Dave

This model of Civic has the Double Over Head Cam VTEC engine Fitted. Power output is 169bhp, making it a quick, powerful and practical sporty hatchback. The VTEC system not only makes the car fast and fun to drive, but also makes it reasonably economical when driving normally. Interior wise, the VTi has half leather (full leather optional extra) sports seats (with drivers seat height adjustment), black ash effect dash inserts (carbon effect on later models), air conditioning, rev counter, radio/cassette (CD player and CD Changer both available as options), electric windows all round, tinted glass with built in top tint sunstrip to windscreen, Electric tilt and slide glass sunroof, electrically operated and heated door mirrors, front and rear head rests, rear centre armrest, front arm rest/storage compartment and remote central locking with factory fitted immobilizer. Exterior wise, the VTi also benefited having headlamp washers, front lip/spoiler, colour coded mirrors and door handles, tailgate spoiler, 5 spoke 15 inch Speedline alloys (with an option alloy package of Speedline Chronos or Speedline Fan depending on model year), VTi badging and DOHC VTEC decals on the rear doors. Mechanically, on top of having the DOHC VTEC engine, the VTi also had uprated brakes, with 282mm vented front discs as standard. It also came with ABS, and a 5 speed gearbox with limited slip differential, adding to the driving experience. Safety wise, driver and passenger SRS airbags and side impact beams, plus seat belt pre-tentioners were all standard. The VTiS models had the same spec as the VTi, but came with the VTiS Speedline Chrono or Fan alloys as standard, and also had a deeper front lip/spoiler with vents, sports side skirts, rear lip, unique alloy VTiS gear knob (or silver and black VTiS gearknob depending on the model year), floor mats with VTiS embroidered onto them, and finally a VTiS badge fitted to the tailgate. VTiS models came in Pirates black pearlescent paint only. Additionally, the VTi and VTiS models were also available in Aerodeck models, the specs being the same as the 5 door hatch models. Aerodeck VTi/VTiS model codes are MC2. Here are the full specs for the Honda Civic VTi & VTiS 5 door hatchback and Aerodeck models. EngineType B18C4 Layout 4 cyl in line, 1797cc Max power 169bhp at 7600rpm Max torque 122lb ft at 6300rpm Specific output 93bhp per litre Power to weight 134bhp per tonne Torque to weight 98lb ft per tonne Installation Front, transverse, front-wheel drive Construction Aluminium alloy head and block Bore/Stroke 81.0/87.2mm Valve gear 4 valves per cyl, dohc High cam valve lift In: 239 dur/ 10.8mm lift - Ex: 235 dur/ 9.4mm lift Valve clearances In: 0.006"-0.007" Ex: 0.007"-0.008" (cold) Compression ratio 10.0:1 Cylinder Compression Nominal 220psi, minimum 140psi, max variation 43psi Ignition and fuel PGM-Fi Firing Order 1-3-4-2 ECU P9K-E11 OBD2 (with OBD1 style plugs) GearboxType S9B (Hydraulic) with Helical LSD 1st 3.230 2nd 1.900 3rd 1.360 4th 1.034 5th 0.848 Reverse 3.000 Final Drive 4.266 Exhaust SystemManifold Tubular steel 4-2, 2-1 downpipe with 1.7" ID collector Cat convertor 2" dia / 17.5" long Cat-back 2" dia piping with centre resonator & rear silencer This post has been promoted to an article

try Pentland components mate, they're near the Hibs stadium. They should have them in stock, although call first to make sure

I already done the double din conversion mate, and even just getting rid of the standard stereo makes such a massive difference. Got a Pioneer touch screen, check out my project thread bud. Right, speakers are deffo next! lol

True! Hate waiting on getting her back! It's been postponed to middle of this week, so hoping Wednesday.

mmmmmm, I love spending money on car audio! Speakers will make a massive difference mate. Thinking I might change the ones in DD and Roxy too

Found the multi display I'd bought for her a while back today too! So need to see about getting that fitted in place of the clock. Not sure on what sensors I'm going to have to get, as it does a whole host of things..........tyre pressures, outside temp etc. Should look cool once it's all fitted

yeah, looking to raise it to near enough the same level as the rear mate. My OCD kicks in tooo!!!!! lol

I'd colour code the surround to match the car mate. I find some on some cars, the black surround and black grill can make the grill look too big? Or code it the same colour as your wheels carry on that theme

Bugger! You kept this one quiet! Nice purchase mate, looking forward to watching this one progress! Good colour choice too You doing a double din conversion?

