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popeye · 09-09-2006, 10:09 AM

hey fellas, just want to introduce myself. just purchased my 5th civic. 2006 Civic EX Coupe Silver AT/Navi/Aero Kit. I sold an 05 G35 Coupe to get the Civic. I didn't feel like wasting money on gas anymore.

So tell me guys where should I start with the modding? Intake, exhaust, etc., My other civics we usually just pulled the motor the first week and put in a B series. As I'm getting older I don't have the time to do that stuff anymore. Are the basics mods worth the $$$?

Pics coming soon, I've only had the car for 2 days now.....

later

***Sleepy*** · 09-09-2006, 10:11 AM

Welcome to the site....pull up a chair as this place gets addicting

**ethlar** · 09-09-2006, 11:44 AM

Welcome, post up pics, we love pics!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sleepy

pull up a chair as this place gets addicting

this is very true, i check here more often than email

popeye · 09-09-2006, 12:44 PM

yeah i'm not a newbie to forums. when I had my G35 I met a lot of people and went to meets as well.

Thanks for the welcome!

larryd · 09-09-2006, 12:59 PM

Welcome to the site.

***m1k3*** · 09-09-2006, 01:48 PM

i/e is what im starting at.

suspension maybe?

popeye · 09-09-2006, 04:34 PM

i was thinking intake too but maybe just a drop in k&n. I don't see a header available yet. comptech is about 45mins away from where I live so I might cruise out there to see their supercharger. don't know if it's available for the base civic engine though....

**ethlar** · 09-09-2006, 09:23 PM

headers probably wont happen, r18 engine has its header integrated into the engine

popeye · 09-09-2006, 10:09 PM

ew, these new engines have gotten complicated....

popeye · 09-13-2006, 11:34 PM

a couple of quick shots. just got the car back from getting the aero kit put on. fog lights coming next. searching for wheels and suspension.

I miss my G!

whitecivicsi · 09-13-2006, 11:47 PM

Welcome to the site bud! You'll love it here alot of great info.

**Tim** · 09-14-2006, 02:14 AM

That is a huge step to make just in the interest of saving gas. If you traded in the G35, the hit you probably took on the depreciation and trade value likely won't offset the savings in gas for quite awhile unless you do a LOT of driving.

strCIVIC · 09-14-2006, 04:32 AM

damn...i'd rather keep the g35..damn mainland houses are nicer than hawaii houses...how much was your house???

popeye · 09-14-2006, 10:41 AM

actually I sold the G35 to carmax. I usually pay cash for my cars....so figure I spent ~$40K for my G new, then carmax gave me ~$28k so I say I only paid $12K for my G35. I'm always looking towards the future. So in the long run I think I'll be saving more.

I bought my house 3 yrs ago for only $278K. I say "only" because the last time I had the house appraised it was $485k! However the market is going down so now I don't want to look. I paid cash for the house too....no i'm not rich I rode the dotcom wave and did pretty good and got out just in time.

vltnolia · 09-14-2006, 10:46 PM

Nice cars and welcome to the board.

PoLiShPrInCe · 09-15-2006, 02:51 AM

welcome!

popeye · 09-15-2006, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vltnolia

Nice cars and welcome to the board.

Thanks!

You're form Sac? I live in Natomas. Where are you at? Do you know a lot of people from Sac on this board?

popeye · 09-15-2006, 09:33 AM

Thanks everyone for the welcome! I guess Honda boards have definitely changed since the late 90s when people were really imature and start bashing eachother.

Now moving on to the mod section. Gotta get me some shoes!

**Cookstar** · 09-16-2006, 09:34 PM

Looks great popeye.

Lay off that spinach for a while. It's killing people.

popeye · 09-17-2006, 12:43 PM

haha, just wait. I'm going crazy trying to pick the right wheels! this car is so much more fun to mod. The G35 was cool, but too damn expensive to mod. Having tons of fun with this 8th.

