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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 05:46 PM
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My first car was a 04 em2 LX non-VTec no abs civic. Then I got into awd turbo subarus doing the Tarmac rally thing and then found track days. My most recent car was a 2013 EVO10 GSR loved it but now I am back to my roots with Honda. Consumable were just too much on the EVO for me to get the seat time to get where I want to be in driving. Looking forward to starting this new adventure again.

Here are some of my other rides and my new car.

For those who might be wondering where I got the name and what it means: Theia - Titaness of sight and the shining light of the clear blue sky







































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17x8 team dynamic prorace 1.2 (pilot super sports)
hondata Flashpro
Swift Spec R springs
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Type A front lip
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 10:34 AM
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love the color and congrats!
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 08:48 AM
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Awesome man! Congrats! I am excited to watch this thread.

Pilot Super Sports will transform this car.

The guys at King advised me to not do the reflash or flashpro unless I was going to do at least a downpipe too. They said in their findings, the downpipe is one of the most restricted parts in the entire engine.
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Old Nov 16, 2014 | 09:13 AM
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Awesome man! Congrats! I am excited to watch this thread.

Pilot Super Sports will transform this car.

The guys at King advised me to not do the reflash or flashpro unless I was going to do at least a downpipe too. They said in their findings, the downpipe is one of the most restricted parts in the entire engine.
You guys with the 14-15's are luckier, as they received a much better downpipe (which is where Honda most likely got their power increase over the 12-13's) so it's not as bad, but still a good first mod.

Seriously, you should check out the old design... It's awful. I believe RV-6 has some comparison pics.

An intake not pulling from the stock location is also flashpro worthy.
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Old Dec 29, 2014 | 09:01 AM
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Congrats on the pick up! Oh how i love those seats. So jelly
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Old Dec 31, 2014 | 11:06 PM
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Grats on the purchase, man. You came in at a good time since up until a couple months ago or so coilovers weren't available for the '14+. Well, at least not for the fronts because the strut lower mounting bracket is different than the '12-13s. I'm really digging the color too.
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Old Jun 19, 2015 | 05:26 PM
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Well it's been a while since I made an update but parts are finally starting to come in. My wheels just came in today can't wait to get tires mounted and put on the car.

Special thanks to John at Corner Speed Tuning in Huntington Beach for helping me get them.

Wheels are Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 17x8 +38




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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 05:51 AM
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Nice! still going to run PSS tires? What size?
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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 09:09 AM
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Nice! still going to run PSS tires? What size?
Gonna run Hankook v12s in 245/40/17 for now.
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Old Jun 21, 2015 | 09:53 AM
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Congrats on the pick up! Oh how i love those seats. So jelly
You aren't the only one jelling on those seats!! I would love a set of those in my '10 FA5!!!
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 07:41 AM
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Gonna run Hankook v12s in 245/40/17 for now.

Still a much better tire than what was offered as factory. Nice!
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Old Jun 22, 2015 | 03:45 PM
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Finally got the wheels on , will be getting the springs put on this Thursday. Can't wiat








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Old Jun 25, 2015 | 01:56 PM
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Went to Corner Speed Tuning again today to get my Swift spec R springs put on and I am really happy with how it came out and looks with my new wheels.
















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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 12:26 AM
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Nice to see another local fb6 !
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Old Jun 26, 2015 | 10:53 PM
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Went to my local canyons to do a shakedown of the new wheels and suspension set up. All I have to say is damn is the grip amazing compared to stock and rides Sooo smooth.


























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Old Jun 27, 2015 | 05:50 AM
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Wow those springs make a difference. 1inch drop is all it needs, nothing too crazy.
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Old Jun 27, 2015 | 08:12 AM
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SPC camber bolts and rear arms next on the list.
Also hawk HP+ pads and motul rbf600 flush
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Old Jul 2, 2015 | 10:47 PM
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Went a different route on the pads as a test to see how these do. Since they are much nicer on rotors and quieter than the Hawks. My skill level is not enough to fully used the braking power of the Hawks on the track yet so giving these a try. So far after putting them in tonight. They feel really good.
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Old Jul 3, 2015 | 05:34 AM
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I would of gone with the HP+ instead... and to be honest I would go with something even better then the HP+ on our cars. Our cars are heavier then the older gen civics (ek and eg) so you do feel a nice difference in braking it's not exactly the same as in the older civics.

In terms of because you don't have enough track... I don't believe in that line as most beginners spend a lot more time on the brakes then more experience drivers. So the brakes is an area where I wouldn't really cut a corner (not saying you did just giving you my opinion).

I was at track on Wednesday all day and I have the HP+... and although I do like them I wish I gone with something a little more stronger like Hawks Blues or HT-10s.
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Old Jul 3, 2015 | 10:27 AM
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I would of gone with the HP+ instead... and to be honest I would go with something even better then the HP+ on our cars. Our cars are heavier then the older gen civics (ek and eg) so you do feel a nice difference in braking it's not exactly the same as in the older civics.

In terms of because you don't have enough track... I don't believe in that line as most beginners spend a lot more time on the brakes then more experience drivers. So the brakes is an area where I wouldn't really cut a corner (not saying you did just giving you my opinion).

I was at track on Wednesday all day and I have the HP+... and although I do like them I wish I gone with something a little more stronger like Hawks Blues or HT-10s.
Sounds good if anything these will just become my DD pads and I can switch to a better compound for the track. It's a learning process for me right now since there is not much data out there for our cars. I go both front and rear pads for about 90 bucks so it's not a big deal if I need to upgrade later
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Old Jul 3, 2015 | 12:16 PM
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For the 2013+ Si front, the HP+ isn't available from Hawk just yet, and who knows when/if it will be available.

The HP Street/Race is available, which is a step above the HP+. Thats what I have and will be using, if I ever get a chance to put them on.

The Stoptechs you have are a great pad, slightly elevated above factory performance. With your tires, they will be good, and you should be able to push the limits of the pad and the tires. Don't forget to change the fluid to something that can handle high temps, too. Fluid is more critical than the pad, and costs little $$.
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Old Jul 3, 2015 | 03:02 PM
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For the 2013+ Si front, the HP+ isn't available from Hawk just yet, and who knows when/if it will be available.

The HP Street/Race is available, which is a step above the HP+. Thats what I have and will be using, if I ever get a chance to put them on.

The Stoptechs you have are a great pad, slightly elevated above factory performance. With your tires, they will be good, and you should be able to push the limits of the pad and the tires. Don't forget to change the fluid to something that can handle high temps, too. Fluid is more critical than the pad, and costs little $$.
Yeah i am doing a full flush to Motul RBF600 and doing my oil change to Motul Xcess 5w30 next week before the track. Just got the pads early.
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Yeah i am doing a full flush to Motul RBF600 and doing my oil change to Motul Xcess 5w30 next week before the track. Just got the pads early.
Good choice on the brake fluid. Are you planning on upgrading your brake lines too? I highly recommend it.
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Old Jul 7, 2015 | 10:04 AM
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Good choice on the brake fluid. Are you planning on upgrading your brake lines too? I highly recommend it.
It's on the list but did not fit into the budget for this track day. Might be going in before the next one though. I don't want to change too much before tracking it.
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Old Jul 8, 2015 | 09:34 AM
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just a piece of advice... don't do more then 5 hot laps at a time. The stock lines will expand even if new they don't do well in our setup unfortunately.

If anything you can do 5 hot laps and then do a cool down lap and do a few more and then pit in for a proper cool down.
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