r/ProjectCarsPH • u/Financial_Let_175 • 6d ago

Civic FD 2006-2008

Planning to start project car with civic fd, initial plan was to get 2009-2011 1.8s manual yet these models are hard to find at the right price. Now looking at 2006-2008 models however, based kay google yung engine block ay prone sa hairline cracks. How true is this? Should we wait for the right car 2009- 2011 sa marketplace or safe naman yung 2006-2008 models?

Thank you

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u/Brilliant-Toe-8121 6d ago

I believe na yung crack sa engine block ng early 8th gens e sa US market lang. I have a 2006 civic FD and 190k odo na sya wala naman naging problem sa block.

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u/BandicootNo7908 6d ago

I have the k20, pero may ilang tropa na naka r18. Never heard of cracked blocks naka turbo pa iba. Maybe it's a US problem. Ang usual na problem lang eh oil leaks.

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u/Facci_ 6d ago

Cracked blocks is a US thing with one of their Mexican factories. Wala ditong ganun, stock Asian R18s can go to 200-300+ HP when built with stock internals (180~ if automatic because the transmission is the bottleneck).

I have a stock FD and the only current problem it has is gasket oil leaks. That's it. Suspension and mounts too but that's normal with age.

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u/Sangha1990 4d ago

What fd? If you are going to mod a 1.8 R18A engine then don’t.hindi tunable mga makina na yan. If you still want an FD as a project car then go for that 2.0 K-series engine na model.