xelloss

$14000 for my 97 4 door civic (bought in year 2000)
mod list:

Engine--
D16Y7(AT) to D18Y8(MT) motor and tranny swap
k&n filter
custom b-pipe and universal N1 muffler
ngk wires and plugs
nrg engine damper

Suspension--
koni red adjustable red shocks and springs kit
skunk2 tower bar and  trunk bar
megan lower tie bar
oem front and 99 SiR rear sway bar

Inte--
nrg 13" steering wheel w/ momo hub
buddyclub short shift w/ spoon shift knob
oem civic type-r shift boot
usdm integra type-r front seats
v-afc (wide band o2 tuned)
volt gauge and oil press gauge

ext--
96-98 civic type-r replica front & rear lips
99 SiR replica spoiler
DIY black housing head light
oem fog lamps
konig helium 15" wheels w/ falken zeix 512 tires
tinted windows

audio--
panasonic head (forgot the model)
4 pioneer 220w speakers

planning to swap the 9 years old clutch to something else... and that's it...  
don't know how much for the mods la...countless...

[ 本帖最後由 xelloss 於 2008-5-9 13:20 編輯 ]

SAZABI

yeah... it was stupid to mod the car... I don't know why I did that...

next time I will look for a car that won't give me any excuse to mod.  Currently looking at the Evo, but it won't be available until July LOL, wtfbbq

Catpiano

It is a "STEP" when you were  young .. you would do something stupid ..  when I was young ..  my car is my car .. and I thought that is the only car I hv for my life ..  so .. spending thousand of dollars on it ..  and thought is was cool ..  and fun ( lots of DIY ) always think, spending $5K on it ..  it will be better then another car worth $5K more ..  but .  I was wrong ...

I can't understand kids spending $10K on his $5K worth Civic ..  however, it was fun, part of the hobby, like building models .. etc ..  it is a "RPOJECT"

Sigh ..  old now, like everything close to stock, if spending too much money on a car, better trade it up for a better one, since there are always better car around!

chobit

EVO = No mod.. u r kidding right!?

原帖由 SAZABI 於 2008-5-9 13:53 發表


yeah... it was stupid to mod the car... I don't know why I did that...

next time I will look for a car that won't give me any excuse to mod.  Currently looking at the Evo, but it won't be available u ...

SAZABI

原帖由 chobit 於 2008-5-9 17:25 發表
EVO = No mod.. u r kidding right!?

Just that I can find excuse not to mod if it is evo :p

e.g.
wheels already come forge, so no excuse to change to forge wheels...

but yeah... it is just a mental thing and I bet there will be some lol

字典仔

原帖由 xelloss 於 2008-5-9 13:07 發表
$14000 for my 97 4 door civic (bought in year 2000)
mod list:

Engine--
D16Y7(AT) to D18Y8(MT) motor and tranny swap
k&n filter
custom b-pipe and universal N1 muffler
ngk wires and plugs
nrg engine da ...

interesting mod, i believe u are saying D16Y8, i dun think there is a stroke up kit for D16 to D18...

are u using k&N oe replacement or intake? i have noticed all SOHC civic with intake is actually slower than stock setup with K&N or other performance air filter...

custom b-pipe, are u running D16Y7 header with Cat, or you have also replaced it to D16Y8's header + cat setup? switch over to D16Y8's setup helps even with Y7 motor...

u know 99 SiR's RSB (Rear Sway Bar) is only 13mm, right? i would say there is no diff to "add" that cuz i dun even feel much with SiR RSB and no FSB (front sway bar); yet i couldn't stand how fun the car is with ST 19mm RSB and no FSB, i was drifting crazy at auto-x and lucky i have LSD! after a 2nd thought i decided to use FSB again

get ACT clutch, i had so much fun when i was running my D16Y7 with Si tranny, Si exhaust setup (OBX header + Si cat and OBX b-pipe and 5 Zigen fireball muffler...the car responses very well with Si intake manifold too...

xelloss

Oh...I type something wrong guys....is d16y7 (non VTEC, civic EX engine) to d16y8 (VTEC 99 civic Si engine)....not D18..there is no such engine by the way...ha ha ha
I just want to sawp a MT tranny at first...but the guy told me hey...do you want a better engine for your car? it just like few hundard  bucks more..and if you just sawp the tranny, you have to buy so many parts seperatly...so...the best way is just swap the Y7 to the Y8.....and also, the one they've got is pretty new and good codition d16y8..so, I swapped that...no perticular reasons that I WANT to go for the Y8...I rather go for the B16A2 (99-00 SiR engine)...the bottom line is...i want MT rather then AT....

And ya..mine is just a K&N stock replacment.. I also notice that if i use a short RAM, it has actually slowed my car at low RPM..since i'm having just a SHOC.

My CAT and header is the oem parts from that D16Y8...and custom cat back...I like that car's respons now...at least good enough for street.  I think it is pretty fast as a 4 door civic...those K20 swap and B18 or B16 or Turbo civic do not count...

ACT clutch is $$$, i'm thinking aobut Compititon Clutch...

[ 本帖最後由 xelloss 於 2008-5-10 21:44 編輯 ]

字典仔

B16A engine is ok for your car, not anything fast; i almost did a B16A swap cuz B18C was soooo expensive, ended up i decided to go BIG and got a B18CR, now i didn't regret after 5 years with few track day with it...it's FUN...

yet anything from B16A to B18C, u are paying a different level for maintenance, gotta give the car much more care than you are running a D16Y8 and if it got stolen then u are screwed...

i used to use Si's header and cat on D16Y7 and use OBX or DC header with Si Cat on Si, feels good; as for custom cat back, do u know the size? 2" is ideal, 2.25" is pretty maxed out already...

try getting a rear camber kit for your car and tune its alignment, that's one of the best mod i like to correct understeer; downside is u have to know the offset of your wheel cuz rear might rub (i think i have used 15x6.5 with 40 offset, it rubbed)...also a 19mm rear sway bar is an ideal mod too, dun go 21 / 22mm as the rear subframe will crack...

ACT clutch ain't that expensive and i think it's worth the price, but Exedy Stage 1 is quite good too and slightly cheaper...

really wanna try those Hypersingle or Supersingle some time, but i still have an Exedy 3 puck sitting in my room

xelloss

wow... 字典仔...your car seems have a lot of mod too...

I do have rear camber kit...forgot to put it on the list.. it's the Blox one, now running on -1.5 degree, toe 0 degree. Feel good when cornering.
For the offset, my wheels are +45, 15x6.5, but can't run 205/50/15 tires...rubbed badly..now it's running on 195/50/15. very nice...planning to run the Yokohama S.Drive when this set is finished.

My custom catback is 2.25.  I know that's the right size for just a N/A....
ppl keep saying that if your sway is ticker then 13mm / 14mm, you must had a sub frame reinforcement (like ASR). you don't afraid of the sub frame will be cracked if you are using 19" ?

[ 本帖最後由 xelloss 於 2008-5-12 11:42 編輯 ]