Quote Originally Posted by cschneider View Post
I have an 08 civic si and I love it! My husband has an accord and loves it too. If your used to bigger engines, not sure you'd want a civic though. They have some kick to them but the vtec is a joke compared to some other things I've driven like a wrx or turbo stage 3 lancer.

It's a good family of 3 or 4 car, but if I was going to have a baby I would be looking at accords or maybe a Nissan. They have a lot more interior, back seat room and still have decent pick up.

IMO the newer civics don't have as much kick as the older ones that are dohc. I'm not sure about the numbers but I've owned a lot of Hondas over the years and prefer an older one with a few mods for the track, and the newer one to get me to work and back .
LOL my car made 187hp to the wheels stock, which is more then any older civic or CTR, then I got intake header and exhaust and tuned now I'm making 230whp the newer "k" series motors are very restricted from factory, but do simple bolt ons and you make decent numbers, the k20 has the most potential out of any Honda motor. All older Honda motors such as the b18c1, the "b" meaning its a b series and b series are dohc, the "18" representing the the size of the motor 1.8L, and the "c" indicating the engine specific model with in the 1.8L group. This motor was put in the Acura GS-R which I would consider the fastest "older Honda motor" and even at that the made 170 to the crank (and a quarter mile time of 15.7.) So about 160 to the wheels. The weight difference isn't much either, so I'm kind of confused as to why you say they have more kick and you'd prefer them for the track.