The 'look at what I did today' thread

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:24 am

Just what I was looking for, thanks mate

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:31 am

bb1boy wrote:Thanks mate ..so what is D3 for then?

Drinks even more fuel...

Post by **Greg-SiR** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:31 am

I had no speedo or vtec since Sunday,i did a battery swap that day to see if mine is running low,radio powers off if you get some half decent volume,so anyway i assumed i had moved something or worse blown a fuse by some error and after a good clean of the Vss all is well again

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I feel for the non vtecers,2 days was terrible

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bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue May 12, 2015 11:40 am

wurlycorner wrote:
bb1boy wrote:Thanks mate ..so what is D3 for then?
Drinks even more fuel...

...and holds the gear longer so more VTEC time?

The only thing I don't like is the grandad shift knob and lack of leather gaitor.. I'm going to see if I can find a replacement shift knob and a gaitor from a manual.

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:02 pm

Do you get a 'Sport' button?

bb1boy · Post by **bb1boy** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:06 pm

No, the only button there is the one on the side of the shifter to get it in and out of Park.

Post by **indigolemon** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:08 pm

Ah, the lude had a sport button down from the shift button, so even in D4 it would hold up to the redline in each gear if you floored it.

Post by **NafemanNathan** » Tue May 12, 2015 12:11 pm

Here you go...

Post by **Merlin** » Tue May 12, 2015 1:27 pm

Merlin wrote:Today I had to buy a new alternator for my '07 Civic. Yesterday I had to cram 2 adults, a baby seat (+ baby ), a 4 year old and all the associated crap into a 5th gen Prelude. Fun!

New alternator arrived. Not bad at £135 delivered next day. Bought it from the Starter Motor & Alternator Company. Honda wanted ~£460 and Euro Car Parts ~£320

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Tue May 12, 2015 2:09 pm

bb1boy wrote:...and holds the gear longer so more VTEC time?

My previous one was mainly a sarky comment tbh, not an entirely straight forward one

With foot floored, does it make any difference whether the gear lever is in D3 or D4? Auto's used to take foot floored to mean hold the gear to the end anyway

(that's probably answered in the document that was linked earlier, but I've not been interested enough to read it I'm afraid

) but anyway, the point is if they don't do that any more, it's just added complication IMO - the point of an auto is that it takes all the effort out of the driver having to do anything!