Sleeper Civic - Turbo D-series - The Final Chapter

[Weq]

Guys. Ive been getting alot of PM's about my car now that is it back on the road, so i thought id update everyone on its final stage of the build. If you didnt know, my last engine grenaded after 1500km's because of some dodgy engine work performed. Just goes to show u, its hard to build honda engines correctly. I ended up with a cracked sleeved, 4 pistons missing 16 chunks and alot of heartache.

But for my persuit of the ultimate d-series turbo sleeper, i had to continue. Enter the final stage of my buildup.

A few loose spec's.
...60kw Stock ATW...
...230kw @ 7600rpm, 22psi...
...180kw @ 7600rpm, 14psi...

Fuel Econmy,
...7L/100KM, Highway...
...10L/100KM, City/Boost...

All pump gas, no race gas or tricks. Its hi-po FWD action at its best.

Engine (built for 280kw)::
D16Y1 SOHC VTEC Engine...
Built 3000km's ago, with reliablity in mind...
Weisco 8.5:1 Piston, Custom modified valve reliefs, Cermic Coated...
Eagle H-Bean Rods...
Block hot-tanked, pressure tested...
New ACL Race bearings (crank/mains)...
Modified Oil pump for flow and pressure...
Modified water pump for extra flow...

Head (built for 9000rpm):
Modified/Custom Combustion Chambers...
Fully Ported and Polished (Intake/Exhaust)...
All manifolds matched to head ports...
Crower Valve Springs and Titanium Retainers...
Zex/Comp Cams 59300 Camshaft...
Skunk2 Pro-Series Intake Manifold, 65mm Venturi Ported Throttle Body...

Drivetrain:::
New Bearings...
OBX 2-way LSD...
Action 6-Puck Clutch disc with Mibra Pads...
Action Dual Diaphram Pressure Plate...
Short Shifter...

Turbo Setup:::
Custom Ramhorn exhaust manifold. Equal length for superior topend power...
Custom GT2871R Ball bearing turbo with T3 Exhaust housing, .63 A/R, rated at 420HP...
Turbosmart Deltagate External Wastegate (plumbed back)...
2.5" Downpipe to 3" Exhaust (89db)...
Custom ALL Alluminium Intercooler piping...
Blitz AirFilter...
180x720x70MM Tube and Fin Intercooler...
GReddy Type-S Blow Off Valve...

Fuel/Management:::
Hondata s200 with Boost, Launch Control, Full Throttle Shift and Shift Light...
4x750cc RC Engineer Injectors...
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump...
Turbosmart E-boost 1 Electronic Boost Controller...
PLX-M300 Wideband 02 Sensor (Realtime ACCURATE AFR readings, just like a dyno)...

Wheels/Tyres:::
16" Light weight Sparco Rims...
205/45R16 tyres...
Integra VTi-R Break conversion with New OEM Pads all around

Suspension:::
Prothane Engine Mount Inserts...
Whiteline Front 24mm Swaybar...
White Rear Adjustable 20-22mm Swaybar...
Cusco Strut Brace...

Other:::
Custom Triple Core Alluminium Radiator...

Stereo:...
Response 4x100rms Amplifier...
Response 12" sub in ported 40L encloser...
Polk/Momo 6" Splits...
Top of the Range Pioneer Mp3 headunit with programmble movies...

Interior:...
Oil Pressure, Oil Tempreture and Boost Guages...
All the rest is stock, looks stock and unmolested....

SO how does it go?

Well i gave Wynode a ride the other week, and i couldnt wipe the smile off his face. Traction has been greatly improved with addition of the OBX LSD. It has transformed the torque steer into smooth, controllable wheelspin and power to the ground. First gear goes buy just as quick as 2nd gear and due to the increase redline, you are at 100km's in 5.5seconds, add another 5 seconds and u are doing 160km/hr.

This video was done by a mate of mine who was driving the car last week while i was in CBR to tease me! 2nd->mid 4th gear run
http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Movies/P6180013.avi

This is a 1st-2nd gear run. This was a fullthrottle shift (hondata) and it you cannot get traction! On a lift shift, it will maintain traction for a few seconds, then cut loose. Just goes to show the advantage off the full-throttle shift. Free power i say!

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Movies/P6140001.avi

Now pictures;
This was the installtion night. As this project was a true DIY (accept engine build) Jimmeh, SuperR, my cus (who has never worked on cars before) and a few other random people came by to help. Installation started at 6pm and ended at 12pm with a running car.

