My Tuning Diary
Hello guys,
I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go to sleep to them. After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? |
Re: My Tuning Diary
GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello guys, > > I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these > wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was > able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I > worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me > going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 > Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's > in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go > to sleep to them. > > After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was > unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment > on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought > her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and > grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had > never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped > into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my > car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it > took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by > myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. > > The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift > knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and > racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body > kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, > was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All > that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. > > It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check > for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right > now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, > Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. > With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, > I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a > huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. > > In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be > found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any > Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. > > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? > Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? |
Re: My Tuning Diary
GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello guys, > > I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these > wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was > able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I > worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me > going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 > Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's > in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go > to sleep to them. > > After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was > unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment > on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought > her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and > grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had > never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped > into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my > car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it > took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by > myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. > > The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift > knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and > racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body > kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, > was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All > that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. > > It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check > for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right > now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, > Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. > With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, > I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a > huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. > > In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be > found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any > Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. > > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? > Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? |
Re: My Tuning Diary
GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello guys, > > I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these > wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was > able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I > worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me > going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 > Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's > in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go > to sleep to them. > > After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was > unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment > on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought > her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and > grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had > never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped > into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my > car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it > took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by > myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. > > The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift > knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and > racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body > kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, > was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All > that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. > > It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check > for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right > now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, > Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. > With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, > I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a > huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. > > In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be > found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any > Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. > > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? > Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? |
Re: My Tuning Diary
Gunz4me <gunz4me@somewhere.com> wrote in
news:wYGdnUqVx5NDIhXbnZ2dnUVZ_tWhnZ2d@giganews.com : > GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote: >> Hello guys, >> >> I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these >> wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was >> able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I >> worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me >> going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 >> Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's >> in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go >> to sleep to them. >> >> After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was >> unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment >> on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought >> her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and >> grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had >> never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped >> into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my >> car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it >> took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by >> myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. >> >> The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift >> knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and >> racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body >> kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, >> was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All >> that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. >> >> It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check >> for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right >> now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, >> Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. >> With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, >> I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a >> huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of >> money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. >> It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. >> >> In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be >> found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any >> Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. >> >> Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? >> > Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car > into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off > taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 > modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or > even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? > some people like to "roll their own",or do their own customizations. It's a project,a hobby. That's how stock car racing came to be,by backyard tuners. (sadly,now,they are no longer allowed to modify their cars) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: My Tuning Diary
Gunz4me <gunz4me@somewhere.com> wrote in
news:wYGdnUqVx5NDIhXbnZ2dnUVZ_tWhnZ2d@giganews.com : > GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote: >> Hello guys, >> >> I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these >> wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was >> able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I >> worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me >> going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 >> Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's >> in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go >> to sleep to them. >> >> After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was >> unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment >> on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought >> her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and >> grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had >> never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped >> into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my >> car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it >> took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by >> myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. >> >> The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift >> knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and >> racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body >> kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, >> was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All >> that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. >> >> It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check >> for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right >> now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, >> Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. >> With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, >> I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a >> huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of >> money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. >> It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. >> >> In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be >> found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any >> Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. >> >> Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? >> > Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car > into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off > taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 > modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or > even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? > some people like to "roll their own",or do their own customizations. It's a project,a hobby. That's how stock car racing came to be,by backyard tuners. (sadly,now,they are no longer allowed to modify their cars) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: My Tuning Diary
