My FD1 Journey

[vlixcool]

My FD1 Journey~..

This is what i've done so far in 2 years.

Visual:

Mugen Body kit Replica :p ( Thanks to Jack from XRacing for the clean fitting and the fantastic paint job )
Mugen Visor Replica :p
DIY Angel Eyes + Kaixen Xenon HID
DIY Smoked Tail Light


Wheel/Damper:

DIY Skunk 2 Sport Shock Front / Rear
DIY Skunk 2 Lower Spring
17" Advan Racing silver Wheels + Potenza Adrenalin


Engine:

DIY Fujita CAI + Injen Hydroshield
DIY e-Shadow/e-Throttle


ICE:

Double Din Kenwood Touch screen ICE With Ipod Connector

DIY Dadening front, rear door, boot, and bottom.

Custom Mounting Front Soundstream 6" Mid and tweeter.
Custom Mounting Rear Soundstream Mid + Tweeter
Custom Boot Job Soundstream 12" Subwoofer

Passive Crossover
2ch Soundstream Amp bridged mono for 12" Sub
4ch Soundstream Amp for Front and Rear Speakers


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Thanks to:
Ozhonda Forum and Member, Xracing, Touge Tune, Liquid Sound, 999 Automotive, JDM Concept, Lifestyle store, And Terrence to make this happened.

Next.. i guess cat back or muffler :)

[black8thgen]

shit, nice car man. well done!1

[Mrcivic09]

very nice! how much did the tail lights cost you?

[vlixcool]

shit, nice car man. well done!1

Thanks mate!

[vlixcool]

very nice! how much did the tail lights cost you?

cost me around $400 aud for front and rear, bought in overseas

[fitme]

can you post interior pic? thanks

[danau]

:D most people dont like the mugen wing.. but it suits your car somehow.. like, wihtout it i think the car would look ugly.....

oooo car i request photos of your rear in the natural light :)

[danau]

..and some of the car aswel.. :P

[vlixcool]

can you post interior pic? thanks

will post some interior pic tomorow :)

[vlixcool]

:D most people dont like the mugen wing.. but it suits your car somehow.. like, wihtout it i think the car would look ugly.....

oooo car i request photos of your rear in the natural light :)

was thinking to get type-r wing but yeah i guess better stick with mugen alltogether :) will post more picture outside soon.

[aero]

very nice man.


cost me around $400 aud for front and rear, bought in overseas

:O u gotta hook me up with those lights!

[JOhnnyFD]

nice lights

great photo shoots

what type of catback system or muffler u gonna get?

[vlixcool]

very nice man.



:O u gotta hook me up with those lights!

Thanks mate :), you can get the front light from eBay, not sure about the tail light. I can try to source it for you.

[vlixcool]

nice lights

great photo shoots

what type of catback system or muffler u gonna get?

not sure yet whether to get cat back or just the muffler hehe, still looking around at this stage.

[Datuk]

Looks Good!

[vlixcool]

Looks Good!

thanks mate

[Riced_Civic]

nice car man, i like the flow if it

OOHHHH i see a 7th Gen
any details on it

[sapook]

very very nice :D

[vlixcool]

nice car man, i like the flow if it

OOHHHH i see a 7th Gen
any details on it

hehe its my mates car its pretty much standard, just put sub, amp and change parker light.

[FallenAngel]

looks great, reminds me of my old fd...

[vlixcool]

looks great, reminds me of my old fd...

thanks mate, what happened to your old fd? what car are you using atm?

[fsjk85]

what are you using for license plate lights, its pretty bright.

[vlixcool]

what are you using for license plate lights, its pretty bright.

mtec from liquidsound :thumbsup:

[vlixcool]

woot my steering audio control button just arrived, hope i can link them with my kenwood headunit :D

[aero]

nice. write up a DIY while ur at it :thumbsup:

[threesix]

very nice and clean!

[FallenAngel]

thanks mate, what happened to your old fd? what car are you using atm?

Got rid of it because of some family circumstances, and currently in a dc2r =]

[vlixcool]

Got rid of it because of some family circumstances, and currently in a dc2r =]

Family priority :thumbsup: show us your dc2r :D

[vlixcool]

very nice and clean!

thnx mate :)

[xracing]

good job,bro

[JaCe]

Those pics look really awesome. Makes me miss my FD1 alot!

ps. Is Terrence from Edge Racing?

