POWER or LOOKS???

[MRB18R]

Hey guys i dont know why but i find it so hard to decide whether i want to make my EM1 look good first or build the motor first... can i just have some people opinions... taking into consideration that i only have 1 demerit point left (if i build my motor might be G'd up to frang it everywhere)...

gonna leave a poll to so vote away...

and if you do have some pics of nicely modified EM1's do post... even tho i know there is a thread full ok EK's and EM's...

CHEERS guys lol :P

[Terryfying]

depends on what your after aye..if u wanna impress the ladies then go for looks..if you wanna impress yourself and your mates and yourself then go for speed
but seeing as you have one demerit point left ide go for looks lol saves your from the temptation from speeding more often

[Ek4Vtir]

really up to you at the end of the day I guess =]

I reckon if its daily drive just go "looks".. not like your gonna drag everyone at each red light true?

Looking sexy cruiseing around!! & Power down da trackk

[MRB18R]

depends on what your after aye..if u wanna impress the ladies then go for looks..if you wanna impress yourself and your mates and yourself then go for speed
but seeing as you have one demerit point left ide go for looks lol saves your from the temptation from speeding more often

lol dont need to impress the ladies my GF will slap me LMFAO hehe:P but nah i like looks but all my mates have power and are upgrading... i guess it peer pressure that i just wanna keep up with the pack..

[anzai]

but then if u went for power and try to race ur mates and get dicked by pos then lose your license.. think about the consequences lol.

anything you do to your engine ull end up trying to push the car, like when i got my whale penis intake it wasnt much of a performance mod but i always punch the pedal more to get the loud roar from the intake

if it doesnt already look good then spend on some cosmetics mods, if its nice already then just save up first

[anzai]

oh definitely get the rotas if you currently have stockies :thumbsup:

[DLO01]

I always go mods before looks. No point having a car that looks fast but isn't. But whatever tickles your fancy.

[MRB18R]

damn you all... lol you all make good points... because i am currently now dropped on stockies... but like DLOO1 said... cant just look fast and not be quick lol... hmmm so far im leaning to power... but still convince me... only thing holding me back from power is my 1 demerit point left lol :(

[vinnY]

civic's are ugly econo boxes
deal with the econo image first then fix the ugly :p

[VT-11-RR]

Go Power. its always good to have the balls there when you need it. Im sure u know what i mean. you car looks good the way it is man :D

gl

[flipfire]

Get the Injen intake and rotas first...

[MikeyG]

dude look you got 1 point left and you want a b20vtec

i had no points on my license and i got power instead of looks and when i got power, i pretty much was on vtec mode the whole time

and look where i am

going to go court, going to find out i will lose it for 4years and more, going to find out that i might get a criminal conviction aswell and lose my job and get hektik 4k+ fines

you choose!

[curtis265]

i go looks cos the FD will never b fast without major work.

plus as a DD it's not much use being fast.

[SPEEDCORE]

Where is the 3rd option to wait for recovery of demerit points?

[Alexx]

going to go court, going to find out i will lose it for 4years and more, going to find out that i might get a criminal conviction aswell and lose my job and get hektik 4k+ fines

you choose!

lol are you serious?

not everyone is as stupid as that. If you cant be sensible on the road you should be catching the bus.




To OP, do what you like and what your budget allows. Personally Id do suspension, brake and wheel/tire mods first. Learn how to drive and the characteristics of your car first - then move on to power mods if you wish. An underpowered good handling car can be a hell of a lot of fun.

[MRB18R]

Where is the 3rd option to wait for recovery of demerit points?

well the thin about that tonight at 12am midnight i lost my license :( for not stopping long enough at a stop sign... so looks like ill be oing for looks now... i was so cut when i got pulled over... knew i lost em straight away but lucky it wasnt an offence against the double demerit point system... i lost 3 demerit points for not stopping long enough... man if he was a nice officer he could of let me off.. but nooooo he was a dirty cop lmao.... anywayz guys as much as id love to do power... i think im gonna stick with looks for now... just my luck... who can survive on one point anywayz lol... but ill also do a little bit of work to the motor in the 3 months im not driving my EM1... so prepare to see one JDM AS F*CK car back on the road soon.... tc guys and thanks for the comments

[Nismo3oi]

i voted looks coz you got 1 point left, don't risk it.

