thomas551

Hello all, I have not been active on these forums for years I join the board when I was 23 and got my first civic ek/b18c1 in 97, I'm 35 now and still love these little cars and had nothing but Honda's since I 18, and I've been through many Honda's from B-Series EF, EG, and EKs Hatches.

Anyhow I'll be let letting my B-series coupe go tomorrow and picking up a 07 Civic si Coupe with 75k completely stock in Mint condition. I've never driven one or took a ride in one but I know its the car for me. Im Just Curious what was your impression when you got your first FG2 Civic si.

Thanks Everyone.

m_shake

Didn't have a fg2, had a fa5. First impression was how much rev hang sucked lol!

DaveSi677

probably at how amazing the K20 was in compared to the Bseries I had in the past!

thomas551

Well I got it!!! I feel like such a little kid lol, the guy came from LA to TX to pic it up and I bought the SI with in 2 hrs. Very first thing I'm going to do is get a Stock tune because the base factory Map is crap and get rid of the Rev-hang, for me its really not bad unless I'm really on it hard, but I've only did that once. Might I hit Vtec 3 times since Saturday..

My goodness its such a different beast, and the torque is very noticeable Vs the bseries and very smooth, car has 89k and pristine. I really don't even feel the A/C cut on. I'll be going to the Shop this Saturday for the tune and the Rev-hang Fix. All in all I love the car, and I love the look of it. Only thing that has left me stumped was the fact that I have fog lamps but no switch for them? only thing i have over there is my cluster dimmer and VSA, there isnt even an empty spot where the fog switch would be like I've seen on other civic for the gen. Im surprise how well the K-Series responds is crazy.

DaveSi677

Nice color... I have in but in 4dr trim.

Yes the tune will be a nice change and will wake it up a little more. Lowering the VTEC engagement makes it have a lot more mid range power.

rpared01

to get rid of the rev hand and keep the factory tune, all i did was drop in an exedy stage 1 clutch in my old 2007. she felt like a new car. i'm thinking of doing the same thing to my 2012 coupe.

B serious

iTrader: (1)

Isn't the fog light switch on the same stalk as the head lights? You turn the inner dial instead of the outer dial, IIRC.

Edit: nevermind. Just looked at pics of my old Si. Its on the dash....drivers side...between the door and steering column.



Yes, the car does feel nicer than the older chassis'. It's the first Si in a long time that actually has respectable performance. 200hp, LSD 6spd trans, etc.

vladd

The 09+ Si has the fog switch on the headlight stalk.

My first thoughts (going from lowered 99 gsr to stock 08 Si):
1. This thing is huge, I feel like I'm driving an suv (from both height off the ground and interior volume).
2. Rev hang is worse than I had expected it to be.
2. This thing feels like it has 2x the torque of my integra (the lightweight flywheel in the integra probably didn't help).

grumblemarc

iTrader: (4)

So far I'm happy. Not as tight in the handling department as I'd gotten my 6th gen to but some upgrade in suspension down the road should take care of that. The reb hanging is a little annoying but no real complaints. My '09 is everything that my '96 wanted to be when it grew up.

BuiltforSin

First mod: Hondata Flashpro. You're welcome.