Semantics...

 

 

AMRs came in on Thursday. Its raining out and cold, I need to find some time to install them. They look pretty though

 

Pics

 

^ +1

 

What did you have before?

 

KSports and currently running the Nuespeed Supercup kit.

Ill take some pics of them tomorrow.

 

If the weather is nice at some point Ill toss these on the car. But its cold as hell and snowing, so Im not in a rush.

 

ummm hummm..... iirc you got a garage to work in, just toss a space heater out there

 

Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Between the kids toys in one bay and three motorcycles in the other, theres no room.

 

then just move your toys out of the way then.... (and no i do not mean the motorcycles either)



also btw today was in like the low 60's or something like that...

 

Ok yeah...Santa baby!

 

Fuck you.

Its 21* right now and tomorrow it'll hit 38. Supposed to snow Thursday and Sat/Sun. Im still on summer tires

 

i was driving like a hour and a half ago, and the outside temp gauge read like 50 (and our low tonight is suppose to be 37, with it being 60 tomorrow )



edit: and even then i got a fully heated shop to work in; if i want to do anything to my car, let alone also having a lift too...

 

How much it cost you ?

 

yeah they look legit

 

I got in on a group buy for them a little over 2 months ago. They were $1175 shipped. It think MSRP is around $1500 or something like that.

Thanks.

I almost dont want to put them on the car. They look too nice. The machining is top notch. Even the dust boot is nice pliable rubber, unlike that stiff, brittle crap that other companies use. I dont remember if KSport even had dust boots.

It seems as though Ive got all the time in the world to do some work to the car. Theres a freeze at work so nothing can be done from Dec. 13th through Jan 2nd. Id like to knock out a project or five by then.

 

Thats def out of my range

 

^ i know huh me too .. but ow well im satisfied with my comptech springs for now

 

Nothing wrong with Comptech.

I had Ksports and they sucked, so I went to the Super Cup kit. The SC kit is very good, the car is composed in turns but also comfortable. Plus the lifetime warranty is a great plus. I just missed having coil overs and having the option of dropping the car more (which is what I was about to do when I noticed the issues with the Ksports).

I looked at Tein but they tend to ride a bit soft, so getting them revalved and resprung would have pushed the cost up to nearly $2k (with EDFC and everything). Ive seen good reviews for the AMRs and decided to give it a shot. They offered full customization - I went with 10k front, 8k rear compared to Ksports 12/7 and Teins 7/4. It should be well balanced with just enough stiffness on the rear coils to get the car to rotate more. The AMRs also have a lifetime warranty, so I wont have to drop a few bills if one of the struts do blow.

Im probably going to pick up a Progress rear sway bar and then I should be done with the suspension work. Ive got the CT bar but the Progress bar is slightly stiffer and offers adjustability.

 

what are you doing with the supercup kit?

 

It'll hit the BM shortly.

 

Those are hot! Will they be on the car before the Great Falls Meet?

 

pfff...yesterday morning it was like -25*C! (-13*F). I did an oil change in my driveway in a t-shirt. jk

 

Can't wait to see what else you plan on putting on!

 

Looking forward to the updates. Love the AMRs, but yeah a little bit on the pricey side.

What do you do as far as winterizing? Just slap on some winter tires and brave it?

 

i think i will order this wednesday Continental DWS for winter... but i just dont know if i have to...

 

You looking at a repaint or another detail?

 

AMRs are the shiz. I've had 4 different set ups and they're the best. Never switching.

 

QFT. I'll never have anything else after the way they make the Z drive.

 

What colour would you get if you were to repaint it?

And is it really that bad? I thought you got your car detailed about a year ago.

 

I got it detailed last October and again this past summer. It doesnt look bad under the right light from a distance. But up close you can see the clearcoat failure and the scuffs/scratches/rock chips and it drives me insane.


I have OCD by the way.

 

Scratches/rock chips wouldn't bother me, but clear failure would have me as well. IMO you should get a repaint, at least in that area.

Factory paint?

 

Yea, its factory at the moment. The PO didnt take much care of the paint and when I bought it I didnt notice all the areas, and the ones I did notice I though could be saved.

Ill be painting it the same color when I decide to do it. Its not at the top of the list though as I prefer to go fast

Im trying to get on the dyno Wednesday too to see what Im putting down. ATM Im shooting for 290-295/280 at the wheels.

 

You could probably just add some more coats of clearcoat and be fine

But yes, Go > Show

What have you done performance-wise since your last dyno? It's probably somewhere in this thread but its fucking 26 pages long, much easier to pick your brain. Besides, it gives you another chance to brag

 

Exhaust and the whale penis intake. Paul says hes seen the intake add around 20whp on the Accords. I put down 281/257 last time with, what we found out afterwards, a clogged cat. I dont think Ill get as much as the Accords, but Im hopeful its half that. All of this is untuned as well. My eventual goal is 340hp at the wheels with no power adders. The AEM EMS is in my future and after a tune we'll see where I stand. Cams will most likely follow.

 

@ whale penis. What kind of exhaust?

I always thought these cars weren't that responsive to intakes, especially since the stock intake was cold-air? Or is whale-penis SRI?

How much do you think you'll gain when it's properly tuned? Has the EMS been released yet? I remember you were waiting for it to come out before.

GL with the dyno.

 

Nothing special, 2.5" all the way back. XS headers (now with new and improved cracks!!), Magnaflow high flow cat, CT b-pipe, Magnaflow 28" resonator to kill the drone, and CT axle backs.

The 3.2s wont respond as well as the 3.6s (they dont really need all the air, but it does help to open them up). I forgot to mention that the Accords with the larger intake are 3.5/3.6s. If you look at most of the dynos, the power tends to die off around 5-5500rpms. The larger intake helps that out.

And oddly enough, I was running the cold air extension up until about a month ago when I switched back to short ram setup and the car feels faster Its not just more responsive, but it pulls harder at all rpms as well. Im sure the cold air extension would prove to be better in the dead of summer when its 100* plus the engine heat, but for now the short ram is the better choice for me.

The EMS was supposedly coming out for the 6MT and it was actually looking pretty good. But I recently spoke with someone that is very close to both Hasport and AEM and they said AEM has no intention to make it available for our sensor set. So my only option at the moment is to convert my sensors and engine harness. My biggest concern with it however is keeping the cluster fully functional. But I intend on accomplishing that.

My motor is pulling timing and the fuel maps could be cleaner (the EMS would allow me to run a wideband on each bank for more precise fueling). Im thinking theres still about 10-20hp still to get out of it with a nice tune.

The one thing Im really looking forward to with it is increased fuel economy. What Im getting now isnt bad, but the build Accords are pulling mid to high 30s on the highway. My AFRs are all over the place while cruising due to the narrow band sensor we have and I notice that it dips down into the high 13s at times. I also notice that I do begin to run a bit rich when it starts to pull timing (sometimes down to 11.9-12.2). So Im definitely in need of a tune.

I did have an issue shortly after we installed the intake where for some reason VTEC wouldnt engage until ~5200rpm or so. I thought that maybe the pulley on the throttle body was too large and the TPS wasn't seeing full throttle, but that wasnt the case. At the time I wasn't running an IACV because the vacuum from the intake would hold it open. Paul figured out a way to make it work and for some reason since then VTEC has been engaging at the correct RPMs. It doesnt make sense to me as to why it would do that, but it works properly now so Im not complaining.

 

Are the AMRs out of the art gallery and on the car?????


















WHERE THEY BELONG!

 

Fuck no. All the pretty parts stay in the garage.