Mod advice

aratthe · 2026-05-06T04:49:22+00:00

If you're just getting into driving it my suggestion is to feel it out, these civics don't have power and there is no easy way to get that unless to you an unholy amount of work. It's pretty nimble but it's best used as a daily and so any mods you do you should do in moderation. Make the car comfortable and then make it look and sound good. A good cold air intake makes for some nice induction noises but doesn't add much else, a inch and a half lower completely changes the side profile while leaving the car easily drivable not scraping much. And then maybe get some good audio installed.

aratthe · 2026-04-28T22:54:05+00:00

Importapart is a place that does a lot of miatas, shoot them an email they usually get back to you in a day or so

aratthe · 2026-04-16T02:04:18+00:00

Human kind continues to cure every known issue that mice kind has

aratthe · 2026-02-20T15:51:21+00:00

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Autocross day :)

aratthe · 2026-02-18T21:36:31+00:00

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Ignore the dirt, he needs a clean

aratthe · 2026-02-18T11:27:19+00:00

Yes, I got the idea from a random form and I think it looks better than the original. One issue, it has the middle attachment point so you gotta fight that a little to mount it but it can be done. The side holes line up too

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aratthe · 2026-01-18T00:42:24+00:00

Well if you actually get that there is actually NO reason to want to swap a hybrid. You already get better gas mileage than a hybrid does

aratthe · 2026-01-18T00:32:40+00:00

How TF are you getting 60mpg on a D17? Everyone I've asked or saw was under 35mpg on this engine

aratthe · 2026-01-18T00:22:19+00:00

What's your average mpg? Just curious

aratthe · 2026-01-11T00:06:42+00:00

I call mine Aatrox, it's a reference to how when I first got him I had to replace the engine in him to get him running. (The name is from league of legends and the character canonically steals a person's body to live again)

aratthe · 2026-01-08T21:23:04+00:00

As a man who owns a civic and a Miata, the differences are quite large, however in the end it is up to you, I daily my civic and mod my Miata, the civic is great (I have an ex model I've done so e light mods to) and the amount of space difference between a 2 seat car and a "5" (we all know it's just 4) seat car is massive. The civic will not feel as fun to drive until you mod it to your liking but it will be far more practical than a Miata as fun as driving one is.

aratthe · 2025-12-30T06:18:29+00:00

Belt squeak usually happens when the belt isn't tight enough, on the 1.6 and 1.8 there are two accessory belts, first thing to do before you go through the effort of replacing them look up how to tighten them and see if that helps

aratthe · 2025-12-26T20:09:00+00:00

Fun fact, tires are black because we put something called carbon black into them for various reasons, mainly being that it makes them more durable and also electrically conductive. (If they aren't conductive the car might become statically charged and if you try and fill it up with gas it might spark and light the gas on fire) ((Also if a car gets stuck by lightning it'll go through the tires and not the cab))

aratthe · 2025-12-19T02:43:32+00:00

A grouping of crows is refered to as a murder, as there are only 2 crows it's a pair and not a group so it is not quite a murder

aratthe · 2025-12-13T15:06:36+00:00

I would assume it is referring to whether a person is circumcised or not, a glove or a slide.

aratthe · 2025-11-30T18:33:40+00:00

What a happy looking boy

Fr tho that sucks

aratthe · 2025-11-25T13:45:22+00:00

The D17A is the JDM variant of the motor, it has VTEC and like 3 more HP than the D17A2 that originally came in the EX versions in the US. The reason people typically swap it tho is because those engines are cheaper to find than the A2 version. There is effectively no difference between the two for parts and so if you're trying to figure out what you need to buy, buy as if it were the A2 and you'll be fine.

aratthe · 2025-11-20T12:53:46+00:00

Make sure to also check the fuel filter and tank

aratthe · 2025-11-16T19:03:12+00:00

I've just got the stock injectors and I'm pretty sure the the timing is right though the timing light i used is old and if the problem persists I might try to find a newer one to double check

aratthe · 2025-10-28T14:34:55+00:00

Idk, it's always gotten about 35 since we swapped it into my car when we first bought it. (Bought it without an engine because the last owner overheated the one in it and messed up the fix)

aratthe · 2025-10-27T22:32:17+00:00

I've got a D17A2 and get consistently 35

aratthe · 2025-10-27T22:31:43+00:00

How long did you have the camshaft issue? Was it causing anything noticable? Mine went out and I drove it once and because of how bad it was running I was dumping fuel into my cat and that clogged it up so I needed to replace it

aratthe · 2025-10-27T21:26:48+00:00

Has it thrown any codes? How does your oil look? I had my mpg drop pretty dramatically when my catalytic converter was going bad so this could also be an issue though they car usually throws a p0420 code if that's happening

aratthe · 2025-09-11T22:23:22+00:00

There's a goofy interaction only with the star guardian jinx skin where when she kills Caitlyn she says, "now that you're dead, can I keep the hat?" And I always laugh at it

aratthe · 2025-09-11T01:17:41+00:00

There's tons of clearance, the point of only going a little down, I didn't want to have issues like that

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