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In hot weather states like FL and AZ, you're lucky to get 3 years of battery life. I had a top of the line Diehard go bad in 2 years in FL. Five years of life was my usual experience in the snow belt states.

A close relative works for the Big 3 and they hate manuals since they can't pre-program shifting to easily meet EPA rules.

FYI due to the Iran war the EPA allowed refineries to provide winter blend fuel this summer. This alone accounts for a few percent MPG reduction, then add a bit more for A/C use. I switched to 5W-30 and noted zero difference in MPG. My driving habits didn't change. I live in a small rural...

Sounds like the ABS traction/stability control intervention on my old FR-S. Check ABS plugs and wiring. Also check your tire pressures. My FR-S would engage ABS stability control around faster corners with non-performance Blizzaks fitted, due to the increased yaw angle from these soft...

In AZ I've heard Carvana gives the most $. I got a Carvana price for my FR-S to compare with the dealers trade-in offer. The Carvana quote was an easy online process. I ultimately went the trade-in route for sales tax reasons.

Rain water is soft BTW. If using hard tap water, you'll eventually deposit a thin calcium layer on the cooling fins. The buildup may not happen quickly, but something to consider. I've removed calcium on aluminum humidifier cores with vinegar, but you erode the aluminum too. Also, distilled...

OEM studs and head gasket should be fine without a tune, as long as premium fuel is used exclusively. Swapping before the warranty expires may void the warranty. You also risk screwing up a perfectly fine engine. These aren't 2 stroke dirt bike engine's (where the head gasket can be swapped...

Google search "honda civic p0087 code troubleshooting" and it describes the things to look for. Also at least one YouTube video out there. I would double check all the electrical connectors you touched during the gasket change. See if the connector pins and sockets are undamaged and not...

My long term experience with K&N was it let enough fine sand through to significantly wear the valve guides (FL beach town, CRX Si). The K&N was installed for about 75K miles. Filter was washed and re-oiled every 15K miles with K&N products. Following Jackson Racing's advice once the warranty...

Assuming you already have the CTR module, it only takes maybe 15 minutes to swap modules. Serious track day owners often add negative front camber. I did this on a CRX Si and the difference was night and day. I'll warn the difference is not always good, such as serious lift throttle overseer...

I think the CTR is a fine daily driver, but I've also swapped in the ITS damper module. You need to be limber to get in and out of CTR seats though.

Not sure how prices are now, but 3 years ago dealers wanted a $7k premium on both the Si's and Type R's. The Si's weren't worthy of the extra premium, so I went with the R and never regretted my decision. I looked at both cars back to back and the fit and finish on the R was way better...

I've run LFP batteries in older street motorcycles for many years without issues. In that application they are better than lead acid (and never leak acid). I don't run them in my newer electric start only bikes. Newer bikes, like cars, have small electronics drains. These drains are bad for...

Starting with MY27 all cars will have government mandated spyware type systems, in the guise of preventing drunk driving. Unfortunately it allows government access to a lot of data they might not otherwise have and don't necessarily need. And yes insurance companies want to know if the MY27+...

I suspect it's a bear getting the door seals to mate right. It's not for me, having shoulder issues in the recent past.

On another car years ago I replaced Honda OEM alloys with lightweight forged wheels. The biggest difference was an increase in road noise. Other differences were too small to really notice, other than the forged wheels looked awesome.

Integra Tech package has a memory seat, so the hardware exists. Software might be an issue.

From my experience, adding negative camber tends to wear the inner edges on the drive tires. Not sure if this is your situation, but I reverted back to stock alignment settings.

The Iran war has impacted the group 3 "synthetic oil" supply more than most petroleum products. Knowing this situation, I stocked up on Walmart Mobil1 a couple months ago. Hopefully the middle east behaves and supply chains return to normal. Wishful thinking...

Car companies spend a lot of effort testing airbag deployment. Unless you're willing to forego an airbag steering wheel all together, I wouldn't mess with it. If modern explosives are contained by stronger envelopes, the explosive force increases. USA spec airbag charges (under well...