Help a girl out

[Discosmurf]

Congrats on the Promo!

Thanks!!

Tint is a start! It makes other drivers feel insecure about their manileness when the chic rolls down her windows after spanking him. WOO!



*re-reads her post* Wait a sec...that came out all wrong.

[Discosmurf]

Believe me from experience, seeing the look on a guy's face when he just got SPANKED in his civic by a girl in a teg is definitely worth all the time and money you will spend.

Oh hellz yeah.

Smurfette's Confession of the Day: Sometimes, I take on those crappy late 80's civics that those dern messicans drive and have all "suped" (and by suped I mean RICED THE HELL OUT OF; I mean stickers up the ying-yang, red tint, chromed out colored wiper blades, nozzle lights, spinner hubcaps) up and race the hell out of just for shits and giggles. And by jove, it makes me feel like a winner everytime.

Thanks for listening. I will now do 3 hail mary's.

[thork]

hellz yeah, str33t racing 4 life y0!!!




(In regards to original thread question... I believe there are good responses in this thread on what to do. For right now, I agree with dumping the muffler, and getting a "real" exhaust system. It doesn't seem like suspension mods are what you need, if you won't be doing autox or such.

IMO, find the limits of your stock suspension settings, then upgrade based on what you want the car to handle like. Just my 2 cents.)

[Laura]

Oh hellz yeah.

Smurfette's Confession of the Day: Sometimes, I take on those crappy late 80's civics that those dern messicans drive and have all "suped" (and by suped I mean RICED THE HELL OUT OF; I mean stickers up the ying-yang, red tint, chromed out colored wiper blades, nozzle lights, spinner hubcaps) up and race the hell out of just for shits and giggles. And by jove, it makes me feel like a winner everytime.

Thanks for listening. I will now do 3 hail mary's.

haha.. .I used to have fun with those suzuki swifts and civics when I had my CRX... They'd roll into a light after I shpanked em and I would put my windows down.. they'd look over and say... "Daymn.. I got Beat by a gurl... Whats your name honey?"... I would ususally ignore that part and jsut drive away....lol

[Discosmurf]

hellz yeah, str33t racing 4 life y0!!!

*throws up gang signs*



My friend said the same thing about seeing what the stock ones can handle before I decide exactly what to upgrade to.

[Laura]

My friend said the same thing about seeing what the stock ones can handle before I decide exactly what to upgrade to.

I just posted that in my Ola thread!... lol

Do each mod one at a time... to get the full effect of how each one will benefit the car.

[Discosmurf]

Okay...I guess I could ask said friend, but ehhhh, he's not here at the moment.

Sooo...how exactly would one find out what the stock ones can handle? Does it say in the manuel or somewhere?

[Laura]

Are you talking about suspension or just in general about OEM parts?

[thork]

It doesn't seem like suspension mods are what you need, if you won't be doing autox or such.

IMO, find the limits of your stock suspension settings, then upgrade based on what you want the car to handle like.

Yes, I was referring to suspension. heh

No, not in a manual. I meant you should try and run in a local autoX or some kind of driving event where you can use your own car on a track (or parking lot with cones). Drive your car to its limits, in a safe environment (like an autoX), and decide whether you need to upgrade your suspension. That is what I am doing, I am pretty confident that I know the limits of my stock suspension now, and I am looking into possible suspension upgrades.

How are you going to be able to tell the huge difference of your modified suspension without ever have reached the limits of your stock setup?

Just wait it out a little, get to know every aspect of your car like the back of your hand, then begin upgrading.

Again, just my advice if you want to be taken seriously by anybody who is serious about driving performance, not just drag-racing or boulevard bruising... unless you are only looking to drag, in which case I feel

[thork]

Sorry, I just re-read the original post, and noticed you just want your car to look and sound nice.

Looks... do whatever you like, it's your car.

Sound, basicaly the same, but I have an opinion if you are referring to exhaust tone... RS*R ExMag.

[Discosmurf]

Actually, my car has been driven pretty hard My friend is into SRT-4's and I go with him every Thursday to meets in my car just because and we race the HELL out of it just trying to keep up with the others. My car's been pushed to 140 mph. So I mean it's been run a lot but not on an autox or anything.

There's really no place safe to test the handling of the suspension in Maryland-that I know of anyway. Except for like the MD International Raceway, but even that place charges an arm, leg, and most of your soul to test your car.

[Discosmurf]

Sorry, I just re-read the original post, and noticed you just want your car to look and sound nice.

Looks... do whatever you like, it's your car.

Sound, basicaly the same, but I have an opinion if you are referring to exhaust tone... RS*R ExMag.

