Tips and Tricks about your Si...

simons2k · 11-30-2007, 03:01 AM

After about a month of ownership I've learned a few tips/tricks about the car. I was wondering if any of the more seasoned owners figured out a few tips/tricks to add to this list:

1. If you get a flat in one of the front tires, replace it with the rear wheel/tire on the same side. Install the spare in the rear. This is safer and will insure you don't damage the limited slip differential.

2. To avoid your hand hitting the rubber weatherstrip when checking your engine oil, place your palm on the plastic that covers the coilpacks, reach for the dipstick with your fingers, pull the dipstick up with your palm remaining on the plastic cover. The plastic is never too hot to touch.

I'll add as I continue to learn.

Anything else?

nayilsi · 11-30-2007, 03:26 AM

wait for the revs to drop a bit before shifting

simons2k · 11-30-2007, 03:52 AM

I can't shift that slow. Too impatient

nayilsi · 11-30-2007, 03:57 AM

^^^

can u still keep it smooth ???

i find it hard to

simons2k · 11-30-2007, 04:01 AM

Nope. I just lunge foward. But you're right...the best way to currently cure rev-hang is patient shifting.

trickyazn · 11-30-2007, 04:23 AM

vtec disappears on a cold start.

a93and07si · 11-30-2007, 04:27 AM

vtec talks to ecu, ecu talks to coolant temp, coolant temp says too cold to be beat on, ecu says no vtec for you

andreewlee · 11-30-2007, 04:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a93and07si

vtec talks to ecu, ecu talks to coolant temp, coolant temp says too cold to be beat on, ecu says no vtec for you

i like that

trickyazn · 11-30-2007, 04:47 AM

um not like i didnt know that. just pointing it out for those that doesnt warm up their cars buddy.

a93and07si · 11-30-2007, 04:50 AM

wow sorry i didn't mean to offend, i was just explaining for those who might wonder why it dosn't work when it cold

4door · 11-30-2007, 05:48 AM

when pulling off grab your seatbelt quickly and click it or the car yells at you

a93and07si · 11-30-2007, 05:53 AM

Haha yea whenever someone else is in the car and isnt wearing there seatbelt i always tell them that its gonna get mad at them if they dont put it on

Firestrife · 11-30-2007, 08:08 AM

Yea the engine looks out for numero uno, and tells you to piss off when its getting its day started. lol

BigMoney8481 · 11-30-2007, 12:14 PM

double clutch ftw to smooth out a fast shift

***Phalanx*** · 11-30-2007, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a93and07si

Haha yea whenever someone else is in the car and isnt wearing there seatbelt i always tell them that its gonna get mad at them if they dont put it on

LoL, thats the exact terminology I use... only it usually goes something like this:

"OMG PUT YOUR SEATBELT ON!!! MY CAR IS GOING TO GET PISSED!!!"

Quote:

Originally Posted by a93and07si

vtec talks to ecu, ecu talks to coolant temp, coolant temp says too cold to be beat on, ecu says no vtec for you

i LoL, i LoL

tommyroo · 11-30-2007, 12:40 PM

You mean double clutch to slow down your fast shift which smooths it out.

PhoR11 · 11-30-2007, 12:51 PM

Tip:
If you pretend that your car talks to you for long enough, it actually does.

<--- is now setting his sightes on pretending he has a girlfriend.

simons2k · 12-01-2007, 03:47 AM

This is not Si specific but, during spiritive drives, track or otherwise, rev match while downshifting. This will prevent from locking up the wheels and any sudden and unwanted weight transfers.

shutter13 · 12-01-2007, 09:24 AM

isnt #2 kinda common sense?

anyway never knew about #1, im sure this is the case for all FWD cars too

mijc13 · 12-01-2007, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by a93and07si

Haha yea whenever someone else is in the car and isnt wearing there seatbelt i always tell them that its gonna get mad at them if they dont put it on

haha, "my car is going to get mad at you"

I am going to use that

11-30-2007, 03:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
simons2k Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 431 Simon iTrader: 2 / 100%	Tips and Tricks about your Si... After about a month of ownership I've learned a few tips/tricks about the car. I was wondering if any of the more seasoned owners figured out a few tips/tricks to add to this list: 1. If you get a flat in one of the front tires, replace it with the rear wheel/tire on the same side. Install the spare in the rear. This is safer and will insure you don't damage the limited slip differential. 2. To avoid your hand hitting the rubber weatherstrip when checking your engine oil, place your palm on the plastic that covers the coilpacks, reach for the dipstick with your fingers, pull the dipstick up with your palm remaining on the plastic cover. The plastic is never too hot to touch. I'll add as I continue to learn. Anything else?

