SHOULD YOU BUY AN 8TH GEN CIVIC SI? - POV
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Love both the 8th and 10th gen si’s, driven both and they’re both really good cars but the 8th gen NA just has more character and the VTEC cross over is exciting 🤣
It rlly is tho😭 my 8th gen has a muffler delete abd the guy cut off the small resonator and kept the big one and u can hear vtec kick in and its so exciting to hear
Bought my 2008 8th Gen Si a year ago for 9200$ with only 43000miles all stock. 2 owner, currently the 3rd. Put KTuner, TL-S front brembos and aeroflowdynamic front splitter, love how the car handles.
Lucky lucky man
I bought an 8th gen si with 23k miles just over a year ago for 10k Canadian dollars but I was stupid and sold it like 6 months later. I still regret it to this day
@@kevinb.3656 why do yo have to be racist?
@@kevinb.3656 what’s ur point tho ? I’d say the mods he instaallled improve upon the driving dynamics of the car and aren’t riced.
I own a 10th gen si for two years and I’ll say it just doesn’t compare to the 8th gen si. The 8th gen si to me is so much fun. The k20 the 8th gen has is just perfect and really is a fun reliable engine. I’m scared to push my 10th gen too much.
Nono wonder then I’m looking to pick up another Si when I find the right one they’re still going for like 6 to 7 racks here in Texas!!
I got a 10th too FC1, I haven’t done anything yet but I’ve seen some people push out a reliable and fun amount of ponies out the 1.5 L15 motor. Seen some cats hit like 275-320 on stock trans just get a better clutch and don’t get me started on MAPerformance’s 10th gen, I think they push 505+ hp
@@TekkengodJets get a clean one and pay the 6-7k.
@@kidstarr100 I feel you but it ain’t the 8th gen. I drove my si a lot and I’ve driven a few 8th gens and they just don’t compare. The 8th gen is a lot more enjoyable to me and drives better. The 10th gen I’ll say handles corners better but that k20 and overall driving experience was better in the 8th.
I got 280whp on my 10th gen and let me say that turbo is fun 65k miles and no issues so far and those are 65k rough miles haha
Ep3 would be cool but my boy…we have not forgotten about that EVO! COME ON PIMP!! I’m an Si driver myself but I can’t wait till you get an evo, shit boutta be lit!
“AC back on let’s vibe..” 😂😂why did I relate to that so much?
i had an all black 08' Si sedan with a mugen spoiler - my wife hydroplaned on the highway in the rain and totalled it. now i have a silver 02 ' rsx-s
miss that si tho
😢sorry for your loss bro, I have a black in black I wouldn’t sell mine for a million dollars
@@non-fictionaltoughguy1208 update - my wife was driving my rsx-s and blew the motor…
Now I have a g35 lol
@@-veaux-4700 bro 😭 that’s like a 3 L’s in a row, 😂never let her touch the Honda, G35 is decent is yours manual? I’m probably going to get a pick up truck when I get back to the states so I can retire the Si as my daily
Been watching your vids since i owned a teggy, that broke down bought an FA5 2 months ago and now the content is back again🔥🔥
The 8thgen Honda civic Si is so Iconic! One the best civc Si! Vtec Kicked In! Rev to the moon!
What he said about the EP3 si’s made my day. Mine has been a year long pain but its finally coming along slowly but definitely surely.
Still have the ep3?😅 mine also has been a year long pain man, the other day did a compression test and cylinder#1 came out 90 psi so yeah it sucks lol.
i’m literally stuck between 10th gen and 8th gen, and in fading away from the 10th bc the price. think 8th gen might be the way to go, thanks for the vid. u helped
I was stuck on picking a rsx type s or a Fa5 for a while this video completely changed my mind on getting a Fa5 😁 Thanks Zosh😎
Rsx is better
Full send brother!!!
