Same as the civic. You want the smallest wheels that have a 35-50 aspect ratio. There was a fit racing series for inspiration. If you have the 2nd gen with a cvt, don't bother
@@orenjixisee above paragraph ^ Not much support i believe, although the j series has universal mods so bolts on, maybe cams? Bolt ons would benefit more on displacement & cylinder count. Same things though, every car is exactly the same. I assume if you guys a looking for tutorials on car modifications, youre not looking to do fab work for swaps or full engine disassembly. Id say have fun with bolt ons, Good suspension & tires, camber arms to fix your correct your geometry. You’ll enjoy going out for drives in your rad car, get some looks, do some pulls, hear the intake, etc. Im assuming daily drivers so less is more in that case. Than dealing with tune issues, idle issues, part failure, etc etc. Have fun 👍🏼
Definitely go for it!! I owned a couple of EKs before I got my EG and it is so so much fun. Very simple, affordable and fun. Just make sure you buy one that wasn’t hacked together my a bunch of previous owner c:
On my 2017 I just ran good springs, well tein something techs, they worked good with the newer suspension type. Took the muffler off and ran twin shotgun style pipes from the rear subframe area, short shift kit with bushing upgrades for shifter assembly, and an intake. Gotta make sure your intake upgrades are solid and seal correctly or you get an ecu code. Otherwise good conti tires and it was set for daily fun duty. Was a 2.0 non turbo 6 speed. I know, not a cool one but it flew under the radar really well.
No shame in that. I have a 17' Civic Sport with an L15BA/ CVT setup. It's not a race track car, but enough parts and tuning out into it and it's street gold. Compared to the 13' Chevy Malibu I was driving previously, I have never once regretted it. Would choose the Civic over some of the higher end cars any day, Mk5 Supras included.
I’ve always had a thing for 90’s Honda’s and this was good advice since I’m planning to get a 5th Gen Prelude soon even though it’s not a Civic I still learned a lot and can take away some good advice 🙌🏽
Love this vid, just bought an 11th gen si as a daily and I love it. I feel like a 996 vs c5 vette video or podcast would be cool. Both are pretty good and pretty affordable right now.
I’m 20 and have owned a gr86 and 3 civics. First car is a manual fa1. Second car was the gr86. 3rd car is an fl5 type r and now I’ve bought an fa5. Love my type r but if you’re looking for a car you can modify and have money in your pocket at the same time don’t look its way. Fl5 is great but expensive and hard to push especially with its price ringing in your head. As he said. Get an si. It’s affordable, capable, and still just as fun as the 45k grand type r
Trust me, save up and find a stock Civic if your looking for 6th Gen and older. Personally I would love to own and modify a EK or an EF civic and go for an OEM+ build. However, in my wife's case, she wanted a nice compact hatchback as her first car. Her family had a Cressida growing up and she's grown up with 90s cars around her. I suggested a bunch of cars but once I figured out she liked EK the most, I started looking for a GLI EK1 Civic (Australian market top trim). After 2 months of searching I found my wife a Purple 1996 EK1 Hatch with 80,000kms on it. 1 lady owner, full service history, no rust, no paint fade, interior still like new and still has the stock cassette player. The only thing aftermarket is the period correct 5 spoke tsw wheels lol. We've had it for just over a year now and we live in Inner Sydney so its been the perfect city car. Service is cheap and in future I plan to do the basics myself, what amazes me is that my wife knows nothing about cars but she adores her civic to death. It's her first car and she learnt driving on a 2016 audi q3. At first she missed the audi's torque but the EK's linear NA power feels more predictable and organic to her. She loves the handling of the car and in her words "it goes exactly where I want it to go". The car is daily driven and my wife's driving has improved so much. Those old civics even in their stock 90-100hp are still soo much fun. Honda engineered simplicity so gracefully in the older civics and had the reliability to back it up with. I've come to appreciate stock civics even more as I get older (me and my wife are born 96 too lol). So yeah, spend the money and find a stock civic low mileage (worst case import one from Japan) and enjoy it stock for a bit and then tastefully modify it. The scene needs more people who can keep these cars stock. One day our civic will be someone else's pride, until then we'll take care of it so other can in the future. Can't vouch for newer civics but older ones are some damn honest cars. Find the right one and it'll take care of you and it will take care of you!
