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[ctr-lib]

Unlucky mate, it's the last thing you want to happen.

I'm gutted to say the least

I didn't spin up anymore than I have before so I don't have a clue what's gone on.


Good thing to come out of it is final drive time

Can you select 1st via the arm on the gearbox rather than using the gearnob?

I had this once in a golf where there was a small bit of plastic missing from the linkage

How do you do that bud Iv only tried via gear knob?

I had a look over linkage and everything looked normal

[bornlucky1]

will it go into first with the car switched off?

[ctr-lib]

will it go into first with the car switched off?

No buddy iv tried all sorts won't go in at all

[Ragingspeedhorn]

Stevie was telling me about this yesterday bad times indeed mate least it's an excuse for upgrades though

[modd1uk]

Why? Because race car!

[ctr-lib]

Stevie was telling me about this yesterday bad times indeed mate least it's an excuse for upgrades though

Ye that's how I'm looking at it might swell just upgrade final drive. Then it will be a monster

[jreedy]

You sure it's not a clutch issue?

I hope it's a cheap ish fix whatever it turns out to be for you........ Final drive mods are becoming popular on here now if you end up doing that lol

[Bower]

Come over one night next week to collect those gear stacks hopefully it will be something and nothing, I just find it really weird how you couldn't grab 2nd and now its 1st playing up but who knows until its stripped and your looking at it.

:salut: for upgrading your FD its a must for any NA civic [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]

[ctr-lib]

You sure it's not a clutch issue?

I hope it's a cheap ish fix whatever it turns out to be for you........ Final drive mods are becoming popular on here now if you end up doing that lol

i dont think so bud car drives perfectly except no 1st gear plus its only just over a year old exedy stage 1 its done 3 trackdays and 6 runs at santa pod so should have plenty of life in it plus only done 7k miles

ye i was hoping its going to be cheap but with my eyes set on a final drive.

Come over one night next week to collect those gear stacks hopefully it will be something and nothing, I just find it really weird how you couldn't grab 2nd and now its 1st playing up but who knows until its stripped and your looking at it.

:salut: for upgrading your FD its a must for any NA civic [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]

ye dude ill drop you a text later and sort out what day im coming. it is a wierd one but we shall see when its split.

i cant decide between a 5.8 with a accord type s 6th , just a 5.8 or 5.46 just doing some calculations on mfactory website ill post the screen shot up in a sec

[ctr-lib]

iv been doing some calculations on the mfactory website to see how the car is going to perform on the final drive

i really dont know what to do, i dont want the car to be really bad on the motorway but i want the performance

standard gear ratios


5.8 final drive with accord type s 6th gear


5.8 final drive with standard ratios


5.46 final drive with standard gear ratios

[Bower]

Get a 5.4 and play it safe matey then you wont have any regrets. If you come to mine mid week I should have my car built back up so ill take you for spin [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]

[ctr-lib]

Get a 5.4 and play it safe matey then you wont have any regrets. If you come to mine mid week I should have my car built back up so ill take you for spin [smilie=karls_thumb.gif]

are those calculations pretty accurate bud? how do you find shifting with the 5.8 are you constantly shifting or is not as bad as the calculations make it look?


ye im just about to text you now.

[Bower]

I don't entirely believe the calculator mate, I'm not constantly shifting either but my rev limit is 9k. You will top out around 140 with a 5.8 so it isn't too bad IMO.

[kipps]

I don't entirely believe the calculator mate, I'm not constantly shifting either but my rev limit is 9k. You will top out around 140 with a 5.8 so it isn't too bad IMO.

9k you say ? Agree with with the Yorkshire bummer says though - The gear calculators are more just for a rough idea. They don't equate to real life in gear speeds from my experience

[ctr-lib]

ahhhhhh hate making decisions like this just a ball ache if i dont like it plus extra cost

i might just go for a 5.46 then if its ballache fit a accord 6th at a later date

[pulpmelon_r]

You need to set the 'pre-defined' ratios to EUDM type R

[BGB83]

All that lot, WAY over my head

[ctr-lib]

You need to set the 'pre-defined' ratios to EUDM type R

I just put them in manually bud

All that lot, WAY over my head

Me to bud but you start to understand after abit

[ctr-lib]

Right Iv decided on a 5.46 final drive think it will work best for the way I use the car.

I think I 5.8 would be to hardcore for me if it was an out an out track car then id do that in a flash along with a plated diff but I'm happy with my mfactory for now




Hopefully if all goes to plan should be sorted by next week but I'm not holding my breath

[D4Z3D]

Hey dude,

I'm still waiting on my spoon 5.1FD, I use my car as a quick road car so motorway cruising rpm in 6th was the deciding factor for me.

I posted this on a previous FD thread so sorry to all those who have seen it b4:

220 bhp ctr with a 5.1:

You can see his gears are noticeably shorter than oem, just short of 100 mph at the top end of 4th.

Here is the 5.46 in a car with a stock engine:

IMO too short for the road, 1st and 2nd seem not to work without a LSD, and 67 mph at the top of third is a bit short. Depends what you are going to use that car for though.

There is a pretty sweet vid of bower's NA EP3 chasing bren's JRSC civic round cadwell with what i think is a 5.8 FD. Short gears on an NA car really work well on the track