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Originally posted by HXCivic97
I must be the only person who knows about cars as much as I do without owning one - kind of embarassing actually 
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You should never overestimate yourself, it just sets you up for someone to knock you down. But I don't have one either so you can feel better.
If you're consdiering a swap and your financial situation isn't up to par, don't consider the most expensive engine you can get.
The Cx isn't the lightest civic made, there were 7 generations of civics made starting in the mid-70's. If you've ever seen a cvcc, you'll know what small and lightweight is.
Your rims are made out of aluminum, not carbon alloy.
The majority of a car's weight doesn't come from power accessories but from the steel frame and body panels.
I would give you a website so you can learn the ins and outs of the different types of Vtec but it's down right now. I'll work on that.
As for why Honda came out with a ULEV vehicle, because that's what Honda has always been about. They make extremely well built and reliable engines that always pioneer gas-efficiency and cleanlyness. As for why noone makes stuff for the HX, because in most every way, it was designed for fuel effieciency and not power. So it's very hard to make power adders for an ULEV vehicle and still keep everything CARB certified.
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Originally posted by 95cvccvx
i think he might be talking about gear ratio. The cx-vx has longer gear ratio as well as the hx transmission. That helps the car improve on gas milage but hurts in performance. Also i think that the vtec like you said earlier runs on 12 valves until 3000rpm than switch to 16. That also make the car slower in speed.
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No actually both have some of the shortest gears of the civics in thier generations because thier engines don't make much horsepower. So the short gears help bring more of the limited power out earlier and help the car feel a little less lethargic than it really is. And the 12 valve action actually helps low end power by swirling the intake charge a little more and that inturn helps the atomization of the mixture and that helps give the Cx engine its 90lb of torque at an impressive 2000 rpm. But I'm probably boring you now so i'll stop.