No, the Mugen Si is kinda like the RSX A-Spec. There's some tweaks here and there, but nothing major. Since Honda got rid of the Type-R, they have been getting suspiciously good at giving us some wamred over stuff and pass it off as Special Edition. The Mugen package is really a joke and if Mugen really wanted to make a good car, Honda should have let them have at it. I'm pretty sure that you won't find any of the Mugen Si's parts in any Mugen catalog. Why? Because that's not what Mugen does. When Mugen builds a car, they do a good job, not build some lukewarm Si. And as good as the Civic Si is, until Honda gives America a new Type-R, they will never be able to pull the wool over my eyes and say that they are serious about performance. Heck, even the Type-R they do have is a joke. I'm losing my faith in Honda. They do all this racing and then they try to say that they put it to use. Wow, they've sure got me fooled. I could have never picked out the racing heritage from the body roll and gushy steering.
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