Honda CITY 06 Modifications.

[Stylites-x]

wut car ur drivin now ?
where can i find the mugen spoiler up in the net or any shops ?
i dun think the 1 in ccrfiber.com black city's spoiler wuz the one .. but it looked cool !

 

[Jackie Leong]

bro,
the mugen spoiler would be the same one you saw on the current G3 Citys (2003 Model).. I've actually seen it on a stock G4 city though.. was a bit surprised by it :p

Next Level Customs eh.. must be a new shop.. haven't been going to Sunway for quite a while cuz it's quite pricey for pretty much everything there :p Bound to be costlier at this point of time as the G4 is still pretty new.

To be honest, the original mugen bodykit for G3 City doesn't come with the spoiler. But Honda Malaysia's designer came up with the spoiler and was adopted into the Mugen bodykit :)

 

[Stylites-x]

thx jackie n sonic for the replies. appreciated dat loadz. =)

agreed its costly, anyway already booked the mugen bodykit on my g4, arrivin in this tuesday. wuz thinkin to put double exhaust. left-right .. but still, cost alot for the workin one as juz 100 bucks diff to the dummy type. the both side workin ones cost around 500 bucks or probably more. iam shocked to hear em ..

seriously ive neva seen the mugen spoiler b4 but iam into the spoiler of the black city in ccrfiber.com thought of custom make them. as i heard, the original honda's spoiler doesnt gives any problem compared to the custom mades n not original type. those few months later will leak water into the back bonet .. iam concern bout it .. wut u guyz think ? ( n bout the exhaust pipin ? costly ? )

 

[Jackie Leong]

I've actually consulted the man behind JFA Exhaust regarding the dual exhaust system before previously and he doesn't really recommend it as we might be losing power if we proceed with it. After all, the L15A VTEC isn't exactly powerful in the first place. But he said we can consider using a single exhaust system but extending an extra pipe to the left side from the muffler which will not interfere with the power system. It's not a dummy, but there would be less flow of exhaust to the left side (assuming, driver side as right)

As for the spoiler, original ones direct from Honda comes with a stiffer torsion spring to counter the extra weight by the spoiler. Those that you install outside does not comes with it. Water leaking into the bonnet would be due to the installation process. Usually the part where the bonnet is drilled and screwed to the spoiler is sealed with silicone to prevent water from leaking into the boot. Original spoiler wouldn't have to worry much about this as there's a "water route" for the leak to travel which will not enter the boot. If you are going to custom your spoiler (depending on the design), try to make use of the original location :)

Cheers! :)

 

[Stylites-x]

thx jack 4 da replies. =)
ive went to 4-5 exhaust shops around my area n the price wuz juz 100 bucks diff.
2 end tips cost me 300 n the main "box" dat does the job around 300++. been told dat the original "box" ( i dunno wuts dat called ) in my car now can be re-use n no prob puttin 2 side flow out (left-right). but the disadvantage (as wut he said) wuz i cant really got the pick-up 'umph' (coz he said its been split up into 2 liao) on my car other than replace it with his "box" which he said will be bigger.
my purpose was juz to be looked nice at its rear. but now it seems dat the pick-up thing concerns me alot. iam in dilemma now ..
any suggestions or idea 4 me ?

bout the spoilers info, jackie u helped me loadz. =)

 

[Jackie Leong]

No problems. Just trying to help :)

Here's a lil ascii diagram of the muffler..
......_______
==(______)=== []
in -> muffler -> out

so what i can think of and as recommended by the Jaafar is to do it this way..

....._______
==(______)====[]
.....................||
.....................||
.....................===[]

please ignore those dots.. i put them there cuz the diagram doesn't look correct without them..

thus you will still have the aesthetic effect, yet not affecting your power at all. there would be more exhaust flow at the pipe directly out (the right side) compared to the left side as the exhaust has to travel to the left.. either way, it wouldn't look as fake as a dummy one as carbon travels to it.

also, you might want to check out if your bodykit requires some cutting to fit the dual exhausts (the left side.. as i'm pretty sure the right one is already there)..

Cheers!

 

[Stylites-x]

jaafar from sunway ? someone recommended him to me but its sunway anyway .. wut i mean wuz it cost more than in Klang. thx for da diagram. u did a great job as iam tryin to learn from there. yeah .. bout the fittings of both side exhaust, i dunno which 1 to do 1st .. from da bodykit fella, they said exhaust need to be install 1st but in the other side, they said bodykits 1st.
the probz is if i fit in the exhaust 1st, the placing of both side exhaust will be higher ( coz if bodykits in, will be lower alot ) n the lenght between them will not be the same. get wut i mean ?
so, if my bodykits installed, wut about the 2 side fittings of exhaust ? size of the tips or shape perhaps not confirmed.

the left ones already there but it'll be juz a curve dat fits a round tip exhaust. iam into abit squarish type ..

regards.

 

[Jackie Leong]

Yeah, JFA Exhaust in Sunway.. I'm just explaining how it works so probably you can get your exhaust shop to do it the same way :)

If the shape of the exhaust you are going to install is different than the bodykit, I think it's best to do the exhaust first and allow the bodykit people to do some modifications to the "holes" for proper fitment (tell them about your intention so that they don't spray it first)..

If your exhaust is gonna be round, I think it's okay to fit the Bodykit.. after all, your tail tip can be adjust to fit in snugly :D

 

[Stylites-x]

thx dude. iam really appreciates all the things uve said. =)
the sad thing is i wuz juz only got informed by my frens sayin my 3 yrs warranty honda will be gone case if i touch anything inside or removin perhaps.
iam not quite sure if it'll affect the warranties anot.

regards.

