Keef's Car Thread | Wheels on the Bus | 09/08/23

[homeforsummer]

FN1 - Euro Type R - which isn't even related to these other cars...its more of an updated EP3

Hardly. It's not even slightly like the EP3. The only similarities are the engine and transmission. The rest of the car is completely different.

Oddly enough though the Euro Civic is growing on me. The only current Civic I prefer to it now is the JDM Type-R. And in all honesty I've not heard anyone complaining about the handling of the Euro Civics so it doesn't seem to have suffered much from losing the more exotic double-wishbone suspension.

 

[Moglet]

Love the video, but you would get so many producers over here for making that noise

 

[Slicks]

Low is good, Keef. Low is good.

Exhaust sounds fairly aggressive, too. Your coathanger definitely does not out-ghetto my two-hooks-stuffed-into-a-hanger setup. I need to redo it, as one of the hooks is too long and rattles on the underbody.

 

[Eric.]

That'd be interesting to see how our SI compares to the Euro CTR.

It wins.

I don't know any numbers for how they compare, but its been said many many times that the Euro CTR is slower than the USDM Si.

Edit: The interior of the Euro CTR is pretty damn awesome though. Both Type Rs have some neat electronics.

Oh, and Keef, that Torsion Beam rear suspension'd Cobalt beats the Si now. But its still a Cobalt.

 

[Keef]

 

[Joey D]

Nice pictures 👍!

Why do you have those goofy blue headlamp bulbs though?

 

[Perfect Balance]

Keef. That is not how you lower a car.



Btw, the goofy blue headlamp bulbs look cool.👍

 

[Joey D]

I don't disagree with them looking cool, it's just I find they are awful lights.

 

[Keef]

Yeah, they're blue. But when $40 per pair Sylvanias only last you six months, it makes $7 Ebay bulbs entirely appealing. So cheap, I bought 2 pairs just incase they went out!

 

[Philly]

Yeah. I think they look a little weird with the red paint and yellow turn signals.

 

[Rotary Junkie]

Can't argue with that logic. 👍

Edit: Same post time FTL D:

 

[Eric.]

Looks like you at least need to lower the rear a little if you can't get away with the front. It seems odd having those wheels and track rubber and it having that much gap. I think my Si isn't much higher than that!

 

[Prosthetic]

Yeah. I think they look a little weird with the red paint and yellow turn signals.

Thats the JDM way!

 

[Joey D]

Yeah, they're blue. But when $40 per pair Sylvanias only last you six months, it makes $7 Ebay bulbs entirely appealing. So cheap, I bought 2 pairs just incase they went out!

I'm a lighting whore though, so you can ignore me. I just find those blue bulbs to suck at night because they cast weird shadows and make everything harder to see. And if it's raining out, forget it.

Sylvania "high output" anything sucks. Silverstars, now there's a joke right there.

 

[Keef]

Looks like you at least need to lower the rear a little if you can't get away with the front. It seems odd having those wheels and track rubber and it having that much gap. I think my Si isn't much higher than that!

The idea is to transfer a bit more weight forward, resulting in the rear end being more flickable on a tight autocross course. I don't have a clue if that actually works, but it sounds good so I'm sticking with it until I find out otherwise lol.

 

[Keef]

 

[Joey D]

I like the picture of the car through the chain link fence, very nice 👍

 

[boiltheocean]

Very nice pictures, I especially like how the RPF1's seem to get more coverage than the rest of the car. Damn I love RPF1's, I so want some when I get a car.

Do you have the last image widescreen for my desktop please?

 

[eiriksmil]

I read the tire backwards, started wondering whether it said penis

 

[homeforsummer]

Looking very nice indeed Keef, the drop has definitely done wonders for it.

 

[Omnis]

I read the tire backwards, started wondering whether it said penis

Yeah, keef uses penis rubber

 

[Azuremen]

Yeah, keef uses penis rubber

Well its not like his condoms get used properly.

 

[Keef]

Oh look, now you two have gone and scared everyone away.

 

[-Fred-]

 

[Perfect Balance]

That's a bit excessive, but yeah, Needs moar low.

 

[-Fred-]

Excessive? You can still see daylight underneath!

 

[Keef]

Niiiiice, lol. I've got enough room left on these coils to do it, too. Maybe sometimes. I'm sure it'll be worth a standing ovation from some of you.

Speaking of which, my cousin has an EJ1 which is hardly slammed in the front, and his soft spring rates have already let his UCAs bust dents on top his fender wells. Time to start cutting!

 

[-Fred-]

I'll always remember putting ZEAL coilovers on my first ITR and setting them as low as possible just for giggles... The chassis was literally on the ground, and there was still thread on the shock body to go lower. I drove it around the block and could easily tell if I had run over a dime or a quarter.

 

[Slick Rick]

Love that pic, looks professional and a great angle.

 

[Omnis]

Keef, leave your car as it is. Any lower and you'll look like a total dick.