civic '96

[sarantosser]

Gday guys. first post here
got an ek honda civic 96 gli recently as my first car.
and i just wanna know a bit more about my engine before i get into modding it.
its completely stock - nothing modified only a cd player inside lol.

just wanted to know more obout my engine, like size(litres?) of the engine and stuff like that. i can provide engine numbers if someone tells me where to find them:P

cheers, james

[yourfather]

do a search

[sarantosser]

ok so heres what i found

EK civic 1996-2000

Civic GLi Sedan
Body style 4-door sedan
On-sale dates Oct 1995 – Sep 2000
Engine 1,590cc SOHC 16 valve, 4 cylinder
Power / torque 88kW / 144Nm
Transmission 5-speed manual / 4-speed automatic (optional)
Notes :Apr 1997: Minor model change
Nov 1998: Minor model chang

it doesnt say the size of my engine thou... how would i go about finding that

cheers :)

[Mr_will]

if you dont do a bit of research for yourself, people are just going to rip into you.

1.6litres (1590cc).

[Raztaz]

Engine: D16Y4, 1.6L. No VTEC

[sarantosser]

thanks for that :)
dont mean to be so dumb, but does 1590 cc mean its a 1.6?
or is it something else, i'll try to search for it anyway but its hard when your not sure what to look for
cheers heaps

[sarantosser]

OHH i worked it out! cc means cubic centimetre which equals 1.6 litres.
okay im good

[MikeyG]

???? :confused: your good?? when 3 people already answered it?>??? -.- search everything from now on dude

[beeza]

Go easy guys...

[sarantosser]

thankyou beeza

bloody hell i dont know how you expect to recruit more members for this forum when any new person who comes is told off and just told to search!

i dont know much about cars and it took me a while to figure out that 1596 cc meant 1.6 litres

getting told off for saying 'lol' by some wanker followed by '****en 18 year olds' is reall bloody friendly

so you know what **** everyone on this forum whose a total ****, except beeza. ill seek advice elsewhere

[dahon]

dw dood alot of people in this forum are quite hostile... some its easy to know these things..
some people know some dont... hehehe
welcome anyways =)
recommend u visit the sedan thread... get some ideas there.. hehehe
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73643

[beeza]

Yeah not fair at all man.MikeyG's comment was not nice at all after what was already said.

This site IS NOT like that man.I know that will be hard to believe now but I've been on here for over 2 years and it is not like other sites.

It is really not nice to be welcomed the way you were but if that's the way it was here,I would not be here.

So please try again...

I want to say to all the internet warriors there,THINK BEFORE YOU TYPE!!

Not much good left in this world.Most of it has been corrupted by evil.Don't destroy what the hard workers of this site have built it into.A GREAT FREAKING SITE!!

[dahon]

hehehe anyways, any pics of the car?

[sarantosser]

I'll definately stick around guys - ive defiantely learnt to do more searching before starting a new topic.

here is a pic of my car - completely stock as you can see...
top of my list is mags and then a cold air intake i think. let me know if ive said any of this wrong.. like i said i know little ahah

http://i70.photobucket.com/albums/i120/picsjay/P7090014.jpg

[beeza]

Exactly the same as my car! (when it was stock :) )

Just be warned,Modding a car costs money...

Ok,now that that is out of the way...I hunted down all the DIY jobs I can do for my car when I started and done em' all! It was awesome because it costs little and you learn a lot in the process!
On most,if not all car forum's there's a DIY section.
This kept me busy,being poor,then when I did have some spare cash I bought that front lip or whatever for my car.
It's been 3 years now and I'm very happy with my car.
If your new to cars,modding a car slowly is the best way to go.It suits most people because they have little money too.I am constantly changing my plans for parts etc.If I had money I would have just bought it and then worked out later there is a better option...

[sarantosser]

cheers mate ill take a look at the DIY section for sure.
do you have a picture of your car as it is now? for comparrison?
and also, do you have any ideas on what i can start modding first? (cheaply and easily, as you said)
in the meantime ill take a look and search for myself:P

[beeza]

Sure do Brotha!
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=59606&page=6&highlight=batmobile

Latest pics on the last page :)

Maybe start with the DIY headlight mod!

[dahon]

man.. now that i think of it... my cars pretty high up.... i shuld lower her but i wont be able to get up my driveway... oh im so torn... practicality or sexyness...
my one looks mostly like this... but my headlights are black,side mirrors are white and its not as low... :(
(i cbf taking photos - shit camera) hehehe
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3226/2956789445_1a4d60d749_b.jpg

[sarantosser]

thats reall nice man ahaha...looks like a have a long way to go.
im interested in that headlight mod, but im not keen on taking my headlight apart...is it a difficult task? or does it just look really tricky?

[beeza]

ahaha Dahon :)

It's actually really easy man.

After it's been in the oven for a bit,you can easily pry/pull it apart,tape it up ready for painting,plastic primer then paint.

When you seal it up use lots of silicone,make sure it's sealed up real good.You don't want moisture getting in there.If that happens you will have to take it apart again.

There's a few different looks you can go for too :)

[redefine]

welcome. :)

you can find the engine number stamped into the front of the engine in the engine bay.

is yours manual or auto?

[sarantosser]

shes an auto :)

havent had a chance to check, engine number yet, is there any special information in the engine number thati need to know?

[Raztaz]

i already said you had a D16Y4, and then you raged
</3
Nothing to special about the engine number

[sarantosser]

LOL!!!! Sorry dude!!

[BNK]

Welcome, EK sedan fellow owner too here:thumbsup: :D

[beeza]

haha exactly same :)

[Raztaz]

yeh, hai 2 u, i haz sedan also (y)

[jeansey]

guess i join in.

sedans!

i did the headlight mod not long ago. i was worried to but it was really easy.

theres a pretty good writeup in the diy section.

[denmase]

Welcome to OZH bro ...
EK Sedan owner as well .. drop us a line if you need some help modding your EK
ENjoy your stay ..

dahon .. how are you buddy?.. hope you r well
will catch up soon bro

[dahon]

hey denmase
go the sedans!
i sweat we all need a sedan meet sometime lolz

[chauster]

SEdan Club Ftw. and your DP is like mine ahhaha

I wouldn't bought doing it up. Maybe drop a turbo or a k24 in it first.

and lol @ rage. ek1 definately an A to B car. Unless as i said k24 or Turbo =]

[Raztaz]

SEdan Club Ftw. and your DP is like mine ahhaha

I wouldn't bought doing it up. Maybe drop a turbo or a k24 in it first.

and lol @ rage. ek1 definately an A to B car. Unless as i said k24 or Turbo =]

and 4 doors as well and a boot. A to B with convenience :cool:

[chauster]

with a big boot and 2 extra doors you could possibly fit more/bigger subs for your f00li3 s1k rid3 br3www

[sarantosser]

hahahah chauster i thought i was so original - dam!!!

ah well i look forward to workin on my civic a bit! but ill get onto it when i have more spare time (in the middle of year 12 exams)

and im not getting a subwoofer :P