@@hermanportorreal8409 peformance wise the type s is better because it revs higher but the fa5 is more practical cause its a sedan ig🤷🏾♂️
I cannot wait for this build to go crazy we out here supporting you bro🖤🤝💯
Love my 8th gen but just hate it when it comes to issues here and there but when everything's smooth I'm just loving it and can't get enough of it, especially with a tsx k24 swap
Mines k24 swapped and I’m having a blast each time
The 8th, 9th gen Civics look pretty much the same as all other brand coups and sedans. The 10th gen looks more like an accord, its too big to be a Civic... Having a K series would be nice but I prefer the old school 6th gen and older Civics. Plus they are cheaper, easier to work on and have a much larger aftermarket support. Also K swapping an old school Civic is always good content just like the integra. I still say you should have kept the 1st gen CRV and K swapped/boosted that!!
That’s so true about the new ones but I feel like the 8th gen was the transition between the new look and old look I feel like they got the 8th get right! I have an fg2
9th gen looks sleek and aggressive its my personal favorite just a evolved 8th gen
The 8thgen is more like a true Honda it brings vtec in both side
@RR PLAN C you can safely have them up to 300 on stock internals from my knowledge on the k20z3 motor
In my opinion the 10th gen is the best looking civic by far. Looks better than almost every other car in its class too
Damn now prices bout to go up 😂
😂😂
😭😭😭😭😭
I regret selling my beautiful blue 8th gen coupe. Traded it in for a brand new 2011 5.0. And even though my 5.0 would crap all over my old Si in literally every performance measure, my Si was much more fun to drive hard and drive in general. I’m currently looking for another 8th gen because I miss it so much. These cars are just magic to drive and I could kick myself in the ass for trading mine in.
I've seen some 8th gens go for 10k
Literally just picked up a 8th gen si for 3800 with 150xxx miles all stock other than 2.5 yonaka exhaust and tein z flex coil overs and this car is so much more fun than all my EG’s and Integras i’ve owned
8th gen si is just as sporty if not sportier than an rsx. its got an LSD, much better suspension setup (loads of caster). shorter steering ratio. great exhaust note with a proper exhaust.
I thought only really the ctr and itr euro and usdm had the lsd from factory ?
nope si has the lsd@@alixs_life
Owned a fg2 and now a fa5 they’re beast of cars especially with full bolt ons and flash pro
i’ve had 05 rsx type s and 09 si sedan and sedan is way funner🙌
Literally the 2 cars I’m debating on for a first car lol, I love the rsx type s looks but the civic si is more reliable and a better first car tbh, but rsx tho
@@tame7222 both have k20 which are reliable 😂
YOU FEEEL ME?!
I have a type s with a blown motor and I'm debating on switching the Honda platform for a 8th gen sedan or an eg or EK.
I do no like the rsx suspension feel. I enjoyed the EP3 alittle better even though they are pretty similar suspension wise. It just felt alittle more planted imo than the rsx.
All the videos I look at boosted Hondas, the RSXs are all over the road uncontrollable almost
I definitely agree you should buy one. I love mine
I had a brand new 2011 FG2. Had it a few years and just 2 weeks ago got a 07 FA5. The memories and feeling of driving these 8th gen civics is non comparable. I’ve had multiple EFs, CL9. Blah blah. Had evos and a nice Lexus. The 8th gen Si is something that can not compare to a lot of cars. Quick and peppy but not fast at all. Just fun. Mine has a k24a2 in it. Dyno tuned. Need to do a lot more to it.
8th gen Civic Si the last real JDM Honda imo.. and not talking about the 2012 9th gen either.
looking at getting an 8th get for a daily and this video just convinced me even more and got me so hyped to own one
Traded my 06 tsx for 11 si sedan although the tsx was very nice especially features the si just has that fun factor I love the red digital gauge I love the fact I know exactly how fast I’m going lol the gearbox is absolute butter so easy to drive and speaking of driving this thing sings especially when you hit vtec it’s so satisfying I love having 8000 rpm’s
I had an 09 FA5. It was my first manual car. I sold it two years ago and now I’m in a Type R. it’s a whole different beast but that k20 sound you can’t beat.
