Mugen slower that FA5??!!!

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by splew

No, I was agreeing with you smart guy, it is pretty rice. I was saying that the suspension upgrades are the only useful mod on the Mugen. I also said that too much of the cost goes toward a body kit and wing that just adds weight an exhaust that doesn't have any factory proven horsepower gain. The body mods and exhaust are rice because they serve no purpose except to look cool. Honda should offer the Mugen suspension and wheels/tires as an option for the FG2/FA5 so you could have all the handling/braking benefit minus the extra weight.

They do, it's called the hfp suspension. Basically the same thing. You can pay 600 for that one or a grand for the mugen one on mugen's website.

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

ummm, while i may say the mugen si is all looks, i def. don't agree that it's rice. how is the mugen si rice? it's a LIMITED production edition of the 8th gen civic, which you can't even buy the parts (ie bodykit, shift knob, etc.) from honda for a standard Si unless another mugen si owner was willing to sell it to you.



i agree 100%.

You can buy the parts from certain hondas, just not most of them. I also don't think it's rice. I think it looks great and so do about 75% of the rest of people I talk to about it. It's got it's own style. It's just like if ford was to offer the saleen package w/o any power adding to a gt mustang. People wouldn't put it down. It's just looks. That's what it's for, period. Doesn't mean it's rice though. They didn't develop the car at autozone.

[AllShowNoGo]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

You can buy the parts from certain hondas, just not most of them. I also don't think it's rice. I think it looks great and so do about 75% of the rest of people I talk to about it. It's got it's own style. It's just like if ford was to offer the saleen package w/o any power adding to a gt mustang. People wouldn't put it down. It's just looks. That's what it's for, period. Doesn't mean it's rice though. They didn't develop the car at autozone.

i was referring to htx's comment about how he said the mugen si is "rice".

also, really? i can buy mugen si parts (ie body kit, shift knob, etc.) for my standard Si?

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

i was referring to htx'x comment about how he said the mugen si is "rice".

also, really? i can buy mugen si parts (ie body kit, shift knob, etc.) for my standard Si?

I know, I was agreeing with you, lol. Jeez.

Yes, if you look around, there are some places that will sell the mugen stuff.

[AllShowNoGo]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Yes, if you look around, there are some places that will sell the mugen stuff.

where at!?! seriously, i would LOVE to have that wing on my Si coupe....

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

where at!?! seriously, i would LOVE to have that wing on my Si coupe....

Well first off, you might as well forget about it since you have the coupe. You have to get the mugen-style lip kit. That's all that's available for the coupe. I also personally wouldn't add that wing to the coupe. They have the vis wing that you would probably like ( I wouldn't do that one either).

[AllShowNoGo]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

Well first off, you might as well forget about it since you have the coupe. You have to get the mugen-style lip kit. That's all that's available for the coupe. I also personally wouldn't add that wing to the coupe. They have the vis wing that you would probably like ( I wouldn't do that one either).

one day i was just messing around with pics of the mugen si and standard si on my computer with that photochop crap and that mugen wing on a coupe doesn't look too bad.

[HTX]

i've seen a wing on coupe but im not sure if it was the mugen one or not. It looked good as far as the design goes but it was just too big. I like the stock spoilers.

[splew]

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

ummm, while i may say the mugen si is all looks, i def. don't agree that it's rice. how is the mugen si rice? it's a LIMITED production edition of the 8th gen civic, which you can't even buy the parts (ie bodykit, shift knob, etc.) from honda for a standard Si unless another mugen si owner was willing to sell it to you.



i agree 100%.

Yeah the car itself is not really rice but all the useless body mods are. The body mods don't have any real aero benefit and even if they did, there is little use for them on a car that only goes 135mph. The body mods are almost purely for looks and just add weight that hurts performance (if only a teeny tiny bit). Sacrificing performance purely for looks is considered by many to be rice.

[lovecheese]

Has everyone missed the point? Mugen Spoilers add 5HP! Comon now! I've seen it all over the forum, gotta be true!

[splew]

Originally Posted by lovecheese

Has everyone missed the point? Mugen Spoilers add 5HP! Comon now! I've seen it all over the forum, gotta be true!

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by HTX

i've seen a wing on coupe but im not sure if it was the mugen one or not. It looked good as far as the design goes but it was just too big. I like the stock spoilers.

I happend to the think that the stock si coupe with the hpf lip kit looks the best. It doesn't need a shopping cart wing. I think those wings only look good on certain sedans such as the mugen, evo, and sti; also on type-s's, and celicas.

[splew]

Originally Posted by Excalibur

I happend to the think that the stock si coupe with the hpf lip kit looks the best. It doesn't need a shopping cart wing. I think those wings only look good on certain sedans such as the mugen, evo, and sti; also on type-s's, and celicas.

I agree, the coupe/fastback style never looks good with a huge wing, look at the Corvette and Mustang, both look great with either nothing or a tiny wing/spoiler but look ridiculous with a huge wing. While Lancers and Imprezzas look naked without a big wing.

[HTX]

i dont care for lancers (including evo)at all. i think impreza's look good wingless along with the rsx-s. the celica does look naked without though.

[AllShowNoGo]

the rsx's with the a-spec kit look sooooooooooo hott!!

[HTX]

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

the rsx's with the a-spec kit look sooooooooooo hott!!

yeah they do

[Excalibur]

Originally Posted by AllShowNoGo

the rsx's with the a-spec kit look sooooooooooo hott!!

I know!! I still haven't gotten one yet. Idk why not. I almost got one, but got an evo instead and while all that was great, if I would have gotten the aspec I was looking at, I would still have it to this day.