So, i may be another civic owner.. [Archive] - 3geez.com - Classic Honda Accord & Prelude Forum

Acid X

09-27-2006, 12:19 AM

Yeah.. Its true. I'm going to have to get rid of my 3gee.

Not sure if many of you were following any of my problem threads.. But the car was supposed to be fixed (stupid carburetor), but as soon as i got the car back i now notice a rather large rattle in the motor. Almost like a pinging, but it sounds more like a slight knock thats just progressively gotten worse since i got the car back from the shop. Not to mention, now i'm having MORE problems with my carburetor and the cars idle.. I havent even had the car a week. And i havent been driving it hard.

I really dont want to get rid of it. I love my car, but unfortunately i'm out of a job at the moment and cant afford to have it breakdown on me anymore. Even when i do get a job i dont want to have to worry about it breaking down on me and seeing alot more hard-earned money going into her just to keep her running.

So i came across an opportunity to get a new(er) car. It's a 1998 Honda Civic DX Hatchback.
EDIT: It's actually a 92 civic. Some information got screwed up along the way of reaching my ear. lol

I don't know if i'm going to get it yet, so bear with me.. But chances are if the deal is set and if i like the car, i'm going to be saying bye bye to my first car. :thumbdn: :crying: :crying: :madflip: :madflip:

I'll still be around on 3geez and i plan to keep going to socal meets even without my 3g.

Sorry guys. Flame away. :(

frantik

09-27-2006, 12:22 AM

sorry to hear that mang.. it sucked when i had to give up my 1st 3gee due to not wanting to spend the money on it :(

A18A

09-27-2006, 12:31 AM

quitter :slap: :thumbdn:

mkymonkey

09-27-2006, 07:34 AM

diegoaccord

09-27-2006, 07:54 AM

Ewww. Your LX has more power options. I had an EK hatchback. No power options are even available from the factory, the motor isn't much stronger than a carbed A20.

Atleast get an EX.

MessyHonda

09-27-2006, 08:11 AM

well that sucks....most of the 3gee owners are geting civics....anyways are you going to sell the whole car or are you going to part it out?

Cheeseburger

09-27-2006, 08:29 AM

*sigh* good luck red head.

Acid X

09-27-2006, 01:03 PM

ok cory, i dont get it....if you have no job at the moment.....how are you going to pay for the new car? i dunno, i may be asking a personal question but im kinda curious. im not going to flame you because i would do the same thing lol.

anyway gl with whatever you do....oh and YOU ARE going to the meet this sat right? cuz if you dont, you freaking red headed bastard, ill go straight to your house and kick you straight in the nuts!
I'm going to give the car to my friend that works at honda and he's going to sell it and purchase the other car and i'll pay him back whatevers left over in payments after i get a job.

And yes, the DX has no power options whatsoever, but that means it will be very light. It will most definitely be quicker, at least a little, than my LX because of the fact it has around 7 more hp, and is atleast 500lbs lighter.

Not to mention theres way more aftermarket support for the 98 civic motors than there is for the a20.

From the information i've gathered, the car has a d16y7 in it which puts down about 106hp/103tq stock.. And from swapping a jdm d15b head or another vtec d series head that b16killa was talking about with me the other day, i can easily get another 20/25hp or more at the wheels. 3 stage vtec anyone?

And then if i blow the motor in the civic i have WAY more options of engine swaps because of all the aftermarket kits available. Hence my decision. :]

Oh, and adrian, yes, i'm going to the meet. Don't worry. The cars going to be back in the shop until basically last minute before the meet but i'll be there. It'll probably be her last meet.

OH, and one last thing, i wont really be parting her out. I'm keeping the rims, selling the suspension to 1320boy (for a good deal.. bastard), and then the only thing i'll have left over is the cupholders and maroon armrest which are both in awesome shape and i'll make a thread about them later. Oh.. And i *do* have a civic box already cut and ready to be put on, but the hole cut in the bottom to make it sit around the carburetor is rather oblong and allows for bad vaccuum leak, so chances are i wont be selling it because its practically garbage now. :\

BITESIZE

09-27-2006, 01:05 PM

:rant: :thumbdn:

ChaseR

09-27-2006, 01:15 PM

Hey man At least your getting another HONDA, forget all these haters, I got a civic too!!

oh yeah and since it has a y7, make sure you put the y8 Intake manifold on it....

