HondaCivicEx98 and Tom Civic

[Bigkat]

Ricardo - Heah man how's the ride? I've been busy with school and workng on my hybrid(+ some work on my local rides). Everything is starting to come together. But now it is SNOW'N.......so, no more run-n-gun tuning til' next spring. The coupe is on hold til' the hybrid is running properly. Keep in touch big dawg


TOM - My '95 SC EX Coupe started off as an automatic. In '98 I had it converted to 5-spd('94 SI tranny) w/ the help of a local VW shop. You can use any 92-00 EX/SI tranny.

Here is my basic set-up:

JRSC(6psi)& Nos 25 shot,JG TB, Stillen 4-1 header(JUNK), HKS 2 1/4 exh.(quiet), RC 310's, '93 Lude VTEC fuel pump, Cartech FMU, B&M FPR w/ gauge, MSD 6 BTM w/ Blaster SS Coil(both uninstalled), APEXi SAFC(1gen), Autometer Boost/Air-Fuel/Fuel Pressure gauges, Centerforce D/F clutch, Act lighten flywheel, Eibach Pro's, Tokico Illuminas(JUNK), Tenzo Front/Rear Strut tower braces

Note: Stillen 4-1 header is $hit.........product of a really bad buy when I was NA. I took out the MSD 6 BTM w/ Blaster SS Coil out cuz of now gains with or without. When I was NA auto I was running 16.8-17.2's............after 5-spd conversion I was able to run 16.1-.2's.

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TEAM GREASE MONKEY

1995 Civic EX w/ JRSC(6psi)
* Best 1/4(Street tires):[email protected] w/o NOS
* Best 1/4(slicks): 13.98@101mph w/ NOS

** DYNO RESULTS **
137hp and 119ft-lbs 4th(6700rpm), 8 BTDC, Temp. 71deg

1992 H22 Civic VX Hatch......................here comes da BOOST

[Tom Civic]

Nice mods. I want a 5-speed swap now too. Where's the best place to buy all these parts for a good price? www.sohfast.com wants to sell it all to me for a 1,500 including an act clutch and lightened flywheel. Any tips for me? I got an auto civic ex auto w/jrsc, short intake, stock header, and thermal 2.25" cat-back.

[Def]

$1500!!! That's highway robbery for D series stuff! Unless of course that comes with a really high priced lightened flywheel and clutch.

If you're on a budget, why not look around the local junkyards for the stuff? Could probably find everything minus a clutch for ~$500-600. Then why not just take the heavy stock flywheel to a machine shop to have a couple of pounds taken off of it? Isn't the stock weight about 18lbs? You could safely take that down to 14-13lbs and get a bit of performance out of that and probably save $200 or more over a lightened flywheel.

[Tom Civic]

well that includes a sohfast lightened flywheel and act clutch.

I would like to buy it from a junk yard, but what parts would I need? Will the junk yard remove it for me? What should I look for when buying stuff from the junk yard?

[Bigkat]

Tom - Woooooh......that is a litle high. Dude you can pick up a complete D16 conversion for under $1500. Shit, most of the time they will even come w/ aftermarket parts. No need on the lightened flywheel, it made NO noticeable difference.

Parts Needed:
#1 - Tranny w/ mounts
note: auto tranny mounted slightly different than the manual tranny(15 deg difference)
#2 - clutch master cylinder w/ reservoir
#3 - clutch slave cylinder
#4 - man. tran pedals cluster- gas brake, clutch
#5 - manual tranny axles
#6 - Shift linkage w/ shifter and knob
#7 - P28 manual ecu
#8 - manual starter....note: I'm still using auto

ACT PRICING(NIPPON):
Heavy Duty Pressure Plate $ 159.95 (50% Increase, Part #H-010)
Street Disc w/ stock lining $ 49.95 (Part #HSD802)
Street Disc w/ hybrid lining $ 105.95 (Part #HSD802S)
Release Bearing $ 36.95 (Part #RB820)
Pilot Bearing $ 8.00 (Part #PB1002)
Alignment Tool $ 5.00 (Part #AT59)

Check on the hybrid site......they are always selling things dirt cheap.
http://hybrid.honda-perf.org/forums.html

Good luck..............
Regg

[Tom Civic]

why do I need a new starter?

[Bigkat]

You don't............it is just part of the conversion. Since I have an auto starter(instead of manual), you don't have to engage the clutch to start the car. It is really up to you........no big deal

Good luck.........gotta bartend

Regg