Lude Generation

I was invited to a car BBQ by a friend and there were some interesting cars there. Even though some of the cars there were a similar age to my Lude they generally looked a lot older, and definitely smelled older! JDM corner: My Lude, 1983 Toyota Levin, 70's Skyline with an S13 engine, Nissan March N...

Got the silver bumper on it now and had a quick wheel alignment, but still need to balance my to camber arms.

The MOT checker says It's still on the road, but its last MOT showed that it is rusty.

Hopefully they will be able to diagnose it. I'll stick my neck out and say I don't think it is balance shafts, as the vibrations are so acutely at 3,800 rpm and the engine itself looks pretty smooth when we were checking the engine mounts.

Here is the vid

The vibrations do seem to come from the middle of the firewall, and only occurs at ~3,800rpm (from what I heard/felt when taken for a passenger ride). IMO it is likely to be the exhaust, as it only happens at that specific RPM. One way to test would be that we remove the exhaust completely, leaving ...

Some pics from last night.

Drax wrote: ↑

Wed Apr 30, 2025 9:10 am

i also run a fuji manifold & downpipe and i've never had vibration issues, only eating through mani-downpipe gaskets for breakfast

Same and same.

The skides look a nice fit. Shame about the rust

joedessauer Honda Part number 45227sl0013 https://www.parts-honda.uk/honda-cars/ACCORD/1999/TYPE-R/STEERING-BRAKE-SUSPENSION/FRONT-BRAKE-TYPE-R-/17S1A01/B__2201/4/6951 The exact ones I bought on eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/362609385082?_skw=Fits+Honda+Accord+MK7+2.2+Type-R+Genuine+Apec+Front+...