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Step 3 - Jack up the car and support it on jack stands Tools Needed: Floor Jack and 2 Jack Stands Position the floor jack under the front drivers side jack point as shown in the picture to the left, and jack up the car till the wheels are of the ground about 2-4 inches. Then take a jack stand and position it under the sub frame of the car under a solid and secure place. Then slowly release the jack and watch to make sure the jack stand is holding up the car securely, if needed jack up the car again and reposition the jack stand to a different location. Then lower the jack slowly, go to the other side and repeat the process till both sides of the car are supported by jack stands. Step 4 - Drain the radiator fluid Tools Needed: 4" Deep Drain Pan and Pliers Position the drain pan under the radiator drain plug and loosen it off, if needed use pliers but be gentle as they plug is made of plastic. You can slowly loosen of the radiator cap to release the pressure of the coolant system, to drain the antifreeze faster. Once it's drained close the plug and pour the old antifreeze into a closed lid container so ... Read More

Step 1 - Disconnect the battery Tools Needed: 10mm Combination Wrench Loosen the positive and negative battery terminals using a 10mm combination wrench and pull the terminals off the battery posts. . . Step 2 - Remove the air filter box Tools Needed: 10mm Socket Wrench with Extension, Pliers and Phillips Head Screwdriver Loosen the 3 air filter box bolts using a 10mm socket wrench as shown in the image. . . Using pliers pull the smaller hose clamp off and pull the small metal pipe out of the intake tube. Then unloosen the large hose clamp of using a phillips head screwdriver. You are now ready to pull the airbox out of the engine compartment. . Click Here for Step 3 and 4 ... Read More

This Friday night I'm going to take my 1993 Honda Civic to the drag strip to see what kind of quarter mile time I can get out of my VTEC engine. I have never raced on a drag strip before so this will be a great learning experience. I want to go because I want to have a before turbo and after turbo quarter mile time slip. I estimate my quarter mile time to be around 15.9-16.5 seconds at 82-88MPH Things I will need to do to my Honda Civic before it's ready to race - Save $30 for race admission - Drain antifreeze out of my engine and replace with water - Swap my front 15" rims to 13" rims and deflate tires to 15-20psi during racing - Clean out the contents of my car including the glove box of any unnecessary weight - Check all fluids to make sure they are topped off especially oil and coolant. - Wash car so it looks nice on race day - Clean my K&N Filter Charger - Swap my drivers side mirror with a spare one as my current one is damaged. For additional information on Mission Raceway Friday night street legal racing click Here. If you want to practice your drag strip response time click Here ... Read More

Yesterday I came home and my Honda Civic Model was waiting for me at the door. I ordered this on eBay a few weeks back and I'm really happy it's here already. It's the 1992-1995 Red Honda Civic Hatch SIR II edition. It may be the Japanese version as the driver sits on the right side of the car but still would be cool to have this on my dashboard at one of next years auto show n shine shows. It's a model so I have to paint it and glue it together but that should be fun as the instructions are really easy to read and there is not that many pieces in the kit. Once I start building it I will post some images. ... Read More

Have you ever wondered what type of tranny you have in your Honda Civic, or wanted to buy an Si tranny from the wrecker and wanted to be sure your were getting the right one? Well I have 2 great pictures below that show you where to look to distinguish between an Si/Ex and the DX/CX tranny. The Si/Ex tranny has P20/B000 stamped on the casing and the DX/CX has P20/A000 stamped on the casing as shown in the pictures below. The difference between the 2 types of tranny's is the gearing, you will accelerate way faster with the Si tranny as the gears are shorter. You will have to change gears faster but you will speed up faster. My personal opinion of the Si/Ex tranny if it's matched with a D16Z6 engine or any other D16 engine with similar horsepower is that it's an awesome upgrade. It is easier to drive in traffic because you don't have to use 1st gear as often. As long as the car is barely rolling in traffic I can start with 2nd gear and then go up to 3rd and then back to 2nd if needed. Where as with the old DX tranny and the D15B7 engine I was ... Read More

Last week I was on eBay and found some Honda Civic Memorabilia and decided to get some. I found this green Honda Civic slot car. Now it may be a different color then my car and it's also a coupe but the reason I got it is because it is a Honda Civic and more importantly it's got the same front bumper body kit that I want to put on my car. I am also tossing up the idea of fixing my car up for next years Driven to Perform Tour and have some Civic Toys in the windshield to make it look more cool. ... Read More

