Honda Civic Type-R tuning companies
08 February 2005, 12:16 PM
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Honda Civic Type-R tuning companies
Hello.
After google has failed me, I'm after companies in the midlands/south that specialize (or atleast know their stuff) about Civic Type-R tuning.
Suspension, exhausts, filters, remapping etc etc so on.....
Does anybody know any companies - preferably with a website??
Thanks.
After google has failed me, I'm after companies in the midlands/south that specialize (or atleast know their stuff) about Civic Type-R tuning.
Suspension, exhausts, filters, remapping etc etc so on.....
Does anybody know any companies - preferably with a website??
Thanks.
08 February 2005, 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Senior_AP
Hello.
After google has failed me, I'm after companies in the midlands/south that specialize (or atleast know their stuff) about Civic Type-R tuning.
Suspension, exhausts, filters, remapping etc etc so on.....
Does anybody know any companies - preferably with a website??
Thanks.
After google has failed me, I'm after companies in the midlands/south that specialize (or atleast know their stuff) about Civic Type-R tuning.
Suspension, exhausts, filters, remapping etc etc so on.....
Does anybody know any companies - preferably with a website??
Thanks.
Dont have a web site at them moment.
Had my tracking done there
Richard
08 February 2005, 12:30 PM
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Have a search for Spoon sports, they do Honda stuff.
There is a supercharger kit for thr CTR but the name evades me at the moment - might be comptech or something close
Have a look on http://civictype-r.co.uk/ and register for the forum - loads of good info there
Richard
There is a supercharger kit for thr CTR but the name evades me at the moment - might be comptech or something close
Have a look on http://civictype-r.co.uk/ and register for the forum - loads of good info there
Richard
08 February 2005, 12:36 PM
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Just bought myself a Cold Air Induction Kit from ABP for my Type-R, they certainly know their stuff. the demo car is a nicely set up Civic Type-R which frequents the ring
08 February 2005, 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Avi
Just bought myself a Cold Air Induction Kit from ABP for my Type-R, they certainly know their stuff. the demo car is a nicely set up Civic Type-R which frequents the ring
How does it sound??
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08 February 2005, 03:07 PM
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08 February 2005, 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Senior_AP
How does it sound??
Sounds so much better than the clip on the site below, but that's the kit i've got!
http://www.aempower.com/v2.htm
08 February 2005, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by Avi
Absolutely fecking amazing.. especially on Vtec!!
Sounds so much better than the clip on the site below, but that's the kit i've got!
http://www.aempower.com/v2.htm
Sounds so much better than the clip on the site below, but that's the kit i've got!
http://www.aempower.com/v2.htm
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08 February 2005, 03:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Avi
Tis Red.. you cheeky ******
He's got a more powerful motor.....he'd trying to wind you up.
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08 February 2005, 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Senior_AP
Yummy.
Loads of info on there. Some of the cheaper kits, ie. K&N (and more expensive, ie. HKS ) suffer badly from heatsoak due to their positioning near the exhaust manifold. Mine sits down near the gearbox at the back, and is fed air from under the car. Ideally i was after the AEM V1 which sits down behind the front bumper, but you need to be very careful when driving in the wet not to drive through any puddles
08 February 2005, 05:02 PM
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Hello senior if I can help give me a shout, my husband also has a CTR that has been tuned by Abbey Motorsport with a Jackson racing supercharger, and Hondata K-Pro, they did a great job. Also CPL in Sheerness in Kent, Jakan Honda and System R (Paul really nice chap). These all will do a good job. Cover most things from Spoon, Mugen, Tanabe, AEM to Tein suspension and so on. From Cams to Forced induction.
As has been said go to the Type-R forum they are really a pretty helpfull and (mostly) down to earth bunch.
http://www.abbeymototsport.co.uk
http://www.cplracing.co.uk
http://www.system-r.co.uk
Have fun.
As has been said go to the Type-R forum they are really a pretty helpfull and (mostly) down to earth bunch.
http://www.abbeymototsport.co.uk
http://www.cplracing.co.uk
http://www.system-r.co.uk
Have fun.
10 February 2005, 07:49 AM
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SAP I don't get you - can you ever make a decision?
You wanted a car that is useable everyday and could carry people to the 'Ring and be pretty good when actually on the 'Ring.
Started with an M3, then thought better of it and thought Vectra plus A N Other car, now you've gone CTR, which is ok. But why buy one to tune? They're expensive to tune and the results are great value. If you want something like that, that has uprated brakes, suspension, exhaust already, wouldn't you be better off with something like an STI 5 Type R that had already had it done? You could probably pick one up for less than the CTR anyway, and with a few "safety" tweaks for track, it'd absolutely murder a CTR on one (like for like of course)
Or you could get an 96 E36 M3, sort the brakes, sort the suspension and you've still got a better car.
You're an indecisive fvcker aren't ya?
You wanted a car that is useable everyday and could carry people to the 'Ring and be pretty good when actually on the 'Ring.
Started with an M3, then thought better of it and thought Vectra plus A N Other car, now you've gone CTR, which is ok. But why buy one to tune? They're expensive to tune and the results are great value. If you want something like that, that has uprated brakes, suspension, exhaust already, wouldn't you be better off with something like an STI 5 Type R that had already had it done? You could probably pick one up for less than the CTR anyway, and with a few "safety" tweaks for track, it'd absolutely murder a CTR on one (like for like of course)
Or you could get an 96 E36 M3, sort the brakes, sort the suspension and you've still got a better car.
