My First Honda

sawthetha

sawthetha

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107
Chicago
Vehicle Model
Civic Si
Body Style
Sedan
Hi everybody! I've been lurking around for a little while now, and I thought I'd introduce myself and show off my new car! As you can probably tell already, I got a Taffeta White Si Sedan. I'm coming here from a base Volkswagen GTI, so I'm loving all the niceties this car has.

So far, my mods have been pretty simple:
LED Interior Lighting Swap
35% Tint
Nokya Hyper Yellow Fogs
Philips HIR Low Beams

I am looking to add a few more subtle touches to set my car apart from other Civics on the road like amber turn signal overlays in the back. I'm also looking to upgrade the sound system without changing the factory head unit (any advice on this would be wonderful). And once I've recouped some money, a K&N SRI :)



^ The first time I laid my eyes on it



^ Had a quick photoshoot with a friend




^ Aforementioned friend's Subaru with my old GTI



^ Aforementioned friend's Subaru with my new Si :) (we got a little creative here :P)
 
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mikek

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VA
Vehicle Model
370z
sawthetha said:
And once I've recouped some money, a K&N SRI :)
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I have the K&N intake on my 2012 civic si and I really felt the difference in power right away. I'd definitely recommend it. Congrats on the car. Looks great!
 
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sawthetha

sawthetha

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Chicago
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Civic Si
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Sedan
mikek said:
I have the K&N intake on my 2012 civic si and I really felt the difference in power right away. I'd definitely recommend it. Congrats on the car. Looks great!
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Thanks! And I've definitely been hearing good things about it. Did you notice a change to the engine note? I'm hoping it's noticeably throatier.
 
Phaheem

Phaheem

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Southern CA
Vehicle Model
'13 Civic Si
Body Style
Sedan
Keep us posted when you get your K&N SRI. Just watched that video you posted...it looks tempting
 
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mikek

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VA
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370z
sawthetha said:
:love: I'm in love.. the install looks easy enough - did you have any troubles when/if you installed it?
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The install was pretty straight forward but it did take me 2 hours to do it. That's because I've never installed an intake before and had to read the instructions very carefully....if I knew about the video instructions at the time, it might have helped. But now that I've done it, I'm pretty sure I could do it in under an hour. If you're familiar with cars and have worked under the hood, it should be a piece of cake. But even without experience definitely do-able but will just take a little longer obviously.
 
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sawthetha

sawthetha

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138
107
Chicago
Vehicle Model
Civic Si
Body Style
Sedan
Phaheem said:
Keep us posted when you get your K&N SRI. Just watched that video you posted...it looks tempting
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Yeah, for sure. Hopefully this happens sooner rather than later.

mikek said:
The install was pretty straight forward but it did take me 2 hours to do it. That's because I've never installed an intake before and had to read the instructions very carefully....if I knew about the video instructions at the time, it might have helped. But now that I've done it, I'm pretty sure I could do it in under an hour. If you're familiar with cars and have worked under the hood, it should be a piece of cake. But even without experience definitely do-able but will just take a little longer obviously.
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This is reassuring. I'm not that handy with tools, but I'm definitely getting more experience with this car.
 
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mikek

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VA
Vehicle Model
370z
Bulkybear said:
I honestly wonder how it compares to a resonator delete.
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That I can't answer because I don't know what that is lol....don't know as much about cars as I'd like. Only started playing around with mods last year after I bought my si.

But here's another video I like with the K&N intake (with a reflash). Maybe the author of the video is a member on here??

View: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FIRhPmf2zNo
 
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