Opinions on 7th gen Civic

[Riced_Civic]

my coilovers feel like stock when set on the softest setting but i usually set them up in the mid 12 to 14 range as i like the stiffer ride, i have a 32 click setting point on my coilovers.

if its the case with the modding laws just go with the lowering and rims its makes for a good looking car to drive around, with the air filter i would just get a replacement 1 theres no need for a pod filter.

[Jokkahk]

ive got some cheapo airfilter pod in my car, doesnt really do much to power just makes a deeper sound when you rev it lol sounds good tho

oh and changing to aftermarking springs will make your car lower and the ride will be stiffer.

[DC5.Raven]

just outta curiosity, how much power is ur ES making riced_civic?
and what do u have on it?

the mods on my ES did absolutely nothing (catback and panel filter) so i ditched it about a year and a half ago and got a faster car.

[Riced_Civic]

do u mean now or when i get my turbo??

Now i think i have 70-80 kw, lol it sounds so low :P

turbo im planing on making about 130-140,

then with a full build ill try for 280 or so.

[SHU-ES1]

i think you're probably going about it in the right way, to get power from our cars would require a bit of an investment into them. i believe turboing is the more economical option in comparison to an engine swap. but there's probably more you could do with a turbo'd engine if you had the funding for it.

visually, what i want to do is:
- fog lights (with HIDs hopefully) - easily picked up on ebay depending on what type of front bar you have. i picked mine up for about $160AUD about 6 months ago, and last time i checked they are still around the same price. HIDs will cost you about $100.
- get rid of my rear spoiler (somewhat undecided still) - do that, its ugly :P
- muffler tip, don't wanna spend too much on a whole exhaust system - just got a muffler tip put in a few months ago as well just for a bit of noise, but does nothing for performance. i opted for the dual muffler rather thant he cannon type muffler, as i think the cannons are alot louder and more grumbly. i also had an intake put in for that nice deeper noise that comes from the engine, it makes it even louder than what it is with the oem airbox! :P too bad no vtec in sedans
- rims (eventually) - depends on what look you're going for, like riced said you can go for the JDM look with some nice 16-17" rims or you go for the VIP look and get some nice 18-20" dished rims. i've fitted 18"s on my car and i think it looks small from certain angles, so try get bigger if you can:P
- lower (eventually, a bit worried about the speed bumps in my area haha) - coils will cost you about $2000 for a nice setup which i'm hoping to get soon. dw about speedbumps, they will make you a more cautious driver :P

i hope it works well with whatever you want to do, and as for funds, i think most of us have some sort of jobs that fund our little projects. so maybe you should start with the more affordable options and work your way up, or you can save for a while and blow it all in one go and give your baby a complete makeover :P

and dan, i wish my car had 80kw, sometimes it feels like i've got about 50 if i'm lucky! hehe. i'm hoping to get myself a DC5 or EP3 within the next year or so! I just love the k20 engine! i wish there was also more es1 owners as there aren't many ppl to get information off in regards to modding, or parts for that matter! give us the es1 coupe from the US!! they're hot!

ps. show us some pics of your car dawack

[dawack1]

Thanks for the advice, SHU-ES1...mmm it looks likely that fogs + HIDs will be the first thing i'll do, it looks like its the only thing i can afford at the moment hehe. im just a bit worried about having to install them myself. also, does it look weird having HID fogs with normal head lights?

Getting rid of rear spoiler will also be DIY yeah? again, i'm a bit worried about doign all this stuff myself but don't wanna get ripped off. about the muffler tip, i reckon i'll put it in after doing the fogs but there seems to be a lot of choice when it comes to that. pity u can't test out the sound before putting it in hehe.

Suspension + rims would be better done at the same time yeah? i had no idea changing the springs would cost so much, but is that price you mentioned including the coilovers (i have no idea what they are, will check it on google lol).

i'm going to try to put aside around $600 for the fogs + HIDs + muffler tip, then u guys can hook me up with a place where they can install all this stuff for me :P

Anyways, i'll take a pic of my car as soon as ive washed it, im sure it'll be nice for you guys to have a reminder of how a stock civic looks like haha :P. and whatever anyone says, i'm going to believe my civic has 88kw of power as per the specifications haha.

Thanks

[Jokkahk]

i was thinking about getting HID fogs, but i choose not to now coz i already have HID driving lights. so i keep the foglights stock i like it like that

me and my cuzin installed the fogs ourselves it was hard at first with the wires and the rest was eazy.

this is my muffler tip lol!


i have xforce twin loop muffler lying around the house. just cbf putting it on lol

[DC5.Raven]

280kw would be impressive for an ES.

oh i thought u already had a turbo on it.
what have u got on it now?

and are u getting a turbo kit from america or something or source the parts urself?

[Riced_Civic]

its a prototype kit from Peakboost in the US so its going to be the 1st in Aust for our 7th Gen

the cars going in next week, so it should be done around mid March

[cc1206]

^ you must post pictures of the build

[Jokkahk]

^ you must post pictures of the build

yeah what he said!

[dawack1]

hey SHU-ES1, i've decided to get those same fogs u linked me to ages ago:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Honda-Civic-0...742.m153.l1262

i like the shape of them compared to the circular ones. i want to get some HIDs for it and one of my friends is selling his 6000k HIDs from his 07 civic fog lights, will they work with this pair? also, what installation instructions did you use?

thanks

EDIT: i found this set of instructions for the 05 hybrid, would it be similar for my 03 sedan even though it has a slightly different front?
http://www.hondapartsdeals.com/Honda...fog_lights.pdf