• What Did You Work on Today? (DIY pros ITT) V2
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[QUOTE=Unidan;46891600]I'm honestly surprised you haven't figured me out yet, Lars.[/QUOTE] VLN jr. Please don't turn into a 15 year old walrus.
Probably Gulen since he's stopped posting
[QUOTE=Scientwist;46889466]Just get some energy suspension replacements, that'll do ya. I'm also kinda fond of green to be honest. I came into ownership of an old pack of green painted incandescents some time last year, like 6 or 8 months ago, and popped em' into my cluster and the looked pretty awesome but they all burned out pretty fast, might have been lower voltage specialty bulbs. So if I get jaunty about it I might get some green LEDs for replacements, the other bits will need custom work, like controls and indicators (SRS, ABS, PRND321 ect.).[/QUOTE] Nobody makes poly endlink inserts for some crazy stupid reason, that was my cheap first idea. Now I'm contemplating attempting to push ITR bushings into my stock replacement ones but I'm just gonna buy the hardrace links and call it good. [editline]9th January 2015[/editline] Turns out buyhardrace.com, velocityshop.com and the ebay seller dohcgarage are all the same person with the cheapest prices being on eBay and the most expensive on buyhardrace.com :v: I just saved $6 for shipping over buyhardrace.com lol
Found out why my sound system wasn't pumping [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/23414526/2015-01-09%2022.21.16.jpg[/t]
Nah man, spray some WD-40 on the coils and use some electrical tape to repair the coils. Good as new, yo.
Comin into my shop like 'yo, and you fix these??'
Today I disconnected the o2 sensor from my Civic and it stopped revving up when I put the clutch in and the idle hunting has ceased. Seems to run a good bit smoother and doesn't hesitate while cruising. Welp, looks like it'll be living the VAG life for a while :v:
That's the way to do it. Real men don't run O2 sensors.. if it's shot unplug it and let the computer make a good guess, lol. My roommate's Corolla has been like that for almost a year now. Although the slightly worse mileage probably would've balanced out the cost of a new one by now. Such is the life.
Last time I bought an O2 sensor I paid like $50 and got two. Granted it was a Chevy, but I upgraded to a heated O2 from a single wire. [editline]9th January 2015[/editline] Are they really that expensive?
Nope, about $50 is right on point. Roommate-san would rather purchase things like manga and old video games instead of, like, things that are needed, like car repairs.
Oh it's been getting terrible mileage, would really explain it since when I first got I literally beat it as hard as I could and it got 29.8mpg. A OEM Denso replacement is $16.65 and a NTK is $17.50, I have a buddy who's Si blew up and he never got to change it so he's just gonna ship me his brand new NTK. It's been getting around 24-26 which is not much better than my Integra so I've known something was off when it'd generally get 31-34. Hopefully sometime in the future I can take out all this OBD0 DPFI stuff and get it running off a decent OBD1 MPFI equivalent with a better intake mani that I have for it so I don't have any more of this silly 1 wire o2 stuff. I should probably also pick up a stock 4-2-1 header off a Z6 or something since my exhaust mani refuses to stay tightened together. [editline]9th January 2015[/editline] Here's the secret about o2 sensors, they're all the same. A Denso 4 wire sensor is the same as any other Denso 4 wire sensor. I can buy a post cat downstream for my Integra for [url=http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?tab=search&partnum=2344659]$85~[/url] or a upstream app specific for [url=http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?tab=search&partnum=2344011]$38[/url]. I can also buy an Accord/NSX/Legend specific([url=http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/raframecatalog.php?tab=search&partnum=234-4621]234-4621[/url]) for $13.41 on wholesale clearout or $23 normally, the only difference is a rubber chassis grommet on downstreams and the wire length along with the plug supplied.
