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Thank you, I'm going to try this on my FK2 seats.

Hello from SELOC to you and @VTECMattC :) I agree with what both of you say about the Elise and not being able to live with it these days. I replaced my DC5 with my S2 111s and despite liking it, I also can't live with it these days. I enjoy driving my FK2 way more and my Elise will be up for...

Well I'm 51 (don't actually look it) and my two cars are a blue FK2 and a Lotus Elise 111s so two very different types of cars. The FK2 is my daily and the Elise is my track car. I don't miss my DC5 either, had it for 7 years, did about 20 track days and it was on 140k and despite loving it...

I'm thinking of moving my Fk2 on as its pretty much wasted on me. I only do a 15 minute drive to work each day and nobody else really goes in the car as we have another family car. Its in great condition with 58k on the clock but its a non GT model in Brilliant Sporty Blue. Do you think these...

Would be interested in gearing how you get on with this after the FK2. I've been thinking recently about swapping my FK2 for a 370z.

My friends was stolen last year. Thieves broke into his house when he was asleep and took the keys.

Not sure I am getting used to it, just kills the enjoyment so much. Its more noticeable when you get into higher revs and doing a spirited drive, when you try to keep momentum and do a quick shift, it seems to be even worse as if the car is deliberately trying make you drive more economically...

Does anyone else find the rev hang to be quite bad on the FK2? I'm really struggling with it and its really killing the enjoyment of driving the car right now. It's not so bad in higher gears but second to third is just horrible. Anything I can do to make it better or something I need to get...

Mine doesn't.

Did a reset on the radio in my FK2 and now its asking me to enter the radio code. My handbook under radio code say N/A which isn't very helpful. Is there a generic code for the radio/infotainment system or is it going to be a trip to the dealer? EDIT: All sorted, start the car, press power...

Thanks for your help Mark :D

Perfect, thank you :D

Well, I thought it was the GT but it's a possibility. I do have a parcel shelf and I do have Sat Nav, rear camera, DAB Radio and all the other infotainment stuff. Update: I dont think it's the GT as the GT models get added luxuries such as dual-zone climate control, front and rear parking...

Here you go but yes, I just have a hole

I just had a look and I don't have a floor that lifts up. This is what i have in my boot. There's just a cut out and nothing that moves up or can be pulled to slot into place. I'll try and post a picture.

I picked up my lovely blue FK2 at the weekend but one thing I noticed was the boot has a large cut out which stops the whole boot being totally flat. It is like there should be a panel to cover this hole and the hole would be an extra storage compartment. Is this correct? Should there be a...

Please pick good colours, for example a white EK9. I saw a lovely looking one at Simply Japanese on Sunday.

Nice Teg and very similar spec to me. Mine has the following, Championship White Spoon 2-1 decat Spoon B-Pipe Spoon Tower Strut Brace Spoon Stickers K100 Remap I have ES engine mounts and Team Dynamics Race Pro 1.2 wheels. I also have a Spoon N1 back box but as I track mine I needed to go...

This looks really interesting so fingers crossed it happens.

Thats what I've been saying all along since the concept came out. Just looks too much like the old car. At least the EK9 and EP3 looked totally different but the last bunch of CTR's have all looked the same. Lazy designers.

I'm 44, 2 kids, wife, mortgage and drive a DC5 in CW with black wheels a noisy Spoon exhaust. Despite only looking mid 30's, personally I don't give a ****. As soon as I start to worry what others think over my enjoyment and succumb to the peer pressure of fitting in with the sensible brigade is...

Ah ok, yes, it was. My daughter and I were sort of standing under it saying to my wife, look, that's what you want, an S2000, yes mummy, you need to get an S2000 :)

Is it dark blue? I am sure I saw one on Monday on the ramp?

TGM are awesome. Picked my DC5 up from them yesterday and left my MX5 with them. Your car will be in safe hands at TGM. Great bunch of people.

Hey Mike, that was me talking to Tom and leaving when you turned up today and ask if you needed to move. Only realised when I saw the S2000 :)

I like that.

Hey Mike, your S2000 looked great in M&S/Tesco's car park today :) Mine was the dirty looking silver Impreza WRX parked next to you.

Hi, I am in Camberley so will keep an eye out for your EP3 and S2000. I have just sold my cosmic EP3 and now have a CW DC5. I did say to the wife today that I fancy an S2000 as a second car and I got that look which kind of translates to "you will die as I will kill you if you buy one" :)

Did TGM say how much? My car always goes to them and my wheels could do with a refurb at some point.

Apologies if this has been discussed, I did search but could not find anything. Planning on getting a K100 remap soon and wondering how it will work with trackdays and noise limit tests. I believe at the moment, when stationary, my EP3 will only rev to 5,800 until it hits the limiter. There is...

