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hey guys, jus wanted sum suggestions and input into a question i have...one of my mates has around 15grand to spend on a motor and other stuff.... i was wondering wat anyone wants to recomend he does... he wants it to be N/A and he owns a 97 civic hatch... EK GLi...
thanks..
my 2 cents.
Sell it, buy a VTiR and do some little trickies to it. Simple
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Originally Posted by jackosimm
sell your ek and buy a integra type r... at least then you wont lose much money when it comes to selling your type r!
yep sell the hatch for 8-9k and buy a ITR with the extra 15k
Well a vtec conversion is around 7-8g
a full rebuild of the current engine with forged internals is around 7-8g
and your average turn key i didn't do any work turbo set up is around 7-8g
These are rough estimates from my mechanic in brissie on the d16a crx.... i imagine they'd be about the same for a civic.
So I'd have to agree with above post, buy a vtir, and have fun
K20a or a b18c/b16a head turbo, but if i had that money i would do a b18c/b16a head turbo and working the engine to the max, have a very lil fast hatch mid to low 13's for sure but as ur mate wants to keep it N/A K20a for sure with Exhaust headers and CAI and ECU but you might find he needs a lil bit more money as the engine cost a fair bit(from wat i have heard) but do ur research alot place's over in the US have done this transfer and have had amazing results. The engine mounts are available for the ek as well, which cost around 600-900 $$$ depends on shop of course.
on this forum there is a eg hatch with a k20 in it and is pretty fast check it out in the timeslip database, but has quad bodys on it
My 2cents
Peace
yeah, agree with the others... if he were to do an eng. conversion (which would mean new springs, possibly brakes and other little things)... could have spent money on a better model like a vti-r or ITR and have the same outcome but without the hassles of extreme modifications... good luck man!! :thumbsup: :D
lots of great suggestions... thanks guys :) much appreciated :d
$15k would cover a k20 conversion wouldn't it?
i have been told a K20A motor alone is around 8gz... so yer he might go that way...
no it wouldnt unless you did alot of the work youself. plus you gotta add the other factor.. suspension, body reinforcement and brakes etc etc..Quote:
Originally Posted by EGB16A
if you want a fast car n/a buy the ITR.. better resell value, better complete package, way better platform.
if you wanna keep it to civic.. sell your gli get vtir and go for the hybrid conversion ( i like that cuz its alittle different) or turn it into a ekb16b or ekb18c etc etc..
thats if you plan to keep the car for yrs and yrs..
if you wanna keep the gli... turbo charging will get the gains . modifying the engine isnt worth it in my eyes in terms of n/a. ek4 must must better base..
other option. keep your car as is and invest your money into property or something for the future..
I ask ppl how many honda drivers do you know that have a EK K20a or any car that doesn't come out with a k20a in it, if you wanna mod your car and wanna be different go the k20a but as ppl say ALOT of work has to be done and it wont just take a few weeks more like a few months
or you could just give me the money hehehe :)
haha iyehh i wish he'd give me the money :P id love to be able to blow 20gz on my civic lolz b16a turbo :D
put a deposit on a house
was about to say the EXACT same thiing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steer^Gimic
use it as house deposit then in he use the equity if he wants to go nuts on the car
wasting that much amount on money in one go is just stupidity,
itll just be another fool thinkin his invincible once its all done, race on the streets thinkin you have street creditability for blowing 15g's on your cheap car.
buy a real car mate.
also vti boi your an idiot for even thinkin of that idea.
learn to appreciate :wave: .
yeah must have alot of money to afford to drop 15 000 at once....... especially on car mods....
tell him to seriously invest and not to waste money on his car or get a car with better retention value. he will never get a cent back. maybe a grand or more extra when he sells it as opposed to a normal one but the Return On Investment is just not there.
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Oh, or a K20A. Or a house. Or a unit. Or a small section of personal beach.
sell it and get a dc2r . its just that simple.
sell your carf and get a better 1
like a ITR or sumthing
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Originally Posted by kayot1k
Donate to charity
i vote to close this thread its so useless
looks @ panda...
don't look at me, i only have mod powers in the lounge n events sections
looks @ wyn
mod it if you have the money .
or you will never have a unique fast car, whenever you have 15gs others ask you to change car, thats the reason you dont see any fast/personalized hondas around australia..
sorry but thats the truth.
guys this thread is getting pretty off topic, please stop posting off topic stuff and give this guy some actual reccomendations for what to do to mod his Civic GLI and $15k.
sick custom paint job, 20 inch wheels, slam it , tan leather interior, fart can, no engine mods cos you will need the money for subs and tv screen.
wat the fuk is ur problem? im asking people wat ideas they have or wat they would do in the situation, if u dont like it, dont waist ur time posting dum shit...if my mate wants to go spend15gz onhis car, let him... its his money not urs...and wat bout the people that spend hundreds of thousands on their cars? people have spent over 50k on lil shit boxes, y? cause they want to...not ur thing? fair enuf, jus stop putting everyone else down...Quote:
Originally Posted by kayot1k
Alright this is getting locked for the moment, contact me if you believe it should be opened.