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1993 Honda Civic Contest Update to all Participants *** PLEASE READ *** Due to the New Rules Set Forward Today By Entrecard.com the payment to all winners will be paid out in full but will take longer. Entrecard has limited a maximum transfer of 1000 credits per week so the payment process will take longer. (Credit transfer limits: Members are allowed to make a maximum of 14 credit transfers a week, up to a maximum of 1,000 credits, whichever comes first. This means you can still run contests where you give credits away for free, and under 1k per week.) Here is the payout schedule 1st Prize winner 5000 Credits Total Prize 1000 Credits Paid Week 1 1000 Credits Paid Week 4 1000 Credits Paid Week 6 1000 Credits Paid Week 7 1000 Credits Paid Week 8 2nd Prize Winner 2000 Credits Total Prize 1000 Credits Paid Week 2 1000 Credits Paid Week 5 3rd Prize Winner 500 Credits Total Prize 500 Credits Paid Week 3 The reason for this payment schedule is so everyone receives some sort of payment in 3 weeks, and there after the remaining payout is distributed between 1st prize and 2nd prize winners. Now since I have to sift through all the winner comments, diggs and other ways they submitted tickets ... Read More

I was dropping some entrecards today and found this great website called nuke it dot org and it had some pictures of these cool little miniture motorcycles made of electronics components. They are made of capacitors, resisters and  chips. Click Here to check out the site and the images,  its quit the artistic show. ... Read More

I was originally gonna install Windows XP on my new PC but after checking out that it does not support DirectX 10, I decided to try out Windows Vista. I installed Vista and one really neat feature I found is the gadget side bar. I did some searching on Google and found some really neat looking monitors for CPU, Memory, NVidia GPU Temps and Network Traffic. I installed all of these and have them running all the time now. Click on the Gadget icon below to go to the Authors page and download them for free. NVidia video card temperature monitor. Core2Duo or Core2Quad CPU monitor. Memory usage monitor. Network Upload and Download meter. ... Read More

My current PC is over 4 years old now and the only upgrade that I did to keep it up to date was upgrading the video card. I went from a Geforce 6600GT 256MB to a Geforce 7800GT 512MB besides that it did a great job at playing World of Warcraft for 4 years. Well all things age and 4 years is actually a good lifetime for a PC as most die or are too slow to do anything after a few years so I decided to get a whole new system. I ordered parts today and if they come in I should be able to get it built and installed by the time I hit the sack tonight. The biggest reason that I did decide to order a new system was that while playing WarHammer Online it was really choppy even after getting a new video card on the weekend. I purchased an EVGA Geforce GTX260 with 896MB of RAM on Saturday and thought that this would help and it did but not enough to make it playable at 1900x1200 resolution. My old 3.0GHZ P4 doesn't have enough power to push the video card to it's limits so the GTX260's ... Read More

Don't you hate it when your outside window molding is all cracked and ugly. When you bought your Honda Civic Back in 1993 the molding was all black and nice, but over the years the sun and weather have deteriorated the plastic cover and now it's just a nuisance to looks at. Well there is an easy solution for this and only takes about 20-30 minutes to swap out a new one or a better condition one from a wrecker. I was looking at Honda Tuning and found this great writeup on how to do this fix. Click Here for the link. And just in case you want the part numbers of those molding pieces I put them below so you can order them right from Honda brand new. 1992-1995 Civic Hatchback and Coupe Part Numbers: Right Side window molding: 72410-SR3-003 door sash garnish: 72430-SR3-003 Left Side window molding: 72450-SR3-003 door sash garnish: 72470-SR3-003 ... Read More

I was taking care of my brothers dog and house last week so I was very short for time as you can see the lack of posts but now it's time to get back into the rhythm and start posting again. Today I am gonna talk about bumpy roads and that I hate them. There is no question about it that when you have low profile tires and coil overs you feel the bumpy roads a lot more then the average person with a stock suspension and tires.  The road to my brothers house use to be so bumpy I didn't want to drive there but now they repaved it and it's not too bad. Butas you maybe agree a bumpy road is just terrible to your neck and back if you have a lowered car and low profile tires. Now don't get me wrong I do like the performance and handling that has improved with low profile tires and coil overs in my Honda Civic, but sometimes I feel like my teeth are gonna fall out. There are two sides to everything as in the Good and the Bad. Either you go with bubble tires with a 70 or 80 profile/height and ... Read More

I finally started playing WarHammer Online: Age of Reckoning on the weekend and I like it. At first it seemed a bit weird as I was so used to playing World of Warcraft but now hitting level 7 it seems to be getting better and better. The game play is very similar to WOW and me being a veteran WOW player I was used to doing things a certain way but with a little patience this WarHammer game is fun to figure out. There are a lot of things that are very unique and interesting so it makes the game play really fun and addicting, the same way that WOW caught my attention when I first started playing it. This is my character and my friend Tracey's character in the beginning. My Character is the Chaos Chosen which is a melee fighter / tank class and hers is the Chaos Zealot a healer class. Here is a screen shot of me and my friend Tracey's character who she named KrapHealMe Here is a screen shot of my character standing in a wagon jail cell. Here is a screen shot of my character standing by a wicked looking boat by the beach. ... Read More

