EK owners plz read

[steve88]

there's a thread here where someone bought a central locking kit. and the guy said the actuator was already there

see here:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...al+locking+cxi

[barefootbonzai]

Yeah, its got no tacho, but it didnt take long for me to realise how usless a tacho really is. Your manual tells you what the maximum safe speeds are for each gear. It i was driving to redline id shift at 50 in 1st, 90 in second and 135 or so in 3rd, no difference in looking at a tacho, and looking at your speedo. These days i barly look down at it as you learn by the engine note, somthing that i believe happens quicker without having a tacho. Last thing you wanna be doing when you pushing to redline is looking down at a tacho/speedo.

You seem to be a kind of guy that really analyzes things to the extremes. But this statement of yours is just plan silly. There is no way you could drive a car to it's potential without a tacho or shift light of some sort. Looking at your speed will not be accurate enough for you to know when to shift.

Then engine note? come on...

[tseesinngwailo]

Civic VTi-R
Released: 1995-2000
Engine: 1.6L DOHC VTEC 16 valve 118kW
Weight: Hatch-1105kg Coupe-1114kg
Brakes: 4 wheel Anti-Lock Disc Brakes (ABS)
Features: Power windows, mirrors, sunroof (not available on the Coupe) and central locking
Models: 3 door hatch or 2 door coupe.

So this is a B16A right? did this model ever come in a limited edition 4 door?? My wife wants to upgrade at the end of this year and she hates hatches, so it has to have 4 doors...

Now this one:
Civic Vi
Released: 2000-
Engine: 1.7L SOHC VTEC 16 valve 96kW
Weight: 1130kg
Brakes: 4 wheel Anti-Lock Disc Brakes (ABS)
Features: Power windows, mirrors, airbags, CD player, A/C
Models: 5 door hatch.

This is an EP right? so also came in 4 door, was there a model in Japan that had B16 or B18 in it that would be good for getting a half cut, as the 96Kw isnt much compared to the 1.6SOHC Vtec.

We currently have a 94 D15 Civic 4 door that is powerless to a large degree, I am fighting her wishes to get a Camry...

I have a B16A Integra DA9 and I love the engine, screams better than my wife

But if you have the money, I would get the Vti-R great engine

[steve88]

destroy the camry!

[Muzz]

You seem to be a kind of guy that really analyzes things to the extremes. But this statement of yours is just plan silly. There is no way you could drive a car to it's potential without a tacho or shift light of some sort. Looking at your speed will not be accurate enough for you to know when to shift.

Then engine note? come on...

I dont really see much of a difference between looking at the speedo and shifting at 50kmh/90kmh, and looking at a tacho and shifting at 7000rpm, yes its going to be silghtly less accurate because of the smaller sweep, but if your watching your tacho to shift exactly on 7000rpm your not paying enough attention to the road IMO.

Yes, thats right the engine note (i suppose road speed also plays a part in helping your sences feel where to shift).

Are you telling me you cant drive your car, and shift pretty much right on the redline without looking down at your tacho???
Im sure you can, as can i and most others who enjoy driving, by listening to the engine......

All im trying to say, is even though all these features are wonderful and make life a little easier, they really dont impact much at all on the driving experiance, so dont feel bad if you cant get em...

Please let me know specifically what you find silly and over analysed by my opionions on living without a tacho.

Yeah, its got no tacho, but it didnt take long for me to realise how usless a tacho really is. Your manual tells you what the maximum safe speeds are for each gear. It i was driving to redline id shift at 50 in 1st, 90 in second and 135 or so in 3rd, no difference in looking at a tacho, and looking at your speedo. These days i barly look down at it as you seem to learn when to shift by the engine note, somthing that i believe happens quicker without having a tacho. Last thing you wanna be doing when you pushing to redline is looking down at a tacho/speedo.

You seem to be a kind of guy that really analyzes things to the extremes.

If i was analysing to the extream, i woulnt of said

no difference in looking at a tacho, and looking at your speedo.

I would of made some of the points youve brought up, and said somthing more along the lines of

While the accuracy is slighlty less when comparing the speedometer to the tachometer due to the smaller sweep, it really isnt any harder at all to watch the speedo compared to the tacho.

So yeah let me know by pm what you find silly or analised to the extream ok.
I think youve been over analysing my opinion.....

[Muzz]

there's a thread here where someone bought a central locking kit. and the guy said the actuator was already there

see here:
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthr...al+locking+cxi

Just found out that its an optional extra for the cxi
Sucks not having remote central locking though, i got scratches all around the keyhole

[steve88]

i think they're referring too racing while you're referring to just day-to-day driving

[jwakefi0]

You seem to be a kind of guy that really analyzes things to the extremes. But this statement of yours is just plan silly. There is no way you could drive a car to it's potential without a tacho or shift light of some sort. Looking at your speed will not be accurate enough for you to know when to shift.

Then engine note? come on...

Its very easy to learn when to shift, basing it on the engine note, ive been doing it for ages now. You just learn when its the right sound to shift. You dont even need to look at your speed..the only reason you do is to make sure u dont go over the speed limit.

[thebob]

isnt the ep civic K series?

[kn1ghtm4r3]

the k20 is the ep3 =9 aka civic type R

the rest are like d17 i think

[thebob]

ahhh ok.

[barefootbonzai]

I dont really see much of a difference between looking at the speedo and shifting at 50kmh/90kmh, and looking at a tacho and shifting at 7000rpm, yes its going to be silghtly less accurate because of the smaller sweep, but if your watching your tacho to shift exactly on 7000rpm your not paying enough attention to the road IMO.

Yes, thats right the engine note (i suppose road speed also plays a part in helping your sences feel where to shift).

Are you telling me you cant drive your car, and shift pretty much right on the redline without looking down at your tacho???
Im sure you can, as can i and most others who enjoy driving, by listening to the engine......

Obviously you don't race your car. Have you ever taken it down the 1/4 or done circuit racing? Even quick squirts at the lights? There is no way i could get the times i'm getting without a tacho/shiftlift light, there is a reason y in a lot of race cars there is only the tacho and no speedo, it's the most important part when it comes to racing. Especially down the 1/4 where every bit counts, there's no way you can just use the speedo, you won't be able to fully untilise your max rev range with out hitting the rev limiter, or shifting to early and slowing you down.

If you guys are taking about just driving daily like a bitch, that's another story.