I thought the idea of buying a Civic is they are a good economical car. They are not & don't pretend to be a performance car.
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I thought the idea of buying a Civic is they are a good economical car. They are not & don't pretend to be a performance car.
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Originally Posted by buddah51au
Good point buddah
I was tossing up b/w a Golf Mk5 GTI and the FD2 Sport (07) i purchased..yeh the golf is faster but im loving the FD2, good cruiser, has enough speed for me and is better value for money..30k service last week cost me $198 from Astoria Honda brillant! Has not missed a beat..no horror stories about DSG gearboxes, poor build quality, expensive services..a mate of mine has had nothing but trouble with his GTI
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Originally Posted by fitme
post some write up as well for the DIY ive always wanted to know how to do it
DSG gearboxes are unproven at this early stage in there development & most have a few problems.Quote:
Originally Posted by FDPete
Without trying to sound bias in any way in regard to the FD2 as they are a great car, I personally believe they are priced too closely to a base model Euro (Virtually the same going on 2010 Prices). The reality is you can't compare the 2 cars in any way as the Euro is in a totally different class in every area, yet there is very little difference in economy based on my 06 FD1 Auto VTI & now my base model 08 Euro.
I know Denot had an FD2 & traded it for a Euro Auto & hasn't looked back. But like everything in life we all have different tastes, likes & dislikes.
Its covered in the DIY section man, pretty basic, just find the VTEC solenoid wire, tap into it with a 12V LED or watever you choose, ground it and mount it somewhere.Quote:
Originally Posted by ej20i
^if i'm not wrong, it's totally different for our engines :(
How will it be different? Just cause the Vtec acts differently, doesn't mean theres no solenoid telling the vtec to engage/disengage. Location may differ between models but afaik theres a vtec wire. I did this mod on my 05 Civ hatch and my mates Accord Euro, both cars had a yellow/green vtec wire. My vtec was VTEC LEV and his vtec was i-VTEC.
just noticed that the vtec is not kickin in on the 1st and 2nd gear....
If you have a 1.8L FD1, VTEC does not work in the way you think it does.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitme
i know..lol..its not like an agressive vtec that you can find on the older model vtec engine..b series and some d series motorQuote:
If you have a 1.8L FD1, VTEC does not work in the way you think it does.
its for fuel economy...im just answering what the OP wants to know based on my observation...
It's even worse. It doesn't even come on at a set RPM. It depends on throttle, speed and many other things. If it wanted to, it could even come on at 2000rpm. Then there is the other fact that it works in reverse. When VTEC is engaged, the engine is in 12-valve fuel economy mode. When VTEC turns off, it is in 16-valve performance mode. LOL.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitme
^^ yep even at 1200rpm vtec will engage....