2002 Civic si

[trabadoor22]

I have the new si also. I don't think it's really that fast. Don't get me wrong it has enough power to go fairly fast, but in order to do that you have to shift around 4500-6500 rpms. Maybe Im just babying it cause the engines still pretty new or Im just not used to driving a stick. First car thats a stick, I drive it well, Im just not too comfortable bringing it up to higher rmps for daily driving. The other thing is that I think it deffinitly needs a tighter suspension. It feels pretty mushy sometimes over bumps. Cornering is much better than my old car, '97 civic sedan, though. Overall its a great car though. It also weighs more than my old car I think by atleast a couple houndred pounds. I'm just pointing out flaws I see with it which too me isn't that big of a deal compared to the positives to it.

[nickzed20]

Originally posted by TheRebirth


same series motor...but not the exact same

civic si is k20a3
while the rsx type-s is a k20a2

think of it as the difference between a b18c1 and a b18c5.....

...its the tuning

The K20A2 and the K20A3 are very different motors. The K20A2 has the I-Vtec on both intake and exhaust, while the K20A3 is only on the intake. This is how it makes the extra torque

[q2ar13]

ok here I just bought my 03 Si two weeks ago so it's still stock. And last Sun. I wasted an RSX with I/E by 2 1/2 car lengths so the difference in numbers insn't anything with the two cars the main difference is the person behind the wheel. Besides these Si's are potential sleepers all the way.

[nickzed20]

Originally Posted by q2ar13

ok here I just bought my 03 Si two weeks ago so it's still stock. And last Sun. I wasted an RSX with I/E by 2 1/2 car lengths so the difference in numbers insn't anything with the two cars the main difference is the person behind the wheel. Besides these Si's are potential sleepers all the way.

RSX is not the same thing as RSX type S