I have a 09 si, I’m thinking of either going turbo or sc or keep it NA and go for a type r. What do you think?
@@rastafire1219 I always wanted to go SC on the k20 to me it sounds perfect. The type r is way more money but it holds value and overall is a more capable car. If you can afford the type r get it. If not then SC the 8gen
You got a great FA5, good price and low mileage too. I always thought a FA5 would make a great daily.
Just got an 8th gen close to a month ago, glad to hear I’m not the only one who can’t heel toe in it lmao
Sooo strange! In the UK it’s the opposite way round! Our 8th gen was TRASH (and I own a type R fn2 in champ white ) compared to the EP3 for a drivers car. The EP3 is LOVED here.
Literally debating which one I should get, 05-06 RSX Type s or 8th gen si. But I might just have to buy a si because they’re or no clean stock RSXs in my area. I love the way the RSX looks specially the 05-06 but the 8th gen are easier to find clean and they got an LSD after all.
Only the fg2 came out in 06. The fa5 came out in 07.
07 was the first year for the Si sedan. I got one soon as it came out and I remember everyone who didn’t know they were made in sedan asking me is it a real Si lol. It was a great car I enjoyed driving it everyday till I sold it.
Still miss my 8th Gen Si. Was such a fun car to drive everyday.
I’m pretty sure they make it for 8th gens too but ik they have it for 9th gens, it’s a gas medal spacer, it pushes the pedal up so it’s easier to heel toe
A rsx type s was my dream car for along time but just recently came apon a two owner 67k 11 DBP FA5 and I’m in love bro!💙Payed around 15 after taxes and warranty but no regrets coming from a boosted single cam..
I bought an 8th gen si with 130k miles for 8k. It is in perfect condition and is so much fun to drive. Only complaint is the headliner is shit. Gets so dirty so fast.
I got mine for 10.5k CAD one owner 103k km in amazing condition and stock. I love it! But that oil filter placement is a pain in the ass tho...
I found a 2008 fg2 stock with 108kmiles for 5k I was looking for a coupe I like the look over the sedans and it’s Fuji blue with a mint condition interior, I love the seats
dad has an 8th gen si and my brother has a 10th gen and i just love the way civic si's drive whenever i drive their cars
More 8th gen si content i just bought an FG2 love this car
I def agree i totally love the fa5 sedan over the fg2 coupe
I never get tired of all your POVs videos super dope especially with Honda gangs out here with 8th gens and 9th Gens ..
I had a rsx 02 base slow and suspension was bumpy i miss it thoo :( . Got a 8th gen coupe i love it i have d2 coilovers and xxr rims the k20z3 is something else . 😍
Lol I have 5 speed base RSX
@@dc5v529 just sold my 07 civic si for a lexus is300 . Im sad i miss the k motor :(
yes, it is definitely worth it. i smile every time i drive mine. i remember you doing a review on a frank 8th gen... was hoping you’d get one and here we are lol enjoy it bro!!
Great video man!
Currently saving up for one of these as a first manual. Can't wait
Got my fg2 for 3400k. Some surface rust, oxidation. Has a K&N typhoon SRI and bought it with 230k on the motor. I bought hondata for it with a base map installed . I have hit 130+mph at least a dozen times in it and go to 8300k rpms almost daily and it still burns less oil than my wrx with 100k less miles.
Haha. Just sold my 2012 WRX. Subaru is dead to me. It was the most babied car in owned and STILL the LEAST reliable.
