Type R and VTEC owners

I've had some mats in a box for ages and I decided to fit them today as well as the Samco hose. Remember this is the repalement to the first that Amber Performance sent me as they falsely advertised it. Well I ordered the correct one, and they've sent me the wrong one again, pretty fed up with it now so I may just not bother.

Anyway, the mats are in and they're fantastic. Proper high quality items and much better than the ones they replaced. I also took some photos trying to show the caliper clearance. :)

Tent is in the boot, just need to add beer, sleeping stuff and some clothes and I'm ready to go for JAE tomorrow. :D

Caliper clearance:

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Mats before:


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Mats after:

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Bit of an update today. I went to TGM to have Spoon gearbox & engine mounts and Eibach front and read adjustable anti roll bars fitted.

In case you haven't seen, I bought the mounts because the J's manifold has been touching the steering column when turning left. I originally solved it by having shims fitted on the engine mounts but it went from being fixed to happening again, albeit only on hard corners. I figured the OEM mounts are coming on to 10 years old now so they may be a bit saggy, so I decided to order some over night parts from Japan, namely the Spoon mounts which took around 4-5 weeks to arrive. After the mounts were fitted, the car had the Geo done and I had a little drive. The issue seems to have gone and the car feels a lot tighter now, especially the gear changes. Top little mod, and the bonus is that there's none of the vibration you get with ETD's or more solid mounts. The Spoon kit is rubber, just a bit harder than OEM.

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Next up were the anti roll bars. The idea was to have the Ohlins turned down a little to be compliant over bumps (which they already are, to be fair) and use the Eibach to reduce the roll in the bends. There's two settings, soft and hard. I've decided to go for the soft option to see how I get on. The front is 32mm vs 26.5mm for the OEM and the rear is 30mm vs 25.5mm for the OEM (as measured using an electric gauge at TGM). They are red compared to the OEM black so I've got a fair few colours going on underneath the car now!

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I've spent a lot of money on the car and done a lot of mods, but in terms of handling, today has been the single biggest improvement to the car. I've only driven it 90 miles or so home from TGM, but the difference is huge. I know a lot has to do with the combination of tyres, suspension, sway bars and mounts but I really am impressed with how it is now. There's a little roundabout near me that I always go round at 30. Most I've seen is 35 or so on a dry day, I exited it at just under 40 just now. Can't wait to get on a skid pan and then do some track days, the car feels like a complete weapon now in the bends yet remains possibly more compliant than OEM setups over bumpy roads. Perfect combination for me.
 
Do you like the car? If so, it's worth spending the money on it IMO. Just do one thing at a time if it's too much money to shell out in a oner, get the wheels done first, then save up and after the winter get the front sprayed. Polish you can do yourself after the paint.
 
rjk said:
would probably be just as well getting TGM to put a new seal kit in there then mate.
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Yeah that's the plan now I think.

randal said:
Got a source or more information on this?
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Catanonia said:
Latest news on the delayed New Type R's is that they are blowing valves and they have changed production for engines to Ohio hence the delays and stonewalling by Honda to all those STILL waiting for deliveries.

So glad I cancelled the order now.
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Mike, the original source is probably me via someone I know who works in Swindon for Honda - I posted it on TRO last week or the week before. There's an issue where the wrong valves have been fitted or something along those lines. Production delayed 2 weeks minimum.
 
It all started when someone took their car back to the dealer due to some issues. The dealer stripped the head and had an 'oh ****' moment and got Honda UK involved. They then ceased production with the workers being told 2 weeks minimum and all affected cars to be recalled. I don't know how many cars it affects, I didn't even know about the Ohio engine plant change till after I was told the news.
 
So update on my brakes, following issues found.

Rear right caliper seized.
Rear left sticking.
Pads all down to metal.

Going for some Brembo HP 2000 pads and new calipers on the rear.
 
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I had the rears looked at in September and all was good, sliding freely etc.

Edit. Might have been in the summer actually.

Booking Donnington for the end of the month, time to get the hardtop on as well I think.
 
rjk said:
donny in the wet looks zero fun. im guessing you were on the AD08s? much aquaplaning?

were there many other cars there? seems the track was dead.
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Yes on AD08R's. No aquaplaning except one lap where the heavens opened. I was with the instructor going in the Craner curves, I went to turn left as it gets steep and it just went forward. A lotus in front of us did the same. I was only half way into the tuition and I told the instructor I was coming in as it felt too dangerous. He agreed and said he's going to red flag it.

I actually enjoyed being out in the wet. As you can see I wasn't playing silly buggers but it taught me a lot about car control and driving it in pretty poor conditions.

I've got another vid here, dry lap and a little bit more on it. Day was open pit lane so quiet at places, especially in the rain. 70% plus of the participants were RWD, mostly Lotus.

 
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