Aussie Civic owners

[vitusdoom]

I don't think anything cosmetic would void your warranty and this would probably include suspension mods (coilovers, springs, wheels/tyres, strut/sway bars). I also think something like a catback exhaust would be harmless. I doubt you could get away with anything else on the engine other than maybe an intake (which most probably more for sound/looks than actual performance since the stock air box is pretty darn good)? Just my 2 cents.

Yep. And my second question comes in. If you are in oz/melbourne whereabouts can i get the mods?

Thanks

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[AussieRS]

For anyone who may be interested in an engine tune, the lack of ethanol in our local fuel has been a limiting factor but it appears there is hope: http://www.civicx.com/threads/sprinkle-a-little-special-sauce-on-it-and-it-makes-power.14685/unread.

Just make sure you understand you will need a tune to benefit from the ethanol content.

Are you saying e10 will provide better performance/economy than 98oct on a stock turbo civic with no tune?

 

[ddood]

Are you saying e10 will provide better performance/economy than 98oct on a stock turbo civic with no tune?

I cannot say for sure as I never put E10 into my car when it was on a stock tune but it might be worth investigating although YMMV depending on the fuel/ethanol content (the up to 10% claim does not help as anything from 0-10% falls within that).

I have however switched from BP Ultimate RON98 to E10 now on a custom tune and let's just say I am not going to be bothering with RON98 anymore. After I finish with the E10 tune, I will be starting an "E25" blend tune to see if it is as good as advertised using probably E10 and E85.

Btw, how's the FlashPro treating you?

 

[ddood]

Yep. And my second question comes in. If you are in oz/melbourne whereabouts can i get the mods?

Thanks

Sorry mate, can't help you there as I have done zilch to the car except for a tune. I think anything more than a tune would end up killing the CVT prematurely but that's only my belief. Vit has plans for a custom turbo which should fit into CVT cars as well and can apparently be tuned down to play nice but unless you plan to track/auto-X the car, it's probably overkill, especially for our roads here (am talking about Sydney where I am).

 

[AussieRS]

I cannot say for sure as I never put E10 into my car when it was on a stock tune but it might be worth investigating although YMMV depending on the fuel/ethanol content (the up to 10% claim does not help as anything from 0-10% falls within that).

I have however switched from BP Ultimate RON98 to E10 now on a custom tune and let's just say I am not going to be bothering with RON98 anymore. After I finish with the E10 tune, I will be starting an "E25" blend tune to see if it is as good as advertised using probably E10 and E85.

Btw, how's the FlashPro treating you?

I didn't end up purchasing the FlashPro so can't comment on it unfortunately.

 

[ddood]

I didn't end up purchasing the FlashPro so can't comment on it unfortunately.

Oh, what happened?

 

[AussieRS]

Oh, what happened?

Bought a house instead. Can't afford mods at the moment.

 

[ddood]

Bought a house instead. Can't afford mods at the moment.

I hear ya... I am in the same boat.

 

[vitusdoom]

Is it a boat or a house? Just kididng. Me as well. Thats why im looking for mods that wouldnt cost that much?

 

[ddood]

Is it a boat or a house? Just kididng. Me as well. Thats why im looking for mods that wouldnt cost that much?

Haha, I knew that was coming when I sent off the msg... LOL.

If you want the car to drive better and have a little more go... just buy a KTuner and run one of the Starter tunes and tweak to your liking. A V1 KTuner is USD499 including shipping to OZ (but you will need a notebook or something similar to use it).

If you want a custom tune, I would recommend getting a KTuner + etune combo from VitTuned.com (USD700 shipped). This opens up the door for blending E85 fuel to get you a claimed 230+whp (torque will be limited because of the CVT). I am probably about 80% done with my custom tune running E10 and I have no regrets and am really happy with the way the car drives. Will probably do a retune with an E85 blend after this just because it is that addictive.

The V2 KTuner is nice but is another USD200 and is more of a luxury than anything else.

This flash based tuning will likely affect the engine/tranny warranty but there is nothing else which offers the same bang for your buck. I have taken my car back for normal servicing and simply flash back to stock.

The Flashpro is another alternative although I have not used it and so cannot say much about it. I will say if you want a custom tune, KTuner is the way to go.

Edit: I will also add that fuel economy is largely the same as before. Just did a round trip to Wagga Wagga from Sydney last week and had 6.3 L/100km going there (was a bit more lead footed overtaking) and 5.8 L/100km coming back (when I just left it on the cruise control). Usually net around 7.5 to 8.3 L/100km driving in Sydney depending on traffic.

 

[vitusdoom]

Haha, I knew that was coming when I sent off the msg... LOL.

If you want the car to drive better and have a little more go... just buy a KTuner and run one of the Starter tunes and tweak to your liking. A V1 KTuner is USD499 including shipping to OZ (but you will need a notebook or something similar to use it).

If you want a custom tune, I would recommend getting a KTuner + etune combo from VitTuned.com (USD700 shipped). This opens up the door for blending E85 fuel to get you a claimed 230+whp (torque will be limited because of the CVT). I am probably about 80% done with my custom tune running E10 and I have no regrets and am really happy with the way the car drives. Will probably do a retune with an E85 blend after this just because it is that addictive.

The V2 KTuner is nice but is another USD200 and is more of a luxury than anything else.

This flash based tuning will likely affect the engine/tranny warranty but there is nothing else which offers the same bang for your buck. I have taken my car back for normal servicing and simply flash back to stock.

The Flashpro is another alternative although I have not used it and so cannot say much about it. I will say if you want a custom tune, KTuner is the way to go.

Wouldnt those void the warranty? How did you test it out?

 

[ddood]

Wouldnt those void the warranty? How did you test it out?

Yes, I did mention the warranty bit. It comes with the territory of having a tune. Having said that, there are a lot of cars in the U.S. that have had similar tunes done running for more than 12 months without issue so I take some comfort in that. Plus, I am not driving around like a maniac and flooring it all the time so I don't think I am asking too much of the engine/tranny.

You will know it with your butt dyno. However, to be more scientific, part of the e-tune requires WOT runs and I just did 0-100 runs and compared those. The base tune netted me 7.8s and now it does it in 7.0s flat (with boost-by-gear which limits boost in 1st and 2nd gears). Think an OZ mag did a run after dialing in some revs and had 7.8s launch. It is not going to set your world on fire but the in-gear acceleration for overtaking etc. and overall driveability is so much better than stock and was the sole reason I did it. Plus, I am running E10 now which is so much cheaper than PULP 98, which is a bonus (but will require a custom tune).

 

[firefrog]

Howdy! Bit quiet here in the Aus forum but thought I should check in, got my SGP RS Hatch just a few days ago. Definitely seeing more 10th gens around Melbourne lately.

 

[vitusdoom]

Howdy! Bit quiet here in the Aus forum but thought I should check in, got my SGP RS Hatch just a few days ago. Definitely seeing more 10th gens around Melbourne lately.

I only saw one RS down at work in geelong most ive seen in Melb are the sedans

 

[ddood]

I only saw one RS down at work in geelong most ive seen in Melb are the sedans

There's a good mix here in Sydney of both sedans and hatches now. I would say the most common variant I have seen is the RS. I would have gotten that if I could get the Honda Sensing on it. My work sometimes requires that I drive long distances and I must say, the LKAS and ACC features make a huge difference for long distance driving and I have no regrets going with the LX (except for the rims which look absolutely horrid).

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