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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