new to Hondas recent EF9 Si-R owner.

[ICD]

ok, intro. my name is Dom.

Im a qualified mechanic by trade and work as a service advisor at a Toyota dealership.

anyway long story short im new to the Honda scene my car may not be not sure if people know it or of it, I intend to drive it on occasions at weekends but main goal is to use it as a club car at hill climbs time trials, motorkhanas tarmac rallies and eventually maybe targa tasmania and Superlap etc..

any help and advice I would more than appreciate to get it more prepared for racing and reliability, hope to meet new faces and get involved with events/cruises. look forward to the future. thanks!


-B18C2 conversion.
-Type R camshafts etc...
-BLOX camshaft seals
-Samco hoses
-Hasport hydraulic clutch cable conversion
-Full size radiator
-Modproject manifold
-Carbon fibre intake with K&N air filter
-Hondata S300 ECU
-Full custom exhaust
-Close ratio gearbox from civic type R LSD
-Heavy duty clutch
-Spoon strut support bar
-Full roll cage
-Crux coilovers suspension
-Recaro bucket seat
-Slotted front and rear disc with race pads
-15 inch Weds racing lightweight wheels (also enkei rp-01 with semi slicks)
-plus much more.

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[ajbm]

I love the old school EF9s, nice ride mate,
and welcome to OzHONDA!

[ICD]

thanks mate - very happy to be here

[SHU-ES1]

welcome dom!

awesome ride! which state you from? any more pics? good luck with your future endeavours in motorsport!

[ICD]

thanks mate im from melbourne, will get more pics in the next couple weeks when i pick it up

[junoki]

evryone loves the oldskools/ awesome ride mate!

[SlobberGoat]

Welcome aboard (from another EF lover)

[androo]

love... it...

[ICD]

any ideas on what power i should expect from the mods listed.? yet to have a power run done

[sebastiencollard]

i seen this on carsales. killer ride !!

[ICD]

yeh thats the one. its such a thrill ride the noise the way it feels its like a wind up toy on ADHD.
I should report 1st thing were doing is giving it a fresh coat of paint as its faded in some areas. and then it will be onto the functional mods if it doesnt have a purpose it wont be there. aiming to make it as light as possible current state it was last weight in under a tonne inc. driver whom was 75kg and im less than that only a small bloke. so with more sound deadening, glass removal, etc.. ill be happy to get it under 900kg. also trying to investigate into some aerodynamic mods inc. diffuser, splitters etc.. have some help from my g/f friend, she studies aircraft engineering and aerdodynamics or something along the lines of aero. so i may find a way to get access to a wind tunnel. and again the add ons will be functional and tested.

PS: I have all the interior trims and seats except drivers available with the car that i want to sell so if anyone is interested let me know

[MikeyG]

dude for ef9 its a MUST to get j's front lip and rear wing!!!

[ICD]

where can i pick them up from?

[Justin Holden]

Awesome Car I am very jealous

[vampzzz]

dude for ef9 its a MUST to get j's front lip and rear wing!!!

doubt he'll need, this thing ain't being hardparked.

welcome to OzHonda man, from a fellow EF9 owner aswell :D

[Sir_vtec]

doubt he'll need, this thing ain't being hardparked.

welcome to OzHonda man, from a fellow EF9 owner aswell :D

show me pics of your ef9 lol

[vampzzz]

show me pics of your ef9 lol

http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?34440-The-EF-Civic-Picture-Thread!&p=2650392&viewfull=1#post2650392

here ya go ken.

[ICD]

cheers guys, nice ef9 vampzzz.
picked up a set of enkei rp01 with semi slicks from fellow forum member mike (DNYALL) looking forward to see how they look on the car after i paint them red will be for track use and the weds for the street

[ICD]

check out this thread as i need ideas to paint/graphic the car - http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?134778-Design-my-cars-race-graphics-livery!!-Needs-ideas

[ICD]

some minor updates, purchased a carbon fibre rear diffuser, front canards and fender flares will also look at fabricating a front splitter as the other parts will require modification also. ill get pics up when ive made some progress on fitment.

[ICD]

ok its all happening now, bought steering wheel KKR suede dished wheel, fixed back fibreglass buckets x2 (RED) (RECARO FOR SALE :), gauges and mounts, harness, catch can, aero bonnet pins, carbon bonnet on order, carbon tailgate coming soon and hopefully carbon front guards, thursday pick up the flares and cannards and have to fit the rear carbon diffuser, stripped interior further stereo is gone door trims gone replacing with alluminium sheet metal, move battery to rear, carry out body dent and paint repairs, graphics, replace master cylinder, retune ECU, prep the engine etc...heat shield, header wrap etc.. etc.. so much to do and so little time will need to be ready for the deadline.... SUNDAY 22nd AUGUST! week before auto salon. Wish me Luck ill post progress pics from tommorow... also can this be put into the build thread section? and can i have a PQ point please?