i enjoyed the history lesson a few months ago i was looking for something akin to this exact video and couldnt find it ive had my 2018 si for about 6 months and i havent been able to drive it because i broke my arm at work thanks so much alex for scratching the itch of getting to know my car better
Hey just an FYI, that car in the Ad you kept showing is not a Honda Civic. It's a Honda Z600 which predated the Civic's launch. Consider it a Civic 0.5 gen if you must. It actually was powered by a motorcycle engine!
I have an 8th gen Si with 245/40/17 Yokohama Advan Apex V601, 17x9 +40 Konig Hypergram’s, BC Racing coilovers, and 24mm rear sway bar. Along with an intake/header/exhaust with a tune as well other small mods, it’s such a fun daily/canyon/autox car! Sorry for the info dump
Anyone looking at a 10th Gen for style, get whatever you think looks cool. If you’re going in for power, you gotta ask yourself how much money you want to spend and what your goals for the car are. End all/be all, the Type-R is gonna be your answer to any of those questions, it’s a fantastic car but, money plays a big role. Do you have Type-R maintenance money? Primarily brakes, tires, owner costs, and upgrades, all a premium compared to the Si. Type-R will wipe the floor with the Si but, it’s expensive & like $10-15k more. Si is a great entry car, handles decent, solid feeling 6-speed, turbo, enough space, etc. Handling, you can stream line pretty quick with coilovers, sway bars, braces and all. Power wise, you NEED to go the cookie cutter route. ARP HEAD STUDS (new headgasket to be safe), UPGRADED CLUTCH (Type-R retrofit preferably), and UPGRADED INTERCOOLER. The new revised OEM Honda injectors are a plus too. I know, boring non-fast parts. Those are the key to prolonging the 1.5T platform. Those will save you from heartaches & headaches later down the road. They’re good for about 350-370hp range without obliterating the rods on a stock block (Si trims). Fun zippy cars, kill a scat or whatever V8 on the street, good backroads/spirited daily. Get QUALITY parts (PRL/27Won primarily for the platform, engine wise). The Si I feel is the all-around car, Type-R can be as well but, more of a toy/weekend car.
I have a 9th gen Si and it is so much fun and I wouldn't trade it for most cars, would definitely recommend getting one if you love to beat on a car and still have fun and reliability. She's got 203k miles on it and I've had no problems other than my A/C compressor
From a current fk8 owner, type r is big boy stuff. Nothing is cheap on this car so you can't send it everyday. You'll be replacing tires and brakes like crazy. Plus if you don't like auto detailing, it will be a nightmare. TLC is key. Just do your homework before pulling the trigger. Cheers!
Yo stop it! I just snagged a 01 Prelude with 61k miles last month…and got a set of Tein Coilovers and AEM V2 Intake sitting in my garage 😂 Stop being psychic. Exhaust will be custom though and got something special for wheels after I try to wrap it (never wrapped so it might be a fail we shall see)
Would you even go down to the Civic 1.8 (the 142hp engine) if you're mainly planning on having it as a daily that's a bit more fun to drive than a Yaris or Clio?
Miatas bro... NA and NB. Ok... You can stock the NC and ND parts too. Gimme all the mods and replacement parts. Door/window seals, bolt-in seats, fuel pumps, injectors, turbo kits, turbo manifolds, etc. Custom fabed stuff that's sold as a bolt-on. Spoilers, replacement trunks, roll bars, body kits, TRACK PADS... The list goes on. I need the Amazon of parts for my miata. They don't exist though. FM is meh. :( On the Civic, I couldn't agree more. It's a great starter platform. Especially the EF, EG, and EK platforms. I lost track after that. For mods. Swaybars: yes! I would prioritize the rear over the front because the vehicle is FWD. Once the rear slips, if you can't power through it, you might end up in a ditch. Coilovers: depends on budget. I would stick to around the $1000 range on a budget build. Anything cheaper is a waste of time. $4k coilovers are optimal performance/quality. Tires: I just prefer Kumho. Never had any blow on me. I did have an older Continental blow on me back in 2003... In an EF Civic. Kumho has good summer tires and I've never had any issues with them for light track duty. I like these videos. Cheers.