BITESIZE

09-27-2006, 01:16 PM

Hey man At least your getting another HONDA, forget all these haters, I got a civic too!!

Poor soul.:Owned:

ChaseR

09-27-2006, 01:19 PM

Poor soul.:Owned:

lol, I got the best of both worlds!

gfrg88

09-27-2006, 01:22 PM

damn that sux cory. that was such a nice ass car, i always loved it!! oh well atleast your not going with some domestic car and its still a honda. gl with the new car and dont rice it out, not that you would ever even think about it. :D

mkymonkey

09-27-2006, 01:37 PM

yeah...cuz he knows well we're all going to kick his ass if he does lol ^^^^

and bitch come over! so at least you can help me put on my justin bars before you leave to seattle.

2oodoor

09-27-2006, 02:45 PM

I still have my 3 gee , but I picked up a 94 civic dx for a decent deal, it sux compared to the accord. really it is stripped, hard to roll windows, no power accessories, I hope I can get this ex or whatever this other car is in the wreck yard that has all the power stuff and put it on the dx civic, otherwise Im selling it. As for power, I felt it had a good bit more power, but have no way of driving both of them ,, derrr.
i will say this, they make a hella lot more goodies for the civics, but it would be a challange to be unique.

Acid X

09-27-2006, 03:04 PM

Yeah, i'm not moving to seattle after all. I'm sticking with so cal. :]

And it shouldnt be too big of a deal to not have any power options on the civic. As far as making the car unique.. Well, i'm sure as hell going to try to make it unique. Though with what i want to do to it, it will probably end up looking like a wannabe spoon civic or something. Bah.

cubert

09-27-2006, 04:04 PM

Another civic owner among us :wave:

Youre right about there being options for this car...its almost to the point of being too much :lol:

You gonna keep the SOHC?? :naughty:

russiankid

09-27-2006, 04:12 PM

so thats where the bolt went, the one the techicians at the dealer could not find:thumbdn:
i really liked(like) your LX:(

2oodoor

09-27-2006, 04:15 PM

Another civic owner among us :wave:
Youre right about there being options for this car...its almost to the point of being too much :lol:
You gonna keep the SOHC?? :naughty:
huh, my dx has no options, its like sevantys , I am looking into getting a a ex I think it is , the interior looks a lot like my accord lx

cubert

09-27-2006, 04:51 PM

huh, my dx has no options, its like sevantys , I am looking into getting a a ex I think it is , the interior looks a lot like my accord lx

i shouldve been more specific...i meant as far as swaps and turbos and mods go

Acid X

09-27-2006, 05:08 PM

Yeah, i'm definitely keeping the sohc.. i plan to do a y8 intake manifold, vtec head, and i/h/e.. Though i'll probably do suspension before i go performance.

I'm still not sure if i'm getting the car though. I've yet to take a look at it, but i'm taking a look at it on friday. Though it should be in really good shape considering it was owned by a honda tech and is 100% stock.. Which would be why i'm considering getting it without even looking at it. Haha.. But i'm not jumping to conclusions.

And if my car cant get fixed theres no way i'm NOT going to get the civic. :\

2oodoor

09-28-2006, 06:52 AM

i shouldve been more specific...i meant as far as swaps and turbos and mods go
oh yea, me see's it now. too much aftermarket and swaps and parts available , options.. ok. The dx would true, be a good one to fix up for racing since it is light on luxurys, The ridiculous things dont even have tachs. there really is not much to the car.

Acid X

09-29-2006, 12:51 AM

So it turns out the civic isnt actually a 98... It's a 92. So its a white 92 EG hatch with either the 70hp motor or the 103hp motor.. Both non-vtec.

Same plans apply, pretty much. Other than the y8 manifold probably.

I'm still planning on taking a look at the car and test driving it and whatnot before i commit to getting it.

