NEW EG CIVIC owner

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11-09-2005, 04:12 PM
IDRAG

NEW EG CIVIC owner - some questionz

hey everyone,

just a little about me:
-im from melbourne (east subz)
-i also own a my05 wrx (turboback, ecu, intake,debadged and rice stickers :P)

i just purchased an eg gli civic 94 model yesterday coz of the rising fuel prices so i cant really afford to use the rex as a daily driver no more....

just a few questions about civics cos im new to da world of NA cars.....does my model have VTEC?
also im putting a DIFF-BACK exhaust on it tommorow mainly cos of the sound as diffbacks dont make any difference to performance....u guyz know of any reputable n cheap garages in MELB?

also have any of yous seen the jetspeed kits for eg civics, they look pretty hot...

im also gonna debadge the "civic gli" sticker thingi on the back to make it look abit smoother. :)

nice to meet u all!
11-09-2005, 04:16 PM
michael_antoi

welcome to the forum mate, dont believe ur model has VTEC.
11-09-2005, 04:24 PM
mini_s2000

your car does not have vtec, and the exhaust your getting is called axel back. is your car fuel injected or carby?
11-09-2005, 04:28 PM
IDRAG

lolz soz, as i sed im new to the world of NAs but on turbos theyre called "diffbacks" but who carez same shit.....so do u actually have any recommendations on good HONDA CIVIC exhaust shops? I got the exhaust of my rexxy done @ rowville exhaust but that place specialises in wrx's.....

yeh the car is the fuel injected model :)
11-09-2005, 04:35 PM
mini_s2000

[QUOTE=IDRAG]lolz soz, as i sed im new to the world of NAs but on turbos theyre called "diffbacks"QUOTE]
lol... ok then
if you do a little searching in these forums somtimes people sell 2nd hand exhausts and headers, i just sold my axel back last week!
also if you look in the tread TECHNICAL, you can ask the same question about exhaust shops!
11-09-2005, 07:10 PM
type one

welcome fellow EG civic owner.

no one is stopping you from turbochargin your civic and calling your ehxaust a diff back hehehe
11-09-2005, 07:26 PM
egads

welcome welcome/ hehe part of this thread belongs in the introductions section but i guess since your asking questions its ok. yeah like everyone has said, gli = 1.5L sohc efi non-vtec.
11-09-2005, 08:18 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by type one

welcome fellow EG civic owner.

no one is stopping you from turbochargin your civic and calling your ehxaust a diff back hehehe

hehe nahh sick of turbos...i might consider a engine swap when i have enough $$$ though....i really want da VTEC :P

hey bydaway, type one - have u done anythin to ur ride yet? dumped? zorst? kit? lol cant really do nethin to the engine if u have a 1.5 non-vtec like me...I'm jus gonna do cosmetic mods to my civic at the moment..
11-09-2005, 08:23 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by egads

welcome welcome/ hehe part of this thread belongs in the introductions section but i guess since your asking questions its ok. yeah like everyone has said, gli = 1.5L sohc efi non-vtec.

1.5 ???? omg thats shit....i thought it was just 1.6 but wit no vtec.....LOL guess i cant really get any potential outta it even with heavy mods....

i get 175kw ATW in my rexxy with a 3inch turboback running high flow cat, unichip, CAI and thats with a conservative tune.....expectin around 50KW ATW in the civic? lolz

p.s. sound of the vtec is awesome gets me all fuzzzzy inside
11-09-2005, 08:34 PM
paulosportz

lol your buynig another car to save petrol

yet you have huge plans which cost $$$$

lol! great budgeting =]

welcome to ozhonda
11-09-2005, 08:41 PM
IDRAG

mate i get only 300-350kms on a 60 ltr tank in my wrx, also it uses premium and at the prices these days, nearly $1.50/ltr i think its a smart investment :P

also i didnt think u hav understood me in terms of modding.....i said i would do an engine conversion IF i had the money, for now i am just gettin a AXLEBACK lol and mayb a kit (these 2 will cost roughly $1.5k, the kit includin fitting n painting - correct me if im wrong)

Also considering my WRX's insurance was roughly $4500 comprehensive per year....and the civic will only be a few hundred bux, i think i have made a smart choice :D

hey paulosportz, i see a front mount on ur civic - turbo huh? newayz, how much KWATW? how much boost u runnin? 1/4 mile time? im pretty interested n da carbon fibre bonnet lookz hot!
11-09-2005, 09:17 PM
paulosportz

yeah i get about 350 full tank on my car too.

its only about $20 extra per week but i dont think ill purchase another car cause of these gay fuel prices.

