Does anyone regrete any mods that they have done?

 

No but I regret clicking on this post.

Guess it all comes down to research and using the damned search function.

 

i regretted putting koni yellows and h&r lowering springs on not long after i got my itr...because i soon took them off and realized how good stock itr suspension was now that i have owned the car for almost 3 years...i believe it will need an upgrade soon...but the race car always takes priority

 

yeah i just did a new AIR intake manifold and it is loud as hell!!
And my JIC exhaust is the same way and i hate to drive my car now.
just wondering if anyone else feels this way about there car?
Any suggestions? thanks.....

 

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yeah, yoshi234 wasnt what i expected. im trying others now.

 

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yeah, yoshi234 wasnt what i expected. im trying others now. </TD></TR></TABLE>

ewwwww...

 

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Ouch. Hahaha.

I regret modding my car. Period. What a money pit. That and I know that I didn't max out the abilities of a stock ITR. Just a steeper learning curve now.

Biggest regret? Spoon N1. Nice and zoomy at the time. Got old. Real old. Especially after 5+ hour drives to the track. At least that problem was resolved earlier this year (w/different exhaust).

 

i regret not giving honda the respect it deserves when it comes to making power. got skunk stage 1, vafc, chipped ecu and the tunned. started running hella rich pulled the ecu and vafc and trade the cams for ctr plus cash. car rips harder now then ever before.

 

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Ouch. Hahaha.

I regret modding my car. Period. What a money pit. That and I know that I didn't max out the abilities of a stock ITR. Just a steeper learning curve now.

$ pit is right

 

I regret the JUN titanium retainers. One of them Busted on me!
I had a Mushroomed valve, and a broken retainer. The inner valvespring was the only valvespring that was still on, the outside edge of the retainer busted off.

Rule of Thumb - Coat Titanium **** with that special hardening coat (forgot what it was called)

 

I regret my Bilstein shocks, my Oil catch can Helix and the Toda header instead the JDM Mugen one.

 

(1)My original Hondata tune was a little too lean up top and helped burn a piston. Learning process.

(2)On those rare occasions that I'm on the street in the ITR and I bounce over a bump or railroad tracks, I do think about changing the suspension.

 

nope. I have tried to keep the car reliable with simple (and usually cheap) mods...

Mods =
Bilstein Sport Shocks (with stock springs - this setup kicked *** @ Exbo 4)
SS Brake Lines, ATE fluid
Cobalt GT Sport pads
DIY master cylinder brace
Eluder's DIY C Pillar Bar
DIY cold air intake duct to stock airbox
Comptech foam filter
Greddy Oil Temp & Pressure gauges
Power steering removal
Braille lightweight battery

Damn, I havn't been through that list in a while...

 

deciding to turn it into a full race car by 2005 season and driving around a 3/4 race car daily now so I can save up for a Pickup and enclosed race trailer...ugggg

 

Modifications I regret:

1. Modifying an Integra to begin with.
2. Installing VTEC killer camshafts on a street car. Streetable, daily driveable, but guaranteed to drive you nuts.
3. Removing the CAT and replacing with test pipe
4. Installing Individual Throttle bodies on a street car. Strictly belongs on race car. Why? Because you can't go anywhere without smelling like raw gas. You can not carry your 4 year old with you neither because of the fumes.
5. Removing PS system. For the nominal gains, not worth it IMO.
6. Removing AC system. Atlanta averages 90 degrees in the summer time and it's humid.
7. Installing skunk2 coilovers on stock shocks. Will not last long.

 

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yep

 

good thread btw...

 

I regret putting them Infinity Kappa Perfect Componenets in my car...

I should've gone higher end and instead of relying on those rattling bass, although Dynamat helped abit in my doors, but it still rattles.
I should've gotten a 10" box.

I just found out how retarded I was with wheels and tires...I've brought these in the last two years:

set of S-3
3 sets of Dunlop SP5000 &lt;first set destroyed in autox&gt;
2 sets of Falken Azenis
set of Kumho Victoracer
set of Kumho V700

avg $400 x 8 = $3200

set of Koseit K1
set of 16" Rota Slip
set of Mazda Millenia
= $1500


With all those money spend on damn tires, I could've gotten a better sound system and JDM front

 

Anyone regret their header choice?

I'm still thinking about buying one, but after seeing how many people dented their low hanging $1,000 header, I'm having second thoughts.

 

....letting "know it all mechanic" work on my car.

 

I have No regrets other then not modifiying enough

I have a very simple list:
OEM JDM 4-1 with
top heat sheild
SMS testpipe
SMS bottle neck adapter on stock b-pipe
SS brake lines
ATE brake fluid
up untill expo Axxis Ulitmates/ need to find another set.
AEMCAI
VAFC
Comptech FW
ACT xt-ss clutch
OEM JDM rear strut bar/ new Password JDM f&r bars on the way FREE!(thanks)
Timing set to 17deg
camera mount
Corbeau three point harness
Drug dealer dark tint
removal of rear wiper
900 wt sounds system
rota ss wheels with
Kuhmo MXs

EDIT for brain fart : Z10 traction bars
and TODA cam gears to be installed when I find someone I trust and has time.

maybe there is more but I just had a brain fart

With all of these current mods, not one regret.
I do regret ever using the Exedy Cerametallic that was a waist of time and money, but that was a long time ago...




Modified by Bbasso at 11:57 AM 7/29/2004

 

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I'm still thinking about buying one, but after seeing how many people dented their low hanging $1,000 header, I'm having second thoughts.


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There you go Jond. I bet anyone with an SMS Header wouldn't even dare mention that on here. If they do, I'll be glad to brighten their day and take it off their hands .

 

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I'm still thinking about buying one, but after seeing how many people dented their low hanging $1,000 header, I'm having second thoughts.


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I absolutely hated my Comptech Race Header. It dented up and scraped everywhere I went. This is 100% my fault though. There's a reason why they call it a "RACE" header.

 

I had a JDM Si integra before my ITR so i made all my mistakes in modding it. I had the sweetest sounding Mugen sport exhaust (louder and sweeter sounding than the twin loop) and i went and put on a DC JDM 4-1 which made the exhaust note slightly raspy but not too bad, then i fitted a JDM Phase Racing test pipe, and completely and utterly ruined the exhaust note, it was horrible and raspy up until above 4400rpm (vtec) My current ITR came from japan with quite a few quality upgraded parts so i havent done anything to it at all as i'm reasonably happy with the way it is, even though the 14kg front 12kg rear springs are a bit harsh, so i'm playing with the idea of eibachs pro-kit and stock shocks.

 

I don't regret anything I have done to the car and I feel it is a much improved car because of what I have done. I have been very methodical in my approach - never rushing into a modification, always doing plenty of research and thinking of the car as a whole rather than sticking individual bits on it here and there.