[d@vid]

Very nice man :thumbsup:

[vlixcool]

Those pics look really awesome. Makes me miss my FD1 alot!

ps. Is Terrence from Edge Racing?

thanks bro :), i just got my swix jack steering wheel adaptor working with my kenwood head unit. will post some pictures and short diy

ps. different terrence hehe

[vlixcool]

Very nice man :thumbsup:

thanks bro :)

[HotKgon]

that is a sweet looking car.
Love the front lights mate. Where did you source them from? (you said overseas, but just wondering where exactly.) Was it hard to install yourself? And does the front lights make your HIDs legal as you replaced the whole unit?

[vlixcool]

that is a sweet looking car.
Love the front lights mate. Where did you source them from? (you said overseas, but just wondering where exactly.) Was it hard to install yourself? And does the front lights make your HIDs legal as you replaced the whole unit?

from indo :), its very easy to install it if you are in sydney i can help you to install, from my understanding yes since most car are using projector headlight, and stock bulb is not good because too dark i can't even see anything while driving at night.

[HotKgon]

from indo :), its very easy to install it if you are in sydney i can help you to install, from my understanding yes since most car are using projector headlight, and stock bulb is not good because too dark i can't even see anything while driving at night.

Ah ok. I was hoping it was from malaysia or singapore I could just get one of my relatives to send it over. :( But man I love your ride. two thumbs up.

[curtis265]

Nice job, keep it up!

[vlixcool]

Nice job, keep it up!

Thanks bro! im having a problem with the glare on my headunit, too much light get into interior... can't hardly see the GPS Navigation on my head unit.

planning to put Stripe tinting on my windscreen... any suggestion welcome.

[vlixcool]

Ah ok. I was hoping it was from malaysia or singapore I could just get one of my relatives to send it over. :( But man I love your ride. two thumbs up.

thanks mate, i can help you to fit them in your car if you have them. :) just pay me 1 pack of ciggy xD

[LiquiDSound]

nice job! car looks sexy:D

[HotKgon]

thanks mate, i can help you to fit them in your car if you have them. :) just pay me 1 pack of ciggy xD

Thanks for the offer mate but too bad I'm not from syd. :( maybe one day. LOL.

[vlixcool]

nice job! car looks sexy:D

thanks bro :)

[SUS2K]

anyone know who does body kit installation? i think its time i put my kit to good use..... been sitting in my garage for months and months. Suggestion people? in Sydney, eastern suburbs is preferred.

Cheeeeeeers

[vlixcool]

anyone know who does body kit installation? i think its time i put my kit to good use..... been sitting in my garage for months and months. Suggestion people? in Sydney, eastern suburbs is preferred.

Cheeeeeeers

pm sent

[jjeetthh]

pm sent

nice car mate! where did you buy your kit? i was planning to get one from Philippines but I'm just worried about how much more will it cost me (fees) once it arrives here in Melb.

I called them and there's this market value comparison stuff that they mentioned. Stuffs from neighboring southeast asian countries are way cheap compared here so i was just wondering if they would compare the price there with the price here and make me pay for the difference etc.

[vlixcool]

nice car mate! where did you buy your kit? i was planning to get one from Philippines but I'm just worried about how much more will it cost me (fees) once it arrives here in Melb.

I called them and there's this market value comparison stuff that they mentioned. Stuffs from neighboring southeast asian countries are way cheap compared here so i was just wondering if they would compare the price there with the price here and make me pay for the difference etc.

bought from touge tune, well if you can get it cheaper from overseas then is good but then you will need to consider other thing such as warranty, shipping fees since the items is bulky, and etc.

Quality and fittment also may vary. plastic is very hard to fix but its more flexible compare to fibre glass.