Oh, does anyone want the maroon armrest in my accord? Send me offers via pm and i'll consider them as soon as i decide if i'm selling or not.

Acid X

09-29-2006, 08:49 PM

So after driving the civic today, i'm sold. The car runs so well and im in love with how comfortable it is.

I'll be swapping out my suspension on sunday with 1320boy who's giving me an okay offer on them.. And then the stock wheels go on, cup holders and arm rest come out, as well as the stereo equipment and fog lights... Then she'll look like an old grandmas car once again.

I'm going to stick here on 3geez and post.. And i'm still going to all the socal meets.. Just not in my accord.

I plan to get another accord one day, maybe 6 months or so from now, and its going to be a track car. I'm not 100%, but i'm sure going to try.

I'm going to miss my ol' 3gee.. :'(

diegoaccord

09-29-2006, 10:15 PM

Aww man. EG hatches are the worst. You might be able to get a coupe, if you look around.

Acid X

09-30-2006, 12:51 AM

Aww man. EG hatches are the worst. You might be able to get a coupe, if you look around.
Pfft. I'd much rather have a hatch than a coupe! They're so much lighter.

I have a feeling i'm going to love that car.. It has so much potential.

I'm going to love the 3gee more, but i have to let her go, heh..

Also the aftermarket on the eg is insane. But whatev, it's one of the lightest civic hatches ever made.. Lighter than the EK/EJ that i was thinking it was..

diegoaccord

09-30-2006, 01:23 AM

I know about lightness.

My buddies EG/EH2 CX (gutted)hatch with a D16Z6 swap, could keep up with my B16EG/EJ1 EX coupe....Then I gutted the coupe for track day. Hahaha.

Even he admitted, "Your is like a Cadillac compared to mine. It's those little difference that nag at you, like all my buttons did something, his were just plates. My brakes filled up the Del Sol wheels I had completely. He had them for a while, and even they dwarfed his brakes.

Think about all this other little stuff, other than the weight for a second:

CX/DX have tiny brakes. Even 14's make them look little.
CX/DX in white, will have a blue dash/interior.
It will not have swaybar mounting points.
Nothing will be wired up, except tach, which you still need from an EX.
Even if you stay SOHC, and do a VTEC head, you will STILL need to replace the transmission. DX is long, and CX super long, and will top out 120+ in only 3rd gear. Still needs a Z6/Y8 tranny.

Look on honda-tech....hell, by the time they've finished they're EG hatches, they've put a whole EX coupe into it. Black dash, tach cluster, power doors, brakes, ect. I'm just opening your eyes, in the Civic world.

speedpenguin

09-30-2006, 05:55 AM

I know about lightness.
My buddies EG/EH2 CX (gutted)hatch with a D16Z6 swap, could keep up with my B16EG/EJ1 EX coupe....Then I gutted the coupe for track day. Hahaha.
Even he admitted, "Your is like a Cadillac compared to mine. It's those little difference that nag at you, like all my buttons did something, his were just plates. My brakes filled up the Del Sol wheels I had completely. He had them for a while, and even they dwarfed his brakes.
Think about all this other little stuff, other than the weight for a second:
CX/DX have tiny brakes. Even 14's make them look little.
CX/DX in white, will have a blue dash/interior.
It will not have swaybar mounting points.
Nothing will be wired up, except tach, which you still need from an EX.
Even if you stay SOHC, and do a VTEC head, you will STILL need to replace the transmission. DX is long, and CX super long, and will top out 120+ in only 3rd gear. Still needs a Z6/Y8 tranny.
Look on honda-tech....hell, by the time they've finished they're EG hatches, they've put a whole EX coupe into it. Black dash, tach cluster, power doors, brakes, ect. I'm just opening your eyes, in the Civic world.

You can't argue with people when they want something, they're not going to change their mind.

He wants a hatch, and he's going to get one, and no matter how logical your arguments are, it doesn't matter. As they say, hindsight is 20/20.

Acid X

09-30-2006, 12:17 PM

I'm fully aware of what i need to do to get the car running kinda quick..

I plan to do a five speed swap, because its an automatic, and chances are i'll go EX tranny anyway.

