Recent content by yargk

I had custom 18x9.5 ET60 wheels made and I had them put on my FL5 last week. Steering feel is just as good as stock, torque steer is just as nonexistent, and powering out of corners is so smooth and stable with very precise steering. Just point and squeeze. It's amazing, just like stock. I...

255/40-18 on 18x9.5. 255 is just slightly stretched on a 9.5, so the steering response is fantastic and it feels like a narrower tire (no steering slop, if you know what I mean). Vagueness often comes from wide tires on too narrow rims, so this doesn't have that problem. The tire has a 9 mm...

Yeah, I like the factory look, so that's great to me, but I'm mostly interested in close to stock offsets because I want factory feel (but with more sidewall). Not to get too silly, but car placement at an apex is supposed to be within about an inch, so the over half an inch of offset on a +45...

Others are running them as they are a good option for autocross where +53 is the lowest offset allowed for stock class. (The link in the original post is to one person with this wheel, so there must be others) I'm interested in staying as close to the stock +60 offset to keep the zero torque...

I was wondering if someone could post a picture of their EC-7 18x9.5 ET58 wheel to strut clearance? Kinda like the picture taken from https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/295-35-18-tires-fit.51593/ but with the camera higher so I can see the closest approach between the wheel barrel and strut...

Thanks for the responses, I forgot the lap record car didn't have AC!

1. There are lots of cheap cars that don't overheat. Golfs, older WRXs, Camaros 2. You have no evidence that more cooling would make the car too costly and heavy.

I just don't think adding adequate cooling to a 315 hp 45k FWD sports car transforms it into an LFA. The Golf R doesn't overheat. I tracked a golf sportwagen I bought for 20k, which didn't overheat. And my old WRX didn't overheat.

I looked at the factory video and noticed that the temperature increases quickly and then plateaus at 262-263 F. I converted from C to F. Ambient temps are around 58 F. It's interesting because in videos that owners show from track days I don't see it level off at 263 F, but instead temp...

I just have no patience for these arguments. Why make the CTR at all? If it's not for the 5% of track drivers, then just make a hellcat for the stoplight racers. Or a civic with an appearance package for the people who want looks. Why advertise it as a track car? The whole point of halo cars is...

The CTR is an amazing car. I'm going to end up buying two of them (FL5 and FK8). However, there is no reason to defend it with regards to cooling. Honda dropped the ball. They increased the price 10K, almost 30%, from the FK8 to the FL5 and could have used some of that premium in price to...

What is everyone's build and delivery dates? I'm curious what the delay is.

What was your build date and what was your delivery date? Thanks! (most interested in recent orders) I'm waiting for a new type R (I had an FK8 for 6 years) and I'm wondering how long from build to delivery. I know this was pretty quick before, but for recent purchases, what are people seeing?

My FK8 got stolen so I'm getting an FL5! So I need some 18s for pothole protection as it's my daily. What are my options for 18x9.5 ET60 wheels? I do not want to stick out more than stock. ET55 if need be, but ET50 is too much. Does anyone have a picture of strut clearance? I'm assuming if...

The shocks are too stiff on the FL5. Just look at all the fast laps set with drivers bouncing around or that Car and Driver said they did their timed lap in comfort because any other setting left them bouncing in the braking zones to the point where the car wouldn't slow down. Ride can be a...