Austin *CHAT*

[aco512]

my gf lives in the slaughter and bodie area so you might spot me
the asian guy in the taffy is probably my cousin (he's going to reflash soon)

[aco512]

Originally Posted by All_bets_off

i have been seeing a whole bunch of si's around austin, bunch of si sedans too. I saw a white si coupe off of brodie (right by my apt) with an asian guy driving, a RR si in the same location with a white guy driving it. Anyone on here? I have been working so damn much i have not had time to post. I also bitched out on the last Si meet we had because of rain and work. We DO need to get a crew together though. i would drive to SA to throw down with some RSXs and TSXs.

its been awhile since you've been on here
the Austin group seems to be growing pretty quickly
hopefully there will be a meet soon so we get to meet everyone

[All_bets_off]

Originally Posted by aco512

its been awhile since you've been on here
the Austin group seems to be growing pretty quickly
hopefully there will be a meet soon so we get to meet everyone

oh no! Reflash! yeah man everyone seems to be getting si's around here, which is a good thing. We should get a little community going on. Shit i need to start making a little more money so that i can get some mod going on so that i am not the only person sitting there stock with a short shifter

[ryanmc]

Originally Posted by All_bets_off

oh no! Reflash! yeah man everyone seems to be getting si's around here, which is a good thing. We should get a little community going on. Shit i need to start making a little more money so that i can get some mod going on so that i am not the only person sitting there stock with a short shifter

just got one today after a year of drueling, mines stock ... lets ride together

btw, anyone know a legit place for window tint and what I should get? thanks

[drewsdejavu]

yea my si is stock right now.... i just don't know where or how to start

[aco512]

Originally Posted by ryanmc

just got one today after a year of drueling, mines stock ... lets ride together

btw, anyone know a legit place for window tint and what I should get? thanks

i took my mom's car and my past car to mother's window tint on lamar
they did decent work
they also do first come first serve basis
i was the second one there early in the morning and it took them about 1 hour

[aco512]

Originally Posted by drewsdejavu

yea my si is stock right now.... i just don't know where or how to start

a good start would be a cold-air intake
i've installed my cousin's and it a great first mod (his is injen)
i suggest connecting yourself to the car
lots of practice getting to bonding with the car will come a long way
and btw, its free

i'll be happy to help anyone if they provide the tools, the location, and if i have the time

[All_bets_off]

just saw another taffy fg2 at the HEB @ Brodie and William Cannon. Had a white hibiscus flower sticker. I assume it's a girl. Anyone?

[redpepSi]

never seen it. do any of you guys (and gals) know of a good tuner shop or garage here in Austin? i'm not real gear-headed, and may need a shop to do some installs/ non bolt-ons for me...

[aco512]

Originally Posted by All_bets_off

just saw another taffy fg2 at the HEB @ Brodie and William Cannon. Had a white hibiscus flower sticker. I assume it's a girl. Anyone?

yeah it a girl
she goes out to the random meets sometimes
she's pretty cool, its stock that i know of

[aco512]

Originally Posted by redpepSi

never seen it. do any of you guys (and gals) know of a good tuner shop or garage here in Austin? i'm not real gear-headed, and may need a shop to do some installs/ non bolt-ons for me...

what did you need done?

[All_bets_off]

passed a nbp fg2 on 71 @ SWPKWY. God, everyone has an si now!

[y3llo]

wish i had one =\

[redpepSi]

Originally Posted by aco512

what did you need done?

i was thinking about swapping pulleys, and possibly changing intake manifold and gaskets, initially. don't think i have the tools (or patience!) for these types of jobs. thinking about doing the poor man's mugen tomorrow (my day off, so i'll have plenty of time to fix or replace something when i screw it up...) if someone had the tools and know-how, i've got the pizza and beer!

[redpepSi]

oh, and i saw a sparkling new NHBP Si Coupe pulling in to HEB on Slaughter at roughly 8:20 pm. paper plates, even...

[07Sivic]

Dang 8 pages, and I didnt even see this thread. Im from houston but I go down to austin about 4 times a month. Figi Fg2 cleared headlights and debadged mostly for exterior mods. To many other little mods to list atm.

If anyone needs tint and they are in houston, id recommend Executive Motorsports off I-10 and Gessener few blocks down gessner. (Sorry dont know the cross street). They do real good work and take care of imports. Theyll do almost anything you need to. I did 10%f/5%r

[aco512]

Originally Posted by redpepSi

i was thinking about swapping pulleys, and possibly changing intake manifold and gaskets, initially. don't think i have the tools (or patience!) for these types of jobs. thinking about doing the poor man's mugen tomorrow (my day off, so i'll have plenty of time to fix or replace something when i screw it up...) if someone had the tools and know-how, i've got the pizza and beer!

pulleys isn't much of a challenge, although i've never done myself
i know someone that can do it
about the intake mani, you know you have the best one currently on the market
most of the type-s guys swap theirs out (me soon too) to the rbc(06-07 si mani)
reguarding the gasket, the same person can do that for you as well and he can sell one to you because he gets them in bulk (hondata gasket)

[redpepSi]

Originally Posted by aco512

pulleys isn't much of a challenge, although i've never done myself
i know someone that can do it
about the intake mani, you know you have the best one currently on the market
most of the type-s guys swap theirs out (me soon too) to the rbc(06-07 si mani)
reguarding the gasket, the same person can do that for you as well and he can sell one to you because he gets them in bulk (hondata gasket)

i did not know that about our mani... good to know! do you know if installing springs is a PITA? probably the only exterior mod i would do aside from maybe darkening my rims a bit. i think dark(er) gray would look dope with the habanero. maybe even a mellow copper color? that may be a bit much, though. ah, the possibilities are endless!

[aco512]

Originally Posted by redpepSi

i did not know that about our mani... good to know! do you know if installing springs is a PITA? probably the only exterior mod i would do aside from maybe darkening my rims a bit. i think dark(er) gray would look dope with the habanero. maybe even a mellow copper color? that may be a bit much, though. ah, the possibilities are endless!

PITA? sorry for my ignorance
i hate doing suspension installations
its just so time consuming, for me at least
but again, the person i'm referring can pretty much get the job done

he's the go to guy for car part upgrades for rsx's in Austin
he's been learning about the si's as well so his knowledge will be a big help

[redpepSi]

oh, sorry - PITA = Pain In The Ass. my limited experience has been that it's more trouble than it's worth to do it yourself, but this was on a '95 Accord with coilovers ( - - never again).