Simple mods
 

I bought my car a while back
96 civic DX coupe

Wanna start moding it bit by bit

I have no idea where to start tho...
so manythigns to do...

Anyone can help me out on sum simple mods??

basic ones...

the best advice i can give you is unless you REALLY know what you want, save your money.. if you dont know what to put on and have to ask people about it, you don't need it

save your money up and in the future upgrade the car to something else instead dumping money which you will never see again

Cheap "mod" DIY headlight mods, remove amber reflector, paint housing.

start off with bolt ons.
-intake
-headers
-exhaust/ or just muffler.

mind you, you have Y7 motor i believe you will not feel a thing with any of those mods if you are looking for any gain.

it will sounds cool thats about it.

then do up suspension
-lowring springs or coilover sleves (if you r on tight budget)
-full coilover (if budget is not an issue)

then by rims/rubber

then do ext
-full lip kit (if tight budget)
-full body kil (if budget is not an issue)

then int
-racing seats
-gauges

etc...

hope this helps and give you some ideas to focus on.

thx for reading!

Cosmetic, interior, performance or handling? What kind of mods do you want?

suspension is my first choice
then lip kits...
that's it... don't rice it... keep it clean =)

:dito: a car can look hot just dumped depending on what else you have. drop it then lip kits then think about other things would be the easiest route. or like ERTW said, if you need to ask others, save up the money until you really know what you want. research until then so you get what you really want and won't regret it.

just dump it

yeah same, drop the car first, wether it be on springs or struts, u have to drop it. Just by doing that your call is going to look so much more aggressive

drop the car with some good quality parts.

And learn what you are putting on before you put it on, and research it.

ie. lowering the car will result in an alignment

ya lower it man put some lips on nice exhaust and do some engine mods bro

:dito:

look around, decide what you want to do, research it and make up your own mind is all I can really say..

DROP> DROP>DROP>DROP..what more could i say...
Drop it...then work on it from there..

drop it like itsss hottt :)

Just to make the car look good, lower it a bit, give it a good wash, and keep it clean (as in, clean)

Majority of us that modify our cars are simply wasting our money for nothing (not competing for life, race for life, modify cars for life.. etc) so if you have spare money that you don't know what to do with, ya put some into your car.

just remember one thing - if u want to do it... DO IT... meaning dont hum and haw about it... when u buy things one bit at a time.. it means business.. goodluck!

sounds like u should lower it ,lol ,then intake and exuast ,in my opion,,ull get some xtra horse, better throtle response and gas milage,,not sure y someone said ull get no horse just cause of ur engine? maybe thrier right but i dont think so.

get aftermarket spark plug wires and new spark plugs. IMO youll notice more of a differnece than getting an CAI or SRI.

SLAMMMMM IT TO THE GROUND
 

SLAMM IT!!!!
SLAMMED IS A MUST!!!..
B4 I HAD MY CIVIC I HAD A JETTA..
89 2L 16 VALVE CAR MOVED BUT I STILL WASNT HAPPY.... AND IT BEING MY FIRST CAR... AND A STUDENT IN SCHOOL.... I DID WUT I HAD TO DO ""CUT MY SPRINGS"" SLAMMED IT TO THE FLOOR
CIVICS LOOK DISCUSTING SLAMMED... I MEAN TO THE FLOOR....
I GOT MY SI I NICE SET OF LOWERING SPRINGS... U CAN GET THE FOR CHEAP TO... LOOK ON THE POSTS U CAN GET SPRINGS FOR ANYWHERE FROM $90-400 JUST SLAMM IT MAN THATS MY ADVISE

like some one said save ur money untill u know... but if u really want to do some thing i would say u do handling 1st and t hen from there u will heva a better idea what u whant to do for performance....... or maybe u are happy whit what u have for performance....

In terms of performance, what about getting a new modified ecu?

Definately want to work on the handling first, lower it, get some good springs on there. Then, I'd go for a nice set of rubbers.

Get everything ready for the future if you plan on doing performance mods afterwards.

After handling and traction is taken care of you can do intake, headers exhaust and a chip if you want.

Hell, throw a K20 in it then turbo it at 22 PSI and run 400hp.

Sorry, couldn't help it.


:D

he posted this then disappeared

ahah

try making ur civic NOT like everyone elses

be original...unless ur goin to the track or motor swaping($$) i/h/e is all u need

try to make some original body mods....but not to ghey......get a lip kit

Woah woah woahhhh ... I CANT belive we are on page 2 of this and none of you guys (EVEN THO I KNOW 98% OF YOU DID IT) mentioned to this guy to invest in a good pager ALARM .!!

i mean cmon ppl whats the point of putting money into a car then having it stolen ? or broken into ?

its like putting money into a safe then leaving it open ..

but ya GET A GOOD PAGER ALARM !




my 2 cents pickme:

I'm all about the fuction over fashion.(sleepers):naughty:

Get it to go fast and handle well then do exterior mods......if you want.....

Thats just my opinion.

You know what SAVE UR MONEY ANd Buy A better car..dats all...

ya lower it and then a lip kit would be nice.. dont go for full body kits.. those things are freakin retarded now.. keep it simple, keep it clean and dont jump on the JDM bandwagon.. your car would like like 234241314 other peoples

Thanks guys, A friend of mine gave me an intake
and i installed it gonna lower it soon but... dunno how i should do it... lol any ideas?

btw ty for all the replys

I am also looking for an SI ecu anyone know where i can find one?
and around how much it'd be?

Personally, I would go with the suspension! (But thats just me.) It will give it a more sleek look, and then maybe lips around the whole thing ...

i would say do a mini me (VTEC Head), and a y8 intake manifold. both cheap and some decent power out of it

drop it ...rims...front lip....done :thumbup: