Phalanx's 08 ASM FG2 Build Thread

[Phalanx]

I reorganized my original thread and decided to put a new one here, in the proper section. Enjoy!
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This is the life of my baby... my 2008 Civic Si Coupe, purchased on Jan. 10, 2008

Mileage as of :
October 3, 2008 -- 18,600 miles

Best 1/4 mile:
14.645 @ 96.49mph with a 2.355 60ft [] Click to watch []

How she sits right now:


This is how she sounds:
YouTube - 2008 Civic Si - New England Dragway Run 2

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Engine/Performance:

• Vibrant Catback Exhaust
• Vibrant Race-Header w/ High-Flow Cat
• Comptech ShortShifter w/ Corsport Cable Bushings
• Ingalls "Stiffy" Engine Torque Damper
• P2R Throttle Body Spacer w/ 2 P2R TB Gaskets
• Custom Intake - CRV tube, Apexi 80mm Filter, MAF w/ 'soxfan' modded vanes (Thanks, Mike )

Suspension/Wheels:

• HFP Suspension
• Progress Rear Sway-Bar
• Enkei MM2 Wheels 18x7.5 +38 (18.5lbs each)
• Yokahama S.Drive Tires 225/40/17

Exterior:

• TSX Retrofit/4300K HID
• Front/Rear JDM Red 'H' Badges
• Pure white rear license plate LEDs
• Chrome-Amber Reverse Signal bulbs
• Full HFP Lip Kit
• Seibon OEM Style Carbon Fiber Hood -- SOLD
• NHBP grille w/ red pin-stripe -- SOLD
• 2500k Yellow DRL bulbs
• 2500k Yellow Fog bulbs (Clear lens)
• Carbon Fiber HFP front lip overlay

Interior:

• Strutking Deadrest pedal
• Pure White LED Interior Lighting (Map/Dome/Trunk)
• Skunk2 Weighted 6spd knob
• Auger shift boot (Black w/ Red Stitch)
• Pioneer Avic-D3 In-Dash Navigation w/ Bluetooth & ipod adaptors
• Wrinkle Black 'Si' Door Sills

Pending Install:

• NST Pullies - Red

Future:

• Greddy turbo
• Chassis re-enforcement
• Engine dress-up
• Front/Rear Camber kits
• New retrofit (FX35 highs, S2K lows, OEM corners)
• Retro fogs
• Hondata Reflash (Followed by their EMS when released)
• Mugen Sideskirts

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Dates of installs (approximate) with pictures/videos:

• 1/11/2008 - In the parking lot @ work. Day 1 (12hrs old). Camera phones suck.
  
  
  
  
• 1/16/2008 - CustomLights RetroFit: TSX Projectors w/ S2K Shrouds (LowBeam housing painted low-gloss Black)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 1/16/2008 - Front & Rear JDM Emblems and HFP Lip Kit
  
  
  
  
• 1/20/2008 - Dyno Day (Bone Stock)
  
  
  
  Video - YouTube - 08 Civic Si - Stock Dyno
  
  
  Dyno Sheet:
  
  
  
• 1/21/2008 - Installed Skunk2 Shift Knob and Auger Shift Boot w/ Grafixpressions Decal
  
  
  
  
• 2/1/2008 - Installed Pioneer Avic-D3 Navigation Unit & DVD Player w/ Ipod cable and Bluetooth adapter
  
  
  
  
• 2/11/2008 - Hit & Run while parked somewhere.. cracked hood & scratched bumper/emblem YAYAYYYY!!!!
  
  Hit & Run FTMFL!!!!
  
  
  
  
• 2/24/2008 - Installed Black 'Si' Door Sills
  
  
  
  
• 3/1/2008 - Installed Vibrant Performance Street Power Catback Exhaust -- Sound/Video clips coming soon (video camera is charging)
  
  Video: YouTube - Chris Fly by
  
  
  
  
• 3/27/2008 - Installed Corsport Shifter Cable Bushings, Ingalls Engine Torque Damper and P2R Throttle Body Spacer & Gaskets
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 4/15/2008 - HFP Suspension installed
  
  
• 6/2/2008 - Progress Rear Sway-Bar and White interior LEDs installed.
  
