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Yessir. Coming from a 98 non-VTEC D-bomber with nearly a quarter million miles, this thing is amazing. I would have liked the 8,000rpm red line but having the midrange torque of the K24 is pretty nice. Still getting used to having a limited slip up front, hitting an apex just right and hammering the throttle is very rewarding. I'm in the same boat as far as keeping the car practical while modifying it. For now I'm looking at coilovers so I can bump the ride height back up for winter. Once the factory warranty is up, I'm probably going to go with bolt-ons and a tune. With a good intake, exhaust and tune, these cars put down around 200 at the wheels. For now it still feels quite peppy after coming from a car that had 105hp 18 years ago when it rolled out of the factory. It will get me through until I can get my hands on a Type R at least. This being my third, I've kind of become an unabashed Honda fanboy.
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Cool car man. Now you just need a SPACE VALVE COVER I was parking in DTW's long term airport parking the other day. It has a fairly steep ramps up to each level, and in 2nd gear my car was like "bluuuuuuuhhhhhh" going up them. Dat 130 lb/ft of torque  At that moment, I thought "maybe a K24 frankenstein motor wouldn't be a bad thing".
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pfffft The only way you'll get torque out of a honda is +2 Cylinders. J35a7 4lyfe.
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J32 Fit; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGj227JDIIk
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PaintVagrant posted:Cool car man. Now you just need a SPACE VALVE COVER Yeah, that was one of the most aggravating things to me when I still had my 07 Si. Though I kept pondering the idea of buying one of those twin screw supercharger kits they make for it.
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A tri-y header with 21 inch primaries and a tune will give you 25 ft-lbs. Also, switching to the k20a/a2 oil pan and pump will get rid of some parasitic loss from the huge-rear end balancer and free up space for a baffle. The one from circle motion is the easiest to install because it just plops in.
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The Comptech/Jackson (m62) blower seems the best overall FI option for these cars. Super reliable and pairs beautifully with the power curve of high revving honda motors. Turbo guys seem to blow up poo poo way more often, at least from my anecdotal facebook group/forums reading. I have definitely considered it, but between the kit and the supporting mods your'e looking at around 5,000 bux total. Sounds pretty cool too: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdpNwrpAKGc
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Holy poo poo
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PaintVagrant posted:Holy poo poo 278WHP, apparently; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV-7ppRt8Pw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwiY_gg_u7c
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PaintVagrant posted:The Comptech/Jackson (m62) blower seems the best overall FI option for these cars. Super reliable and pairs beautifully with the power curve of high revving honda motors. Turbo guys seem to blow up poo poo way more often, at least from my anecdotal facebook group/forums reading. No helmet, weird. That's a quick Civic, for sure... love the sound.
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Mar 11, 2016 20:53
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my kid's mind is blown
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Phone posted:You're supposed to grease the inner and outer, but it doesn't really matter because they're going to be binding and making a shitload of noise within 2 months. Poly bushings are bullshit. Serious question: why don't suspension arms ever use ball/needle bearings?
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Because suspension links generally don't rotate in a single plane of motion so it would cause binding. Best option is a spherical bearing with a boot sealing it. I have a lot of poly and it doesn't make any noise because a lot of them are graphite-impregnated self-lubricating deals. The swaybar bushings do need occasional re-greasing. jamal fucked around with this message at 00:53 on Mar 16, 2016 |
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Who makes graphite impregnated poly these days? I thought Whiteline only had swaybar bushings with it. Poly is sweet because I don't have to worry about torquing it on the ground, but it squeaks almost immediately.
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Seat Safety Switch posted:Who makes graphite impregnated poly these days? I thought Whiteline only had swaybar bushings with it. Turn-in concepts, who I think Jamal has a relationship with, is the only place I've seen them.
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jamal posted:Because suspension links generally don't rotate in a single plane of motion so it would cause binding. Best option is a spherical bearing with a boot sealing it. Lemforder does this cool sealed OEM grade spherical bearing used in Mercedes and BMWs and some other stuff. I really want to make some GD Subaru links using those.
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Yeah was talking about the tic lateral link and trailing link bushings. Cusco makes quite a few that go in stock links, and then spc has a few in what they decided were standard sizes.
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Heres a tip: using electric rattleguns in your house requires ear protection. I didn't wear any, so goodbye sounds I guess.