EDIT: lol just read you lost your licence. so what do you mean by stop long enough? at least you stopped how can you cop a fine.

[MRB18R]

because i braked for like 1 sec and kept driving but it did stop... just not long enough... but at the end of the day or night lol its one dumb way to get dicked so i advise anyone out there passing by a stop sign... STOP!!!! lol :( poor EM1 is gonna sleep now for 3 months :( lol

[GSi_PSi]

i did my b20 vtec in my three months suspension . you should too!

[MRB18R]

yeah i would do it but i dont have all the money right now... but i will do it eventually so i the mean time ill do some engine and exterior work...

[GSi_PSi]

3 months without a car will save you quite a bit you will be suprised lol

[andrew270681]

yeah i would do it but i dont have all the money right now... but i will do it eventually so i the mean time ill do some engine and exterior work...

You have to love it. I work at bankstown and the cops in the area are always breaking rules. talking on their mobiles, and not stopping at stop signs etc.

In my opinion, looks attract more attention therefore cops will think ur a hoon and ass rape you every time they pull you over. :thumbsup:

[shurman]

If youre going to build an engine and then be disapointed everytime you see a plain interior/exterior, then don't do it. Or vice versa. Personally an engine is the last item on build list because it is the most expensive and arguably the most important part. So I want to do it right once, not okla twice. If I were you I would do everything else first, suspension, brakes, interior... You name it, get it ready for a highpowered engine.
Good luck with it. Hope you are happy with whatever you do.

[MRB18R]

If youre going to build an engine and then be disapointed everytime you see a plain interior/exterior, then don't do it. Or vice versa. Personally an engine is the last item on build list because it is the most expensive and arguably the most important part. So I want to do it right once, not okla twice. If I were you I would do everything else first, suspension, brakes, interior... You name it, get it ready for a highpowered engine.
Good luck with it. Hope you are happy with whatever you do.

shurman your right lol... im pretty convinced i will do exterior and interior first as i wont be having a license for the next 3 months... but keeping that in mind that i will also be doing minor motor work too :D

[drsilliez]

looks coz no matter how u modify ur civic, its always gonna be slow. (aka not supercar fast lol)

[dougie_504]

Keep your car looking JDM bro. Go I/H/E and a bottom end, but before you do bottom end you might wanna do some internal head work like valves, valve springs, retainers etc....

[jks24]

prob go looks now that you lost your licence man, hard luck. Start a build thread and keep us updated with what you decide to do to the car. Personally on my em1 im tending to do more looks and suspension first, the only performance mod so far is Injen CAI.

[dougie_504]

Oh wait, you're running a D16Y1 yeah? In that case do an engine conversion for power instead. If you wanna do B20 you probably need to do head work first (maybe like $4000) and for the B20 you should probably get new conrods and pistons (another like $4000-5000). And to do that you'd best get a DOHC VTEC engine.

So if you really wanna do a B20 later I suppose you could go B18C7 coz it has a nice strong/aggressive head on it already. Otherwise just go B16A2 or B18CR bro

[JDM-EGG]

Oh wait, you're running a D16Y1 yeah? In that case do an engine conversion for power instead. If you wanna do B20 you probably need to do head work first (maybe like $4000) and for the B20 you should probably get new conrods and pistons (another like $4000-5000). And to do that you'd best get a DOHC VTEC engine.

So if you really wanna do a B20 later I suppose you could go B18C7 coz it has a nice strong/aggressive head on it already. Otherwise just go B16A2 or B18CR bro

LOL em1's are b16a dohc vtec mate...

[dougie_504]

Ah, I'm not really familiar with the newer stuff. Just know my EGs and CRXs! Thought they were D16Y1a lol.

