What did you do to your FL5 today?

[zumbooruk]

I Installed the PRL coolant expansion tank, it seems very well made and I like that it is larger than most other tanks and increases the capacity of the cooling system, but I did not like paying $25 for a gallon of Honda Type 2 coolant

I used a 500cc syringe to suck up nearly all the coolant from the OEM plastic expansion tank

Once the coolant was removed from the OEM tank, the most challenging part was removing the hoses from the OEM plastic tank. Once I managed to remove the hoses, I did not have hose clamps, so I did not clamp the hoses, but no coolant leaked.

Short test drive, all seemed well, no leaks. sight window is large and easy to view the coolant level, which was near the top of the window after the short drive, and about midway after cooling a bit.

Nest, I removed the ECU and packed for shipping to Cobb, also fairly easy, most challenging was removing the bottom blue plastic clip holding the harness, followed by the four clips on the ECU enclosure.

No matter how careful I am, I am very good at breaking plastic tabs, but this time I got lucky, though it seems that the plastic ECU enclosure is softer than most tabs I've broken

I then installed the Suma side view mirrors, removing the OEM mirror was fairly easy, though I had to use a bit more force than I expected to pull them out.

The most difficult part was removing the OEM white center pieces on each mirror, each is held by eight plastic tabs, two on each side. I took my time and manage to remove the white center pieces without breaking anything...

Reinstalling the Suma mirrors was fairly easy, though it took several tries to get the Suma mirror onto the balls of the plastic adjuster arms.

I could not adjust or test since the battery was disconnected. Should have done Suma first...

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[Wogboy]

the beer named says it all

named after the GOAT 4 cylinder vehicle

 

[Chilly613]

New shift knob from ALPLUS. Lowered the Acuity shifter height to around level 2 since the shift knob is a bit taller than standard Honda shift knobs. I'm really digging it.

 

[artsyfartsyFL5]

New shift knob from ALPLUS. Lowered the Acuity shifter height to around level 2 since the shift knob is a bit taller than standard Honda shift knobs. I'm really digging it.

I may need some pics and videos if you wouldn’t mind helping out. I’m interested in the same knob, but I’m worried it’ll be too tall.

 

[SpoolinFK8]

Was in my garage yesterday gathering all parts left to install. I was not expecting this much left. Full race pump is missing in this shot.

 

[Clark_Kent]

Was in my garage yesterday gathering all parts left to install. I was not expecting this much left. Full race pump is missing in this shot.

Skunk2 cams?

 

[Chilly613]

I may need some pics and videos if you wouldn’t mind helping out. I’m interested in the same knob, but I’m worried it’ll be too tall.

If you have an adjustable shifter assembly like Acuity or Hybrid Racing, it should not be an issue since you can lower the height like I did. The ALPLUS shift knob is 4 inches tall, so maybe around 1.25" to 1.5" taller than the OEM shift knob.

Here is a post from @Unity Performance with their FL5 and different angles of the ALPLUS shift knob.

https://www.civicxi.com/forum/threads/what-did-you-do-to-your-fl5-today.51962/post-1028457

 

[Jack90210]

 

[Clark_Kent]

I Installed the PRL coolant expansion tank, it seems very well made and I like that it is larger than most other tanks and increases the capacity of the cooling system, but I did not like paying $25 for a gallon of Honda Type 2 coolant

I used a 500cc syringe to suck up nearly all the coolant from the OEM plastic expansion tank

Once the coolant was removed from the OEM tank, the most challenging part was removing the hoses from the OEM plastic tank. Once I managed to remove the hoses, I did not have hose clamps, so I did not clamp the hoses, but no coolant leaked.

Short test drive, all seemed well, no leaks. sight window is large and easy to view the coolant level, which was near the top of the window after the short drive, and about midway after cooling a bit.

Nest, I removed the ECU and packed for shipping to Cobb, also fairly easy, most challenging was removing the bottom blue plastic clip holding the harness, followed by the four clips on the ECU enclosure.

No matter how careful I am, I am very good at breaking plastic tabs, but this time I got lucky, though it seems that the plastic ECU enclosure is softer than most tabs I've broken

I then installed the Suma side view mirrors, removing the OEM mirror was fairly easy, though I had to use a bit more force than I expected to pull them out.

The most difficult part was removing the OEM white center pieces on each mirror, each is held by eight plastic tabs, two on each side. I took my time and manage to remove the white center pieces without breaking anything...

Reinstalling the Suma mirrors was fairly easy, though it took several tries to get the Suma mirror onto the balls of the plastic adjuster arms.

I could not adjust or test since the battery was disconnected. Should have done Suma first...

Thanks for sharing. You should have your ECU back from COBB by now. Interested to hear your thoughts on their OTS map.

 

[SpoolinFK8]

Skunk2 cams?

Yes sir, stage 1 cams to be exact

 

[SpoolinFK8]

Was in my garage yesterday gathering all parts left to install. I was not expecting this much left. Full race pump is missing in this shot.

So for those wondering what parts exactly these are, they are as follows

-Skunk2 Ultra Series stage 1 cams
-Skunk2 72mm black series Throttle body
-JSR Engines OEM Intake Mani race ported
-Hondata 1530cc injectors
-Ferrea TypeR K20c1 Turbo Single Spring Kit
-Hondata CanFlex
-DW 430 Low pressure pump
-FullRace high pressure pump
-HKS SuperFire Spark plugs gapped to .26mm
-Modified OEM Slave clutch with delay valve delete w/damper delete bypass braided hose.
-Wrinkle Yellow Valve/rocker cover.

additional to all this, New:
-Cometic head gasket will be installed
-625+ head studs
-pocket ported cylinder head for better and smoother flow.

 

[SpoolinFK8]

We need to hear those sounds

So i know most want to hear what the @PRL Motorsports PRL P700 turbo sounds like with the T51r mod. Here’s a quick cold start, and a few pulls (not sure what happened to my mic after but i’ll get better rolling videos and sounds)

 

[CTRAWR]

So i know most want to hear what the @PRL Motorsports PRL P700 turbo sounds like with the T51r mod. Here’s a quick cold start, and a few pulls (not sure what happened to my mic after but i’ll get better rolling videos and sounds)

That cold start sounds like you're about to take off.

 

[ram3noodles]

sounds like a jet!
also i spy dasai mochi

 

[SpoolinFK8]

sounds like a jet!
also i spy dasai mochi

Yeah my 10yr old wanted to put it in the car.

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