1992 Honda Civic Si [Dyno results]

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1992 Honda Civic Si [Dyno results]

By Sentry
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:26 am #70743 Image

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Engine bay is a little, um... Yeah. :lol:

That crusty shit on the valve cover just flakes right off so once I get it on the road I'm taking it to work to clean it up.

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I picked this thing up for a grand a week ago. That white 1991 DX in the background is what I used to drive. I sold it for $1700. That's $700 of pure profit that could potentially be put into this Si. :twisted:

Unfortunately, weather is shit here in Yellowknife and I don't have a garage, let alone a heated one.

All I have planned before winter sets in, which will be very soon, is a short throw shifter to make it a little more fun to drive. I also need to do a compression test to see if it's worth throwing some money into this thing. It pulls nice, though.
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By jmsplitfyre
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 4:24 am #70749 Nice find for an Si. And welcome to the site, bro! :woot:
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By Sentry
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:00 am #70751 Yeah, this thing definitely stomps my old DX. It also has all sorts of awesome shit like power mirrors, power sunroof, power steering, a tach, etc.

That DPFI was such a downer. :P
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By CivicTypeR
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 6:23 am #70753 Wow, your engine bay looks a little rusty lol. Sweet find :thumb:
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By Greasedmonkey
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 8:12 am #70757 Holy Rust monster batman!! Instead of putting a shifter in it, why not fix all the rust in the bodywork? Better use of $700.
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By Civic_HatchSI
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 1:02 pm #70765 welcome to the site!.. nice find, si's are getting rare to come by
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By Sentry
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 2:44 pm #70773 The shifter is a cheapo Fidanza dual bend. $20-$25. It has a good reputation though. I'm not getting some $200 B&M or Skunk2 shifter, haha. Seems like a ludicrous amount of money to spend on something that, in the long run, really doesn't do a hell of a lot for performance.

This thing was in Ontario up until about May, so it's not bad for rust considering it's plowed through tons of slush and salt. Just a little bit around the edges. We don't salt the roads up here and it's really dry, humidity-wise. (EDIT: As an example, that DX lived up here all it's life and there wasn't a spot of rust on it. The thing was clean as hell. That's how I got so much for it.) Not too concerned about it getting much worse. Nothing remotely structural, it's just some edges of the bodywork.

The clearcoat is peeling in a couple spots on the hood. :shock:

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Interior is nice and clean though. Slight dog smell. :lol:
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By biretsu89
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 3:09 pm #70775 but my b&m dual bend shifter was 50$... for such a tiny upgrade on a car... its probably one of the most worthwhile upgrades i've done yet :thumb: .... congratz on the hatch!... DIE RUST!!!
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By Outlaw-hatch
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:27 am #70906 good find buddy. when ya gettong the bodywork started or are whats the 1st priority?
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By Sentry
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:33 am #70908 First priority is a compression test to see if anything needs to be done. I don't know how well you can see from the interior pic, but it has 346,000km on the odo. Hopefully tomorrow won't be so shitty/cold/rainy and I can take care of that. If I still haven't done it by the middle of the week, I'll suck it up and do it in the crappy weather. :thumb:

EDIT: OH YEAH, now I remember why I was holding off. I have plugs that'll be here Monday.
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By Outlaw-hatch
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:36 am #70910 thats alot of miles. must of been looked after..if the compression test is bad what ya gona go then?
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By Sentry
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:41 am #70912
Outlaw-hatch wrote:thats alot of miles. must of been looked after..if the compression test is bad what ya gona go then?

Well for the last year it was owned by a mechanic at the dealership I work for. He drove it up and started working here in June. Since I don't have a garage he said we can take it into one of the bays on a day off if it needs work. Hoists and air tools sure make some things a breeze
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By Outlaw-hatch
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:45 am #70913 yeah when you have the proper tools any job seems alot easier..well good luck dude :thumb:
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By JDM FERIO MAN
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:20 am #70929 Si good shit I like the car put a gsr and slam it on its ass and you will be good :thumb:
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