New Si FA5 owner returning to his Honda roots! (pics!! 56k blah)

vegasmsp · 06-10-2008, 01:01 AM

Hello ladies and germs!
I've been a member on this board for about 2 months now and decided to take the plunge and buy '08 FBP Si Sedan w/navi (wanted something sporty with a decent gas mileage). This community seems to be one of the best communities I've seen in a long time with zero tolerance. Besides reading the posts here crack me up

. My first real car was a '95 Honda Civic EX coupe that I bought in '95 (yeah yeah that qualifies me as a 33 old geezer) and that's where it began. The modding era began (right when the modding boom started for most)! Unfortunately I don't have any pics of that civic since it was a while ago and I lost the pics. Doh! I bought the new SI for 24k which I thought was ok but they did throw in a few things like a sunroof visor

, tint, alarm immobilizer, 3 years of oil changes/tire hazard/towing, and GAP. Well enough of me ranting. Here are some pics of the Si and my last 2 previous cars. I'll try to remember the mods I put (yes I don't like shops touching my rides!) on my previous cars. Oh btw I'm going to mod her but keep it the stock and low key look. Don't need to attract anymore attention. Enjoy!

Current:'08 Si Sedan w/ navi (2 weeks old now)

Previous car: ' 05 Bright Silver SRT-4

Mopar Stage 2 w/o toys
Mopar exhaust (bottleneck removed)
Mopar Stage 1 springs
Exhaust depot direct fit intercooler
Maxxfab full flex downpipe w/ high flow mangnaflo cat
K&N drop in filter
Prothane motor mount inserts (street)
Clear corner side markers (with orange LED bulbs)

The car before that: '03.5 Blazing Yellow Mazdaspeed Protege

Autometer dual full pillar gauge pod
Autometer Ultra lite series A/F gauge
Autometer Ultra lite series boost/Vac gauge
AWR front motor mount
Blitz DTT DC turbo timer
Blitz Dual SBC Spec-R EBC
Injen CAI
Ion downpipe w/o cat
Ion FMIC
Stoneguard headlight film

And the rest: no pics at the moment (in boxes somewhere), ask if you want to know what mods I did to them :)

'99 Rally Blue Subaru 2.5RS
'94 Black VW Corrado VR6
'91 White VW Corrado G60 (supercharged)
'95 White Honda Civic EX coupe

DrkClouD · 06-10-2008, 01:11 AM

Welcome

Nice rides

my08Si · 06-10-2008, 01:12 AM

welcome to the 8th! nice rides...welcome back to honda's!!!

knh564 · 06-10-2008, 01:13 AM

welcome to the 8th addiction...nice rides too

**iluvmycsx** · 06-10-2008, 01:13 AM

congrats and welcome to the site

HoNgKoNgKoBe · 06-10-2008, 01:46 AM

welcome to the site. you got some nice rides there.

***Ruthless909*** · 06-10-2008, 01:55 AM

Welcome to the Addiction!

**jrMartinez24** · 06-10-2008, 01:57 AM

welcome

civicbeast · 06-10-2008, 02:23 AM

oh shoot. ur from vegas?!

vegasmsp · 06-10-2008, 08:44 AM

Thanks for the comments. I'm glad to be here

Quote:

Originally Posted by civicbeast

oh shoot. ur from vegas?!

Yeap! Been here for 22 years now. What's up? You in Vegas too?

WhiTe~Si~ · 06-10-2008, 09:01 AM

sup welcome

civicbeast · 06-10-2008, 12:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vegasmsp

Thanks for the comments. I'm glad to be here

Yeap! Been here for 22 years now. What's up? You in Vegas too?

yea. theres so many si here now!

vegasmsp · 06-10-2008, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by civicbeast

yea. theres so many si here now!

Yeah I've started to notice a lot of them on the road lately. When I picked mine up during Memorial day weekend they also had a TW w/ navi sedan and a NBP w/navi coupe there too.

illusionstwice · 06-10-2008, 01:01 PM

Welcome to the addiction! (fckers stealing my lines above me)

lol

Nice collection of previous cars. Any plans to boos this one? You seem to love Boost. Oh and VW Corrado's are so hot!

MarcDavid · 06-10-2008, 01:08 PM

You have the exact same SI as me. Down to the navi and all, anyways. What made you switch from boost to SI?

jomasoccer9 · 06-10-2008, 01:10 PM

nice rides! welcome to 8th!

BrineSI · 06-10-2008, 01:38 PM

Aw, you used to have 2 different corrados! My best friend in HS used to have a G60. That car is SO badass but damn if the passenger front seat was cramped, the back was a joke but that's some classic VW goodness. Hows your impressions of the SI so far performance wise? Yeah, I'm 27 and was into the scene in the late 90's and on as well. Gotta say, it was way cooler when not everyone knew what car modding was and didn't immediately compare my car to F&F... back in 98 with my old prelude with full bolt ons, Neuspeed Race springs and 16 inch TSW blades - people would just stare and not understand what was different and why the engine sounded the way it did, ha! Anyways, welcome! I've been on many a car forum, used to be a die hard ClubSI.com guy since 99' but that one went to sh.it. This is prob the most active helpful community I've come across thus far!

vegasmsp · 06-10-2008, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illusionstwice

Welcome to the addiction! (fckers stealing my lines above me)

lol

Nice collection of previous cars. Any plans to boos this one? You seem to love Boost. Oh and VW Corrado's are so hot!

