My 8th Gen review. PICS!!!
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The throttle is very weird to me too. Drive by throttle wire.
Everytime I was shifting aggressively the car would randomly rev up as I was switch gears (clutch in and foot off the gas pedal). At first I thought it was just me because I wasn't used to the new gas pedal design (organ style... where's it's mounted to the floor like BMW's) but I tested it out like 20 times and everytime it would randomly rev up.
Everytime I was shifting aggressively the car would randomly rev up as I was switch gears (clutch in and foot off the gas pedal). At first I thought it was just me because I wasn't used to the new gas pedal design (organ style... where's it's mounted to the floor like BMW's) but I tested it out like 20 times and everytime it would randomly rev up.
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Rep Power: 0 nice write up man....but that 8th gen next to your 7th gen. no offense to your review....i like your 7th a helluva lot more. I think i just made my decision to stick w/ my civic and just try to work on it more. good job
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Rep Power: 0 Are you sure that has i-vtec? you said you took out an lx, which now have no vtec. The pic of the motor did not say i-vtec anywhere, maybe that will explain the sluggishness
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Rep Power: 0 vtec = marketing ploy. Don't think it makes much of a difference. People often mistake the higher RPM torque band for "vtec" when it's just the nature of Honda's engines. I've never felt the "vtec kick in" even with B18 motors.
I'm not digging the interior or exterior. Blargh. Like my 2k2 civic.
I'm not digging the interior or exterior. Blargh. Like my 2k2 civic.
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Originally Posted by aki
Like my 2k2 civic.
I got a 2001 and I don't think i'll ever get rid of it. it was my first new car, my wife says i'm going to be burried in it.
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Originally Posted by 2k4ex
Are you sure that has i-vtec? you said you took out an lx, which now have no vtec. The pic of the motor did not say i-vtec anywhere, maybe that will explain the sluggishness
http://automobiles.honda.com/models/...me=Civic+Coupe
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Rep Power: 296 its in canada...things are slightly different there...there is no EX its the Si/Si-G and the SiR is the new Si here in the states with the 2.0
nice review
nice review
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Originally Posted by chrisvdm
Your Honda dealership seems a little weird. They have an Atomic Blue DX which according to Hondacars.com doesn't exist and EX wheels on an LX.
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Originally Posted by ragingSPAM
its in canada...things are slightly different there...there is no EX its the Si/Si-G and the SiR is the new Si here in the states with the 2.0
nice review
nice review
^^^that picture I just posted is from a Canadian Brouchure. For 06 We're converting to the U.S. standards.
So we now get DX, LX, EX, and Si
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Originally Posted by aki
vtec = marketing ploy. Don't think it makes much of a difference. People often mistake the higher RPM torque band for "vtec" when it's just the nature of Honda's engines. I've never felt the "vtec kick in" even with B18 motors.
I'm not digging the interior or exterior. Blargh. Like my 2k2 civic.
I'm not digging the interior or exterior. Blargh. Like my 2k2 civic.
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Originally Posted by pr0vidence
Untrue, my last car was a 2000 Prelude, H22 VTEC motor. When that mother kicked in, it threw you back in your seat. It made a BIG difference in that 200 HP motor. It makes little or no difference in our 115/127HP motors.
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Rep Power: 0 I just stopped by with my friend yesterday to look at one and we didnt even stop to get a closer look. In person the car just seems ugly compared to 7thgens, the hood and trunk are too short. But the new features are nice.
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Originally Posted by pr0vidence
Untrue, my last car was a 2000 Prelude, H22 VTEC motor. When that mother kicked in, it threw you back in your seat. It made a BIG difference in that 200 HP motor. It makes little or no difference in our 115/127HP motors.
i also like how generous you are with the power ratings....try more like 75/82 hp motors. those window sticker ratings are at the crank, not the wheels. helps to boost sales. (i guess) they realy should be truthfull.....stupid sales department.... Last edited by civic-king; 10-16-2005 at 12:10 PM.
..or maybe an S2000...
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Rep Power: 788 i saw a coupe at the dealer today and looked like the rear panel was dented in. i guess its the curve or something but at first it looked messed up lol.
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Rep Power: 297 i thought the reason people could feel the vtec more on the older reasons is because the torque peak came when you hit vtec. I think i-Vtec and the VTC delievers most of the cars torque earlier in the rpm range so you can't feel the change over as much because you already have most of the torque in the earlier rpm. If you want the most power out of your car, you probably don't want jumps in torque anyway.
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Originally Posted by chrisvdm
Your Honda dealership seems a little weird. They have an Atomic Blue DX which according to Hondacars.com doesn't exist and EX wheels on an LX.
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Originally Posted by Daso
he's canadian and generally canada and US don't get the same models all the time.
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Originally Posted by chrisvdm
Thank You for repeating what 4 other people already posted. I give you two claps.
Thank you for wasting your time to be a useless ***
I also give you two claps
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