i figured out from looking at pictures, i got the ex intake manifold on my y7 engine.

my goals for my civic are pretty simple. i want better fuel economy.

this civic is my daily driver/delivery vehicle... so the cold air intake i want to avoid (dont want to suck water into my engine)

my first mod that i had wondered about doin kinda was pushed forward because i was havin some problems/concerns about my clutch... it was starting to slip sometimes when i was in higher rpms. it turned out that the pilot bearing had become destroyed and its bearing balls(lol) were im guessing causing this, because they were floatin around inside the clutch when i disassembled it.

so now i got a flywheel that is 10lbs lighter (8.5lbs chromoly) that feels awsome and im getting 2-3 miles more per gallon.

im on a tight budget, so any upgrades i make will not be expensive ones. i do need to change my timing belt im pretty sure, because ive put lots of miles on this engine and have not changed it ever. my first civic i had in high school i had done a timing belt change, so i should be able to switch this fairly easily (i did my own clutch, timing belt changes envolve less work).


can anyone offer any knowledge about timing belt options???


also i was thinking about getting a cheep short shifter off ebay... (i really like my new clutch, a shorter throw would make it even better) has anybody gotten an ebay short shifter? (only like $16 with shipping!) is there any reason to avoid these ?