JarretZ6
New Member
hey guys, i have been lurking these forums for about ten months now. Gaining alot of knowledge. I figured it was time for to start my own thread. Im 18 years old, and ive been in the game for about a year and a half now. Majority of my time and money go into my civic.
But, before i had my lovely civic. Ill tell you of my circumstances of being in the game.
I inherited money from my great grandma who passed away. I was driving a 2007 hyundai accent at this time. Black rims. straight pipe exhaust. and i thought it was the s***. I was at my friends house, and i saw this Integra. And i know at this point, with the money i inherited. i had to have that car. I went to the dealer that day. i put a down payment on it, and some how convinced my dad to let me get it. I paid about 3500$ for my first integra, which was a 1999 integra GSR. But i didnt know the difference. It came from the dealer slammed on ground control coils. With wwhite track r's. My first time popping vtec, and screaming to 8,000rpm was insane.
But, the one downfall. It had s*** tires. and i didnt have enough money for tires. so i was waiting for my next check. 10 days later. It was raining really hard. since i live in florida. i thought nothing of it. Was driving to dinner with my friends, was just cruising at 25, shifted into third and hit a giant puddle of water at the exact moment. It was dark, and i wasnt really used to the car. I spun out, and ended up wrapping her on the driver side along the tree.
Somehow, i got out relatively unscathed. im not sure, since the whole driver side was crushed. I have permant back injuries, and pretty much deteriorated most of my left side of my body. But i was alive, and to me that was all that matters.
Im sorry for my novel of writing, but it has been long overdue of me posting.
in my hurt state. i wanted to build another car. so i parted out the GSR. and came into a CRX. WHAT A PIECE OF s***. The worst thing ive ever done in my life. Was an HX, with the whole bottom of the car rusting out(in florida). it had no bumper supports, and rust everywhere. but i had the can-do-it attitude.
Eventually i gave up, and sold it for cheap.
Then i bought my first Civic, a Black EJ1. And for the last six months ive poured everything i could that a teenager can do from it. I got it relatively stock, with just headers and lowering springs.
Heres how she sits now.
Now. To the mod list.
Engine:
ARP head studs.
Low compression head gasket.
Skunk2 Intake Manifold.
CXracing Turbo kit.
Skunk2 Megapower exhaust (yes, on a single cam) with blox racing test pipe
Suspension:
Tein S-tech springs.
Autozone shocks ;(
CUSCO front and rear Strut bars.
Misc:
Mugen oil cap.
Skunk2 shifter
15" drag dr34 (i havent really seen these much in 15")
It isnt much, but for the road i have taken. To me it is a big payout, and a big joy to enjoy this civic.
Please chime in with thoughts, comments, or suggestions.
But, before i had my lovely civic. Ill tell you of my circumstances of being in the game.
I inherited money from my great grandma who passed away. I was driving a 2007 hyundai accent at this time. Black rims. straight pipe exhaust. and i thought it was the s***. I was at my friends house, and i saw this Integra. And i know at this point, with the money i inherited. i had to have that car. I went to the dealer that day. i put a down payment on it, and some how convinced my dad to let me get it. I paid about 3500$ for my first integra, which was a 1999 integra GSR. But i didnt know the difference. It came from the dealer slammed on ground control coils. With wwhite track r's. My first time popping vtec, and screaming to 8,000rpm was insane.
But, the one downfall. It had s*** tires. and i didnt have enough money for tires. so i was waiting for my next check. 10 days later. It was raining really hard. since i live in florida. i thought nothing of it. Was driving to dinner with my friends, was just cruising at 25, shifted into third and hit a giant puddle of water at the exact moment. It was dark, and i wasnt really used to the car. I spun out, and ended up wrapping her on the driver side along the tree.
Somehow, i got out relatively unscathed. im not sure, since the whole driver side was crushed. I have permant back injuries, and pretty much deteriorated most of my left side of my body. But i was alive, and to me that was all that matters.
Im sorry for my novel of writing, but it has been long overdue of me posting.
in my hurt state. i wanted to build another car. so i parted out the GSR. and came into a CRX. WHAT A PIECE OF s***. The worst thing ive ever done in my life. Was an HX, with the whole bottom of the car rusting out(in florida). it had no bumper supports, and rust everywhere. but i had the can-do-it attitude.
Eventually i gave up, and sold it for cheap.
Then i bought my first Civic, a Black EJ1. And for the last six months ive poured everything i could that a teenager can do from it. I got it relatively stock, with just headers and lowering springs.
Heres how she sits now.
Now. To the mod list.
Engine:
ARP head studs.
Low compression head gasket.
Skunk2 Intake Manifold.
CXracing Turbo kit.
Skunk2 Megapower exhaust (yes, on a single cam) with blox racing test pipe
Suspension:
Tein S-tech springs.
Autozone shocks ;(
CUSCO front and rear Strut bars.
Misc:
Mugen oil cap.
Skunk2 shifter
15" drag dr34 (i havent really seen these much in 15")
It isnt much, but for the road i have taken. To me it is a big payout, and a big joy to enjoy this civic.
Please chime in with thoughts, comments, or suggestions.
How much hp are you making?