Click bait!!! I thought the EF was going to get some love but it was all focused on the turbo Civics. Still love the channel. Just busting your chops. 😂
The only thing I hate is that the only option for a sports hatch is the type R. I bought a Sport Touring. And it's certainly not a sports car. I guess MY question is, at what point does a car become a sports car?
Honda has lost it for me. The base model isn't basic and cheap enough, the type R is not fast and incredibly different enough. More of a jump from each model would sell more cars. We want a 120hp 40mpg roll up window civic and a 400hp awd bananas Type R.
If you're looking to mod your Honda Civic, or any other car for that matter, do it at www.martiniworks.com!
Civic gang 👇
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Waiting for a how to modify a Honda Fit lmao
You've been waiting a bit ain't you lol
Meanwhile I’m waiting for how to modify a 9th gen v6accord, more specifically the 9.5 (year 2016-17), I think the Fit would come before lol
Same as the civic. You want the smallest wheels that have a 35-50 aspect ratio. There was a fit racing series for inspiration. If you have the 2nd gen with a cvt, don't bother
@@zanzabar4ky7 currently own a 6 speed manual gk5
@@orenjixisee above paragraph ^
Not much support i believe, although the j series has universal mods so bolts on, maybe cams?
Bolt ons would benefit more on displacement & cylinder count.
Same things though, every car is exactly the same.
I assume if you guys a looking for tutorials on car modifications, youre not looking to do fab work for swaps or full engine disassembly.
Id say have fun with bolt ons,
Good suspension & tires, camber arms to fix your correct your geometry. You’ll enjoy going out for drives in your rad car, get some looks, do some pulls, hear the intake, etc. Im assuming daily drivers so less is more in that case. Than dealing with tune issues, idle issues, part failure, etc etc.
Have fun 👍🏼
Im getting a civic soon as my first car and Im pretty excited 😭🙏
So glad to see this, legit bought an imported 98’ EK3 Civic a week before this video. Talk about perfect timing
Have fun dude!!!
Awesome choice!
@@payne540 Im gonna buy a civic ej9 tomorrow. How is that?
So thankful I have a 1990 crx si still
Man Alex is looking like he got some sun, respect
I'm toasty
Ngl, the civic is my dream first car. Maybe an eg hatch or an si
Si’s are a great first car especially 8th or 9th gen platforms
Definitely go for it!! I owned a couple of EKs before I got my EG and it is so so much fun. Very simple, affordable and fun. Just make sure you buy one that wasn’t hacked together my a bunch of previous owner c:
I’ve owned eg and ef platforms and they’re super fun to drive. Newer civics are too but the older ones just feel more like you’re driving
They made the eg hatch in an si model.
On my 2017 I just ran good springs, well tein something techs, they worked good with the newer suspension type. Took the muffler off and ran twin shotgun style pipes from the rear subframe area, short shift kit with bushing upgrades for shifter assembly, and an intake. Gotta make sure your intake upgrades are solid and seal correctly or you get an ecu code. Otherwise good conti tires and it was set for daily fun duty. Was a 2.0 non turbo 6 speed. I know, not a cool one but it flew under the radar really well.
No shame in that. I have a 17' Civic Sport with an L15BA/ CVT setup. It's not a race track car, but enough parts and tuning out into it and it's street gold. Compared to the 13' Chevy Malibu I was driving previously, I have never once regretted it. Would choose the Civic over some of the higher end cars any day, Mk5 Supras included.
