Civic pride TSI R18 turbo! - Page 2

NSPYR · 05-09-2008, 04:51 AM

Is your car idle and stable at low revs and high gears ? For example 40 kms/hr in 4th gear and you accelerate ? How is the starting of your engine in the mornings ? Is it possible to email me your tuned map for the AEM FIC so i can have a look? How many metres are you above sea level ? thx in advance

koonce727 · 05-09-2008, 08:10 AM

it may be better than u went with a safe tune the first time around. This will give the motor/ new parts sometime to break in, then up the boost and re-tune.
So far its looken good. I am very happy/wanting to be u right now.

gotta love the tq numbers. You know what they always say. Tq wins races, Hp sells cars.

Blackened Sky · 05-09-2008, 01:59 PM

I have one question for the turbo guys, when i start from first gear i hear something like a grind or like transmission griending or something like that, is more like a feel than a sound, does the turbo causes this? and is this normal? but it only happens while starting from first and at low rpms.. i will be talking to the guy that install it to see if this is normal.. its kind of hard to explain how it feels or how it sounds.. one of my friends said it was a motor mount but i told him no way..

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It is your downpipe rattling against the frame under the car. If everything is tight it should be really really close but not touching but it rattles against that bar that is right in front of it due to the exhaust vibration. if you look underneath your car its right where the downpipe connects to the exhaust piping.

***PRO Civic*** · 05-09-2008, 03:13 PM

Good to hear your tuner is done with the car (for now at least). Those are decent #s, especially if the dyno reads low. You should be able to pick up another 20whp easy with a boost increase, downpipe, and exhaust (if you don't already have one).

txgriff · 05-09-2008, 04:23 PM

congrats man...but know I feel even worse because you have gotten your car running and mines not. I'm not saying I'm mad at you I'm just wishin mine was ready as well. But I have to wait for boomslang to send my tuner another harness to see if that was the problem with my car, so I won't find out until next week. Congrats though

Nando(FG2) · 05-09-2008, 04:32 PM

Good #'s man

I Vtec, do you? · 05-09-2008, 04:34 PM

Those are some sick numbers, congrats

Civic Pride · 05-09-2008, 04:39 PM

Well today in the morning when i started the car the check engine light came on, but thats probably the o2 sensor or something like that.. the car idles just fine on any rpms.. i will post an idle video and some inside videos and a drive by..

am going to get my oil change right now and i will post some more infor for you guys later tonight..

Am going to check why the check egine light came on.. it was not on last night when i pick up the car, but now its there, but it does not look like it affect anything..

I Vtec, do you? · 05-09-2008, 05:15 PM

Make sure to get some vids of the tach/speedo

anavrin351 · 05-09-2008, 06:31 PM

Did you get some good tires?

Civic Pride · 05-09-2008, 09:13 PM

I have some videos now, i will posting them later tonight.. i can't right now..

da_trem · 05-09-2008, 09:53 PM

Thats great news man!..these are quite good numbers for a low 6psi!! Will you retune it before going to 8 psi?

SiRyan · 05-10-2008, 01:43 AM

Nice numbers for now bro. Can't wait to see what it do when it's tuned even better plus a dp.

Street2uned · 05-10-2008, 01:43 AM

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Originally Posted by projectFGrp

Well, being an FG1 owner, I've been criticized by two FG2 owners. One of them laughed at me and the other guy, my friend's older bro, called me a bitch cause I didn't have an Si. Not my fault I don't know how to drive stick.. yet. haha. It'd be nice to see an R18 beat a K20 though because I know that K20 owners pity us. But congrats, pride!! Hope to see some vids up soon!

The Si owners you know are obviously shallow and close-minded. You get those people from every group in the automotive scene.

Civic Pride · 05-10-2008, 02:20 AM

Pictures added to post one, the video is loading on youtube right now..

Street2uned · 05-10-2008, 02:30 AM

Sweet

MoHawk · 05-10-2008, 02:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Civic Pride

Pictures added to post one, the video is loading on youtube right now..

What is it under on youtube...

Street2uned · 05-10-2008, 02:30 AM

Very clean installation. Nice work man.

Civic Pride · 05-10-2008, 02:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Street2uned

Very clean installation. Nice work man.

Yea, thanks am very happy with the clean installation they did, and i love this digital gauges and the sound of boost.

videos should be here sometime in the next 15 minutes, you guys know how youtube takes for ever to upload anything..

Civic Pride · 05-10-2008, 02:38 AM

Here is the video, not the best thing.. just turn up your speakers..

