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Originally Posted by Mad Adder
Is the Honda Civic VX the best platform to start with? ... Other than reading as much as I can, where should I get the best start?
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For driving that has lots of steady-state freeway miles in the mix, a VX is a great platform. But a 1996-2000 HX is nearly as good, and if you swap in a 1992-1995 VX or CX transmission to the 1996-2000 HX (and it is a direct and simple bolt-on) you'll have about the same performance at a VX on the freeway. The advantages of the HX are that they are a little newer (lower miles), they are OBD2 (which is better for instrumentation), and have 14" wheels (for a few more high-FE tire choices).
Reading? ... always the 65+ mods list and the 100+ tips list at the top of the EM pages. After that... the coolest "mod" is an UltraGauge or a ScnGauge for your OBD2 port... because it helps adjust the nut behind the wheel best, which is where some of the biggest, quickest, free FE gains will be.
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