I am a proud owner of an 06 Civic EX sedan Auto. I love the car but would like to add some more power if possible. What are my options without voiding the warranty?

 

To increase hp you have to modify the engine. You modify the engine the warranty is void (if they find out).

If you are so worried about power, why did you 1) buy an automatic 2) not wait for the Si sedan.

Plan to own a EX sedan w/ navi as soon as one of the 13 dealers agree on my offer

 

well to answer your reasonable question.
1 I am married
2 I am married

I am happy with performance but a little extra would be nice. Hows the KN air filter option for a slight boost?

 

I read on 8th gen civic that it hardly is noticeable and will void the warranty. The person was asking about if for better MPG.

Leave the EX stock (except TSX wheels ) and get a project car

 

nothing you do to your car will void the warranty. now when something happens to the car and the part you modified was the cause of this, then they'll void it.

i.e. if you get a full exhaust system and your intake mani gets clogged, they're not gonna deny you service unless they're strait up ********.

 

So in another words you're ****ed if you put something in and something messes up because of it.

Totally discourages me from even touching my Si. Like you said, if the dealers are going to be jerks about it (and more than likely they will unless you know someone), I'm wondering how many people are taking risks on moding the newer honda's under warranty.

I'm kind of waiting for mine to expire... which is in 7 years.

 

Just put a nos kit in it. iF YOU have to bring it in for warrenty work take it out.

 

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Totally discourages me from even touching my Si. Like you said, if the dealers are going to be jerks about it (and more than likely they will unless you know someone), I'm wondering how many people are taking risks on moding the newer honda's under warranty.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Not neccessarily. The law clearly puts the burden of proof on the dealer, and there are some dealers out there that are ok with modded cars.

When I was a service advisor, a kid came in with a 99 Si, with a bodykit, a cat-back, and a failed catalyst. My service manager wanted to charge the kid for the cat, even though it was still under emissions warranty. I asked how a bodykit or cat-back would cause catalyst failure, and he said "it could have other modifications." He was speculating, since the car was so low they couldn't get the arms for the lift under it with jacking it up first. I told him that maybe we should make a slight effort to do our job properly, or I would tell the kid to take it to a different dealer rather than get screwed by ours. His response: "Well, the exhaust could reduce back pressure, and that might cause the cat to fail." I said that unless there was scientific proof to support that theory, we were obligated to do it under Federal Emissions Warranty.

Long story short, the cat was replaced under emissions warranty, and I lost my job there a month later. I never really liked that dealer anyways.

 

If there were more people like you, this world would be a better place. Props for handling it like that. Sorry for what happened though.
But, I guess in situations like those, "knowledge is power".

(did that sound too corny?)