[vlixcool]

Stage 2: :cool:

-Skunk2 exhaust Cat Back System
-19" wheel Volk Ce28N Formula Edition 19/35
-HKS Earth Grounding kit
-Yellow Top Optima Battery
-P2R Throttle Body Spacer
-Cusco front bracer
-Bluetooth Handsfree addon
-GPS Navigation addon
-Engine Start Button
-Audio Control Steering wheel with Swix
-LED light stripe with switch
-Angel light headlight inverter relocation
-Rebuilding audio System 1500Watt RMS

*Soundstream Lil wonder 1100 monoblock
*Soundstream XTA.600 2ch
*Soundstream XTA.480 4ch
*Rockford 3sixty.2 Processor
*Soundstream splits
*Soundstream T5-12 subwoofer
*DIY Custom Enclosure

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[curtis265]

LED's look good with the headlights. Never thought i'd say it, cos most of the time LED's on cars that aren't like... brand spanking new (i.e. complete overhaul of the car in 09 sorta thing) look shithouse... or unless it came with them

if that made no sense to you, then yeh.. good job

[vlixcool]

LED's look good with the headlights. Never thought i'd say it, cos most of the time LED's on cars that aren't like... brand spanking new (i.e. complete overhaul of the car in 09 sorta thing) look shithouse... or unless it came with them

if that made no sense to you, then yeh.. good job

Thanks bro, that's why the switch come in handy hehe :)

[fitme]

nice one felix..:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[vlixcool]

Thanks Dexter :)

[ekay1]

Cars looking very sharp! liking the stance

[vlixcool]

thanks mate!

[ekay1]

Any plans for the future?

[vlixcool]

Any plans for the future?

going to finalize my sound system and waiting for Hondata AT ! :D

[ekay1]

Would the hondata really do much for the fd??

[vlixcool]

Would the hondata really do much for the fd??

well you have more room to tune your engine if you have cat back and also you can change the rev limiter.

more info

http://www.hondata.com/flashpro_civicsi_maps.html

[ekay1]

But the fd1 and the si have a completely different engine. Our cars dont even have a proper vtec lol. Do you know any headers for the fd1 besides weapon R headers?

[vlixcool]

you mean down pipe? fd1 does not have header :p and is not worth getting down pipe because it doesn't do anything, better get cat back system.

[ekay1]

Oh yeahhh LOL i was trying to find the headers last time for my car and ended up finding 1 thick weird metal pipe running down to the exhaust instead of the headers. You got a catback yet?

[iou]

how much did you get for headlight?

[vlixcool]

Oh yeahhh LOL i was trying to find the headers last time for my car and ended up finding 1 thick weird metal pipe running down to the exhaust instead of the headers. You got a catback yet?

yeah i have skunk2 cat back.

[vlixcool]

how much did you get for headlight?

roughly around $350 aud for headlight and tail light. bought it from overseas.

[ekay1]

yeah i have skunk2 cat back.

Any improvements in power?? Does it feel different? Ive got a js racing muffler only and it doesnt really seem different at all.

[vlixcool]

well i can feel the different, car accelerate quicker and still have power in top end, try get CAI, e throttle and throttle body spacer :D

[ekay1]

Ive got an injen cai. Whats an e throttle and throttle body spacer? I need a catback lol

[vlixcool]

Ive got an injen cai. Whats an e throttle and throttle body spacer? I need a catback lol

e-throttle is an electronic device to control opening throttle valve, for example instead of pressing gas pedal by 50% to get 100 you can press gas pedal by 20% to get 100. This device is useful to reduce drive by wire lag for our car, since there is a delay in sending a signal from gas pedal to computer. throttle open wider = more response = more fuel consumption.
e-throttle have 3 different presets, such as economic 1-5 mode / normal mode, sports 1-7. if you put on sport 7 mode the car will be accelerate quicker just by pressing the gas pedal by 5%. e-throttle will not increase HP.

as for throttle body spacer, read below:

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/corsport/163196-06-civic-lx-dx-ex-r18-p2r-throttle-body-spacer-6.html

[ekay1]

I see. How much was it for the e throttle? and was it hard to install the e-throttle and spacer?

[vlixcool]

e-throttle is pretty easy to install, but throttle spacer little bit harder. i can help you to install if you live in Sydney :D

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Shadow-E-Drive-Throttle-Controller-Toyota-Honda-/180555560096?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a09f334a0

[ekay1]

^ cheers man. Hahah, im front sydney. Thinking about if its worth it or not at the moment. Would be fun to drive like that though i guess. Have you encountered any problems?

