Colin's EK Hatch

[Matts96HB]

so, where'd the rest of the line go from that T? or was it not there?

also, the water pipe can kinda be a bitch, and youll likely tear the seal that goes around it, but just unbolt the T-Stat housing, and slide it away from the water pump, turning it side to side.. it seems awkward but its the correct way to remove it.

 

[99sidude]

so, where'd the rest of the line go from that T? or was it not there?

The rest of the line goes into the car to a shitty gauge. I just chopped the line off. If going to eliminate the gauge and return that area to stock

Also some good news. I had the crank checked out at work and its good to go

 

[Matts96HB]

ahhh i gotcha. at least it was a somewhat sensible gauge. not "volts" or "underglow brightness, y0"

good to hear on the crank, now get back to work!

 

[GlassHeadlights]

Lmao I agree.

 

[hondakidd1]

Nice job!

 

[99sidude]

I've been putting 1-2 hours into the car every night this week.

-Block has been hand cleaned as good as it's gonna get.
-I pulled the engine harness out of the car. At the very least all of the swap wiring will be re-done correctly. At the most, I'll do a wire tuck.

My first shipment of OEM goodies showed up at my desk today
-ITR Oil pump
-Throw out bearing
-Top & bottom end complete gasket sets

 

[99sidude]

Thoughts on the OEM head gasket holding 400whp with ARP head studs?

 

[Matts96HB]

i currently have an OEM HG w ARP head studs holding just fine. im not sure what the exact power level is, but my previous tune was 320whp @12-13lbs, and the car is now running 20-21lbs..still holding strong so you should be fine..

 

[efhondakid]

Thoughts on the OEM head gasket holding 400whp with ARP head studs?

Is it the three layer metal one? If so a friend of mine is making around 600 with one.

 

[philyphreak2127]

I have seen a lot of guys run a second oil line to the head from a t in the oil pressure sensor. my buddy is running that very thing on his b20/b16

 

[99sidude]

I have seen a lot of guys run a second oil line to the head from a t in the oil pressure sensor. my buddy is running that very thing on his b20/b16

What would the purpose of that be?

 

[tiresmokinV8]

Getting there.

 

[99sidude]

I finally decided a direction on the car. I'll be doing an N/A build. I'd like to hit 200whp. Now its time to see what I'll need to do. I want this to be a reliable, efficiant, summer DD whore that will rip on the back roads.

B18C-R long block & trans

-Rebuild. I want to use oem internals. B16B pistons will put me at 11.7:1. Wondering if I can hit 200whp on stock pistone (11.1:1)???
-I'll be getting a tri-y header, likely from one of the sponsors here
-2.5" exhaust. I want it to flow nicely and still stay quiet. I've got a 06+ si mugen axle back exhaust in my possession. I may try to fab that up to my car.
-Cams. I'd like to do it on my current P73's (itr cams). Wondering if it can be done?
-Tuning. I have an S300 and a wideband from my last S/C gsr eg project. Should be a good base. Now wondering on injectors.

 

[GlassHeadlights]

Damn, I have the same goal one day. Poor mans Type R that makes 200 WHP.

Too bad the supercharger wouldn't swap over to the ITR.

 

[99sidude]

Too bad the supercharger wouldn't swap over to the ITR.

I know. Damn gsr heads and their different IM bolt pattern

 

[Matts96HB]

RC 310's should be enough for that setup
im surprised you decided to go the all motor route after having a SC'ed GSR

 

[99sidude]

RC 310's should be enough for that setup
im surprised you decided to go the all motor route after having a SC'ed GSR

A proper turbo build will cost me around $5k all said and done. (parts, engine machining, tuning). The head I have is already built. All I really need is a rebuild, nice header, injectors, and a good set of cams to hit 200whp (tuning too). A 200whp hatch will hang with a 400whp hatch up to 70-80mph, which is all I do on the rural roads where I live.

When I get bored with the car I won't take as much of a loss when it comes time to sell.

 

[FLounder]

makes sense...

with the motor at 11.5:1 cr or higher you can put some pretty aggressive cams in there and make moar than 200whp.

 

[99sidude]

Ordered a few seals I forgot. Also ordered new splash shields. Mine are either tattered or missing. Lastly, just ordered a header from one of our sponsors here!

 

[philyphreak2127]

beats me man. I was wondering the same thing. I assumed at first it was for the turbo then he was like nah it plugs in right here...being the back of the head I believe. it's been a while since I've seen his car. I doubt it does any good honestly. if you ever find out why I'd like to know!

by the way props to you for staying N/A!