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RoughKnight · 12-09-2009, 04:26 PM

Well... after asking a ton of questions, if it wasn't for the community I would not be driving my car right now. Just had to put that in before I start. I don't think people will be interested, but it's more for me to see how far I've come with what little I got.

It all started 2 years ago, just burnt my first Accord my parents gave to me. Going 190kph on the highway with no oil, buuuut everybody kills their first car I suppose.

Next, bought a gray civic with a swapped motor (now I realize it was a z6), but I needed a car and wasn't really into the scene. This car lasted 8 months till knock-knock boom! Downtime...then I bought my green machine!

My little 4 year old cousin asked if I was going to deliver presents in that, I asked why, and he said cause it looks like a Christmas car. Thus, the nickname was born. Stock everything, and shift-linkage bushing so old I could literally put it in first and push the shifter over to 5th just to play with people sitting with me lol. Funny story my dad just told me, he bought the car for $350 bucks and the lady said he had to tow it out. He went their with a battery and some small tools, and we drove the fucker home. The lady was FURIOUS and wanted the car back, my dad re-offered it for $900, but she declined. I wonder why

Next, change all the pads/discs/rotors/all fluids and it's good to go. Then, shit hits the fan.

Summer time came around, and the car was having major meltdowns. I would drive on the highway, and no joke, i'd hit the gas in 5th and the car would die. I'm rolling at 120kph and trying to roll-start my civic. Not once, but ended up being daily. Got to a point where I didn't even want to sit in the thing. Then....idea struck. I found the thought of swaps and stuff, so I started researching. After I felt confident in my abilities, I started to look for a motor. I lucked out.

Found a D15B for $400 (He was selling the SI Tranny for $150, man I regret not picking it up) and lugged it back to my city. For those of you who wondered how I got it home...Best pic of my life so far:

That was a fun drive lol.

So I was ready, settled, but broke. That changed quickly. I had bought my gf of 3 years a engagement ring, but lo-and-behold bitches be bitches, and we broke up. Long story short she accused me of cheating which I hadn't, told me she did once while we were dating, and then I started to fuck around with as many women as I could get my hands on. 7 girls at the same time later, I said bye-bye.
GOOD NEWS: I now had the money for the swap.

Before:

After:

Yea, so my mechanic is a family friend. The full swap cost be $300 bucks cash, and $20 for all the fluids. But...the car ran like shit.
Thread :
D15 Thanks and Problem

So, shit load of codes it was throwing. 7,10, 14 and 41 if I wasn't mistaken.
The fixes.
7,10 = Switched my TPS/MAP Plugs. Duh

41 = New O2 Sensor plus bad wiring on my part

14 was a troublesome little fucker. I cleaned the iacv out completely and the screen, but still no good. After talking with a buddy of mine, he told me simply to "get a new one" and I said fuck that i'll go to the junkyard. He said don't you have one on your old engine? DUHHHHHHHH
So I stole it off my old one before the people came to junk the engine. Lucky save

ROFL oh yea, so on the way home from the mechanics that day, my exhaust fell off. LOL yea, knew we forgot something. I didn't turn around, and drove it from header-open for about 2 weeks. Till I got this bad boy in:

Fav pic of the engine:

Phew!
Added some clear corners too, and a quick video pull:

And the video. Not my fastest, I've done 0-100 in 7.2-3 with a friend (160lbs) in the car with a stopwatch. Pre-loading the clutch works wonders!

Phew...
So it dyno'd at 141HP/119TQ with the sri/headers and 2.5" exhaust to that enormously large (and thank fucking god it came with a silencer) can at the end of it.
My whole goal is to hit boost for 200hp and stop there. I've been talking around and it looks like my original idea of a t25 won't cut it. Hmm...

Update 1: Got the new si tranny, stabilizer bar, and shift linkage out of a 180km car for $150 bucks! Also, found that both my control arms were shot after a visit to the mechanics, got both control arms and struts for $20 (LOL).