Gunz4me <gunz4me@somewhere.com> wrote in
news:wYGdnUqVx5NDIhXbnZ2dnUVZ_tWhnZ2d@giganews.com : > GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote: >> Hello guys, >> >> I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these >> wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was >> able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I >> worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me >> going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 >> Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's >> in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go >> to sleep to them. >> >> After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was >> unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment >> on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought >> her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and >> grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had >> never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped >> into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my >> car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it >> took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by >> myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. >> >> The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift >> knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and >> racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body >> kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, >> was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All >> that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. >> >> It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check >> for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right >> now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, >> Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. >> With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, >> I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a >> huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of >> money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. >> It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. >> >> In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be >> found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any >> Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. >> >> Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? >> > Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car > into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off > taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 > modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or > even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? > some people like to "roll their own",or do their own customizations. It's a project,a hobby. That's how stock car racing came to be,by backyard tuners. (sadly,now,they are no longer allowed to modify their cars) -- Jim Yanik jyanik at kua.net |
Re: My Tuning Diary
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:16:28 -0700, GRobinson324 wrote:
<snip> > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. Maybe you should dream about a girlfriend, or a career, or something useful. Having the main goal in your life be a "tuned" Honda is quite..... lame. Grow up, dude. Get a life. > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? I sure hope not. -- "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me". |
Re: My Tuning Diary
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:16:28 -0700, GRobinson324 wrote:
<snip> > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. Maybe you should dream about a girlfriend, or a career, or something useful. Having the main goal in your life be a "tuned" Honda is quite..... lame. Grow up, dude. Get a life. > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? I sure hope not. -- "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me". |
Re: My Tuning Diary
On Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:16:28 -0700, GRobinson324 wrote:
<snip> > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. Maybe you should dream about a girlfriend, or a career, or something useful. Having the main goal in your life be a "tuned" Honda is quite..... lame. Grow up, dude. Get a life. > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? I sure hope not. -- "Ubuntu" -- an African word, meaning "Slackware is too hard for me". |
Re: My Tuning Diary
On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:43:06 +0000, Jim Yanik wrote:
> Gunz4me <gunz4me@somewhere.com> wrote in > news:wYGdnUqVx5NDIhXbnZ2dnUVZ_tWhnZ2d@giganews.com : > >> GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote: >>> Hello guys, >>> >>> I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these >>> wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was >>> able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I >>> worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me >>> going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 Honda >>> Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's in >>> various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go to >>> sleep to them. >>> >>> After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was >>> unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment >>> on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought >>> her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and >>> grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had >>> never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped into >>> the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my car. The >>> instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it took me more >>> like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by myself, I was >>> hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. >>> >>> The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift >>> knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and >>> racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body kit, >>> when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, was >>> TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All that >>> work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. >>> >>> It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check >>> for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right >>> now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, >>> Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. >>> With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, >>> I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a >>> huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of >>> money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. It >>> really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. >>> >>> In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be found >>> at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any Honda fan >>> will feel right at home on the site. >>> >>> Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? >>> >> Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car >> into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off >> taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 >> modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or >> even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? >> >> > some people like to "roll their own",or do their own customizations. It's > a project,a hobby. > That's how stock car racing came to be,by backyard tuners. (sadly,now,they > are no longer allowed to modify their cars) Yeah, agreed. There is nothing like taking a "Good" car and turning it into a "Wonderful" car. Able to keep up with the best of them. If you do the work yourself, you can have a hell of a car for cheap. Look at all the guys that build Muscle cars ("well, that's different!" Really? How so?) |
Re: My Tuning Diary
On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:43:06 +0000, Jim Yanik wrote:
> Gunz4me <gunz4me@somewhere.com> wrote in > news:wYGdnUqVx5NDIhXbnZ2dnUVZ_tWhnZ2d@giganews.com : > >> GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote: >>> Hello guys, >>> >>> I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these >>> wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was >>> able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I >>> worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me >>> going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 Honda >>> Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's in >>> various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go to >>> sleep to them. >>> >>> After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was >>> unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment >>> on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought >>> her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and >>> grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had >>> never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped into >>> the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my car. The >>> instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it took me more >>> like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by myself, I was >>> hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. >>> >>> The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift >>> knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and >>> racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body kit, >>> when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, was >>> TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All that >>> work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. >>> >>> It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check >>> for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right >>> now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, >>> Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. >>> With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, >>> I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a >>> huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of >>> money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. It >>> really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. >>> >>> In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be found >>> at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any Honda fan >>> will feel right at home on the site. >>> >>> Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? >>> >> Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car >> into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off >> taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 >> modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or >> even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? >> >> > some people like to "roll their own",or do their own customizations. It's > a project,a hobby. > That's how stock car racing came to be,by backyard tuners. (sadly,now,they > are no longer allowed to modify their cars) Yeah, agreed. There is nothing like taking a "Good" car and turning it into a "Wonderful" car. Able to keep up with the best of them. If you do the work yourself, you can have a hell of a car for cheap. Look at all the guys that build Muscle cars ("well, that's different!" Really? How so?) |
Re: My Tuning Diary