All in all this should be a fun car. I love the way the car handles.. And the car is faster than my lx already.

I'm looking forward to getting some suspension on this sucker and testing it out up in the canyons... Because it should handle real nice. :)

Acid X

10-04-2006, 01:33 AM

Well, the car is definitely getting sold, and im getting the civic. I have a buyer already that wants to buy it this saturday, and i just took my suspension off and put the stock stuff back on.. I have a few more non-stock things to take off the car still before i get rid of it..

Sigh. Oh well, everyone moves on from their first car... Haha..

I still have a maroon armrest up for sale if anyone wants it.. Check my thread in the market place... I'm not going to charge up the ass for it either.

speedpenguin

10-04-2006, 02:45 AM

Pics please!

mkymonkey

10-04-2006, 07:11 AM

cool....so youre finally getting rid of your shit box huh lol

Acid X

10-04-2006, 12:23 PM

Pics please!
Pics of what? The civic? If so, i'll get some this saturday if/when i get the car.

And monkey, its not a shitbox! Assface.

Cheeseburger

10-04-2006, 12:49 PM

cool....so youre finally getting rid of your shit box huh lol

lol:bandance:

mkymonkey

10-04-2006, 07:27 PM

hehehehe i made cory mad! na na na na na na naaa! :D

speedpenguin

10-06-2006, 03:40 AM

Pics of what? The civic? If so, i'll get some this saturday if/when i get the car.
And monkey, its not a shitbox! Assface.
That reminds me, I need to get pics of my car up this weekend.

Acid X

10-07-2006, 08:56 PM

Well the car is officially sold. Check for $2,229.. I still have the car in my posession, have to put a cat on it and get it smogged, but after that, i'll be getting the civic. I should probably be sporting my new civic by wednesday.

I love my 3gee.. But it has to go. :(

speedpenguin

10-07-2006, 08:59 PM

I love my 3gee.. But it has to go. :(

It's a hard decision to make, I know. But there is life after 3G. Believe this! Accept Honda as your personal Lord and Savior, and you shall know true happiness, no matter what kind of Honda you end up with.

MessyHonda

10-07-2006, 10:52 PM

ICEMAN707

10-07-2006, 11:06 PM

Also keep in mind, doing a auto to manual swap on the 92-up Civics isn't as easy as cars with cable trannies like the 3gee. It's hydraulic, so you have to swap in all the hydro lines, clutch fluid reservoir, master and slave cylinders, as well as manual pedal assembly, shift rods, shifter, and 5 spd ecu.

Acid X

10-08-2006, 01:01 PM

Yeah, i'm thinking about swapping in a pre-92 si tranny, that way i can just go cable.. But i've heard that hydraulic is usually better on the tranny... Is this true?

And now, for a few pics of my car as she was before i made her stock again (these are my fav pics):

http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1758/10009527nz.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009527nz.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/6955/10009618ky.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009618ky.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/3298/10009628fn.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009628fn.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/179/10009507zo.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009507zo.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/1323/10009469ft.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009469ft.jpg)
http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4119/10009451kq.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009451kq.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/5601/10009439ha.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009439ha.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/9965/10009425jv.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009425jv.jpg)http://img164.imageshack.us/img164/4458/10009401rb.th.jpg (http://img164.imageshack.us/my.php?image=10009401rb.jpg)http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/5804/100_0869.th.jpg (http://img134.imageshack.us/my.php?image=100_0869.jpg)

Sigh. She will be missed.

mkymonkey

10-08-2006, 01:12 PM

so when are you getting the new vic?

Acid X

10-09-2006, 01:27 AM

Probably around wednesday.

Acid X

10-11-2006, 01:39 AM

Okay, so after hustling to get the car ready and all the parts off of her, and putting on a new cat, she failed emissions horribly. CO and the other one were perfectly fine, but the NOx was at 3000 something when the max is 817..

So my friend and i are pissed because we were sure the car was going to pass, but it didn't. The car was running really hot (under the hood, and you can tell by the NOx) and we werent sure why. Well, my friend had one of his honda techs look at it and it turns out the cam timing was 41 DEGREES OFF.