Have you ever wondered about lowering your car and didn't know if you should get coil overs or lowering springs? or wanted more info on sway bars and strut bars. Well I found two great links that have all the info you need.  Check out those links below to get more familiar with words like caster, camber, under steer and over streer. Before you lower your Honda Civic remember do your research! Suspension Link 1 Suspension Link 2 ... Read More

I believe there are 2 types of drivers out there, and these are my interpretations of them; The Driver and the Rider. The Driver is a person that drives his or her Civic with passion, drive, and ambition. This type of person is one with the car; the driver and the car are joined together in every aspect. The Driver knows what the car will do before it does it. The Driver feels the road through the car and acts accordingly, as soon as the car does something unexpected the driver knows how to compensate and brings the car back into safe conditions. He will occasionally take his or her car out for a Rip or Burn just to enjoy the drive. Driving is a pleasant experience for this person and being stuck in traffic doesn't upset this person as much as a Rider. Not all but a good percentage of Drivers drive a car with a standard transmission to have full control of their car but not all, but there are a lot of Drivers that do drive automatic transmissions and still enjoy DRIVING their Civic. A Driver will usually modify or maintain their Civic because they are proud of ... Read More

Today I will talk about the starter, a very important part that allows you to start your engine. Back in the day, they had to use hand cranks to turn over the engine to start it, but these days you just turn your key and go. This is only possible because of the modern day electric Starter. An electric starter is a part attached to the outside of your transmission housing or engine that uses power from your battery to turn your engine over.  It uses the Bendix drive which is attached to the end of the starter shaft to turn your flywheel fast enough till your engine starts. Once your engine starts spinning fast enough the Bendix drive disengages and the engine is running on it's own. I found some images of the possible starter variations that you might have in your Honda Civic. You can Click on them to see a bigger image. ... Read More

I was reading some posts today on ClubEG6 and found a great post that has lots of red Civic EG pictures. Some of them are just amazing looking, almost like brand new cars in mint condition. Click Here for link ... Read More

I was looking thru some posts at D-Series.org and found a great writeup on the installation of OEM style fog lights. You can purchase these on the ebay for around $60 and they make your bumper look a little bit better if your not going to go with a body kit. I found a place on the internet that sells both the Clear and Yellow  versions of this kit. Here is the Link to the Do it Yourself Installation. ... Read More

I found a Honda Civic on Cardomain.com that has the same side skirts that I want to install on my Civic. The owner attached the side skirts to the car and then molded them right to the side of the body so they look like their part of the car not just pieces of plastic that are attached. This is exactly what I intend to do with mine so the car looks like it came like this from factory. The front bumper is slightly different then the Bomber one I want but that's ok, I like the look of mine better. The other thing about this hatch I like is the hood, it's carbon fiber and it's got a nice indentation in the middle, looks very sporty. Below is the Civic with really nice side skirts and here is the Link to the owners page.   ... Read More

  So I've been thinking about the body kit for my 93 Civic and I think I am going to mix and match different pieces to make the kit look better. I am going to use the Bomber Front Bumper , the CB Style Side Skirts , and the XN Style Rear Bumper . As far as the paint is concerned, I am going to stick with the original red that my Civic came with because it should be easier to buy and paint. Doing this will eliminate the problem with the inner doors and under the hood being a different color so this will fit my car better. Candy apple red is a really nice color but from what I've heard and read online it's an expensive paint job and tricky to do to make it look good. ... Read More

My plan this summer for my 93 Civic is to get a body kit and paint it candy apple red. But before I do that I have to do some body work to get the dents out and fix any rust that might be hidden. The body kit that I am thinking of is available at 2 places, Extreme Dimensions and Rocketz.net. The Bomber 4 piece kit includes front bumper, 2 side skirts and a rear bumper. I am still debating whether or not to get the matching roof spoiler because I want to make the car look good not over done. I found a Civic on CarDomain.com that has the same body kit already mounted and painted blue. Below is the image and here is the Link to the owners page.     ... Read More

