- The 10 generation of the Honda Civic
has quickly become one of the most popular platforms
for car enthusiasts to go with within recent years.
With Honda step and turbo chargers
into multiple trim levels as well as aftermarket supports
being readily available for these cars.
It's pretty easy to see why
and naturally as car enthusiasts,
do we wanna hop in and start throwing modifications
on as soon as is possible, but you know,
the question is where to begin?
Luckily you've landed in the right place.
I'm Gels from Fitment Industries
and today we are gonna be going
over some of the best modifications you need to do
to your 10th Honda Civic.
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Before we get into all the of fun stuff,
it's a good idea to actually know
and understand what we are actually getting into here.
What exactly is going on with the 10th gen Civic?
Is there anything weird about them?
Anything that you should know before just diving right
into modifying one.
First things first, the 10th gen Honda civic debuted in 2015
and is considered to be the first global Civic
that Honda has released, meaning
that isn't a country out there that got
like a special version
or we didn't get the type R this year
because we definitely did.
And we love it.
Or that there were like different engines
and transmissions for other parts of the world.
I think it's like the first time that the United States
hasn't been stiffed out of some sort of special edition.
They made it pretty easy and they made it really simple.
Thank you, Honda, we appreciate it.
The 10 gen saw a variety
of different trim levels and featured sedans,
coops and even hatchbacks
and a few different engines options as well.
From a 2.0 naturally aspirated four cylinders
to the 1.5 liter turbocharge four cylinder
that was most notably available
in the Civic SI of this generation.
2019 brought a facelift to this new generation
bringing a few different exterior pieces
to the hatchback sedan and the coupe.
And as it expected, people fell in love
with the 1.5 liter turbo engine, as it finally happened
you could finally get a turbo Honda from the factory.
The engine has received above average marks
for reliability and is capable of taking modifications,
pretty well.
Overall, nothing really bad to say about
this generation of Civic.
So the quick overview out of the way,
let's get into slapping some modifications on this bad boy.
We are going to break down these things
into a few different categories.
The first being wheels, tires and suspension.
What are people going with for these cars?
What looks best?
And of course, what fits.
Next, would be performance.
What can be done to get some extra horsepower
out of these things, and finally,
any other appearance modifications
or anything else that we would recommend.
If there were are to be a downside to this generation
of Civic, it would definitely be the wheels not gonna lie.
They're not that great.
Not only to look at
but they're also incredibly heavy.
Getting a good set of aftermarket wheels
can not only improve the look
of your car, but help with lowering the rotational mass
and some unsprung weight.
Some of the most popular wheels
that we see people going with right now
for this generation are wheels like the Anovia Titan,
the Enkei RPF1 and the Enkei NT03.
The Anovia Titan is extremely lightweight.
Starting right around 18 pounds per wheel
which is a drastic difference from those stock wheels
which are like almost like 30 pounds.
If you take a look at the stock wheels,
they are directional.
However, they are not done correctly.
As you have one side going one way
and the other side going like the complete opposite.
Anovia Titan keeps the directional style
but does it the right way
with a left and right side design.
Available in a brush, silver and a satin black finish.
They go well with pretty much any color Civic
that they made.
Fun facts, well, these wheels were to design specifically
for the 10th gen Civics.
So they come in perfect fitment options with plus 35
and plus 30 offset.
Enkei RPF1 shares similar qualities
with them being very lightweight
but also are an extremely recognizable wheel.
You get the Enkei name, which is known
and loved pretty much throughout the entire car community.
And honestly, you can't go wrong with the RPF1.
I mean like RPF1 and Civics
are like peanut butter and jelly.
They're always just gone well together.
However, they do get a little bit of flack for, you know,
maybe being a little bit overdone
which is where the Enkei NT03 comes in.
The NT03 has always been a bit of like an underdog,
always overshadowed by the RPF1
but is gaining a popularity lately
which I think is really good.
I really like the NT03
I think they perform very well.
For wheel sizes,
we typically recommend something like an 18 by eight
and a half plus 35 or an 18 by nine and a half plus 35.
If you wanna go with something a little more aggressive,
you can go with something like 18 by& nine and a half
plus 30, or even a plus 22 would work pretty well
but will typically cause you to have to either roll
or even pull your fenders as well.
