Modifying an EK Hatch

[empy]

bttt:

don't paint the moldings. the molding material is super-flexible and not meant to be painted. you can do it if you want, but two bad things usually happen when you do this:
1. the paint eventually cracks and peels
2. the paint may come out as a slightly different hue because of the differences in the material, even if the color matches.

you have a nice spoiler. i'd keep that.

rims = i'll go a little bigger and go with 16's. for porma purposes you gotta fill out the wheel well. but make sure you do some lowering if you plus size your rims to avoid the SUV effect.

a nice sound system would be cool because you have plenty of options with a hatchback.

performance mods? imho as a former Honda modder, it's not worth it for your car unless you're willing to go all out. you could get the big fart pipe, intake, headers, etc. for a little bit of gain, but you're still stuck with an economy car and a relatively gutless (no offense) torque curve.

imho again, the only way to properly mod a Honda is to drastically increase the power with FI or an engine swap.

[Strafe]

Thanks for the great reponses niky, Karding, Mamar, the_wildthing, tsupermario and M54_Powered.

The side rubber moldings I'll probably just leave. Its not so bad to have a little black left in the blueness of the sea. But I really don't like the rubber sideskirts and the front and rear rubber.

Can I combine an SiR front and a CTR rear bumper? Do you think it will look good? The reason behind this is because I like how the foglights are placed on the SiR bumper and I like the curvy shape of the CTR rear. Do you guys think it will look good together?

The rims I'll buy the white Circuit 10, they'll probably look good.

The sideskirts, I have no idea. Which should I change it to? SiR or CTR?

I will lower it probably when I'm finished with the above priorities as I have no idea as of know how lowering works. Maybe I should bring it to a shop. Suggestions are welcome!

I have no idea on which mufflers to use as well. The current one looks really small and gay. Any ideas?

Also, I cant help but get confused again as I was introduced to yet another unknown term. What is "detailing"? Is it some sort of repainting?

All this for a budget of 50k PHP.

[Mamar]

[/quote]The sideskirts, I have no idea. Which should I change it to? SiR or CTR?[/quote]

ung side skirts kahit wag mo na galawin kasi ang alam ko pareho lang yang ng sa sir ot ctr!

Can I combine an SiR front and a CTR rear bumper? Do you think it will look good? The reason behind this is because I like how the foglights are placed on the SiR bumper and I like the curvy shape of the CTR rear. Do you guys think it will look good together?

ok lang bro pede rin! pero para sakin mas matapang pas ung sir look talaga ehh!

[Strafe]

Thanks bro!

Meron kasi akong ibang mga SiR na Civic plastic na yung sideskirts nila tapos parehas pa ng color sa body.

To all other questions above, please don't hesitate to answer.

[Mamar]

ako eto dahilan kng bakit mas gusto ko ung sir look!

front sir bumper
http://tsikot.yehey.com/gallery/show...cat/500/page/1

rear sir bumper
http://tsikot.yehey.com/gallery/show...cat/500/page/1

[Strafe]

Wow asteeg naman ng ride mo, sobrang lowered! Wala ka ba problema sa sayad nyan?

[Mamar]

Wow asteeg naman ng ride mo, sobrang lowered! Wala ka ba problema sa sayad nyan?

hinde naman sobra baba tama lang naka lowering spring ako eh, sakto lang ang lagi lang sumasayad sakin eh ung pipings ko pati chin ko!

[Strafe]

Bro, anong gamit mo na muffler?

[Mamar]

Bro, anong gamit mo na muffler?

Dun sa pic naka scub ako jan pero ngaun naka stock pipings ako!

[gearspeed]

Mabilis yan SIR ni mamar..

[empy]

ako eto dahilan kng bakit mas gusto ko ung sir look!

front sir bumper
http://tsikot.yehey.com/gallery/show...cat/500/page/1

rear sir bumper
http://tsikot.yehey.com/gallery/show...cat/500/page/1

love the CF boss....bilis siguro nyan :cool:

[Mamar]

hinde naman sakto lang!

[blink21me]

you have a nice spoiler. i'd keep that.

+1

rims = i'll go a little bigger and go with 16's. for porma purposes you gotta fill out the wheel well. but make sure you do some lowering if you plus size your rims to avoid the SUV effect.

Yupz, but I'd stay 15's because to me that's the perfect size of rims for the car, 16's should be alright but anything beyond that is ... rice... :nono: I hate ricers, they made me get rid of my Integra... heheh, lol don't take that too seriously, that's a joke...

a nice sound system would be cool because you have plenty of options with a hatchback.

Honda put very little attention to their sound system before so I say go a step further than stock...

performance mods? imho as a former Honda modder, it's not worth it for your car unless you're willing to go all out. you could get the big fart pipe, intake, headers, etc. for a little bit of gain, but you're still stuck with an economy car and a relatively gutless (no offense) torque curve.

imho again, the only way to properly mod a Honda is to drastically increase the power with FI or an engine swap.

I second that... IHCE don't give you much either, not worth the money... IMHO even if you FI a single cam it wont get you nowhere you would expect... I always used to tell my civic buddies (non-si owners) to swap engine before doing any mods for power... I almost got to the point of buying a turbo kit, but then re-thought it and just got rid of it...

GL

[Strafe]

What is an engine swap?

[Mamar]

What is an engine swap?

engine swap isa pag pinalitan mo ng engine ang oto mo ng iba engine like for example changing you ek3's d15b engine in to a b16a engine (sir's engine)!
usally people who do this kind of modification are those people who are in to racing!

[niky]

Hehe... Strafe, if you have to ask, you don't want to do it... it's very expensive to do.

It's a great way to increase power, but you're looking at spending in the region of 100,000 pesos for that power. I've done it myself, and it's not worth the hassle if you're not into racing.

But i regards to mods, I'd stick to cosmetics, mags and suspension. The regular engine is more than enough for any kind of driving.

[Strafe]

Yea, I thought so =/

I'd rather spend on the physical aspect first.

[Mamar]

Yea, I thought so =/

I'd rather spend on the physical aspect first.

d15b naman ata engine ng ek3 mo ehh, matulin yan palit ka lang IHE ok na yan! dami kong tropa na kumakare na yan ang gamit na engine ehh!

[Strafe]

Ano ba yung IHE? Di ba pwede yung *** nlng gamitin ko. Hehehe~

Pero seriously yung VTEC na engine gas saver ba compared sa engine ng hatchie ko?

[Mamar]

Ano ba yung IHE? Di ba pwede yung *** nlng gamitin ko. Hehehe~

Pero seriously yung VTEC na engine gas saver ba compared sa engine ng hatchie ko?

I.H.E. I=intake, H=headers, E=exauhst(tama ba spelling??)
d15b engine ng ek mo diba?? kung d15b eh v-tec na yan!