Amerikaner83's new ride (w/ cheese and large fries)..)
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,524
From: Maine
allrighty then...so I put the carseat mod to good use...Wife and I had a baby girl on the 15th 
Now the sleeplessness has begun! 
The day before that, my father in law and I used a dremel to grind down the ring around those studs in the tails...looks nice and flush now! And just in time, too, since we took that car to the hospital at 2am!
Momma and baby are doing good, baby Emily likes car rides which is nice
Maybe when I install that Cattman Y pipe I've got laying around in the garage she'll like car rides even more 
*aside from shaving down the ring around the studs, you can see that the studs themselves are longer. Well, re-using the original, capped flange nuts isn't possible. So I went to my local Ace Hardware and got 4 (2 for each side) flange nuts, M4 I believe and all is well.
Now the sleeplessness has begun! The day before that, my father in law and I used a dremel to grind down the ring around those studs in the tails...looks nice and flush now! And just in time, too, since we took that car to the hospital at 2am!
Momma and baby are doing good, baby Emily likes car rides which is nice
Maybe when I install that Cattman Y pipe I've got laying around in the garage she'll like car rides even more *aside from shaving down the ring around the studs, you can see that the studs themselves are longer. Well, re-using the original, capped flange nuts isn't possible. So I went to my local Ace Hardware and got 4 (2 for each side) flange nuts, M4 I believe and all is well.
Got a p0138 code today on the highway... 
since i'm Fed spec, this would be the after-cat o2.hmm...messed with the y pipe recently, getting the Cattman one installed Friday.
Cleared the code, gonna see if she comes back or not
since i'm Fed spec, this would be the after-cat o2.hmm...messed with the y pipe recently, getting the Cattman one installed Friday.
Cleared the code, gonna see if she comes back or not
So...after clearing that code ^^ all is well, hasn't come back yet.
Cattman Y pipe installed too....holy fcukballs that's a pretty sound! Makes the VQ even throatier! turns vroom vroom into VROOM VROOM! I'm very impressed
Not too much loder than what I had before (stock exhaust with Dynomax muffler), will get a sound clip up sometime.
Cattman Y pipe installed too....holy fcukballs that's a pretty sound! Makes the VQ even throatier! turns vroom vroom into VROOM VROOM! I'm very impressed
Not too much loder than what I had before (stock exhaust with Dynomax muffler), will get a sound clip up sometime.
Meh. I'm perfectly happy with the tone I've got. For sure though, Cattman cat back sounds good, just too much for me...and that big exhaust tip on any cat back to me, is just 
Got Tokico Illumina drop kit coming in the mail tomorrow get rid of that two dollar hooker sized wheel gap
Got Tokico Illumina drop kit coming in the mail tomorrow
get rid of that two dollar hooker sized wheel gap
The 2013 Civic SI has a single, oversized exhaust tip. It looks ridiculous, and yet that's directly from Honda, by design. You can't help but wonder if the tail is wagging the dog here.
to be more accurate though...dual tips are the "way to go" if and only if the cutout for the tip would support it. The 4th gen bumper cutout is like half an egg...a dual-tip would look freaking horrible there.
got me a new toy coming...I bought a bluetooth OBD2 plugin and downloaded a OBD2 code app from the Android Market...so I will be able to read and clear codes from my smartphone...just planning on leaving it plugged in all the time, seeing what I can see
And yeah, the P0138 code came back...it's not immediately failing but still.
Do I need to actually reset the ECU or just clear the code? (edit, I love a good .org search. got my question answered...clearing the code does reset the ECU)
And yeah, the P0138 code came back...it's not immediately failing but still.
Do I need to actually reset the ECU or just clear the code? (edit, I love a good .org search.
got my question answered...clearing the code does reset the ECU)
Last edited by Amerikaner83; Mar 11, 2013 at 07:45 AM.
I had one and returned it.
Very inaccurate for everything, but codes.
I'll stick with my cheap code reader instead.
I think the app I had was called torque iirc.
It was cool to clear my codes from my phone though..
I hope you have better luck with yours.
Edit:
Was this:
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_in...=GSSTBLUETOOTH
Very inaccurate for everything, but codes.
I'll stick with my cheap code reader instead.
I think the app I had was called torque iirc.
It was cool to clear my codes from my phone though..
I hope you have better luck with yours.
Edit:
Was this:
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_in...=GSSTBLUETOOTH
Last edited by Fakie J Farkerton; Mar 11, 2013 at 01:09 PM.
Your always talking/linking things that fascinate me, and I otherwise would not have known about.
I had one and returned it.
Very inaccurate for everything, but codes.
I'll stick with my cheap code reader instead.
I think the app I had was called torque iirc.
It was cool to clear my codes from my phone though..
I hope you have better luck with yours.
Edit:
Was this:
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_in...=GSSTBLUETOOTH
Very inaccurate for everything, but codes.
I'll stick with my cheap code reader instead.
I think the app I had was called torque iirc.
It was cool to clear my codes from my phone though..
I hope you have better luck with yours.
