GTVault - Setup 3685 - Civic Type R (EP) by Waterboy87

Setup Information
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Setup ID Tuner Make Car Model Year Track Votes Views Horsepower Best Lap Date Entered Last Modified	3685 Waterboy87 Honda Civic Type R (EP) 2001 Road Setup 7 1672 331 08/16/2005 5:52 PM

Equipment Selection
Muffler	Racing	Suspension	Original
Racing Chip	Sports	Transmission	Full Customize
NA Tune	None	Clutch	Triple Plate
Front Tires	R3 - Medium	Flywheel	Racing
Rear Tires	R3 - Medium	Carbon Driveshaft	None
Nitrous	None	GT Auto - Wing	Equipped
Turbine Kit	Original	Limited Slip	Standard
Intercooler	None	AYC	None
Supercharger	None	VCD	None
Brakes	Racing	Weight Reduction	Stage 3
Brake Controller	Equipped	Increase Rigidity	Equipped

Settings
Setup Item	Front	Rear	Setup Item	Front	Rear
Spring Rate	10.5	13.5	Stabilizers	2	4
Ride Height	82	87	Brake Balance	6	3
Shock Absorbers	6	8	Downforce	30	0
Shock Bound			LSD Init. Torque
Shock Rebound			LSD Acceleration
Camber Angle	3.0	0.0	LSD Deceleration
Toe Angle	-2	1	Nitrous

Gear Ratios
1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	Final	Auto Set
							9

Driving Aids / Other
ASM Oversteer	ASM Understeer	TCS	Ballast Balance	Ballast Weight	AYC	VCD
0	0	2	0	0

Notes
Comments welcome and appreciated, a good set-up to reduce understeer. Mostly for smooth tracks, try some rear downforce for hillier tracks. Best time (without nitrous) at Tsukuba = 59.207s

Waterboy87

Joined: 07/02/2005

Last on: 04/13/2008

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Post #1 - Posted 08/16/2005 6:04 PM

Ah, by the way, this set-up should work for the '04 version of this car bought brand new.

the glass is not half full as the optimists may say
neither is it half empty as the pessimists will have you believe
its just twice as big as it needs to be, yup that's right, i'm a realist

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VQuick

Joined: 06/25/2005

Last on: 03/24/2008

Setups: 30

Posts: 25

Post #2 - Posted 09/09/2005 11:38 AM

You had asked me to try out this setup last week, and I finally got around to it today. It's very solid.

I have to admit I had already started a race when I realized I didn't have the GT Wing. However, it drives great even without it. You did a very good job of cutting down on understeer. I normally try and keep from having too much power in my FFs, because I don't want wheelspin. Aside from just a little wheelspin in at the top of 2nd gear, your setup was great. It probably would've helped if I had remembered to leave the TCS on. Smirk

Keep up the good work!

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Waterboy87

Joined: 07/02/2005

Last on: 04/13/2008

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Posts: 63

Post #3 - Posted 09/09/2005 11:42 AM

No problems, I've been busy myself the past week.

Thanks for the comments and I hope u didn't mind me asking you to check it.

It just feels like unless you are a well known tuner it is difficult to get people to try your set-ups.

Tailslide

Joined: 06/23/2005

Last on: 02/06/2006

Setups: 0

Posts: 14

Post #4 - Posted 12/30/2005 7:05 AM

I used this setup with the '04 Civic Type R and it worked extremely well. I left off a few parts like the port polish and engine balancing so that I could be as close to your 331HP as possible. I also didn't use the increase rigidity option as this increases understeer I believe.
All in all a great setup, it was hard to believe I was in a front wheel drive car and it's worthy of a vote. Thumbs Up

Waterboy87

Joined: 07/02/2005

Last on: 04/13/2008

Setups: 16

Posts: 63

Post #5 - Posted 12/31/2005 6:14 AM

Thanks,
Just one thing though, the increase rigidity basically ensures that any movement of the car sideways or up n down is completely due to the suspension rather than weaknesses in the chassis.
Another thing, those small horsepower increases wont make the car any worse so feel free to add them, tuners only put the horsepower to show what their test car had. some may work fine with more hp some wont.