In the month I've owned my EM1 I've done the following:
HID kit into crappy chinaspec angel eyes
Xforce varex muffler
HKS intake
JVC DVD install
Buddyclub N+ coilovers
EK9 steering wheel and gear boot
Last 2 mods yesterday. Loving the mods so far...
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In the month I've owned my EM1 I've done the following:
HID kit into crappy chinaspec angel eyes
Xforce varex muffler
HKS intake
JVC DVD install
Buddyclub N+ coilovers
EK9 steering wheel and gear boot
Last 2 mods yesterday. Loving the mods so far...
Sounds like a lot of EM1 love going around these days :thumbsup: good to see :)
No pics as yet. Dont think its decent enough to take photos. Lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by blackk
Stuff on the car so far:
OEM Front Lip
EK9 Shiftknob & Shiftboot
EK9 Floormats
Skunk2 60mm Catback
ASR Subframe Brace & EK9 Sway Bar
Lowered on Kings Springs (1.5 finger gap front, 2 rear)
EK9 Shocks & springs are on their way, potentially replacing springs with Skunk2.
Giving me a 2inch drop front, 2.25 rears.
Photo of new bumper, foglights and headlights.
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f3...0/_MG_8106.jpg
You shoud of left the middle grill black.
Looks so dodgy when u spray it white as well, everyone will know the front bar has been changed or will have suspicions its been in an accident.
Should of gotten a EK9/EJ8 front bar as well, colour coded moulds look tacky.
I probably would have left the bumper grill black - gives it more of that clean OEM look - but I think the colour coded bumper moulds are fine - same as JDM Si spec :)
Not sure if ur getting a front lip, but an OEM front grille would help finish it off at the front
Front gill and lip are next on my shopping list.
I didn't realise the bumper grill was even black?
Wasn't on the bumper I had before, wether that suggests something or not?
+ door/bumper moulds look wayy better colour coded then the original black strips IMO.
Bumper grill are all black as standard, if you're previous one wasnt black then it was most likely replaced by previous owner or been in an accident.
Quote:
Originally Posted by tylerjames
grr. would have told the panel painters if I had of known better.
thanks for the heads up.
i didnt do any thing to it but i did sumthing for it.
bought a type R rear sway bar and ASR brace.
removed my wing few days ago..
resprayed my sir lower lip, matt black...
got my front disks slotted (H)
just sprayed my track front bumper and rear bumper with a spray can gloss black. sik.
So were they just your stock factory disks? How much did they charge?Quote:
Originally Posted by D16EK1
Attachment 16549
new front bar without molds + hid kit + front ek9 lip but havnt took a picture with lip on it yet
Got rid of that anoying little restricter on the intake pipe
http://i55.tinypic.com/300e8b9.jpg
took it for a drive
diy cold air intake and diy ek9 grill wil put pics up soon
over the weekend--- ek9 taillights,cai,resprayed wheels with red lip ( fml ), put petrol, fixed overheating issue, popped in recaros,buffed and cleaned, got tints done, had about 8723872872 ciggys doing all this....waiting for more parts so i can keep going :)
i took the radiator fan out and gave it to my bro for his S13 project car........LOL
purchased a new catback exhaust
sounds like a productive day!!Quote:
Originally Posted by najdi
Attachment 16594
a better pic of front bar hid and lip + grill installed
Hid in ek's = fail lol... i have em, goin back to normal when funds are avaliableQuote:
Originally Posted by 3KNST9
hid's are win :p
after i got my rwc. slammed my car agains
http://yfrog.com/n420101025203430j
wtf lol why are hid's in ek's fail mate ?
LOL! cos they just are alright. JOKZ they look fkn good
because they suck sooo much, lol, glare, scattered beams... what more can i say lol... an plus gettin defected for it, unless u can retro fit projectors into the stock housing, its pointless having hid in halogen housing, but this is off topic...Quote:
Originally Posted by 3KNST9
btw, locked up the civic for the week, driving my brothers s15 till he gets back... hehehehe
yes they do spread a bit but I still like them and they look good. Will go 6000k next time though instead of 8000k.Quote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
i dont know if it was my crappy installation job or what, but my beams just look horrible... iev yet to take it to the workshop iev brought it from (seeker motorsports) to see if thats how its meant to be or i done something wrong, either way its gotta be fixed if not, its out
lol mine are 6000
just bought some buddyclub n+, awaiting to put them on.. lol lazy ^^
whens this thread going to be changed to ek/eg
they spread wide, thats the only positive thing ill say lol.... iev also got 8000k as well... 6000k would look nicer, i still gotta change my parker lights to blue light bulbs as well... yellow light looks outta place on the blue lightsQuote:
Originally Posted by jks24
I've got angel eyes and the HIDs in them work well but that's probably because it is projector style.
Anyways, bought SSR Type C reps and had them fitted. Kinda look like I fitted 13 inch rims. They fill the guards tougher than OEM but I gotta say OEM is prettier.
Excuse crappy iphone pics
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...cemps/ssr3.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...cemps/ssr1.jpg
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...cemps/ssr2.jpg
Might slap some r comps on these rims and run OEM as daily.
Love your car, expect angel eyes. Go EK9 instead or DIY EK9 if you wanna save your moneys
Bought the car with angel eyes and tried sourcing OEM headlights but it became a headf*&^. The halogen lights in the angel eyes were so weak so I slapped some HIDs in there and it brightened everything up.
Car needs better offset... weak sauce lol jks... but looks good, very jdm styling cue... 16's fill out the ek/em1 guards much better with lower profile tiresQuote:
Originally Posted by t4orce
Weak sauce lol... I think you're right, 16s would be perfect, the 15s in this style look like 13s.
