Dave Bowman

What years was the SI Civic offered? My understanding is that the SI used the single cam V-Tech 1.6, regular gas motor. Is this the same unit as on the EX?
Did the SI have an upgraded suspension? If so, what were the changes?

How rare are the SI's ?

Thanks in advance.

ej6joe

i'm gonna save you from certain death.....search search search

SkoundrelUSA

wow how vague...

The Si was offered almost every freaking year except 96-98, 01

G2 Speed

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave Bowman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What years was the SI Civic offered? My understanding is that the SI used the single cam V-Tech 1.6, regular gas motor. Is this the same unit as on the EX?
Did the SI have an upgraded suspension? If so, what were the changes?

How rare are the SI's ?

Thanks in advance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

that would be correct if you were in canada....

Syndacate

Wow, how pathetic that nobody tries to help him..

Aight, they aren't that rare.. in 99-00 the Si ran the DOHC B16 motor, but from 92-95 it ran the SOHC D16Z6, the same as the EX, same engine, same body... There was a few minor differences, no upgraded supsension or anything, they were all cosmetic as far as I know...there's obviously the Si badge on the back and I think there were some optional things in the interior but I'm not positive

Basically, it's the same thing as a 92-95 EX, they aren't rare...but hey...they're a good commuter car or daily driver...

excivicboy96

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave Bowman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What years was the SI Civic offered? My understanding is that the SI used the single cam V-Tech 1.6, regular gas motor. Is this the same unit as on the EX?
Did the SI have an upgraded suspension? If so, what were the changes?

How rare are the SI's ?

Thanks in advance.</TD></TR></TABLE>

what a ******* idiot. do us a favor and end it

Dave Bowman

Thanks, that helps! I'm new to Honda as I just bought my first, a 94 Civic DX. Got it cheap and I find that like it quite a bit; enough so that I am already thinking about a mild upgrade.

Odd thing that I have noticed in looking at some of the technical info is that it looks like they stroked the 1.5 for added displacement and yet the 1.6 gets power peaks at higher rpms and higher redlines. I know V-Tech explains the higher peak HP at higher rpm but most car makers tend to go for shorter strokes on their higher reving engines. I'd like to drive a 1.6 to see how smoothly it revs. Do you know if the 1.6 block is heavily modified from the 1.5? I would guess that lengthened rods could help keep a stroker smooth but they would also add recipricating mass and this would tend to keep the redline down.

G2 Speed

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave Bowman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks, that helps! I'm new to Honda as I just bought my first, a 94 Civic DX. Got it cheap and I find that like it quite a bit; enough so that I am already thinking about a mild upgrade.

Odd thing that I have noticed in looking at some of the technical info is that it looks like they stroked the 1.5 for added displacement and yet the 1.6 gets power peaks at higher rpms and higher redlines. I know V-Tech explains the higher peak HP at higher rpm but most car makers tend to go for shorter strokes on their higher reving engines. I'd like to drive a 1.6 to see how smoothly it revs. Do you know if the 1.6 block is heavily modified from the 1.5? I would guess that lengthened rods could help keep a stroker smooth but they would also add recipricating mass and this would tend to keep the redline down. </TD></TR></TABLE>

1. Congrats on your car
2. It's VTEC
3. 1.6L aren't that great stock
4. I don't think you know what your trying to say but this will help
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question229.htm
http://youtube.com/watch?v=AcT_ZyY3F0k&search=vtec

edit:
5. If your talking about 1.5L SOHC to a 1.6L SOHC, it's basically the same ****

-Gary-

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what a ******* idiot. do us a favor and end it</TD></TR></TABLE>

No need to be a dick. He's new.

black_EM1

He's an E-thug, remember?

B18C4-T

In 92-95 the ex was a coupe or sedan and the si was a hatchback. The si was also the only civic, other than the ex sedan w/abs, to offer 4 wheel disc brakes. The ex had power windows and locks which were not available on the si 88-95. Those were the big differences between the si and ex. The 99-00 si was the only si offered (in the us) as a coupe until this year, and thank god they stopped building the refrigerator on wheels that was the last gen si.
Larry

G2 Speed

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by B18C4-T &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">In 92-95 the ex was a coupe or sedan and the si was a hatchback. The si was also the only civic, other than the ex sedan w/abs, to offer 4 wheel disc brakes. The ex had power windows and locks which were not available on the si 88-95. Those were the big differences between the si and ex. The 99-00 si was the only si offered (in the us) as a coupe until this year, and thank god they stopped building the refrigerator on wheels that was the last gen si.
Larry</TD></TR></TABLE>

95 Si Hatch had 4 Disc, not sure on 94 Si Hatch

had 4 wheel disc

Dave Bowman

Thanks B18C4-T

I know it is not normally a topic of these forums but do you you happen to know if the were any imporatnt saftey/structural changes from 1994 to 1996 or so? The reason I ask is that when I bought my 94 I did some research and comparison and I noticed that the 96 Civic was rated significantlt higher than the 94 in crach tests. My car has driver and passenger airbag and it looked as if there were really only cosmetic changes to the body of the 96. I wonder how Honda increased the crash worthiness?

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/...Civic

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/...Civic

I know that sometimes a fairly minor adjustment can make a big difference in the crash test rating but I'm curious to know how Honda did this.

G2 Speed

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Dave Bowman &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Thanks B18C4-T

I know it is not normally a topic of these forums but do you you happen to know if the were any imporatnt saftey/structural changes from 1994 to 1996 or so? The reason I ask is that when I bought my 94 I did some research and comparison and I noticed that the 96 Civic was rated significantlt higher than the 94 in crach tests. My car has driver and passenger airbag and it looked as if there were really only cosmetic changes to the body of the 96. I wonder how Honda increased the crash worthiness?

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/...Civic

http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/...Civic

I know that sometimes a fairly minor adjustment can make a big difference in the crash test rating but I'm curious to know how Honda did this.


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models go
92-95 same body
96-00 same body

79 TRANS AM BITCH

you guys are dicks

G2 Speed

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you guys, wtf are you talking about?

Deemeetree

Take me to a Volkswagen dealer...NOW!