6psi: 100atw
10psi: 122atw
1/4time: not yet
bonnet: not CF, its stockie painted black

=]
11-09-2005, 09:30 PM
teek

What a funny guy. Last time I checked, $6000 ( or however much your EG cost ) certainly buys a few years worth of petrol. But of course, everyone is free to do what they want.
11-09-2005, 09:32 PM
IDRAG

insurance too u dumkunt....try 4500 a yr..if u got nutin good to say keep ur mouth shut please and keep to da topic
11-09-2005, 09:38 PM
teek

lol geez, wasn't really having a go but pointing out the flaws in your logic.
But that's ok, I wont get upset at you calling me dumb, because when I purchase a car, I check to see if it has VTEC first.

cheers
11-09-2005, 09:42 PM
civiceg9

$4500 for insurance shit.
I pay only a few hundred for my Civic.
11-09-2005, 09:44 PM
asiansquad

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

insurance too u dumkunt....try 4500 a yr..if u got nutin good to say keep ur mouth shut please and keep to da topic

what insurance company u with?

my friend has a 180 fully done up (kit, front mount, full exhaust, etc..)..and insurance is only 2.5k
11-09-2005, 09:45 PM
IDRAG

lolz sorry teek as i said im not a honda expert as i just arrived from the world of turbo carz but all up after purchasing the honda i will be saving quite alot (4500 insurance per yr + 70 bux petrol per week) u do the maths

moving on..yeh man 4500 for comprehensive - its around that price for all jap turbo cars - R33s, soarers, WRXs etc and also if u have modded the car the premium goes up too...also im only 19...
11-09-2005, 09:46 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by asiansquad

what insurance company u with?

my friend has a 180 fully done up (kit, front mount, full exhaust, etc..)..and insurance is only 2.5k

just car insurance
how old is ur friend? if i may ask coz for p-platers esp young ones the premium is huge
11-09-2005, 09:48 PM
teek

Yeah, it is worth it to save that much. But are you going to sell the WRX? Kinda sounded like you were going to keep both, but drive with the EG.
11-09-2005, 09:48 PM
asiansquad

he is 20 and still a p-plater
11-09-2005, 09:50 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by teek

Yeah, it is worth it to save that much. But are you going to sell the WRX? Kinda sounded like you were going to keep both, but drive with the EG.

nope im not gonna sell it, im onli gonna drive it on the weekends etc, use the civic as the daily driver :)
11-09-2005, 09:50 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by asiansquad

he is 20 and still a p-plater

wat yr 180sx? my wrx is 05 model, late model imports = higher insurance too
11-09-2005, 09:51 PM
asiansquad

96 model
type x
11-09-2005, 09:52 PM
SiReal

wow welcome!! u have a nice car for a 19yo!! i'm 22 and have no car..cos my sister bought my civic. haha...

anyway...welcome once again and I hope ur modding with your new car goes well.
11-09-2005, 09:53 PM
asiansquad

yeah..such a lucky child..19yo and have a my05 rex and civic
11-09-2005, 09:54 PM
paulosportz

insurance is always a bitch i guess! but yeah, shop around. 4k+ is abit too much man.

u could surely save 1-2k by asking around.
i reckon it would be more expensive to run two cars dude

2x rego costs
2x insraunce costs
11-09-2005, 09:55 PM
IDRAG

na bro, when i get comprehensive for the civic ima switch da rex to 3rd party..rego is nutin only a few hundred a yr...i can pay for the rego by working for like 1 week...no biggie
11-09-2005, 09:56 PM
asiansquad

should just keep the money and not have bought the eg and dont spend money on it

u can put those money towards ur rex

btw...got any pics of ur rex?
11-09-2005, 09:59 PM
IDRAG

lol keep da money for the rex...bad idea bro, alredy spent like 3k on it and the parts for it are way more expensive than the civic.

