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Sadly Nick passed away from unforseen health issues. Nick was a popular member of civic5 from the very day he joined back in 2010, always helpful to everyone,and always up for a laugh. He was also a valued member of the Civic5 Team, and helped run our Facebook group. A true Civic M enthusiast, Nicks own Civic was a stunning MB6 VTiS, which he loved. He spent time and money making the car mint, and had it to a few meets too. He was a regular in the forum, even logging on when he was in hospital while waiting to go into surgery for a kidney transplant! A true gent, he will be massively missed in our club. Nick leaves a wife and 2 daughters. Both Nick and his civic will be forever remembered everyone here at civic5.com R.I.P. mate

A Co-founder of civic5, my wife and civic5 moderator crazzzydawn sadly passed away 21/1/2013. Dawn was my life, and loved getting involved with civic5. She made so many friends on here, who shared her love of the Civic M's. Sadly, she lost her brave fight with cancer, but her memory lives on in all our hearts. Dawn in her favourite place...... a Civic M! It was Dawn who got me into Hondas with the first one she had, a wee MB2 in white (S322 DKS) wonder where it is now? Dawns big love was her Civic Aerodeck 1.6ES, and she spent a lot of time making it unique. It was the car she'd always wanted, and was so happy when she got it! It's now kept in my garage, and only ventures out on sunny days, down to see Dawn, the odd camping trip and to civic5 meets and car shows. Her baby is now my baby, and will be turned into a show car, with everything looking as new on her. Know it's what she would have wanted and it's such a lovely car to drive. Dawn was always into cars, and loved all the motor sports too. A right wee petrol head. Her sense of humor was amazing too, as all those who met her will testify! A genuine, loving, caring and honest hard working soul, she will always be missed. R.I.P. Dawn x x x x

Syder another member we lost back in 2011 was a great guy think he was building a b20 deck http://civic5.com/forum/index.php/topic/1206-syders-mc2-deck-halted-in-my-tracks/ http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=10277&id=100001227406793&l=0fc3456b5b

Ok, as most of you know, I've been debating which Honda to sell as I can't keep ip with trying to work on all 3 of them. The deck was always going to stay, so she's safe. So I had to decide between Ruby (Civic VTi MB6) and Lexy (Civic TypeS FN1), which one do I sell. The one which stayed was going to have to become my daily driver. But I couldn't decide, because I loved the thrill of driving Ruby (the fun and the power) but couldnt go back to driving her every day. And I loved the creature comforts, the safety, and the solidness of Lexy............But she just didn't have the fun factor having no power! What to do!!!? After a month of sleepless nights (seriously!), Gayle came up with the perfect solution! Sell em both and buy a TypeR! It made perfect sense, because with that I can have the best of both the MB6 and the TypeS all rolled into one! So, with Lexy traded in, it's time to introduce the new TypeR in my life, Roxy! one thing i was stuck on was what do we call her?? Then again, Gayle came up trumps! She's replacing Ruby and Lexy, so a combination of those two names would be perfect! Ruxy sounded a bit daft, so after more thought.....................Roxy was born! Ok, now the car. Shes a 2008 Honda Civic TypeR GT in Alabaster silver, bought from our Civic5 Official Traders Western Honda @ the Fort, Edinburgh. She's already got the optional 19" polished alloys, which really make her stand out. And although I wouldn't normally go out and buy a silver car (had a few before though), she looked stunning and a bit different to the usual red or black TypeR's. Ideally I wanted white, but silvers as close as I could get so yeah, well, chuffed. She also has the TypeR decal pack from Honda, so has the TypeR grill badge and quarter panel decals. Then the modding started!!! Oooops! Um, think I've broke her! First thing I had to do was install my double din touch screen Pioneer head unit I had in the TypeS. To fir this into these civics is a major task, as you need to dismantle pretty much everything, including the full centre console from front to back, and a lot of the dashboard too. And for some reason, i couldnt get the gear lever gator to let go of the gearstick, so had to cut it But this was always going to be changed for the nice new red Suede one I have coming for it. So, after much caffufle, the head unit along with the Sat Nav unit all fitted and looking pukka! Much nicer! So whats next? Well, first of all I need to get Ruby sold! I'm buys prepping her and detailing her ready for sale. Got a new front bumper sitting waiting to go on as her original one has scuffs on it from before I bought her, and thinking about just taking her MeisterR suspension off (the Deck has been eyeing these up!) and selling her for £1300 with standard suspension back on. Oh and meant to add, Roxy is going back into Western Honda for brand new rear brakes as they were an advisory on the MOT, and also to have her alloys fully refurbished. Steve at western agreed to have all this done as part of the deal, so alls good! Should be going in soon Future plans for Roxy are: Wind deflectors Red Suede gear gator Some wee minor imperfections on the bodywork fixed (stone chips etc) Tinted windows Possible induction kit for a bit more noise! Stainless steel Powerflow exhaust when the time comes to replace the standard one. Mudflaps (possibly)

X2, my Goodridge ones fitted no worries

Just can't afford the outlay nowadays. I don't work so much so i can enjoy more time with the kids. When i started with the car I was doing silly hours so was a bit more flush I suppose. Anyway...@Grant Caps are 75mm at top, 70mm that goes in, 72mm at the tabs that hold them in if that makes sense.

