When I was doing serious autocross in my Turbo Beetle years ago, I had a rear bar that was in excess of 50 mm in the rear twist beam, plus the OE rear bar and the twist beam itself. Each side of the rear bar was through bolted into the twist beam with two bolts. Wore out several drill bits...
I peeled the stickers off with my fingernails, both came off in one piece. I have been removing the glue residue with Goo-Gone, an old toothbrush and a microfiber cloth. The driver’s side is pretty much done, but the passenger’s side still needs some work, may try a stiffer brush. I really hate...
I have a A-Spec manual. The difference is only noticeable on very, very rough roads, the kind where you don’t want to drive over 35. On individual mode I have everything set to sport except the dampers are set to comfort.
So you are saying that 35 to 38 psi gets you even temperatures across your tires? Hard to believe for street tires. I run higher pressures driving to get lunch. Marking the tires to see if the sidewall is rolling over is what you do if you don’t measure the temperatures. The tires that you are...
Why do you aim for such a low pressure? Are you running dedicated race tires or the tires that came on the car? Tire Rack recommends 40 to 45 psi for FWD. Do you mark your tires to see how far they are rolling over? Do you measure the temperature of the center of the tire vs the outer edge? The...
Too low of tire pressures. Way too low. On what planet would anyone run lower than stock tire pressure on a track? Must be some new internet “science.” Even autocrossing, you generally run higher pressures than stock, especially on the front of a FWD car.
There are such things as torque extensions for use with impact wrenches. They usually come in color coded sets for different torques. Quality matters here, I don’t know if I would get them from Harbor Freight.
I am old school though, I use breaker bars and torque wrenches. Jack handles (real...
I like the Lloyd’s Rubbertite mats. I have them in the wife’s Kona. I was thinking about getting them in red to match the interior. For right now I have the OE all weather A-Spec mats.
I traded in a 2018 Fit EX HFP with the titanium shift knob on my 2024 Integra A-Spec Tech with the accessory Integra shift knob. The Fit knob was a very shiny silver and the Integra knob is a flat finish and grayer in color. If I could snap my fingers and exchange them, I would, but no plans now...
My new 2024 with dealer installed carbon fiber spoiler, rear diffuser, side underbody spoilers, splash guards, illuminated front emblem, spare tire kit, shift knob, trunk tray, floor mats, and seat back protectors.
Shifter knob with garage remote. Shifter is somewhat more gray and less shiny...