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Sedans Honda Civic Honda Civic Coupe / Civic Si 2006+
1033 messages, Last post on Sep 15, 2009 at 7:27 PM
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I keep nitpicking myself that with a two-car garage for my wife's sedan ('04 Civic EX automatic to be replaced by an '08 Accord) and my '99 Z28 (that I don't want to sell), I can't get an Si (red?) like I want because I don't have garage space. BUT, on the other hand I'm so old that I shouldn't put it off and just park the Si on the street and enjoy it? Right? 
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Replying to: fasterthanyou (Sep 29, 2006 6:45 am)
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Replying to: andysd (Sep 29, 2006 4:09 pm) MidCow |
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The Civic Si is a very fun car to drive, in fact i've test driven one, but, I started a forum way back in the 2nd week of august about fun driving experiences but there has yet to be a post, so if anyone here has had fun driving their Si or any other car of theirs for that matter, the forum is called "driving stories" and is located in the mazda miata forums. So please tell stories to get this forum started... i've already posted 2... hope to read yours! 
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Replying to: carfanatic007 (Sep 29, 2006 8:57 pm)
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| The SI is a car you have to shift, that I will grant you. If you are going 70 mph and need to pass someone, don't floor it in 6th, you will need to downshift into fifth. I don't know what you consider lifeless, but then again, your driving around with a 300 hp turbo! | |
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Replying to: fasterthanyou (Oct 03, 2006 1:20 pm) Obviously your STI will be more responsive at lower RPMs because it is turbocharged and the Si is not; slap a turbo on an Si and I guarantee you would change your mind; by the same token, take the turbo off your STI and it would be "lifeless" (at its roots a four-cylinder engine)
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Replying to: mtbrider (Oct 04, 2006 5:56 pm) A turbo has to spool up from exhaust gases before it supplies power. Larger turbos not have any appreciable power below 3,000 RPM. Some newere smaller turbos and twin turbos will spool up faster. VW has gotten 90% of Hp as low as 1,800 rpm, but this isn't typical. VTEC used to be twin cam and there was a dramatic power increase arounf 4,500-5,000 RPM. New VTEC is a continual change of cam and the affect is very linear power increase with RPM increase. To drive a VTEC sporty the RPMs need to be kept high. However as opposed to a turbo where you typically have a .5 second turbo lag if it is not already spooled there is no lag with VTEC. Having said all that the STI is a different beast altogether. With 300 Hp there is a lot of horspower there! Even without the turbo there is a substantial amount of horsepower as compared to the standard WRX and most other turbos. Having said all of that, I like VTEC better than turbo by far. I had one turbo and that was enough. I have had many VTECs two Hondas currently and an IS300 which uses the same principle. To run properly a VTEC needs a manual transmission. Good Luck in Understanding, Cheers, MidCow
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Replying to: andysd (Sep 29, 2006 4:09 pm) MidCow P.S. - Keep the Z28 still a nice muscle car and you'll kick yourself if you get rid of it! |
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Replying to: midnightcowboy (Oct 05, 2006 5:27 am)
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