If you aren't going to use the car for a while, you might try the technique I used to replace a rusty DP/exhaust on my other car:
1) PB Blaster spray and soak (1-2 hour)
2) 1/4 turn
3) PB Blaster spray and soak (1-2 hour)
4) 1/4 turn
5) PB Blaster spray and soak (overnight)
6) Wait until next...
Nothing mechanical changed. It's a business and marketing decision. Acura got rid of the 17's in the refresh to boost the value proposition of the car. "The base model now gets 18's, wow, what a deal! See, we're updating the car!"
If you are buying 17 inch steel wheels, don't forget to buy...
I'm planning on going from 235/40R18 on my Civic Si to 215/50R17 snow tires because I have a set of legacy 17" steel wheels from a previous car. 215/50R17 is an official 11th gen Civic tire size used on the lower trims. You'll be fine.
"How can you trust a man that wears both a belt and suspenders? Man can't even trust his own pants."
No thanks, I'll leave my car in gear and use the parking brake.
Bro, you need a flip phone and a clapped out Accord from like 1998. That's the only way to be truly safe from gubment surveillance. Worth the safety tradeoff and 20 decades of crumple zone and airbag technology.
What pressures are people running with the A-Spec 6MT and aftermarket wheels? I just purchased 18x8.5 with 245-40R18's?. Any recs on pressures for street use?
Go check r/CivicSi on reddit. There's a thread on there about this topic.
r/CivicSi/comments/1hzqson/another_tune_question_why_does_honda_purposely/
"Honda engineer here. It's cost. Caveat: I do not work on the SI or any Civic project.
Making the SI more tuner friendly from the jump would...
Too late! Did this help in terms of power or sound at all? I was thinking of saving money by picking this up kit up instead of going with a full intake.
Coolant normally flows top down in the radiator. If you have a large aftermarket intercooler blocking your radiator, then your coolant won't reach the proper cooled temp because of that blockage. By reversing the coolant hoses so the the coolant flows bottom up, the coolant is mildly cooled at...