for the time being, the only thing i will do to the civic is a diffback which will cost roughly 300, when i hav enough $$$ i will spend all the money making the civic look good (no engine mods) coz the rex satisfies me in that area :P

by the way all melb guys u eva go on any MCCR cruises?
11-09-2005, 10:00 PM
SiReal

been on one cruise but that was years ago. ...yep save ur money! why not make ur civic just a stock cheap daily driver? and perhaps give it a nice stealth sound system.? i mean, ur driving expereince will improve greatly with nice sound, as oposed to droaning exhaust sound
11-09-2005, 10:01 PM
asiansquad

my 2cents would be..keep the 300 and the money on the kit and other stuffs..and spend it towards petrol.

u'll be paying alot more when u mod 2 cars
11-09-2005, 10:01 PM
type one

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

hehe nahh sick of turbos...i might consider a engine swap when i have enough $$$ though....i really want da VTEC :P

hey bydaway, type one - have u done anythin to ur ride yet? dumped? zorst? kit? lol cant really do nethin to the engine if u have a 1.5 non-vtec like me...I'm jus gonna do cosmetic mods to my civic at the moment..

haha ok i understand... yeah man my car is in the appearance gallery somewhere... with an EG i am more interested in taking on rexxies around the twisties than making her go really really really ridiculously FAST hehehe....

so sussy, tyres and light rims are my thing. i am not a fin of "dress up" stuff like kits and massive chromies etc etc...
11-09-2005, 10:03 PM
IDRAG

my rexxy::

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/4156/car11qy.jpg

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/3526/car7fz.jpg

i'll post pics of my civic soon
11-09-2005, 10:04 PM
SiReal

very ricey stickers. hehehe...
11-09-2005, 10:06 PM
teek

damn man, you're pretty lucky to have a WRX at 19.
Will you be happy goin from a WRX to a Civic Gli?
11-09-2005, 10:06 PM
asiansquad

how long have u had the rex for and what colour is ur eg?
11-09-2005, 10:07 PM
asiansquad

Quote:

Originally Posted by teek

damn man, you're pretty lucky to have a WRX at 19.
Will you be happy goin from a WRX to a Civic Gli?

lol how about
IDRAG: would you be happy to go from a wrx to a jazz? ;)
11-09-2005, 10:08 PM
paulosportz

lucky boy, 19, with 2 cars!
11-09-2005, 10:09 PM
teek

When I was 7 years old I had 3 cars, but they came from Toys R Us.

a WRX would be nice, even if you have to push it down the road cause petrol is so bloody expensive. o_O
11-09-2005, 10:11 PM
IDRAG

lol...no where else to spend my money but on cars, clubbin and bitches
hav fun while yous r young cos when yous turn 30/40 u wont be drivin these done up cars i reckon..so just spend some money doin up ur cars etc but also u gotta know when to save..eg fuel prices and insurance hi
11-09-2005, 10:12 PM
SiReal

how bout buy an apartmetn..how THAT would be impressive?!!?! ^o^
11-09-2005, 10:12 PM
asiansquad

how come u're talking like we're only 18 and you're 30?
11-09-2005, 10:13 PM
teek

Last week I got stuck driving on Bridge road, cause this 80 year old dude was driving a turboed, bright purple porsche. His wife, who was also about 80, looked embarrassed to be seen in such a car.

I do NOT want to be having a mid-life crisis like that!
11-09-2005, 10:14 PM
SiReal

he aint looking down on us..its just his opinion =)
11-09-2005, 10:14 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by paulosportz

lucky boy, 19, with 2 cars!

lol i had to work hard though, i have 1 full time job and 1 casual job altogether gettin 600 a week

hey paulosportz, whered u get the front lip from? u from vic?
11-09-2005, 10:16 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by teek

Last week I got stuck driving on Bridge road, cause this 80 year old dude was driving a turboed, bright purple porsche. His wife, who was also about 80, looked embarrassed to be seen in such a car.