Grand total list:
Car: $350
New motor:$400 (Installed) $720
New Exedy Stage 1 Clutch/OEM Flywheel/Pads/Discs/Rotors: $260+50+80= $390
Alpine Deck, 4 Infinity Kappa, Rockfort Fostgate Punch 200.2, Alpine Type E = $810 Installed
New Deck for iPhone Support and Type S when E blew = $155
Big mother fucking tach that sucks: $80.
Repairs for the first time: $300(first round) + $100 (round 2)

That's my build thread for now. I'm looking at either turbo first or suspension...dunno if I'm going to keep the frame of this one long enough to warrent suspension parts. Well...feedback is apprieciated! Especially if you made it this far!

95b16coupe · 12-09-2009, 04:44 PM

ls mesh or si wheels, suspension, then fix the cancer and flat black the bitch.

not too bad for less than $2000.

RoughKnight · 12-09-2009, 04:44 PM

Added it up, total bill is at $2500

But yea, not bad I'd say

eg6sir · 12-09-2009, 05:14 PM

i'd be working on that rust issue first.. lol

RoughKnight · 12-09-2009, 05:17 PM

ya i'm thinking about moving frames into another 4door...preferably with a sunroof lol

!JDM_EF-9! · 12-09-2009, 05:30 PM

|Chaz| · 12-09-2009, 05:47 PM

Well you're a few steps ahead of me, I want to swap a D15b into my sedan.

mdpsEG · 12-09-2009, 06:19 PM

i would swap the motor into a nicer shell if you find one for the right price. until then, i wouldnt spend too much on the chassis.

RoughKnight · 12-09-2009, 06:37 PM

Yea...that was my thought process going into this whole mess...I'm hoping to buy a snail sometime soon if my friend sends me it

Matts96HB · 12-10-2009, 12:27 PM

Nice budget build, keep it up.

RoughKnight · 12-10-2009, 03:44 PM

So...bad frame issues ya rite?

My hood came up on me while on the highway today LOL
I did manage to stop safely without injuring anybody, so that's a plus.

AHHVTEC · 12-10-2009, 03:49 PM

141hp is awesome numbers for just bolt ons

RoughKnight · 12-10-2009, 04:06 PM

I was thinking there was something off too, cause with the p28 I should be running rich...but...

D15B is like the Type-R of the D-series. It IS 130hp out of the sack, redline's up to 7200 safely and the p08 ecu has a fuel cut of 7411rpm, just like the p28. I take it too 7k but I leave the 200rpm room for misshift incase I get into it. I keep up with the new SI side by side until 100kms, then bye bye lol

RoughKnight · 12-11-2009, 08:39 PM

UPDATE:

Just drove 4 hours ($30 bucks in gas holla) and picked up

SI Tranny (180xxx kms)
Shift Linkage
Stabilizer Bar

All for the grand total of $150. Not bad, not bad...

Next2do: Install it, and do the AP1 Cluster swap hopefully (early Christmas gift)

BoostedHatch · 12-12-2009, 09:44 PM

nice build man i would try and find a coupe. unless you have a kid or if your just into sedans.

RoughKnight · 12-13-2009, 10:33 AM

No kid... The day I buy a 2door is the day I buy a porche or 240 lol

RoughKnight · 12-19-2009, 01:14 AM

UPDATE:
Hit my car going 50 in an 80 zone...black ice + no grip = going 50 into a sidewalk...thank god I was able to control it enough so it didn't hit anybody...
So I went to the mechanic, he told me I needed a new wheel barring and an alignment and was good to go. So I bought it, but he doesn't have the align machine so I went to the other one I go to. I paid him the cash ($200 total for everything, parts + labour) only for him to tell me that both my control arms in the rear are shot and that he couldn't/wouldn't align the rear.
Best price from a junkyard = $110 for both.
Purchased price from local forum = $20 bucks + the struts. (Thx Chris)

Now he better not charge me again for the alignment or I'll be pissed

double0Si · 12-19-2009, 01:35 AM

Thats shitty. Im glad its not too bad. Did you get some sort of receipt stating what all was to be done?

