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  1. dr_broon
    i could do with a new screen anyway, so could well be interested if people are going for it. hate waiting for the windscreen to demist on cold mornings.
  2. dr_broon
    spot on
  3. dr_broon
    think that you're doing the right thing in trying to keep the mid-range power - that's my feelings anyway
  4. dr_broon
    i've just had a 4.785 fd put in my s9b (in the summer), but put a longer 5th gear in to compensate the 5th is from a US integra ls and is the longest b series 5th gear, and even with the new fd is longer than the standard 5th which is even better on motorways... my fuel economy's actually a bit better than before because the gears seem more usable. some good info on ratios here: http://www.ff-squad.com/tech/temp/Bgears.htm if you do go for the conversion option, you'll also need the first gear from the type r to fit on the countershaft - take a look at my project to see: http://www.civic5.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=141&t=3199&start=480#p129869 cheers
  5. dr_broon
    x2 - should be a beast
  6. dr_broon
    some good stuff going on at the mo noodles 1"£££$££"!!
  7. dr_broon
    bet there's a wee bit of weight in that set up
  8. dr_broon
    yep, deffinatley gonna be good
  9. dr_broon
    Nice one - always liked the Jordans. good work removing the tints... now you can see the tasty interior.
  10. dr_broon
    Amazing find mate!!! what a mod! 1st ever, love it x2 - should look smart that
  11. dr_broon
    x2 - looks awesome
  12. dr_broon
    ooh.. me likey a lot are they lighter than t'other ones?
  13. dr_broon
    So these are my 2nd set of calipers on the rear (about 2 - 3 years old) and they just seem to have a tendency to go sticky - especially if the car's not used for a week or so. Admittedly they've not been stripped and cleaned, but as I say the calipers are pretty new in the grand scheme of things and it's not a problem I've had on any other car apart from my first one (pug 205). always use green stuff, and don't have a problem with the stopping power just don't like rears because they seem prone to seizing.
  14. dr_broon
    5-10 for me, except it's on the way home... lucky if I get more than 2 on a morning coz of traffic (and one of them's necessary to get onto a fast roundabout and has a good dose of IAB as well
  15. dr_broon
    Lurrvely looking really good there buddy
  16. dr_broon
    i think that it's amplified a bit with the lighter flywheel - used to get it down a gear or two, and if i needed to slow down, would let the engine braking do most of the work, but it doesn't have as much effect now, I've found myself braking more than I used to before a bend to be able to keep the power there on the bends. hadn't thought about the lsd being only engaged on the power... think it must mask some of the problems with the handling of the chassis. more bracing required I reckon:) never noticed it before the gearbox work though still brill though... suprised someone in a wee sporty renault tonight on the way home.
  17. dr_broon
    So it sounds like for our cars we should go no further than 1.5way! fully customisable as per gran turismo
  18. dr_broon
    yup - they're embarrassingly bad. If my car doesn't move for more than a few days, and the handbrake's been on (for all the good it does) it is always a bit siezed.
  19. dr_broon
    you'll have to keep us posted on this one Dave - are you planning to do this all round or just fronts? I'd love to lose the pants rears and their sticking tendancies / pants handbrake..
  20. dr_broon
    aye - I've been paying attention to it and am being more gentle with the clutch (must see if bite point can be changed) and it's much better. you've got me thinking though about the lsd... get full on gran turismo
  21. dr_broon
    You mean like this - Almost 12 hours of machine polishing to achieve this oooo yeah.... that's the one just been spying at the other pics on facebook, and the accord looked mint! also a reg neighbour to my car... just 53 down the road
  22. dr_broon
    true, but 1st gear doesn't go as far as it used to these days... aye, was thinking of lift off oversteer, but it was happening after changing gear, but you're right.. once the wheels spin up in 2nd and it slides, i probably do take the gas off quick.... that'll do it then it's a booger that the clutch bites so high... it was easy to do quick changes and modulate it when it was right down low. and it's so light as well. wish I'd got an uprated clutch now... if I'd known how light this one would be I would have. you can say that again
  23. dr_broon
    my deck's pirates black, so i know what you mean.... though it's never looked like that!!! even keeping it clean is a 'mare! but when it is clean and the purple comes out.....
  24. dr_broon
    yeah - had someone telling me at the weekend saying that it's lost money blah blah blah, but only if you plan to get rid of the car soon
  25. dr_broon
    I'd noticed that the front end felt like it was struggling a bit after the work, so stiffened the front dampers - I'd assumed that this had upset the balance a bit, but it sounds like not. Thinking about it, it normally breaks traction when actually changing into second rather than out of first... it can easily wheel spin when putting it into second now, and the new clutch bites much higher up than the old one (right at the bottom) - I think that this is probably making me dump the clutch quicker, and upsetting the balance. need to relearn the car a bit I reckon, after 6 years of how it used to be.
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