YouTube - R18A1 Turbo Civic

my uploading another video right now, but so that you can hear the BOV and the sound of the turbo, since this other video is right outside my house and i can't go fast lol.

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NSPYR Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hainan Sanya China Posts: 229 Adrian Yeo iTrader: 0 / 0%	Is your car idle and stable at low revs and high gears ? For example 40 kms/hr in 4th gear and you accelerate ? How is the starting of your engine in the mornings ? Is it possible to email me your tuned map for the AEM FIC so i can have a look? How many metres are you above sea level ? thx in advance Last edited by NSPYR; 05-09-2008 at 04:54 AM.

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*PRO Civic* 8thcivic Sponsor Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 87 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Good to hear your tuner is done with the car (for now at least). Those are decent #s, especially if the dyno reads low. You should be able to pick up another 20whp easy with a boost increase, downpipe, and exhaust (if you don't already have one). __________________ Honda Civic Parts Specialists PRO Civic.com

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Civic Pride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brownsville,TN Age: 22 Posts: 2,952 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Here is the video, not the best thing.. just turn up your speakers.. YouTube - R18A1 Turbo Civic my uploading another video right now, but so that you can hear the BOV and the sound of the turbo, since this other video is right outside my house and i can't go fast lol. Last edited by Civic Pride; 05-10-2008 at 02:41 AM.

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koonce727 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: La Crosse, WI Posts: 324 Koonce iTrader: 0 / 0%	it may be better than u went with a safe tune the first time around. This will give the motor/ new parts sometime to break in, then up the boost and re-tune. So far its looken good. I am very happy/wanting to be u right now. gotta love the tq numbers. You know what they always say. Tq wins races, Hp sells cars.

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Blackened Sky Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Boise, Idaho Posts: 41 Matt iTrader: 0 / 0%	I have one question for the turbo guys, when i start from first gear i hear something like a grind or like transmission griending or something like that, is more like a feel than a sound, does the turbo causes this? and is this normal? but it only happens while starting from first and at low rpms.. i will be talking to the guy that install it to see if this is normal.. its kind of hard to explain how it feels or how it sounds.. one of my friends said it was a motor mount but i told him no way.. [/quote] It is your downpipe rattling against the frame under the car. If everything is tight it should be really really close but not touching but it rattles against that bar that is right in front of it due to the exhaust vibration. if you look underneath your car its right where the downpipe connects to the exhaust piping.

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txgriff Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Austin, TX Age: 20 Posts: 154 Griffin iTrader: 0 / 0%	congrats man...but know I feel even worse because you have gotten your car running and mines not. I'm not saying I'm mad at you I'm just wishin mine was ready as well. But I have to wait for boomslang to send my tuner another harness to see if that was the problem with my car, so I won't find out until next week. Congrats though

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Nando(FG2) Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Arlington ,TX Age: 20 Posts: 159 Nando FG CREW #95 iTrader: 0 / 0%	Good #'s man

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I Vtec, do you? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 6,254 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Those are some sick numbers, congrats

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Civic Pride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brownsville,TN Age: 22 Posts: 2,952 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Well today in the morning when i started the car the check engine light came on, but thats probably the o2 sensor or something like that.. the car idles just fine on any rpms.. i will post an idle video and some inside videos and a drive by.. am going to get my oil change right now and i will post some more infor for you guys later tonight.. Am going to check why the check egine light came on.. it was not on last night when i pick up the car, but now its there, but it does not look like it affect anything..

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I Vtec, do you? Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: mn Posts: 6,254 iTrader: 4 / 100%	Make sure to get some vids of the tach/speedo

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Civic Pride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brownsville,TN Age: 22 Posts: 2,952 iTrader: 5 / 100%	I have some videos now, i will posting them later tonight.. i can't right now..

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da_trem Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: L'Epiphanie, Quebec Age: 31 Posts: 16 Dave iTrader: 0 / 0%	Thats great news man!..these are quite good numbers for a low 6psi!! Will you retune it before going to 8 psi?

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SiRyan Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Vallejo,Ca. Age: 23 Posts: 5,445 iTrader: 15 / 100%	Nice numbers for now bro. Can't wait to see what it do when it's tuned even better plus a dp.

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Civic Pride Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Brownsville,TN Age: 22 Posts: 2,952 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Pictures added to post one, the video is loading on youtube right now..

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Street2uned Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 25 Posts: 1,026 Michael iTrader: 0 / 0%	Sweet

05-10-2008, 02:30 AM	#38 (permalink)
Street2uned Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Jacksonville, FL Age: 25 Posts: 1,026 Michael iTrader: 0 / 0%	Very clean installation. Nice work man.