Boon65 (Steve) NHB Type R Civic
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Probably, it's the same engine and very similar bay. Also being an ebay special by the look of it, the fit would probably be rudimentary at the best of times.
It will make a good noise. That will be the only good thing about it. Personally, I'd save the money until a good second hand intake comes up.
Did the grease work on the steering rack?
It will make a good noise. That will be the only good thing about it. Personally, I'd save the money until a good second hand intake comes up.
Did the grease work on the steering rack?
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hi Bud, yeah it is an ebay special lol, id like an aem pipe but there so expensive, i check on ebay regular to see if one comes up and they do occasionally and no the grease didnt work looks like a new steering rack 
i sprayed as many parts as i could see, i need to remove the clips at the top of the gators and spray down those, but hopefully i can get it done weekend, would have done it weekend gone but weather was crap, i was told by my local garage its because its lowered and it put strains on suspension parts which yes i can understand but surely there are loads of cars lowered but i have heard that the honda steering rack can be a problem so who knows
i sprayed as many parts as i could see, i need to remove the clips at the top of the gators and spray down those, but hopefully i can get it done weekend, would have done it weekend gone but weather was crap, i was told by my local garage its because its lowered and it put strains on suspension parts which yes i can understand but surely there are loads of cars lowered but i have heard that the honda steering rack can be a problem so who knows
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I know the feeling mate, I watched the forums for a year before the intake I wanted came up at a reasonable price. I fitted a cheap open cone intake at one point when I got bored of waiting, but I hated it and took it off after a week.
Sorry to hear the grease didn't work, odd squeeks are really ******* annoying! Yours doesn't look any lower than mine, just bad luck I guess.
Sorry to hear the grease didn't work, odd squeeks are really ******* annoying! Yours doesn't look any lower than mine, just bad luck I guess.
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yeah bud its annoying aaaarrrrrrggggghhhh lol just sounds like rubber rubbing together but only at low speed when you turn the steering wheel, but it doesnt affect the steering in any way, ill try the grease behind the gators this weekend, but love the car so just wanna get it sorted cause its annoying and just looking on ebay theres loads of induction pipes like aem - k&n etc any idea which is better any advice what to go for :
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I hope you get it sorted mate.
There's pros and cons to all intakes. All the open cones are fairly similar, great noise but susceptible to heatsoak. Long-arm cold air intakes also sound good, but the filters end up in places that you don't really want a filter to be, wheel arches for example. The box types are good, but tend to be expensive. It really depends what you want from it, if you just want noise then get a open cone, you can always come up with some creative heat shielding.
There's pros and cons to all intakes. All the open cones are fairly similar, great noise but susceptible to heatsoak. Long-arm cold air intakes also sound good, but the filters end up in places that you don't really want a filter to be, wheel arches for example. The box types are good, but tend to be expensive. It really depends what you want from it, if you just want noise then get a open cone, you can always come up with some creative heat shielding.
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thanks bud, me too, they all seem a little strange to me to be honest, i would have thought, it would have been better to get a cold air feed rather than warm air from around the engine bay, on my previous car MG ZS 2.5 V6 it had the filter piped into the inner wing where the old resinator box used to be but bracketed so the filter was out of reach of any water, so seems a little strange why its directly under the bonnet just sucking warm air from around the engine bay as you say they suffer from heat soak, i might be totally wrong but if its cold air feed then surely inner wing would be better ?????, there was a air box on ebay couple of weeks ago, cant remember the name but had an air scoop that protuded from the scuttle and it went for mad money as i watched it till it finished
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Yeah, I think the problem is space, there's already quite a lot of engine in the bay! You were probably looking at a Gruppe M, they go for big money, Tegiwa do a copy that is a bit cheaper.
Have a read of these:
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/s...take-guide-the-basics-Newbies-**please-read**
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/s...e-to-the-Gruppe-M-please-read-before-posting!
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?21135-Your-AEM-questions-answered
Have a read of these:
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/s...take-guide-the-basics-Newbies-**please-read**
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/s...e-to-the-Gruppe-M-please-read-before-posting!
http://type-r-owners.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?21135-Your-AEM-questions-answered
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update: complete new front & rear gel badges on order and type R side stickers front type R grill R and type R tailgate R ordered. carbon text with baby blue R see pic will update again when complete kits arrived to show everyone, edit put my own sticker here instead
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