Lust's FK8 Civic Type R Track & Street Build

[parkthetiger]

Rotors are looking nice. I also wanted to ask if C&R ever found a donor car for their oil cooler?

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[Lust]

Rotors are looking nice. I also wanted to ask if C&R ever found a donor car for their oil cooler?

Let me follow up on the oil cooler

 

[parkthetiger]

Let me follow up on the oil cooler

Thanks. Also wanted to say that the kzCMC clutch master cylinder with AC Delco Synchromesh is a game changer; I'm glad I waited for it.

 

[Lust]

Thanks. Also wanted to say that the kzCMC clutch master cylinder with AC Delco Synchromesh is a game changer; I'm glad I waited for it.

Glad it’s working well for you.

Cory just got back to me and said that the donor car never followed through. So once again we’re looking for a car in the Indianapolis area to drop their car for a few days.

 

[Unity Performance]

My brakes are nearly silent. If they do make noise, I’ll be sure to let you know.

Finished my brake overhaul. The piston seals on my original calipers were absolutely destroyed. Forgot to take pics but there’s no hope for them. I found that the sakebomb brake lines were rubbing again on the barrel of the wheel. Scored up my TEs which I’m not too happy about. I ordered some Goodridge lines which hopefully arrive soon.

Paragon hard anodized rotors and Paragon R5 pads went on to replace my SBG rotors and ST43 pads. I explained the differences in a previous post so please refer to that. Overall the quality looks much higher when compared to the SBG and I am very happy with the Paragon products. To top it all off, I did a very thorough brake bleed. I went through 4 bottles of Honda brake fluid to get out any air in the system. I then bled the brakes again with Endless RF650 brake fluid. This fluid is really good stuff. I’d say better than Castrol SRF when it comes to pedal feel.

Initial impressions of the rotors/pads are very good. The R5 pads have a ton of bite and extremely good modulation. Brakes were quiet and offered a smooth, judder free stop. The ST43s also had a lot of bite but not a lot of modulation. The R5 is much better in this regard.

If anyone is interested in purchasing pads or rotors, reach out to Godfrey at Paragon. He’s been a huge help and right now is a great time to buy since they’re running a group buy so hurry up and get in!

I do have a track day planned on the 23rd at Buttonwillow. Hopefully the car doesn’t act up on me because that would be pretty far from home.

Pics will be uploaded later tonight

Hey, did you get your Goodridge lines in yet? How was the install? Looking for some feedback from CTR owners as they should have revised the bracket.

 

[Lust]

Hey, did you get your Goodridge lines in yet? How was the install? Looking for some feedback from CTR owners as they should have revised the bracket.

I haven’t received them yet. They’re taking much longer to arrive than expected

 

[hesitation]

could you elaborate a bit more on your suspension setup? i'm looking at the RV6 stuff and was wondering what you would recommend that really helps improve the driving characteristics of the car. i won't be on the track for awhile so i'm unsure what is worth it to get.

i've also been thinking of getting the spoon rigid collars and some eibach pro springs.

thanks in advance!

 

[Lust]

could you elaborate a bit more on your suspension setup? i'm looking at the RV6 stuff and was wondering what you would recommend that really helps improve the driving characteristics of the car. i won't be on the track for awhile so i'm unsure what is worth it to get.

i've also been thinking of getting the spoon rigid collars and some eibach pro springs.

thanks in advance!

I think the sway bar and Swift springs were the biggest felt difference. The sway bar definitely made the car rotate better.

 

[hesitation]

I had an issue with my Goodridge lines that I thought I'd share:

It seems that the angle of the lines and the bracket it's going through won't allow for it to travel back and forth smoothly. It ends up getting shoved to the wheel side and will cause the lines to rub against the wheel. It might not occur if you have bigger wheels but I'm on 18s.

I've used a bunch of zip ties for now to essentially stop the line from traveling on the body side and only provide enough slack for the wheel side cabling to move around. Unsure what Goodridge intended for you to do to have it work properly.... very frustrating.

 

[hesitation]

Quick update: Goodridge reached out and will be trying to send me lines that have shorter fittings coming out of the block to hopefully resolve the issue.

According to the rep, the lines aren't really supposed to travel in the middle bracket but I am slightly dubious of that. It would make sense for it to have some travel to account for left/right wheel turn and up/down suspension travel.

I also ordered some clamps as a failsafe because I don't trust zip-ties to last that long.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00938915K/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I'll update here when they come in and I get them fitted on the car.

 

[hesitation]

Good news!

The updated lines from Goodridge arrived last week and I got them installed today. As you can see in the pic, the new lines have the fitting going into the block be much shorter, which allows for more bend when it's installed. Long story short, there is plenty of clearance now and everything is working as intended.

Don't have a pic of them being installed on the car but heres a pic showing much more bend the newer lines have:

 

[Lust]

Good news!

The updated lines from Goodridge arrived last week and I got them installed today. As you can see in the pic, the new lines have the fitting going into the block be much shorter, which allows for more bend when it's installed. Long story short, there is plenty of clearance now and everything is working as intended.

Don't have a pic of them being installed on the car but heres a pic showing much more bend the newer lines have:

My goodridge lines haven’t arrived yet. Soon hopefully though. My sakebomb lines are rubbing quite terribly and are now possibly leaking :/

 

[hesitation]

My goodridge lines haven’t arrived yet. Soon hopefully though. My sakebomb lines are rubbing quite terribly and are now possibly leaking :/

covid has made shipping a nightmare

i'd try getting some zipties on your lines as a temporary measure to prevent them from rubbing too much, it worked for me while i was waiting on my new lines to come in. you will need to get them on a lift so you're able to turn lock to lock to make sure it's working correctly though

 

[Lust]

covid has made shipping a nightmare

i'd try getting some zipties on your lines as a temporary measure to prevent them from rubbing too much, it worked for me while i was waiting on my new lines to come in. you will need to get them on a lift so you're able to turn lock to lock to make sure it's working correctly though

I just received my lines and it looks like I have the older revision lines. How did you reach out to Goodridge? I'd hate to install an outdated part. Thanks!

 

[hesitation]

I just received my lines and it looks like I have the older revision lines. How did you reach out to Goodridge? I'd hate to install an outdated part. Thanks!

I just sent a message through the contact section on their website:
https://goodridge.com/uk/contact/

Two guys who were in contact with my issue:
[email protected]
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Just mention that you are on 18s and the older fittings wont allow the lines to clear the wheels without scraping

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