I had some free time today so I changed 50% of water in all my tanks and moved the remaining angel fish to the plastic breeder container in my 20 gallon tank. Using the Python makes the water changes so much easier specially since my laundry room has a large sink and a working tap. All I do is drain the water into the sink and then hookup the python to the tap and place the end of the hose in the tanks and walla water gets filled in my tanks. Once the water is changed I just add some chlorine neutralizer and all is well. I've been adding water straight from the tap to all my tanks and have never any any issues of fish dieing right after a water change so it seems to be OK. Some people say that the water has to be aged before adding it into your aquarium but I've been doing this for over a year and half now and seems to work great. Plus who has room to store 200 gallons of spare water in their house. I think the key to using water straight from your tap is the chlorine neutralizer, ... Read More

Here is a good question, how much have you spent on your Honda Civic turbo build? $1000, $3000, $6000, $10000 or more. People that don't customize or work on cars might tell you that your crazy for putting so much money into the car, but really is it?  My turbo build is sadly still in the planning stage as my other hobbies and interests have drained my cash flow. I am not mad or pissed off at this situation but I need to start focusing my intentions to get this going soon. I don't smoke or drink so I don't uselessly spend my money on things like that but I have other interests such as aquariums, RC trucks, and video games and these do have there costs too. Money comes and goes, it all depends where you want to put your hard earned cash to get the most enjoyment out of it. I have estimated that my build will be around 3-5 grand over the next year and a half, so working at my 2nd  job will come in handy. Now for most people this is a big chunk of change but really if you put your mind to it anything is possible. Here is a link ... Read More

This is a 1993 Honda Civic How To bumper swap or removal for turbo installation. Tools Needed: Philips Head screw Driver, 10mm Socket Wrench with Extension. Step 1 Take a 10mm socket wrench and unscrew the 1 screw that is on the left and ridge side of the bumper just in front of the front wheels once you fold back the inner fender Depending if someone has changed the bumper already you might run into Phillips head screws instead of 10mm. Step 2 Use the 10mm socket wrench and unscrew the two 10mm bolts that are underneath the bumper. Please use the included image for reference. Step 3 Use a Philips head screw driver and unscrew the 5 Philips head screws that are located on top just in front of the hood latch, once you pop the hood. Once the all the screws are removed you should be able to just pull the bumper right off and replace it if needed. For reinstallation just follow the steps in reverse order. ... Read More

WarHammer Online Age of Reckoning, the soon to be successor to World of Warcraft is coming to my PC in 2 days.  It is being released on Sept 17, 08 and I'll be one of the first to go to Electronic Boutique Wednesday morning and pick one up. I preordered it last Friday so I'm guaranteed a copy so I can't wait. The only thing I am wondering about is if i can run it in full 1900x1200 resolution on my 24" LCD and still get good frame rates out of my current computer system. I might need an upgrade as my 3GHZ P4 is 3 years old now, but this will depend on how well the game runs on it. Once I get the game installed and play with it a bit I will give you a small review of what I think of it and maybe give a few small comparisons to World of Warcraft. Click Here for the WarHammer Online official game site for more info. ... Read More

I was checking over my beater Honda Civic today and noticed that the radio was not working. After taking a closer look I found out that the wiring was all messed up. I pulled the deck out of the dash and fixed the wiring by soldering all the connections instead of using crimp connectors. I find it that soldering two wires together gives you a better connection where as a crimp connector will sometimes give you an intermit and poor connection. I also noticed that the previous radio installer wired up the speakers wrong, the left and right speakers were swapped so the right speaker was playing on the left channel and the left speaker was playing on the right channel. I rewired the whole radio and now it works perfectly. When making any electrical connections always solder the wires together and use the proper gauge wire for the application. When adding any positive connections straight to the battery always make sure you use a proper size fuse and fuse holder. Always wire in the fuse holder as close to the positive lead of your battery as possible so you don't have a fire hazard.  If you need to check continuity or that you are getting the proper voltage from your battery use a multimeter. And last but not forgotten, double check your wiring before turning on your ... Read More

I've been working crazy hours this week so I haven't had time to write up a complete Bumper Swap How-to article, but I thought I would at least get up some pictures. As you can see the newer bumper from a 95 Civic has the fog light area painted the same color as the bumper where mine is just black. From what I've seen this was only done on the 94 and 95 models but I am not 100% sure. In all the bumpers were really easy to swap, with 2 screws by the wheels, 5 under the hood and 2 under neath the bumper. As soon as I get a chance I will post a complete How-To on the bumper swap but here are my pictures for now.    These are images of my 93 Civic with the old bumper on the left and the new bumper on the right. It might not be visible but my old bumper had dings in it from rocks but the new bumper has a fresh set of paint on it so my car looks better now. ... Read More