RoughKnight · 12-19-2009, 08:56 AM

Family-friend mechanics

No receipt, just cheap labour
Guess they were too busy for me

94civicturbo · 12-19-2009, 11:27 AM

that sucks man

looks like the cars comin a long way though

RoughKnight · 12-22-2009, 11:45 AM

thanks for the support
still waiting for my friend in michigan to send me that rebuilt t25 so I can start that way...

EFLove · 12-22-2009, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RoughKnight

UPDATE:
Hit my car going 50 in an 80 zone...

You have 80 zones???

Damn, best we have around here is 70...

B18EFHatch · 12-22-2009, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EFLove

You have 80 zones???

Damn, best we have around here is 70...

Hes in canada, its kmh there not mph.

EFLove · 12-22-2009, 04:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by B18EFHatch

Hes in canada, its kmh there not mph.

Wow, I'm blaming it on the Tuesdays....

RoughKnight · 12-22-2009, 06:30 PM

^^Damn fucking beat me to it lol...

12-09-2009, 04:26 PM	#1
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	My Christmas Car Build Thread Well... after asking a ton of questions, if it wasn't for the community I would not be driving my car right now. Just had to put that in before I start. I don't think people will be interested, but it's more for me to see how far I've come with what little I got. It all started 2 years ago, just burnt my first Accord my parents gave to me. Going 190kph on the highway with no oil, buuuut everybody kills their first car I suppose. Next, bought a gray civic with a swapped motor (now I realize it was a z6), but I needed a car and wasn't really into the scene. This car lasted 8 months till knock-knock boom! Downtime...then I bought my green machine! My little 4 year old cousin asked if I was going to deliver presents in that, I asked why, and he said cause it looks like a Christmas car. Thus, the nickname was born. Stock everything, and shift-linkage bushing so old I could literally put it in first and push the shifter over to 5th just to play with people sitting with me lol. Funny story my dad just told me, he bought the car for $350 bucks and the lady said he had to tow it out. He went their with a battery and some small tools, and we drove the fucker home. The lady was FURIOUS and wanted the car back, my dad re-offered it for $900, but she declined. I wonder why Next, change all the pads/discs/rotors/all fluids and it's good to go. Then, shit hits the fan. Summer time came around, and the car was having major meltdowns. I would drive on the highway, and no joke, i'd hit the gas in 5th and the car would die. I'm rolling at 120kph and trying to roll-start my civic. Not once, but ended up being daily. Got to a point where I didn't even want to sit in the thing. Then....idea struck. I found the thought of swaps and stuff, so I started researching. After I felt confident in my abilities, I started to look for a motor. I lucked out. Found a D15B for $400 (He was selling the SI Tranny for $150, man I regret not picking it up) and lugged it back to my city. For those of you who wondered how I got it home...Best pic of my life so far: That was a fun drive lol. So I was ready, settled, but broke. That changed quickly. I had bought my gf of 3 years a engagement ring, but lo-and-behold bitches be bitches, and we broke up. Long story short she accused me of cheating which I hadn't, told me she did once while we were dating, and then I started to fuck around with as many women as I could get my hands on. 7 girls at the same time later, I said bye-bye. GOOD NEWS: I now had the money for the swap. Before: After: Yea, so my mechanic is a family friend. The full swap cost be $300 bucks cash, and $20 for all the fluids. But...the car ran like shit. Thread : D15 Thanks and Problem So, shit load of codes it was throwing. 7,10, 14 and 41 if I wasn't mistaken. The fixes. 7,10 = Switched my TPS/MAP Plugs. Duh 41 = New O2 Sensor plus bad wiring on my part 14 was a troublesome little fucker. I cleaned the iacv out completely and the screen, but still no good. After talking with a buddy of mine, he told me simply to "get a new one" and I said fuck that i'll go to the junkyard. He said don't you have one on your old engine? DUHHHHHHHH So I stole it off my old one before the people came to junk the engine. Lucky save ROFL oh yea, so on the way home from the mechanics that day, my exhaust fell off. LOL yea, knew we forgot something. I didn't turn around, and drove it from header-open for about 2 weeks. Till I got this bad boy in: Fav pic of the engine: Phew! Added some clear corners too, and a quick video pull: And the video. Not my fastest, I've done 0-100 in 7.2-3 with a friend (160lbs) in the car with a stopwatch. Pre-loading the clutch works wonders! Phew... So it dyno'd at 141HP/119TQ with the sri/headers and 2.5" exhaust to that enormously large (and thank fucking god it came with a silencer) can at the end of it. My whole goal is to hit boost for 200hp and stop there. I've been talking around and it looks like my original idea of a t25 won't cut it. Hmm... Update 1: Got the new si tranny, stabilizer bar, and shift linkage out of a 180km car for $150 bucks! Also, found that both my control arms were shot after a visit to the mechanics, got both control arms and struts for $20 (LOL). Grand total list: Car: $350 New motor:$400 (Installed) $720 New Exedy Stage 1 Clutch/OEM Flywheel/Pads/Discs/Rotors: $260+50+80= $390 Alpine Deck, 4 Infinity Kappa, Rockfort Fostgate Punch 200.2, Alpine Type E = $810 Installed New Deck for iPhone Support and Type S when E blew = $155 Big mother fucking tach that sucks: $80. Repairs for the first time: $300(first round) + $100 (round 2) That's my build thread for now. I'm looking at either turbo first or suspension...dunno if I'm going to keep the frame of this one long enough to warrent suspension parts. Well...feedback is apprieciated! Especially if you made it this far! __________________ Please direct your questions in the following format. 1) Did I search it on Google? 2) Did I use the search function in the TOP RIGHT AREA of this page? 3) Refer to Step 1 and 2. If that doesn't work, then feel free to post. My D15B Build: http://hondaswap.com/auto-multi-media/my-christmas-car-build-thread-436083/#post1518670 Last edited by RoughKnight; 12-22-2009 at 11:44 AM.

