Nuci's DC5R

[Nuci]

Hey all,

Ive been a member on here for a few years now, I figure its about time I made a thread about my pride and joy. I bought this '02 DC5R bog stock about 18 months ago, over which time ive slowly built it up to what you see below. Ive spent a stupid amount of money on it, but I love everything about it and it makes me smile every time I drive it. Here's a list of mods so far:

Engine:
- Buddy Club race header
- J's Racing C304R catback (60RS) with resonator removed
- Mugen cold air intake
- Hasport billet engine mounts
- ORC heavy duty clutch
- ORC lightweight flywheel
- Hondata K-Pro

Handling:
- Buddy Club N+ coilovers
- Whiteline front camber bolts
- Buddy Club adjustable rear camber arms
- Whiteline rear swaybar
- Cusco front strut tower bar
- Cusco rear strut tower bar

Wheels / Tyres:
- Work Emotion 11R (18x9.5, +20)
- Goodyear Eagle F1 tyres (235 40R18)
- Top Fuel neochrome extended wheel nuts

Accessories:
- JDM DC5R red valve cover
- JDM DC5R facelift gauge cluster (white face)
- Nardi Deep Corn steering wheel (350mm)
- NRG quick release
- NRG short hub adaptor

Future Mods:
- Buddy Club short throw shift kit
- Toda cams

Pictures:



Its almost at the stage where im ready to take it to a few track days. Would be great to be able to see exactly how it drives after the mods ive made. Comments + criticisms welcome.

Cheers, Daniel.

[stevanbonic]

Very nice mate How has the NRG extended hub treated you? Thinking of buying one because my ideal seating position has the wheel a bit too far from me

Wheel fitment looks pretty nice, what made you choose 18's over 17's?

[Nuci]

Very nice mate How has the NRG extended hub treated you? Thinking of buying one because my ideal seating position has the wheel a bit too far from me

Wheel fitment looks pretty nice, what made you choose 18's over 17's?

Cheers mate. Yeah the NRG gear is great. Fitment is great, quality is great, and they come in a heap of different colours and finishes as well. Get to keep your horn too. Plus it's almost half the price of the works bell gear. You'll need to buy the NRG short hub adapter (boss kit), not the normal one, because with the normal one and the quick release the wheel would sit way too close. Also you can only run the quick release with an aftermarket wheel. Just a heads up. Highly recommend it though.

As for the 18s, I just thought they filled the guards a bit better than the 17s. Plus that way I can have a 1 finger gap and not have to worry about the exhaust catching on everything. I know 17s are ideal for the track but the car is mainly street driven so had to go for that bit of extra street appeal

[vtcwpn]

slap on a skunk 2 intake manifold and 73mm throttle body and your set mate since you already got hondata k-pro

[ITR032]

isnt it illlegal to remove the aribags from a car that has airbags stock? looks nice though

[Nuci]

Isn't 73 mm throttle body a bit big for an NA car??

And I didn't know no airbag was illegal? cheers though man.

[02gzm]

Duuude. I like soo much more than the old car Nice work.

[DCB18]

Very nice car with great mods. Well done

[blk_shadow]

I love the wheel offset....nice work..

[Nuci]

Duuude. I like soo much more than the old car Nice work.

Cheers man. Yeah after the crx I had to keep it in the family haha. Only logical upgrade was this or an S2K. Couldn't afford a decent S2K so went with the DC5R and never looked back. Rate the k20a soo highly.

Don't see you on here much man? Didn't know you were still lurking around on the forums haha

[Nuci]

Thanks for all the comments so far guys. Appreciate it.

Any advice on extra parts people could recommend before I take it to the track? This will be my first time so looking to soak up as much info as I can. Not looking to break any records just want it to run smoothly without risking any damage.

Cheers in advance,
Daniel.

[stevanbonic]

Thanks for all the comments so far guys. Appreciate it.

Any advice on extra parts people could recommend before I take it to the track? This will be my first time so looking to soak up as much info as I can. Not looking to break any records just want it to run smoothly without risking any damage.

Cheers in advance,
Daniel.

Hey buddy, most important things besides changing all fluids is a good high temperature brake fluid and decent pads, OEM brakes will die after a few hard laps. Besides that just nice tyres and a decent alignment