Offset is conservative to allow more slammage without rubbing. My wife will hate me when I adjust the buddyclubs down.
15s go faster :PQuote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
thats true lol.... cant deny it but i rekon once slammed, 15's will look in placeQuote:
Originally Posted by jks24
i borrowed some coilovers (thanks Ian ;))
and decided to slam my ek
http://i287.photobucket.com/albums/l...d/DSC00791.jpg
mines on 15s and I have it fairly low, looks goodsQuote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
haha slammed indeed.Quote:
Originally Posted by IEVAQ8
More mods today... tuned a Fields SFV/VTC
Performance mods
No name 4-2-1 headers
2.5 inch zorst to Xforce varex muffler
Injen CAI with HKS mushroom filter (no filter lol)
Not sure if this is good, gain of 6 fwhp (yay me... almost not worth it really)
The top curve is with the tune, the middle is stock and the bottom is with the varex muffler closed for a laugh.
http://i299.photobucket.com/albums/m...ningHYC002.jpg
put my ASR and rear swaybar on in 20 min,
timed my self just for fun
also put on my cusco brake stopper and lowered the rears by 10mm
Stripped the interior from the front seats back.
Picked up a new Sakura Oil Filter, NGK Sparkies and some
Motul 15w50 4100 Turbolight oil.
Prepping for the track day.
Before
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4m-JP407Wos/TM...0/SAM_3357.JPGhttp://lh4.ggpht.com/_4m-JP407Wos/TM...0/IMG_0694.JPG
After
http://lh4.ggpht.com/_4m-JP407Wos/TM...0/IMG_0695.JPGhttp://lh5.ggpht.com/_4m-JP407Wos/TM...0/IMG_0696.JPG
Sorry for shitty iPhone photos, my camera died :(
...pictures or it didnt happen >=]
got a wheel alignment, camber F -5, R -2
Toe F +.5, R +.3
gonna give this a try when i go to winton in november
oh dear front -5 that is intense!! what camber kit are you using to get that much? And where did u get it done?
i have the Hardrace camber kit and i got it done at Tyre Power down in Mitcham, 3 doors down from revolution race gear. Jhonny from OTR manages that place so im going there from now on.
he even set up the dampers and rebound, im hoping to get a 1:50 with the D-series (lol), but well c how it goes.
i still need to install my front sway bar im waiting for a few small things to arrive so i can install it.
Pics up bee-otchQuote:
Originally Posted by sangyz
lol !! noice.. i will be stripping my interior at the track. cbf doing it now. i've just changed my drive shafts.. as one was split and one cracked so got some new ones on. took out what i could. and lets hope for a fun day tomorrow :]Quote:
Originally Posted by BIGTYM
finally i removed the centre caps from my wheels
EK9 seats arrived and installed. EK9 mats bought locally and installed. EK9 interior install almost complete. Doesn't go any faster despite feeling it tho.
installed CAI + K&N panel filter today.
thumbs up for the extra 3kw
whale intake and diy Ek9 gril
http://i56.tinypic.com/5nkkr9.jpg
http://i54.tinypic.com/kdl3de.jpg
removed the rear seats
Sweet, I might have to take mine down there and get my alignment sorted. just gotta get the car back dammit... Do ya reckon the cops would mind me driving it on permit to get a wheel alignement :/ haha i think i have to get another permit anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Riced_Civic
1:50 with a D-series is def do-able by you man, esp if your running that much camber :)
are you doing full ek9 interior swap?Quote:
Originally Posted by t4orce
if u have a permit then no need to worry.Quote:
Originally Posted by DNYALL
That is the plan... working my way there... need the following parts, carpet, cluster and door trim. The only thing I'm not sure whether I want to do is the centre HVAC console.Quote:
Originally Posted by jks24
Sounds good mate - yeh, the HVAC console might be a tough one - I think close is good enough for your purposes anyway depends how far you want to go really
there is a cluster for sale on here, pretty sure i saw some door trims also. Try J-ImportsQuote:
Originally Posted by t4orce
extend foglight harness and done wire tuck on it
Rear slut brace installed. Psychological handling improvement noted.
Put my interior back in and gave all the trim a good clean.
Put on my for sale sticker yo!
Black long rays lugnuts bought and put on :)
already selling man?Quote:
Originally Posted by BIGTYM
how did ya go at the track? how was the day? many cars? why you selling so soon?Quote:
Originally Posted by BIGTYM
Yep... Had B16TYM for 4 years time to move on.Quote:
Originally Posted by mugen_ctr
Track day was awesome Mike. We had a ball up there. Around 50-60 cars. I got the track bug badly now! I want to have a dedicated track car and a daily driver aswell. I selling to finance the purchase of those two cars.Quote:
Originally Posted by DNYALL
haha Awesome man!! i knew you would love it, do it once and your addicted, nothin better than driving your car with no limitations on speed etc just pure driving without restrictions to the best of your ability, alongside other awesome cars :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by BIGTYM
I cannot wait, i'm headin back there in 2 weeks :)
yes 2weeks time cant wait
good to be back in the noob group with the race car, lol
Who's running the track in two weeks lads??Quote:
Originally Posted by Riced_Civic
if i recall correctly EXE have the next dayQuote:
Originally Posted by BIGTYM
ran new fuel lines, inline fuel filter, FPR, relocated battery to the boot, relocated fuse box under the dash, intalled a kill switch, good to get some stuff done!
i sold my civic :(
installed my new cusco coilovers VERY HAPPY with them nice and stiff around corners and dont need to avoid little humps in the road anymore.... ALOT better then my compressed springs lol actually no comparison.