I got some more fish from my dad the other day and now I have a full house in all my aquariums. NO VACANCY! I got some Pristella Tetra's, 2 Danio's and some Catfish. I moved my two Iridescent sharks to the 125 Gallon as this gives them more room to move around in especially since they are really quick fish. They are a very jumpy fish and always try to jump out, but since i have a plexiglass top on my 125 gallon this will keep them in the water. It's always nice to see my turtles basking specially when they are both on the basking ramp it looks great. They sometimes snap at each other so when they chill together while basking it's like they put away their differences and just relax. I've read that it's better to have only 1 turtle since they don't get along together but I've had my two slider turtles for 1.5 years and they seem to be doing great. I even have 2 Angels, 4 Bala Sharks, 3 Red Fin Sharks, 2 Iridescent Sharks, a pleco, a sword fish and 1 tetra and everyone is at peace. Now I can't guarantee the safety of all the fish in my ... Read More

The bumper and fender swap between the two Civic's was a success, it was quite easy and only a few tools were needed. I pulled the bumpers and fenders off by myself but got some help from a friend to put them all back on. The reason for this swap was that my bumper and fender in my 93 Civic was all dented from rocks but the 95 Civic had a new painted bumper and a fender with only 1 ding. I will post pictures tomorrow as I didn't get a chance to pull them off my camera yet. I also replaced the drivers side headlight on the 95 Civic because it had  a hole in it and the inner reflective part was all rusting away. Check back tomorrow for some before and after pictures. ... Read More

Welcome to the September 6, 2008 Blog Carnival edition of Cars - Perfomance, Style and Auto Stereo at 1993 Honda Civic Blog. Sarah Scrafford presents Online University Lowdown: 50 Simple Driving Techniques that Will Increase Your Gas Mileage posted at Online University Lowdown. Steve Faber presents The Best 3 Car Modifications to Increase Fuel Mileage posted at super gas saver, saying, "Amazingly enough, the 3 best mods for better gas mileage are also 3 of the best for more power too." NAOMI presents Britain Set to Become Electric Car Capital of Europe posted at Diary From England, saying, "Good luck with your carnival." That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of cars - perfomance, style and auto stereo using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. Technorati tags: cars - perfomance, style and auto stereo, blog carnival. ... Read More

I went to A-Power today at lunch and picked up a 15' DVI Male to Male cable for my new 24" LCD Monitor and it made a significant difference in screen clarity.  Since DVI is digital and faster then the old analog VGA, the screen refreshes faster and there is less interference. The picture is now a lot more clear and the refresh rate is prefect for playing movies or games. So if you get yourself an LCD monitor that has a DVI input make sure you get the proper DVI cable so you get the best picture quality from your monitor. ... Read More

Well the Weekend is finally here and this weekend I am gonna attempt to swap my bumper and drivers side fender with the other Honda Civic that I have. My other 95 Civic is a lot more beat up all over but the bumper and drivers side fender are in better shape then my 93 so I figure I better swap them over before winter. I'll try to take picture along the way just in case others might want to know how to take off or change their Honda Civic's bumper and fenders. Keep checking on the site this weekend as I will try to post this up soon as I get a chance. ... Read More

I've been looking at getting an LCD monitor for a few years now and recently was thinking about a 22" or maybe a 24" but the prices were still pretty high. But last weekend I was looking at some flyer's and found a great deal for a 25.5" Acer LCD Monitor for $349 at Best Buy.  I pondered about getting it for a few days but yesterday I decided to get it. I was all hyped up about the Acer, but when I got to the monitor isle at Best Buy they also had an LG 24" for the same price of $349. I instructed the Best Buy salesperson to hookup the LG to a computer so I could see the picture quality and I was amazed how bright it was. There was another 24" Acer beside the LG so I compared the two monitors and the LG was definitely better. It looked better on the outside with a nice black gloss trim and more importantly color output was very rich and bright. So decided to take the LG 24" as it was a better choice for me. The 24" LG LCD has better Contrast Ratio of 10000:1, same resolution of 1900x1200 and a 5ms response ... Read More

Well It's officially September and crappy rainy weather will be upon us very soon so I'm gonna park my 93 Civic and use the 95 Civic as my winter beater. This should give me lots of time to do some winter work on the 93 and keep it away from those crazy winter drivers. All thought the 93 Civic project was never meant to be a full race car but instead a daily driver, I don't see any reason why not to take it off the road for winter especially since I have a spare Civic that's pretty much ready for a winter beater. And when I do get my turbo this winter I can install it piece by piece and not worry that I have to drive it to work next day and do a rush job. Depending what happens this fall and winter I also plan on picking up a spare D16Z6 block and start working on my full turbo build from scratch. The best way to learn is to do it yourself so this will be a great winter project and finally build my 13 second Civic. I will have to completely take apart the block, clean it ... Read More