Wow, I thought BMW builds indestructable shit…I guess I learn something new every thread.
skunk i play with your shifter everytime i go into hybrid.
just sayin.
^^indeed 
LOL…awww…thanks! 
hondas are open deck. the only closed deck is the h22
so what is the story behind it
Come on thorpe tell the story of how you were just driving home from the bar at 4 in the morning at 60 on the 400 when the car just shut down and wouldn’t restart…then you call me the next morning for pointers of what to check and I tell ya I’ll help you out with it and I set up a flatbed to pick the car up. Now you wish you didn’t trade your civic for the dsm…but you will be happy in the long run. 
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5-2 ftl
ahhhhh the good ol’ 9:1 up to 15:1 compression piston trick…there should be a DIY make your own high compression piston writeup for that. 