Your Mods To 2006-2011 FD Civics

[SirG]

Had my 40K service at Honda Essendon, damn my side skirt needs to go to panel beaters! Wife's fault, she hit a curb and warped it - By the way, the console lights that i had been asking about, where mine don't seem to work (audio controls), well apparently when wife spilled soft drink on the console, it must have leaked into the electrics, hence the lighting in one part no longer works, Honda quotes $1100 to replace. (assuming radio works - which it does - if it didn't would have been more)

Man for that price id rather get the double din kit, and a new sound system! - That is exactly what i'll be doin

[Stig]

^ your wife makes me lol

good excuses for modding mugen side skirts, type r side skirts ftw!

[ekdez]

Finally got the strut bars on...to find that my window washers don't work. I must have squashed the line somewhere...argh now I gotta pull it apart

maybe because its cold, it's frozen? it was -5*c here =.=

[SirG]

^ your wife makes me lol

good excuses for modding mugen side skirts, type r side skirts ftw!

But i like the modulo side skirt

[evil_1998]

how much was the rear anti roll bar and the 9 'bulb' smd?

Rear ARB was around $300 delivered
9 bulb smd around $10-15 (can't rmbr exact price)

tell us how the sway bar goes evil!
you running stock sussy atm?

yes, still rocking stock suspension until I got enough money for coilovers. Got these as a bang for buck mod, still improves handling for a fraction of the price of coilovers.

Even though on stock susp car feels more stable, smoother & flatter in corners now, there is still body roll, but it has been reduced to approx 30-40% less. Only downside is going over speed bumps are a slighlty more noticeable, as rear is more stiff.

wtf we have a stock sway bar?

yea, Aus civic got stock front & rear sway bar. Rear is really thin though. Stock front is like 22mm but is hollow.

[SirG]

Q: So are the CAI worth getting? saw the Fujito system for sale for under $500. Will it do much for the performance for an FD?

[curtis265]

You'll get more sound and responsiveness, and maybe 1-2 kW atw.

[SirG]

Okay so the CAI are mainly to improve the responsiveness when accelerating rather than overall performance? Do you feel a significant difference in response when hitting the gas?

[xenonkuraz]

I've got an sri and it feels like there's a difference in performance but not significant. The only really noticeable difference is induction noise...

[vlixcool]

CAI + Speedbooster + Throtle body spacer is way to go. surprisingly TB spacer makes car run smother while changing gear and gives more power on top end.

[xenonkuraz]

^ have you got a TB spacer in your car? I know they're working well on Civic Si's but I'm afraid to buy one in case of a CEL. If an aftermarket intake can give me a CEL I'm sure a TB spacer will also. Otherwise the Helix ones look real good. As for speed booster, I'd love one but can't justify spending 300+ for one.

In other news...mod completed:

[Stig]

cf wrapped my key, looks like shit LOL too many corners...

edit: rolled the cnrs on the table, looks okay now