Thanks man, been lurking kijiji for awhile. 53" bars would probably make my hunting easy.

 

So I`m down to 2 options:

http://www.progressauto.com/products.../productID/744

OR

http://www.heeltoeauto.com/eibach-an...roductid=66555

Any input on either of these guys? Why is there such a big price difference for 19mm vs 24mm? Which one would you go for?

 

mmli213 - I am doing a Redshift GC coil over set up with progress 22mm bar, and asked Chris from Redshift about which bar he recommended and how it would affect the car neutrality and bellow is his response, although keep in mind that I'm getting coil overs which will be stiffer, 350F/440R compared to stock 165F/251R, but should give you a pretty good idea since the rear on the stock setup still has a higher rate than the front by about 100 lbs, which is similar to the setup I'm getting, just stiffer overall:

The 22mm bar will make the car turn better than the stock bar. For some people, that's not the right option. A car setup to be neutral at 40 mph will oversteer at 80 mph. So, a 22mm bar makes the car more neutral at slower speeds (where we usually drive), but you have to be careful as speeds climb.

Yes 350/440 makes good sense. And the 22mm bar is great too. Makes for a very nice handling car... just have to be careful if you are going super fast on a highway offramp...the car will turn great but if you do something too stupid, it will get really light in the back and you have to know how to handle it.

 

Good words^^ Hence why I like to stay close to OEM... just slight upgrades.

I.e. not a crazy intake size but a larger filter inlet with better material, maybe relocate the filter too.
New exhaust but instead of some crazy 3in set up just about .5 to an inch max over stock will do for a DD.
Suspension and wheels, little lower, little stiffer, little wider.
And as for the sway bar, just a slight increase is still going to change performance. But who needs some crazy 32mm sway bar (I say that to not offend those with the 24mm). As said, it can make on and off ramp driving dangerous... especially in wet conditions.

 

Thanks for your input. I tend to push more car to the limit little more as I have the confidence from my Pilot Super Sports. So if I understand correctly, if I get the 19mm, it will handle better even at high speeds. But if I get 22mm, there will be a big difference at moderate speeds but its also like owning a new car again where I need to see where the limit is at high speed?

hmmmm what to do what to do...
I have followed your build thread as well but don`t quite remevber which RSB you have? I know you have the Megan rear brace, that seems to be a good mod to do for handling too?

 

I don't have an rsb for the ilx yet. I plan on going 19mm. I believe eibach has the size I want.

 

I forget what thread it was in,but apparently the 2014 SI stock RSB is 20mm. I think thats a pretty good idea too.

 

2014 is 20mm.
2013 is 18mm.

 

How big is our stock RSB?

 

Stock is 14mm I believe.

 

wow we got jacked with a stock 14mm RSB when a 13' Si has 18mm!

On a side note, have you guys heard of EZ Lip? I'm thinking of getting one since its only $30 or so.

http://www.ebay.ca/itm/ACURA-EZ-LIP-...vxp=mtr&_uhb=1

 

Someone here has used the EZ lip before. They made a thread titled "Protect Your Bumper" or something like that.

If you want my opinion (its a negative one)... I say you are better off spending that $30 on two great craft beers or a bully full of sushi.

The EZ lip is literally a garage door weather stripping you could buy at homedepot for 10 bucks prior to the EZ lip craze.

So I ask you... do you really want to tape a 5 dollar weather strip to your near 30thousand dollar car???

In the end, if you like it go for it. I personally think they look gross and when I see a nice car that has one I normally have a huge smile on my face until I see the homedepot lip and instantly walk away.

 

Valid point! Looks good from far away though! haha

 

Car looks great. Nice to see a fellow Albertan on this forum!

 

Thanks! Calgary too?

 

UPDATE:

- 14' Civic Si RSB ordered, arriving beginning of July
- intalled spacers, looks much better I think!
- got an E-tune from Evans Tuning, he sent me a base map yesterday and already a noticeable results. Can't wait for the fine tuning!

 

No problem. No I'm in Edmonton. Where did you get your roof rack from. I need one for my bike as I go to Kimberley a lot.

