MC MiYoung3269

Make a remote controlled lawn mower

Harper

Lawn mower roomba.

iCrap

That's actually a thing

VR1

If I wanted to reduce brake feel and improve braking, would it be better to upgrade to better Rotors or Brake pads first? I know rotors have more to do with cooling and pads themselves more with the actual braking, but rotors look cooler.

justnspace

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tires.
its cold in houston, all season tire compounds lose traction very easy under 40 degrees.

pads + rotors help with INITIAL bite, but stopping distances is ALL tires.


with pads there will be a trade off. you can gain initial bite with a carbon race pad, like one from EBC...
but you will get NOISE, DUST, and other side effects from a carbon based pad.

i use a ceramic pad which has low noise, low dust but trades off with initial bite. however; my tires do all the stopping.


you're correct with a blank rotor will do the same as a drilled/slotted rotor.


also, you may look into steel brake lines....as the rubber brake lines expand under pressure(braking) and heat.

cu2wagon

You mean improve brake feel?

Pads will make you stop better.
Rotors will make you look better.
Braided lines will make the brakes feel better.

justnspace

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that also confirms that you were engaging ABS, or that gritty feeling you were feeling when you were braking.

opboarding

I got to meet/take a picture with the gas monkey garage guys from the show "Fast N Loud" last night at a work function. Never seen the show but they were cool guys.

iCrap

brake pedeal freaking frozen again. Backed my car up and it kept rolling... had to pull the handbrake. such a fail.

justnspace

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air in the lines?

cu2wagon

When was the last time your brake fluid was changed? Like full flush changed?

If it's been a while, it might be worthwhile to get that done in case there is some moisture in the lines that is freezing and blocking the flow.

Or, maybe, move to Arizona or South Florida (lawl) and get out of the uninhabitable northeast...

iCrap

Not sure. It does absorb moisture over time, right? I don't think the fluid has ever been flushed.
The brakes work after pumping the pedal hard several times.. I don't know if there is air in there or fluid or what.

I'm going to change it soon anyways, along with trans fluid, oil, squeaky ass pulley, brake pads.. few other things. Just waiting for it to get warmer. It's way too cold.

cu2wagon

Air would make it squishy and the pedal would feel "soft". Water could freeze and make the pedal feel "hard", i.e. it don't move.

If it works after pumping you're either moving frozen chunk out of the way or aerating the liquid so it's got many little bubbles instead of one big one. Air in the lines would give the soft pedal feel after it's sat a while and the bubbles get a chance to re-collect into one big bubble.

xtcnrice

I agree with cu2wagon. You need to flush your brake fluid.

musty hustla

My wipers are frozen to the windshield. Now I know why people leave them up.

iCrap

Well in the case, I think there is both air and water in there. The pedal is normally squishy, and now that its really cold outside the pedal is really hard for a while after the car is first started.

Will change it for sure. Hurry up warm weather.....

xtcnrice

Yeah you should leave them up on cold nights with precipitation, or simply when there's freezing rain.

However, when you get back to your car and put them down. Do NOT turn your wipers on immediately. Scrape the ice off first! Many people forget this and then they ruin the rubber on the wiper inserts. For this very reason alone many people will actually argue it's better to not leave the wipers up, so that this can be avoided. I like to leave the wipers up and scrape the ice to get the best of both worlds; not frozen and likely still usable wipers after you scrape the ice off.

iCrap

^^ yeah i kind of didn't do that and now my wipers don't do shit... oh well. the inserts are like 5 bucks.

xtcnrice

My driver side ones leave a lot of streaks . I'll need to get a new pair

opboarding

My wipers are getting pretty bad too...

ssjoeboe9

Me too my wipers suck.. I was looking out a 1sq foot windshield space of non frozen area while driving. It was annoying.

Harper

Dafuq, it's still a nice warm 71 degrees in Cali.

ssjoeboe9

Im coming for Cali on Monday! AHHHHH

Can't wait for the warm weather!

Then FL Keys for my bachelor party FTW?!

Jaheri_cbp

Has anybody tried one of these setups on their cu2??

Kraftwerks® - Acura TSX 2004-2009 Supercharger Race System

Besides the ruskis...

iCrap

looks like it will cost more than the cte. and it dosen't come w/ injectors? does it use the stock ones?

Jaheri_cbp

Nah but idk if we can keep a/c

KraftWerks 150-05-0030K Supercharger Race System

Jaheri_cbp

Prob have to upgrade to rbc manifold too

xtcnrice

I've heard mixed things about the kw setups. They're apparently not very reliable on the 9th gen civics, and people have already blown their motors. Of course, this could be due anything from an improper tune to an amateur civic driver. I don't know if the kw is the cause... but just an initial impression.

If you need AC, choose a different option?

RBC/RRC mani shouldn't be a deal breaker. It's a great upgrade especially after tuning the car.

VR1

Does know where to watch or see a live blog of the pirelli world challenge? RealTime did some competitive times with the TLX GT, beat quite a few Lamborghini and Astons.

cu2wagon

World Challenge TV

cu2wagon

Dang. Both Realtime TLXs out after early contact incidents. That's not gonna get the job done...

musty hustla

contact incidents?

justnspace

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accidents.
made contact with another car.

justnspace

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here are some pics from the challenge at COTA that a friend took

xtcnrice

Rear wheel well area of the LMP1 GTR.


RSB is connected to some hose that likely contains high pressured fluid to keep the rear stiff
Shocks are small
Giant air duct on the left

Jaheri_cbp

Yeah just thinking of something different (boost wise) that I haven't seen here or much anywhere on a cu2.. Only rotrex setup I've seen was on the ruski awd cu2. Apparently there is an adapter to keep a/c but don't know if it's compatible with our chassis. I live in Florida, no a/c on my daily is not an option

Jaheri_cbp

With the ct eaton/roots kit there is no need to rbc bcuz the blower unit replaces the stock manifold, this is some cost savings there.. I've also heard of guys running snail blowers for years and thousands of miles on all types of cars (hondas included) with lil to no problems.. But regardless with more power comes more problems no matter what the setup.

ssjoeboe9

I think anything FI on a CU2 is different setup than most people lol

It seems like no one boosts these TSX's... erryone seems more worried about mugen bumpers, euro headlights and bagged suspensions

iCrap

This is on the new Nissan concept right?

Harper

Cuz most people don't wanna spend $5-7k to save 2 seconds while accelerating to 70mph on the freeway on their way to work. And would rather look cool in that extra 2 seconds.