b20hatchek

alright ive been building eg's and ek's for years now but have never gotten my feet wet with a newer honda, im questioning myself if i should move on to newer honda's, no matter what it is i can fix and replace it on these older honda's and i can do a complete swap in 45 mins (yeah i clocked myself) i watch someone do it and i can it right then, so here's the question to you guys...and gals haha should i stick with something i know like the back of my hand or is it time to move on to the newer Si's. ill love the classics for the rest of my life but do i need to step up my game?

98civdx

I would only get a new one for a dd, noithing more. I love 96-00 civic much much more.

b20hatchek

well perhaps if i get more on the older civic's then thats what ill prolly stick with

DAP97SI

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Same here. I love the older body styles like EG and EK. New SI's are nice but I would only use it for getting around, not for a project or anything like that.

98civdx

older ones have a better design also.

Hondenver

I absolutely hate the new civics.... the ek and dc5 are the last good cars honda made excluding s2k of course....

i would get an EK or EJ if you wanna get technical..... but i would go newer...
If I had the funds I would love to have a DC5 but I love my EJ6

my .02

b20hatchek

i drove a guys 06 Si and i loved the power you get from the K and the everything else about the newer Si's are so amazing, but i do miss my first car, it was a black del sol and i had alot of memories in it from high school, idk my ek now can out run and out handle any newer Si

Hondenver

yeah I just don't like the way the new ones look.... the K power is cool but instead of gettin a new si for the power I would just swap a K into your EK but I would be plenty happy with the B20 I plan on doin a High comp CRVtec someday .... but like everything else it is just personal preference... and if you have been in the game for awhile I know I don't have to tell you that...

98civdx

stick a k in a 92-00 and rape a new si

b20hatchek

yeah its been along time now but if i was gonna go with a Si it would be the sedan and knowing me before i had it parked in the driveway id have spoon parts on the way and skunk2 vt, well long story short it would look more like the new spoon fd2

b20hatchek

its a awesome thought but i already do that in my b20 lol add vtec to that and im in another league

B18C5-EH2

I will always stick to 1995 and older for a modded Honda simply because I hate OBD2 and I have GA state emissions to have emissions every year. OBD1 has to pass a sniffer here - easy enough if done right. OBD2 has to not have any codes being thrown - can be easy too, but if highly modded OBD2 will throw an assortment of codes that OBD1 won't throw.

Newer Hondas? Say the word(s) "turbo" or "lumpy cams" in a newer Hondas and watch the CEL come on.

98civdx

either way it works, spoon !!

Hondenver

well if you were gonna drop money like that then go for it that fd2 is sick!

b20hatchek

yeah im in love with spoon sports, i even bought a ctr oem airbox just so i can throw in a spoon drop in filter and the carbon kevlar direct air tube kit lol

b20hatchek

hells yeah it is

98civdx

a spoon filter may be a bit overkill lol.

But i must agree i like spoon, just not the price

B18C5-EH2

This is coming from a guy with Spoon SW388s on his 92 Civic...

One day you Spoon lovers will realize that most/all of the Spoon stuff is highly overpriced not much better than OEM parts. Yes I just said that. I remember when Spoon was "fresh" and "cool" and I'm surprised that people still talk about how awesome their stuff is when better and cheaper alternatives are out there to be had in place of Spoon stuff.

It's funny to see that little has changed in this "scene" even after the first big JDM wave back in the early 2000's.

b20hatchek

lmao as im told its a bit over kill, but if you think about it K&N filters are around the same price and after market intakes are more then the spoon filter so "why not" is rolling through my head lol

atorni

Buy a new honda but keep your old one. Your daily today maybe your project in the future.

b20hatchek

i completely agree, but think about it man we need people like us and the people to argue and make conversation and to continue to build these beautiful machines and so we buy from spoon and mugen, so on that thought we're keeping these OG company's alive and well buying these parts and having pride in our cars even if they get stolen or rear ended we have enough love and honda pride to continue to keep going in this scene and thats why honda's will never die out and if we keep it up the company's that got us here, we can keep them going and keep honda at the top of the list of being the most moddified cars in the world (its been proven)

98civdx

Hmm had no clue they were same price, i have k&n and i happy.

well said B18C5-EH2!

b20hatchek

im like a human catalog, i keep up with all the stuff thats worth keeping up with

b20hatchek

what about what i said? lol

B18C5-EH2

Yeah I wasn't trying to belittle people who love Spoon. I'm just saying it's funny because this stuff comes in waves and in cycles. I had a brief obsession with all things Spoon, but after seeing how their stuff works when compared to other cheaper, but still equally nice stuff, I can't say too many Spoon items appeal to me any longer.

I've got their wheels...



...and Duracon black shift ****...



In both cases the prices were absolutely stupid cheap and I could not pass them up. I purchased the **** and wheels at arguably the peak of the whole JDM craze back in 2002 or 2003 - like i said the Spoon xraze has been around a long time.

The wheels are now classics that are discontinued, and the **** is actually one of the best ones I've ever owned since it doesn't heat up or get cold being that's its Duracon - a fancy name for plastic.

Their cooling products such as thermoswitch and thermostat can actually do more harm than good, especially in colder weather. Most times in colder weather it keeps the engine from running at full operating temps, which can cause rich conditions and even no VTEC. Certain race parts are just that - race parts.