Flying Dutchy
New Member
Greetings,
I've been browsing about the forum for threads that could be helpfull in my quest for more knowledge. I learned a lot, but still want to make sure I'm not about to cock things up by asking you guys what specific parts and labour I need done.
In short, here is where I currently stand:
I have a B16A2 from a '92 del sol, swapped into my '00 Civic EK, running on an adapter harness.
ITR flywheel paired with an exedy stage 1 clutch
Bent and slammed 4-1 manifold (it's gonna have to be replaced)
Spoon N1 cat-back
The engine has run a good 300k, revved hard every single day.
Last time I drove it it still ran perfectly fine, did however, have some cooling issues on hard drives. Noticed that my aftermarket (I think its a C&R but dont pin me on that) radiator was deformed at the edges. By lack of a better description I have to say it looked a little as if it was overpressured, and then bent out similar to the way a rifle does in a cartoon when the main character sticks his finger in the barrel. Unorthodox description, but there you have it. Could that be a gasket issue? Also found oil in my coolant.
Now, I was thinking that the engine probably needs some work seen as the incredible abuse it has seen over the past decade plus. I definitly do not want to swap another engine, we've seen too much crazy shit togetter.
What I want is a naturally aspirated build. Good for another 300k miles, at the very least. Budget is roughly 3-5k which will have to include labour.
My question is what you guys would do, keeping in mind that endurance is extremely important. I go to the scandinavian arctic in the winter when it permits. Don't know if you reckon that will affect the build, but thought I should mention the -25 degrees C it will occasionally be entering.
I hope I have provided enough information, and hope you guys can help me out!
Thanks in advance
I've been browsing about the forum for threads that could be helpfull in my quest for more knowledge. I learned a lot, but still want to make sure I'm not about to cock things up by asking you guys what specific parts and labour I need done.
In short, here is where I currently stand:
I have a B16A2 from a '92 del sol, swapped into my '00 Civic EK, running on an adapter harness.
ITR flywheel paired with an exedy stage 1 clutch
Bent and slammed 4-1 manifold (it's gonna have to be replaced)
Spoon N1 cat-back
The engine has run a good 300k, revved hard every single day.
Last time I drove it it still ran perfectly fine, did however, have some cooling issues on hard drives. Noticed that my aftermarket (I think its a C&R but dont pin me on that) radiator was deformed at the edges. By lack of a better description I have to say it looked a little as if it was overpressured, and then bent out similar to the way a rifle does in a cartoon when the main character sticks his finger in the barrel. Unorthodox description, but there you have it. Could that be a gasket issue? Also found oil in my coolant.
Now, I was thinking that the engine probably needs some work seen as the incredible abuse it has seen over the past decade plus. I definitly do not want to swap another engine, we've seen too much crazy shit togetter.
What I want is a naturally aspirated build. Good for another 300k miles, at the very least. Budget is roughly 3-5k which will have to include labour.
My question is what you guys would do, keeping in mind that endurance is extremely important. I go to the scandinavian arctic in the winter when it permits. Don't know if you reckon that will affect the build, but thought I should mention the -25 degrees C it will occasionally be entering.
I hope I have provided enough information, and hope you guys can help me out!
Thanks in advance