[vlixcool]

no at all, car running smooth, responsive, no problem so far :D

[FDPete]

e-throttle is pretty easy to install, but throttle spacer little bit harder. i can help you to install if you live in Sydney :D

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Shadow-E-Drive-Throttle-Controller-Toyota-Honda-/180555560096?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a09f334a0

so really, its the same thing as the Sprint Booster? but much cheaper i may add..i am interested in one of these..any DIY tips on installation?

[ekay1]

Im guessing that the e-throttle probably comes with an installing manual. If not, Vlixcool would surely have the answers.

[xenonkuraz]

If is shadow product can replicate what the sprint booster does...I am so down to get one!

[ekay1]

Is shadow a decent brand?

[vlixcool]

yea pretty much the same, i think ej20 have one as well on his car. decent product easy to use and it comes with user manual, double check the link i gave you again because if i can remember it should come with the harness imside. unplug the harness from original gas pedal, connect new harness and connect the origjnal harness at the end and.

[Shimian]

Is shadow a decent brand?

i have the pivot one. Got it pretty much when it first came out. Ive seen about 3+ versions of it. Much better than sprint booster (not that i have used it) but has extra settings.
At the start it was fun having it. After almost 2 years in the car, its a normal feel for me. When i set it back to normal settings, the car feels sluggish. But thats how it was originally only that i am used to the 7 Sports mode.

[ekay1]

i have the pivot one. Got it pretty much when it first came out. Ive seen about 3+ versions of it. Much better than sprint booster (not that i have used it) but has extra settings.
At the start it was fun having it. After almost 2 years in the car, its a normal feel for me. When i set it back to normal settings, the car feels sluggish. But thats how it was originally only that i am used to the 7 Sports mode.

LOL, is the 7 sport mode worth it? how much more fuel does it use? How much was it for the pivot one shimian? im finding them to be around the $300-$350 markish ><

[Shimian]

i drive a sport model and i get about 400-450/tank depends if im heavy footed on take offs. Usually i get about 400 with 2 blocks or so before i fill up
Sport 7 mode is quite fun. I have never taken it off that setting since day 1.

[ekay1]

Is it ALOT better or slightly? i wonder how a fd2 feels compared to a fd1 =\ I want something to make driving more enjoyable =P more for leisure i guess

[Shimian]

its not slightly but not alot. it makes the pedals very sensitive. You need to remember this does not add any power to the car. All it does is make ur car respond quicker. So a slight tap of the pedal will surge the car forward. It allows you to take off easier without having to put ur foot on the pedal hard

[ekay1]

I see. Is it in anyway bad for the car?

[Shimian]

nah. My car is fine. Had it for over 2 years. Serviced it every 6 months and no issues from Honda. Only bad thing you will face is lower fuel consumption. You will have so much fun with it at the start then it will be part of you

[ekay1]

I see. Thanks for info man. Im thinking of purchasing the shadow one which vlix linked me. Hope it goes well. Cheers!

[vlixcool]

SP7! wow hardcore man, i can't handle SP7 because my car will accelerate like spontaneous too fast lol im on SP4 btw

[Shimian]

SP7! wow hardcore man, i can't handle SP7 because my car will accelerate like spontaneous too fast lol im on SP4 btw

really? seriously go SP7. For me i cant really tell the diff from SP5-7. How long have you had it for now vlixcool?

[vlixcool]

like 2 years lol.. prolly because i have cat back, throttle spacer, CAI so it accelerate even quicker..

[ekay1]

Btw, can you change the modes whilst driving or do you do it when your stationary?

[vlixcool]

you can change it on the fly

[ekay1]

^sweeeeet

[Shimian]

like 2 years lol.. prolly because i have cat back, throttle spacer, CAI so it accelerate even quicker..

ahh nice. Throttle spacer? Whats that? Can you link me?

[curtis265]

throttle body spacer... never understood how they worked

[xenonkuraz]

allows for more air to enter the intake manifold

[curtis265]

but by making the throttle body and ur overall intake a bit 'longer'? :S:S

[vlixcool]

exactly, but to be honest i can feel the difference. :)

[ekay1]

a pulling feeling? or a more smooth feeling?

