Jacobpockros’s CL-S 6-Speed Thread
12-31-2010, 06:10 AM
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the highest torque gain is 9 lb.ft of torque, and that's at the crank. At the wheels, it's even less. VERY hard to notice.
12-31-2010, 09:57 AM
#282
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Get the timing belt looks at soon.
It doesnt matter if you have 2 miles on the odometer, rubber hardens up over time and the tensioners can fail.
It doesnt matter if you have 2 miles on the odometer, rubber hardens up over time and the tensioners can fail.
12-31-2010, 01:29 PM
#284
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Redlining doesnt hurt anything bro. enjoy that car. rev limiter makes sure you dont hurt the engine., Popping the clutch/high rpm dumping of clutch/power shifting does. As far as negative camber when you lowered the car negative camber was added when you lowered the car. You cant adjust camber in hondas which is why when guys "slam" their cars the need camber kits so that it can be adjusted. You dont need to be adjusting camber. Your tires will chop up so bad be you'll buying tires all the time.
12-31-2010, 02:01 PM
#286
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12-31-2010, 03:29 PM
#290
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thats where you went wrong. I had 225/40 18. my offset was similar on volks (+45). The sidewalls are too tall. I was wondering why your tires looked so thick when i 1st saw the car. That's also why your car looks lower than mine or appears because of the tires. Change the tires, no more rubbing I can almost assure you.
12-31-2010, 06:14 PM
#291
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225/40 would throw off the speedo though.
12-31-2010, 06:56 PM
#292
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no... no for every 10mm wide you go. You drop 5 sidewall so it'll actuall stay clost nto what you have now. Keep in mind 215/50 17 = 215/45 18 or 225/40 18. You follow? Go to tire rack and they'll show you the sizes you can go to when you change rim size. Which is how i chose that size back in 03 they were Kumkho Ecsta 712's.
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12-31-2010, 07:18 PM
#293
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no... no for every 10mm wide you go. You drop 5 sidewall so it'll actuall stay clost nto what you have now. Keep in mind 215/50 17 = 215/45 18 or 225/40 18. You follow? Go to tire rack and they'll show you the sizes you can go to when you change rim size. Which is how i chose that size back in 03 they were Kumkho Ecsta 712's.
215/50-17 (stock) = 25.5" tall
215/45-18 (Jakes) = 25.6" tall
225/40-18 (yours) = 25.1" tall
235/40-18 = 25.4" tall
Your tire size is nearly 1/2" shorter then stock, therefore they spin 1.5% faster. Compare that to 215/45s which are .6% too slow and 235/40s which are .2% too fast. There are slight variations with each tire, but a 225/45 is not going to be +/- .4" of the indicated size.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html
Last edited by civicdrivr; 12-31-2010 at 07:21 PM.
12-31-2010, 07:33 PM
#294
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Not exactly.
215/50-17 (stock) = 25.5" tall
215/45-18 (Jakes) = 25.6" tall
225/40-18 (yours) = 25.1" tall
235/40-18 = 25.4" tall
Your tire size is nearly 1/2" shorter then stock, therefore they spin 1.5% faster. Compare that to 215/45s which are .6% too slow and 235/40s which are .2% too fast. There are slight variations with each tire, but a 225/45 is not going to be +/- .4" of the indicated size.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html
215/50-17 (stock) = 25.5" tall
215/45-18 (Jakes) = 25.6" tall
225/40-18 (yours) = 25.1" tall
235/40-18 = 25.4" tall
Your tire size is nearly 1/2" shorter then stock, therefore they spin 1.5% faster. Compare that to 215/45s which are .6% too slow and 235/40s which are .2% too fast. There are slight variations with each tire, but a 225/45 is not going to be +/- .4" of the indicated size.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html
12-31-2010, 07:35 PM
#295
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Yea, its only off 1mph at 60, but I think it would matter to Jake as it would cause his miles to rack up quicker 
12-31-2010, 07:40 PM
#296
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Do you now how much driving it would take to show a difference? A LOT a year to show anything worth worrying about. On the plus he'll have more contact patch for better acceleration and handling.
12-31-2010, 07:49 PM
#297
no... no for every 10mm wide you go. You drop 5 sidewall so it'll actuall stay clost nto what you have now. Keep in mind 215/50 17 = 215/45 18 or 225/40 18. You follow? Go to tire rack and they'll show you the sizes you can go to when you change rim size. Which is how i chose that size back in 03 they were Kumkho Ecsta 712's.