The same goes for the cheaper universal O2s. The only difference is the measured and soldered wire and connector that matches stock. Used an NTK and a Bosch on different 240's and both measured same readings and worked fine. Just get a cheapo either on Rockauto/parts store and youre golden bruh [T]http://i.imgur.com/yJiIjT1.jpg[/t] What kind of a tuner am I if I don't upgrade the parts that make my "tuner car" more like one? Significantly thicker steering rack pinion tie rods compared to bbq stick OEs. Also has 6mm spacer for a small bump in turning radii <3
I have a question and I figure this is the best place for it. Apologies in advance if it's not. I have a 2013 Corolla with a dipped headlight (if that's the right term - the passenger side headlight is pointed further downward than it's meant to be). Being that it's still under warranty I took it to the local Toyota dealership and was told it wasn't covered as it's an adjustment rather than a replacement. I tried Googling how to repair it and only got how to completely replace it. How would I go about readjusting the headlight?
[video=youtube;yQ3OZnzR1Zc]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ3OZnzR1Zc[/video] Also, how to do it on a 2010 Toyota Corolla (may be the same as your car) [video=youtube;F5djgnmfM8g]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5djgnmfM8g[/video]
Thank you! Got them aimed correctly now.
I changed my valve cover gasket today. Take a closer look at that squeaky-clean valve cover: [IMG]http://i.imgur.com/WB68Ss7.jpg[/IMG] Also gave the car a very thorough wash.
Today I changed the oil pan gasket on the Civic with a buddy, that thing was crusty as hell and fell into fossilized rubber pieces.. Surprisingly, it was only missing 2 bolts and a nut! Washed the oil pan inside and out with a combination of brake cleaner, engine bay foaming cleaner and the hose. Then took a 8 year old quart of gas station oil and sloshed it about rubbing down the inside of the pan to remove anything left behind. Reinstalled with new gasket and 2 new bolts and a nut I horde thanks to Honda's [b]8.6[/b]ft/lbs torque spec. Did an oil change at the same time of course too. Oh and since I finally got my new speakers for my receiver I had a spare set of extremely muddy wannabe bass speakers that I was gonna toss out. Well instead I went for the JDM TYTE CIVIC EF REAR SPEAKER MOD and hooked them up in the trunk :v: [t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5601782/EF%20Pics/2015-01-11%2020.38.55.jpg[/t][t]https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/5601782/EF%20Pics/2015-01-11%2020.39.09.jpg[/t] Yes they are Sony so they are legit JDM parts!! But really, I set my HPF's to play through on them, faded to the rear "7" and turned up the volume offset so everything was a bit louder. While they don't actually have much depth to the noise they actually do something in the car since they're only real use is to play extremely muddy bassy sounding noises and are some of the worst bookshelf speakers I've ever seen before. Definitely worth the 5 minutes I spent crimping harbor freight terminals on them and electrical taping them to make sure they don't short or anything silly. I may have to screw them together with some screw on bar things I scavenged from my cargo cover and tuck the wires a little. My rear passengers said it sounded much better and honestly it does lol.
It's a few weeks ago, but I forgot to post about my rear bumper being painted. Here's from when I first cleaned it out after buying it where you can see that it's unevenly grey and got a big dent in it: [t]http://puu.sh/bbIZs.jpg[/t] Here's after. Even though it's dirty as hell, you can see a big difference: [t]http://puu.sh/epjTj.jpg[/t][t]http://puu.sh/epjUX.jpg[/t] Dent's gone, and it's painted with a rugged black paint that's got lots of texture and is matte.
Any turboed 2013 Civic Si owners?
There's been a couple turbo EF's but never any of the new chassis AFAIK. I know a good bit about Hondas though.