How the HELL does that happen, you ask? I have no clue. All i know is the tech said that my "black box" had been messed with and a few vacuum hoses were hooked up wrong, and i guess timing is vacuum controlled so those hoses set the timing way off.. But now the car is running perfect, no more knocks, all the car needs is a good carb adjustment and she should pass smog tomorrow morning... The car is out of my posession as of earlier tonight and i pick up my "new" 92 civic tomorrow...

I'll be sure to post pics up for you guys, even though you'll probably scoff at me. :)

speedpenguin

10-11-2006, 03:15 AM

I want to see! I won't scoff. I like Civics.

Toneloc5145

10-11-2006, 07:18 AM

Your 3g was such a good looking car.:sadwave: Take pics of it as it is now before you sell it. I'd like to see it. Where did all of your mods (wheels, suspension, intake) go?

Acid X

10-11-2006, 06:47 PM

The suspension went to a friend of mine for a really good deal (1320boy, you can see his kickass hatch in the hatch pics thread), he's borrowing my rims for a little while until i decide to put them on the civic, the maroon armrest is still for sale in the market place, the cupholders went to Mr. Vos in the netherlands.. And my civic box is still at my house, but i refuse to sell it to anyone because the hole i cut in the bottom is really oblong and doesnt seal right on the carburetor.. The plug wires i had broke. And the exhaust stayed on the car. Haha.

And here's two pics from a few days ago:

http://img152.imageshack.us/img152/2038/newmods001xr9.th.jpg (http://img152.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmods001xr9.jpg)
http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/5296/newmods002vu1.th.jpg (http://img132.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmods002vu1.jpg)

And she's officially gone now. I have the civic in my hands today.. Man, i'm in love with this car. It has a good amount of power and the stock suspension is still really awesome, and i took it for a spin in the canyon over here and she handles just as good as my accord did with the suspension.. And its stock!

But i do miss my car alot. Seeing her for the last time today was really sad. :(

Cheeseburger

10-11-2006, 07:03 PM

i hate u.....

ok maybe not that much but i hate u...

but u have to do what u have to do "maing"

Acid X

10-11-2006, 10:05 PM

Yeah.. I know. I'm a traitor. :(

I've been getting shit from everyone, haha..

But i'm going to hang around here.. I'll still show up to 3geez meets if thats ok with you guys.. I still love 3geez. :)

mkymonkey

10-11-2006, 10:13 PM

dude log on to the 3geez chatroom...they're talking shit!!!

Cheeseburger

10-11-2006, 10:23 PM

yes yes im the one who was talking shit....

lol j/k wasnt me...

lol

Toneloc5145

10-12-2006, 01:10 PM

And she's officially gone now.She will be missed. I hope you have fun with the Civic, they're not bad cars at all. At least you stayed in the Honda family.

gfrg88

10-12-2006, 02:19 PM

loser.

B16KILLA

10-12-2006, 02:53 PM

loser.

Common now Gio, be nice...... I think it was a good choice, considering that the car is in mint condition.

gfrg88

10-12-2006, 02:57 PM

Common now Gio, be nice...... I think it was a good choice, considering that the car is in mint condition.

im just kidding dude, knowing cory i know he would get something really clean and keep it that way.

Acid X

10-12-2006, 07:49 PM

Haha you guys suck if you're talking shit. I still love 3geez.. the cars and the website..

Acid X

10-17-2006, 06:56 PM

Alrighty, so finally some pictures of the civic when i first got it:

http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/1857/newmods016yv7.th.jpg (http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmods016yv7.jpg)http://img161.imageshack.us/img161/7606/newmods017fk7.th.jpg (http://img161.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmods017fk7.jpg)http://img126.imageshack.us/img126/7384/newmods018oj1.th.jpg (http://img126.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmods018oj1.jpg)http://img110.imageshack.us/img110/7630/newmods019qr2.th.jpg (http://img110.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmods019qr2.jpg)http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/5259/newmods020ko5.th.jpg (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=newmods020ko5.jpg)

And then i did a photoshoot today with 1320boy with the rims off of my previous car, the accord, on it:

http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=55636