And look, some aftermarket suspension parts
like control arms to help dial everything in.
As far as tires, we typically see people pair their wheels
with a set of Hankook Ventus V12 Evo2,
some Continental ExtremeContact DWS06 Pluses
or Michelin Pilot Sport All season fours
which are all fantastic tire choices to go
with for a good balance of performance and functionality.
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- Of course, you're going to want a drop
and ride height as well to go
with your fresh new wheels and tires.
Aftermarket suspension will be one
of the best modifications you can do
to almost any vehicle.
For coilers, we recommend BC Racing
as they offer six different front coil over levels,
depending on literally whatever you want do with this car.
Little drop in ride height, got it covered
with the BR and DS series.
You want to turn it into like a time attack monster got
that covered too with the ER and DR Series.
If you wanna just slam it on its nuts
and go all stanty and crazy, you can do that too.
BC Racing is the most popular choice when it comes
to coilovers for the Honda Civic
and they do a great job with things like custom spring rates
and coming in at an affordable price.
On the other hand, if you want to go the route
of air suspension and the performance
is almost always the go to for this kind of stuff.
Installation of air suspension
is a little more intense compared
to of coil overs, but it's completely worth it
if that's the route that you want to take.
Airlift does a really good job
making complete air suspension kits
that come with colored instructions
on how to install on your specific car.
Personally, I would recommend their Airlift 3P setup
as it's the most straightforward system
and comes with everything that you need.
Moving on to the performance side of things.
Honda made it, you know, really easy
with a 1.5 liter turbocharge Vtech engine, as things as easy
as your Bolton modifications can really open them up
and unlock a decent amount of power.
An intake that exhausts and attune are some
of like the best things you can do
to pretty much any turbocharge platform out there.
Intakes on these cars, pretty simply install,
you can get some really quality intake
such as ones from MAperformance, which is available
in a wide variety of different finishes, which you can get
in like a nice touch of color under the hood,
if that's route you want to go
and other intakes as well that you can look at
with Misshimoto, Ingine and HKS
and aftermarket exhausts also recommended in the form
of an aftermarket downpipe and a catback exhaust.
Not only do you get to make your car sound really good
but you can offer a good bump horsepower
especially for the turbocharge 1.5 liter,
opening up that intake
and exhaust can add a decent amount of power.
Brands like Magnaflow, MAPerformance, Gready
and HKS are by far some of our favorites
for these types of parts and to finish the perfect trio
to unlock the most performance
to get these things ready to go
would be to get a flash tune.
Flash tunes have become extremely popular
within the last decade.
And it seems like the most popular one to go to
with this generation right now is the Ktuner flash V2.
Doing these modifications can open up roughly anywhere
between 35 and 45 horsepower, depending on what parts you go
with and what type of fuel you are choosing to run.
And of course, if you want to take it a step further,
you can always look at upgrading your turbocharger
or and inner cooler and things like
that to bring in some more boost which looks to be
for a stock internal engine or stock block engine
right around 21 to 22 pounds of boost
before you start getting into some sketch territory
that would require you to upgrade some other things.
Overall, I think Honda has done an incredible job
with styling this generation of Civic as well.
And outside of the wheel tires and suspension
they don't really need a whole lot to look really good.
Some arrow pieces like a splitter, side splitters
maybe a diffuser can be a nice touch
but not necessarily needed.
Especially, if you're trying to go
for like a really clean look
you might wanna go with some more
just like a front lip and then maybe
like a side skirt and something like that for the rear.
Because this generation does come pretty aggressive straight
on off the line, it doesn't need a whole lot.
So there you have it.
Some of the best things that you can do
to your 10th gen Honda Civic.
Let us know down in the comments below
if there's another car you'd like us to cover
in the near future and go over some
of the best modifications that you could do
or just kind of a guide as far as wheel tire suspension,
performance and all that sort of stuff.
If you have a 10 gen Honda Civic
and you're looking for some wheels, tires, or suspension
or even some performance parts, don't forget to check
out fitmentindustries.com and MAperformance.
You can check out all the stuff that we offer
for 10th gen Civics over there.
It's a pretty good time.
Thank you guys so much for watching.
I'm Gels from Fitment Industries.
We'll see you the next one.
Peace.