soo as of right now im currently in afghanistan(army) and i have bought the following parts for my civics. let me no what you guys think on this setup so far and maybe some suggestions.

skunk2 stage 1 cams
skunk2 stage 1 camshaft
competition 1.5 clutch
competition lightened flywheel
secret weapon intake
skunk2 catback exhaust
skunk2 headers
skunk2 lowering springs
dc sports front strut
sparco r100 seat
skunk2 short throw


good setup so far? or what u guys think?

 

ditch the skunk2 exhaust and dc strut buy a coil-over set and get better cams

 

Remove S2 cams, springs, shifter, strut bar.

Add Flashpro, eibach/neuspeed springs, corsport shifter.

That would be my choice of mods.

 

yeaa, i'm going to get the flashpro, be a nice electronic to own... and whats wrong with the s2 cams?

 

oh and i also bought the skunk2 manifold for it

 

I've just read that some S2 cams were not being made correctly and people ended p grenading their heads. Plus the whole "World vs. S2" threads... Just a company I don't trust fully when it comes to engine internals. Of course that's just my $.02...

You also are just paying for the name. There are many more products of higher quality that actually cost less, if not the same. Like the CorSport SS adapter, for instance. The AEM short ram intake I have found for $159, versus the Secret Weapon for $200+ as well

 

ditch everything skunk2 you bought. get some drag cartel drop ins or 2.2, or svm 211 or 212. if you want a better manifold than your rbc get an rrc.

 

what about buddy club camshafts?

 

Buddy club cams are much better quality than s2 imo.

 

welllll then i might just have to sell my s2 **** and go with buddyclub cams and camshafts

 

do u no if cams and camshaft from a Acura RSX Type-S 02-07 would fit in the 06-11 civic si's?

 

They are not compatible. I'm not sure where you're going with this but if you swapped heads then you would be able to use the cams you speak of.

 

what? that's not right at all.

 

So they are compatible? Don't just sit there and critisize me, give us your input!

 

cams are interchangeable between k20a2/z1, z3, and k24a2 heads. you can put them in the other k series heads with the correct rocker assemblies making an oem vtec killer setup.

 

looks good for an "all Skunk2" build. are you looking to track it or daily driver or both?

 

I learned something new as well. I did not know they were interchangeable. Also didn't know it was that easy to make them fit in other heads.

Thanks!

 

i wouldnt call it easy, or worth the effort for the most part.

 

im looking for daily driver... then something that will get me from colorado back home to illinois with no problems... but just recently ive heard skunk2 isnt the best quality brand, so now im stuck.

 

Skunk2 is a good product. At least if you have a problem with their product you can contact them in the USA. The Best Quality stuff for Hondas typically come from Japan, but an arm and a leg for something you won't have much support for is a risk some of us are not willing to take, especially on just a daily driver.

 

i wouldnt use skunk2 if it was given to me free

 

That's a long daily drive.

 

He's talking about two separate things.

Why the aftermarket seat? You'll be losing the seat airbag, and possibly the airbag sensors in the rails, if you use aftermarket seat rails. The sensors in the rails are used to determine how hard to deploy the steering wheel airbag.

 

The only thing Skunk2 I would possibly run would be the Skunk2 Megapower Header. Everything else is questionable and even then with the recent conduct/actions that Skunk2 has shown the community (bounties on people for personal information, sueing people, etc), I would question their support and business practices.

Anyhow, it's your money, spend it as you wish. These are my reasons for not recommending the rest of the skunk2 stuff:
- the exhaust is very very loud (one of the loudest).
- the lowering springs are junk (look at RedShiftMotorsports' drop spring tests here: http://www.redshiftmotorsports.com/R...ingTesting.htm
- camshafts, I can't say, but there are other options
- short throw, there are other ones out there (for less); however, the best albeit pricy will be a full replacement (ie. Mugen or TWM)

Also, the Weapon R intake is expensive for what it is. You'll be better off with a J35 throttle body and a larger intake running to where your battery currently sits (you'll have to relocate your battery).

However, since you already bought everything, I guess it would be cheaper to just run what you already bought.

 

yea now that i think about it, i think im just going to try and sell most of the stuff... because being in the military i do a lot of far driving back home, and i wouldnt want anything to happen...

what ya think about running buddyclub cams with stock camshafts?