Exactly. First time around, I went with Arospeed suspension stuff, figuring it'd get the job done and save me money. This time I went with Eibach, which is of course just as good as about anything I'd care to pay for... and the differences are HUGE.
stock '98 ex civic, looking to customize
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ok. im hearing different things about the intake. jason ur saying to get a brand name but everyones saying to get one from ebay. whats gooooood. lol
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see for yourself, there's a whole thread on them
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=143160
http://www.clubcivic.com/board/showthread.php?t=143160
death to sohc.....explain plz
haha.. im just being a d**k my friend.. ive blown like 4 sohc in the last year. they are great motor's if you put ALOT of cash into it. but if u do, just go b-series, or k if you have the cash.
but if its your daily driver sohc is the s**t rite now cause of gas.. if I were you. I would
1. slam it to hell.
2. put no bigger than 16's
3. add on and on from there.
just my 2cents brotha!
but if its your daily driver sohc is the s**t rite now cause of gas.. if I were you. I would
1. slam it to hell.
2. put no bigger than 16's
3. add on and on from there.
just my 2cents brotha!
Can you explain how you blew 4 in 1 year?
The lips he has are the OEM optional 1998 Honda Civic coupe lips. As mentioned before, the front lip in particular is very rare. The rear lip is also rare, though quite a bit easier to find.
The original price for the lip kit (front, rear and sideskirts which are painted) was $1149 from the dealer.
I have the lip kit too, on a red coupe. So you can look at my photos to see how it could look cleaned up.
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2157873
Click on the thumbnails below to see the images full size.
Keep stock headlights and taillights. They're legal and when cleaned up will look really good. Altezzas and euro lights often will turn pinkish from red.
A short ram intake will just make you lose low end, a cold air intake will increase the chances of you seriously damaging your engine. Neither will do anything besides make your car louder. To get a comparable sound, remove the resonator from within the passenger side of the front bumper.
I'd really recommend you do a good detail to your car. It looks like you're going to already need to remove the front lip and get it repaired, so if you can you might want to also get the front bumper repainted too and any other parts which might be damaged enough.
Before you do any modifications, read, read, READ! It's a lot more fulfilling to do things right than to screw it up on impulsiveness and then need to fix what you did before.
Oh, and your trunk emblems are in the wrong places btw. It'd look better imo if it had a stock H too.
LOL.. A warranty on an intake? What can it possibly cover? Pipe rusting? Breaks? Leaks? lol if it DOES rust, its going to cost more to ship and waste time waiting for the replacement then to get a new $25 pipe haha.
The lips he has are the OEM optional 1998 Honda Civic coupe lips. As mentioned before, the front lip in particular is very rare. The rear lip is also rare, though quite a bit easier to find.
The original price for the lip kit (front, rear and sideskirts which are painted) was $1149 from the dealer.
I have the lip kit too, on a red coupe. So you can look at my photos to see how it could look cleaned up.
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=2157873
Click on the thumbnails below to see the images full size.
Keep stock headlights and taillights. They're legal and when cleaned up will look really good. Altezzas and euro lights often will turn pinkish from red.
A short ram intake will just make you lose low end, a cold air intake will increase the chances of you seriously damaging your engine. Neither will do anything besides make your car louder. To get a comparable sound, remove the resonator from within the passenger side of the front bumper.
I'd really recommend you do a good detail to your car. It looks like you're going to already need to remove the front lip and get it repaired, so if you can you might want to also get the front bumper repainted too and any other parts which might be damaged enough.
Before you do any modifications, read, read, READ! It's a lot more fulfilling to do things right than to screw it up on impulsiveness and then need to fix what you did before.
Oh, and your trunk emblems are in the wrong places btw. It'd look better imo if it had a stock H too.
thanks for the info man! yeah, i had the stock emblem....until some f**kin a*****e back in high school went around and jacked like 20 car emblems (me being one of the victims) from my schools parking lot a couple years ago. so my dad like a moron decided to put some ugly white one....WITH SUPER GLUE......im def going to replace it with another stock H, but i dunno the cost for removing a super glued emblem...aka prolly need to sand off the glue and repaint
and your pics are real nice man, im glad someone has the same kit as me so i can see how nice it can REALLY be!!! 
and TY for the info about the intake, i wouldnt wanna lead my car into motor problems, ill prolly just keep whats under the hood stock, and just buff out the looks and interior of my car (as stated by others). Which leads me to another question.....what about exhaust...i really wanna exhaust still...would that lead to any long term damage? and lastly, my car has exactly 63,068 miles on it, its still basically a "new born" in honda years, and im planning on keeping it for many years to come. do you think its useless to put in engine work as the mileage goes up? (possibly a couple years from now when i save up enough $$$) or do you think NOW is the best time to take advantage and beef up whats under the hood while its engine life is still young?as for my body kit issue, the front lip is kinda dinked up, the bottom corners are pretty sanded from the pavement from the previous owner and somewhat from myself 
. basically saying the bottom of the front lip piece is flat, i dunno if the bran new OEM front lip had a rounded/curvy bottom to it. so my point being....you think the body shop can deal with it? or do you think they'd say "this is a rare piece, and we cant fix it up" or would that only be a matter if i had totally cracked the s**t out of my front lip (beyond repair)?
. basically saying the bottom of the front lip piece is flat, i dunno if the bran new OEM front lip had a rounded/curvy bottom to it. so my point being....you think the body shop can deal with it? or do you think they'd say "this is a rare piece, and we cant fix it up" or would that only be a matter if i had totally cracked the s**t out of my front lip (beyond repair)?I'm sure they can handle it.as for my body kit issue, the front lip is kinda dinked up, the bottom corners are pretty sanded from the pavement from the previous owner and somewhat from myself
I"ll have to take more pics of mine sometime so you can see the underside.
sure, the SOHC motors are weak!! if you want I can post a pic of a hole I put in the block. Its the size of a baseball.. but i dont wanna thread jack
for starters,maybe u could clean the damn thing
for that kinda money, u could repaint the front lip.from there, get some lowering springs, better shox, and 15s or 16s.preferably j-spec rims.17s might be cool too, depending on the rim design though.just my 2cents
for that kinda money, u could repaint the front lip.from there, get some lowering springs, better shox, and 15s or 16s.preferably j-spec rims.17s might be cool too, depending on the rim design though.just my 2centslmao ty ty. that fo sho would steal it from mesure, the SOHC motors are weak!! if you want I can post a pic of a hole I put in the block. Its the size of a baseball.. but i dont wanna thread jack
post a thread of it tho! i wanna seeFix em holes and touch up dents, scratches, etc. I WOULD keep em lips. YOU can start by cleaning your car. Make it clean and keep it shiny. Wash, Clay, Glaze, then Wax! I would go for the Look on exterior first.
I would spend $ on
> NEW RIMS (Polish lip is hot)
> UPGrade Sound System (amp (s), Sub (s), speakers)
> LOw it
> To hell w/ intake, exhuast system, lighting, etc. Save up the rest for maintenance.
I would spend $ on
> NEW RIMS (Polish lip is hot)
> UPGrade Sound System (amp (s), Sub (s), speakers)
> LOw it
> To hell w/ intake, exhuast system, lighting, etc. Save up the rest for maintenance.