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 GUIDE < Look it up
It's a guide, not an instruction manual. It's not a "hold your hand" approach, and quite frankly, if you need every detail spelled out for you, you shouldn't be allowed near a wrench.
It's a good starting point, but it wont turn you into an expert, so if you don't it expect to, you should be happy with it.
 Acutally not that great
It's really only for the beginner, it gives general information on everything related to the Civic, even custom paintjobs. Not as specific as i had been expecting after reading the other reviews. Tuning the engine is covered in just one small chapter. If you're really into engine tuning, take a look at Honda/Acura engine Performance from Mike Kojima. That is a really good book.
good startup book for those with a honda and an itch to mod
book focuses mostly on basic suspension theory and NA performance, as well as a quick glance at on how to mod your car visualythis book is NOT a step by step guide. expect to walk away learned alot but still no concrete answers. Biased towards well known car manufactures, hardly refers to a "junkyard approach". Sure titanium eagle rods would be a good upgrade, but used LS rods would be just as good. good book for those that have NO CLUE, but if you have spent a good year or so hanging out in car forums then this might not be for you.
Pretty good actually
This book would help you to get to know your honda civic engine even more. Good book for beginners. It would tell you which mods are worth buying or not and what kind of power to expect. It tells you what kind of HP gains you can expect from your engine when modified from "don't even bother" to "mild" to the "best". The only thing I think it didn't cover is the auto tranny which some has... it mostly concentrated on the D16Z6 SOHC and B16A DOHC Si engines and manual tranny. All in all get this book if you wanna learn more about civics and it would help you get on the right track.
Great for beginners
This book is excellent if you are just starting out with a Civic/CRX. The author suggests the smart ways to go about upgrading your car, not just sinking money into parts you won't need later. He covers every major topic, from bolt-on performance to interior and exterior styling, and is thankfully not biased either way.The author does make a few comments which are 100% false, for instance, about limited slip differentials which he says "are not available as an aftermarket performance product, therefore your only option is to locate a factory unit..." WRONG, Quaife has been making LSD's for Civics for years. This is just one example of the author making off the wall statements even novices know are false. He is also extremely biased towards the B18 series of engines, giving the workhorse B16A (which is much more suited to Civic/CRX's) a passing mention. Even the H22 prelude motor, which is totally unsuitable for Civics unless you want a drag-only car, gets more mention than the B16A. For beginners, this book is great. It's a good introduction to the Honda world, and presents logical, money saving methods and advice for modifying your Honda. Don't take everything written as 100% gospel though.
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