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/index.html

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/slides/P5020099%20(Large).JPG

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/slides/P4290009%20(Large).JPG

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/slides/P4290014%20(Large).JPG

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/slides/P4290033%20(Large).JPG

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/slides/P4290041%20(Large).JPG

DNARacingworkings to the rescue. Thanks jimmeh and superR, hooked me up with an engine crane at the last minute!
http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/slides/P4290055%20(Large).JPG
http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/P5070012%20(Large).JPG

Then straight off to the dyno for a run-in and tune.
http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/P5080033%20(Large).JPG

A full wrap-up of pictures can be found here:

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/

Any questions/comments/enquires are welcome!!

[Weq]

Oh and for those people wondering what i am going to do now i have finished with the civic.....

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/P5070016%20(Large).JPG

Two turbo's for that bad boy :)

[egSi]

spiffy gear man :thumbsup:

[bennjamin]

looking great...Wyn told me it keeps shredding the tyres thru the first 3 gears :)

[Chi]

Very nice weq.

350z ftw !

[destrukshn]

is that all?
lol.

[jdmkid91]

spiffy gear man :thumbsup:
x2 :thumbsup:

[VTC-8OY]

damn awesome weq mate, turbo-d at it;s best :p ... congrats on the build good stuff!

[jdmlvn]

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nice nice
how many kw did u pullout after tune?

[Weq]

damn awesome weq mate, turbo-d at it;s best :p ... congrats on the build good stuff!

For this power level, the D is a great motor to build. It actually act alot like a b18c, Very revvy and plenty of torque in the configuration i have. It will easily rev over 8500rpm and make great power (drop about 10hp from peak)but i have choosen not to keep things reliable.

Any more power though, a b-series starts to take the edge for street use. Boost levels will need to be raised past limits of pump gas and thats when things get hairy :) If u drive this car, or see it in the video's, u will understand how well it breaths and effortless the power is made. D-series torque FTW! :)

[krogoth]

very nice

im very impressed, good on ya for taking the effort to be unique and not just buy an r33 and chuck on a monster turbo

[NeRV]

simply amazing, shows that the D-series have great potential. awesome work weq :)

[Zdster]

Planning on doing a custom setup on the Z or something off the shelf? Send me a PM if you like :).

[Weq]

Thanks guys. The D-series is a fanastic budget platform to work from. Parts are not only cheaper, but u need less of them :) DynoDave built the engine from the ground up and his work is simply amazing. He put the effort in to listen to all my requests and information i sent him regarding other peoples trials and tribulations. Whats he produced was an effort of thousands of hours of research and trial and error from all parts over the world.

RE 350;
Nothing custom. APS have a great Twin Turbo Kit. Fitiment is OEM and they put all the effort into R&D to make a fantastic setup. Bolton, dyno and off u go.

[Sexc86]

You are THE KING mate, well done, only hope my setup turns out something similar.

[fatboyz39]

awesome setup!@

[Nuttz]

took soooo long to get there and now that you have finished... it just seems a waste to sell it.

Like at least hold onto it for a while so you get the honour of saying you built it and really OWNED it.

but anyways respect to ya!! :)

[RMN15N]

iz..aaamazinnnnng..
nice work to you mate..
suddenly i dont that much shameful having a D-series..!

[krogoth]

took soooo long to get there and now that you have finished... it just seems a waste to sell it.

Like at least hold onto it for a while so you get the honour of saying you built it and really OWNED it.

but anyways respect to ya!! :)

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[xtercii]

From all these years of seeing ppl full built a hectic car for themself and sell it straight after, my conclusion is they enjoy the process more than anything else, it’s like a goal or something to achieve for them, once they get there, they are satisfied and they move on.

[destrukshn]

From all these years of seeing ppl full built a hectic car for themself and sell it straight after, my conclusion is they enjoy the process more than anything else, it’s like a goal or something to achieve for them, once they get there, they are satisfied and they move on.
but but but..... it's just soo wrong. =/

[Weq]

From all these years of seeing ppl full built a hectic car for themself and sell it straight after, my conclusion is they enjoy the process more than anything else, it’s like a goal or something to achieve for them, once they get there, they are satisfied and they move on.

Yeh its the process that attracted me more then anything. I also have a passion for unique cars. When i first started, i was one of the first turbo's on the block, now the craze is starting to settle right in.

