psunuce

I am looking at both. I have a couple of friends at work that are car enthusiasts that have rebuilt multiple cars, and also there are a couple local shops that I am checking out. Nothing definitive yet.

usdmJON

Superchargers are pretty straight forward but thats just for me. I'll tackle most anything not including wiring. lol
If both are a possibility you should definitely do it yourself to save the money and do a diy so others may join.

spdandpwr

Yea, this S/C kit is comparatively easier than the 8th gen kit...lots of people have done the install on their own and mention the relative ease and note the lack of exotic tools necessary to complete the job.

psunuce

This will be a first time evolution for the guys that I am working with. Since they haven't done it before, they are pretty cautious. Since this is my car we are talking about, I am ok with them being careful

spdandpwr

Good luck, post results. Did you get flashpro?

psunuce

Yup. I changed positions in my job, so things are a little chaotic right now, and I can't wait for things to settle down. This weekend I will take pics of the kit, and share.

spdandpwr

Good luck, we'll be here to help you out with any tuning questions...or just general questions about modding the car. USDMJon, Trent, and I all have experience on this platform and others.

usdmJON

I tend to be the one that just makes the asshole remarks so Im not going to change path now. But we dont have SHIT worth of experience yet with this car. We'll get there though... well... you will with your mazda.

Trentimus

The 9th Civic people all took the guess work out

usdmJON

Exactly.

chinoxii

I can give you some points as I used to have cte s/c on my 8thcivic. I watched both install and uninstall (plus aftercooler install/uninstall) of my kit so I'm pretty familiar with it. CT-E is very reliable, I didn't have any issue at all. This thread is a good source too...

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/super...pic-heavy.html

spdandpwr

any updates?

psunuce

It looks like installing the sc is on a short term hold. Real life has given me the middle finger financially with a couple of . The wife and I were able to weather them, but the emergency fund needs to be restored prior to spending any major play money.

spdandpwr

I'm sorry. Hope that everything sorts itself out.