EFs? Just curious what I need to spend for parts/labor to turbo my Si. I did the normal short ram intake. The car only has 16k miles so I have a bit before the warranty is out.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;46914443]EFs? Just curious what I need to spend for parts/labor to turbo my Si. I did the normal short ram intake. The car only has 16k miles so I have a bit before the warranty is out.[/QUOTE] EF is the body. For instance the 98 civic I had was a EJ8 coupe. I miss that little rice rocket... The previous owner even put a sticker on the carbon fiber hood stating his love for that particular body style. [URL=http://s43.photobucket.com/user/serj22/media/Civic/P1010066.jpg.html][IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/serj22/Civic/P1010066.jpg[/IMG][/URL] I kind of want another one, but that amount of rice could not be replaced.Sprint (or something cheap like that) springs... 7ft tach, skunk2 intake, skunk 2 cam, skunk2 cam gear, msd ignition, chrome flashed ECU, Universal 4 lug wheels, carbon fiber hood, A/C delete, "momo" steering wheel, bright as hell shift light, that car had it all...
[QUOTE=Serj22;46914529]EF is the body. For instance the 98 civic I had was a EJ8 coupe. I miss that little rice rocket... The previous owner even put a sticker on the carbon fiber hood stating his love for that particular body style. [URL=http://s43.photobucket.com/user/serj22/media/Civic/P1010066.jpg.html][IMG]http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e356/serj22/Civic/P1010066.jpg[/IMG][/URL][/QUOTE] Not too bad but I don't want a ricer. I just want to keep mostly stock, maybe a splitter...and get a nice turbo. My 2013 Si can run 11psi with no engine work. What will that run me give or take to accomplish?
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;46914578]Not too bad but I don't want a ricer. I just want to keep mostly stock, maybe a splitter...and get a nice turbo. My 2013 Si can run 11psi with no engine work. What will that run me give or take to accomplish?[/QUOTE] there are probably a solid 0 people that have turboed a 2013 Si here. Im not trying to be a dick, but google or a honda forum where people are turboing their 2013 hondas will have realistic answers.
[QUOTE=Stiveno;46914624]there are probably a solid 0 people that have turboed a 2013 Si here. Im not trying to be a dick, but google or a honda forum where people are turboing their 2013 hondas will have realistic answers.[/QUOTE] Wouldn't 6th gen be the place to start I think?
[QUOTE=Stiveno;46914624]there are probably a solid 0 people that have turboed a 2013 Si here. Im not trying to be a dick, but google or a honda forum where people are turboing their 2013 hondas will have realistic answers.[/QUOTE] I was just asking a realistic question. Why the lack of audience here?
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;46914827]I was just asking a realistic question. Why the lack of audience here?[/QUOTE] Because you are asking a small group of people who afaik do not have stock or turboed 2013 civic si's how much it will cost to turbo a 2013 civic si. Im just saying that you will have much better luck on google, youtube, honda forums, etc.
[QUOTE=Stiveno;46914873]Because you are asking a small group of people who afaik do not have stock or turboed 2013 civic si's how much it will cost to turbo a 2013 civic si. Im just saying that you will have much better luck on google, youtube, honda forums, etc.[/QUOTE] It's a pretty big forum dude. It was a general question which you don't need to shut down.
