slow and steady ek1

[downy-93]

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

I previously had an eg8:




Sold that then bought this:









got a spoon style CF wing and oem sideskirts




DIY blackened headlight housings



Lowered on king springs with ek4 shocks, also got a mould-less front bar






Genuine front lip



Got some wheels



K-Tuned b/d series shifter with a Skunk 2 knob



How she sits now









Also sold the Skunk 2 knob and got a Spoon duracon one much better!



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 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.