slow and steady ek1

[downy-93]

Hey guys name is pat, thought i'd share my ek1.

I previously had an eg8:

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6144/6000830615_a1cb612f82_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/6000830615/)
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Sold that then bought this:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6619062121_b61a6f0aed_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/6619062121/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/6619062121/)

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7004/6619065155_a3c4923f7a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/6619065155/)
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got a spoon style CF wing and oem sideskirts
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7022/6769188371_cd27ac8f8a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/6769188371/)

(http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/6769188371/)

DIY blackened headlight housings
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(http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/6815568185/)

Lowered on king springs with ek4 shocks, also got a mould-less front bar
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Genuine front lip
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7241/7312782470_60581144fb_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7312782470/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7312782470/)

Got some wheels
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7344253412_1bce4d728b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7344253412/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7344253412/)

K-Tuned b/d series shifter with a Skunk 2 knob
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How she sits now
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8165/7689684250_349e56ea4b_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7689684250/)
(http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7689684250/)

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Also sold the Skunk 2 knob and got a Spoon duracon one much better!
http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7723520190_0c79f9f73a_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7723520190/)
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Future plans:
.Coilovers
.Rear Disk brakes, bigger fronts
.RSB
.Put a b16a in once i get off my p's
.Get dent on the driver side fixed up
.Take it to the track have some fun.

Stay tuned for updates should get some coilovers very soon!

[bg60]

Nice car...what are the specs on the wheels, size/offset?

[downy-93]

thanks man, they're 6uls 15x8+36 all round with 195/55 tyres

[HondaTurboVtec]

Can you try getting a b18 by any chance?

[dougie_504]

Nice car mate!

But I agree with HTV - Get a B18C. These days I wouldn't really bother dropping in a B16A.

[eren]

nice :D gudluck with the build.

[downy-93]

thanks for the kind words, and advice fellas! i've never really thought about a b18 will do some research.

[simmy]

hey mun, good build, good mods

hows the shifter?

did you go back to ek1 bumper?

kswap or unfriend.

[HondaTurboVtec]

thanks for the kind words, and advice fellas! i've never really thought about a b18 will do some research.

Check how much a B18C2 is & B16, let us know after. Reason being, a mate of mine fitted B16 into a eg he regrets having it due to less hp/torque. If you do a swap, do the best you can.

[Tosies]

defs get a b18, im so sick of the lack of torque!!!

[dougie_504]

B16 isn't bad by any means but you're better off with a b18c2 at least. Drove an EG with one last night, was very nice.

B16 is best in things like ED/EF which are lighter and not as sluggish with the lower displacement IMO.

If I bought a b16a these days I'd probably just put the head on a b20 block if it's for an eg or ek

[downy-93]

hey mun, good build, good mods
hows the shifter?
did you go back to ek1 bumper?
kswap or unfriend.

Thanks man, shifter is pretty sweet, never had a short shifter before so can't compare...my only issue is that the bolt to turn the top half of the shifter undoes itself every couple of weeks, so i just keep an hex key in the car

Yeah i went back to the ek1 bar originally was going ek9 rep so didn't want moulds but i reckon ek4 lip suits the moulds, and i'd do k swap easy if i could get the funds see how i go.


Check how much a B18C2 is & B16, let us know after. Reason being, a mate of mine fitted B16 into a eg he regrets having it due to less hp/torque. If you do a swap, do the best you can.

I found a dc2 vti-r half cut for 3500, and yeah i know what you mean better off doing it once and doing it right so no regrets later.


defs get a b18, im so sick of the lack of torque!!!

i want to enter some hillclimbs so the extra torque of the b18 would be good


B16 isn't bad by any means but you're better off with a b18c2 at least. Drove an EG with one last night, was very nice.
B16 is best in things like ED/EF which are lighter and not as sluggish with the lower displacement IMO.
If I bought a b16a these days I'd probably just put the head on a b20 block if it's for an eg or ek

yeah done quite a bit of research now pretty much going for the b18, or even go for a k20 see how much i can save up, thanks for all the help guys my brothers are more nissan guys, so they're no help at all haha.

[dougie_504]

K20 I'd be budgeting $12-15 as a minimum mate, maybe more.

Good to be ambitious though!

[FAITHLESS]

B18C doesn't have amazing torque by any means but it's definitely more than the B16A. Fun little engine.

[eren]

when one is after Le 'Torque / Le ' H22 is a good option not to mention its way cheaper then a KaySeries
but you would have to have a B-Series Trany

[void-]

u mean a h2b setup... should net around 140-150atw with a type s h22a... labour will be a killer... h2b setup should look around 7-10k

[dougie_504]

IMO buy a B16A and do a B20 frank. H2B is nice but unless you can source a B-series box on its own can be expensive to piece together/labor.

Either option is probably half the price of a K20 I reckon.

[downy-93]

yeah i won't be looking to do anything too complicated, my mechanic will probably do it, my brothers and i have done a few engine swaps but none of us have enough time to do it if i end up going b16 we will probably do it, so yeah gotta look at something that won't have too much labour. But your guys opinions are all helping out the more options the better!

Update: bought some coilovers off a member should be here next week, also have front and rear hardrace camber arms so will get all of that installed next week stay tuned for pictures.

[HondaTurboVtec]

Try to do B18C2, honestly what are the price difference between a B18C2 & B16? Fitting it in will be not that much different from each other.

[downy-93]

yeah b18 will be the go

update:
coilovers arrived today, getting them installed on friday hopefully i'll get the car before the picnic! probably should install them myself but don't have enough time during the day and i have no undercover areas at night. Got some pics.

http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8174/7995140792_4521622ee9_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/60056445@N04/7995140792/)
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[HondaTurboVtec]

I love it!

[CivicRacer13]

hey man car is looking pretty awesome :) (Y)
how is the K-Tuned b/d series shifter ?shifting wise, like how much better is it to a standard shifter? & compared to a normal short shift ?

[downy-93]

I love it!
thanks man!!


hey man car is looking pretty awesome :) (Y)
how is the K-Tuned b/d series shifter ?shifting wise, like how much better is it to a standard shifter? & compared to a normal short shift ?

cheers man, the k tuned is pretty sweet feels much better than stock once you get used to it, and i've never used another short shifter before so can't really compare.

update: got my coilovers, and camber arms installed. First impressions were bouncy bouncy bouncy but i've been driving it for a few days now and they feel fine, well fine for $500, the main thing i have noticed is the amazing difference in handling i didn't think they would have such an effect! I didn't go much lower than i had with the king springs on, the car is just level now.

Anyways here's some photos i'm a terrible photographer sorry!

really need to get the dent in the side fixed
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my sideskirt fell off while i was driving lucky i saw it in the side mirror! still need to put it back on properly
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[downy-93]

haven't updated for awhile so here's a photodump i copied off jdmst:

ek9 wing
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330mm nardi
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got a car cleaning kit yesterday so i'll wash it soon so dirty!
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going to get a new grille soon wait till i can fork out the billion dollars for an ek9 one
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