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I'm wondering if I should make my civic exterior and interior before performance or vise-versa.... Which is easier and will give me more in the end?!

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Which ever one is easyer for you I say performance.

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I just figured out that I have an 02 civic dx... How well is the performance upgrade on this compared to the other generation cars? Does dx mean high standards or bottom of the list?!

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WELCOME! performance is so much better to do first..imo

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the DX is a lower model, the 01-03 civics (7th generation) are slow out of the factory and dont respond as well as the older gens to modifications. I had an 02 ex (Si up here in Canada) and it was quick in 1st and 2nd but the rest was sad. I had all of the usual bolt ons as well as what you can see in my gallery. The only real performance gains would come from swapping an RSX 6 spd motor into it and that was too expensive for me so I sold it. My suggestion is enjoy it for what it is, an economy car. Maybe throw some wheels on it and make it fun to drive. I wouldnt worry about the performance end of it too much unless you like a loud exhaust.

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ya i have a 00 se..dx motor, its a nice car and i love it, but that motor is not made for power or anything, so im just making it look nicer,did 1 or 2 performance things but thats it..when its time to get a new motor then ill be looking into performance

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i say it depends on how much $$$$ yous got to play with, if you got like 5k, ****, throw a new engine in it! if its like 1-2k i say do performance i.e. intake, exhaust, header, tire/wheels... less than that i say do cosmetic stuff, but thats just me. Either way enjoy it and let us know what you do.

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(From Canada) and unfortuantly I don't have that si (vtech) model everyone craves about hahaha... Regardless, appearance is a cheeper way to go right now because I don't have 10 k's to waste on a new engine and such... Either way, the car is what I've been waiting for, for a while, so if it was stock I would sill enjoy it hahaha...

Do you think ebay is worth the while for rims and such?!

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Good call. I would make the car look and feel a little nicer first also if money is a question. Try http://www.tirerack.com/ for some wheel ideas and shop around. Im dont ebay much so I cant really recommend it.

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Makes sense - thanks for all the help/advice!