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2005 Civic Swaps and Conversions  
KyokoIwase
New User | Posts: 1 | Joined: 07/08
Posted: 07/26/08
02:54 AM

**New girl at this just so you know**

So I bought the 2005 Civic SE a short while ago because a friend of mine told me Civics are one of the most tunable cars ever.  I have looked and looked but I never get a straight answer from anywhere I check in google searches etc so I am gonna outright ask about the following:

1. I dont mind the D17A1 that my car has, it's just sluggish for my taste.  My goal is basically to have the same power that the Acura RSX Type S has so around 200-220HP.  Is it reasonable to try and get 200 out of a D17A1 or am I better off doing a swap with the K20A2?  If I kept the D17A1, I would go for a turbo setup obviously, so can that engine handle a turbo with any sort of decency and without needing a rebuild every week?  It IS my daily car yes, but after driving a 180sx and an RSX Type S, I can't stand the sluggishness and I can't afford a second car, but I can afford to modify my only one.  So yeah, thoughts?

2. I absolutely love the grill on the 2 door coupe version of the 2005 Civic however I hate the grill from the Sedan (which I have).  So possibly, are the two grills swappable?  If so, is it just bolt right on or do I need some special mods to go with it?  I wasn't able to find ANY info on this.  (Just in case I am saying it wrong, by grill I mean the part on the front of the car that has the Honda badge on it.

3. I also love the backend of the Acura EL.  Given that minus a couple pieces of flashiness, the Civic and the EL look exactly the same, I figured you could probably just directly swap the hatch and the tail lights but like my grill question, I am wondering if there are any other unobvious differences I missed that I should know about that would make said switch since no one I talk to seems to know about it.

4. I don't feel comfortable with 2 disc and 2 drum brakes on my car, therefore I wanna convert to 4 disc.  I talked to a shop here in town and he told me that the part number for rear disc brakes for my car is the exact same as the part number for one of the 199X models (I forget which one).  I was unable to find a high performance brake kit by like Brembo or something for my specific year of Civic, so I am wondering if anyone can confirm whether or not a kit made for one of the older civics will fit or if there is another kit I can use to get myself some good brakes on this car.  Nobody seems to have information on my specific year of car.  =\

So yes, I couldn't find a straight answer on my first question, and the other three I couldnt really find anything at all on.  Thoughts and suggestions are appreciated, thank you!

~Yumi  


 
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