I do NOT want to be having a mid-life crisis like that!

dont those rich guys normaly have 25 yr old hotties?
11-09-2005, 10:17 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiReal

how bout buy an apartmetn..how THAT would be impressive?!!?! ^o^

apartment? lol tell me that in 20 yrs :P
11-09-2005, 10:19 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by type one

haha ok i understand... yeah man my car is in the appearance gallery somewhere... with an EG i am more interested in taking on rexxies around the twisties than making her go really really really ridiculously FAST hehehe....

so sussy, tyres and light rims are my thing. i am not a fin of "dress up" stuff like kits and massive chromies etc etc...

ur ride looks hot man....lol takin rexxies around twisties - when where im there! lol dandyz every thursday for me!
11-09-2005, 10:20 PM
teek

Well, he kinda looked like it took him 60 years to pay it off :) He did a burn out in front of us haha.
11-09-2005, 10:20 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by asiansquad

how long have u had the rex for and what colour is ur eg?

had the rexxy for 7 mths n civic iz black
11-09-2005, 10:21 PM
asiansquad

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

ur ride looks hot man....lol takin rexxies around twisties - when where im there! lol dandyz every thursday for me!

not wise to type that in a public forum

chances are next time u go there..there will be a cop waiting for you.
11-09-2005, 10:22 PM
SiReal

im pretty sure cops spend their day surfing sites like this (so they know where to collect their prey)...heheh....so play it safe. and we wulndt want a fellow OH member to get in a nasty accident.
11-09-2005, 10:23 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by asiansquad

not wise to type that in a public forum

chances are next time u go there..there will be a cop waiting for you.

ye thats the same comments i got in da rexxy forums when i boasted bout draggin a soarer on springy road but pfft...location changes, that was just a generalistion :P
11-09-2005, 10:24 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by SiReal

im pretty sure cops spend their day surfing sites like this (so they know where to collect their prey)...heheh....so play it safe. and we wulndt want a fellow OH member to get in a nasty accident.

lol glad u care bout my safety :D:D
11-09-2005, 10:25 PM
IDRAG

lol im gonna go and ask performance exhausts in ringwood tommrow bout the diffback......u guys reckon a magnaflow twin 3' tip would look good on the eg?
11-09-2005, 10:28 PM
IDRAG

Quote:

Originally Posted by teek

damn man, you're pretty lucky to have a WRX at 19.
Will you be happy goin from a WRX to a Civic Gli?

no :( thats y i need to make the civic look hot :P cos i know i can do squat all to the engine to improve performance...
11-09-2005, 10:31 PM
SiReal

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

lol glad u care bout my safety :D:D

awwww...shucks...
11-09-2005, 10:34 PM
teek

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

no :( thats y i need to make the civic look hot :P cos i know i can do squat all to the engine to improve performance...

Yeah, but atleast you got black! I'm finding it friggin impossible to find black.

Seems like there's alot of Burgundy and Green though.
11-09-2005, 10:37 PM
IDRAG

yeh took awhile...searchin for nearly 2 months now..lol black instead of VTEC :P
11-09-2005, 10:41 PM
teek

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

yeh took awhile...searchin for nearly 2 months now..lol black instead of VTEC :P

Actually, I know quite a few people who've sacrificed the VTEC to get black, I would sacrifice it, but I can't even find a black non-vtec EM let alone a vtec one.