12-19-2009, 01:14 AM	#17
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	UPDATE: Hit my car going 50 in an 80 zone...black ice + no grip = going 50 into a sidewalk...thank god I was able to control it enough so it didn't hit anybody... So I went to the mechanic, he told me I needed a new wheel barring and an alignment and was good to go. So I bought it, but he doesn't have the align machine so I went to the other one I go to. I paid him the cash ($200 total for everything, parts + labour) only for him to tell me that both my control arms in the rear are shot and that he couldn't/wouldn't align the rear. Best price from a junkyard = $110 for both. Purchased price from local forum = $20 bucks + the struts. (Thx Chris) Now he better not charge me again for the alignment or I'll be pissed __________________ Please direct your questions in the following format. 1) Did I search it on Google? 2) Did I use the search function in the TOP RIGHT AREA of this page? 3) Refer to Step 1 and 2. If that doesn't work, then feel free to post. My D15B Build: http://hondaswap.com/auto-multi-media/my-christmas-car-build-thread-436083/#post1518670

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12-09-2009, 04:44 PM	#2
95b16coupe Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ct Posts: 3,220 iTrader: 0 / 0% Rep Power: 337	ls mesh or si wheels, suspension, then fix the cancer and flat black the bitch. not too bad for less than $2000.

12-09-2009, 04:44 PM	#3
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	Added it up, total bill is at $2500 But yea, not bad I'd say

12-09-2009, 05:14 PM	#4
eg6sir Führer Mod Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: 661 BK CA Age: 29 Posts: 16,231 iTrader: 4 / 100% Ride: Le Car Blog Entries: 1 Rep Power: 464	i'd be working on that rust issue first.. lol

12-09-2009, 05:17 PM	#5
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	ya i'm thinking about moving frames into another 4door...preferably with a sunroof lol

12-09-2009, 05:30 PM	#6
!JDM_EF-9! I'm just EF'n.. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: cailfornia Age: 19 Posts: 524 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 91' civic Dx Rep Power: 13

12-09-2009, 05:47 PM	#7
\|Chaz\| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Washington Age: 19 Posts: 3,286 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 92' EG Sedan Rep Power: 171	Well you're a few steps ahead of me, I want to swap a D15b into my sedan.

