I drove my CTR 700 miles home

[romulanvox]

@foxxdie , how's the responsiveness of the engine brake? As in, when you lift your foot off the gas, do you feel the car slow down immediately? Some cars engine braking effect is muted which I dislike.

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[Mick the Quick]

@foxxdie bought it and picked it up, I happened to stop in and the car was there and we met. I bought mine in Syracuse, just waiting for it to be delivered in either July or August. I live in Lancaster so I will be driving mine around out here!

Fox? Lamacchia?

Congrats, bud.

 

[taiso0019]

Right around the corner in Ballantyne!

Oh man. I work right in the middle of the corporate park. Looking forward to catching you coming in or out of the area!!!

 

[foxxdie]

@foxxdie , how's the responsiveness of the engine brake? As in, when you lift your foot off the gas, do you feel the car slow down immediately? Some cars engine braking effect is muted which I dislike.

As someone who is arguably not the best manual driver, I can vouch for it being pretty responsive. Depending on what RPM you're sitting at it'll give you different results obviously, but after just driving it for a few days now it's easy to get a good feel for what to expect from it.

 

[romulanvox]

As someone who is arguably not the best manual driver, I can vouch for it being pretty responsive. Depending on what RPM you're sitting at it'll give you different results obviously, but after just driving it for a few days now it's easy to get a good feel for what to expect from it.

That's great! I always prefer to use engine brake over the brake pedal as I feel is a smoother way to drive on normal roads.

 

[chi town brat]

"Hello gas stations..."

Thanks for the share. Since all I drive are 3 older Honda's I wonder if I'll even notice any of the vibrations you mention.

RE-71R's and Hoosier tires - welcome to my world of picking up paint and anything else on the road. When the new Hoosier A7 came out, I was in Lincoln, NE for the Solo Nationals on the ocean of concrete which literally had turned into an ocean. I was driving in at least 2 inches of water and my damn Hossiers were still picking up stones as I did 5 mph back to my paddock space. They're nuts but damn that grip...Love it!

Enjoy and thanks again!

 

[zroger73]

That's great! I always prefer to use engine brake over the brake pedal as I feel is a smoother way to drive on normal roads.

Brake pads are far less expensive than clutch replacements.

 

[DevonK]

Brake pads are far less expensive than clutch replacements.

But with the CTR's perfect rev-matching (if you choose to use it) your clutch wear should be far less (unless you already always rev-match flawlessly yourself).

 

[Chee_hu]

@foxxdie I'm not sure if it's already been asked and I missed it somewhere, but did you happen to use painters tape in attempt to protect the paint from debris?

 

[foxxdie]

@foxxdie I'm not sure if it's already been asked and I missed it somewhere, but did you happen to use painters tape in attempt to protect the paint from debris?

I had thought about some form of protection, but ultimately I drove my ctr home naked. I walked a few laps around the car every time I stopped and didn't notice any problems. My luck will definitely run out so I've been looking around Charlotte for a good shop.

 

[Chee_hu]

I had thought about some form of protection, but ultimately I drove my ctr home naked. I walked a few laps around the car every time I stopped and didn't notice any problems. My luck will definitely run out so I've been looking around Charlotte for a good shop.

Gotcha. I'm mostly scared of semis kicking up rocks lol. Thanks for the response as usual.

 

[Judd]

Fox? Lamacchia?

Congrats, bud.

Honda City, are you picking one up too?

 

[y4ngel]

I had thought about some form of protection, but ultimately I drove my ctr home naked. I walked a few laps around the car every time I stopped and didn't notice any problems. My luck will definitely run out so I've been looking around Charlotte for a good shop.

I get my car back tomorrow from Sunstoppers South End. So far it's been a good experience and they even post pictures of the progress on instagram.

 

[Nismo14]

Congrats and welcome!

 

[Mick the Quick]

Honda City, are you picking one up too?

I wish. Used to live there.

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