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Finally got an imgur app that I don't hate, time to spam some pics of this I've been up to. Been involved in a search. A search for more revs   I didn't buy a biek yet but it's happening soon. Or maybe I will win one on The Price is Right
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Mar 20, 2016 02:12
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I've been catching up on the terrible car stuff thread and; Gotta make the car match the valve cover, man. 
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If I buy a shitbox bike I'll wrap it in that!
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Always wear ear protection when using noisy poo poo. That eeeeeeeeeeee sound you're hearing afterwards? The cillia in your ears dying. :'( Nice work though, is that the colourscheme those coilovers come with as standard??
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88h88 posted:Always wear ear protection when using noisy poo poo. That eeeeeeeeeeee sound you're hearing afterwards? The cillia in your ears dying. :'( What if I hear that all the time? 
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some texas redneck posted:What if I hear that all the time? Yeah, They dead.
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Mmmmm, tinnitus. 
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some texas redneck posted:What if I hear that all the time? Pink noise. Not even high volume, just enough to mask it.  Also get a set of musician's earplugs for gigs and stuff, unlike most people's understanding of them, they only lower the volume and block out a lot of reverb. You still get the complete gig experience with bass kicking your chest in and the top end stuff is fuckloads clearer. Best buy ever for anyone who actually loves music.
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Yeah I'm a dipshit. I've got ear protection in my garage too. The suspension is Koni str.t (milder yellows without adjustment) and tein s-tech springs. Very well regarded budget suspension option for these cars. I was leery of coils overs because of how bad salt fucks the threads here in potholes and salt town.
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It's really hard to find good stainless options for coilovers. Even a lot of stainless bodied coilovers still have mild steel collars. It's the classic kind of Canada problem: Apple engineers make a phone without an under heat warning, Google engineers make a self driving car that shuts off in the snow, Chinese coilover manufacturers use old pot metal mined in a death camp. Some guys in the Subaru club here have neoprene sleeves they put over the collar and zip tie tight over the winter. I would assume fluid film might also help. Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 16:40 on Mar 20, 2016 |
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It's really hard to find good stainless options for coilovers. Even a lot of stainless bodied coilovers still have mild steel collars. Yeah I just didnt have the money for a really nice set, and the cheaper sets turn to cancer fast. I like the idea of a collar over them but i honestly just said gently caress it and bought good OE struts and some mild springs. If I need adjustability in the future I might change over, but for what I want out of the car, I think this setup is a good compromise and should perform pretty well. Also, our roads are in such horrible repair that going a ton stiffer than stock (the car is fairly firm) seems like something I could regret.
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 This is too much bike for me but gently caress I want it
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I could sell you my 81 Honda CM400e if you're interested  loving the thread so far, makes me wish i didn't have a 25 year old D series civic. 38mpg though!
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Son of a BITCH
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Seat Safety Switch posted:It's really hard to find good stainless options for coilovers. Even a lot of stainless bodied coilovers still have mild steel collars. KW are stainless with composite collars. And are good.
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jamal posted:KW are stainless with composite collars. And are good. Good to know! Also, poo poo, I forgot the stupid rubber spring base things on these struts. Have to remove my old ones and use the originals, ugh.
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jamal posted:KW are stainless with composite collars. And are good. Yeah, KW is a good exception, they make excellent stuff. If memory serves their budget ST coilovers were not stainless steel.
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Right, ST coilovers and whatever else they are rebranded as (vogtland?) are made of galvanized steel. V1s are the same damper and spring but stainless. The older kw competition 2-ways are steel as well, I think because it is a bit stronger. Or just to spend money on internals instead of the housings.
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PaintVagrant posted:Also, our roads are in such horrible repair that going a ton stiffer than stock (the car is fairly firm) seems like something I could regret. Stock replacement struts on my Saabaru and lower/stiffer springs felt terrible on our roads. I think I'm done doing suspension mods unless it's coilovers or just sway bars in Michigan. Also you might want to install zerk fittings on your bushings now before installing them. Save you the annoying squeaks all the time if you can easily grease them.
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So I was supposed to to Chicago for a 4 day vacation, but it didn't work out. The weather still sucks but I'm going to work in it anyways and get all this suspension poo poo done during my staycation. Hopefully pics and progress to follow!
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The weather here has been sucking lately, too, so don't feel too bad. I don't know poo poo about Hondas, but I do like seeing people work on cars, so take lots of pictures  .
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That's the plan! Picked up a breaker bar extension from lowes, so I think I have everything I need now (famous last words)
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