 

some pics with bikes on top

 

Looking good as always. Love the quality wheels my friend! TEs never get old.

 

Those TE's look great. I went with a '13 SI rear sway bar. It made a big difference from our stock 14mm. What size spacers are you running? Are they just in the rear? What are your specs on the TE's? I am able to run 25mm spacers with my 18x8 +44 RE30.

 

Looking good!

 

Thanks man! Your car is looking bauss status now

I'm going to install the '14 Si sway bar this weekend! Good to hear it has some differences. I bought my wheels used so I can't remember what specs they were but I have 15mm spacers in front and 20mm back

Thanks!

 

EXCITING NEWS! I joined the 200whp club!

If anyone is thinking about doing an eTune, I highly recommend Jeff Evans Tuning. Very easy to deal with, prompt email replies just an overall good experience.

 

What mods do you have? Does that say you have 192ft lbs???? I must be reading that wrong right? Supercharged stage 2 only have 215ft lbs

 

Reason i say this: I have full bolt-ons and a real dyno tune and i'm pushing 165ft lbs. stock is low 150's at the wheel. Really hard to get damn near 30% increase in TQ without some boost. HP seems high too, not 1 9th gen si has hit 200whp with those bolt ons and a tune. All that broke 200whp w/o boost had the RBC swap

 

Don't burst my bubble! Haha...keep in mind this is not on a real dyno, its an edyno so numbers maybe off.

Engine mods are:
-RV6 DP catless
-K&N Typhoon intake
-P2R TB Spacer
-Unorthodox Racing pulley set

What bolt ons are you running?

 

Full-Race 3"'downpipe and exhaust. K&n typhoon and flashpro tune. Plus a ton other non-engine

Already bought a supercharger and should be installed in 3 weeks or so. At that point will also have the prl cai, zdx throttle body, upgraded fuel pump and injectors.

Not trying to be a prick by any means just dont want others thinking you can get those kind of #'s with those mods, trust me i would have 100% done what u did to get 192TQ. Thats a legitimate # that can only be achieved with boost.

Either way props for the tune. Very similar to mine



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No offence taken. I also want to supercharge but 2 things are stopping me:
- $3500 + install
- my lease is up next year and just don't wanna dump so much $$ into it

 

Yeah i had to save some dough without letting the wife know! Told her it was $1500 vs $4000+

 

hahaha! you'll be the 1st supercharged ILX in your city? What numbers are you hoping to put down?

 

Yeah definitely not many in the whole country

Hoping 270whp and 205TQ. We'll see though

 

 

finally got around to intalling my 13' Si RSB. I don't notice as much of a difference as some of the guys on here, maybe its just me? I guess I cant complain when it only cost me $72CAD for bushings and sway bar (perks of working at an Acura dealership

Pics for comparison, 14mm (stocK) vs 20mm (13' + Si)

 

Great price, nice pickup. I was worried about possible subframe tear-out with the available 24mm and 22mm sway bars from Progress, but now that they went 20mm OEM, I'm not really worried about it at all. I don't think Honda would push the car to the edges of what it can handle. Just wouldn't make sense money wise for them later on if the car had issues. Theres also a crazy HPD sway bar out now too. But unless you have a HPD race car account, you can't buy it. The OEM 20mm bar now pretty much negates the 19mm Eibach bar, since its cheaper (even if we don't have a a Honda employee discount).

 

Did you buy the '13 Coupe or Sedan SI rear sway bar? And did you replace the bushings and endlinks as well? Thanks.

 

I purchased the Si sedan rear sway bar. I also bought the bushings and holders. I reused my stick end links a everything bolted up fine.

 

Thanks! I seem to be finding conflicting information from this forum and Civic forums regarding the bar diameter. Can you tell me if the Si Sedan bar is 15 or 18mm?

 

the 2014 civic SI sedan rear sway bar is 20mm, so thats the one you want if you're gonna do an OEM sway bar upgrade. The other sizes, 15mm and 18mm I think are correct for different year and model Civics.