,Kooks 1 7/8" Long tube header,Classic Chambered Powersticks, hurst,off road X-pipe, Strano springs & Koni's, Monster level 2 clutch, HPtuners wide band tuned and a homemade ram air box sealed off.
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10-13-2014, 07:52 AM
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why cant they make a vtec that works all the time instead of having turbo lag without the turbo?
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2002 Camaro Sunset Orange Mettalic, V6, 5spd, bilstein HD shocks and struts, eibach pro lowering kit, eibach f/r sway bars, lakewood PHB, UMI 2 point subframe connectors, energy suspensions poly master bushing kit
daily econobox and first car
1986 IROC-Z, T56, MGW shifter, Heads, Cam, Holley Stealth Ram 350, t-top, tubular LCA with relo brackets, adjustable PHB, belltech sway bars, ground control weight jacks, SLP mid length headers, 3in w/borla XR1, RIP 3 10 bolts, 12.7 @ 109 so far.. atleast its faster than stock  SOLD
1971 Camaro LS3/T56/9in, cam only and still carbed, RIP 2 10 bolts, 11.62@121
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10-13-2014, 07:57 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by redsoxsstink
why cant they make a vtec that works all the time instead of having turbo lag without the turbo?
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MPGs would go byebye I assume.
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-13-2014, 07:57 AM
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Just get a vtec controller to make it hit earlier. Definitely a better upgrade than the g5.
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10-13-2014, 08:08 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1320B4U
Just get a vtec controller to make it hit earlier. Definitely a better upgrade than the g5.
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Haha maybe one day. right now, I just want it to be reliable. It is much more fun than the G5. i regret the G5 because I jumped to buy the last Pontiac, and I wanted to drive something besides my 92 dakota lol. There was a rumor that the G5 GT would have the turbo motor the cobalt SS did. i was waiting for it... but alas... stupid gm!
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-13-2014, 12:32 PM
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Clean car man, all jokes aside its tastefully done! I'm probably going to be in the market for something similar next year for school.
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10-13-2014, 12:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ar0ck
Clean car man, all jokes aside its tastefully done! I'm probably going to be in the market for something similar next year for school.
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Thanks! That is why I was interested. It was tastefully done and not riced out, and actually has a good engine lol.
Right now, my big gripes are no splash shields, and the air filter is just in the air grabbing water from no splash shields. That is the only "unclean" part about it, and the speed holes in the front bumper (owner before the guy I bought it from did that...).
This should be fixed in a week or so.
When I went to get it, I helped him diagnose the TPS issue. It kept throwing a TPS code, for voltage too high. He drove the car without the TPS plugged in, and it ran fine somehow. Anyway, It was reading 5V at idle and .5V at WOT. lol. He has a OBD2 to OBD1 converter harness and it has a OBD1 ECU in it. So what I did was I just swapped the 2 wires at the TPS, and now the code is gone. I guess he effed up the converter harness. I didn't want to touch it... so many damn wires lol. Next issue is the CPS is throwing a code, since the B18C doesn't have a CPS. so now I gotta splice the wires together to fix that. CEL should be off then.
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-14-2014, 06:57 PM
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OOOFA!! 
I would have kept the Toronado  
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10-14-2014, 09:45 PM
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2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-15-2014, 05:38 AM
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What year toronado?
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10-15-2014, 07:52 AM
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Originally Posted by grazi
What year toronado?
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1979 was gray with red "velvet" interior. so awesome lol
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1986 Honda VFR750 - 89.3HP to the wheel
2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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10-15-2014, 10:44 AM
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I always wanted a toronado trofeo'
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2006 Srt-10 Viper
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10-15-2014, 10:56 AM
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not a bad car. i had a 96 ex 5 speed and miss mine...almost feels as if you are driving a go cart whipping around turns lol. yours is very clean.
be mindful of where you park it and who you show it to, these get stolen a lot, the black market demand for these and the motor swaps is astounding.
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1999 Trans am WS6
1996 Corvette LT4 6 speed
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10-15-2014, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by madness410
not a bad car. i had a 96 ex 5 speed and miss mine...almost feels as if you are driving a go cart whipping around turns lol. yours is very clean.
be mindful of where you park it and who you show it to, these get stolen a lot, the black market demand for these and the motor swaps is astounding.
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so I've heard only thing that sucks.  if I ever get more $$ I'd be looking into a turbo cobalt or focus ST
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2017 SS M6 - Mods: Nothing Yet.
2026 Tesla Model Y - lol
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