blackice90HB
Senior Member
what up guys, i have a 1990 Civic Hatch back STD, yes, the 4spd with 70 hp ( go ahead and get the giggles out now please........)
im a junior (senior in a few weeks) and this is my daily driver. i already have the looks planned out .honda Phantom black pearl, set of some pretty hard looking stock honda wheels from some car i saw lying around a local salvage yard or 17 in gunmetal RS limited Ricochets (preferably the 15inch honda wheels, they have a jdm style to them and the are 80 bucks for the four of em-better than paying 740 for a new set of wheels).
well, my lil problem is the D15b1 piece of garbage in my car is coming on 166,000 miles and only has 70 horses and a four speed-not cool, it pulls decent in 1st and 2nd, but lacks in power in 3rd and fourth (anyone else with a STD knows what im talking about). my dream motor is the b20Z motor, but ill have to get nu mounts that cost 350 bucks, and i'll need a new ECU. i also thought about switching the head to a d16a6 head and transmission, but i am not 100% sure all d- series motors are interchangable. i would like to have a obd-1 or 2 motor, though, because i would like to be able to use electronic scanners to analyse my motor to make sure every thing is going ok. i dunno, its just so much i can do with this car, i dont what i should get, keeping in mind i need this car as a daily driver to get from school and work and back home. i wanted to get a bigger motor (like the B20 with a ls vtec head) and have the ecu reflashed so i could run a 200hp car. i dunno, if any has any advice on swaps, i would greatly appreciate any help given.
thanks.....
(im really a nissan man, wanted a rps13 240sx se, but the civic was free and hondas are pretty bad when tuned the right way, not with dubs and APC eurolights and 6 foot spoilers and power robbing 7inch pipes. i know some basics about hondas, but not realy as much as the well seasoned honda tuners out there, so i would greatly appreciate any advice)
BTW, can the 4wd system from the wagon be swapped into a hatch? i've never seen it done, and i/ve been thinking about this for the past few weeks. a 4wd hatch would be a hard thing to hang with in the turns.....
im a junior (senior in a few weeks) and this is my daily driver. i already have the looks planned out .honda Phantom black pearl, set of some pretty hard looking stock honda wheels from some car i saw lying around a local salvage yard or 17 in gunmetal RS limited Ricochets (preferably the 15inch honda wheels, they have a jdm style to them and the are 80 bucks for the four of em-better than paying 740 for a new set of wheels).
well, my lil problem is the D15b1 piece of garbage in my car is coming on 166,000 miles and only has 70 horses and a four speed-not cool, it pulls decent in 1st and 2nd, but lacks in power in 3rd and fourth (anyone else with a STD knows what im talking about). my dream motor is the b20Z motor, but ill have to get nu mounts that cost 350 bucks, and i'll need a new ECU. i also thought about switching the head to a d16a6 head and transmission, but i am not 100% sure all d- series motors are interchangable. i would like to have a obd-1 or 2 motor, though, because i would like to be able to use electronic scanners to analyse my motor to make sure every thing is going ok. i dunno, its just so much i can do with this car, i dont what i should get, keeping in mind i need this car as a daily driver to get from school and work and back home. i wanted to get a bigger motor (like the B20 with a ls vtec head) and have the ecu reflashed so i could run a 200hp car. i dunno, if any has any advice on swaps, i would greatly appreciate any help given.
thanks.....
(im really a nissan man, wanted a rps13 240sx se, but the civic was free and hondas are pretty bad when tuned the right way, not with dubs and APC eurolights and 6 foot spoilers and power robbing 7inch pipes. i know some basics about hondas, but not realy as much as the well seasoned honda tuners out there, so i would greatly appreciate any advice)
BTW, can the 4wd system from the wagon be swapped into a hatch? i've never seen it done, and i/ve been thinking about this for the past few weeks. a 4wd hatch would be a hard thing to hang with in the turns.....