After nearly four years of owning this amazing vehicle the modification process has ended. I’ve done quite a bit her and it seems like now is a good time to stop. The car remains well balanced in the performance area and I’m very satisfied with the aftermarket parts currently on the car. With 70,000 miles it continues to impress with its rock solid reliability.

This summer I will be purchasing a new sports car to accompany the Type R – not quite sure what that will be yet. I’ve been busy with work so there has not been much time to visit Honda-Tech. Just wanted to say hello and post a few pictures for old time’s sake. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

 

I wish I could stop

Congrats on being mature

 

i think your car has an excellent setup. well, from what i know about it from the website. anyway, good luck car shopping.

 

I think that it is good to see restraint, to know when enough is enough. Congrats.

 

car and pictures are amazing.. good luck with the next car!

 

so very sweet

 

The Elise is coming

 

Hrm, do I see a 2.2L AP2 coming?

 

too bad i couldn't attend the itr meet when you were there.. love the pics

 

dude... beautiful R man..... Have fun shopping for another car.

 

those are some really nice pics and car. what camera did you use?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sukebei Oni &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">those are some really nice pics and car. what camera did you use?</TD></TR></TABLE>

The picture file says it's an Olympus C-5050.

That's a nice camera.

 

these reflections r cool

 

Josh - are you back to your stock suspension setup? if you don't mind me asking, why didn't you like Mugen lowdown suspension setup? just curious. thanks.

-Sean

 

I remember the 1st few weeks you got that R. I kept an eye on your site. I have loved the progress of it.

I look foward to the next car you get, as i know it will be more detailed in history than this one, if thats possible.

 

always nice Good luck!

Ryan, who is also done with his R modifications and looking into an EVO.

 

I envy you.

 

Awesome pics. It looks as though your R is growing scales. I dig the shot from inside the car.

 

I had the oppertunity to drive a NSX for 500 miles on saturday from talahasee FL to west palm beach fl.

Try and get one of these but older

 

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Congrats on being mature </TD></TR></TABLE>


it's called maturity? i thought it was only cause i ran out of money!!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Cosworth &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Josh - are you back to your stock suspension setup? if you don't mind me asking, why didn't you like Mugen lowdown suspension setup? just curious. thanks.

-Sean</TD></TR></TABLE>

Yes, I am back to the stock shocks/springs. The Mugen suspension was simply too harsh for real world conditions (Wisconsin/Chicago roads anyway). Not to mention the dynamics of the car were all thrown off with the lower stance and more extreme camber. After going back you realize how good it was in the first place.

I liked the look of the car when it was lowered but that's not important when you sacrifice performance and ride quality.

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Haha, that's a possiblity however I'm really dissapointed that the Elise did not use the B18C5 instead of the Celica motor. This should not make that much of a difference since the Toyota motor makes about the same power and has good reliablity... but it does. Nearly $40k for a slightly improved Celica GT-S motor - I don't know. Yeah, people could say the same thing about the Type R motor but you guys know what I mean.

 

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Yes, I am back to the stock shocks/springs. The Mugen suspension was simply too harsh for real world conditions (Wisconsin/Chicago roads anyway). Not to mention the dynamics of the car were all thrown off with the lower stance and more extreme camber. After going back you realize how good it was in the first place.

I liked the look of the car when it was lowered but that's not important when you sacrifice performance and ride quality.</TD></TR></TABLE>

I find that I like the stock ITR suspension too for daily driving. It easier to drive on the streets without having to worry about car bump steering all over the place or being unsettled by rough pavement before a turn.

 

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I find that I like the stock ITR suspension too for daily driving. It easier to drive on the streets without having to worry about car bump steering all over the place or being unsettled by rough pavement before a turn.</TD></TR></TABLE>

True, but a good, strong damper really makes the ride much more tollerable. I never felt the lowdowns were very good around town for some reason, but having driven other Rs around with stiffer springs and stronger dampers... I'd say there are some other choices besides the stock suspension, even on our crappy IL/WI roads.

Anyhoo... nice pics as usual

 

Nice job with your R Josh! You really put a lot of thought into all your mods.
Well all except maybe the header right?? But it was still a nice bonus...

 

Post a list of your mods ...