The rm01a is supposed to be quiet. I wonder what this setup would be like with a decat and how loud it would be. Looks a nice system and the rm01a is supposed to be one of the best.

Eurospec 2000 in Pirbright.

I'm probably going down the route of Japspeed 4-2-1 manifold, Supersprint silenced mid pipe and OEM back box and hoping it's not going to be stupid loud as I track my Ep3. Would love to keep a in-silenced mid pipe but I believe it will be too loud. I think your setup will be loud but bearable...

Do you have a link? I would be very interested to see what the loses are. I bet they are so small that for day to day driving, they are hardly if at all noticable which is the point I was making. Throttle response was far improved for my EP3 when moving over to an AEM V2 from an ITG Maxogen. As...

Cranny, is your system with a silenced or unsilenced mid pipe?

Have you had a remap done yet? Also, did you notice much noise increase going to a decat? What back box, mid pipe are you running?

Don't get too hung up on this heat soak stuff. It's not really an issue and makes no difference in day to day driving. I have the Aem v2 intake and is superb. It is an open cone filter and the throttle response is amazing compared to the ITG induction kit I had before. Prior to that I had a...

Looks beautiful, especially with the OEM wheels. Hope it all works out ok and you don't have too many headaches.

Thanks for your input guys, at least I was pretty spot on.

Mulling over the idea of selling my EP3 as I am doing around 14k miles a year and fancy something a bit more comfortable. I kind of have a price in mind but interested on hearing others views. The spec is, 2005 Cosmic Grey with 80k. Aircon Condition is excellent apart from a few kerbing marks...

I have the starter motor noise on my EP3. Its very common and not much you can do about it.

Yep me too. I am still unsure on going decat or not due to the extra noise, especially having an un-silenced b-pipe. I don't fancy spending around a grand to get manifold and remap to find it is too loud and then changing it all back and needing to pay for another remap. However, I want more...

Thanks Loxy.

This is pretty much the same as the Prodrive Performance Pack for Subaru's where you get Prodrive's own generic off the shelf map. Its not tuned to your car and the gains per car vary slightly but are pretty much the same which is Subaru's case takes the stock car from 225bhp to around 265bhp...

Is it worth disconnecting the battery when doing this?

How easy is it to take out the ECU? Is it just a case of unplugging or unscrewing? Any guides?

Thanks for all your help and been good chatting :)

HAHAHA excellent. I said I'm not going to track mine and a few weeks later, I was tracking it :D We never learn do we :)

I've read good things about the Japspeed one but as everyone raves about the DC manifold, I thought I would play it safe and get that. I know, I wonder how many people say that and then start doing other stuff as they get bored :)

I currently have an unsilenced B-Pipe and OEM back box which to be honest, is pretty quiet anyway so a tad more noise would be welcome. This setup would remain also as after the DC manifold is fitted, it would be a remap and the car is finished. The DC manifold seems to be the best bang for...

Thanks Dazzawest for the info. Did you notice moving to the DC manifold that the car got much louder? Big jump or just a little bit?

Just a quick question. When fitting a DC Sports 4-2-1 manifold to an EP3, does it require the JDM front ARB or will it fit with the OEM front ARB? I know some 4-2-1 manifolds require the JDM front ARB but couldn't find anything saying the DC Sports manifold does. Thank you.

I had an ITG and no problem at all. I can't really see how water could get in unless you drive into a lake :)

I also have standard back box and unsilenced mid pipe and it sounds great. Not too loud but nice and raspy/sporty when you boot it. Gets better as it gets more coked up. Planning on getting a 4-2-1 manifold also so I hope this does not make it too much louder.

Would be interested to hear your thoughts on the difference from unmapped to now having the K100. Tom at the guys/gals at TGM will look after you for sure.

That looks nice as the old car but I hope the new car will be a totally different shape like previous CTR's have been.

Out of interest, if the DC5 is considered a better car than an EP3, where would a DC2 sit in the rankings? Higher than an EP3 or lower? Higher than a DC5 or lower? Just interested really in opinions.

You sure its not the starter motor. They are common on cold starts to make a noise.

Mine was MOT'ed on Monday and sailed through with no advisory's. 2005 Cosmic with 72k on the clock. I guess that's why TGM look after my cars and are in tip top condition.

Keep us posted as interested also.

Yes, just looking at all my options still. Is it the Japspeed 4-1 that you are referring to?

No, my plan is to do at the same time at the end of June. MOT and manifold at TGM and then to Euro Spec for K100 and remap. However, the extra noise is a concern so at the moment I am considering not changing the manifold and staying oem and just get the remap with my current mods which is an...

Not on if the DC sports is a better option over the Japspeed. I was going going to order this week so interested if it was worth paying extra for the DC.

The DC is £389 and the Japspeed is £189 I think with the discount. However, that's not good if having a decat makes the car stupid loud as the car will be a daily also. Might give it a miss a just get a remap with my current mods.

