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You bought a $450 shifter after reading zero reviews when the GOAT is the same money? Bold move, Cotton.

I just put together a post about transmission fluid here: https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/fl5-de5-transmission-fluid-reference.63072/

There's a ton of info in this thread: https://www.integraforums.com/forum/threads/which-acuity-parts-needed-to-just-remove-lateral-slop-on-shifter.57332/ I have personally done: Acuity 4-Way adjustable shifter (1981-LHD)...

The manual in these cars, despite getting glazed by auto-journos who just endlessly repeat each other, is not that great out of the box. It's okay, but far from extraordinary. There's a lot you can do to improve it.

Got this done today. The Acuity bushings aren't a crazy difference when you already have the full 4-way Acuity shifter, but they do make some difference and they aren't awful to install. The Redline MTL made quite a difference. I am going to reserve full judgement until the car gets cold...

Ah okay. What’s your budget and how far are you willing to take things? How many manual transmission cars have you owned?

And somebody that planned the production schedule such that parts aren't piling up is getting a faaaaaat bonus. It's intentional and it's incentivized.

You didn't post what mods you have, if any.

I still don't find this acceptable. Who is trying to get a fender for these cars just to... have on hand and not use? Like if you need a fender, it's going to be a high 90th percentile chance that you're replacing a damaged one. Acura/Honda shouldn't play games with parts like this. It's...

Ford does do pretty good most of the time on parts availability. The bumper was the only GT350-specific part there, though.

This is literally every modern car and I hate it. Thanks to the miracle of just in time manufacturing, the incentives that are put in place are for parts to arrive at the factory "just in time" to be assembled on a car. And when one of us idiot consumers dares to damage a part, well it just...

Awesome post, thanks for the writeup!

Torque requirements do not change when you switch lug nuts. That's nonsensical and I've never heard that in my life. Always use the vehicle manufacturer's recommended torque spec. 94 ft-lb for our cars. If you buy lug nuts that can't handle 94 ft-lb, throw them in the trash. WTF.

https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/adapter-for-motive-power-bleeder.58885/

That's the one I used, with the caveat that you should point the loop forwards (away from the driver) rather than towards the driver as the instructions suggest, in order to maintain clearance for a wire harness that passes behind the CMC damper bracket. Also, and I cannot overstate this...

You should remove the damper because it causes more delay than the actual delay valve. Doesn't seem to do much of anything for NVH.

Right but he's obviously completely misinformed about the FL5/DE5 clutch hydraulic system, so what else is he getting wrong?

The factory Honda MTL so far is doing good for me in the cold. It starts to feel just a bit sluggish around 0°F and below, but not bad. 20°F is no problem at all. Warms up quick. I haven't had the time, but I have a gallon of Redline MTL that I'm going to give a shot. Redline MT-90 is...

Good to hear!

Let us know how they fit. Brake caliper clearance is usually the biggest issue. If they just baaaaarely clear or baaaaarely touch, you can get very thin spacers from a company called Caold Technology out of Oz. Takes a while to ship around the world though.