Impression on Civic RS

I drove Civic RS Manual mission vehicle almost all day long for visiting 5 graves as usual. Remembering my good days with old cars, Familia Rotary Coupe, Skyline GC10 and Air-cooled Beetle 1200, I enjoyed not automatic mission but manual mission. Something in my mind that had been buried for a long time woke up as a matter of fact. I felt like I am much younger as I imagine. So, I determined to keep this vehicle at hand from now. Fine tuned motor and sophisticated trans-axle is above words.

Problem is the suspension construction that had been modified so heavily, shorter and hard springs are installed, in blue painted prevailing in the field. According to the modification, 25mm low-down,  bump-rubber in yellow was cut away with irreversible attitude.

As my dark mind, I ordered the new parts at over 5,000 yen.

Muscle work for suspension spring replacement would be performed this end of the week. Complicated total toe adjustment including establishing Zero thrust is waiting, aha miserable!

New comer Civic RS

 Yaris Z is disappearing and Civic RS is replacing. Spoon spring is too hard to endure for me, that would be returned into genuine parts soon. Remembering manual transmission that I experienced, lateral moving way of shifting "H" patterns were free, Familia Rotary Coupe and Air-cooled Beetle 1200.  Consequently, I felt some resisting feeling on the construction of the transmission in Civic RS, the neutral sifting position is guided on the middle position between 3ird and 4th. So, I modified a bit by moving the end of returning spring position resulting in reducing the resisting power half strength. No complicated disassembling the trans axle itself, just the base portion modification was enough. Unnecessary muscle work done every shifting motion was reduced fairly, considerable improvement was observed as a matter of fact. As my pleasant matter, strut tower and bulkhead are connected mechanically, so firm construction. Unpleasant noise in cold start phase is discerned on the VTC actuator portion though rubber cover is applied.