#6

in preparation for a day at PG

changed wheels to ADVAN Racing RZ 18" ET+45 8jj (~$1000)
bought SPC camber bolts (~$50, wheel alignment ~$80) to camber front out so that tyres will not rub against fender.
changed all 3 gaskets (~$250) as the VTEC and main gasket are already not doing their job too well.

Mileage : ~123,000 km

opened up the engine to change the gaskets

wheel alignment with -2 deg camber on the front wheels to prevent rubbing.
this wheels set-up should not rub, however, the suspension is not doing too good anymore, hence it bounces a lot.
as of check time, clearance for driver side tyres is 1 finger, passenger side is 2 fingers

ADVAN Racing RZ

#5

track-day aftermath

tracking at PG wore off the front 2 tyres really well.
went back to Leong Seng Tyres to claim my first free tyre rotation (you get a free tyre rotation for every set of wheels you buy from them). don't think this set of tyres will see another rotation...

after this is done, headed back to get get the engine oil changed(~$200).
also, installed a Gruppe M air intake (~$850)

Oil used : Fuchs Pro S SW40
Mileage : ~121,000 km

balancing the old tyres for rotation

one of the front AD08R tyres after tracking at PG once.
bought new 10 months ago.
running on ~1 deg camber.
going to be put in the rear.

installing the Gruppe M intake is a little more complicated that expected. partly because it is bought second hand, some of the parts were missing.

the most important part that was missing is the adapter to allow the stock pipe to be clipped to the intake. this was solved with the seller helping to get a header done for me (thanks bro).

the other minor items are the bottom bracket and screws which seem to be less of an issue and there were makeshift replacements being done.

however, i am still quite disturbed by the lack of a fitment on the scuttle piece provided by Gruppe M and have bought a new set of scuttle piece from the scrapyard.

i'm still trying to find a place to help me get the original scuttle piece cut and epoxied to fit the intake hole. 

Gruppe M intake 

Gruppe M provided scuttle piece does not come with the rubber on the stock scuttle piece

notice where my fingers are. there should be an adapter there that is currently missing in this picture.

the Gruppe M intake with the missing adapter fitted on

bought a stock scuttle piece belonging to a FD2 from a scrapyard (~$50 yes, this was expensive)

#4

in preparation for a day at PG.

Bought a Hondata off the market and got it tuned by Joel (~$1000 in total). Changed out the rear brake pads to Dixcel Z type, brake fluid to Motul and brake hoses to HEL stainless steel (~$550).

What has changed:
Hondata Flashpro + tune

Dixcel Rear brake pads
Motul brake fluid

All 4 brake hoses to HEL stainless steel

Mileage: ~118,000 km

FD2R Dyno results from Uber Garage

Hondata Flashpro

Original brake hose

New HEL stainless steel brake hose

New Dixcel Z rear brake pads

#3

after spirited driving nights, something always seems to not function quite right the next day.

the first issue i had was the air-conditioning which ceased to blow cold air. an entire air-conditioning servicing complete with filter change was required ($~80).

a couple of months later, after yet another spirited driving night, weird sounds were coming out from the engine bay. something like rotating plastic flaps hitting onto something. this time, it was the left engine mount that broke. apparently this engine mount is the first to go out of all the engine mounts in the fd2r... and i have been told to be prepared that i might have to change all of them sometime soon.. (~$250 per mount).

the air-conditioning seem to be having some problems yet again. this time it was the power steering motor not turning right, leading to the serpentine belt not being able to move smoothly. the bearing for this had to be changed as well (~$150).

since i was at the workshop and it is due for servicing, i decided to change the gearbox and engine oil as well.

gearbox oil used: motul

engine oil used: gt1

current mileage: ~113,000 km

new engine mount

#2

only a couple of weeks in, the power steering hose ran lose.

power steering fluid leaked all over the engine bay and the serpentine belt was changed as well after being soaked. (power steering hose ~$150, serpentine belt ~$80)

also did the rear wheel bearings this time. they were ~$300 with labour charges, really expensive.

current mileage: ~103,000km

What has changed

- stock serpentine belt
- stock rear wheel bearing
- custom made power steering hose

left: custom made power steering hose;
right: original stock fd2r power steering hose

fd2r rear wheel bearing

serpentine belt

#1

so it has been about a year since i became the third owner of this silver beauty. finally decided that i should keep a log of what has been done and what i have learnt about the last of the naturally aspirated civics around.

the car is in mostly stock condition, with the exception of a few modifications that the previous 2 owners had done to it.

also did my engine oil servicing almost immediately.

engine oil used: motul

current mileage: ~101,000 km

What has changed

-dc5 gear knob
-rev/speed meter + pioneer dvd player combo
-J's racing 60mm exhaust catback

J's racing 60mm muffler

dc5 gear knob

rev/speed meter + pioneer player

stock seats

stock 3 pc spoiler

stock 18" wheels

stock diffuser