Time for a thread! 13 TW sedan

liljusepy

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Figured ive been here long enough to start a thread. I typically move quickly when building cars and will update this thread as I progress!

The car was quite the soap opera to get my hands on. I originally had ordered one with nav, then drove a nav car and hated the system, and the horrid glare so I decided to not follow through with that order. Then a dealer got me a silver car, and then I found it had nav. THEN, finally after about 3 months a dealer I had contacted early in the game made good on their promise and called me out of no where saying they had a white non-nav car headed in. They had it built for me, but since it was a dealer order I still got to negotiate a deal (invoice).

Car: 2013 Si sedan

Mods so far:
-35% 3m tint
-Debadged "civic" from trunk lid"
-OEM splash guards with 3m clear bra installed behind them
-OEM all weather mats with trunk tray (found on CL, $80 for the entire set new!)
-Grafix amber taillight overlays
-AP1 S2000 shift knob, refinished and powder coated clear
-H&R sports
-Godspeed rear camber arms (red)
-Ingalls front camber bolts
-Performance aligned (probably the best money spent)
-Buddyclub short shifter
-Hybrid shift cable bushings
-Corsport shift box bushings
-Garageline 20mm spacers
-OEM xm unit with hidden antenna
-Hasport 70a rear motor mount
-Volk CE28n 18x8.5 +30

What's next (within the next 3-4 weeks):
-Some vinyl wrapping (grill and trunk chrome) ;)


Future:
-A lot!!!

You may have notice that there are no power related parts planned as of yet. This is typically what I do as I like to exhaust the car's capabilities BEFORE I start messing with the power. Once ive learned to "be better" than the car at its current power levels I will look in to changing some engine parts around.

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- Suspension on this car is ridiculously easy to install. Ive done a lot of installs and this as not only the quickest, but also the most straight forward. I did it without compressors, which I dont recommend, but since I use an impact on the top strut nut and not hand tools I got away with releasing the spring tension (which wasnt all that much anyhow). You definitely do not need a compressor to get an aftermarket spring to go back in.
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This was yesterday (6/9/13). First drive with the new suspension components. I was almost hoping for more stiffness, but it rides fantastic. Car has not yet settled.
 
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Looks good! I like the yellow on the tailights
Make sure to post up future plans too :)
 

Fig

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looks great! I noticed that the part number for your springs is made for a coupe. The sedan is suppose to be 51890. Or did you intentionally wanted to get the coupe version?
 

liljusepy

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Nope, they are the right springs. Reference the thread I created on the topic. The long short of it is that the box part number is different, but the actual springs are the same for coupe and sedan.


I even called h&r to confirm.
 

liljusepy

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Alrighty, some thoughts. Decided to go -1.3* camber in the front, -1* in the rear since there will be more rear camber naturally when under load (typical for irs), and 0* toe all the way around.

I must add that with just h&r springs my rear camber was -2.5*. Definitely needed the rear arms. Front camber was -.5*. Both front and rear toe were all out of whack.

Lets just say the car is now very spirited!

Also, this happened on the way home which made the drive a little more fun!
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