I set out for a quick drive in our long-term Honda Civic Si this morning to see if I could detect a difference following the ECM reprogramming Brent had performed. I'm not really best editor for such a task, as I was never overly bothered by the hanging rpm effect. I think there's a slight improvement, but you still don't get a smooth drop. I know that's not the way it should be, but I got sidetracked by running the Si hard around a few corners...
After all these months, I still get excited about the change in sound after the switchover to the high-lift cams and I still get a thrill from a perfectly excecuted downshift.
Erin Riches, Senior Content Editor
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