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You seem to know a good amount about hondas, im rethinking putting money into this 95 hatch, would it be worth just puting a vtec head on this stock b16 and keeping it for a lil commuter and getting a new hatch or possibly an integra, im trying to save myself a few bucks in the long run by...

I am not trying to compare brains hehe, I know very little about the honda world, but what I do know is that excessive hydrocarbons is 50% of the time is caused by a clogged cat, look it up. Many california smog check sites will tell you that. And I have also been told that by the guy does my...

Right, but from previous experience with california smog tests they do what is called a pressure test and if the cat is clogged or you dont have a gas cap or a leak in a gas line or anything to do with the fuel lines the car is an automatic fail. It has to have a certain amount of back pressure.

Wow thank you for the info, all my buddies are telling me its the cat, I had my friend rev it up while I put my hand over the exhaust pipe and very little exhaust came out, so I am thinking thats what it is. Also the smog is really not an issue for me, my dads friend owns a shop and they trade...

And also,..the civic will not go over 83mph with the stock motor that is in it, someone told me that it could be a clogged cat..anyone know?

This is my first honda, It is a 1995 Hatchback, SOHC, NO VTEC. I am new to the honda gig, I have had 10 cars in my life but and street bikes, but never got into the honda thing, after a few friends bought hondas I got hooked! so I bought a hatch to tinker with, its very clean..just slow!...I...