My friend’s car broke down this morning and her engine light came on but being a newer car she needs an ODB2 reader to find out what’s wrong with it. This got me thinking about the possible ODB1 engine error codes that the engine light in a Civic would show if you had a problem. So I made a table below of the possible engine error codes that a 1992-1995 Civic owner could encounter. These codes are easily readable by the number of flashes made by the engine light in diagnostic mode. To get into diagnostic mode you have to short out the diagnostic plug that is under the right side of the glow box. This is a green 2 wire plug that should be in a rubber sleeve. Make sure your ignition is in the OFF position, then pull the plug out of the sleeve and short the two pins with a small wire. Then turn your ignition to the "II" position and count the number of flashes. You might encounter long flashes or short flashes, each long flash means 10 and each short flash means 1. So if you get 2 long flashes and 2 short flashes, your error code is 22 - VTEC Pressure Valve Switch. If you get 3 short flashes ... Read More

Note: This procedure is the same for a 1992-1995 Honda Civic CX, DX, or Si Tools Needed: 8mm Socket Wrench or a Phillips Head Screw Driver   Step One: Open up your hood and make sure you secure the hood post in it's proper place.   Step Two: Use an 8mm Socket Wrench or a Phillips head screw driver to undo all 4 screws holding down the top of the airbox. I would use the 8mm Socket Wrench because it will not strip the head of the screw as easily as a Phillips head screw driver. But if you don't have a 8mm socket wrench then a Phillips head screw driver will do just fine with some do care.     Step Three: Make sure all the screws are totally unscrewed from the bottom part of the airbox. Then grab the top of the airbox and lift it up, if you are having trouble check the screws again but this should lift up with very little effort.    Step Four: Lift out the air filter and replace if needed. Honda recommends to replace every 48,000Km or sooner under severe driving conditions, like driving on dusty roads or near construction sites.   Step Five: Once you put the new air filter in it's place align the top part of the airbox with the bottom half and tighten all the screws. DO NOT ... Read More

For people just starting out in the Honda tuning world or just want to know how to do basic maintenance you have to start with the basics first. Once you figure out the basics you can move on to something more advanced like a transmission swap or internal engine upgrades. But for those that just want to know how to do basic maintenance on their Civic, might find it difficult to find the information on the internet. I decided to start creating small detailed "How To" articles on things like, doing an oil change or changing your headlight or even replacing your air filter because no matter what we all need to know the basic's first. Below are the upcoming "How To" articles in no particular order and should start showing up on the site very soon so stay tunned. How to do an oil change How to change your front headlight bulbs How to replace a cracked headlight How to change your distributor cap How to change your spark plugs How to change your spark plug wires How to change your PCV valve How to change your fuel filter How to change your rear light bulbs How to change a flat tire How to do a compression test How to replace the air filter How to check your engine fluids How to check for proper tire pressure How to change your wipers How to replace a ... Read More

I've been working on my civic for over a year now and mostly showing it off on my blog but a few days ago I decided to create a thread on one of my favorite forums D-Series.org. Here is the Link to my thread. I've gotten 12 replies so far and they all have been positive, plus some minor upgrades that people mentioned I should do. Thanks goes out to all those who replied to my thread about my 1993 Civic Hatch. Once I get more upgrades for my car I will add to my thread. ... Read More

Yesterday I finally got around to swapping out my water filled non working tail light with a spare one I picked up a few months back. I had to remove some clips and a few screws to move the inner molding out of the way to get to the light mounting nuts. I used a 8mm combination wrench to undo the 4 nuts that held the light to the car, unplugged the harness and pulled the light out. Part of my problem with water in the tail light, is a crack in the body seam and a bad hatch seal. I swapped the tail light wiring harness from my other Civic since I am not driving it right now.  I plugged the wiring harness back into the car and placed the tail light into place. Then used the 8mm wrench and tightned up the 4 mounting nuts. Once that was in place I smeared some silicone on the cracked hatch seam and pushed the hatch seal back in place. I screwed all the inner body panels into place and tested the lights and they all work. When I start doing the body work on the car for painting I will change the hatch seal so it's new again and for sure won't have leakage problems.   I pulled ... Read More

I was surfing the web and found this wicked totally done out Civic. It's got lambo doors, candy tangerine paint, 18" Rims, and a crazy looking body kit. Check it out below   ... Read More