Oops, I should also mention that it has 168k and when I first got it I
had a "roller bearing" replaced in the transmission. It made a
bad-bearing noise when the clutch was depressed.

moktarino@gmail.com wrote:
> My civic has been treating me great until about six months ago. About
> that time it started with this strange grumbly whining sound whenever
> it was in gear and driving, mostly when accelerating. About a month
> ago, I noticed that I had a very small range of accelerator-pedal
> motion in which I could accelerate. If I pushed the pedal past that,
> the engine just revved like it would if the clutch pedal were
> depressed. About that time I noticed that the grumbly whining sound
> went away. Since then, on only one occasion, the grumbly sound
> returned and my acceleration returned to normal.
>
> So, basically, it takes me about 20 seconds to get to 60mph from zero,
> and I have a hard time getting much past 70mph on the highway. The
> engine is running fine, the issue is that it seems that not much power
> is getting to the wheels. Can anybody help me?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nate