Bringing this ej8 back to life

DCiFound

SEAHAWKS!!
MyLittleTeg said:
So when I put in my y5 my buddy told me he had just put a clutch on 2k miles ago and then upgraded to a b series. I took his word for it and its held up so far. But I do have a little bit of money with my new job and was thinking of getting a good stage 3 clutch after I fix body pieces and paint.

With this being my first 5 speed, idk what brands are good for a clutch. So I need input
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Stage clutch are for those that are boosted. I dont see any relevance on why you need a stage 3? It will have to rev your rpms high to get the car rolling, which is dumb as a DD. just my $0.02
 

R13

The other asshole
Yeah with a weak little sohc or a stock b series vtec even it's best to stick with a stock style clutch, Exedy and Competition clutch are my favorite brands, I've heard good things about ACT as well.
 

DB7ish

New Member
R13 said:
Yeah with a weak little sohc or a stock b series vtec even it's best to stick with a stock style clutch, Exedy and Competition clutch are my favorite brands, I've heard good things about ACT as well.
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Unless you are going turbo and think you'll be making some serious power, you shouldn't need a Stage 3. Honestly, stock motor I think you best bet is OEM replacement or maybe Stage 1 clutch if you plan on doing spirited driving with some mods. Exedy or Spec are good brands.
 

Aussie

Zoom-Zoom
MyLittleTeg said:
So when I put in my y5 my buddy told me he had just put a clutch on 2k miles ago and then upgraded to a b series. I took his word for it and its held up so far. But I do have a little bit of money with my new job and was thinking of getting a good stage 3 clutch after I fix body pieces and paint.

With this being my first 5 speed, idk what brands are good for a clutch. So I need input
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There's no point for anything over a stage 1 with that engine. All you do is create more unnecessary pressure against your bearings and wear synchros faster.

If you want something that feels more crisp, get a Exedy Stage 1 or else stick with a stock clutch.
 


MyLittleTeg

Honda Enthusiast
OK thanks for the advice everyone. I just don't want to have to replace the clutch constantly. I want something that will hold up for a while
 

itzrivera

Member
Don't buy that XTD shit_ either. I see it on ebay all the time. Its cheap and the clutch disk will literally break apart. I know cause the previous owner of my car did the same and I had to deal with the headache later down the road.
 


MyLittleTeg

Honda Enthusiast
Unfortunately, I bought this civic broke down and cheaply modified. Other than the motor, all mods were already on the car. So now I have to go back and fix all his mistakes. And I didn't want to have to worry about my clutch going out on me constantly. I don't mind spending the money and doing it right the first time
 

MyLittleTeg

Honda Enthusiast
Put a compressor on the car and now I have ac again! Wewt. Also seen my brother so I parked behind him to compare height and the civic is way lower than I thought. The top of the trunk was eye level with me in the civic (I'm 6ft). But anyways, figured I'd post a pic so everyone can see whether I upgraded or downgraded

 

MyLittleTeg

Honda Enthusiast
So someone hit me while I was in GameStop the other night....good thing it's not a nice paint job.



And my struts were wore out so I swapped out the wore out oem ones with 220k+ miles on them for some at a salvage yard with 80k on them. And a buddy Had some coils so I swapped them out. Rides a lot better


I will probably get some teins or skunk2 struts and coils later when my budget allows. But at least its not a trampoline anymore
 

baseballfan84

New Member
some random person hit my car as well while it was parked,.I raged for a good 3 mins because I've been working on fixing the exterior so I really didn't want extra work lol . You should be able to get that nasty scuff out as long as you have the time for it.
 

MyLittleTeg

Honda Enthusiast
I'm ordering a new hood, grill, and driver fender and then im going to paint it. We just got done doing this to a dodge. Probably do the same color
 
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MyLittleTeg

Honda Enthusiast
So thinking of trading my 15s for a set of 17s sitting on toyo tires. What do you think? (They aren't curbed like mine)
 

Noneed2Hate

Active Member
you'll have to roll your fenders a little depending on how much of a drop you have if any. I just got 17's for mine and I had to get my fenders rolled. Back tires were rubbing a bit
 

MyLittleTeg

Honda Enthusiast
Noneed2Hate said:
you'll have to roll your fenders a little depending on how much of a drop you have if any. I just got 17's for mine and I had to get my fenders rolled. Back tires were rubbing a bit
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My fenders are already rolled. I'm about to raise it and inch and I'll go try a fitment and see how it goes. Just don't know what brand or offset they are. All I know is they are toyo tires with 50-70% tread
 
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