In that case do internal work before B20 :P

[jks24]

LOL em1's are b16a dohc vtec mate...

x2 i laughed

[jks24]

Ah, I'm not really familiar with the newer stuff. Just know my EGs and CRXs! Thought they were D16Y1a lol.

In that case do internal work before B20 :P

thats ok mate we are all human, all make mistakes

[dougie_504]

x2 i laughed


Glad I could be of assistance :P

[MRB18R]

yeah im gonna stick with looks for now :) might start a build thread but i dno lmao

[JDM-EGG]

yeah im gonna stick with looks for now :) might start a build thread but i dno lmao

lol i dont bother will build threads cause i hardly mod the car, make build threads if u got the money to keep modding , mod after mod. or the thread will just suck ! LOL

[Bludger]

dude look you got 1 point left and you want a b20vtec

i had no points on my license and i got power instead of looks and when i got power, i pretty much was on vtec mode the whole time

and look where i am

going to go court, going to find out i will lose it for 4years and more, going to find out that i might get a criminal conviction aswell and lose my job and get hektik 4k+ fines

you choose!having a powerful car won't make you lose your license, get big fines and maybe have a criminal conviction.

Driving like a dumb arse and telling everyone to get itb's will.

[hisoka]

did you make this thread cause i told you to go get wheels instead of doing up a 1.6 litre engine


having a powerful car won't make you lose your license, get big fines and maybe have a criminal conviction.

Driving like a dumb arse and telling everyone to get itb's will.

lol i fkn died, also telling everyone to slam it on its assssss

[vtec_cpu]

power

[dougie_504]

having a powerful car won't make you lose your license, get big fines and maybe have a criminal conviction.

Driving like a dumb arse and telling everyone to get itb's will.


That's right.


"Guys don't kill people, I DO!!"

If you're gonna get into your car I assume you're doing it to drive it. Your car doesn't drive you mate. Sorry to hear things didn't work out but I guess you need to reflect on what you've done, be glad that nobody got hurt, and try to learn from the experience.

[rayb3na_]

dude when u bought the car off my mate the motor was gun ahaha had clutch and flywheel and exhaust and shit done already car looks good dropped on stockies honestly i dont think theres anything you can do exterior wise that will make the car nicer.. maybe bits and pieces here and there but nothing hectic man the car looks good and goes good b20 bottom end for sure though ahaha talk to fatboyz or benson if u become serious about the 2.0L bottom end

[cupnoodle]

satisfy both criteria and get a dc5r

[cdpfxz]

i see you've already been forced to make a decision but i'll add my 2c anyway!

Ask yourself these questions:

do you plan to go and race at the track? 1/4 or sprints..
do you plan to race your mates? (closed track of course :))
will you get more satisfaction out of knowing it's fast or walking back to it and thinking 'damn that looks good!'?

If you're barely gonna use the power, spend the money on looks. And as someone else said, if you wanna go for hard power you should have coilovers, brakes, etc done first.

Nic

[Jaime]

In your case I would go looks (Rims) first as your B16a2 already goes hard enough, But in my case I went Looks then suspension, brakes and now looking at adding more power to my car. But its up to you and don't forget that you have to look after your licence.

[MRB18R]

In your case I would go looks (Rims) first as your B16a2 already goes hard enough, But in my case I went Looks then suspension, brakes and now looking at adding more power to my car. But its up to you and don't forget that you have to look after your licence.

WHAT LICENSE..??? lol lost em :(:(

but for now in the next 3 months im gonna do abit of both power and looks... just to clarify it to you all lol :P first comes the rota's....

[bee-16a]

I guess you should consider the function of your car...upgrade your suspension, rubber, clutch, stiffen up the chassis, short shifter, etc...
From experience dont change your motor nor open up the B16...it will never be the same as it came from Honda...B16 is fine, just let it breath with better induction and exhaust...

this way you're car will look and go good...although it will definitely feel great to drive... and easy to sell lol...champ build a car for yourself and not to impress others...