True mate! Glad it's all sorted and she's well insured. Funny thing is, they asked how much we paid for the deck, and I said well, it was bought over 10 years ago for £4500. So when I looked at the insurance docs, it's got price paid £4500, and approx value £4500. Doubt they would pay that mind, even with the mods, but first time I've seen that on my insurance docs. £4500 couldn't replace DD anyways, no amount of money could. So, having been driving her about for a bit lately while waiting on Roxy coming back, I've noticed something that needs sorting. Was in the car with Gayle the other day, and going through a new housing estate there were a lot of speed bumps. Now we've been through there before, without any probs, but this time, she scraped the mudflaps going over them. Not much in itself, but then at one of them the exhaust scraped! Then we approached one of those fandangled fancy bumps, made of monoblocks, that you drive up onto, then along it, then off. Well, we both shit ourselves! Just as we went onto it, there was an almighty thump from the front!! Both the front towing eyes had well and truely battered into the monoblocks. Not a happy bunny! I assume the suspension has finally fully settled, and that's why she's catching on the speed bumps now. I know that doesn't bother most folk, but to me, nah, that means she's stupid low! So I'm raising the front (which has always been slightly lower than the rear) 10mm. I hate that happening to it, because all it's going to do is damage her. The exhaust getting scratched was bad enough, but when it's the underneath of the car then I just can't live with that. Means metal is being scraped back to bare metal, which will then start rusting. So a slight raise in height is coming! Went out to the garage to do it today (was going to be getting a hand from Rob kyekye09, but he's bunged up with a cold!) to get the tools ready to do the job. Couldn't find the special spanners you get with the suspension to loosen off the lock rings! Spent the next hour and a half turning the garage inside out looking for them, then though F-this! This place is getting cleared out! So ended up throwing out loads of stuff, inc tools which I have trebles of! Then found the spanners I was looking for! lol Too cold by this time, and couldn't be assed waiting on the heaters heating the place up, so will do it tomorrow. What I did do was fit a new bit I bought for her just after Japfest! As I'd added a bit of stainless/chrome detailing to the inside to carry on the theme from the wheels, I'd ordered the heater control surrounds. So got these fitted up today! Just adds a bit of bling to the interior, and looks quite classy imo. photos below.

lol you know me too well!

tbh mate, although I'm always cautious driving the deck, I've been overly cautious since the accident. I doubt I'll be going near vtec for a while even when I do get her back. Life in the slow lane eh! lol

Lol yeah, can remember your mb mate. Was a shame cos you'd got her looking sweet. I honestly thought Roxy was a gonner, but she's proved me wrong! Only 5 days till she's back woop woop!

Mmmmmmmmm love old american muscle cars. That looks sweet simon!

Lol she'll be going back in the bubble wrap as soon as Roxy is back!

yeah can't wait to get her back all shiney and even better than she was before! And don't worry Tom, DD will be going straight back into her crib as soon as Roxy is back, with her sleeping bag all nice and cosey till the spring time comes again. Will feel a lot happier once she's tucked up safe again, so paranoid about driving her just now, being really over cautious when driving, trying to second guess every single car I see! Gayle says that will pass though, just the nerves after being in that accident.

I think they probably would mate, especially if you were in the kind of bump where the suspension is damaged (like getting whacked of a kerb sideways during winter perhaps, or any other similar type of imapct on the suspension). Then your left with an insurance company who won't (quite rightly) pay out on a car that isnt as described when you took the insurance out with them. And especially with companies such as Adrian Flux and Sky, because they deal mostly with modded cars and know their stuff because they are like us, into cars. Always best to declare everything so you know should the worst happen, you're safe and covered.

