Confused DC5S owners: Done the research on mods for you ..

[WATAJK]

If you're going down that route do a full roof transplant.
i.e. drill out the welds and swap the entire panel with a DC5 roof that already contains a sunroof.

Aftermarket sunroofs are never good in the long run.

Well there guys that will be doing my sunroof are recommended by honda and offer me a lifetime gurantee so i don't think it'll give me dramas.
Down side its going to cost $3500.
Lifetime gurantee can't go wrong

[markis]

as far as i see.
dc5R - recaros, crashy ride, poor bracing and rigidity, noisier, lighter by a slight margin. add a/c and the car is nearly 1250kg... oh and a helical lsd.
dc5S - better comfier seats, leather, sunroof, more bracing (honda quotes 21% torsional rigidity front and 25% rear.) more deadening, thicker sway bars, more power, more torque, more linear.

DC5R - boyracer image.
DC5S - Gentle refined touring car.

having driven both. i find the DC5S quicker, heavier, more comfortable, but lacks an lsd.

also the finish and feel of the DC5S is far superior to the DC5R

[rossirider]

^^ Plus the R has LSD, is lighter and has a stiffer chassis.

But leather and a sunroof in the S is always a nice bonus
All depends if you're after a racey sports car or a luxury sports car. Pro's and con's to each.

I don't really see the attraction to leather at all. In the summer its hot as hell and burns your skin, In the winter its cold as hell too. You slide around so much more on the leather and the seats don't hold you in at all on the S

[maracer]

Nice read Lucas

Good to see some people are happy to share there personal mods/taste on their own ride

BTW, great result on the dyno, was that at the wheels or hubs?

[Zinyo]

as far as i see.
dc5R - recaros, crashy ride, poor bracing and rigidity, noisier, lighter by a slight margin. add a/c and the car is nearly 1250kg... oh and a helical lsd.
dc5S - better comfier seats, leather, sunroof, more bracing (honda quotes 21% torsional rigidity front and 25% rear.) more deadening, thicker sway bars, more power, more torque, more linear.

DC5R - boyracer image.
DC5S - Gentle refined touring car.

having driven both. i find the DC5S quicker, heavier, more comfortable, but lacks an lsd.

also the finish and feel of the DC5S is far superior to the DC5R

u joined a month ago/4 days ago...each to their own...do u know wat ur talking about?

[GSi_PSi]

if only we got the JDM DC5R... 162kw+ brembos + etcccc

[DC5.Raven]

Nice Mods and Nice Gains btw.

Mind posting the Dyno charts?
Would be interesting to see the torque curve.

[markis]

u joined a month ago/4 days ago...each to their own...do u know wat ur talking about?

you joined over a year ago do you know what you're talking about? yes i can search and read, and if you step back and look at it. the DC5S is the series 2 of the DC5.

[markis]

hey lucas what power where you getting with the toda headers, injen and RM01 only. not including the Kpro?

[Zinyo]

you joined over a year ago do you know what you're talking about? yes i can search and read, and if you step back and look at it. the DC5S is the series 2 of the DC5.

Yes I do know what I'm talking about...I know enough to keep the DC5R vs DC5S cr*p down cos its been done to death and each to their own/have their own opinion...so its an endless and pointless argument. Feel better now Mr DC5S is far superior...?

[markis]

ur the one arguing. im done. my life doesnt revolve around forums...

[16OTH]

IMHO the DC5S is a little more refined than the R, that doesn;t make it better, it just makes it more appropriate for someone like me (I'm an advertising sales rep and prone to spending the entire day on the road doing client appointments etc)

On topic, that's a nice list of basic mods and obviously it has quite a bit of credit given your dyno results (although as we all know HP/KW is not the ultimate deciding factor in how successful mods are)

looking forward to seeing/hearing more about the supercharger project when you get it going