Nah its my old box.. noisey as hell. Checked gb fluid yesterday and it has bits of guff in it. So have had no sympathy today. Smashing it everywhere. Clutch dumping at 5-6k off the line. Lol. Car had a nice response actually. A lot of people commenting how tidy it is under the hood. I don't see it like that looks a mess to me. I'll measure those caps after a bath @Grant

Had a great old day At santa pod. Done some runs on 1/4 mile. What I have learnt is that I can't launch for s**t. Spent the first 60 ft wheel spinning 1st and 2nd every time. I also learnt that my current gearbox wont select 2nd gear past 7500 rpm. Just locks me out. My best run was 14.6 @ 98mph That run was against an fn2 which took off well and got a good lead but after I had finished spinning on the start line managed to catch him and overtook. Which was nice. My friend lent me a go pro too. So will upload some vid when get them off him.

Have a set of HEL from the EK. I've lined up the front and found a route that they can go. Just need to trial the rears

Bullet proof engines! Well, like all Honda's really...

Nice list there! Mine is just an MOT and a good clean for JF2

I did see what happened mate, was gutted for you but your new M is a stunner mate.. My MB3 is a showing her age now engine wise but she is still soldiering on and starting every day. But she will be staying with me when her heart finally gives up the ghost i shall be going ahead with my original transplant idea..

Looking back it may not be pinking, I'm on a mission to find out why the slack belt would cause this noise. It is possible but the noise wouldn't be there from cold I don't think.....I WILL FIND OUT! Glad it's fixed though

Yes we can sort that whilst doing the final part to our walking trilogy video!

Ok Paul now for the idiot write up? Glad it's fixed mate

Thanks chaps. @Grant nope I didn't sand between top coat and lacquer. Hope it's ok I tried on the center caps and the finish looked better in the one I didn't sand. Well to me anyway. Colour was quite textured anyway so didn't think it would need keying up.. hope not anyway. I'll measure caps later..

I'm still crossing my finger for you Grant. I think the real test will be nxt time you drive her sounds good so far though. Just to clarify - and this is a quote as I couldn't be bothered to write it all up To clarify the original question: 'Pinking' or Pre-ignition is when the temperature/compression combination within the cylinder is high enough to cause ignition of the fuel/air mixture, without the use of a spark plug. The main issue is that pinking tends to be uneven in its combustion with little micro-explosions. If this explosion occurs close to a surface it causes pitting, too much and it can cause the holes in pistons mentioned above. The pinging noise are these micro-explosions and the resulting shockwave they produce. It's caused by a combination of fuel/air mixture, temperature, physical layout of the chamber and compression ratio. Ignition Advance being too late is sometimes the problem on a good engine, but it is also often used to mask other issues, lean mixture is easy to spot, but others such as burrs in the machining of the components causing hot spots, are less so without disassembling the engine. Additionally if pinking has occurred, it is more likely to occur in the future especially where damage has resulted, creating more opportunities for hot spots. It is also more prevalent on boosted engines due to the higher pressures and temperatures involved. Fingers crossed Grant

Hi mate, not been active on the forum for a while so have missed out on a lot. I have soooo much catching up to do, so many threads to read it will take me a very long time to see what i have missed..

Finally unwrapped the backbox section a bit, liking the look of it! Much angled exhaust, wow. Aaand the exhaust bung that keeps it under track limits (it's 98db with this bung installed, god knows without it.. will remove it for street driving then put it in as I plan to track the Japfests next year!)

Mate it's hard finding the right size of centre cap, as was said above some companies measure them differently to others which mucks things up. Best thing to do is do what i did and contact OZ wheels direct, letting them know which design of wheel you have. I think all the centre caps for one design of wheel will be the same regardless of the centre bore, so hopefully they should be able to help you out. Try here >>>> http://www.ozracing.co.uk/contact/request_form.aspx bud and see if they can help. Dave

Good for a project if it was bought at the right price!

i do prefer the mesh grill as got one on my own mb3 but i must admit i done mine myself bonnet and lower bumper mesh and its not to hard abit time consuming but does work well