tonton

You are right about the cost. But the street driven car I dont know about that, from what I see on the pictures that car wont be a street car.

BrutalB83

He said he was going to dye the carpet black and put it back in...

Matts96HB

Yeah the carpet and stuff will be going back in. This car will be driven as long as the weather is nice, and I'm not going somewhere shady (where it could be stolen again.)

As for the K20, it would be impractical for my power goal and budget. To reach the 300 whp mark with a k20 I'd need some sort of forced induction or a highly built N/A engine, and I dont have that kind of dough.

philyphreak2127

For the cost of the k-series swap he could probably hit 500 horses. By the way if he really wanted the 2 liter motor there is always the direct swap b20. Actually I don't know the limits of the b-series but he could probably almost hit 500 horses with the motor he has now if he built the head and turned the boost way up.

tonton

Man my boosted k20 on my 07 civic si put down 403whp with the AJP turbokit @ 8PSI and that thing flies! hitting 12s! It would easily hit 11s on an EK.

tonton

Arent you gonna go LS-T??

philyphreak2127

yeah he is going ls-t thats the way to do it.

Matts96HB

Yep, LS-T is the route I'm going.
Possibly LS/VTEC in the future, who knows.

Matts96HB

I most definately could hit 500 hp, and I do plan on reaching a number close to that when I get a seperate block to build outside of the car. 500 hp would require sleeving and decent headwork. I'd be scared to reach a number like that on stock sleeves.

tonton

Yea good luck bro, 500WHP is a sexy number :-D 11 sec Ek FTW! haha

Matts96HB

It is a very sexy number, I'd love to see my car there someday. Hopefully I will.

Matts96HB

Updates.

Front end is all mocked up, and sitting correctly. Mild tweaking needed to get things perfect. I'm very happy with the way it looks. (Sorry the front lip is off, I completely forgot to put it back on!)


A slightly different angle, just so you can see down the side, everything is lining up decently.


I'll have more progress tomorrow. Starting to think about how to do the wire tuck, hopefully wont have to cut and extend too much!

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philyphreak2127

for sure bro. 500 whp is a very sexy number. I would love to see that. But your right definately not on stock sleeves.

tonton

updates?

Matts96HB

Update:
More parts on the way, this time its a set of Brian Crower Stage 2 Turbo Camshafts.
I still need to order the springs and retainers.

eBay Motors: Brian Crower Stage 2 Turbo Cams Civic Integra B18a B18b (item 350041191081 end time Apr-05-08 08:00:26 PDT)

There they are.

More updates tonight. I'm back from Seattle and I'll be back to work tonight.

philyphreak2127

wow I am suprised to see I am not the only one that buys brand names parts from ebay. some people don't trust that.

Matts96HB

I trust it if its a large company with a high feedback rating and what not.

I bought my pistons & rods from these same people, I trust that everything will be correct.

philyphreak2127

got ya. I agree with that for sure.

Matts96HB

Yes, I am still working on the EK.

Updates are coming soon, and they will be massive since I haven't really had time to take pictures.

Engine rebuild is under way. Here's a parts list for you all:
-New OEM rod bearings
-New OEM main and thrust bearings
-New OEM gasket set
-New Cometic Head Gasket
-ARP Head studs
-JE Pistons
-Eagle Rods
-ARP Rod Bolts
-Crower "Stage 2" turbo cams
-Crower valve springs and retainers
-Hone (done at home)
-Gasket match head and intake manifold (done at home)
-New OEM water pump
-New TopLine high performance oil pump
-New OEM timing belt
-New alternator belt

I have also started on modifying things for the wire tuck. It's going to be a simple tuck, no battery or fusebox relocation, just simply hiding the wiring.

I'll post up pics soon, just wanted to let you all know that I am still working on the car. Its alot of work.

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philyphreak2127

drive down to colorado I'll be your camera man mainly just cause I wanna ride in your car and see if I should swap a b-series in my car. lol But still

Matts96HB

Haha, thats a possibility. I like road trips. Me and my buddy (he just sold his Mirage, looking to buy a 2.5RS now) may have to take a trip down there.

And the answer to your question is yes, you should swap a B-Series in there

Matts96HB

Oh, and updates.
Not alot is new since I have been working on getting the Volvo running correctly with the new boost controller.

As far as the Civic, I have completed the wiring on the killswitches for the fuel pump. I cannot specify where I am hiding them, but I can tell you that a theif will have to have a few hours to find just one of them. Also working on a cut out switch for the clutch as well.

philyphreak2127

I wouldn't post where they are at either. For real man drive down here. I have been thinking about swapping in a b-series and I have a huge discount on tools now so now would be a good time to do it. And pretty soon here I will have access to a full shop. So you never know. But my priority for my civic right now is just to get running perfect wire vtec, finish my exhaust and enjoy the fruits of my labor for a bit before I go crazy with the car.

Matts96HB

Haha, yeah man. Colorado seems cool. Hopefully I can get this thing running soon so I can enjoy it before I head off to college.

Yeah, I'd say you're definately going to be alot happier with the B-Series. Especially if you get something with a little low end grunt (something alot of Honda's lack.)

philyphreak2127

That is true. Colorado is pretty cool. I do need more low end torque but if it comes down to it I will just throw a smaller turbo setup on it so it hits boost low.