[vlixcool]

well on SP 4 smooth and pulling while on 7 I'd say pulling feeling LOL, if you live close to city feel free to test drive with my supervision lol

[ekay1]

ahahah im from around the strathfield area. I see, im so tempted to get one!

[Shimian]

link to this throttle body?

[vlixcool]

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/corsp...-spacer-6.html

and

http://powerrevracing.com/06sitbs.html

[Shimian]

thanks vlixcool. So in total + install about $150?
P2R Spacer (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/P2R-Throttle-Body-Spacer-Civic-Si-06-10-K20z3-Fd2-FG2-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c15f93f0eQQitemZ12062 7740430QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts) - 4.5 hp gain at wheel thats approx 3.3kw? Worth it? Tempting thou

[vlixcool]

just install it yourself man easy, i can help you out and make short diy

[ekay1]

thanks vlixcool. So in total + install about $150?
P2R Spacer (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/P2R-Throttle-Body-Spacer-Civic-Si-06-10-K20z3-Fd2-FG2-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem1c15f93f0eQQitemZ12062 7740430QQptZRaceQ5fCarQ5fParts) - 4.5 hp gain at wheel thats approx 3.3kw? Worth it? Tempting thou

But shimian, just keep in mind that the throttle body spacer was tested on an Si, so you could have different results.

[vlixcool]

But shimian, just keep in mind that the throttle body spacer was tested on an Si, so you could have different results.

do research on 8thcivic forum, i wouldn't buy something if its not tested.

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/intake-spacer-discussion/162766-p2r-throttle-body-spacer-r18-now-here-pics-inside.html

[vlixcool]

another one:

http://www.8thcivic.com/forums/corsport/163196-06-civic-lx-dx-ex-r18-p2r-throttle-body-spacer.html

[Shimian]

yea. been readng up on it. Maybe ill pass on this one. but nice little mod thou

[ekay1]

Everyone on the site is asking for dynos lol Well its like 90bux for the clunk of metal. Ill probably give it a go along with the e-throttle soon. Better than nothing!

[xenonkuraz]

I recommend p2r or helix. Helix has a unique design whereas most other ones are flat on the inside

[vlixcool]

never heard the helix one :O

[curtis265]

you won't get 4.5 hp atw... (that's for the si)
lol

Found this for aneone that wants to read.


A throttle body spacer creates a larger area around the throttle body. This gives the throttle body a larger capacity for air intake, when the accelerator is pressed. When the throttle body valve opens, the throttle body spacer allows a greater amount of air to pass through the valve, increasing the power available to the car. This also improves the car's energy efficiency, due to the fact that the air is readily available, so the car does not need to expend effort to bring it to the throttle plate.

so according to this, you really want a big, long intake there so that the air is 'there'..

really, if u let off the accelerator, it's not like ur intake is going to be below atmospheric pressure - it's open ended so this'll never happen.. the low pressure wave will reach the outlet a bit later, that's all..

I'm serially confused

plus with our engines, when ur cruising, the butterfly valve is completely open anyway, so if u gun it it should be fine.

[Capt Armen]

Very Nice indeed. Can I ask please how hard it was installing the angel eyes and is it worth getting them???? Once again congrats on the car.

Capt Armen

[vlixcool]

hi mate, thank you.

Well if you like the led style on angel eyes then go for it. Because some people just don't like having led on their car. If you have proper tools installing angel eyes its pretty easy but if you don't then better pay qualified person to do it :)

[asshat]

holy shit this FD1 is amazing

[black8thgen]

is the shadow e-drive genuine? seems so cheap.. i remember ej20i got his for like 200+ or sometihng? maybe more...

and anyone got alink to the throttle body spacer for k20z2 engine? (sports) cheers

[ekay1]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/P2R-Throttle-Body-Spacer-Civic-Si-06-10-K20z3-Fd2-FG2-/120627740430?pt=Race_Car_Parts&hash=item1c15f93f0e
theres link for the spacer. But thats for k20z3 =\ closest i could find.