TheTopher
Car reviews from the driver’s point of view.
Most videos are recorded with binaural audio, headphones are highly recommended for the best listening experience. I post 2-4 videos/week, reviewing our weekly press cars, my personal vehicles, or anything else I've managed to get my hands on.
Most new cars on this channel are provided by the vehicle manufacturer for testing and review.
Personal cars:
2001 Honda S2000
2024 Ford Ranger Raptor
I'm also the producer of the Winding Road YouTube Channel.
All of the filming equipment is listed in each video's description along with an amazon affiliate link.
Want me to film your car? Hit me up on instagram @thetopher2
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Embracing winter 🥶
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Sold!
Championship White
10,584 miles
1 owner, purchased new in December 2022
Zero accidents, clean title, no lien, title in hand.
Location: Plymouth, Michigan
$43,500 with Factory or Forged wheels
$45k with Braid Wheels
Includes:
-OEM Honda Accessory Alcantara steering wheel
-Spare tire kit from FK8 Type R
-Integra Type S ADS Damper Module - Acura PN 39381-31M-A03
-Gloss clear PPF professionally installed by Clear Auto Bra Michigan on hood, grille, headlights, bumper.
-FX3D Front Rock Guards & Fender Mesh
-Honda OEM Type R Cargo Tray & Seat Back Protectors
-18x9.5” Braid FULLRACE FF Wheels with 265/40R18 Continental DWS 06+ Tires (90% tread)
-Cobb Redline Carbon Fiber Intake
-Custom 93 Octane tune by Brian at jst-performance.com/
-COBB Accessport for Honda Civic Type R (FL5), Acura Integra Type S (DE5)
-PRL Rear Motor Mount
-MRT 2023+ Honda Civic Type R FL5 Sport Touring Mid Pipe
-Disabled active sound control
-Brakes: OEM front pads, Paragon P3 PBP1557 Rear Brake Pads
-RBF600 Brake fluid
Extra Parts:
-Black Husky Floor Liners (F/R)
-Brakes: Paragon R5 PBP370 Front Brake Pads, Paragon PPS370 Titanium Brake Pad Shims (front), Front & Rear Hawk HP Street Pads, OEM Rear pads
-Factory Honda leather steering wheel
-Factory Honda intake assembly w/PRL panel drop-in filter
-Factory Honda Civic Type R ADS Damper Module
-FX3D Rear mud flaps
Additional wheels & tires are open to negotiation in addition to/in place of BRAID Fullrace FF Wheels/tires:
-Factory Black 19” OEM Honda Wheels on 265/30R19 Michelin Pilot Cup 2 Tires (Type R spec). Tires are useless in the rain/cold, good for another track day or two in warm dry temps. Wheels are in good shape with a few small rock chips on the black finish.
-OEM Honda 19” Forged wheels on 265/35R19 Bridgestone Potenza RE-71RS Tires
-255/35R19 Bridgestone Potenza Sport A/S Tires (unmounted) - best wet/snow performance all season, not as much dry grip as Continental DWS 06+
This is my “perfect OEM+” build. It’s the ultimate one-car solution that’s raw, responsive, and exciting to drive, while still being comfortable and reliable.
Paint is immaculate after a light one-stage correction following delivery. Front PPF was installed by one of the best in the business, Larry at Clear Auto Bra Michigan. Interior is very clean.
Oil regularly changed every 3k miles or less, car drives and shifts perfectly.
The car makes ~350hp to the wheels with the custom 93 octane tune and Cobb Carbon intake. I went through quite a few iterations with Brian at JST Performance to make sure it was dialed in for both daily driving and track reliability. It’s the perfect level of power for the platform, with improvement to low down torque, throttle response, and less rev-hang than stock.
The Cobb Carbon intake sounds perfect - characterful boost noises under mid to wide-open throttle and is pretty tame the rest of the time. A Cobb 91 OTS tune is also available via the Accessport depending on fuel availability. Reverting to the factory tune would require swapping back to the stock intake.
The Acura Integra Type S damper module strikes the perfect balance between daily driving comfort and stiffness on track, fully-integrating with the comfort, sport, +R, and individual drive modes. Stock I found the suspension calibration to be way over damped on road and on track, this fixes that.
Maintenance history:
4/19/23: 2,222 Oil change 5w30 Mobil 1 extended performance
3,200 miles. Bleed brakes RBF600 fluid
11/29/23: 4,885. 0w20 Honda oil change.
January 2024: Krown rust proofing
6158 miles. PRL rear motor mount.
6/18/24: ~8k miles Honda dealer 0w20 oil change
5/12/25. 9305 miles. Amsoil 5w30 oil change. Brake bleed RBF600 fluid. Transmission fluid change (oem)
August 2025 ~10k miles - Cobb carbon intake install, custom 93 tune revised for intake.
Serious inquiries only please, glad to answer buyer questions or provide more photos/videos. E-mail thetopherchannel@gmail.com or dm on instagram @thetopher2
Cheers,
Chris
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Proof that Porsche knows how to make a proper door handle. Proximity key too! Just not on a GT3 😂
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Slate spotted!
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First fat bike ride of the season
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This was a fun one!
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Winter mode engaged!
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I don’t share a lot about my personal life here, but figured I’d let you guys in a little this week. This doesn’t happen often, actually I’ve only seen it happen once…ever.
But MY JADE PLANTS ARE FREAKIN FLOWERING!
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Throwback to one of the first videos filmed with @TopherDrives!
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