Thought it was about time I had one of these but I'm not apologising for the absence of pics for what looks like a stock FN2!
Since owning I've retro fitted some OEM stuff, aluminium fuel cap and front grill badge + side decals.
I've also added an HKS RSK and some bulbs from Mr JP.
I do have plans for the car this year but I'm not going to list any of it yet as I prefer to say after something's been done.
Nothing crazy like chargers or turbos but enough to keep up with the fellow subtle modders I hope
Will add pics later. I would say watch this space but as all the plans I have will have been seen before, I'll save you the effort of checking back in a hurry
Not had the chance yet mate! hardly used the car recently! I'm getting a new manifold built by Willie t meercat t the beginning of February so I'll probs wait till then and get some videos up
Doesn't matter if its been done before. Its your car and if you are going to start a mods thread then get your pics up and be proud!
It also gives you something to look back on in a few years when you have done everything you said you wouldn't (side decals do lead to superchargers / turbos / nos etc - its the start of a slippery slope. lol). You can at least see where it all went went wrong. :facepalm:
Look forward to the videos. Valid points about the pics too so I'll get on it.
Thinking about painting my callipers black. Not fussed about Type R writing as I have side decals and think it may be too much.
Also want to get Mudflaps colour coded or have them totally removed.
These arrived today. They're discontinued but I got them brand new for £150. The ICE install is likely to drag on forever as I only trust Dalco Audio to take my car apart and they're 4 hours away
Guys I'm after suggestions on how to increase midrange/torque. I'm not wanting a decat due to MOT nonsense.
I'm not wanting to spend k's either so are there any midpriced mods that do this.
I don't want to flashpro until I've exhausted all my options and know what's available.
Why don't you want use flashpro? If you buy flashpro it comes with the pre installed map called Group N. This map can be used with a standard car and will massively transform the torque available. You don't need to do anything other than buy the Flashpro unit and then install the map, which is easy to do.
A custom map is fine after you have added all the parts you want. The group N map works fine with no other mods and is a great place to start. No other single mod on its own will provide such a transformation to your cars performance (turbos and superchargers excluded).
Find someone locally who has it fitted and see if you can have a run out in their car. You'll be really impressed at the difference.
Ah ok so the group N is 'safe' then I take it. Is RRC/TB/Cams a route worth going down or is that really only for people who are planning chargers/turbos further down?
I'm not very technical so I may be asking some ridiculous stuff here but learning is fun and it sticks when Im given info
Group N map is safe and I ran it for a couple of months before I had my custom map installed.
RRC etc is generally for people who wish to get the best out of their N/a setup. They're not needed for charging.
I'm not technically minded but you pick stuff up as you go along. Also speak to a tuner such as TDI or CPL and they will tell you what the best option is for the money you want to spend.
No questions is stupid - that is what forums are for - to share knowledge.
Race header being a Toda/Teg/CPL manifold? If I do this do they have to just put the CAT on for MOT?
That makes the MOT time quite a bit more expensive and I doubt the taking apart and refit will do anything any good.
Damn emissions laws.
Sorry for my severe lack of knowledge again here but is this the same as an RRC? Torque Developments International | Performance Experts.
So could I have that and it would give me some midrange/throttle response and get the FD2 Throttle body too. I thought these parts would be more expensive, is the fitting labour intensive?
Fitting the RRC and TB is relatively straightforwward just a couple of hours labour, those won't give you what your looking for though mate, a custom flashpro map will more than likely lower your Vtec crossover meaning your on high cams earlier however your midrange will still be pretty gutsy and your midrange torque will "dip" on your dyno print as the cat is so restrictive the only way to get noticeable midrange gains is to go with a manifold, but before you do, investigate where there is a "friendly" tester nearby do that you don't have the afore mentioned hassle with MOT!
The RRC and TB are mainly going to give you peak gains, you'll find that when modifying you change one part, it'll create a bottleneck somewhere else, thing is if you change just the RRC and TB you won't see much gain as the stock intake cannot pull in anymore air to take advantage of these parts, similarly the stock intake pipe is a bottleneck in itself and so cannot pull more air into the RRC, then the stock cams cannot pull in more air and the stock exhaust can't expell anymore air, NA tuning is very very expensive, if you want big midrange and don't want to decat, I would say go for a charger, Robbiharry is selling one just now, I know you said you didn't want to spend thousands but in the long run that would be cheaper
Thanks for that write up Dave, really appreciate the effort. You might not actually be wrong about the charger either! Good to know there are options I guess.
I apologise for the lack of pictures, I need a non rainy day!
Well my original plan was to not mod. Then I got an RSK. I've got a Martelius on route and thinking FP to finish it off.
Then when I've got the funds I can think about charging. I just worry that without much tech knowledge I might not look after it as well as I should.
Car going to Performance Autoworks in Gloucester to have exhaust fitted and to give my car another 3 year service as I don't trust the dealer I bought it from to have done it properly.
Little update, getting the Martelius fitted on Friday 13th and callipers painted black. I'm not having the type r highlighted as I have decals and I think it's a bit overkill personally.
Found out I got 3 years of free servicing too at Honda! So will be getting the 3 year done this month as the dealer did it before and I don't trust them (Evans Halshaw).
Also got a can of this as I heard its worth a pop:
Oh, and I'll have a Flashpro on the 25th. So all my plans for the year seem to be getting done in the first month!
haha yeah I look back at my thread and when I've said I've got plans for next year etc I always have got it booked within a month! Too hard to wait once you have decided what you want!
Looking good mate keep us updated and let us know what the martelius is like!
Flap was actually kinda attached to box but still pretty bad. Don't blame Martelius at all.
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