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Old 12-31-2012, 07:17 AM
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Hey Guys. New to the forums here. I'm a heavy 8thCivic member. I just wanted to stop by and let everyone know that you had another boosted civic to the group. This is what I have:

2008 FA1 R18 Automatic - 115,971 miles
TSi R18 Extreme Turbo Kit with some nice mods
GT2554 with 16g wheels from an EVO 3
3" MAF Housing
2000 Prelude IAT sensor
Hondata 4 Bar MAP sensor
Larger Intercooler
Custom 2.5 inch Turbo downpipe
Vibrant R18 Streetpower Exhaust
Innovate DB series Wideband with the LC-1 wired to the Primary O2 circuit
Prosport Evo Boost Gauge

Mods in shipping:
AIRAID Build It Yourself 3" Intake Kit
Boomba Motor Mounts

Mods Needed:
Battery Relocate - Not the JDM Password one with the small cell. I want to use my full size battery.

Dyno pulls will come after I am done tuning. I just got the turbo rebuilt so tuning is in full effect!
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pics or it didnt happen
Old 12-31-2012, 07:37 AM
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I want to see pics.........
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Ok, Gimme a sec. Gotta bring them up from my photobucket. My only build thread is on 8thcivic so I guess I should start a new one here also.
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New Brackets Welded on the Intercooler

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Intercooler Mounted

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Same

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Love My dog helpin out

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Rebuilt GT2554 with 16g wheels

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Another Shot

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Close up of the wheels

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Gauges

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Old 12-31-2012, 08:03 AM
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I have videos of idling with exhaust and of the car driving. I will get them uploaded tonight/tomorrow.
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what's a fa1 r18?
Old 12-31-2012, 09:38 AM
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FA is the 8th gen 4 door civic's. The 1 denotes the R18 engine. So FA1 is the 2006-2011 4 Door R18. So I am not cool enough to have an Si with the K20, but I generate more torque with my turbo'd SOHC than a Comptech Stage 2 Supercharged Si.
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I'm wanting to get up to the mid 200's in torque, but I'm not sure how much this auto tranny can take, and my funds for my build are running low. =/ Consistently the R18 has been putting down 280-290 whp and 250-265 ft lbs on the manual. I am sure the Auto would absorb more power with the torque converter and clutch packs, but It would be nice to be able to Rep a respectable R18 Auto and have my work mean something.

Now, don't get me wrong, the car is a BLAST to drive now and has major low end kick, but I want to kick the boost and start competing with some real cars.
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I guess everyone has their thing......
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When I bought this car I had one thing in mind - gas Mileage. I was coming form a jacked up 4x4 ranger with a 5.0L V8 in it I used for trails and rock crawling, but it was my DD. 20 gallon tank at 3.79 a gallon every 3-4 days was killing me. I never planned on modding my car. I also thought it would remain stock.
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There is another r18 build floating around here. I like how they look, keep it going bruh
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Yea, Should be DrunkinStuper's and The All out Full Engine R18 build is Andres. He's fully built and going for 500+ whp.

I should be one of like 2 or 3 Auto's boosted and to the best of my knowledge I am the only one pushing 10 psi (soon to be 12-14 psi).
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One video

In Car Idling
Old 12-31-2012, 06:09 PM
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I have some better videos compiling right now.
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This is for sound comparison... This is a 2007 Si Stage 2 Comptech Supercharged with FullRace 3" exhaust and Skunk2 Alpha Racing header.
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