@@benitoloco899 nice!
I’ve always had a thing for 90’s Honda’s and this was good advice since I’m planning to get a 5th Gen Prelude soon even though it’s not a Civic I still learned a lot and can take away some good advice 🙌🏽
19:38 sold me, Alex.
Thank you guys for making this video!
I haven’t enjoyed a car video like this in a very long time, truly. ❤
Love this vid, just bought an 11th gen si as a daily and I love it. I feel like a 996 vs c5 vette video or podcast would be cool. Both are pretty good and pretty affordable right now.
Speed and sound clip from South Africa for the yellow civic. Love that we can contribute.
I’m 20 and have owned a gr86 and 3 civics. First car is a manual fa1. Second car was the gr86. 3rd car is an fl5 type r and now I’ve bought an fa5. Love my type r but if you’re looking for a car you can modify and have money in your pocket at the same time don’t look its way. Fl5 is great but expensive and hard to push especially with its price ringing in your head. As he said. Get an si. It’s affordable, capable, and still just as fun as the 45k grand type r
This is my 1st time watching this and it was nicely done podcast/video
Trust me, save up and find a stock Civic if your looking for 6th Gen and older. Personally I would love to own and modify a EK or an EF civic and go for an OEM+ build.
However, in my wife's case, she wanted a nice compact hatchback as her first car. Her family had a Cressida growing up and she's grown up with 90s cars around her. I suggested a bunch of cars but once I figured out she liked EK the most, I started looking for a GLI EK1 Civic (Australian market top trim). After 2 months of searching I found my wife a Purple 1996 EK1 Hatch with 80,000kms on it. 1 lady owner, full service history, no rust, no paint fade, interior still like new and still has the stock cassette player. The only thing aftermarket is the period correct 5 spoke tsw wheels lol. We've had it for just over a year now and we live in Inner Sydney so its been the perfect city car. Service is cheap and in future I plan to do the basics myself, what amazes me is that my wife knows nothing about cars but she adores her civic to death. It's her first car and she learnt driving on a 2016 audi q3. At first she missed the audi's torque but the EK's linear NA power feels more predictable and organic to her. She loves the handling of the car and in her words "it goes exactly where I want it to go". The car is daily driven and my wife's driving has improved so much.
Those old civics even in their stock 90-100hp are still soo much fun. Honda engineered simplicity so gracefully in the older civics and had the reliability to back it up with. I've come to appreciate stock civics even more as I get older (me and my wife are born 96 too lol).
So yeah, spend the money and find a stock civic low mileage (worst case import one from Japan) and enjoy it stock for a bit and then tastefully modify it. The scene needs more people who can keep these cars stock. One day our civic will be someone else's pride, until then we'll take care of it so other can in the future. Can't vouch for newer civics but older ones are some damn honest cars. Find the right one and it'll take care of you and it will take care of you!
I took 4th at gta ridge in a stock 9th gen si with indy fire hawks 500 and eibach sport line springs and a takeda intake.
Awesome vid guys so far!! Would y’all consider doing a useless info episode on the Focus ST? It wud mean a ton!! Keep the good content coming!!
Hell yeah!
@@AlexMartini.appreciate the mention man! Can I hit ya up in ur DM?
i enjoyed the history lesson a few months ago i was looking for something akin to this exact video and couldnt find it ive had my 2018 si for about 6 months and i havent been able to drive it because i broke my arm at work thanks so much alex for scratching the itch of getting to know my car better
I have an 8th gen civic si coupe completly stock and i cannot wait to start modifying it
Same
Hey just an FYI, that car in the Ad you kept showing is not a Honda Civic. It's a Honda Z600 which predated the Civic's launch. Consider it a Civic 0.5 gen if you must. It actually was powered by a motorcycle engine!