Hi zosh! I just started watching you recently and your content is great ! Your attitude sounds like you’re happy and positive, can’t wait to watch more of your content with your 8th Gen , I have a 8th Gen myself but a fg2 🤣 but overall I love my car and it runs amazing
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So, these 8th gens have 2 or 3 proportion valves on the master for the clutch. I’d for sure get rid of that and your clutch would feel fire
Getting mine tomorrow 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Definitely good car if you can find a good clean one. Sold my mugen si and have regretted it since. Been through a 9th gen and crx and now an integra since I can't find a clean mugen
Ep3s are completely underrated! I’m in the process of throwing together a turbo kit for mine. And the motors different than the rsx motor. It’s still an a3 but it already has a 50 degree vct gear, and type s oil pump along with the type s manifold and throttle body. Boost, nitrous, or a swap and these cars really are great. AND you get the best k series trans for boost if that’s the route you take. Eventually I wanna get an eighth gen for a daily and go 24/20 with it, eighth gens are such killer cars!
Ep3s dont have a type s oil pump, only the rsx k20a3 got that
@@ModernWarfare924 no, the ep3 comes with the type s pump. The rsx has a balance shaft pump. The ep3 has the type s parts due to being an si, it’s called a TYPE S pump for a reason guy. Educate yourself before you spread misinformation
@@tylergray7122 educate yourself before you spread misinformation.
@@ModernWarfare924 I litterally have a k20a3 out of my ep3, bone stock. Guess what it has, type s pump. I have a base rsx engine as a replacement due to a bad cam in the ep3 motor. Guess what came out? A COUNTERSHAFT PUMP. I know what I’m talking about. Go check the video Chris from vhb engines did on the subject, that’ll confirm it too. I don’t like being degrading, but you’re ACTUALLY an idiot. So as I said, educate yourself before you come at me about a subject I know plenty about. I’ve got tons of research on the subject that backs it.
@@ModernWarfare924 I don’t have shit to prove to you. At the end of the day I know wassup, and know what’s going in my car, and what I DID to convert my engine to ep3 spec. If you wanna make yourself look like a moron on the internet that’s your choice by all means🤷♂️🤷♂️ but please, continue to argue my hands on experience over some incorrect bullshit you heard from someone else
Back in 2015, I was about to choose between this 8 gen SI or tsx. I finally chose 2010 tsx 6 speed.
Rookie mistake
I own a base rsx and a fa5. Idk why the rsx brings me a lot joy when I drive. But In the end the fa5 it’s the goat 😎
ZOSH bro, I would love to see you build a ep3 it's literally the forgotten SI and the last true hatchback, they deserve love!
I absolutely love mine! Such an underrated car. Sadly I’ve got a chewed up exhaust cam. New motor, then boost for me haha
Couldn't find many in Southern California, and they were mostly going for 11K and up!!
I’m sold. This car will fill my void of selling my high revving rx8
You should get a EP3 there really not much info on them
That 3rd gear grind never fails😂
Thank you for saying it’s difficult to heal-toe km the 8th gen now I know I’m not the only one🤣
Im behind of a 8th gen si for a while. I wish I can find one for that price where Im living. My current market is 9-10k for a decent one :(
Diggin the new whip man!
Hate the rev hang on the 8th gen si's I got one hate it! I definitely need to get flash pro it gets rid of the rev hang!
Just use a bigger shoe. This car heel toes like a bmw having own both. Love it.
That boy got the hardest outro in the game.
I like g the four doors but it’s something about the 8th gen coupe body that just flows🤩💯
I can admit the 8th Gens are better and more fun. But let’s not count out the 9th Gens 😭
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i just bought a bone stock 8th gen with 185k and it drives like its a fairly new car definitely fun and im pretty sure im gonna mod it its my 1st one
I agree with your observation for the heel-toe. I practiced a lot but couldn’t get a perfect heel-toe shift … the pedal placement is just not made for it.
I had the 8th gen for a year then have it to my little brother now I got a boosted 9th gen
I paid 11k (100% stock + 2 owners)for mines with 90k miles last year. A little pricey but I traded my mk 7.5 the cash ontop which afforded me to buy my home a year later. 😊
8th gen gang! Oh man I love mine a lot! The fd2 conversion is killer!
Fg2 gang 💥💯 with the full hfp lip kit and diffuser , it won’t look like an egg 🥚
I have had one since 2012, greatest car ever. All around everything about it.
