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[jagdtigger]

17 hours ago, Bitter said:

My snow blower is similar to my car. Both have electric starters and both burn gasoline and both have at least 2 wheels.

Im done with discussing about this.....

[vetali]

17 hours ago, bcredeur97 said:

didn't mean to cause a stir over blower motors, lol. 

I have fond memories of drywall.

[Bitter]

10 hours ago, jagdtigger said:

Im done with discussing about this.....

Glad you realized you're wrong.

[bcredeur97]

2 hours ago, Bitter said:

Glad you realized you're wrong.

nooooooooooo you should of just dropped it xD 

[vetali]

1 hour ago, bcredeur97 said:

nooooooooooo you should of just dropped it xD 

yep.

 

Anyway, I traded in my Civic the other day for a Passport. Unlike the Mazda, I'll somewhat miss the Civic. Despite its quirks, it was a fun car. If I had waited a year and got the sport touring manual I coulda seen myself keeping it. One of my favorite handling FWD cars.

Spoiler

 

[GDRRiley]

On 2/4/2021 at 11:06 AM, ComputerBuilder said:

i have this question, what honda engine should i shove in a 1998 civic ex, it already has a d16y8, but im looking for mega revs and manual transmission?

if you want to have a real fun time go J type with a TLX transmission, just be ready for the cost

 

[FakeFBI]

5 minutes ago, GDRRiley said:

if you want to have a real fun time go J type with a TLX transmission, just be ready for the cost

 

some reasons why i disagree but i did find a J engine withouth tran for $899

1. its a v6

2. i dont think that a v6 would be pratical, weight cough cough

3. will it fit in the bay, i know a  STRAIGHT 4 k24 can, but a 3.2 liter v6?

4. that would be like puting a b16 in a fk8, just doesnt fit together

Good reasons

5. they have normal honda strandard i heard

6. they can probrably be pused much higher than a k24 can or f22 can

[FakeFBI]

edit: the cheap engine has just been sold, god dammit it also had a ecu

edit: again i just found a damn fact, 2.5 liter versions exist 

[bcredeur97]

23 minutes ago, vetali said:

yep.

 

Anyway, I traded in my Civic the other day for a Passport. Unlike the Mazda, I'll somewhat miss the Civic. Despite its quirks, it was a fun car. If I had waited a year and got the sport touring manual I coulda seen myself keeping it. One of my favorite handling FWD cars.

 

why'd you trade it in? Passport is nice though, certainly more roomy.

[GDRRiley]

12 minutes ago, ComputerBuilder said:

some reasons why i disagree but i did find a J engine withouth tran for $899

1. its a v6

2. i dont think that a v6 would be pratical, weight cough cough

3. will it fit in the bay, i know a  STRAIGHT 4 k24 can, but a 3.2 liter v6?

4. that would be like puting a b16 in a fk8, just doesnt fit together

Good reasons

5. they have normal honda strandard i heard

6. they can probrably be pused much higher than a k24 can or f22 can

that’s a decent price 
Yes

Its not that much heavier and heavier springs are sold

yes it will there are pre made engine mounts 

Let me find my spreadsheet when I’ve looked at it 

[FakeFBI]

3 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

why'd you trade it in? Passport is nice though, certainly more roomy.

passport is nice, but for a civic? i mean it is roomy, but still bummer that the sport touring has no vtec to pair with the manual you had

[FakeFBI]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

that’s a decent price 
Yes

Its not that much heavier and heavier springs are sold

yes it will there are pre made engine mounts 

Let me find my spreadsheet when I’ve looked at it 

ive found a j25 for $600 average, sadly no tran im scared the tran is gonna cost like 4k

[vetali]

3 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

why'd you trade it in? Passport is nice though, certainly more roomy.

Civic wasn't paid off, wasn't really practical for me anymore. I wanted something bigger and more capable of hauling tools around without feeling bogged down by more than 500 pounds in the cargo area.

 

I had narrowed it down to 3 options. Passport, BMW X5 F15, or 14 and newer Tahoe. The new Ridgeline was taken off my list when I saw the pricing and that it was still using the old infotainment from like the 2013 Accord. Deciding factor was Honda is doing super low APR financing right now (.9% for 60 months, increasing a percent for 72). Its very rare for them to do low financing like that on any trim level so I made the decision.

[GDRRiley]

36 minutes ago, ComputerBuilder said:

ive found a j25 for $600 average, sadly no tran im scared the tran is gonna cost like 4k

Tran are 1-3k. The accord is cheaper 

[FakeFBI]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

Tran are 1-3k. The accord is cheaper 

well now were screwed

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, ComputerBuilder said:

well now were screwed

? I added in my cost estimates 

[FakeFBI]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

? I added in my cost estimates 

the way i understadn it, a accord is cheaper than a engine?

[GDRRiley]

1 minute ago, ComputerBuilder said:

the way i understadn it, a accord is cheaper than a engine?

No. I’m saying the accord transmission is cheaper than the Acura TLX 

[FakeFBI]

1 minute ago, GDRRiley said:

No. I’m saying the accord transmission is cheaper than the Acura TLX 

the accord from jdm?

[GDRRiley]

4 minutes ago, ComputerBuilder said:

the accord from jdm?

No a 2002-2006 accord. 

[FakeFBI]

Just now, GDRRiley said:

No a 2002-2006 accord. 

hmm, suprisingly i just found a b16a for 1.6k with tran and ecu, so boom, its a b16a from a civic sir-1 or crx, it has black valve cover, but f series engine adn even h series are relitivley cheap due to some minor problems, which can be fixed with maintaining or tweaking some stuff

[bcredeur97]

4 hours ago, vetali said:

Civic wasn't paid off, wasn't really practical for me anymore. I wanted something bigger and more capable of hauling tools around without feeling bogged down by more than 500 pounds in the cargo area.

 

I had narrowed it down to 3 options. Passport, BMW X5 F15, or 14 and newer Tahoe. The new Ridgeline was taken off my list when I saw the pricing and that it was still using the old infotainment from like the 2013 Accord. Deciding factor was Honda is doing super low APR financing right now (.9% for 60 months, increasing a percent for 72). Its very rare for them to do low financing like that on any trim level so I made the decision.

trucks are expensive period right now. Which i guess makes sense they are technically the most useful vehicle you can get (barring fun and all that). but i too am kinda over requiring my daily to be "fun" anyways, when i can just own a second car (the miata is plenty fun and very cheap to own)

.9% APR is stupid low. Sounds like you did great. Hope you're happy with the decision.

[vetali]

31 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

trucks are expensive period right now. Which i guess makes sense they are technically the most useful vehicle you can get (barring fun and all that). but i too am kinda over requiring my daily to be "fun" anyways, when i can just own a second car (the miata is plenty fun and very cheap to own)

.9% APR is stupid low. Sounds like you did great. Hope you're happy with the decision.

I like it, you can still toss it in the corners and have some fun. I do want a car again at some point, but going RWD this time. Probably an older BMW.

[the gamer that is bad]

2 minutes ago, vetali said:

I like it, you can still toss it in the corners and have some fun. I do want a car again at some point, but going RWD this time. Probably an older BMW.

why don't you have a car

[AlwaysFSX]

53 minutes ago, bcredeur97 said:

(barring fun and all that)

What? Never almost rolled one in a corner before? Tons of fun.

18 minutes ago, the gamer that is bad said:

why don't you have a car

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