2002 Civic EX 4DR auto. Project

[gocamgo1]

Just starting on my Civic. Backstory is I ended up with a 240K mile civic with a bad automatic trans after my daughter decided to get a another car instead of fixing it. After several months of being a yard ornament I decided to get it fixed an drive it myself. To my suprise it knocked down 39 mpg on my second tank. I am more enthused about the car now. I plan to go through the mods and use this thread to post projects,results and get suggestions on more mods,especially 02 civic specific mods. Anyway, my first two mods have been simple weight reductions and tire pressure. I maxed the tires to 44 psi. Weight reduction was a bit more interesting. I removed a flashlight(2lbs),lunchcooler(2.4lbs),a heavy wintercoat(4.6lbs),workboots(4.4lbs,I plan leaving them at work),cd's(2lbs),two foldup chairs(14lbs!),sparetire(26lbs),jack and handle/wrench(3.8lbs),crate of assorted auto fluids(12.8lbs),tire hardboard cover and carpet cover(8lbs),two sets of floor mats(11.8lbs,I don't know why there were two sets),assorted small loose items(.5 lbs) for a total of 92.3lbs without turning a wrench. I'm sure theres more low hanging fruit but I'm going to try and see if this makes a difference. Next project:Scanguage when budget allows and more weight reduction. Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks,Cam.

[jedi_sol]

What is your daily commute like? If it's a lot of highway miles, then simple aero mods will help (ie front grill block, side mirror deletes if legal in your state, rear wheel skirts, under belly tray). Or if your commute is a lot of city driving, further weight reduction (remove passenger and rear seats if you want to).

Here's another civic of your generation with some really nice looking aeromods.

http://ecomodder.com/forum/showthrea...mods-7702.html

[gocamgo1]

I do a mix of driving so its hard to say which is best. Right now weight reduction seems to be the easiest for me, but i am thinking about a partial grill block,a mirror delete with relocation on the inside and possibly finding a front spoiler from the pic-a-part. I'm going to have to be careful with the grill block, it get's very hot here in the summer. Does anyone know if there is a diy computer hack or cheap programmer for these cars?

[gocamgo1]

Simple weight mods and higher tire pressure seem to be working. I got 42.35mpg with this tank! My first time in the 40'S. Next on the list is a tuneup and some more weight reductions.