2002 Supercharged EP3 Civic Type R

[Butter Face]

Very nice dude! That's the only other colour I would have!!

[mikerons88]

Butter Face said:

Very nice dude! That's the only other colour I would have!!

The costly but very good sounding tegiwa airbox makes it very amusing / entertaining to drive.
Can always sell for not much of a loss when you sell the car.

[Butter Face]

I like the sound of the Pipercross Vector dude, does what I need it to do!

[mikerons88]

Anything that makes that noise puts a smile on many people face. Only issue is that it is a bit of a boy racer machine so it takes a lot of will to avoid the vtec in town...(in first)

[Butter Face]

Yes I know the feeling, it's much easier to be an adult when you have a standard airbox!!

[TheJimi]

Butter, good work on the engine bay - what a difference!

[Butter Face]

Cheers mate! I'll get the inlet manifold powder coated at some point too.

[Patch888]

Very nice mate, coming along well.

Great improvement in the engine bay.

[Butter Face]

Cheers!

Really happy with the look of it!

[Patch888]

How are youn finding the eibach springs?

Did you change anything else or just the springs?

[ChrisBuer]

mthom87 said:

Butter Face, how pink was your car before the MOP? I've got an 03 plate milano red and the sides and boot lid are really pink. The passenger side door front end roof and plastics are all fine. Do you think a mop would bring it back up like yours? Have to say yours looks great!

Maybe some Auto Finesse Tripple will sort out the pink paintwork? Have a look at this link for an example:

http://www.autofinesse.co.uk/tripple-in-action/

[Butter Face]

Patch888 said:

How are youn finding the eibach springs?

Did you change anything else or just the springs?

Just the springs (and new front to mounts as they were squeaking!)

They are great, just low enough and the ride is still just about compliant enough to live with!

[Patch888]

Thanks for that, looking at a set myself for the new year.

Great progress your ep3 is making mate.

[Butter Face]

I decided that as the car now goes better and handles better, I should make it stop better.

Drilled and grooved discs and (maybe controversially) EBC Greenstuff pads.



Braking is better and I love the whoooooosing noise as you brake now

[Butter Face]

Not updated this for a while!

I've now got a fully geo'd handling setup, camber arms on the rear, camber bolts on the front. My friend works at a well known fast fit establishment and they have Hunter laser alignment so he did the full camber/toe adjustment for me and the car now drives 100% better.

I've also had the whole front end of the car painted, bonnet, bumper and blended into the wings, I've fitted yellow foglights and just fitted a nice set of 17x7.5 Rota Grids in Gunmetal/Polished lip. I've got Neo Chrome wheel nuts to match my neo chrome Skunk2 gear knob too.

Overall I'm really happy with how the car is running and driving!

[Patch888]

Nice to see your still making good progress with the car, looks great.

[DannyScene]

Butter Face said:

Not updated this for a while!



I've also had the whole front end of the car painted, bonnet, bumper and blended into the wings, I've fitted yellow foglights and just fitted a nice set of 17x7.5 Rota Grids in Gunmetal/Polished lip. I've got Neo Chrome wheel nuts to match my neo chrome Skunk2 gear knob too.

I've got a neochrome skunk 2 gearknob and wheel nuts on my MX5

[rossub]

Didnt realise you had your own thread - its looking well and good to see you showing it some love

Steering wheel looks superb.

[Butter Face]

Cheers for the kind words all!

Couple of current shots I grabbed earlier.

[Butter Face]

I decided to have the centre console painted in gloss black rather than the poor attempt I did at satin..



I've also picked up a set of Premier Recaros along with the doorcards, just one pic for now but I'll get some more when they're fitted!