Hi all!
It's quiet in here, man. I bought my '12 R a week ago today, and I've been creeping and searching all around this forum soaking up some great knowledge about my new weapon of choice a LOT - so I feel like the least I can do is say hello!
I've adored the R so far - I'm happy to call it the best all-around car I've ever owned, and I've had a lot of great ones. Car history in order (just because I think it's a really fun conversation to have). I'm 26, for the record, so these start in '05.
91 Volvo 240
Hey cool, free car!)
94 Honda del Sol S
Ahem... Yeah. But I was absolutely smitten, and I owe my enthusiasm for cars to that little embarrassment.
93 Honda del Sol VTEC
Graduated to 'JDM' style. Great little 160hp 1.6L DOHC motor. Revved to 8.5k. Rare flagship model not unlike the R. Stolen and stripped. Sorry about your neck.
93 Mercedes 190E
Daily beater. Clean + stock but unreliable as all get out)
93 Nissan 300ZX N/A
OH... So THAT'S what torque feels like! Bolt-ons. Literally traded a friend for this car, straight up. Those days were fun. Never really got a good photo of it.
03 Honda S2000
Coilovers, sticky tires, bolt-ons, VAFC piggyback tuned... touge prepped. My first 'dream car'. Girls didn't hate it either.
04 Subaru STI
Stage 2+ @ 310whp, similarly touge prepped. Gripped like hell and moved too. Minty clean, one of the best cars I've owned.
[L: Friend's WRX. R: My STi]
This is the part where I sold my STi to buy an 07 BMW 335i, but the owner backed out at the last minute and left me carless... nice guy. Really helped disprove the Bimmer stereotype. Had to buy a car same day essentially, so I bought a friend's...
06 Mitsubishi Evolution MR
410whp on stock turbo, lots of other go-fast goodies. Holy shit this car could go. Awful interior though aside from the Recaros. Sadly, the car was set up more for street racing (buddy upgraded to a GT500 that's making 1,000+hp these days) so I couldn't quite fall in love with it, and I didn't have the effort or funds at the time to really re-build the car to my liking. Plus I was afraid I wast going to get into trouble.)
93 Miata R-Package
100% touge toy weekend car. NB motor swapped, bolt-ons, coilovers, chassis stiffening galore, rollbar, 15x8s with sticky rubber. Absolute blast. If you've never driven a Miata, don't knock it til you try it.
06 TSX 6MT
Stock. Definitely the most boring, but god this car served me well. 3 years of filling the tank, changing the oil, and rowing through a fantastic 6-speed mated to a relatively uninspiring K24A2. Only mod: countersunk shift knob.
And now my R.
It's a 2012 Rising Blue 2DR with sunroof, Dynaudio, and nav. 30k miles. 3" DP, APR Intake, United Stage 1 tune, Vogtland springs. Such a fun little car - I've missed boost dearly, and while the Acura's interior was great for a 9-year old Japanese entry-level luxury sports sedan, the R is some next-level shit. The car overall is just so good at so many things.
Just changed the cam follower yesterday. Planning on the HPFP and going for a stage 2 tune - tuner TBD. Reliability as a DD is extra key for me. Also on the wishlist are HPA SHS coilovers, a nice set of wheels, and upgraded audio components I'm a total music nut. No big flashy sub enclosures to rattle the block, just good clean sound. At that point I'll honestly probably call it a day. Gonna try and keep this one pretty mild - it's such a great car out of the box, and absolutely perfect for my daily commute and occasional backroads.
Anywho. Hope some of you guys found that interesting, it alleviated my boredom to type it out for a minute. I'd love to read some of your car histories as well!
See you guys around.
It's quiet in here, man. I bought my '12 R a week ago today, and I've been creeping and searching all around this forum soaking up some great knowledge about my new weapon of choice a LOT - so I feel like the least I can do is say hello!
I've adored the R so far - I'm happy to call it the best all-around car I've ever owned, and I've had a lot of great ones. Car history in order (just because I think it's a really fun conversation to have). I'm 26, for the record, so these start in '05.
91 Volvo 240
Hey cool, free car!)
94 Honda del Sol S
Ahem... Yeah. But I was absolutely smitten, and I owe my enthusiasm for cars to that little embarrassment.
93 Honda del Sol VTEC
Graduated to 'JDM' style. Great little 160hp 1.6L DOHC motor. Revved to 8.5k. Rare flagship model not unlike the R. Stolen and stripped. Sorry about your neck.
93 Mercedes 190E
Daily beater. Clean + stock but unreliable as all get out)
93 Nissan 300ZX N/A
OH... So THAT'S what torque feels like! Bolt-ons. Literally traded a friend for this car, straight up. Those days were fun. Never really got a good photo of it.
03 Honda S2000
Coilovers, sticky tires, bolt-ons, VAFC piggyback tuned... touge prepped. My first 'dream car'. Girls didn't hate it either.
04 Subaru STI
Stage 2+ @ 310whp, similarly touge prepped. Gripped like hell and moved too. Minty clean, one of the best cars I've owned.
[L: Friend's WRX. R: My STi]
This is the part where I sold my STi to buy an 07 BMW 335i, but the owner backed out at the last minute and left me carless... nice guy. Really helped disprove the Bimmer stereotype. Had to buy a car same day essentially, so I bought a friend's...
06 Mitsubishi Evolution MR
410whp on stock turbo, lots of other go-fast goodies. Holy shit this car could go. Awful interior though aside from the Recaros. Sadly, the car was set up more for street racing (buddy upgraded to a GT500 that's making 1,000+hp these days) so I couldn't quite fall in love with it, and I didn't have the effort or funds at the time to really re-build the car to my liking. Plus I was afraid I wast going to get into trouble.)
93 Miata R-Package
100% touge toy weekend car. NB motor swapped, bolt-ons, coilovers, chassis stiffening galore, rollbar, 15x8s with sticky rubber. Absolute blast. If you've never driven a Miata, don't knock it til you try it.
06 TSX 6MT
Stock. Definitely the most boring, but god this car served me well. 3 years of filling the tank, changing the oil, and rowing through a fantastic 6-speed mated to a relatively uninspiring K24A2. Only mod: countersunk shift knob.
And now my R.
It's a 2012 Rising Blue 2DR with sunroof, Dynaudio, and nav. 30k miles. 3" DP, APR Intake, United Stage 1 tune, Vogtland springs. Such a fun little car - I've missed boost dearly, and while the Acura's interior was great for a 9-year old Japanese entry-level luxury sports sedan, the R is some next-level shit. The car overall is just so good at so many things.
Just changed the cam follower yesterday. Planning on the HPFP and going for a stage 2 tune - tuner TBD. Reliability as a DD is extra key for me. Also on the wishlist are HPA SHS coilovers, a nice set of wheels, and upgraded audio components I'm a total music nut. No big flashy sub enclosures to rattle the block, just good clean sound. At that point I'll honestly probably call it a day. Gonna try and keep this one pretty mild - it's such a great car out of the box, and absolutely perfect for my daily commute and occasional backroads.
Anywho. Hope some of you guys found that interesting, it alleviated my boredom to type it out for a minute. I'd love to read some of your car histories as well!
See you guys around.
