Originally Posted by Garry
Also, if the relay is going bad and say it eventually dies... is the car drivable?
No, absolutely not. If the main relay dies, the car will die.
Congrats on the purchase, the 1G is a great little car despite all the hate the 3G guys tend to throw at it. The D16A1 is a very easy engine to get more power out of for cheap, just use DOHC ZC parts (cams, pistons, etc.)