SlowEG9
03-26-2010, 10:08 PM
hey guys
I have a 95 civic lx (4 door) and right now its my DD. The car has high ass mileage but has sentimental value so i want to get it where it eventually needs to be.
I just had a swap done from the stock d15 to a jdm zc vtec. The power difference feels night and day and actually gets surprisingly only 2-3 mpg difference having vtec now. I eventually am either going to go turbo D once I paint the car and get the rest where i want it or do a bigger swap.
my question is though, until i do my swap its still just going to be used as a daily but i want a little more pep. Is there a huge difference in the SI/EX tranny vs the LX I have in it now or is it just remedial to even worry about it? If its going to rape my gas mileage since 90% of my driving is highway, i probably wont go that route but my gearing now just seems incredibly tall (used to my 2000 SI I've driven the last two years which is for sure night and day gearing wise).
I have a 95 civic lx (4 door) and right now its my DD. The car has high ass mileage but has sentimental value so i want to get it where it eventually needs to be.
I just had a swap done from the stock d15 to a jdm zc vtec. The power difference feels night and day and actually gets surprisingly only 2-3 mpg difference having vtec now. I eventually am either going to go turbo D once I paint the car and get the rest where i want it or do a bigger swap.
my question is though, until i do my swap its still just going to be used as a daily but i want a little more pep. Is there a huge difference in the SI/EX tranny vs the LX I have in it now or is it just remedial to even worry about it? If its going to rape my gas mileage since 90% of my driving is highway, i probably wont go that route but my gearing now just seems incredibly tall (used to my 2000 SI I've driven the last two years which is for sure night and day gearing wise).