 

[Jackie Leong]

bro,
check your private message. i've written some explanation there.

cheers.
^_^

 

[Stylites-x]

bro.
thx for da infos u gave me. =)
ive pmed u too.

regards.

 

[Stylites-x]

bro,

err, tried to pm u but ur inbox exceeds.
i think wut iam gonna do now is to go back to my current service centre n i'll ask sum infos bout this matter as i aint gonna touch any electrical things like engine n stuff.

so where ur from ? but iam doubt dat wut if the service centre named wedstar in ampang refuse my car ?
i wont be mind drivin all the way from klang to there ..

regards.

 

[Jackie Leong]

bro,

sorry yeah, i didn't noticed my inbox got full but i've since cleared it :)

i doubt the service centre in ampang will refuse your vehicle as it's business for them. they are of different dealers / companies and if you go to them, it's beneficial to them. Besides that, all they gotta do is just service your car. It's only when there are major issues with your car but i'm pretty sure there are ways around it :)

cheers!

 

[Stylites-x]

ive asked one of my cousin bro who wurked in honda Kapar b4 as a foreman bout this thing. he says if i modified the exhaust, the exhaust warranty will be gone but the engine all others will stay as long as theres no things removed. in exp, if i modified the engine, my engine warranty 3 yrs will be gone. but others dat ive neva touched it will remain as warranties. i re-confirmed wut he said. still a big doubt for me to modified it as i dunno how my Klang honda services centre policy goes.
went to Klang honda service centre todae for info but they arent sure bout this n i gotta ask the service manager who will be attending training few days ago till this thursday. ( omg, CIVICs out soon )

but bro, did u double confirmed the service centre in Ampang do that ar ? tot u said gonna send ur car there soon ?

Regards.

 

[Jackie Leong]

Yeah, I will be sending my car there for next service.. but there's a long way to go till that service come, probably in a few months =.=" As for the service centre that I go to over in Puchong, there seem to be silent about my modifications but somehow I don't like the attitude and behaviour of some of the workers so I thought i'll probably switch to another service centre. Not fond of the service centre in Old Klang Road neither, been there few times and everytime i have to wait like crap for someone to attend to me.

But i'm pretty sure the warranty are as you've mentioned. Lowering your car by changing springs or adjustables (or even just changing to other rims for aesthetic purposes), would mean your overall suspension warranty has been void. But so far, haven't heard much about difficulties in obtaining claims. Of course, always try to maintain a good relationship with your service centre as they'll be the one helping you out ;)

 

[Stylites-x]

i think i'll juz do the exhaust if wut my cousin said wuz true. now wuz willing to hear ur experience liao then only go do the exhaust thingy. so wut did u modified ? they neva complaint bout it to u or anything bout ur mods ? how bout any of ur frens modified the exhaust n wuts the honda's response ?
eagerly to hear frm u soon as tmr mornin iam doin 1 shot kautim all. =)

CHEERS BRO.

 

[Jackie Leong]

hi bro,
my modifications are pretty much minor and common modifications done just like others. the only thing probably catching the service centre worker's eyes are probably my open pod air filter :p they didn't say anything at all when i serviced my car about a month ago for 15000km..

planning to do my exhausts at a later date, not now. don't exactly have the money ya see.. still a student and starving :p even my rims also haven't upgrade yet :p but my rubbers are running out soon.. thinking of upgrading my rims, but still considering to changing to a better monitor for my computer ma.. so might forego the rims.. still thinking about it.. tension! kekekeke...

as for my friends.. those playing with city at the moment are pretty mild in modifications.. as for my fellow jazz friends, they are a bit more hardcore but have yet to hear anything about problems at their service centre.. (most of them go to wedstar) so be rest assured in riding in style k?

btw, if you're interested to join me and some of my other friends (not only city ler.. other makes also around) to yamcha and chit chat.. do let me know, i'll pm you the information.. this coming March 4th la.. :D

 

[Stylites-x]

thx bro. i think i'll give it a shot tmr morning. ahaha .. same case like mine, money kering sudah dibuat bodykits n muffler. rims comin soon as iam a student still like u =) if anything happens with my service centre Klang, no doubt drivin all the way from Klang to Ampang (Wedstar) as u mentioned.
ur frens wuz basically college frens or forum ones ?

 

[sonictheory]

mugen spoiler .. neva seen dat b4. where can i find dat ?
iam frm klang.. u too ? neva encounter dat city b4 ..
anyway klang most of the car shops doesnt hav the new city 06 bodykits so i juz havto drive all the way to sunway n ask for it .. iam doing the mugen type since theres no others other than those custom made ones. expensive i have to say ..

aiks... din know that u from klang too...which part oh...what colour of city u got.. where u get quote about the exhaust?...coz planning to do also.... still thinking of which type....sporty type o dual type....lol~~

 

[sonictheory]

thx bro. i think i'll give it a shot tmr morning. ahaha .. same case like mine, money kering sudah dibuat bodykits n muffler. rims comin soon as iam a student still like u =) if anything happens with my service centre Klang, no doubt drivin all the way from Klang to Ampang (Wedstar) as u mentioned.
ur frens wuz basically college frens or forum ones ?

done ur bodykit n muffler d ar dude?...lol~~ but klang got many cheap rims dun worry...lol... where u study?.. btw, i'm also student, and a fren of jackie... might happen to go TT with him n other fellow once a while when im free :P