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Old 07-14-2014, 12:02 PM   #6 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Baltothewolf View Post
An airdam? I thought underbelly pans were more effective, and as for the power steering, I'm gonna rip the entire assembly out for sure and bolt off the holes. I want nothing left of P/S when I'm done with it. I turn sharply from asphalt into my driveway with my engine off and I have absolutely no problem turning the wheel.
Well if you're gonna remove all of the PS hardware anyway, you might start by going out there and cutting the belt before your next drive, could not get simpler to remove that parasitic drain. Then you can remove the rest when time permits. Yes, I think a good bellypan is generally thought better by the experts around here, IIRC. But that's more involved. I'm building one this summer, and I am spending a lot of time finding the right hardware and other materials, plus chasing down leaks, and crawling under the car. My lawn edging airdam was easily cut and mounted and cheap and had immediate effects.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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