“And if you’re a girl, uh insert compliment here” LMFAOOO
I just wish they keept making hatch backs
Love these videos. I want to see more
I have an 8th gen Si with 245/40/17 Yokohama Advan Apex V601, 17x9 +40 Konig Hypergram’s, BC Racing coilovers, and 24mm rear sway bar. Along with an intake/header/exhaust with a tune as well other small mods, it’s such a fun daily/canyon/autox car!
Sorry for the info dump
Up to speed everything you need to know about Honda civic.
Do you like this style or should we change it up?
@@AlexMartini. I really enjoy this style it filled in where donut left off.
I woulda been fine with the whole video being about the one in the thumbnail. Please do another one on the lexus gs! 2nd gen preferably
I like this easy style of the diff types of cars and what you can and should do, more of it
That 4th gen honda prelude 🫠
The FK8 came standard in 20" size wheels wrapped in Continental ExtremeContact Sport
1:02 what’s with the Christmas music in middle of July 😂
YoOoOooOoOO MY EVO MADE THE VIDEO ! LOL DOPE .
He needs to do one for the cr-z
Feel like I'm at the main menu of a Gran Turismo game watching this lol
Good or bad?
@@AlexMartini. Good! A great thing to be exact. The music and information is what made me feel that way.
I just recently bought a 2013 manual cr-z ex that I plan on keeping-swapping an 8th gen civic si engine into in the future.
Anyone looking at a 10th Gen for style, get whatever you think looks cool. If you’re going in for power, you gotta ask yourself how much money you want to spend and what your goals for the car are. End all/be all, the Type-R is gonna be your answer to any of those questions, it’s a fantastic car but, money plays a big role. Do you have Type-R maintenance money? Primarily brakes, tires, owner costs, and upgrades, all a premium compared to the Si. Type-R will wipe the floor with the Si but, it’s expensive & like $10-15k more. Si is a great entry car, handles decent, solid feeling 6-speed, turbo, enough space, etc. Handling, you can stream line pretty quick with coilovers, sway bars, braces and all. Power wise, you NEED to go the cookie cutter route. ARP HEAD STUDS (new headgasket to be safe), UPGRADED CLUTCH (Type-R retrofit preferably), and UPGRADED INTERCOOLER. The new revised OEM Honda injectors are a plus too. I know, boring non-fast parts. Those are the key to prolonging the 1.5T platform. Those will save you from heartaches & headaches later down the road. They’re good for about 350-370hp range without obliterating the rods on a stock block (Si trims). Fun zippy cars, kill a scat or whatever V8 on the street, good backroads/spirited daily. Get QUALITY parts (PRL/27Won primarily for the platform, engine wise). The Si I feel is the all-around car, Type-R can be as well but, more of a toy/weekend car.
Yeah, keep this up Alex. You had me sold on getting a Civic by the time you were done, and I'm a Z guy. lol
I have a 9th gen Si and it is so much fun and I wouldn't trade it for most cars, would definitely recommend getting one if you love to beat on a car and still have fun and reliability. She's got 203k miles on it and I've had no problems other than my A/C compressor
any mods?
Dude I have a 9th gen si with 160k miles and do 9 tracks days year and only do general maintenance .
Also I get 42mpg when I don't drive like a ass
Keep stock 18 for aero reasons
From a current fk8 owner, type r is big boy stuff. Nothing is cheap on this car so you can't send it everyday. You'll be replacing tires and brakes like crazy. Plus if you don't like auto detailing, it will be a nightmare. TLC is key. Just do your homework before pulling the trigger. Cheers!
Bro it's still a civic 😂
@@Hondasonly and you're pretty smart now here's a golden star sticker for ya.
@rickym.5271 thanks :)
Waiting on the prelude 🙂↔️
This “Gloria in excelsis deo” remix slaps
I need more videos like this please 🙏
How to modify SC300
Yo stop it! I just snagged a 01 Prelude with 61k miles last month…and got a set of Tein Coilovers and AEM V2 Intake sitting in my garage 😂 Stop being psychic. Exhaust will be custom though and got something special for wheels after I try to wrap it (never wrapped so it might be a fail we shall see)
"REALTIME RACING INTEGRA TYPE R" IS LEGENDARY... HONDA THE POWER OF DREAMS!!!!