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11-30-2007, 03:26 AM	#2 (permalink)
nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: service oil life 5% Posts: 8,589 iTrader: 0 / 0%	wait for the revs to drop a bit before shifting

11-30-2007, 03:52 AM	#3 (permalink)
simons2k Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 431 Simon iTrader: 2 / 100%	I can't shift that slow. Too impatient

11-30-2007, 03:57 AM	#4 (permalink)
nayilsi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: service oil life 5% Posts: 8,589 iTrader: 0 / 0%	^^^ can u still keep it smooth ??? i find it hard to

11-30-2007, 04:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
simons2k Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 431 Simon iTrader: 2 / 100%	Nope. I just lunge foward. But you're right...the best way to currently cure rev-hang is patient shifting.

11-30-2007, 04:23 AM	#6 (permalink)
trickyazn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: OC, Cali Posts: 4,963 iTrader: 15 / 100%	vtec disappears on a cold start.

11-30-2007, 04:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
a93and07si Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Goodyear AZ Posts: 63 Josh iTrader: 0 / 0%	vtec talks to ecu, ecu talks to coolant temp, coolant temp says too cold to be beat on, ecu says no vtec for you

11-30-2007, 04:47 AM	#9 (permalink)
trickyazn Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: OC, Cali Posts: 4,963 iTrader: 15 / 100%	um not like i didnt know that. just pointing it out for those that doesnt warm up their cars buddy.

11-30-2007, 04:50 AM	#10 (permalink)
a93and07si Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Goodyear AZ Posts: 63 Josh iTrader: 0 / 0%	wow sorry i didn't mean to offend, i was just explaining for those who might wonder why it dosn't work when it cold

11-30-2007, 05:48 AM	#11 (permalink)
4door Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: charlotte,nc Posts: 693 iTrader: 0 / 0%	when pulling off grab your seatbelt quickly and click it or the car yells at you

11-30-2007, 05:53 AM	#12 (permalink)
a93and07si Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Goodyear AZ Posts: 63 Josh iTrader: 0 / 0%	Haha yea whenever someone else is in the car and isnt wearing there seatbelt i always tell them that its gonna get mad at them if they dont put it on

11-30-2007, 08:08 AM	#13 (permalink)
Firestrife Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Age: 20 Posts: 3,369 Keenan iTrader: 9 / 100%	Yea the engine looks out for numero uno, and tells you to piss off when its getting its day started. lol

11-30-2007, 12:14 PM	#14 (permalink)
BigMoney8481 Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Smithfield, RI Age: 19 Posts: 554 Randy iTrader: 1 / 100%	double clutch ftw to smooth out a fast shift

11-30-2007, 12:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
tommyroo Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 35 Posts: 1,151 iTrader: 0 / 0%	You mean double clutch to slow down your fast shift which smooths it out.

11-30-2007, 12:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
PhoR11 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma Age: 27 Posts: 589 Bradley iTrader: 0 / 0%	Tip: If you pretend that your car talks to you for long enough, it actually does. <--- is now setting his sightes on pretending he has a girlfriend.

12-01-2007, 03:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
simons2k Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Valencia, CA Posts: 431 Simon iTrader: 2 / 100%	This is not Si specific but, during spiritive drives, track or otherwise, rev match while downshifting. This will prevent from locking up the wheels and any sudden and unwanted weight transfers.

12-01-2007, 09:24 AM	#19 (permalink)
shutter13 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,422 iTrader: 0 / 0%	isnt #2 kinda common sense? anyway never knew about #1, im sure this is the case for all FWD cars too