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Spun a bearing in the Civic, replaced the engine, found out the replacement engine had a broken P/S mount, had to replace it AGAIN (was DAYS out of warranty). Engine replacements are cheap ($1000) but still a PITA, and while I love and am proud of the build otherwise (8th gen Civic is such a great platform and mine handles phenomenally for the parts I have in it), the lack of refinement and such was annoying.
On a whim, picked this up. Was between this and a Genesis... the Genesis is really nice, but the aftermarket sucks, and the Hyundai 8AT was lazy. Deal breaker.
Anyway,
ENGINE
Stock VQ37VHR
Plans: true dual exhaust w/cut-outs. Not much else needed with 330HP
DRIVETRAIN
Stock Jatco 7AT, RWD
Nissan VLSD
Plans: None.... end of an era; all 7 of my previous cars were manual. Sadly, I don't miss stick at all, especially considering how awful the VQ 6MT is. I wanted the S in part because of the OEM LSD... this thing lights the fuck up out of the VSC light though.
SUSPENSION/BRAKES/TIRES
Tein Basis Z
ESR SR07 19x9.5 all around
Continental DWS06- 255/40
Stoptech Blanks
Hawk HPS?
Overall I'm pretty happy. When I bought the Z, I had the opportunity to buy a G35 6MT sedan for the same price. In retrospect, I should have went that route. I am loving the refinement and easiness... and when I want to push I can. Plus I still have the bike when I need to plug in.
Been averaging 1 car every 2 years.... hoping to keep this one for at least 2-3x that.
Spun a bearing in the Civic, replaced the engine, found out the replacement engine had a broken P/S mount, had to replace it AGAIN (was DAYS out of warranty). Engine replacements are cheap ($1000) but still a PITA, and while I love and am proud of the build otherwise (8th gen Civic is such a great platform and mine handles phenomenally for the parts I have in it), the lack of refinement and such was annoying.
On a whim, picked this up. Was between this and a Genesis... the Genesis is really nice, but the aftermarket sucks, and the Hyundai 8AT was lazy. Deal breaker.
Anyway,
ENGINE
Stock VQ37VHR
Plans: true dual exhaust w/cut-outs. Not much else needed with 330HP
DRIVETRAIN
Stock Jatco 7AT, RWD
Nissan VLSD
Plans: None.... end of an era; all 7 of my previous cars were manual. Sadly, I don't miss stick at all, especially considering how awful the VQ 6MT is. I wanted the S in part because of the OEM LSD... this thing lights the fuck up out of the VSC light though.
SUSPENSION/BRAKES/TIRES
Tein Basis Z
ESR SR07 19x9.5 all around
Continental DWS06- 255/40
Stoptech Blanks
Hawk HPS?
Overall I'm pretty happy. When I bought the Z, I had the opportunity to buy a G35 6MT sedan for the same price. In retrospect, I should have went that route. I am loving the refinement and easiness... and when I want to push I can. Plus I still have the bike when I need to plug in.
Been averaging 1 car every 2 years.... hoping to keep this one for at least 2-3x that.
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