Si Owner in Tulsa, New to the Car/Site

E. Honda · 05-24-2007, 03:31 AM

Hello to my fellow Civic owners. I just picked up my Galaxy Grey Metallic '06 Si on Monday. Was $19k and has 14,000 miles on it. So far I'm loving it. The handling, acceleration, styling, and quality are all beyond my expectations. My last car was a '95 Bonneville so needless to say the Si is a huge upgrade and just feels completely awesome every time I get behind the wheel. Add in the the growing after-market for the eighth-gen and I can tell this is a car I won't be getting bored of any time soon. I'm super stoked and couldn't be happier...almost.

The Civic has a couple of issues that I've noticed since Monday. For starters the previous owner modded the Si. The dealership mentioned this but assured me that the car was still under its original warranty. A quick peek under the hood revealed an AEM fuel rail as the only mod. It seemed like a weird choice for an only mod but I dismissed it as nothing. Later after finalizing the sale and getting the car home I noticed four sealed holes in the top of the manifold and it finally made sense; the old owner installed NOS in the car. I felt like an idiot for not realizing it earlier. I debated taking the car back but ultimately I'm enjoying it to much. The car runs fine too so I figure if something was going to fail it probably already would have or will within the warranty period. It's a little unsettling not knowing how hard the car was driven previously but I can only hope that the previous owner wasn't trying to run it into the ground.

The other issue I'm having is a grinding a between 1st and 2nd on quick, high rev shifts. A forum searched revealed this to be a common issue but It's still annoying as hell and I wish there was a solution. The grind sounds like murder and it really embarrassing to have to explain to your passengers that no, you don't suck at driving stick, the car was grinding on its own.
Besides that the car is everything I had hoped and more. The torque is fine by my standards and rev-hang doesn't bother me.

This forum seems like a great resource and looks to be the best eighth-gen Civic forum around. Finally, I know you've all seen a stock Si before but I thought I'd include a few quick pics I snapped anyways. Excuse the dirty wheels.

Way2Short · 05-24-2007, 03:33 AM

Common quick, post up in the OKC Tulsa Thread.

Official OKC Chat.. ^_^

Glad to see another Oklahoman.

E. Honda · 05-24-2007, 03:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Way2Short

Glad to see another Oklahoman.

You mean Okie, right? But seriously you from around Tulsa or "The City"?

NHBP07 · 05-24-2007, 04:14 AM

Welcome to the site

now tire shine that front wheel! haha

***GeezerSi*** · 05-24-2007, 07:03 AM

Welcome -> 8th

tennisfan16 · 05-24-2007, 07:53 AM

welcome, I saw that one at joe marina a few times, you could have bought mine off of me for 19k, welcome to the site.

Blurry · 05-24-2007, 08:00 AM

Welcome! My favorite color

...I would ask the dealership to get you in contact with the previous owner so you can talk to him/her...I just bought a new Si a month ago and had the dealer give my name to the previous owner and I met up with him and asked all the questions so I'd be comfortable buying the used Si. As for the gear grinding...I don't have that issue but do plan on changing my transmission oil to AMSOIL..I've heard a synthetic will help.

inyong1988 · 05-24-2007, 09:54 AM

welcome!!

negativezeroz · 05-24-2007, 03:19 PM

Another Tulsan :) woot

I'll see ya around sometime hopefully.

PoLiShPrInCe · 05-24-2007, 03:34 PM

your tires are dirty lol...

***pineapple*** · 05-24-2007, 03:49 PM

looks good i'm from tulsa i live in BA.. but at the moment i live in okc.. so i live in two places lol.. anyway welcome.

1chin3s3_b0i · 05-24-2007, 04:22 PM

welcome...nice car..needs a little cleaning =b

disboiflaco · 05-24-2007, 05:01 PM

dirty wheels FTL! welcome...i think you should let the dealer know about the fuel rail and the nos that used to be installed! and you should find out as much about the warranty and how it would cover it!

Will06SI · 05-24-2007, 05:10 PM

Looks great dude now get a HFP kit and some tints

KameraBoy · 05-25-2007, 12:27 AM

cool tulsa, my boy just picked his 92 hatchback up from the boys at humble performance there.

