I just bought 95 Civic with 108K miles on it from a friend and the engine sounds kind of loud and my RPM reading was around 3000 between 70-75MPH. Is this normal?

Thanks

 

is it a Auto or manual

 

It's Auto and 95 Civic LX.

 

sounds perfectly normal to me!

if it's loud.. check your exaust for leaks!

 

Thanks! I used to drive Acura 3.2TL and it is very quiet but the 95 Civic LX engine is very noisy.

 

im with Running925 youll be fine.

 

the TL probly had 1000lbs. of Insulation! there for you didn't hear much.. but do check the exaust coz civic's arn't loud unless u put a fart can on 'em!

 

Also, does it have an intake? Or maybe the resinator is removed? When you say the engine is loud, does that meen out the exhaust, or under the hood? What do you hear that is loud? Is it a whine, a deep loud tone when you step on it, or is it just loud all the time?

 

3000 is pretty normal. my old civic 90 auto ran 3000 rpm at 65mph, and my 94 civic stick is running 3000 on 5th at about 70-75. civic engines are usually louder than acuras becasue civic enginges are pretty much built just to have enough power to commute daily. acura cars are more for luxury and have bigger engines (displacements).

 

I picked up my 95 Civic EX back in April. The first thing I noticed was how much road noise I could hear with all the windows rolled up. I figure it came with the territory (ie: not a "problem" per se, just what you get with a somewhat affordable compact car).

What I ended up doing was gutting the interior and laying down a bunch of FatMat (you can also use similar stuff called DynaMat or Brown Bread) to deaden the sound. Yes, I put all the interior pieces back in.. lol I only did the back half of the car (between the front seats and the trunk) and the doors so far. It helped quite a bit with the road noise, but now it makes the engine noise a lot more noticable. This spring I'll finish it up, and probably lay down a layer of carpet padding uner the front seats and firewall area.

One thing to consider is that if you're trying to make your car "fast" ( ) then this will add 5-10 lbs of weight to the car depending on how much insulation you use. I don't care about trying to make this thing fast (I've got other vehicles for that), just want it comfortable for the many miles I put on it for work.