Hello guys, I just wanted to share a little bit of my story of tuning these wonderful vehicles. Back in 2003, after graduating high school, I was able to secure a nice paying summer job at a local amusement park. I worked long hours in the 90 degree heat. The only thing that kept me going all those months was my dream. This dream was to own a 2000 Honda Civic Si. My room walls were a collage of all types of Honda's in various states of tune. I would awake to pictures of Honda's and go to sleep to them. After working all summer I had saved up about 00. Sadly, I was unable to find a 2000 Honda Civic Si locally, So I put a down payment on a Black 1999 Civic Ex 4 dr. I was so excited the first day I bought her home! Over the next few weeks my love for this automobile grew and grew! The first part I purchased was an AEM cold air intake. I had never worked on a car before, but once it arrived I eagerly ripped into the packaging. I quickly begin to try to get this thing on my car. The instructions said an estimated install time of 2 hours, it took me more like 8!! But after successfully getting it installed by myself, I was hooked. My addiction to car tuning had taken hold. The next few years saw many more upgrades; cat back exhaust, shift knob, sound system, lowering springs, 18's, projector headlamps, and racing seats. By mid 2006, I had just begun to save up for my body kit, when the unthinkable happened. My baby, while parked unoccupied, was TOTALED by some jerk showing off in a Publix parking lot!! All that work down the tubes in a few seconds. I was devastated. It's all good because my insurance company sent me a nice sized check for the Civic. The Honda pictures are back up on the wall, and right now I'm saving up for another Honda. I'm leaning towards a RSX, Prelude, or 6th Gen Accord. I learned many lessons from my first car. With my new car I'm not going to waste any money on bolt-on goodies, I'm going straight for a built engine and boost. I plan on making a huge down payment so I can have low monthly's, to free up a lot of money for tuning. I keep these hopes and dreams on my mind everyday. It really helps, since been riding a bike since the accident. In my spare time, I run a blog devoted to Honda Tuning. It can be found at http://hipohonda.blogspot.com. Check it out, I'm sure any Honda fan will feel right at home on the site. Anyone else have any stories about their Honda tuning adventures?
