a few random questions regarding a cl9. CAI/SUB/LOWERING/OIL BURNING etc

[kural7]

Hey guys start off by saying i have a 2005 accord euro.

SOUND: After searching i can't come to the conclusion on the best way to face the sub.? i have a 12 inch ported box. best to place towards rear seat or boot lid? also when my amp (4 chanel soundstream ) first starts up it feels like its a little loud and the fan is over working. is that normal? after a few seconds it cools down a touch but still hearable. anyone know how to take the rear brake light case off? it seems to rattle a shit load. also are capacitors any good to extend battery life? im sick of having to have my car on in order for it not to kill my battery.

CAI : i have a pod filter replacing stock filter. i was just wondering if it's helpful to remove the stock resonator. the K&N website advices to take it off when installing there product but does it really help with anything ( colder air directer to pody?)

Lowering : Anyone know of specials on coilovers for this car?

miscellaneous: 1,my car burns oil are those oil thickening products any good? The guy at Honda told me it should help thicken the oil hence causing less oil to burn? any ideas?
2. also since my car burns oil my rear exhuast tips have turned black. i washed them with turpentine and degreaser came out a bit cleaner but any other ideas on how to really give it a polished look



Thank you to any1 who can help with anything in advance. cheers.

[kural7]

also whats the go with hondata heatgaskets( heatshields) or something are they any good and what are their main purposes?

[opilot87]

2. also since my car burns oil my rear exhuast tips have turned black. i washed them with turpentine and degreaser came out a bit cleaner but any other ideas on how to really give it a polished look


I had the same issue when I bought my car, they were completely black. I ended up soaking it PWC which is an awesome wheel cleaner (from Final Inspection, if you want high end detailing products), but try any type of wheel cleaner. Buy some fine steel wool, and I used that to clean it. I had tried without steel wool and also with metal polish but neither made it budge really. The steel wool got at least 95% off easily, and didn't damage or scratch the tips. I used a steel wire brush on a drill to get the remaining bits off. Looks brand new now, makes a HUGE difference to the look of the car!

Ollie

P.S I find it odd the car is burning oil, I didn't know Honda engines had this problem in relatively new cars. How many km's has it done?

[opilot87]

CAI : i have a pod filter replacing stock filter. i was just wondering if it's helpful to remove the stock resonator. the K&N website advices to take it off when installing there product but does it really help with anything ( colder air directer to pody?)


I don't think you will get much (if any) power difference from removing the resonator, however many people do it here and report a significant increase in intake noise when putting your foot down, and apparently makes a nice racy sound. Haven't tried or heard it personally though

Ollie

[kural7]

its just over 200k so i guess it's normal for it to burn a bit of oil. as for the resonator is there any chance of damagin any parts of the car by removing it? cheers