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Take my opinion with a grain of salt since I have an FK8, but I have a tingling suspicion that your coils are probably setup just fine. The Ohlins are not as comfortable on the street as stock - period. The stock spring rates on an FK8 are 4K front, 4K rear - the Ohlins are 6K front and 10K...

The PRL is barely noticeable IMO, both in its performance benefits AND NVH increase. The 1-2 feels a bit better and it puts it down a bit better but it’s not huge. Similarly, when you first start the car, it’s a bit more aggressive - a little rougher, a little rumblier, but I would say no...

I do! It’s nice to hear that wireless CarPlay is standard now.

I definitely agree that a rear motor mount would not fall into the "quality of life" category, but just in case you're put off getting one because you think the NVH will be intolerable, the PRL RMM is pretty soft - 60A or 62A I think, and the bushing is a softer than usual material from what I...

I have three brake related questions since we are on the topic. 1. What is the advantage of a big brake kit on the CTR? Stopping power? Heat management? 2. If I bought brake fluid like a year ago and it’s still completely sealed, is it good to go? 3. I have been using G Four 335 the entire...

I currently run 19's in 255/35/19 and I run 18's in 275/35/18 - and then I ran the 20 inch stocks for awhile too, which are 245/30/20. I've driven all of these on the track at least once, and I've spent quite a bit of time reading about our platform and what people are doing on the track. I've...

This seems crazy high. I’m running V730s hot in the low to mid 30s generally, max. Am I doing it wrong?

My only point, as a warning to the uninitiated, and as someone who rides on what I would consider high-end entry-level adjustable coilovers (Ohlins RT w/ Cancellers are well over $3K, huge racing pedigree with Ohlins as well), is that nothing does everything at the same time, no matter how much...

I have an FK8 so I had a CivicX account before a CivicXI account. When I made this one at CivicXI, I remember it saying something to the effect of... if you had made your CivicX account before or after a certain date or something, it would carry over to CivicXI. Otherwise, you would have to make...

Is this yellow "Brake System" warning exclusive to the FL5 platform? I've never seen this on my FK8 at any point in any of my sessions at any of my track days. I do have upgraded pads and fluid, and I've never gone soft, so I wouldn't have expected any warning, but just curious if this is FL5 only.

Just to throw a few more data points into the mix… I’ve never purchased track insurance, and none of the guys I track with get it. I wouldn’t say we are loaded, or that wrecking our cars wouldn’t matter, but I find that track insurance is pretty expensive for the level of risk I’m actually...

I mean, to be totally honest, I got coilovers for the exact reason you describe, more or less. It just felt like the traction wasn't there. It felt like I would hit a bump and suddenly that corner would feel momentarily light, traction loss, ick. Most of the good coilovers seem to have some...

That is an area where the coilovers really shine IMO. The high speed dampening is pretty fabulous, at least on the Ohlins, and I do feel like the car is much better at keeping its feet on the ground when it's really being driven. As an aside, I wonder if maybe the skipping you're talking about...

I think you might be confused - the Ohlins Road and Track coilovers, at least for the CTR platform, use single rate linear springs in both the front and the rear, with a much higher spring rate in the rear to reduce all the understeer. I don't know exactly what you mean by "corner flat", but my...

i don’t know why you would feel bad - my car drives awesome and the coils are fantastic. What coilovers are using progressive springs? My research seemed to indicate that pretty much all of the quality coilover setups are using linear springs. What coils are you on that both feel like stock with...

To be honest, that might still work out great for you. Full transparency - I've never had the coils at the softest setting. I also never used Comfort mode, back when the modes still changed my suspension feel. I like it to feel pretty stiff as a daily driver - I work from home and I don't have...

So I am going to preface by saying I've got Ohlins Road and Track coilovers - professionally ride height adjusted and corner balanced by a race shop, unloaded suspension/adjustable links for reinstall, etc. I do not have adjustable top hats or ball joints so my camber isn't much off from stock...

I’m not sure what you’re trying to say. Having the car remain planted and settled directly impacts the ability of the person driving to quickly and smoothly shift from 1 > 2. If I tell you to run down a flight of stairs while holding a glass of water, without spilling the water, it will be...

I'm not a mechanic so I'm not going to try to argue with you about how cars work. What I can tell you is that I am not saying that the gearbox or the syncros get scrambled or physically impacted, or that there is actual movement in the transmission, or that something something the axle, or...

Wow, this post has some legs. Anyway, I don’t think what we refer to as “second gear grind” has anything to do with the CMC, or transmission fluid, or the pedal adjustment, or anything like that. When we are accelerating in first and clutch in, there’s a lot of weight transfer from the rear to...