Seems like, once people got em, they won't sell them. :confused:
11-09-2005, 10:43 PM
IDRAG

lol buy a VTEC eg and i'll swap u my blackie!
11-09-2005, 11:26 PM
E-Honda

congrats on the purchase man, civics are a good petrol saver

me, im very poor, thinking abt selling my civic to buy a scooter (scooter sales hav gone up 30% this year)
11-09-2005, 11:55 PM
aimre

umm idk if n e one relised, the reason we dont call it diff back os cos......... we dont have a diff it the back :)

i got a civic and i hate petrol... that why im buying a motor bike:):)

n e ways hi IDRAG
11-09-2005, 11:59 PM
mini_s2000

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

i get 175kw ATW in my rexxy with a 3inch turboback running high flow cat, unichip, CAI and thats with a conservative tune.....expectin around 50KW ATW in the civic? lolz

wow, is that all you get from a turbo wrx??? i get over 150kw at the fly on my 1.6!
but i guess it's the torque that your engine makes, which would be about 350nm??
12-09-2005, 12:01 AM
IDRAG

yeh conservative tune though..anythin over 200kwatw and i will need to get a heavy duty clutch cos the clutch is the wrx's weak point.

150 kw @ fly is like 110 kwatw? also it depends what dyno ur usin, i got mine done @ AVO which isnt a "happy dyno" so to speak

p.s. 175atwkw @ 14psi or rougly 220kw @ fly

uhhh i will try and find my dyno graph, but torque has increased alot from stock..turbo kicks in at around 2.5k rpm and maxxes @ about 370nM
12-09-2005, 12:05 AM
keric_02

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

i just purchased an eg gli civic 94 model yesterday coz of the rising fuel prices so i cant really afford to use the rex as a daily driver no more....

hehe, that doesnt sound right. You have the money/finance to buy a 05 rex but you dont have the money for fuel? should of sold your wrx and got a fast sports car which doesnt use as much fuel as wrx... eg. type r or even type s
12-09-2005, 12:10 AM
IDRAG

type R? no thnx, apart from the vtec F1 sound theyre nutin compared to a turbo in terms of straight line acceleration....but handling is better around the twisties? anyhow yeh i shouldve planned my finances better in regards to fuel, maintenance, insurance etc...who cares - got my civic now so its the daily driver no worries bout the fuel or insurance!
12-09-2005, 12:13 AM
mini_s2000

insurance would be very very cheap for the civic! just unreg your wrx and use it for the track!
12-09-2005, 12:34 AM
[[d a n n y]]

hey another 1 like me..:D
fuel prices are stupid isnt it...

welcome mate...
u got a GLi
single overhead cam 1.5L
12-09-2005, 12:56 AM
Cyrus

Quote:

Originally Posted by IDRAG

type R? no thnx, apart from the vtec F1 sound theyre nutin compared to a turbo in terms of straight line acceleration....but handling is better around the twisties? anyhow yeh i shouldve planned my finances better in regards to fuel, maintenance, insurance etc...who cares - got my civic now so its the daily driver no worries bout the fuel or insurance!

Welcome to the forum!!
No wonder you say you are new to NA
I saw a 2L type-R wasted a R34 GTT in a straight line....though I have to say, that's wasn't ur 'NORMAL' type-R
12-09-2005, 01:20 AM
IDRAG

lol the typeR probs used nos :P
12-09-2005, 03:05 AM
zoopsta

You know its funny how you said by purchasing the civic you would save on insurance costs plus petrol costs.

However, if you kept the rex, how would you drive it? Uninsured? Plus if it were you weekend driver, you would have to pay petrol for it still. Yes you're saving a little compared to having the rex as your daily driver.

Also you're not taking into account depreciation. By keeping the rex, you're basically throwing money out the window.

Personally, why dont you have a good car - balance between economy and performance - say a civic/integra vti-r/type-R. Sell the rex and civic, invest in shares or start saving for a place to live (if you live with at home still).

Not trying to tell you what to do, but if you're concerned about fuel prices and $$$, it seems like a good way to go.

You could even buy a hybrid car! :thumbsup:
12-09-2005, 09:16 AM
xtercii

I think what IDRAG did in some way is a pretty wise movement, even tho it’s debatable. He can buy third party for his rex which won’t cost him a lot (however he is risking a bit tho), and by driving the car only on the weekends, it will generally be kept in a better condition than a daily driver, the K would also be heaps lower. So it will have a better resale value in the future. And he won’t get bored of his rexy so easily; weekends would more exciting to look forward to.
12-09-2005, 11:18 PM
timmya2

post a pic already..i wanna see both wrx and EG civic

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