That and having 2 cars, i have decided to stop wasteing money on extra insurance/onroads and put it towards making a unique 350 ;)

[shinji112]

aww.. man cant believe ur selling it. it was nice meeting ya on friday =)
someone buy this car and chop nissans like weq did to us!

[blk_shadow]

hardcore d series!! :thumbsup:

I thought, after turboing, the rev won't be as high anymore, but apparently I'm wrong.

[Weq]

aww.. man cant believe ur selling it. it was nice meeting ya on friday =)
someone buy this car and chop nissans like weq did to us!

nice to meet u guys too. had a good cruise ;)

[NeRV]

just out of curiosity weq, where did you get your custom ramhorn style manifold made? are there any stores in Australia where we can just buy these, or is the only option we have is to purchase from the states?

[barefootbonzai]

Yeh its the process that attracted me more then anything. I also have a passion for unique cars. When i first started, i was one of the first turbo's on the block, now the craze is starting to settle right in.


Too right. It was because of your first build a while back that i read on Overclockers i think, that made me start my DIY turbo on my old car. It's funny how something small like that has lend me to where i am now.

Big props for being one of the first.

[Mr. Focus]

bro, this is awesome!!! congrats on a monster d

[Weq]

just out of curiosity weq, where did you get your custom ramhorn style manifold made? are there any stores in Australia where we can just buy these, or is the only option we have is to purchase from the states?

the manifold was a custom, one off by a guy in the states. if i have learnt one thing, i have learnt australia is useless or riduculously overpriced for anything performence honda related. I have seen pathetic copys made here in australia (thin gauge steam pipe) but nothing has the quality/price that u can source from oversea's.

I dont think one part of my car was purchased locally, even dave imported the valve guides and seals.

I standard corrected, the whiteline gear is all local. great quality too.

[NeRV]

^awesome stuff mate, i guess ill have to spend abit more and get parts from the states, instead of buying something cheap and having to re-do everything again.

[SPEEDCORE]

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/Slides/slides/P4290009%20%28Large%29.JPG


Any particular reason for not getting that matched?

[Weq]

its a deceiving picture. it has been blended into the TB. Main thing was to notice the dynodave centuri port.

[snzz]

very nice setup.

[vtec-dr]

weq where u get ur set up done as i am looking for a kit for a b16a civic. and price includ labour

[vtec-dr]

thats mad weq. just wondering where u got ur work done as i am lookin to turbo my b16a civic, and was it $$$$$$$

[civic_mods]

That's hot man!!!1
would u mind i ask,how much u end up spend for parts in this DIY????

[jdmlvn]

just out of curiosity weq, where did you get your custom ramhorn style manifold made? are there any stores in Australia where we can just buy these, or is the only option we have is to purchase from the states?
http://www.full-race.com/

[Lex_EG93]

d series ftw y0!!!

[BlitZ]

cant believe u are selling considering u only recently got it back..

Good luck with the sale...

this is one well researched and built car

[Weq]

thats mad weq. just wondering where u got ur work done as i am lookin to turbo my b16a civic, and was it $$$$$$$

I did most of it myself. DynoDave built the engine with parts i supplied and tuned the car, apart from that it was done by me. Id say i put in about as much as i am asking for the car as a whole.


That's hot man!!!1
would u mind i ask,how much u end up spend for parts in this DIY????

As above. It would of been less if my first built engine lasted more then 1000km's. But the first thing u should know about the game is, 90% of the people in the industry love nothing more to screw u over and take no responsiblity or pride in there work.

Its funny because i sourced all parts myself, and did as much as i could myself. I didnt trust myself building the engine because i was going to put it under extreme stress. Ironic thing is, if i DIY built it, i probably wouldnt have made the mistakes that i entrusted a professional not to make.

[Geo]

neat :)

[victa69]

Oh and for those people wondering what i am going to do now i have finished with the civic.....

http://weq.hondatech.com.au/turbo/New_Setup2/Install/P5070016%20(Large).JPG

Two turbo's for that bad boy :)



d16 power fTW! dude ur setup is ****n awesome! i sent u a pm! reply if u can!!!!!!

[kcokla]

nice, bumping a thread thats almost 4 years old

[Limbo]

i don't think weq even comes on anymore

[kcokla]

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[victa69]

:( oh no shit lolz i didnt relise i just got a greddy turbo kit on my eg and need some advice. his engine build is ****n awesome!

[krogoth]

wek wok