aphan70
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- First Name
- Andy
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- Oct 15, 2019
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- Florida
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- 2019 Honda Civic Si Sedan
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Hey guys, I'll be completely straightforward and honest, I'm still pretty much a beginner trying to get into upgrading and learning a lot more about my 10th gen civic Si. I've had it for about 2 years now, about 20k miles on it so it's broken in quite a bit. I have pretty broad knowledge about how upgrading each parts work but nothing really in depth. Here are a few points I have off the top of my head:
1. So far, I have and am working on replacing my shifter subassembly with the Type R's and adding Acuity's stage 1 shift kit.
2. My long term goal for this car isn't milking this car's potential, just making this car a lot more enjoyable as a daily driver while maintaining high reliability. Overall, really just some bolt-ons and a tune up. Nothing fancy.
3. What would you guys say are the "entry level" upgrades for this car, like best first things to buy? I know 99% of people say hondata/ktuner, but after that, like intake/exhaust upgrades? Frontpipes downpipes? Intercooler and pipe upgrades? What isn't crazy expensive (like full new turbo kits), but will make this car noticeably a lot more enjoyable to drive and give it some small power gains?
4. Would KTuner or Hondata be more user friendly for beginners? And what are some of the pros/cons of both? I've been researching and looking through threads about it, but some of them are a few years old now and perhaps things have changed. I know there's KTuner 1.2/KTuner V2 and Hondata flashpro, and do you need a laptop to use all of them? Or can one of them be used without one and how? How exactly do tune ups work? I know there are custom tunes (which I've heard to ALWAYS avoid unless you're experienced with car tuning). But what are basemaps? And are they easy to apply?
5. Aside from asking the forums, how did you guys learn about your car better? What're your methods of research and learning?
Thanks all!
1. So far, I have and am working on replacing my shifter subassembly with the Type R's and adding Acuity's stage 1 shift kit.
2. My long term goal for this car isn't milking this car's potential, just making this car a lot more enjoyable as a daily driver while maintaining high reliability. Overall, really just some bolt-ons and a tune up. Nothing fancy.
3. What would you guys say are the "entry level" upgrades for this car, like best first things to buy? I know 99% of people say hondata/ktuner, but after that, like intake/exhaust upgrades? Frontpipes downpipes? Intercooler and pipe upgrades? What isn't crazy expensive (like full new turbo kits), but will make this car noticeably a lot more enjoyable to drive and give it some small power gains?
4. Would KTuner or Hondata be more user friendly for beginners? And what are some of the pros/cons of both? I've been researching and looking through threads about it, but some of them are a few years old now and perhaps things have changed. I know there's KTuner 1.2/KTuner V2 and Hondata flashpro, and do you need a laptop to use all of them? Or can one of them be used without one and how? How exactly do tune ups work? I know there are custom tunes (which I've heard to ALWAYS avoid unless you're experienced with car tuning). But what are basemaps? And are they easy to apply?
5. Aside from asking the forums, how did you guys learn about your car better? What're your methods of research and learning?
Thanks all!
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