Thanks! Funny you ask me about boosting lol. The last 2 cars have been boosted and kind of tempts me to boost this one. I might considered throwing a SC on this one. Don't want to have a IC showing, I really like the sleeper look.

As for the Corrado's! They were fun cars until they fell apart lol. I did upgrade these cars to the max. Hmm I'll try to remember what I did on them the best I can I don't remember all of what I did but it's close :).

'94 VR6
Neupeed Racing Springs
Koni Shocks
Neuspeed Chip
Neuspeed Sway bars and bushings
Neuspeed Tie bar
Kent Cams 268 degree
Eurosport SRI Foam filter intake with heat shield
Sach Clutch
Intake manifold polish and ported powder coated Red
17" Abt A24 Wheels
8" JL Audio W6 series sub
Phoenix Gold ZX450 4 channel amp
MB quarts component speakers in front and normal in rear deck pillar

'90 G60 (supercharged)
Neuspeed Stage 2 (I believe) kit (came with exhaust, bigger fuel pump, smaller pulley).
Neuspeed Chip
Neuspeed Cam
Neuspeed Tie bar
H&R springs
Bilistein Shocks
Eurosport SRI Foam filter intake
Eurosport hardpipes
Sachs Clutch
Kosei 17" rims

vegasmsp · 06-10-2008, 02:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MarcDavid

You have the exact same SI as me. Down to the navi and all, anyways. What made you switch from boost to SI?

Insurance and mileage basically. My insurance was hosing me because the SRT is considered a sports car. Farmers auto rating is based on A-Z then 0-??, A being the lowest to insure, the SRT was a 6 lol. My agent told me I was in the same class as V8 Mustangs. The SRT sucked on gas mileage, filling up with premium every 4 days started to suck. Especially with today's prices

vegasmsp · 06-10-2008, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BrineSI

Aw, you used to have 2 different corrados! My best friend in HS used to have a G60. That car is SO badass but damn if the passenger front seat was cramped, the back was a joke but that's some classic VW goodness. Hows your impressions of the SI so far performance wise? Yeah, I'm 27 and was into the scene in the late 90's and on as well. Gotta say, it was way cooler when not everyone knew what car modding was and didn't immediately compare my car to F&F... back in 98 with my old prelude with full bolt ons, Neuspeed Race springs and 16 inch TSW blades - people would just stare and not understand what was different and why the engine sounded the way it did, ha! Anyways, welcome! I've been on many a car forum, used to be a die hard ClubSI.com guy since 99' but that one went to sh.it. This is prob the most active helpful community I've come across thus far!

Thanks! :) I listed what I did to the Corrados above.

06-10-2008, 01:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
vegasmsp Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vegas! Posts: 9 iTrader: 0 / 0%	New Si FA5 owner returning to his Honda roots! (pics!! 56k blah) Hello ladies and germs! I've been a member on this board for about 2 months now and decided to take the plunge and buy '08 FBP Si Sedan w/navi (wanted something sporty with a decent gas mileage). This community seems to be one of the best communities I've seen in a long time with zero tolerance. Besides reading the posts here crack me up. My first real car was a '95 Honda Civic EX coupe that I bought in '95 (yeah yeah that qualifies me as a 33 old geezer) and that's where it began. The modding era began (right when the modding boom started for most)! Unfortunately I don't have any pics of that civic since it was a while ago and I lost the pics. Doh! I bought the new SI for 24k which I thought was ok but they did throw in a few things like a sunroof visor , tint, alarm immobilizer, 3 years of oil changes/tire hazard/towing, and GAP. Well enough of me ranting. Here are some pics of the Si and my last 2 previous cars. I'll try to remember the mods I put (yes I don't like shops touching my rides!) on my previous cars. Oh btw I'm going to mod her but keep it the stock and low key look. Don't need to attract anymore attention. Enjoy! Current:'08 Si Sedan w/ navi (2 weeks old now) Previous car: ' 05 Bright Silver SRT-4 Mopar Stage 2 w/o toys Mopar exhaust (bottleneck removed) Mopar Stage 1 springs Exhaust depot direct fit intercooler Maxxfab full flex downpipe w/ high flow mangnaflo cat K&N drop in filter Prothane motor mount inserts (street) Clear corner side markers (with orange LED bulbs) The car before that: '03.5 Blazing Yellow Mazdaspeed Protege Autometer dual full pillar gauge pod Autometer Ultra lite series A/F gauge Autometer Ultra lite series boost/Vac gauge AWR front motor mount Blitz DTT DC turbo timer Blitz Dual SBC Spec-R EBC Injen CAI Ion downpipe w/o cat Ion FMIC Stoneguard headlight film And the rest: no pics at the moment (in boxes somewhere), ask if you want to know what mods I did to them :) '99 Rally Blue Subaru 2.5RS '94 Black VW Corrado VR6 '91 White VW Corrado G60 (supercharged) '95 White Honda Civic EX coupe Last edited by vegasmsp; 06-10-2008 at 01:29 AM.

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