I'd like to do a little engine mod if I can. Also, shocks/springs too and maybe an upgraded fuel system. The engine stuff can wait until I hit the lottery

[thork]

There's really no place safe to test the handling of the suspension in Maryland-that I know of anyway. Except for like the MD International Raceway, but even that place charges an arm, leg, and most of your soul to test your car.

autocrossers.org



MD/VA/PA are excellent for autoX. I like the Philly SCCA events myself, but now I'm getting into autoX discussion, which can be discussed in the appropriate forum :-D

Anyways... especially in MD, there are plenty of autoX's. May want to hurry though,s eason ends soon...

[thork]

I go with him every Thursday to meets in my car just because and we race the HELL out of it just trying to keep up with the others. My car's been pushed to 140 mph. So I mean it's been run a lot but not on an autox or anything.

And by pushed to it's limits I meant handling.

In regards to your 140mph trip.... is that possible on a stock ECU/un-chipped LS Integra?...

[Discosmurf]

And by pushed to it's limits I meant handling.

In regards to your 140mph trip.... is that possible on a stock ECU/un-chipped LS Integra?...

*crosses hand over heart* I swear to you we did. I swear on my life we went 140. I near 'bout shat my pants, but we did.

As I was typing my previous post, I realized you were talking about handling...but my fingers wouldn't stop..so neither did I. But yeah, I figured you were talking about that.

[thork]

Can anyone confirm/disprove the 140mph?

[Discosmurf]

I can't personally prove it to you because I have no proof. But I SWEAR. I PINKY SWEAR (and I don't break pinky swears) that the little wench went up that fast.

Anyone please vouch for me? PLEASE?

so i don't look too ridiculous

[carta79]

My car's been pushed to 140 mph. So I mean it's been run a lot but not on an autox or anything.

Not with your setup.

[BONE]

hey discosmurf where are you in Maryland Im in Silver Spring, welcome to HAN

[thork]

Yeah, I figured something was a little odd about the 140mph, I knew they were governed less than that, just wasn't sure of how much less.

Plenty of HAN people in Maryland/VA. Though I've only ever seen one guy at an autoX for sure that I know of on the forums. (blue 6th generation Si, very nice )

[Discosmurf]

Not with your setup.

I was waiting for the BS flag But I'm serious. It DID get that high and it sounded like my car was going to break.

BONE - I'm in the Laurel/College Park area.

[thork]

I am almost certain the vehicle has a speed governer on it, making it literally impossible for your car to exceed a certain speed.

Unless your speedo is incorrectly calibrated, it is not possible to get to 140.

Please, correct me if I am wrong. I personaly have never driven above 115 in my LS, so I would not know.

[Laura]

Just a question... But is your cluster in mph or km/h?

[Discosmurf]

thork
Unless your speedo is incorrectly calibrated, it is not possible to get to 140.

Maybe it's not calibrated...dunno. If I remember correctly though I did have this chip in there that gave it like 9 extra HP or something.

It's in MPH.

[Laura]

ok ok enough...

lets get back to suspension... or perhaps we should start another thread...

Tell us what you want from the car when you lower it.
Do you want a stiff riding car?
Do you want to lower it for cosmetic reasons?
Do you want to lower it for better handling?

[Discosmurf]

ok ok enough...

lets get back to suspension... or perhaps we should start another thread...

Tell us what you want from the car when you lower it.
Do you want a stiff riding car?
Do you want to lower it for cosmetic reasons?
Do you want to lower it for better handling?

Good idea, chica!

Can I choose Option D? All of the above?.

I'd say better handling if I only had to choose one.

[Laura]

I am going for all of the above as well.

When I start to research this more in depth.. I Will keep you posted as to what I decide on and why..

[Cure3]

Okay I kinda skimmed this thread.

First, having an amp and subs with only stock speakers isn't really doing the system justice. Its only as strong as its weakest piece. If you upgrade the speakers you will notice a world of difference.

And second. Does anyone have a definition of RICE? Or at least a humourous website that tries to define it? Some people consider mods rice period, other say bad mods or crappy installed mods are rice. Some people think no power and all looks is rice. So I'm kinda in the dark with this whole RICE thing.

EDIT: Maybe they were going 140Km/h ? I do that all the time

[carta79]

And second. Does anyone have a definition of RICE? Or at least a humourous website that tries to define it? Some people consider mods rice period, other say bad mods or crappy installed mods are rice. Some people think no power and all looks is rice. So I'm kinda in the dark with this whole RICE thing.

http://www.riceboypage.com/

[bluetwo]

i saw this ZX-2 with a huge wing, extrememly low profiles, no drop, with a fake hood scoop.... the guy was at advance auto putting on some tire shine.... I almost felt a little sorry for him.