BubzSI · 05-25-2007, 12:49 AM

Welcome bro.

SiRyan · 05-25-2007, 01:12 AM

welcome! put some tire shine...lol

E. Honda · 05-25-2007, 03:02 AM

Thanks for the warm reception. You'll be happy to know the tires are much cleaner now. (Detailed on Wednesday.)

05-24-2007, 03:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
E. Honda Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tulsa Age: 24 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Si Owner in Tulsa, New to the Car/Site Hello to my fellow Civic owners. I just picked up my Galaxy Grey Metallic '06 Si on Monday. Was $19k and has 14,000 miles on it. So far I'm loving it. The handling, acceleration, styling, and quality are all beyond my expectations. My last car was a '95 Bonneville so needless to say the Si is a huge upgrade and just feels completely awesome every time I get behind the wheel. Add in the the growing after-market for the eighth-gen and I can tell this is a car I won't be getting bored of any time soon. I'm super stoked and couldn't be happier...almost. The Civic has a couple of issues that I've noticed since Monday. For starters the previous owner modded the Si. The dealership mentioned this but assured me that the car was still under its original warranty. A quick peek under the hood revealed an AEM fuel rail as the only mod. It seemed like a weird choice for an only mod but I dismissed it as nothing. Later after finalizing the sale and getting the car home I noticed four sealed holes in the top of the manifold and it finally made sense; the old owner installed NOS in the car. I felt like an idiot for not realizing it earlier. I debated taking the car back but ultimately I'm enjoying it to much. The car runs fine too so I figure if something was going to fail it probably already would have or will within the warranty period. It's a little unsettling not knowing how hard the car was driven previously but I can only hope that the previous owner wasn't trying to run it into the ground. The other issue I'm having is a grinding a between 1st and 2nd on quick, high rev shifts. A forum searched revealed this to be a common issue but It's still annoying as hell and I wish there was a solution. The grind sounds like murder and it really embarrassing to have to explain to your passengers that no, you don't suck at driving stick, the car was grinding on its own. Besides that the car is everything I had hoped and more. The torque is fine by my standards and rev-hang doesn't bother me. This forum seems like a great resource and looks to be the best eighth-gen Civic forum around. Finally, I know you've all seen a stock Si before but I thought I'd include a few quick pics I snapped anyways. Excuse the dirty wheels. Last edited by E. Honda; 05-24-2007 at 03:52 AM.

05-24-2007, 03:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
*pineapple* night shift whore Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: oklahoma Age: 26 Posts: 9,762 simply hawaiian iTrader: 10 / 100%	looks good i'm from tulsa i live in BA.. but at the moment i live in okc.. so i live in two places lol.. anyway welcome. __________________ you can find me at www.stuntlife.com it's my old home

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Way2Short Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 21 Posts: 1,906 iTrader: 22 / 100%	Common quick, post up in the OKC Tulsa Thread. Official OKC Chat.. ^_^ Glad to see another Oklahoman.

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Blurry Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Maine Age: 49 Posts: 286 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Welcome! My favorite color ...I would ask the dealership to get you in contact with the previous owner so you can talk to him/her...I just bought a new Si a month ago and had the dealer give my name to the previous owner and I met up with him and asked all the questions so I'd be comfortable buying the used Si. As for the gear grinding...I don't have that issue but do plan on changing my transmission oil to AMSOIL..I've heard a synthetic will help.

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disboiflaco Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston Posts: 1,962 iTrader: 0 / 0%	dirty wheels FTL! welcome...i think you should let the dealer know about the fuel rail and the nos that used to be installed! and you should find out as much about the warranty and how it would cover it!

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Will06SI Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Mt.Vernon NY Age: 23 Posts: 9,192 Will iTrader: 3 / 100%	Looks great dude now get a HFP kit and some tints

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E. Honda Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Tulsa Age: 24 Posts: 37 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thanks for the warm reception. You'll be happy to know the tires are much cleaner now. (Detailed on Wednesday.)