After installing it I see that my trunk hits the back of the top on the passenger side when open almost all the way. Do you guys know how I might remedy this?

 

open very carefully

 

That is what I have been doing. Are you having the same problem?

 

some guys added a second bumper stop thing on the arm itself.

 

OK so this is something that isn't uncommon with the top?

 

not at all. heard of a few instances with it.

 

ok thanks!!!

 

hey mugen guys! question for ya....i went all mugen on my civic, but dont have a drop of mugen on my s2 yet. i am thinking about mugen header/ECU. does it make sense to run this ECU here in the states. i am in WA state and we only get 92 octane. i know mugen disables the knock sensor and is probably tuned for 101 ron, so is it safe to run? if you are running it what is your intial impressions. of course i am looking for a strong midrange, i've made a nice peak power car but i want to move the power curve lower.

thanks in advance guys!

 

I actually just came back from kragen. I found some rubber bump stops that pressure fit over the factory ones. Worked great and thanks for the tips and help.

 

I run the Mugen ECU on my car here in the UK with the CAI, Manifold and Exhaust, plus cooling mods. Oh and the car has been DeCat too.

Let me start with the bad points, it MUST be run on a high octane fuel else you will need to use an additive to the mix. The knocking sensor has been disabled so you could cause some damage if your fuel octane is low. The immobiliser within the ECU has been disabled as well as the secondary O2 sensor (plugs in the cat). The emissions on this car are horrendous, even if I put the cat back it will not pass emissions standards here. It is designed to run without a cat and is specifically for track. oh and fuel economy is poor, I will get 180 UK Miles out of a tank compared to 240 with a stock ECU.

Now the good points, I stuck back the stock ECU back on the car for a run as we were going up to Scotland, out of sheer laziness I left it on for a month and got quit use to the cars handling and fuel economy. Anyway whilst waiting for the missus to pick up a vacuum cleaner I stuck the N1 back, she got in the car and we set off into traffic as normal. All seemed the same in traffic with no obvious differences, then we got into the national speed limit I had been stuck behind an idiot that had pulled out in front of me three miles ago, and now and I got my opportunity to pass. The car responded almost instantaneously and shot through the revs like a bat out of hell with me grinning and screaming simultaneously leaving w@nk Futt in a cloud of monoxide fumes. SO I carried on with my new toy for a few more miles more around the twisters enjoying its sound and responsiveness. Missus by now is feeling nausias so back to traffic. Car is pretty warm by now and it has had its lungs filled, back to another joy with the N1, pops and farts around town with a more raspy sound reminding you what you have under there and what you have just done.

I cannot guarantee this is the best thing you should do to your car especially with only low octane fuels available, it will drive the engine harder with surprisingly little increase in peak BHP. But it will give your more BHP in the working rev range which my butt dyno says is awesome, it also opened up the opertunities for other mods such as racing cams and increased fuel pressure.