1997 Green Civic 4dr Sedan Sohc Vtec Manual on 2040-cars
Montclair, New Jersey, United States
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This is a great car, I've had it since it had 97k
miles and I am the third owner. I’ve always been a Honda fan, got the bug and
did some mild modifications to her. The oil was always changed between 3K and
3.5K miles with 5W-30 synthetic and a good oil filter since I purchased the
car.
She’s been really good to me and never left me stranded. The car is quick, but not fast; she handles great and is a blast to drive on the street. The engine still runs very clean and has good compression. The compression ratio is high and the car runs on PREMIUM right now and gets mid 30’s in MPG on the highway. I can retard the cam and Ignition timing and raise the fuel pressure to run on regular if needed. Up until February of this year, the body was in great shape for its age; I bought a new car and was using the Civic as my main transportation to and from work. The new car went in the garage and the Civic was parked on the street. The car was hit (side swiped) and bumped several times and I don’t have the time to do the work (and don’t want to throw money away….as she’ll probably get hit again) and need to sell. All of the major damage, like the fender and door are pictured. The car now lives out of harms way, so no more body damage will occur. I still drive her about once a week when I’m in the area. The car would make a great daily beater, but also a great project as the body is straight and it has a host of newer suspension components. The exhaust is aggressive and deep; it is tame at light to half throttle, but gets loud when you get on it. Engine,
Transmission & Exhaust modifications: Mini-me (D16Y8 VTEC head on D16Y7 block) with a rebuilt cylinder head and NEW OEM Head gasket and head bolts at 107,000 miles AEM air filter with velocity stack and 3" intake pipe into an S2000 throttle body and Blox intake manifold 240cc EX injectors and a Blox fuel pressure regulator on an Edelbrock fuel rail Airmass header to a 2.25" Vibrant SS core Catalytic converter out to a 2.36" SS Top Fuel 0-1000 cat-back AEM cam gear advanced 2 degrees Civic VX oil cooler with a Blox sandwich adapter for the oil gauges 97 EX OBD2a ECU and engine wire harness and an OBD1 air temp sensor with adapter harness Civic EX sedan/coupe transmission (shorter gears) with a B&M Edge shifter Suspension: All bushings, ball joints, springs, shocks, struts, hats, sway bar links, wheel bearings, tie rods, pads, shoes, rotors, and drums replaced around 150,000 miles; except for performance parts, all OEM Honda parts Koni SRT.T shocks and struts in H&R OE Sport springs (about .75" drop) 19mm Del-Sol rear sway bar with custom SS end link adapters Hardrace rear upper arms (rear camber adjusters) PasswordJDM rear lower tie bar, Carbing front lower tie bar, and Skunk2 front upper tie bar Interior and electronics: Integra seats S2000 steering wheel with airbag and cruise control switch Custom CRV gauges and amber dash lights Shift-I shift light integrated into cluster AEM air-fuel ratio, Prosport oil and fuel pressure, and SPA 2 in 1 oil and water temperature gauges Field's SFC-VTEC Controller (not currently wired in) Clarion USB/AUX/CD/radio head unit Exterior: Gunmetal replacement headlights ESUSE (glass) OEM fog lights OEM mud guards Coupe grille The good: The alternator was replaced with a genuine Denso unit (made in Japan, rebuilt in USA) around 180K miles The steering rack was replaced with a rebuilt unit around 170K miles The timing belt, water pump, front main seal and cam seal replaced at 209,189 miles The bad: The car needs front brake pads and rotors, a flush, and new brake lines. It currently has braided stainless lines and the silicon coating is cracked; the brakes work just fine now but need to be done soon The oil pan leaks a little, the engine looses about 4-6oz every month, it drips very slowly, you can not watch it drip, but the oil pan is coated in oil The headliner is sagging and needs to be reupholstered The trunk leaks a little when it rains; I replaced the outer tail light seals (on the quarter panels) which did not solve the problem; I have the inner taillight seals, but have not installed them I am a smoker, there are some burn holes and the carpet has always had a bad coffee stain in the middle of the rear seat since I bought it It has normal old Honda rust and the recent body damage as evidenced in the pictures The cruise control hasn’t worked for about a year and a half; I think it’s the actuator The drivers’ side rear window motor has burnt out; I
have the replacement but haven’t put it in A couple of lights on the dash are out I have a huge file of parts receipts and service records. I can drop the car off locally in North Jersey (let me know where), but otherwise transportation is up to you. The car is currently insured, inspected and registered, so test driving is possible. Mileage will go up slightly, as I am still driving it occasionally. |
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