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  1. Turbo Failure? High-Pitched Noise

    So my turbo has started making a higher pitched noise upon spooling than it normally does. A quick search tells me it might sound like a dentist drill, which it kinda does and kinda doesn't. (Video attached). I just had it in for service and they didn't say anything but i guess they weren't...
  2. Multiple warnings in dashboard

    Hello everyone. I have this issue... When I start the car, my dash is like a Christmas tree... I don't have electrical power brake (but when alla the lights come on and I push the button OK.. The handbreak works..) eps, abs, acc, lkas, auto pilot don't work and some others errors I don't...
  3. Kshawn blew it up again

    Welp here I am again ? Investigation is pointing towards the headgasket failing and the heat from the escaping cylinder burned its way into the coolant system. With a failure like this it wouldn't of mattered if I was built or not. 0 blame on @Two Step Performance ,and the engine. The forged...
  4. Rough Metal Sound in 4th

    Alright… it’s been a while. Drove the car last week and it was fine. Got in it later that day and fourth was making this weird noise. Noise only comes when accelerating and only in fourth. No sound when clutch is not engaged or revving in fourth. When decelerating no ticking noise but there is...
  5. 1.5T Hobby-man's engine thread

    So for those regulars around here who don't know yet, I lost my engine (L15BA) on Tuesday during some street datalogging for an e-tune with Derek Robinson. Here is a link to my most recent update post in @gtman's tuning survey. In brief, I had been running for most of my tuned miles (nearly 20k...
  6. My Spec clutch experience - Caveat emptor

    A great Happy New Year to all the civicx members! First and foremost, I want to say that the intentions of this post is not to dissuade anyone from purchasing a Spec product. It is only to inform the community of my experience. That being said, my dealings with Spec has to be the absolute WORST...
  7. CVT failure: Details inside

    Just thought I'd share my experience with my recent CVT failure, what (probably) caused it, and how it was resolved thankfully under warranty. See TL;DR on the bottom if you don't want all the details (though the details shine a lot of light on what happened). Feel free to AMA if it's not...


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