You're an indecisive fvcker aren't ya?
10 February 2005, 07:56 AM
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PMSL...............
Here we go again.
It wont be long before he gets the hump on 'other marque' and throws his teddy out .......That will only leave him southern section and Insurance left to use ......
Sorry westy but I found it amusing
Gary
Here we go again.
It wont be long before he gets the hump on 'other marque' and throws his teddy out .......That will only leave him southern section and Insurance left to use ......
Sorry westy but I found it amusing
Gary
10 February 2005, 08:30 AM
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Originally Posted by CraigH
SAP I don't get you - can you ever make a decision?
You wanted a car that is useable everyday and could carry people to the 'Ring and be pretty good when actually on the 'Ring.
Started with an M3, then thought better of it and thought Vectra plus A N Other car, now you've gone CTR, which is ok. But why buy one to tune? They're expensive to tune and the results are great value. If you want something like that, that has uprated brakes, suspension, exhaust already, wouldn't you be better off with something like an STI 5 Type R that had already had it done? You could probably pick one up for less than the CTR anyway, and with a few "safety" tweaks for track, it'd absolutely murder a CTR on one (like for like of course)
Or you could get an 96 E36 M3, sort the brakes, sort the suspension and you've still got a better car.
You're an indecisive fvcker aren't ya?
You wanted a car that is useable everyday and could carry people to the 'Ring and be pretty good when actually on the 'Ring.
Started with an M3, then thought better of it and thought Vectra plus A N Other car, now you've gone CTR, which is ok. But why buy one to tune? They're expensive to tune and the results are great value. If you want something like that, that has uprated brakes, suspension, exhaust already, wouldn't you be better off with something like an STI 5 Type R that had already had it done? You could probably pick one up for less than the CTR anyway, and with a few "safety" tweaks for track, it'd absolutely murder a CTR on one (like for like of course)
Or you could get an 96 E36 M3, sort the brakes, sort the suspension and you've still got a better car.
You're an indecisive fvcker aren't ya?
M3 - Wicked motor, just expensive to run (compared to a.......)
...Civic Type-R.
Indecisive - yes.
10 February 2005, 08:41 AM
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How is it expensive to run, when you have to spend £000s on a CTR just to get it up to the performance of an M3?
And you'll lose £000s when you sell it.
And you'll lose £000s when you sell it.
Not gonna spend £000's to get performance up "to that of an M3", as a Civic will never perform like an M3. Totally different car and this was never my intention.
Civic Type-R's seem to maintain their value quite well compared to most other cars I've seen in a similar price range/performance category.
CTR insurance is sensible.
This thread was about tuning companies - not a thread about what car I want as that has well and truly bored me, and most likely you to.
Things like warranty, it's new (ish) etc is all good as I need to start saving for my own place.
Thread back on track now.
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10 February 2005, 10:41 AM
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I would suggest you leave the car well alone ......Buy it and keep it standard. In fairness your not going to use it on the track that much so it will be a better asset in showroom form.
It will still be a very capable and fun car and you wont have to worry about loosing money on mods or changing them back when its time to sell it on.
As an alternative spend the £2K type R mod money on a 205gti for the track, dont insure or tax it and tow it behind the Civic. You get track fun without destroying your biggest asset.
The occasional ring trip wont kill the Type R either and mods wont make you quicker.....learning the track will.
Gary
It will still be a very capable and fun car and you wont have to worry about loosing money on mods or changing them back when its time to sell it on.
As an alternative spend the £2K type R mod money on a 205gti for the track, dont insure or tax it and tow it behind the Civic. You get track fun without destroying your biggest asset.
The occasional ring trip wont kill the Type R either and mods wont make you quicker.....learning the track will.
Gary
10 February 2005, 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
I would suggest you leave the car well alone ......Buy it and keep it standard. In fairness your not going to use it on the track that much so it will be a better asset in showroom form.
It will still be a very capable and fun car and you wont have to worry about loosing money on mods or changing them back when its time to sell it on.
As an alternative spend the £2K type R mod money on a 205gti for the track, dont insure or tax it and tow it behind the Civic. You get track fun without destroying your biggest asset.
The occasional ring trip wont kill the Type R either and mods wont make you quicker.....learning the track will.
Gary
It will still be a very capable and fun car and you wont have to worry about loosing money on mods or changing them back when its time to sell it on.
As an alternative spend the £2K type R mod money on a 205gti for the track, dont insure or tax it and tow it behind the Civic. You get track fun without destroying your biggest asset.
The occasional ring trip wont kill the Type R either and mods wont make you quicker.....learning the track will.
Gary
Other than that, just an induction kit cos my old Prelude VTEC sounded excelent in VTEC with induction - a lovely howl.
10 February 2005, 12:38 PM
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So you've gone from wanting info on suspension, exhaust, induction and remapping, to an air filter and springs.
Do you have trouble getting up in the morning, deciding which side of the bed to get out of?
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Do you have trouble getting up in the morning, deciding which side of the bed to get out of?
sheesh