[ICD]

ok well after working non stop for past 2 weeks and now paying for it by being sick i have a quick chance to get some updates on here. my mate dave and i have been working every night after work to get this car ready in time for auto salon on 28th and 29th this month!! and decided to go all out and give the car a full reapair and respray in factory black with ppg custom red pearls mixed in. along with all this i have been working mad on it measuring and mounting diffusers, fabricating door panels, apinting cage and interior, mounting custom gauge pods, dressing up and working on engine bay and replacing the master cylinder etc.. chaning seats and mountings, etc... so much more to go, inc relocating battery installiong start button and kill switch, fabricating front diffuser etc.. and remember i only have les than 2 weeks to have it ready. overhaulin' eat your heart out! we finished painting it today.

here are the pics and lots of them with many more to come ENJOY!!!

ok in these pics just mocking up where to mount the gauges (drift iridium courtesy of autobarn chadestone) also note centre console will be gone and the lower section of the centre dash surrounding where the headunit was will also include the starter button kill switch etc.. where cig lighter was
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ok later that night i started working on painting the cage in red (you will start to notice a theme appearing) and sit the carbon diffuser under the rear to see how it would look. in the meantime i had purchased a pair of fixed back fibreglass seats also courtesy of autobarn chadestone and started to mock the rail fitment which should be done by tommorow. (note recaro for sale very cheap)
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next day, my mate Dave (spraypainter) comes around to give me a hand on starting the bodywork and decides we resapray the entire car as we get into it there is alot of damage inc roof (possibly hail) lhf guard was too far gone so i sourced a good second hand one, meanwhile i had also been ordering parts for later down the track
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sanding and rubbing and the late nights keep rolling in, note by this time i had cut and positioned where the diffuser is going to sit, also mounted a new battery tray in the rear and fixed a bracket to hold a tyre puncture can repair, also fabricated in the meantime the mount for the fire extinguisher and probably a few other things i have forgotten. also what do you think of the rear tow hook? with the diffuser it looks out of place atm i have left it off.
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[ICD]

remember all this is done in my backyard under a carport at night in lovely melbourne weather thats been happening in the past 2 weeks, here it is ready and with the spray putty applied/being applied
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its 2.30AM if your reading this i will get some sleep now and update the rest tommorow i have still yet to upload the finished paint result, engine bay mods, and more interior photos so stay tuned!!
here is a sneak peak!!
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[tuanEH?]

woow looking good; the red pearl in the paint really stands out; looks very nice :)

[ICD]

thanks, yeh the pearl is great my mate suggested it and when he showed me the sample he mixed and said there is $200 worth of red pearl it definately shows. more work done today included carbon door trims and securing diffuser in place. bit late to upload pics ill try find some time during the build to update on here

[MRK20CRX]

Wow man, so much effort put into this car, in such a short time period too, well done. You should sign up to crxaustralia.com, would be great to see another EF member. We'll be having a meet soon too so you should tag along. Manny

[ICD]

Wow man, so much effort put into this car, in such a short time period too, well done. You should sign up to crxaustralia.com, would be great to see another EF member. We'll be having a meet soon too so you should tag along. Manny
thanks mate signed up on the site havnt had a chance to have a proper look through though? when and where is the meet?

[Integra]

any updates dom :)

[ICD]

quick update is that im still waiting for the carbon bonnet to arrive and then i can put my aerotech bonnet latches, then im looking at mounting oil cooler, catch can etc.. but may need to upgrade the front bar to a mugen ? one to be able to fit them and ill be adding a front diffuser/splitter and have some small cannards i may fit, ill convert it to hydraulic clutch using an aftermarket set up and pedal box, then look at more lightweight mods (lexan/perspex rear glass) it has been weight before in its current state and it sits at 900kg without driver and im only a small guy.

and here are recent pics inc more build pics also pulled 110.8kw @wheels on the dyno at auto salon

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[ICD]

should get some up close interior pics, now has shift i sequential shift light, relocated ignition and push button start from centre console drift gauges, suede deep dish wheel, fibreglass fixed back seats, relocated battery, fire extinguisher no more stereo, carbon wrapped fabricated door trims, race harness.

[ICD]

1st event is on 19th this month at DECA

[Integra]

nice car mate coming alone nicely compared to what it use to b LOL

[Temp3st]

Hey man I'm using what you said on the first page as my signature, if you dont want me to let me know and i'll remove it.

[ICD]

haha nah man thats sweet im honoured.

[ICD]

update. purchased from member - armak81 - thanks again!
Skunk2 Pro Series +1 Cams & Tuner Series Cam Gears & Valve Springs + Titanium Retainers

[Temp3st]

Ive been looking at that bit of kit, let us know when you've got it in and what the gains are like!

[junoki]

mMMMmm yummi!

[ICD]

carbon fibre bonnet finally arrived need to space it up though as the b18 sits high new mounts will fix that. its a VIS brand bonnet and the quality and fit is really really good, better than i expected
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[Temp3st]

Man that thing looks epic!

[ICD]

ok update! i have got a for sale thread although im not in a desperate way to sell it - hence im still upgrading and developing the car. just picked up a type R head that ill be sending away to have work done and then fit it up with my new cams etc...
also ordered J's racing front lip and rear wing! and soon to follow is upgrading the suspension with some ASR rear upgrades/ lower control arms etc.. and front camber kit.
Also found out the dates for the 2011 world time attack challenge to be in august so still deciding weather or not to prep this baby up to compete in that.?.

(note: just wondering if this could be moved into the build thread section)

[Temp3st]

Hell yes time attack that shit it would be awesome!

[ICD]

only thing is what category to run clubsprint or open, open i wont be as competitive in the pointy end and clubsprint i might be pushing beyond the class rules