Day 34
How to modify a Kei Truck 🚚
I like it. Keeep tttthe history short.
Wish I would’ve kept my EF sedan EJ coupe and EG seeing the prices these days
Can you do a video going over the ep3? It's got a lot of nuances to modding it, and everyone always skips the 02-06 hatch..
I'm all for Civics, but I'm an Integra guy. GS-R/ITR for the win.
Would you even go down to the Civic 1.8 (the 142hp engine) if you're mainly planning on having it as a daily that's a bit more fun to drive than a Yaris or Clio?
Really hoping to see more people saving the older honda platforms
Me to bud
@@glenjonesiii576 your ef really got that shit on. Also, unpainted bumper gang lol
Miatas bro... NA and NB. Ok... You can stock the NC and ND parts too. Gimme all the mods and replacement parts. Door/window seals, bolt-in seats, fuel pumps, injectors, turbo kits, turbo manifolds, etc. Custom fabed stuff that's sold as a bolt-on. Spoilers, replacement trunks, roll bars, body kits, TRACK PADS... The list goes on. I need the Amazon of parts for my miata. They don't exist though. FM is meh. :(
On the Civic, I couldn't agree more. It's a great starter platform. Especially the EF, EG, and EK platforms. I lost track after that.
For mods.
Swaybars: yes! I would prioritize the rear over the front because the vehicle is FWD. Once the rear slips, if you can't power through it, you might end up in a ditch.
Coilovers: depends on budget. I would stick to around the $1000 range on a budget build. Anything cheaper is a waste of time. $4k coilovers are optimal performance/quality.
Tires: I just prefer Kumho. Never had any blow on me. I did have an older Continental blow on me back in 2003... In an EF Civic.
Kumho has good summer tires and I've never had any issues with them for light track duty.
I like these videos.
Cheers.
Can you mod the new generation 11 ehev civic...and how far into moving can u get without destruction looming
the civic being the "world's favorite car" tells you everything about the modern driver
RWD master race!
Click bait!!! I thought the EF was going to get some love but it was all focused on the turbo Civics. Still love the channel. Just busting your chops. 😂
Waiting for how to modify a MK4 GTI
Dude that ist not a Honda Civic on the back side of the Motor Trend magazine. It is a Honda Z600!
The only thing I hate is that the only option for a sports hatch is the type R. I bought a Sport Touring. And it's certainly not a sports car. I guess MY question is, at what point does a car become a sports car?
Si for the win 😂
What about sizes for a five lug ep3?
i own a 9th gen SI on 17X8 konig ampliforms and 215/45 continental extreme contact DWS06, amazing set up for the past 2 years
Where did you get the shirt
Up to speed without the clowns. Perfect.
I paid $3900 as a down payment for my 22 Civic 😂
F$%K Dealership mark ups. Legit
Forgot to mention F1 redbull 😢
What is this lofi rendition of Gloria? It’s July.
This 🙂↕️😂😅
Up to Speed thumbnail? 🤔
Are you going to get us up to speed on the civic?
Yes, but was JNC founded in 1998 or what?
Wrong -10th gen 18x9.5 with 35 offset
No more fitment industries? What happened???
b13 sentra tho...
Honda has lost it for me. The base model isn't basic and cheap enough, the type R is not fast and incredibly different enough. More of a jump from each model would sell more cars. We want a 120hp 40mpg roll up window civic and a 400hp awd bananas Type R.
if anything the fire is back lol, you’re just numbed to 500hp hellcats and soulless junk
Just recycling old Fitment industry videos now
Do you not like the style? Is there something else you'd like to see?
@@AlexMartini. Keep the style, it's great!
ep3 is your friend. no body liked em adn they are dirt cheap
you're still making these videos bro? get better content
shoutout to @SPEED&SOUND RSA
Been a week since I ordered my tires. Still waiting on a tracking number 🥲