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  1. Launch Control with CVT

    Ok. I count that as 01 "there are no safe limits". Any other opinions on this matter?
  2. Launch Control with CVT

    Simple question: I have a Civic Touring 2020 and would like to known what are the safe limits (if any) on revving up the engine while holding the brakes pedal with the gear on either D or S.
  3. Max horsepower

    I noticed some people debating on whether the Racechip works or not for the Civic. I have Racechip RS installed on my Civic Touring 1.5 and made a video for comparison. I know it's very amateur to say the least, but I think it's conclusive enough. Tests were ran in the same conditions, same...
  4. Anyone go from a 2.0 to 1.5 engine?

    I miss the manual transmission Civics. They are not available in Brazil for the Gen X.
  5. Anyone go from a 2.0 to 1.5 engine?

    I met a stock car racing pilot who also is a specialist in car tuning that owns the exact same model as I do (for day to day use). He said he would sometimes get into drags with some Audi on the streets (things are wild here in Brazil) and he would raise the revs to up to 2.5k before letting go...
  6. Anyone go from a 2.0 to 1.5 engine?

    How far can you go on raising engine's revs while breaking before your CVT transmission breaks?
  7. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    It's not so much about "there is no way". It's more about "how do you deal with this and that car weaknesses"?
  8. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    I find it amazing how obscure this is. I have looked it up on Google and couldn't find a single comment on this matter. Thought I was the one going crazy.
  9. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    I did some 0-60 tests on Sport mode automatic and it remained stationary on 6000 rpm during that time. A few days later, my car would change the fake gears upon reaching high revs. I was doing the same thing in both scenarios. I wonder what caused things to be different.
  10. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    I noticed when I'm driving in the highway that sometimes my car will simulate gears and sometimes it won't. This seems at random. Any idea?
  11. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    Yep. I lived in many towns in America. LA, Sao Paulo, San Jose (Costa Rica), and my hometown. Interestingly enough, the roads here are not the worst I have dealt with, but people here, specifically in my hometown, are peculiar. They are not exactly uneducated, they just never feel like you...
  12. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    Interesting... is that maybe a drive-by-wire thing then? I didn't have any problem with this type of situation back then when I drove a fully mechanic GM Omega 4.1 Liters. I would push the gas and the car would immediately respond.
  13. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    Don't get me wrong. I lived in LA for a year and driving there was a breeze compared to the big, high density cities in Brazil. I live in an urban area with a population of 3 million, and, just so you have an idea of density, my apartment is on the 15th floor. I didn't mean merging on the...
  14. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    Oh. You clearly never drove in a savage traffic like the ones I'm used to. Hahaha I get it, tho. I have lived a couple years in the U.S. and driving there is surely much less stressing and insane.
  15. How do you deal with difficult lane merges and stop sign crossings?

    I have this feeling the 1.5T is not so great in two very specific, but also extremely common scenarios: traffic jams and stop signs. Imagine you want to change lanes and you want to be quick from the moment you intend to move, because a small window of opportunity just surged. You have to be...
  16. Anyone go from a 2.0 to 1.5 engine?

    I have this feeling the 1.5T is not so great in two very specific, but also extremely common scenarios: traffic jams and stop signs. Imagine you want to change lanes and you want to be quick from the moment you intend to move, because a small window of opportunity just surged. You have to be...
  17. Really confused about my car's horsepower

    I have filled my tank with additived Shell V Power and now it is most of the times dropping rpm to 600 rpm on standstill instead of the 700 it used to. Wouldn't make me worried, but the car is sometimes dropping to 500 momentarily (only once upon stopping at the red light, for instance), causing...
  18. Really confused about my car's horsepower

    All I've been doing is dragging since I installed the piggy back. So I guess I'm doomed. Any way I can check the integrity of my engine? We have a very warm market for used cars here, so I'm planning on trading it for a newer one - maybe an Accord, in 2 - 3 years. Brazilian gasoline contains...
  19. Really confused about my car's horsepower

    Is my car permanently damaged just because I ran half a tank of 87 with the piggy back? I'm waiting for it to drain until the minimum before going to the station.
  20. Really confused about my car's horsepower

    How should the dyno look like?


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