I’m looking at one right now It’s 8th Gen civic with a rebuilt title looks clean though
love my 06 si had its since it came out 190k strong, now everyone driving 8th gens. I hope that si is hondata u driving? if it aint, then ur in for a world of enjoyment when u do.
[Stock] 8th Si is not as hyped as they say; for a new driver, yeah, it's a quick car faster than your economy compact and family sedans. But, Honda didn't design it for high performance like the JDM/ADM FD2R. There's a lot of intake + exhaust, ECM, weight reduction, and suspension tuning needed to make it even competitive.
I just had to get rid of my regular 8th gen civic. Was considering getting an 8th gen si. The prices are crazy for them right now.
I have a 9th gen si use to have a ep3 loved both of them
I'm watching this about 10 months after I bought my galaxy grey metallic fa5, I agree one thousand percent. It's the last Si made with Hondas true pedigree. I was looking at 9th gens too, drove one and the torque is nice but when I learned how garbage the head was it completely turned me off. Plus I would've had a car payment if I went with the 9th where as I got my 8th with cash. 180k miles, no engine mods, no leaks, vtec still pops. If an em1 can auction for $23k I think these will do okay. I'm pretty sure the market on them already bottomed and they'll only get more expensive from here, for clean stock(ish) ones.
I own a k24ep3, if you didnt like the suspension on your rsx the ep3 is built the exact same way. It took some money to get mine to handle some what okay.
@Zosh Will the "member of Marauder" stickers be back on the site?!?!
I look up to you man I have an automatic 8th gen and I put a cold air intake in it and it’s super nice I feel like. I’ve always wanted and SI but I’m only 20 and my dream car is high key an Infiniti G37 coupe so nice. I don’t know how to drive manual yet as well
@Zosh I have a 9th gen coupe built to change your perspective on how you view them for sure lol
Healing toeing in my 8th gen is top tier
Have a 08 Si starter went down for months (lazy to change in AZ summer) finally changed the stater and dam I forgot how fun it is to drive.
yeaup i have a white fa5 with 99k miles..plannin on boosting it..aiming for 600
9th gen gang over here
Was stuck on choosing either a rsx type s or a Honda civic SI (8th gen) and from research the SI has more goodies stock than the rsx.
Awesome vid bro 😎 I definitely agree on u with the 8 Gen. for now im stuck with my Ef😞
K20 that boy
@@cristianchinchilla8402 i think that’s what I’m gonna do its pretty clean and stock too…
Just recently I lost my 9th Gen to a drunk driver rear ending me. I loved the car but now I’m planning on getting an 8th Gen and I can’t wait for the rawness of that k20 compared to the k24
Dammit watching this did not help my patience on buying a 8th gen sounds so fkn good! The fast and furious edit on the miss shift😂😂 subbed
Just got myself an 8th gen si coming from ek’s this shit is royalty got it for a steal at 6k with 110k on it!
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I’m thinking of getting a 8th gen 4 door for that specific reason. And also because of da Honda vtec. + they get great mpg for what they are. And power isn’t bad.
love the outro,, vibe with it every time
Finna pick one up Saturday 🤩
Love it! I’ve got a Rallye Red 07 fa5 with the hfp kit and fogs.
I noticed you kept going back to the drive by wire as a positive component. Imo it's not. It creates a delay in throttle response. My 07 fa5 Is tuned on flash and I no longer have the delay.
Picking up my fk8 flash pro today after work i cant wait
Literally the only thing I don’t like about my SI is the lack of torque, but I think I may put a k24 block in n some cams to help wit that.
🤣🤣🤣
The 8th gen civic still uses macpherson strut front suspension just like the 7th gen and RSX.
The front suspension is okay, it’s the rear that sucks on RSX lol
And the steering column is just garbage
@@Zosh rsx and 8th gen civics, both use trailing arms in the rear. In the front is where the differences are. The rsx has the steering rack on the firewall and tie rods halfway up the strut.
Upgrade the shifter cable and clutch pedal breaks makes it hard to shift