Edit:
Was this:
http://www.plxdevices.com/product_in...=GSSTBLUETOOTH
THAT thing? Shee-it, that's a hundred bucks. I bought a 17 dollar bluetooth dongle thingy and 3 bucks for the app
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Joined: Oct 2011
Posts: 1,524
From: Maine
It would look better if you put a stillen rear lip on there
BUMP
What should I name this thing?
My old Grand Am was named "Clarice"...I don't want any variation of "max" in the name...it's overplayed. My coworkers have named it "Rick", but I don't like that name so I want the community's ideas.
My cars are always a SHE...so no boy names please.
What should I name this thing?
My old Grand Am was named "Clarice"...I don't want any variation of "max" in the name...it's overplayed. My coworkers have named it "Rick", but I don't like that name so I want the community's ideas.
My cars are always a SHE...so no boy names please.
BUMP
What should I name this thing?
My old Grand Am was named "Clarice"...I don't want any variation of "max" in the name...it's overplayed. My coworkers have named it "Rick", but I don't like that name so I want the community's ideas.
My cars are always a SHE...so no boy names please.
What should I name this thing?
My old Grand Am was named "Clarice"...I don't want any variation of "max" in the name...it's overplayed. My coworkers have named it "Rick", but I don't like that name so I want the community's ideas.
My cars are always a SHE...so no boy names please.
Step back a few feet. It's just a car.
For people who don't have a hobby interest in cars, naming their car is all in fun. It's an inside joke, and harmless. But for people who have an obsessive interest in their car, giving it a name is another brick in the crazy wall.
Step back a few feet. It's just a car.
Step back a few feet. It's just a car.
pfft
Naming a car is an American Institution...if it wasn't, then all Navy ships wouldn't have names. It's Anti-American NOT to name one's vehicle. In fact, there are conventions for doing so.
Damn Commies
Naming a car is an American Institution...if it wasn't, then all Navy ships wouldn't have names. It's Anti-American NOT to name one's vehicle. In fact, there are conventions for doing so.
Damn Commies
but it depends on which websites one goes to 
So excited...getting windows tinted on Saturday mawnin' 
Also ordered a couple more decals from erty67...some 4DSC decals in Silver should look :thumbsup with my tint...probably going to have them on the lower corners of the rear windshield.
Also ordered a couple more decals from erty67...some 4DSC decals in Silver should look :thumbsup with my tint...probably going to have them on the lower corners of the rear windshield.
Last edited by Amerikaner83; Apr 10, 2013 at 01:57 PM.
That's cool your getting the 4DSC, but mine is better.
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From: Memphis, TN
Nice progress on the car so far...I was wondering, what Dynoamx muffler do you have? I ran the VT for a few months a year or two ago but the rattle at idle just drove me nuts and without serious power under the hood, it was embarrassing lol.
I've been running the regular variable capacity Max muffler again and love it, though the G35 has a larger 2.25" inlet vs the Maxima's 2" inlet fwiw...
I've been running the regular variable capacity Max muffler again and love it, though the G35 has a larger 2.25" inlet vs the Maxima's 2" inlet fwiw...
Nice progress on the car so far...I was wondering, what Dynoamx muffler do you have? I ran the VT for a few months a year or two ago but the rattle at idle just drove me nuts and without serious power under the hood, it was embarrassing lol.
I've been running the regular variable capacity Max muffler again and love it, though the G35 has a larger 2.25" inlet vs the Maxima's 2" inlet fwiw...
I've been running the regular variable capacity Max muffler again and love it, though the G35 has a larger 2.25" inlet vs the Maxima's 2" inlet fwiw...
I've got the Dynomax Super Turbo 17748. If you search Youtube for "Amerikaner1983" you'll find two vids i did...one completely stock and one with the muffler. There is only a slight difference noticable at idle...nothing ricey or loud. I notice no rattling whatsoever.
I need to do another exhaust vid with my Cattman Y as well... louder, but not too much at all...except when I get on it on the highway
but a lot nicer and throatier than stock.
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From: Memphis, TN
I'll always regret not getting a 4th gen SE...for a couple of years I watched them on Autotrader always waiting for low mileage models to keep dropping in price but I was just too cheap...I think that model was one of the best balances of looks, size and power. Not a full size but could still seat 5 if you had to with a decent interior and those cool white sport gauges too...
I'll always regret not getting a 4th gen SE...for a couple of years I watched them on Autotrader always waiting for low mileage models to keep dropping in price but I was just too cheap...I think that model was one of the best balances of looks, size and power. Not a full size but could still seat 5 if you had to with a decent interior and those cool white sport gauges too...
I know, right? I thought of that too last night
Thank you sir...still rocking stock height though
Got the Illumina drop kit in the garage, need to pick up moog front strut mounts though.
Rear window spoiler getting colormatched and installed in the next few weeks if it keeps with the warming trend
Thank you sir...still rocking stock height though
Got the Illumina drop kit in the garage, need to pick up moog front strut mounts though.Rear window spoiler getting colormatched and installed in the next few weeks if it keeps with the warming trend
Last edited by Amerikaner83; Apr 22, 2013 at 08:00 AM.
Keep up the good work!
Do you know if some SEs come with sawblades?
Last edited by Fakie J Farkerton; Apr 30, 2013 at 07:59 PM.