So, with Roxy away at the coachworks after her accident, I had to tax DD again and put her back on the road. Was sitting at work, mulling things over about the crash in the TypeR, and insurance and stuff, then thought to myself, "I did declare all the mods on DD, didn't I?". So gave them a call. Bloody lucky I did! They had the interior, the wheels, the exhaust etc, but said they didnt know about the suspension! Now I am almost 99% sure I called them after we fitted it to let them know, but might be getting confused with Ruby So anyhoo, they said they would need to speak to the underwriters to make sure it's ok, and call me back. They called back and........................underwriters WON'T insure her! Shit! They put me through to another company, who might be able to find me cover, and they tried a few. The prices were unbelievable! Went from her current £400 to £1250! With a £700 excess instead of £250! I was like "No bloody way!" Anyways, they put me through to Sky Insurance (Our official trader!) and Justin tried to get me something better. Due to me having an ongoing claim, he said I will probably struggle to find an insurer who will actually give me cover! He too had a quote coming in for £1200, but told me not to worry, he would speak to the underwriters and get me a better deal. Sure enough, he came back to me saying they would insure me even though I had this pending claim, and all mods declared, and including our Civic5 discount for.................................................................£460! With £250 excess and protected no claims etc. And thats based on a like for like on all the mods fitted too in the event of an accident, so wheels, suspension, interior and exhaust are all covered. Result! So DD is now re-insured with Sky insurance, and her old cover has been cancelled. Was scary to think that had anything happened over the weekend, she wasn't covered! All happy now though. So if you're adding mods to the car, especially suspension, speak to your insurer first to make sure A) they will cover it and How much it will effect your premium! Finally want to give a big shout out to Justin and the team at SKY INSURANCE. Amazingly helpful, and very knowledgeable too because they are car enthusiasts just like us. Great price and very very happy ! applause.gif1 applause.gif1

Just spoke to the coachworks centre today, and the news is great!! She's been assessed and has been given authorization to be repaired! The damage wasn't nearly as bad as it looked, no structural damage at all, and apart from the slam panel and radiators, it's all mostly cosmetic. They have already got some of the parts delivered, so waiting on the rest. Estimate she'll be ready a week on Friday. So happy I'm getting her back, and she'll be looking better than ever! I is a happy bunny! Won't be so happy when the insurance is due for renewal, but hey ho, if it means paying by installments instead of the usual one off payment, then so be it. Just glad it's all worked out. Had some more insurance woes though, with the deck, so check her thread for the news on that!

Ok, unfortunately, there isn't a way round this guys, as the forum software limits topics to one poll per topic. Been in touch with the bods at IPS and there isnt a work around available for this, so a new poll will have to be created in a new topic. Can kinda see why that is, because most topics with a poll are topics asking the poll question. Soz Dave, gonna have to put up a topic for debate on this mod mate

Thanks mate. Happened on eskview/stoneybank road in musselburgh, just at the traffic lights. It does look bad although the guy at the repair place said they always look bad until you get all the damaged panels off, so crossed fingers she's going to be saved. Still can't believe it happened!

Bloody hell mate! You bump yours the a few days later I punch Roxy on the nose, just to make u feel better! Lol glad you got her fixed mate, done a good job of it!

Hoping to find out next week what her fate is

Waiting on a reply from IPS to see if there's a way to fix this guys

A cleaning session spent on her yesterday. clayed, polished, waxed. Then did the wheels, polished then finished with wheels sealer. Looking top dollar. Then, went into town today to pick something up, then went and filled her tank with fuel. 5 mins later.......... Absolutely gutted cry.gif1 cry.gif1 Was driving up a narrow-ish street, uphill, and approaching traffic lights on green. Behind a learner driver, and only doing roughly 25mph, I got momentarily blinded by the sun, kind of squinted my eyes, said "effing sun" looked and learner had stopped dead in front of me. Tried to swerve, but went ploughing into the back of him. Apparently this stretch of road is bad for this, due to the gradient of the hill, and where the sun is at that time of the day. Worst thing is, I'd had my sunglasses on before I went in for fuel, but took them off to fill her up. Didnt put them back on again I know at the previous set of lights, the learner who was 2 cars in front of me at that point braked at the last second for the lights changing to red. Not sure what happened at the lights we crashed at, whether he was maybe going to go through but the instructor braked?? Doesn't matter as it's my own stupid fault. Got such a shock, as it happened so quickly. At least noone was injured, which is the main thing. First thing I did was go to his car to make sure they were ok, which thankfully they were. I had a sore left knee, so guess it must have hit the column on impact. But other than feeling physically sick and shaking, I'm ok too. Knee isn't hurting now (well, just a tiny bit) so could have been worse. Just really angry at myself for not putting the sunglasses back on, and upset for poor Roxy. I had a look at the damage, and not sure if it's the chassis leg poking out through the bumper or part of the crash bar, but what ever it is, its well and truely bent. If it's the chassis leg, then it'll be end of the road for her. Totally gutted and want to cry