Blueroadster FL5 Civic Type R Build Thread

[blueroadster]

Reference:

1. FL5 Intercooler Reference Thread
2. Bluetooth CD Player

Installed:

1. Flapfab Stone Guards
2. Tuxmat floormats
3. OEM TCU removal (Replaced with an alternative non-big brother solution)
4. Cusco front cooling baffle plates
5. Eventuri Turbo Inlet
6. GruppeM intake
7. Offset front license plate bracket
8. J's Racing Hyper Intercooler
9. OEM Euro Horns
10. WOT HPT cooling plate
11. HKS Intercooler pipes
12. Hybrid Racing short shifter
13. Urethane injected OEM RMM (a.k.a., Torque Rod)
14. TSP downpipe with Swain Tech ceramic coat
15. PTP Hybrid Downpipe Blanket
16. Dream Automotive Hard-Lagged Turbo Heat Shield (replaces OEM)
17. ECU clone/unlock
18. Fujitsubo front pipe and exhaust

Pending install:

1. MDR aluminum coolant tank
2. Hondata FlashPro
3. Hondata CAN-Flex
4. Rays G025 SZ Edition 19x9.5 +44

On the list:

1. Jester tune
2. Pads and rotors

Considering:

1. WOT dual oil cooler kit
2. J's Racing front camber ball joints
3. J's Racing/DRL radiator

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[TheFactor]

Nice !

 

[Tougefl5]

Drive it for the summer then decide if you require the turbo and fuel system upgrade.the rabbit hole sucks. I'm debating if I should get a dogbox or start on my next build.

 

[blueroadster]

Drive it for the summer then decide if you require the turbo and fuel system upgrade.the rabbit hole sucks. I'm debating if I should get a dogbox or start on my next build.

Good point and that is my plan.

 

[scittbox]

Did you cutout a piece of the tuxmat or do you just let your clutch hit it when you press it in?

 

[blueroadster]

Did you cutout a piece of the tuxmat or do you just let your clutch hit it when you press it in?

I just let the clutch hit it. After a few weeks of driving, the contact area on the mat compressed down where you no longer feel the clutch push against the mat.

 

[scittbox]

I just let the clutch hit it. After a few weeks of driving, the contact area on the mat compressed down where you no longer feel the clutch push against the mat.

music to my ears, i was hoping that was the case

 

[blueroadster]

Here is a video of the exhaust sound after installing item number 18 (recorded with an iPhone 15 Pro Max about 2 feet away and revving the engine to 3.5k RPMs):

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