Fall of 1991: My mom takes her 1990 Civic to the Honda dealership for service. I ride with her so I can look at the new cars & grab all the sales brochures. Then… it happened. I saw my literal dream car right there on the showroom floor.
The brand new (redesigned) 1992 Civic Si hatchback in Flint Black Pearl…
As a kid with pure eyes for the world, I’d never seen such a beautifully shaped car. Here we are in 2026, and I still feel the same way. That day in the dealership…
I said, “One day I’ll own one of these”…
And in 1997, after graduating high school, I bought my mom’s 1992 Si hatchback… in Flint Black Pearl no less. Those of you who’ve known me forever, know that my wife also had a ’92 Civic Si hatchback in black too. We both had B-swaps, lowered on Rota Circuit 8s, etc.
So today, when people ask me “Is that Civic for sale?”
I can honestly tell them “No, because this is my all-time favorite chassis.” And I mean it. Yeah, I might be dumb for loving this shape so much. But I do – and I’m forever unapologetic about it. What’s your favorite car?
Article by car owner – Tom Hornsby
Honda Civic Si (EH3)
Exterior
Honda Green Tea Metallic
New trims & seals
Rolled-flat rear wheel arches, thin side moldings
OEM front lip
EK side skirts (cut in rear to fit)
Interior
S2000 front seats
RSX-S rear seats
Cold AC
Engine
K20A2 – stock internals
CTE M62 +1L supercharger kit @ 11psi on safe tune w/ 93 octane
tucked engine & dash harnesses
Hybrid Racing intake
AKMEE header
Custom 3″ exhaust
Transmission
RSX-S 6-speed BUILT with BF Gear – all motor ratio, helical 1-4 gears, M Factory helical LSD, shorter 4.76FD (stock was 4.38), all new carbon synchros, bearings, & seals
Exedy Stage-1 clutch, ACT Street Lite flywheel
Hybrid Racing V2 RSX shifter in Karcepts cut-tunnel shifter box (shifter totally hidden, looks OEM)
Raxles custom axles
Wheels/tires
949 Racing 6UL in 15×8 +36ET
Maxxis Victra VR-1 S2 tires in 205/50/15
Muteki HR38 lugs
Suspension
BC Racing DS digressive coilovers w/custom 670/560 rates
PCI front upper arms & spherical joints
ASR spherical anchors
HardRace front LCAs, compensator bushings, & rear trailing arm bushings
ASR rear brace, 24″ sway bar, LCAs
DC knuckles
Karcepts 36″ hubs + OEM bearings
Steering
DC Integra power rack (quicker ratio than USDM hatches)
Karcepts power-steering kit
2nd-gen Toyota MR-2 electric hydraulic power-steering pump
Power-steering can turn on/off with a switch
Brakes
Fastbrakes Wilwood front calipers – 11.75″ two-piece rotors
Wilwood street pads (Hawk DTC-60 on deck)
Fastbrakes 11.1″ rear brakes with EH3 calipers, EBC Red Stuff pads
Integra GS-R master cylinder & brake booster
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