Swift springs ride fine... I just had FK8 springs and ran too much camber. The ride quality was not good.
Swift springs that are designed for the FL5 are great. Also... this car doesn't ride good to begin with so it doesn't hurt the ride THAT much. Just wanted to clear that up.
I think Swift...
We are developing our own right now, I have the prototypes. The ride is SOOOOOOOOO much better than with my spring setup. I can drive the car without my spine breaking now. More info to come though.
I had adjustable top camber plates because I pulled them from the old FK8 parts bin that I had at the shop. Camber was -3.2 in the front and did not rub.
Added a Garage Unique Carbon Fiber rear wing to my FL5. Going to make some wing stands next.
https://www.hybrid-racing.com/products/garageunique-rearwing-fl5-civic-type-r?_pos=2&_psq=gar&_ss=e&_v=1.0
Make sure you have connected the remote key sensor. It's inside the console near the right side of the shifter. That might be your issue.
Step 8 - https://guides.hybrid-racing.com/Guide/How+to+install+HR+Short+Shifter+22++Civic/396?lang=en
Eh, the springs make the car ride pretty rough. They're FK8 springs so I'm not surprised. I'm installing coilovers next week anyway. The GU lip is a tank. I've done probably 3-4k miles with it on and considering how much stuff I've scraped it on, it's still on there.
If the car wasn't so low...
I would keep talking to Honda. I don't think the gearbox is trash, I think you are having an issue... that might be more extreme than others. My car has 8000 miles on it, with the factory fluid and it has never made any noises or anything since day one. I have even tracked the car and never...
My point was that unless you are rapidly moving the pedal, that valve isn't doing anything. You will feel the pedal normally until you start pushing it faster than the flow which is what slows everything down. I think we are saying the same thing haha.
Can you describe what horrible feels like?
Have you changed the fluid? Is there metal in the oil?
Does it do it when its cold? Hot?
Have you driven another FL5 to compare?
To be honest, I have an FK8 and a 23 Civic Si and all cars feel pretty similar. I say the 11th Gen Civic (Si and...