  
• 6/13/2008 - CF Hood. NHBP Si Grille w/ Red pinstripe & JDM Style Yellow DRLs installed:
  
  
  
  
  
• 6/27/2008 - Vibrant Header w/ HFC, X-style intake w/ stock MAF, 2500k DRL bulbs, 2500k Fog bulbs, and Carbon Fiber Front lip overlay installed
  
  
  
  
• 7/9/2008 - Semi-Modded MAF housing
  
  
• 7/18/2008 - Enkei MM2 18x7.5 +38 wrapped in Yokohama S.Drive 225/40/18 installed
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 8/3/2008 - Enkei Centercaps installed -- Swapped CF hood for OEM hood
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• 8/17/2008 - OEM Grille installed, front license plate removed -- Pictures taken 9/1/2008
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

[tonyCiviCitalia]

nice ride!

[NitrousG35]

Wow, talk about a work in progress. Really nice documentation of the build. Your car is gorgeous. I love the cf hood and the Enkei wheels. Excellent job there!

[sirob07]

nice car bro and i like the grill on it 2

[sdblurjdmsquad]

wow thats a nice car.

[Fishstix]

love the rims

[splew]

How are those S.drives working out? Are they good tires?

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by splew

How are those S.drives working out? Are they good tires?

i like them so far. i have about 1k miles on them and they stick great in both wet and dry.. they are louder than stock tires, though. only downside this far.

[splew]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

i like them so far. i have about 1k miles on them and they stick great in both wet and dry.. they are louder than stock tires, though. only downside this far.

Yeah most high perf. tires are louder. That sounds good though, I was thinking of getting those tires when mu current ones wear out.

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by splew

Yeah most high perf. tires are louder. That sounds good though, I was thinking of getting those tires when mu current ones wear out.

yea, i still have my stock wheels/tires for winter use b/c winter here in MA blows. So the performance tires arent gonna cut it in the snow.

Im actually ditching my CF hood and black grill this weekend and going back to stock. While i like the look of my car... im not enjoying the attention it brings. I havent gotten hassled by cops, but the ricers that are all over the road annoy me. Even before I had the CF hood people tried to race me... but with the hood it seems to be 10x more than before. But I drive like a granny when im just commuting back and forth to work and such. So... back to stock it is just for some piece of mind.

[splew]

Originally Posted by Phalanx

yea, i still have my stock wheels/tires for winter use b/c winter here in MA blows. So the performance tires arent gonna cut it in the snow.

Im actually ditching my CF hood and black grill this weekend and going back to stock. While i like the look of my car... im not enjoying the attention it brings. I havent gotten hassled by cops, but the ricers that are all over the road annoy me. Even before I had the CF hood people tried to race me... but with the hood it seems to be 10x more than before. But I drive like a granny when im just commuting back and forth to work and such. So... back to stock it is just for some piece of mind.

Yeah I guess that's the advantage of FL, I run summer tires all year round. That's good though, going back to stock on the hood. I never really liked exposed carbon hoods, they seem to be a staple of ricers, almost as bad as fart cans and wings.

[nirvanarokr]

jesus dude, if you dont mind me asking.. Im only 17 I dont make tons of money but how much does all this run.. can I get an estimate or around please!!

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by nirvanarokr

jesus dude, if you dont mind me asking.. Im only 17 I dont make tons of money but how much does all this run.. can I get an estimate or around please!!

At 17 i was happy to have the 91 accord that I had with almost 300k miles on it, lol.

Anyways... without breaking it down piece by piece 8500 is a rough estimate of eeeeverything. including some installation costs and some shipping. But thats at full price for all the items. I bought a lot of stuff used, etc.also note... this estimate does not include future mods.

[ryryninja]

Pics with the enkei caps

[Phalanx]

Originally Posted by ryryninja

Pics with the enkei caps

been too shitty of weather

[Phalanx]

Added pics w/ Enkei centercaps... just for ryry. No close0ups tho... started to rain before I got up close.

[ryryninja]

Nice.. yeah the enkei caps look better.

[darkrom]

Originally Posted by ryryninja

Nice.. yeah the enkei caps look better.

Infinitely.

[Phalanx]

Things will be gradually changing in this thread. Some priorities changed recently... car isnt going anywhere, though.

... and

Originally Posted by ryryninja

the enkei caps look better.

[ryryninja]

Pictures with the ASM grill back on?