My Tuning Diary
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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
****, 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 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
****, 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?
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