Bought a 1991 Civic Si

[Rob.]

So I ended up buying another 1991 civic si.
To me, there just wasnt anything else on the market worth buying
at this price point..
Gave her a wash today and took a few pics.
This is the first time I ever drove a stock civic ef.
The car is in amazing condition ! 105,000 kms, all original !
It was owned by Bill Gardiner of Motoring TV on TSN.

http://www.motoringtv.com/quakerstate-garage-s11563








Already installed the center console and shift knob.






I had a bunch of maintenance work done to it. Everything was original, from the fuel filter, to the timing belt and water pump !

- replaced timing belt + water pump
- drained engine block and radiator, added new Honda type 2 Coolant
- new thermostat
- new alternator belt
- new fuel filter
- flushed old engine oil using Amsoil engine flush
- Changed engine oil and filter used Amsoil 10w40
- changed original distributor cap and rotor (did myself)
- 4 new spark plugs (did myself)
- replaced original spark plug wires with new NGK Blue wires (did myself)
- replaced original air filter (did myself)
- did emission smog test and passed with flying colors.
- car didnt need anything for safety certification.

[Ryland]

Nice!
I bought a civic vx from Colorado (they don't salt roads there) and I found that a few cans of spray on undercoating were needed as the undercoating was starting to flake off and get thin.
Do a tranny flush, the oil should be changed every 2 years, check the timing belt as well so you don't rune the engine.

[pgfpro]

WOW That thing is clean!!! "

"Lucky"

More pics!!!!!!!!!!

[Christ]

*drool*

[MetroMPG]

Wow, yup. Nice barn find! (My black Firefly was a barn find, so I understand the excitement.)

Looking forward to reading more about it. Looks lowered?

5-speed I presume? Too bad about the SI gearing, but you can fix that pretty easily

[srortega]

Nice find, it should be a fantastic car for you.

Is that the difference with the SI models, are they just geared different or is the engine different as well? How do you "fix" it.

[Rob.]

Yes I replaced everything
- timing belt + water pump
- thermostat
- alternator belt
- new tranny fluid (honda)
- Amsoil 10w40 sythetic
- New Honda type 2 coolant
- distributor cap + rotor
- 4 new NGK Spark plugs
- new NGK Blue wires

[MetroMPG]

Originally Posted by srortega

are they just geared different or is the engine different as well? How do you "fix" it.

Engine is different too.

"Fix" the gearing by replacing the transmission with a taller final drive from another model! The great thing - as I understand it - about Hondas of that vintage is they're pretty plug 'n' play in terms of drivetrain components.

[Christ]

Metro - absolutely correct.

Even better, the HF kit is basically a direct swap, with only wiring for EGR to worry about, and a few small pinout changes. No real wiring to do.

That would be an 8 valve 62HP D15B8 engine, 5 speed long-ranged transmission, and PM8 (I believe).

[Clev]

That is amazingly clean. Great find!