LyveMyche
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LyveMyche's 95 Civic Build/Swap *Lots of PICS*
HELLO!
Well first of all, my name is Myche (pronounced Mike) and This is my Civic...
There are many civics like it, but this one is mine. This is my daily driver.
Really not much in the way of mods other than the 16" Neepers. They were on it when I bought it.
Anyway, Inspired by Andrews engine swap, I decided I wanted to build something new for my civic, given the fact that this engine has roughly 150K on it and it has been doing the typical Honda oil burning smoke thing. Not terribly bad though, only going through about a quart each month. So I was slowly trying to decide what to build when all of a sudden... It started running rough and slinging oil...
It leaves one of these every time I turn it off now. Apparently what is going on is it leaks oil (either out of the cam seal or crank seal) while its running and fills up in the timing belt cover and slowly leaks out when you turn it off... It drips for a few minutes then stops. As for the running rough... It isn't too bad to drive if you don't have much driving to do. But it is losing compression on #1.
So needless to say my nice slow, take your time build has become a little more urgent.
This is it currently...
Yes I know its sad to be losing such a beast, a pure "POWER" plant as this but... what can you do?
Anyway the purpose of this thread is to show you what I am doing so that maybe someone can learn from my mistakes (as I expect will be plentiful), and to bounce ideas off you and ask questions. If you see that I'm about to screw up, or do something wrong or have the wrong stuff, by all means say so. I can take it, and any input I receive is greatly appreciated. I am totally new to this civic stuff and do not by any means claim to be an expert of any kind (as I will soon demonstrate). All I know about this stuff is from research I have done online and by asking questions. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me.
So... Having said that... Lets move on.
HELLO!
Well first of all, my name is Myche (pronounced Mike) and This is my Civic...
There are many civics like it, but this one is mine. This is my daily driver.
Really not much in the way of mods other than the 16" Neepers. They were on it when I bought it.
Anyway, Inspired by Andrews engine swap, I decided I wanted to build something new for my civic, given the fact that this engine has roughly 150K on it and it has been doing the typical Honda oil burning smoke thing. Not terribly bad though, only going through about a quart each month. So I was slowly trying to decide what to build when all of a sudden... It started running rough and slinging oil...
It leaves one of these every time I turn it off now. Apparently what is going on is it leaks oil (either out of the cam seal or crank seal) while its running and fills up in the timing belt cover and slowly leaks out when you turn it off... It drips for a few minutes then stops. As for the running rough... It isn't too bad to drive if you don't have much driving to do. But it is losing compression on #1.
So needless to say my nice slow, take your time build has become a little more urgent.
This is it currently...
Yes I know its sad to be losing such a beast, a pure "POWER" plant as this but... what can you do?
Anyway the purpose of this thread is to show you what I am doing so that maybe someone can learn from my mistakes (as I expect will be plentiful), and to bounce ideas off you and ask questions. If you see that I'm about to screw up, or do something wrong or have the wrong stuff, by all means say so. I can take it, and any input I receive is greatly appreciated. I am totally new to this civic stuff and do not by any means claim to be an expert of any kind (as I will soon demonstrate). All I know about this stuff is from research I have done online and by asking questions. Thanks in advance for any help you can offer me.
So... Having said that... Lets move on.
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