My swapped civic's new smile!

brookliner7

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Gave my civic a facelift...just switched out those amber visions for some of the vision clears that look like the JDM stanleys, and painted the center grill back to black.
you can see how it looked before in my sig pic!





 
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EM1_ProJect

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i liked the amber..
 


EG4door7o2

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looks good man...im liken it.
i think u should plug up ur license plate screw holes though. i believe honda dealership
should give them to u for free...other then that good job. clean as always!

also i wanted to ask u, because im not sure if u saw my other post in the ENGINE TECH thread
with the subject: Anyone know about LS AUTO swaps & price range?

anyways below was my post question...i was hoping u could help me with some informative stuff about doing LS swaps...both Auto & manual and comparing it with nonvtec/vtec Thanks Brookliner

EG4door7o2 said:
I currently have a 93 civic lx sedan. I am not planning to go all out race, especially since its not a hatch. I do how ever need a powerplant that can give me enough speed to enter onramps to the freeway with out gunning it. I am planning to keep it simple with an LS engine with the LS auto tranny. However im such a noob that I don't even know what I will need, How much I should look for without getting raped, I have heard of LS/VTEC and of course the manuals are always better. I have also heard of the lsvtecs having oil problems, but as well as great success with well built ones.

right now though im just leaning on the ol regular ls auto. not much power, hopefully not as much money, but atleast something better then a mini me swap. then maybe i could build from there. So if anyone out there can help me with what i will be needing ex: chip, ecu, axles, wiring, direct bolt, & how much id be looking to spend for an auto trans & manual....please help this noob out. ALSO if u guys know any good websites like hybrid honda with good diagrams and pictures and info specifically for the LS SWAP let me know =)

I know that one guy with the EG coupe LS/Vtec set up has experience the one with the mugen valve cover. white coupe, jdm red tails, gun metal rims...i needa look for u and ask u, but if u see this message too please help a brother out hehe. sorry if this post is long...im just lost right now. THANKS! :?: :?: :(
 

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It looks too white for some reason.
 


LatinEM2

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looks like is happy with its new facelift.. i liked the amber corners better
 

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omg man, that is such an improvement.... that is just sick looking. love the black grill, cant get much cleaner and simpler then a white car with black accents
 

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Looks nice dude....but uh how much did that Mugen Valve cover run you......I know they arent cheap.

IMO they are a waste of money....no performance value in a valve cover.
 

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i really like the clear corners better...ambers usually look better on black cars
 

Mr. Lin

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I thought you chopped the center out =) I couldn't see teh blacknesssssss.
 

sk8ter_133

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looks nice man, the amber and clear corners both look good.

the clears compliment the paint though...looks clean
 

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keep the clears, they look good. Get the ambers if you wanna be like everyone else. hahahaha

A CF hood would look coo
 

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nd4sped said:
Looks nice dude....but uh how much did that Mugen Valve cover run you......I know they arent cheap.

IMO they are a waste of money....no performance value in a valve cover.

It's not the real one. It's hard to tell the difference, but I am getting rid of it and getting a moon cut jdm CTR cover instead.
 

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brookliner7 said:
It's not the real one. It's hard to tell the difference, but I am getting rid of it and getting a moon cut jdm CTR cover instead.
oh okay....They look good but thier not worth $800-$900 IMO.. Na mean.
 

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nd4sped said:
oh okay....They look good but thier not worth $800-$900 IMO.. Na mean.
oh, i totally agree dood.
$800 bucks for a valve cover....
It's just a status symbol if you're paying $800 to show everyone that you got $800 to blow on a stoopid valve cover. some people can blow that kinda money, and there's people who can't, or would rather not.
It's like 24" rims...they serve no puropse, they just show off that you can blow a lot of money on something pointless.
I liked this cover cuz it matches my wheels, and my car is pretty clean...so i don't have a lot of colors marring it up.
so, the cover was a nice accent with the wheels.
 


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