EP3 Type R

**flubbar** · 11-11-2010 04:13 PM

anyone wanna recommend me some coilovers? been looking at some for a while and haven't got quite enough info about em yet.
Street use with occasional track use. stiff ride similar if not stiffer than the stock suspension. able to lower the ride height.
any ideas?

**Philip Lee** · 11-11-2010 04:24 PM

i guess the biggest question is, what's your budget?

**flubbar** · 11-11-2010 05:29 PM

Originally Posted by Philip Lee

i guess the biggest question is, what's your budget?

mmm...prolly say about 2.2k max i guess?

Edit: was taking a look at tein Mono Flex. watcha guys think?

**twelve** · 11-11-2010 06:03 PM

need to get a key cut. does the original key have a chip in it?

Hope not as ill have to go to honda if thats the case

oh and its an 02 ep3

**flubbar** · 11-11-2010 06:10 PM

Originally Posted by twelve

need to get a key cut. does the original key have a chip in it?

Hope not as ill have to go to honda if thats the case

oh and its an 02 ep3

preFL key has no chip. only the FL version has the integrated chip.(correct me if i'm wrong)

**i-vtec** · 11-11-2010 07:24 PM

Originally Posted by flubbar

anyone wanna recommend me some coilovers? been looking at some for a while and haven't got quite enough info about em yet.
Street use with occasional track use. stiff ride similar if not stiffer than the stock suspension. able to lower the ride height.
any ideas?

i've actually had the buddyclub coilovers (FR 10kg R 8kg) on my ep3. i run it on the softest setting for comfort and soaks up the bumps and uneven surfaces quite fine. ride quality is similar, if not comparable to OEM.
only uncomfortable when you drive over a hump or dip in the road. besides that they seem to be great for everyday use and the occasional track days.

i hear lots of great reviews on the tein SS and everyone says the ride comfort is better than oem.

monoflex would be out of your price range, brand new that is.

maybe go for a ride with someone who have different coilovers and see how you like it and decide from there

**jonske** · 11-11-2010 07:42 PM

hallo,

i think i am running rich, lots of black poo/spots out of the exhaust and dirtying the back of the car. should i be worried about this?

i also notice that when i change gears/clutch, i hear a "pop" sound from the exhaust. is this from unburnt fuel or something?

**egads** · 11-11-2010 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by twelve

need to get a key cut. does the original key have a chip in it?

Hope not as ill have to go to honda if thats the case

oh and its an 02 ep3

just take it to your local master locksmith, they should be able to tell you if it does or doesnt. pretty sure it doesnt as mine didnt.

**hong91** · 11-11-2010 08:40 PM

Originally Posted by av90

an idea was planted in my head by other people from what ive read. it spreaded like a virus, almost impossible to kill. i need to go deeper to find a truth....

PS thats how my opinion forms, reading stuff on the internet. dont sue me for that.

ahaha

**white_ep3_civic** · 11-11-2010 09:11 PM

Originally Posted by jonske

hallo,

i think i am running rich, lots of black poo/spots out of the exhaust and dirtying the back of the car. should i be worried about this?

i also notice that when i change gears/clutch, i hear a "pop" sound from the exhaust. is this from unburnt fuel or something?

My car always had black spots on the back of it. It just yen you vtec it uses more fuel.

**Philip Lee** · 11-11-2010 10:17 PM

Very rarely has black spots on bumper, that's with stock exhaust and spoon street.

If I upshift quickly sometimes I can hear pop.

PreFL key should have no chip. The best way to see is check if there is a key light on the oem techno. If not then no chip.

I have Tein SS and on unsmooth road it rides better than stock but it doesn't like big bump. I dun really like the front spring rate becos if I set the damper soft, the front seems to bounce a bit after hitting bumps. I asked Steve aka hoon who has flex and he said flex is the same. Apparent someone said on clubrsx that it's the way Honda designed the sussy. Stock spring rate is also firmer at the back. However I still like the SS. It doesn't understeer much on street but on track it seems to understeer a bit but maybe that's tyres or my poor skill.

**Poeter** · 11-11-2010 11:09 PM

Originally Posted by jonske

hallo,

i think i am running rich, lots of black poo/spots out of the exhaust and dirtying the back of the car. should i be worried about this?

i also notice that when i change gears/clutch, i hear a "pop" sound from the exhaust. is this from unburnt fuel or something?

Are you running any mods? If you are, you prolly may wanna get an ecu to tune your car.