09-09-2006, 10:09 AM	#1 (permalink)
popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	newbie hey fellas, just want to introduce myself. just purchased my 5th civic. 2006 Civic EX Coupe Silver AT/Navi/Aero Kit. I sold an 05 G35 Coupe to get the Civic. I didn't feel like wasting money on gas anymore. So tell me guys where should I start with the modding? Intake, exhaust, etc., My other civics we usually just pulled the motor the first week and put in a B series. As I'm getting older I don't have the time to do that stuff anymore. Are the basics mods worth the $$$? Pics coming soon, I've only had the car for 2 days now..... later

09-09-2006, 10:11 AM	#2 (permalink)
*Sleepy* UnDeRcOvErHiPpIcHiCk Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: POOKSVILLE CAnada Age: 33 Posts: 10,780 Susan iTrader: 2 / 100%	Welcome to the site....pull up a chair as this place gets addicting __________________ http://vancouver-420.myminicity.com/

09-09-2006, 01:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
*m1k3* t('.'t ) Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Jax, FL Age: 19 Posts: 1,560 Mike iTrader: 2 / 100%	i/e is what im starting at. suspension maybe? __________________ 06 FG1 LX MT AEM CAI \| Magnaflow Cat-Back \| Comptech SS \| TWM Bushings \| Eibach Prokit \| Enkei Evo 6

09-09-2006, 09:23 PM	#8 (permalink)
ethlar n00b retro whore Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 10,033 iTrader: 5 / 100%	headers probably wont happen, r18 engine has its header integrated into the engine __________________ 8thCivic FAQ\|NEW Marketplace Rules

09-16-2006, 09:34 PM	#19 (permalink)
Cookstar RN, BSN Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: China Grove, NC Age: 34 Posts: 4,038 Chris iTrader: 9 / 100%	Looks great popeye. Lay off that spinach for a while. It's killing people. __________________ 8thCivic.com Conquers the Dragon III Deal's Gap, NC September 4-7, 2008 Official Pics and Video Thread

09-09-2006, 12:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	yeah i'm not a newbie to forums. when I had my G35 I met a lot of people and went to meets as well. Thanks for the welcome!

09-09-2006, 12:59 PM	#5 (permalink)
larryd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Delaware Posts: 1,809 iTrader: 2 / 100%	Welcome to the site.

09-09-2006, 04:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	i was thinking intake too but maybe just a drop in k&n. I don't see a header available yet. comptech is about 45mins away from where I live so I might cruise out there to see their supercharger. don't know if it's available for the base civic engine though....

09-09-2006, 10:09 PM	#9 (permalink)
popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	ew, these new engines have gotten complicated....

09-13-2006, 11:34 PM	#10 (permalink)
popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	a couple of quick shots. just got the car back from getting the aero kit put on. fog lights coming next. searching for wheels and suspension. I miss my G!

09-13-2006, 11:47 PM	#11 (permalink)
whitecivicsi Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,649 iTrader: 14 / 100%	Welcome to the site bud! You'll love it here alot of great info.

09-14-2006, 02:14 AM	#12 (permalink)
Tim Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 29 Posts: 5,216 iTrader: 10 / 100%	That is a huge step to make just in the interest of saving gas. If you traded in the G35, the hit you probably took on the depreciation and trade value likely won't offset the savings in gas for quite awhile unless you do a LOT of driving.

09-14-2006, 04:32 AM	#13 (permalink)
strCIVIC Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oahu, Hawaii Age: 21 Posts: 2,275 iTrader: 0 / 0%	damn...i'd rather keep the g35..damn mainland houses are nicer than hawaii houses...how much was your house???

09-14-2006, 10:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	actually I sold the G35 to carmax. I usually pay cash for my cars....so figure I spent ~$40K for my G new, then carmax gave me ~$28k so I say I only paid $12K for my G35. I'm always looking towards the future. So in the long run I think I'll be saving more. I bought my house 3 yrs ago for only $278K. I say "only" because the last time I had the house appraised it was $485k! However the market is going down so now I don't want to look. I paid cash for the house too....no i'm not rich I rode the dotcom wave and did pretty good and got out just in time.

09-14-2006, 10:46 PM	#15 (permalink)
vltnolia Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sacramento Age: 23 Posts: 32 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Nice cars and welcome to the board.

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popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanks everyone for the welcome! I guess Honda boards have definitely changed since the late 90s when people were really imature and start bashing eachother. Now moving on to the mod section. Gotta get me some shoes!

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popeye Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 59 iTrader: 0 / 0%	haha, just wait. I'm going crazy trying to pick the right wheels! this car is so much more fun to mod. The G35 was cool, but too damn expensive to mod. Having tons of fun with this 8th.

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