automatic?

[Civicfrenzy]

What do you guys feel about automatics?
I have a 96 civic and i could sell it look for a manual or i could just stick with what i ahve. Im not looking for my car to be extremely fast but i do want to help it gain some speed. So what are some things that would give it a pretty good step up. I cant afford NOS or stuff like that, and i know intake but is ther anything else?

Mainly im just doing it for looks and b/c iv become obsessed with cars and want to learn everything i can about them. I just dont want to have my car look really nice and have a stock engine still. That doesnt work for me.

So what is your opionions. I know its all my choice but i still want to know how others feel. Sell the car or stick with what i have?
Thnx everyone.

[94_AcCoRd_EX]

You said you're mostly going for show, so I wouldn't bother to sell the car and buy a manual.

I personally don't like driving an auto, so that's why I'd go for the manual.

[heartbreakkid]

well if you want to go for show then just stick it the automatic, and if you want to add some speed also just for the I/H/E (intake, header, exhaust) and get some NGK spark plug and wires to give you engine a little bit of boost.

[BLu3xCiViC]

i think automatics are okay for cruising and for show...my car was automatic for almost a year til i converted that ***** into a manual (with an ls swap) cuz i wanted to make my baby a lil faster....i think you should make it look good for show and add the basic i/h/e for that lil extra since u said u didnt want it extremely fast....good luck.....well thatz my 2 cents for free

[blind34_1]

If you do switch to manual, I personally think its harder to drive an auto after that. I've been driving my car (stick) for quite awhile, and when I had to borrow my friends car one day, I kept looking for the clutch! For a second I put the brake to the floor cause I wasnt payin attention to what car I was driving. That was interesting looking! Maybe I'm just stupid...

[LadyCivic]

hey dude, about the probe, don't feel too bad because it was actually a Mazda!! And yes I agree, driving an auto sucks, and yes we've all used our left foot and gone for the clutch and it wasn't there..........

[Slider]

How much does it cost to swap and how difficult is it?

[KwikR6]

Originally posted by Slider
How much does it cost to swap and how difficult is it?
Why would you want to...if your not concerned with speed. Don't worry about it.

[Slider]

Who says I'm not concerned with speed? Speed is what I'm all about!

[Mushroom]

Speed? Common, folks, isn't the question "do you enjoy driving"? I don't drive stick because it shaves a 0.1s off my 1/4 mi; I drive it because I like the additional control over my machine. I drive all the time; a stick makes it more fun.

I say if you like driving and not just owning a hunk of metal, sell and buy a stick!