Rchive- An FL5 ownership journal

[Noize]

Tire Rack was very kind to let me return the 265/40 Potenza Sport and upgrade to the RE-71 RS in 255/40.

So. Much. Better!!

The rock guards are not in these pictures, because I only installed those today. These pictures are from last week, and I forgot to post them in this thread.

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[JCZ5]

Caught up with the ups and downs of this journey, thank you for taking us along for the ride! We all have car ADHD, but you taught me a lesson to just keep the one car instead of convincing yourself to trade for other cars for their various use cases (i.e. golf, GR86)

Enjoy your ride and looking forward to see what you do with it next. The TE37 also looks amazing! Hope to join the FL5 club in the future!

 

[Noize]

Hondata in town this weekend.

Needed to read my own thread to try to not do it.

Talk me out of it!!!

 

[TW00Si]

Why haven’t you done it? Do it before you get your third FL5 and/or TE.

 

[ChiroCale]

Hondata in town this weekend.

Needed to read my own thread to try to not do it.

Talk me out of it!!!

Don’t do it. The stock FL5 is mental and will be worth more if you keep it stock.

 

[DR_FL5]

Don’t do it. The stock FL5 is mental and will be worth more if you keep it stock.

meh, its a civic lol. It aint a 1/1900 Porsche 911 S/T

 

[TW00Si]

meh, its a civic lol. It aint a 1/1900 Porsche 911 S/T

That’s because it’s a FWD GT3.

 

[Noize]

Posted this in Jester's thread, but wanted to update my build thread here as well! The car moves out, and I'm really happy and thankful!

Had my 24 FL5 jailbroken at a Hondata event this past weekend.

I've been talking a bit to Jester over PMs here, and decided I wanted him to tune my car.

Pardon me while I gush- He is an absolute TREASURE for this community! It is rare to see someone who keeps a professional career on the side and can deliver this level of customer service and client satisfaction!

He is kind, communicative, intelligent, and extremely throrough. His tunes are great for all- For a stock turbo car, he starts out with a map he has torture tested on his own car, refined, and perfected it for his customer base.

The tune is linear, and pulls like a rocket up top. There isn't knock, excessive boost, or anything dangerous- just seamless power. His boost and fueling strategies have a nice margin of safety, so you can enjoy your car for years to come. That's all already great, but his main platform is education to help you understand what is happening with your tune, no matter if you're new to the tuning game, or a seasoned veteran.

His custom tune is a total steal as priced, and I feel like I have made a friend that actually cares about me, my car, and is invested in the journey.

Jester, thank you for what you do for all of us.

For those of you on the fence, get off that fence and support a vendor who loves these cars and this platform! You'll be very happy you did.

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