On Mon, 02 Jul 2007 11:43:06 +0000, Jim Yanik wrote:
> Gunz4me <gunz4me@somewhere.com> wrote in > news:wYGdnUqVx5NDIhXbnZ2dnUVZ_tWhnZ2d@giganews.com : > >> GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote: >>> Hello guys, >>> >>> I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these >>> wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was >>> able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I >>> worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me >>> going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 Honda >>> Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's in >>> various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go to >>> sleep to them. >>> >>> After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was >>> unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment >>> on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought >>> her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and >>> grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had >>> never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped into >>> the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my car. The >>> instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it took me more >>> like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by myself, I was >>> hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. >>> >>> The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift >>> knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and >>> racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body kit, >>> when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, was >>> TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All that >>> work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. >>> >>> It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check >>> for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right >>> now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, >>> Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. >>> With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, >>> I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a >>> huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of >>> money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. It >>> really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. >>> >>> In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be found >>> at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any Honda fan >>> will feel right at home on the site. >>> >>> Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? >>> >> Maybe this is a stupid question, but rather than trying to make my car >> into something it wasn't engineered to be, wouldn't I be better off >> taking all those dollars I would have poured into Civic/Accord/S2000 >> modifications and just purchasing a real sports car from the get go or >> even a stock EVO OR WRX STI? >> >> > some people like to "roll their own",or do their own customizations. It's > a project,a hobby. > That's how stock car racing came to be,by backyard tuners. (sadly,now,they > are no longer allowed to modify their cars) Yeah, agreed. There is nothing like taking a "Good" car and turning it into a "Wonderful" car. Able to keep up with the best of them. If you do the work yourself, you can have a hell of a car for cheap. Look at all the guys that build Muscle cars ("well, that's different!" Really? How so?) |
Re: My Tuning Diary
GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello guys, > > I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these > wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was > able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I > worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me > going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 > Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's > in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go > to sleep to them. > > After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was > unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment > on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought > her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and > grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had > never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped > into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my > car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it > took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by > myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. > > The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift > knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and > racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body > kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, > was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All > that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. > > It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check > for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right > now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, > Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. > With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, > I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a > huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. > > In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be > found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any > Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. > > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? > I haven't done anything to it yet, and will probably just do maintainance instead of tuning, but I recently bought a '95 Civic EX sedan, and I'd like to warn people looking for a 'sporting' Honda to avoid the EX sedan. It looks sporty, handles well, but between the outrageously tall gearing and lack of power below 5000 rpm, it definitely *isn't* a car to drive fast. Fortunately for me that isn't a priority, but I still marvel at how much slower this 125 HP car is in normal driving than my 91 HP 1986 Civic Si. It's more like a Ford Tempo four when I'm trying to merge into freeway traffic... So if you want acceleration, get the Si. Don't be fooled by the looks of the EX. |
Re: My Tuning Diary
GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello guys, > > I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these > wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was > able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I > worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me > going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 > Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's > in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go > to sleep to them. > > After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was > unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment > on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought > her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and > grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had > never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped > into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my > car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it > took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by > myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. > > The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift > knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and > racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body > kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, > was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All > that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. > > It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check > for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right > now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, > Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. > With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, > I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a > huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. > > In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be > found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any > Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. > > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? > I haven't done anything to it yet, and will probably just do maintainance instead of tuning, but I recently bought a '95 Civic EX sedan, and I'd like to warn people looking for a 'sporting' Honda to avoid the EX sedan. It looks sporty, handles well, but between the outrageously tall gearing and lack of power below 5000 rpm, it definitely *isn't* a car to drive fast. Fortunately for me that isn't a priority, but I still marvel at how much slower this 125 HP car is in normal driving than my 91 HP 1986 Civic Si. It's more like a Ford Tempo four when I'm trying to merge into freeway traffic... So if you want acceleration, get the Si. Don't be fooled by the looks of the EX. |
Re: My Tuning Diary
GRobinson324@yahoo.com wrote:
> Hello guys, > > I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these > wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was > able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I > worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me > going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 > Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's > in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go > to sleep to them. > > After working all summer I had saved up about $4000. Sadly, I was > unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment > on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought > her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and > grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had > never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped > into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my > car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it > took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by > myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. > > The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift > knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and > racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body > kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, > was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All > that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. > > It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check > for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right > now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, > Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. > With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, > I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a > huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of > money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. > It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. > > In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be > found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any > Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. > > Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures? > I haven't done anything to it yet, and will probably just do maintainance instead of tuning, but I recently bought a '95 Civic EX sedan, and I'd like to warn people looking for a 'sporting' Honda to avoid the EX sedan. It looks sporty, handles well, but between the outrageously tall gearing and lack of power below 5000 rpm, it definitely *isn't* a car to drive fast. Fortunately for me that isn't a priority, but I still marvel at how much slower this 125 HP car is in normal driving than my 91 HP 1986 Civic Si. It's more like a Ford Tempo four when I'm trying to merge into freeway traffic... So if you want acceleration, get the Si. Don't be fooled by the looks of the EX. |
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