Your 225's are actually too small. If you had 235/40/18's, then you would have the correct diameter.
12-31-2010, 07:50 PM
#298
Not exactly.
215/50-17 (stock) = 25.5" tall
215/45-18 (Jakes) = 25.6" tall
225/40-18 (yours) = 25.1" tall
235/40-18 = 25.4" tall
Your tire size is nearly 1/2" shorter then stock, therefore they spin 1.5% faster. Compare that to 215/45s which are .6% too slow and 235/40s which are .2% too fast. There are slight variations with each tire, but a 225/45 is not going to be +/- .4" of the indicated size.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html
215/50-17 (stock) = 25.5" tall
215/45-18 (Jakes) = 25.6" tall
225/40-18 (yours) = 25.1" tall
235/40-18 = 25.4" tall
Your tire size is nearly 1/2" shorter then stock, therefore they spin 1.5% faster. Compare that to 215/45s which are .6% too slow and 235/40s which are .2% too fast. There are slight variations with each tire, but a 225/45 is not going to be +/- .4" of the indicated size.
http://www.miata.net/garage/tirecalcold.html
Last edited by Jacobpockros; 12-31-2010 at 07:53 PM.
12-31-2010, 07:57 PM
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Para - If you put 12,000 miles on a car in a year, its going to read 192 miles higher. Its less then a tank of gas, but it could still bother some people.
12-31-2010, 07:59 PM
#301
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but i didnt rub. like he said your are .5in taller than mine. Stovck height your tires would work fine...lol. Why didnt you go wider in the 1st place for added traction. I say next time go my size for even better acceleration and no rubbing...lol. Nice pic of ice box.
12-31-2010, 08:00 PM
#303
but i didnt rub. like he said your are .5in taller than mine. Stovck height your tires would work fine...lol. Why didnt you go wider in the 1st place for added traction. I say next time go my size for even better acceleration and no rubbing...lol. Nice pic of ice box.
12-31-2010, 09:55 PM
#304
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12-31-2010, 10:19 PM
#306
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Damn I stand corrected again. yes do 235's... you'll need that extra traction after the headers. I remember wht it was 225/40 had a LOT more options to choose from vs. 225/45. Kumho were 89 bux a piece vs. 121 for cheapest 225/45. I did the same thing with my 8th gen accord coupe 18's vs recommended 45 series of same width.
12-31-2010, 10:54 PM
#309
Damn I stand corrected again. yes do 235's... you'll need that extra traction after the headers. I remember wht it was 225/40 had a LOT more options to choose from vs. 225/45. Kumho were 89 bux a piece vs. 121 for cheapest 225/45. I did the same thing with my 8th gen accord coupe 18's vs recommended 45 series of same width.
01-01-2011, 12:50 AM
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props on the clean engine bay. Mine can only dream of being as clean. Rustproofing FTL.
01-01-2011, 01:10 AM
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So bro i have an interview on Friday (I'm a flighty instructor and thing are slow and my other job since 04 Abercrombie -&- Fitch is closing). If I get the job, the 1st thing i do is get Type S lip spoiler then other parts. Ill save to buy the rims and just stare at them until I finally get close to the time to need tires. I'll probably do Kumhos. The've never let me down...lol. If you wanna know the other plans ill tell you... 
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01-01-2011, 01:18 AM
#316
So bro i have an interview on Friday (I'm a flighty instructor and thing are slow and my other job since 04 Abercrombie -&- Fitch is closing). If I get the job, the 1st thing i do is get Type S lip spoiler then other parts. Ill save to buy the rims and just stare at them until I finally get close to the time to need tires. I'll probably do Kumhos. The've never let me down...lol. If you wanna know the other plans ill tell you... .
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01-01-2011, 09:44 AM
#319
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Looks like an auto since its an 08 non-S model.
01-01-2011, 11:10 AM
#320
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Exactly... Looks like some read sigs . I really didn't need a type S with hand controls. Not like i had an extra set of hands to use paddles while a third hand could push the gas. Hell i can even use the sequential shift on mine...lol.
. I really didn't need a type S with hand controls. Not like i had an extra set of hands to use paddles while a third hand could push the gas. Hell i can even use the sequential shift on mine...lol.