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  1. Honda UK stops production again...

    I think the quality of the Swindon-built hatchbacks compares favorably to Civics built anywhere else. Honda decided to close that plant due to uncertainties over the idiotic Brexit debacle. BTW, Nissans and Toyotas sold in the U.S. are almost all assembled in North America, not Japan, just...
  2. Going to the track with a Civic Sport

    Your Sport MT is a fine car to begin at the track with. The first thing you will need is some track brake pads, ideally matched up with some new rotors, and some ATE TYP 200 fluid that another guy recommended earlier. The second thing to update is your tires and wheels, the stock all-seasons...
  3. Going to the track with a Civic Sport

    Not sure where you got your information on 'others struggling with it'. I've used ATE Typ 200 in my race and street cars for years, and never had a boiling problem. You will need to change it more often than the stock DOT3/4 stuff though.
  4. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    Right, like I said, I'd buy an Accord hatch if they made one...Honda is still stuck in the 'Americans only want sedans' mode, while it's now 'Americans only want trucks and SUVs'. Of course the Accord is more upscale and refined than the Civic, but they do share the same basic platform. And I...
  5. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    I kinda doubt that, since the Accord and Civic share the same platform. Not sure what you mean by half-baked. If they made an Accord hatch manual I'd buy one.
  6. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    No argument on what's the better car, it'd be worth the extra $15K if not for the overheating issue some seem to overlook (because they've never run it hard enough and long enough to experience it). As for the handling issue, it was definitely there, although I never ran the T-S5/255/40-18...
  7. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    You guys apparently can't fathom why anyone might want to downgrade? I made the reasons pretty clear, for those who want to learn. The Type R is sold as a track car, but needs a bigger radiator to be viable as one. I'm guessing neither of you doubters ever tried running yours at a track...
  8. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    Don't worry, I will, and nice walk back -
  9. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    Already posted some pics when I had the wheels for sale, don't really care what you think.
  10. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    Well, I had a new Type R, and indeed ended up downgrading to a Sport hatch manual. The Type R is not a POS, I just got tired of it overheating on track days, and the dumb 20" wheels getting bent on normal roads, and the cost of 20" tires. I then bought some Titan 7 T-S5 18"s in with Michelin...
  11. RSB: Eibach 22 mm vs. OEM 18 mm Si

    Being a front drive car with a pronounced front weight bias, the goal is to reduce understeer...which is what more rear roll stiffness does.
  12. 265/35/18 for autox and track days.

    The 265s should fit. I bought some used wheels off a Mustang (18x8.5, and the same 50mm offset as stock Civic wheels) of which two were 275/35-18s, and they fit both front and rear on my '18 Civic Sport hatch.
  13. RSB: Eibach 22 mm vs. OEM 18 mm Si

    Please report back on the Eibach wall thickness, Thanks! Just did a track day with a stock car, but had 275s on the front and 245s on the rear (with not great Firestone Indy 500 340 TW tires; but came with the wheels). Brakes were worthless after a lap or two, will try some Carbotech or EBC...
  14. OEM Seat replacements?

    Looking for good options in an OEM recliner for a 10th gen hatchback. Anyone found something good?
  15. Who makes shocks and struts for a 10th gen?

    Anyone know if Koni or Bilstien or KYB or anyone else plans to make sport shocks for the non-CTR/Si 10th gen? All I'm finding is OEM generics.
  16. I'm thinking my Type-R is a POS

    I had a 2018 CTR that overheated on the track...very frustrating for such a good track car. The stock wheels are a joke; they bent easily after a few miles on normal roads. Getting no help from Honda, I bought a set of 18" Titan7 T-S5s and mounted Pilot Sports. The result was tricky...
  17. Sold: [FS] 18" Titan7 T-S5 wheels with 255/40-18 Michelin Pilot Sports

    4 Near-new Titan7 T-S5 18" Titanium wheels, with 255/40-18 Michelin Pilot Sports mounted. Maybe 500 miles on the set.
  18. Trying to decide Titan7 TS5 or TR10 on a SGP

    I've a set of almost-new 18" Titanium T-S5s with Michelin Pilot Sports mounted that I'd sell. Dunno what shipping would cost to KY.
  19. 3/30/18 Track Day. Test Cooling Mods and Data.

    My car exhibited similar behavior on an approximately 90 F track day, after only a few laps. Wouldn't it be nice if Honda built the necessary cooling capacity into the car, instead of having us spend thousands more for it?


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