I have decided I'm gonna get a 9th gen Si myself. I get it that ppl say the 8th gen is better as far as modding but I'm not a teenager who wants to race all the time. I'm a father and this will be my daily driver as well. I don't want an obnoxious sounding car that's gonna beat me up when I drive it. So hard to find an 8th gen that's not all modded out or beat to hell. That's why I'm gonna just get a 9th gen. Can't wait til I get mine.
They're good cars. I love the car I have now, but the Civic checks a lot of boxes. I am glad to have had one and to have experienced a Civic Si. Hope my recap on owning one helped out somehow. Good luck with yours!
It will run forever. I had an opportunity to sell mine for a good amount of money during this used car crunch, so I made the move. The new car I got was selling for what they always sell for, so it was a good excuse to just do it.
Niiice Vid i just get mine 2 days ago.. 13' with 120k miles on it. Pick in NJ and drive all the way to FL 1000 miles. Humble looks and Fun to Drive*. I had a TSX (2004) 6speed for almost 4 years and currently drive Subaru 2.5i wagon 5speed.. this Si thing its just different in his class.. but yeah i almost go for a 2011 Si... the Rest is history
It is bonkers how much these have skyrocketed in price it seems like everything is crazy expensive but then again I'm from California where everything is expensive 🙃
I have a white civic si fg4. Daily driver with flashpro, skunk2 Cai, megapower rr exhaust is getting installed today. I've owned the car for about a year, 50k miles. The base maps running hella rich. After I get a downpipe time for a tune.
It's super simple to tune for mass air flow. There's nothing to it. Mass air flow voltage table is easy to change once you start data logging the closed loop corrections. The closed loop correction percentage mapped against RPM and mass air flow voltage makes working the table super easy. I had a skunk2 Cai and an rv6 catted downpipe, so if you need a tune for that combination, I could send it your way.
The 8th gen sedan especially the 09/11 looks good the 8th gen coupe looks ok but I will agree about the interior 9th gen looks wayyyyy better on the inside especially with features as far as looks go stock for stock yes the 9th looks a bit better but that k20 just hits so hard much respect to the k24 but that 8000+ redline and that vtec kick makes up for it I own a 11 si sedan and a 14/15 will definitely be my next car
Yeah. I'd much rather daily drive and live in this car than the 8th. I value the connected car feel a lot but there's a place for some of those gadgets/phone connectivity/comfort details as well. It's a balance. The 8th definitely had the better cylinder head, but the lack of torque in that 2 liter is just not super practical if that makes sense. That k20 head k24 bottom end makes a lot of sense for these cars.
Very forgiving platform to learn on. I had one for a year, and I had plans for it. But I opted to get it out of my way, get the cash and just focus on my Firebird. I really can't justify having my new car, 8th Gen and my old Firebird with just a single door, 400 SQ ft garage for a workspace. The 8th Gen had LSD etc, so it's just a great way to go. I do think my 9th Gen SI Sedan was a better, more modern looking car, but that's all preference obviously.
