my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

My project is still in the works, but i'll go ahead and post it up and just update it as i start putting it together. It's just gonna be a cool daily driver, i'm not aspiring for max hp or 10 second passes, just a quick sporty little ride.

First off, the donor:
a 1995 Civic DX Coupe, D15b7 engine, with bolt ons. It has 170k miles on it. (i'm just gonna go ahead and blow the b7 then drop a d16z6 in there)
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/3042/frontgarage6400qs.jpg
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/5905/frontside5yz.jpg
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/3950/back0vt.jpg
and a couple of shots of the engine, i've done a ghetto CAI with a K&N cone filter using a pipe i fabricated and the stock rubber arm, ES motor mount inserts, hypergrounded it with 8ga stereo wire, removed a/c, dynomax turboII exhaust, and advanced timing 3 degrees.
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/552/frontengine8wx.jpg
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/195/engine28fn.jpg

Some more cool stuff i've done:
15" Rota Circuit 8's with 205/50/15 Kumho Ecsta rubber
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/4474/rotas5ob.jpg
Integra gauge cluster w/ amber lighting, JDM amber clock, JDM amber climate control, Pioneer DEH-5500MP head unit (looking for something amber) and yes i know the gauge cluster is an automatic, i couldn't find one for my 5 speed.
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/6981/dash7cl.jpg
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/7163/cluster9pu.jpg
HID lighting
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/2424/hids9ic.jpg
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/4264/hidlight1lj.jpg

Now finally, the go-fast donations:
my custom Eclipse GST turbo kit
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/5397/turbostuff5di.jpg
a 14b Mitsubishi turbocharger
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/7089/turbo6408iy.jpg
an HF manifold
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/6140/hfmani6li.jpg
a 1G DSM BOV.
http://img83.exs.cx/img83/4017/bov22qv.jpg
Fuel management is a STANDALONE (there, happy guys?) ECU system called Uberdata, which is programmed BY YOURSELF (haha not self-programmed).
http://img102.exs.cx/img102/1840/uberdata8od.jpg
Not pictured are a Starion intercooler and 450cc injectors.
I'm also going to be running a 2.5" turbo-back exhaust system with a straight-thru 2.5" muffler. Tuning will be done at A-Z Performance by Nick Patterson, using a DynoJet and a wideband o2 sensor.

Total cost: a little under $500 for the custom turbo kit.

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

What HID kit did you do? How hard was the install?

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

why not keet that 1.5, put a vtec head on it, and have a little mini-me? -thats what I would do. :-\

so the kit is on, or about to be on? -are you going to use an adaptor plate to mate that snail onto the manifold, or just say ---- it and weld it?

one other thing, that climate control is not JDM. JDM climate controls have numbers on them, and in celcius, not a hot/cold like yours shows. just a FYI ;)


good lookin ride though. i like it.

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

its not "real" HID- its the Sylvania silverstar lights. looks pretty real though.

i don't wanna do a mini-me because of compression issues, i was originally going to, but theres really no way for me to keep it under 11.0:1 compression after the turbo. too much for a daily driver i want to be reliable. kit is not on yet, i'm still waiting on the guy selling me the intercooler and injectors. i should have them by the weekend. i'll be doing an adapter plate, and welding the back where u can't get the 4th bolt in. anybody know a good place to get an adapter plate though, i don't really have any way of drilling 3/4" steel (don't think the dremel can cut it this time lol)

yeah i know about the cluster, its a little inside joke because like 5 people have asked if i'd sell them that "JDM" cluster.

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

Dont ever say you have HID unless you have HID that is like take the valve cover from a Type R and gluing it to your current one and calling it a B18B. Silverstars are a $20 bulb HID is are about $600 for a decent set. And NO the silverstars are nothing like HID.

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

^ angry dude, settle down, youll have a heart attack

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

did u buy the jdm cluster or just pull it out and swap the bulbs, cause thats what i did. i love the amber lighting

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

yeah dude chill i just don't see justifying paying $600 for something kinda close i can get for $40. its not like i go around bragging "yeah i've got real HIDs" to everyone who asks. i actually made a diffuser panel behind the climate control using this amber see-thru lexan-like stuff. the gauge cluster has amber bulbs.

and your example sux u would be calling it a b18c5 not a b18b. b18b is off integra LS'es.

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

btw congrats yellowcrx that was your 1000th post.

Re:my new project- "Civic GS-T", 14b+EJ
 

You can lower the compression by using a thicker head gasket. Cometic and HKS makes them. They are about $250-280 each.

Overall the car looks good. Good luck with your project.