12-09-2009, 06:19 PM	#8
mdpsEG Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: north palm beach, FL Age: 29 Posts: 1,064 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: JRSC B20/vtec DC, Nissan Xterra SE Rep Power: 49	i would swap the motor into a nicer shell if you find one for the right price. until then, i wouldnt spend too much on the chassis.

12-09-2009, 06:37 PM	#9
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	Yea...that was my thought process going into this whole mess...I'm hoping to buy a snail sometime soon if my friend sends me it

12-10-2009, 12:27 PM	#10
Matts96HB FI FTW. Join Date: Apr 2006 Age: 20 Posts: 3,232 iTrader: 1 / 100% Rep Power: 125	Nice budget build, keep it up.

12-10-2009, 03:44 PM	#11
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	So...bad frame issues ya rite? My hood came up on me while on the highway today LOL I did manage to stop safely without injuring anybody, so that's a plus.

12-10-2009, 03:49 PM	#12
AHHVTEC Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Age: 30 Posts: 11,615 iTrader: 3 / 100% Ride: dc5,mk4 gti,2nd gen civic,92 accord cp,88 crx hf Rep Power: 349	141hp is awesome numbers for just bolt ons

12-10-2009, 04:06 PM	#13
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	I was thinking there was something off too, cause with the p28 I should be running rich...but... D15B is like the Type-R of the D-series. It IS 130hp out of the sack, redline's up to 7200 safely and the p08 ecu has a fuel cut of 7411rpm, just like the p28. I take it too 7k but I leave the 200rpm room for misshift incase I get into it. I keep up with the new SI side by side until 100kms, then bye bye lol

12-11-2009, 08:39 PM	#14
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	UPDATE: Just drove 4 hours ($30 bucks in gas holla) and picked up SI Tranny (180xxx kms) Shift Linkage Stabilizer Bar All for the grand total of $150. Not bad, not bad... Next2do: Install it, and do the AP1 Cluster swap hopefully (early Christmas gift)

12-12-2009, 09:44 PM	#15
BoostedHatch get tha fuck out! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Bossier City, Louisiana Age: 20 Posts: 468 iTrader: 1 / 100% Ride: 89 EF Civic Hatch Rep Power: 8	nice build man i would try and find a coupe. unless you have a kid or if your just into sedans.

12-13-2009, 10:33 AM	#16
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	No kid... The day I buy a 2door is the day I buy a porche or 240 lol

12-19-2009, 01:35 AM	#18
double0Si Token GM Guy Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Chicago, IL/Columbus, Ohio Age: 22 Posts: 2,280 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 91 Camaro/07 GSX-R600/2000 Civic Si JDM B16A Hytech replica header Password JDM intake S2 camber kit Rep Power: 182	Thats shitty. Im glad its not too bad. Did you get some sort of receipt stating what all was to be done?

12-19-2009, 08:56 AM	#19
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	Family-friend mechanics No receipt, just cheap labour Guess they were too busy for me

12-19-2009, 11:27 AM	#20
94civicturbo Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Liberty, IN Age: 16 Posts: 883 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 1996 chevy k2500, 1991 civic hatch b18a1 Rep Power: 37	that sucks man looks like the cars comin a long way though

12-22-2009, 11:45 AM	#21
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	thanks for the support still waiting for my friend in michigan to send me that rebuilt t25 so I can start that way...

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12-22-2009, 06:30 PM	#25
RoughKnight Christmas Car Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ottawa, Ont Age: 21 Posts: 561 iTrader: 0 / 0% Ride: 93 EG8 D15B Rep Power: 28	^^Damn fucking beat me to it lol...