Looking to get an 4-2-1 exhaust manifold and have read great things about the DC Sports one as well as the Japspeed one. As the Japspeed is pretty much half the price over the DC Sports one, is there any benifit of paying the extra for thE DC Sports one? Also, does a 4-2-1 decay make your car...

I've heard back from the garage and good news, these are the bits that have failed the MOT :p

Had a look and sorted. Took me a couple of minutes to work out how to adjust the cable but very simple in the end. Only tightened it a tiny bit but seems so much better. Throttle is a lot smoother and the slip dip in revs/hesitation when going into 2nd has now gone. Top suggestions :)

Hey, if you could put a guide up for this, that would be superb.

Hey ijwhiteman, did you get your car mapped with the 4-1 manifold and ITG? Just wondering what gains you made in the end.

if your car is lowered then yes it will.

Bugger, sorry to hear this. How was it stolen on a test drive? Did you not go out on the test drive?

That's cool, the PRC suits me for the same reason as you have said and the price is much better. N o worries about checking out the ITG. Its very quiet though but the un-silenced mid pipe is nice :)Just wondering if a DC Sports cat back would give better gains and flow better than the...

I believe the ITG was one of the best for gains.

Going to get a k100 remap done to my EP3 at some point soon. To get the most out of the remap, what would give me better gains, an un-silenced mid pipe with OEM back box or a DC sports cat back exhaust system? Thanks in advance.

No not me if suited and booted. I can't remember the last time I wore a suit :) I do get a wave from a girl driving to work most mornings in a white DC5. She comes from Pirbright bends, through Frimley Green and heads towards Frimley. No idea who she is though :) So where are you getting the...

Will do :)

Always worth new bolts and gasket, especially as they cost pennies.

I have Sportex and very happy with it. With the OEM back box it made 81db at Castle Combe noise test. Has a very nice rasp to it.

Thank you and I don't think you can get a better reply than that.

Thanks everyone. Looks like Euro-Spec here I come :)

Cheers Lottie :)

Plan on getting a K100 remap done to my EP3. I keep reading great things about Paul at TDI North but Euro-Spec are just up the road from me. Worth going all the way to TDI North or will Euro-Spec do a good enough job?

Awsome stuff Lottie, always loved the love of the Z4 coupe.

Ok thank you. I have an unsilenced mid pipe already with the OEM back box and its 91db. I wonder if going decat is going to be too loud for track days.

Has anyone who has gone from an OEM cat to the Japspeed 4-2-1 decat noticed much increase in noise?

Thanks guys. Is there a big difference between the two setups or just something like 3 - 5bhp?

With a K100 remap on an EP3, what would give the bigger gains, RBC intake manifold with unsilenced mid pipe and OEM back box or 4-2-1 exhaust manifold with decat, unsilenced mid pipe and OEM back box Just wondering which one to go for when I get a K100 remap done.

I think the Euro R sounds the best but would have to try and drive both.

Thanks you. So improving the suspension on the Type S and maybe fitting an LSD which bring it closer but generally, they are not too different anyway. From what I've seen, the prices of the Type S are a far bit lower than a Euro R. Plus, a fair few Type S Accords for sale but not many Euro R's.

Love the look of the Accord and would consider one after the EP3. I don't know much about these cars. What the difference between an Accord Euro R and an Accord Type S? Is the Euro R an import and exactly the same or is there a difference?

Hey Wasabi, they would be great. Pop over to the forum and introduce yourself.

In case anyone is interested, my car has the unsilenced b-pipe with OEM back box, cat and manifold and at Castle Combe it read 91db static.

Nice one Scuffy. I was half expecting to see your new car in red as there is an EP3 parked where your other halfs parents park. Clearly not you then unless your odd jobs involved changing the car colour from Cosmic to red :)

Thats a cracking price (y)

What about the Japspeed 4-2-1 manifold which removes the cat? Is this worth doing or would you still say to keep OEM manifold and just get a decat?

If they announce a new Integra Type R I might do a little excitment wee :)

I found this bit interesting, "The new Civic Type-R will be one of the first of a number of performance models that Honda is looking to produce as a backbone to its whole range. “We want a range that is genuinely perceived to be sporty, but with a range of practical models sitting underneath,”...

If the OEM is fine and has not split, is there any other reason to change to a silicone or is it just for looks and durability?

Are Silicone Induction Hoses really worth it and make much difference or is the OEM hose good enough? I currently have an ITG Induction but its still using the OEM hose. wondering if its worth getting a silicone hose.

If anyone is looking to do a well organised, friendly track day then Hondas on Track have one on Friday 26th April at Castle Combe. There are only two spaces left so head over quick to http://www.hondas-on-track.com/forums/index.php?topic=4693.0 and get yourself booked in.