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I'm finding the new Prelude a lot more appealing than I expected. The simulated 8 speed gearbox shifts in S+ mode are really engaging according to the previews. The way it bumps you on each upshift reminds me a bit of the Ioniq N's personality. The brake setup seems to be pretty serious if not...

The dampers are dynamic, adjusting many times per second according to accelerometers and wheel travel sensors. So +R is not that stiff on the street. On track, it seems to be calibrated for F1-smooth surfaces, so it ratchets up the stiffness and that's when people start to complain it's too much...

I dunno, I think you youngsters are missing out on the sweat-inducing fear of stopping at a red light facing up a steep hill, an idiot car behind you 3 inches from your bumper, and now the light's green and you need to get going without hitting him.

The way auto rev match works is it revs when the clutch is being released, so right at the end of the shift process. Normally when a human does it, you're blipping the gas starting from when you pushed the clutch in. You rev it, shift, and you let the clutch out as it's falling, but you time it...

This hasn't been the case historically. It's really the ECU and anti-stall software that's giving the car a bit of throttle to keep the engine running. With any older cars, you have to be very careful when letting out the clutch.

Totally agree. I've also been driving manual since 16, and I'm 54. We old timers and new drivers alike need to keep the manuals alive!

You're right about the definition of riding the clutch, but he's talking about the throwout bearing, which is in between the clutch fork and the diaphragm. If you sit for minutes every day with the clutch pedal depressed waiting for a light, for instance, you are going to wear out your throwout...

Bear in mind that the higher the RPMs, the worse gas mileage you're going to be getting. Just warning you so you don't get surprised.

I apologize in advance for feeding the ChatGPT troll... Vietnam is a tiny player that's making decisions based on their limited economic power. We, as the shitty bully, have forced them to do what we want. Does that make you proud of our country? We've lost any good will they had with us in...

I hope it stays public as the article suggests. The track is historic and I have many good memories from there.

Can you explain how CAFE standards made today's American car market so bad? What kind of car did you want to buy but were unable to?

My car is in daily service and my TCU is untouched. I got the same spam.

This will raise the price of our favorite car by quite a lot. https://apnews.com/article/autos-tariffs-trump-tax-imports-ford-gm-e53823ef7bbb7b3c46d11eca90aaa638

This sort of reminds me of a friend who was shopping for a used 911 GT3. The one he as looking at was getting Porsche's certification and part of it was investigating any and all engine codes. This car had several overrev events in the ECU. Most were tiny but one was significant with hundreds of...

Hopefully on the side of the engine where the coolant exits. Maybe we're all good then! :thumbsup:

Good question. I was thinking about it and I think the most effective single metric is the exit temperature of hot coolant from the head. Basically the temp just before entering the radiator. I don't know where the ECT1 sensor is, but if it's not in the right place, you could plumb in an extra...

This is really exciting news! Congrats on getting such good results. I had a question on the triple pass design and the long pathway. There will be, by definition, more pressure drop when you send the coolant on a long and winding path. The water pump will necessarily flow slower. Even if the...

The reason people have the impression Agile Handling Assist works with the rear brakes is that Honda Research published a paper about it and it detailed in diagrams the rear brakes being applied. It's likely they've tweaked the proportions of front to rear balance pressures over the years, but I...

My list is so short... 1980 Buck Century 1988 Honda Civic DX (5 speed manual) 1997 Integra Type R 1998 Integra Type R (race car) 2003 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD (towed the race car) 1999 Acura NSX 2018 Honda Civic Type R 2024 Honda Civic Type R

Regarding the difference in pedal feel, you are the first that I've seen to actually notice this feature. I'll have to search for it to find the original Honda source, but this was a feature of the CTR at least starting from the FK8. When you pop off the accelerator the system anticipates you're...