I was weighing up going to Super Sports when I got my head into thinking that perhaps in my case, living in Ontario, Canada, all seasons might be the wiser route. Judging by my Pilot Sport A/S 3's I can think that the Super sports would be my clear Summer Tire choice.
Sorry, but as much as I love the car, I consider the ride excessively and unnecessarily hard, particularly at low speeds - BMWs and Porsches handle superbly and are not nearly as hard. (O.K. they are not FWD where you may want to prevent sudden front end lift under application of power, its OK...
Not sure this is the best place for this because after much sole searching I decided to stick with all season tires ("3 season tires" really as I have a winter set) because some of the best drives are in early spring & late fall when the roads are not too busy and I don't want to be caught out...
I have been running regular in my SI since new and it's just fine. In Toronto today, premium is $5.44 per gal & regular $4.83 - That is quite a difference. I have done as careful checks as I can between regular & premium and to date have not seen ANY difference in mileage (contrary to popular...
SOUNDS FANTASTIC! I am real sorry that I cannot make it - I will have to try to plan for it better next year. HOPE YOU ALL HAVE A SUPER TIME AND HOPEFULLY RELATIVELY FREE OF OTHER TRAFFIC: ENJOY!
Thank you Jasonandre and Webby - much appreciated!
Trying to keep the fogs on when switching to Hi Beam might be a little more complicated than I had hoped. I do not feel like running wires (kind of hoping tfor a simple jumper in the fuse box or something). Still, I will give it some...
A nice easy DIY task is to replace the standard Hi Beam bulbs with ones of a slightly higher output - but there is a trick to this - stick to the cheaper "+30%" bulbs - type 9005. I am talking about getting more useful actual light onto the road. (Getting a high-tech color look to your lights is...
O.K. so this is only for those that may want to read this - premium fuel users are absolutely passionate about their beliefs and that is O.K. - I also believe the Si does slightly better on premium and evne I use it whenever I expect some sporty driving - BUT my experience is that the car also...
Thank you for this detailed report - I really enjoyed following it - I am now almost inspired to maybe try it myself! Do you find that the Koni adjustment works well and has a good range of adjustment?
[Many years ago I had imported some Spax shocks from England that had 7 settings. Setting 1...
I find that my car loves a heel and toe double de-clutches on down shifts - the gear just slots in to the lower gear so creamily smooth - no matter how well or poorly I manage to do blip the revs. My gear lever seems to bulk quite a lot without it - but still goes in - just does not do so...
I have not yet tried it with wet shoes - but so far slippage on the pedal has definitely NOT been an issue, the Aluminum plate actually feels quite grippy - the original Honda accelerator pedal is also only an aluminum plate covering a plastic pedal - have a close look and you will see that its...
Just in case there is anyone else that has problems with heel & toe double d-clutch downshifts on the 2012 Si.
(I am a little annoyed that a sporting car like the Si has pedals that are impossible to heel & toe - the Japanese test drivers must have tripple jointed feet or something!)
I...
Thanks for the interesting discusion (again, some how I missed it).
Everyone always says that it's just a few cents and says that I should not have bought such a fancy car if I was worried over this- but gee guys, I like the car - a lot!
However over 10 years, say over 160,000 miles and...
REQUIREMENT FOR PREMIUM GAS ON 2012 Si
I just wanted to make a note on this in case there are others out there like me who have the same quandary - this premium gas "requirement" was stopped me purchasing the - untill I poped the gas filler cover at the dealership........
Honda on every web...
A good point about the magnetic pug! I have not seen one in years. Many cars came standard with them a while back and I had found that they did pick up some particles - looked like metal fillings. 10 days left to get my Si - I cannot wait!
Thanks for thes references - I had not seen either rreport before - very interesting!
However my point still is that for engine protection I certainly am not happy with even 99% (I must have gotten the 96% one that let through 4% of the dust that wore my engine so fast!) I really want...
Sorry about this in advance and I know that I will NOT be popular as many K&N fans are very passionate in their faith in this product - but I have had bad experience with them.
K&Ns, and others like them, flow very well when other normal filters get dirty and clogged - that is because they...