[QUOTE=agentfazexx;46914443]EFs? Just curious what I need to spend for parts/labor to turbo my Si. I did the normal short ram intake. The car only has 16k miles so I have a bit before the warranty is out.[/QUOTE] 88-91 Civics [t]http://carphotos.cardomain.com/ride_images/3/3554/4561/33884780017_large.jpg[/t][t]http://i107.photobucket.com/albums/m305/rob89m3/1991%20Civic%20Si/47460523.jpg[/t] Depends what your power goals are, you could probably expect like 275-325 reliability but if you plan to shoot higher you'll want to start considering other modifications of course. It also highly depends on who you have do the work, who you have tune it and what parts you buy of course. I'd ballpark an estimate that you should expect to pay at least 3-4k minimum or 5-6 if you don't touch it. The K series has some incredible aftermarket although the 9th gen platform is a little lacking. I know little about K series setups although I do know that the CT-Engineering supercharger has been incredibly popular and is proven to make good reliable power and is a fairly common "bolt-on" setup although you don't see the crazy power gains like with a turbo. 11psi really isn't a goal, running 11psi on a little VW turbo would probably see you 20hp maybe while 11psi on a turbo meant for a 7L+ diesel could see you 200hp past your stock redline. You'll need to research into pairing your setup with a properly sized turbo as well as keeping your power goals and intent in mind. Generally this is where you consult your tuner who will be tuning your car and listen to their suggestions as they will have seen what works and what doesn't first hand. You will also need to find a good tuner local to you who knows what they are doing. Tuning is what makes or breaks everything, literally. There are many tuners out there in business who are utter shit and will completely half ass your tune. Some bad tuners are known to simply tune for WOT and let the computer do the rest.. You could only imagine the terrible quality tunes that these hacks will put out, often their calibrations will be off too and your car will run like utter shit unless the conditions are the same. Doing this should really be your first step and WILL be your first step if you don't plan on doing it yourself. Generally you can tell a good shop by how quick they attempt to start trying to sell you on doing stuff to your car, if they try to shove stuff down your throat to the point you become uncomfortable leave ASAP because many tuning shops absolutely pray on those who aren't knowledgeable and at every corner will try to tell you their way is right. I'd really highly avoid any generation specific forums for new cars, people who can afford to loan on a car are generally unknowledgeable and their idea of sick mods and tuning a car is usually shittons of plastidip, ebay parts, wheels and lowering springs. Check out Honda-Tech and k20a.com, I would highly suggest not to post on either until you have researched what you're planning to do and not post anything until you've came up with a plan and post to see what other's input would be. [QUOTE=agentfazexx;46914884]It's a pretty big forum dude. It was a general question which you don't need to shut down.[/QUOTE] Yeah there's a ton of people on Facepunch, however there's maybe 50 people who even come to this subforum. You came here asking "how do i turbo my brand new car", you're asking people to figure everything out for you and give you the plan pretty much. Doing modifications like this isn't a simple thing, it can take months or years of planning if you've never done it before even if you don't turn wrenches. Serj has like a 68' or something Dodge Dart that he turbo'd himself and Stiveno has a V8 swapped 240sx. We're not shutting you down, turbo 9th gen Civics aren't a common thing and a game related forum won't have any. They're just trying to tell you that they don't know anything about what you want to do. I know of a somewhat local tuner who does a ton of really awesome K series stuff, he makes aftercoolers for the CT-Engineering kit and makes some damn good power with them. I would suggest looking into your local Hondata dealers as they'll usually be able to lead you in the right way or be able to recommend you some local shops to you possibly. You could also try some region specific boards and forums and ask there although you always have the choice of traveling a distance to a more reputable shop which many many people end up doing. Here's some links to what I do know of off hand. [url]http://www.ct-engineering.com/ProductLineup/AcuraILX/AcuraILXSupercharger/SuperchargerKit(2013AcuraILX)/tabid/1614/Default.aspx[/url] [url]http://store.kraftwerksusa.com/supercharger-systems/sport-compact/kraftwerks-civic-si-1007.html[/url] [url]http://vittuned.com/[/url]
So I've read all the Honda forums and people talking and bickering about various things... Hondata is overpriced. $700 for maybe a 30hp gain? Eh. I'll pass. That's worse than the bigger throttle bodies for $400 that do basically nothing. Realistically, if I'm dropping 5k on a turbo and tuning, with labor I'm going to expect ~400hp. Is this not reasonable in a $25,000 dollar car? Or do I need to find a V6 or V8 BMW M series and sell my car because it's too much of a pain to get some reasonable power above the 220hp I'm at now? Or should I be supercharging? I realize changing things breaks stuff, but for example, the 2006 GTO can handle up to 900HP with basically no mods done outside of transaxle and etc (friend has a GTO with a stroker). Why is this car so finicky? I guess newer cars are?
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