Name : walter Location : Chesapeake,Va Joined : 2010-06-13Post Count : 152 Merit : 3
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Fri Sep 10, 2010 7:33 pm
it was with the 3.4 dual overhead cam engine was indeed quite quick, was a very nice car
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Name : ILAN Age : 33 Location : College Station, TX Joined : 2007-12-30Post Count : 4304 Merit : 69
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:52 am
One of my best shots of any car. I finally figured out how to take night pictures with my digital camera, so here's one of them, unedited:
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Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 12:17 pm
one of the things i envy the civic si owners is the aftermarket items available. brembo big brake kit, $2900 not bad. if you dont deliver pizza all winter long to pay for that tasty bit of kit,well..then i dont know what>>>>
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Name : Mark Joined : 2010-04-22Post Count : 127 Merit : 6
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:08 pm
First car
Next car
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Name : Aaron Age : 47 Location : C-bus, Ohio Joined : 2007-01-13Post Count : 18452 Merit : 252
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:09 pm
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one of the things i envy the civic si owners is the aftermarket items available. brembo big brake kit, $2900 not bad.
The big brake kits are cheap, but totally unnecessary for such a light car. Even a few of the spec racer/touring Hondas keep stock calipers & rotors, and swap to race pads. But if you want them for show, I guess $2900 isn't too bad.
When it comes to building power, which is what these cars really need, it can get a lot more expensive.
'70 Ninety-Eight Holiday Coupe 455cid • 116k miles ^^^ SOLD ^^^
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Name : Mark Joined : 2010-04-22Post Count : 127 Merit : 6
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 1:16 pm
I agree, not necessary for a light car. I threw some integra disc hubs in place of the stock civic drum rears (stock prop valve) and used brembo rotors. Combined with good rubber, it stopped on a dime. The total cost was $350 for the upgrades. Those cars are too light to necessitate the bigger brake kits. It would just be fluff.
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Name : robotennis Age : 63 Location : las vegas Joined : 2007-12-17Post Count : 5562 Merit : 143
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:16 pm
true true true. but fluff is ohh so nice.
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Name : Aaron Age : 47 Location : C-bus, Ohio Joined : 2007-01-13Post Count : 18452 Merit : 252
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:27 pm
You're right, they do look sharp. For what it's worth, StopTech front brake kit with 13" rotors will fit Riviera with 17" wheels and F-Body bracket mod. Price: $2,200
Sorry, but I prefer the StopTechs over Brembos any day.
'70 Ninety-Eight Holiday Coupe 455cid • 116k miles ^^^ SOLD ^^^
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Name : ILAN Age : 33 Location : College Station, TX Joined : 2007-12-30Post Count : 4304 Merit : 69
Subject: Re: The Other Showroom: Current / Past Rides (Pt I) Mon Oct 04, 2010 10:51 pm
It's certainly nice having aftermarket support, especially since I'm saving up for a catback that'll turn up the volume on my bass-rich(thank god!) exhaust a bit. If I had $2,500 to spend on mods though, I'd swap in a K20A2 engine and call it a day. I have a K20A3 which puts out 160hp/130tq and redlines at 7k with vtec on the intake valves only at 2300(no hits or crazy anime face). The K20A2 is in the Civic Type-R and puts out 200hp/160tq, redlines at 8500 and has the classic vtec on both cams at 5k I believe. I looked into swapping today's Civic Si engine in, the K20Z3(similar to the A2), but it has an electronic throttle and that simply won't do.
