HA! I'd drive out of state to Montana before giving Darrow any more of my time and money! I don't care if he's the last shop in Wisconsin, Ilisnois, Iniana, Iowa, Minisota, and Michigan. The corner lot spiffy-lubes have got to do a better to do a better job than a Russ Darrow!
And if I had to drive any further, I'd figure out how to do the job myself.
I don't think they safety inspected my Mazda at 85,000 miles. Do they safety inspect anything?! Jeeze, the tires were as bald as Mr. Clean and they didn't even replace them after I pointed it out! What a bunch of incompitant apes! They shouldn't be allowed to change the oil on their granny's Buick! So thank you for letting me make that clear.

David Hobbs had some goofs in their service department as well, but I've worked very close with this one guy for a few years now. He knows his stuff with S2000s.
David Hobbs is where I bought the car. I wouldn't buy from Darrow again after my experience with the Mazda PG5. Won't even buy parts from them.

Back on topic . . . .

All things considered, since most of you don't know me that well, I tend to pick everything apart and blow them out of proportion, especially after buying another car. Anything that is minutly different from the last car will be questioned, nitpicked, scrutenized, all with an electron microscope.

Think of it as getting used to new shoes. New shoes will fit different and fell different than your old shoes until they are worn for a little bit, and you get used to the feelings. The stuff I noticed is hardly noticable, especially the thing with the rear end. I mean, I have to drive at 40 mph, with the top up, and in 5-6 gear, while feathering the throttle. Cant let off of the noise goes away, and can't push any harder or the sound goes away. All that just to hear it! Any other way and you couldn't tell it's there. It may be nothing, and because I'm not used to the quiet stock exhaust, I may hear things I would have otherwise have gotten used to in the other cars.

 

Wow, welcome back!!!

That was a quick recovery. Now, start modding!!!

 

I just did the LE607, and the flow rate seems much lower than the old formulation. At 60 degrees it barely flowed for me.

So with that said I have follow up with what you said, this may be the best fluid to run if you drive in heat, track, autox or abuse the diff but I would not run the car in colder that 40 degree temps. I think it only flows down to 25-30 degrees anyway.

Also I have to disagree still with the Honda Trans fluid over the Syncromesh FM.

I had a 20 car test setup between Civics Si and Accords with defective 3rd gear sets and the Syncromesh virtually eliminated the mechanical issues with all the cars.
It's lubrication and high temperature protection is much better than the Honda fluid.

Its a good enough fluid to mask mechanical issues with a transmissions.

But obviously there is no one right answer.

 

Did you test the newer Honda MTF fluid, or the older Honda MTF fluid?

The new stuff, is pretty good.

 

All 20 cars were switched to the new Honda trans fluid after it was released per the TSB.
It had little or no effect.

As soon as the syncromesh went it the problem went away on 19 out of 20 cars tested.
I even considered not having the 3rd gear set replaced when Honda actually released it that's how much it made a difference.

But I think you said this along time ago, if the trans fluid you have works don't switch.
I agree. I just think the syncromesh is a better product.

 

Good to know. Thanks for the heads up.

 

Peanutbutter and I put the Tanabe exhaust and Tracy Sports manifold on today. . . . had a very fun time trying to fit my stock exhaust in the back of my wagon. Spent about 20 mintues manipulating it to get it in. Embarasingly, if I had someone to help guide it in, it would have taken about five minutes :LOL. Getting it out was as easy as 1-2-3.
We also changed the diff fluid. Looked pretty good to me as I could still see light passing through it, despite its darkness in color.

After the Honda cools off, I'll put some of my engine bay stuff on.

 

Yep the diff fluid in the car was clean, and minor and i mean minor metal on the magnet.

 

Did I make a mountain out of a mole hill? Probably, considering the exacting conditions that needed to be present in order to hear the whine. No biggie. I can't hear it anymore now regardless of how hard I try. So unless something seriously goes wrong noise-wise, the whine won't be bothering me anymore. I have something to drown it out.