Peachy says HI HI, some n00b questions

[Peachy]

Hey there everyone ,

Just new to the forums, joined a few days ago and have been overwhelmed by the amount of information on this site, it's fantastic!

A little about myself, the names Ben, I'm 23, I'm in Victoria, based in Brunswick and have just got myself a 1992 Civic EG Breeze. Obviously being a 1.3litre engine its slow as dogs balls, but being my first car I'm still happy as larry to drive the little bastard around.

So here comes the n00b questions ........ I've done a few searches and couldn't find the proper answers, they've more than probably been asked 1000's of times before, but being a n00b on here I can't seem to find what I'm after so please go easy on me.

Firstly, I've come across the phrase b16, b18 on this site and assume that the number after B represents the capacity of the engine, ie: b16 is a 1.6 litre engine. Does this mean that since I own a 1.3litre Civic EG Breeze that the engine name is B13? If not, what kind of engine do I have?

Also, being in Victoria I understand the legality between modifying your car is different across states. I'm still on my P-Plates (Green) and was wondering what kind of modifications are legal in Victoria for my car. It says on the vicroads site that "Any engine modification that increases the power of the engine" or something, but it's so ambiguous, what exactly is excluded and included within that clause? Am I allowed to install:
- Cold Air Intake
- K&N Filter
- New exhaust
What other modifications can you suggest that will give my 1.3 litre pooper a little more pow?

Also, this question is most probably gonna make a few people *facepalm* but what the hell... In my civic, near the handbrake there is a switch thats just "on/off" - I can't for the life of me figure out what the hell it's for. I've looked in the manual and theres nothing there. Apart from current modifications on the car, it's just had its windows tinted and alloy wheels put on. Any ideas?

Found out that at one point in its life the car must have had neons installed and it was the on/off switch for it. Neons for me.... no thanks :P

The civic also doesn't have the rev display, can you suggest any aftermarket products that can show this? Please link me And if theres anyone in the Brunswick, Melbourne area that can suggest a good mechanic that would be great thanks a buncharino

I posted a wanted add on this forum, and literally 4 hours after posting the wanted ad, I had a new cluster installed. Thankyou OZHONDA and SuiJin for the cluster

So thanks a bunch for having a read and helping a n00b out, very much appreciated!!! Also, if anyone is willing to be a civic mentor for me and help me out with n00bish questions please add me on msn, my address is: benjamin_peach@hotmail.com

Much love all, thanks again