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[vtecpinoy]

sup. new over here and just wanted to say hi to everyone. i also have one question to start off with.

-what is the difference between the old civic si and the new civic si, besides one is a coupe and the other is a hatchback. is there any modifactions that make the new si so much better than the old civic si and so forth? thanx for the help. its much appreciated

[1fastminivan]

Welcome!
Well the "old" si 99-00 came with 160hp like ours except it came with 116 ft.lb. tq. I think Someone correct me if Im wrong and the new si comes with 132. They have the old vtec motors motor name B16A2 and we have the new I-Vtec motor called the K20a3. Both are dual overhead cam motors, the old one has vtec and the new one has I-vtec. Interior wise the old Si didnt come with a bad ass interiour like ours did with bad ass seats and the cool shifter. I dont know if it is quite better. I like it better then the old one obviously but some still prefer the old one. Somethings may make it better and some make it worse. Only two things I dont like 1) rev limiter 2) the wieght.

[SiCivic2k2]

Originally posted by 1fastminivan
Welcome!
Well the "old" si 99-00 came with 160hp like ours except it came with 116 ft.lb. tq. I think Someone correct me if Im wrong and the new si comes with 132. They have the old vtec motors motor name B16A2 and we have the new I-Vtec motor called the K20a3. Both are dual overhead cam motors, the old one has vtec and the new one has I-vtec. Interior wise the old Si didnt come with a bad ass interiour like ours did with bad ass seats and the cool shifter. I dont know if it is quite better. I like it better then the old one obviously but some still prefer the old one. Somethings may make it better and some make it worse. Only two things I dont like 1) rev limiter 2) the wieght.

I really don't think the weight is that much different. Does anyone know how much the old Si's weighed? Mine only weighs 2650 with me out of it.

[MoodySi]

the new Si is supposed to respond better to bolt ons.

[Sooky]

year - curb weight - horsepower - torque

2002 - 2744 lbs - 160@6500rpm - 132@5000rpm
2000 - 2601 lbs - 160@7600rpm - 111@7000rpm
1995 - 2390 lbs - 125@6600rpm - 106@5200rpm
1991 - 2284 lbs - 108@6000rpm - 100@5000rpm




well... that's all the info i got from cars.com...


the only thing i can think of is that the i-vtec is supposedly better than the 6th gen's regular vtec & more torque....

[1fastminivan]

how do ya'll do the power to wieght ratio?
2k2si vs. 2ksi
Thanks.:D

[vtecpinoy]

Originally posted by 1fastminivan
Welcome!
Well the "old" si 99-00 came with 160hp like ours except it came with 116 ft.lb. tq. I think Someone correct me if Im wrong and the new si comes with 132. They have the old vtec motors motor name B16A2 and we have the new I-Vtec motor called the K20a3. Both are dual overhead cam motors, the old one has vtec and the new one has I-vtec. Interior wise the old Si didnt come with a bad ass interiour like ours did with bad ass seats and the cool shifter. I dont know if it is quite better. I like it better then the old one obviously but some still prefer the old one. Somethings may make it better and some make it worse. Only two things I dont like 1) rev limiter 2) the wieght.

is there anyway of taking off the rev limiter. or bypassing it or whatever?

[vtecpinoy]

Originally posted by MoodySi
the new Si is supposed to respond better to bolt ons.

i heard because of the new I-VTEC motors. you will get more power and response from the mods you bolt-on.

[vtecpinoy]

please correct me if i am wrong but the 99-00 SI were 1.6L engines. and the 02 SI is a 2.0L engine. right?

[RacingCivicSi02]

Originally posted by vtecpinoy
please correct me if i am wrong but the 99-00 SI were 1.6L engines. and the 02 SI is a 2.0L engine. right?

u are correct.

[vtecpinoy]

thanx bro.