CHILD'S *EK* ... finally i have an EK

CHILD

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The majority of the time, I was far too busy with actually getting work done, but here are some pics that I snapped alond the way

Pulling out the sohc






draining coolant...peep that authentic spoon!


just an underbody shot for reference. So filthy!


Radiator, battery, fuse box, and header removed


engine harness disconnected


safe keeping


some goodies waiting...




where the sohc belongs


gross


new subframe installed


EKK2 mounts, rack, and downstar hardware






engine harness wires waiting to be modded to enter the cabin via the oem opening




stock exhaust removed


oem shifter removed


wireworx harness routed


billet rsx shifter installed


dash removed along with, heater core, a/c condensor, and blower




throttle cable connected




K-tuned firewall grommet installed and cables ran


starter motor wired up


radiator and fan installed


intake installed








K-Tuned ram header installed. Tons of clearance




Mishimoto overflow installed (later removed due to the hose supplied. It does not create a good seal)




Unnecessary but I like the way it looks


battery and charge harness installed


WS2 installed








After a few times of letting the car idle, the header is turning a nice gold. I also use a glass cleaner like Windex to degrease it before introducing a header to heat. It tends to turn gold rather than a bronze/brown-ish color






Currently dealing with issues of it running properly. I couldn't get a decent idle for awhile, swapped the TPS and MAP and that helped a lot. The CEL illuminates around 900-1200rpm currently and I have a high value in kpro, INJ (ms) is around 15.06 and typically during idle I am running extremely rich with a 10.4:1 A/F ratio.
 

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k-tuned pro series traction bar installed








brake booster line






All back together! Now to get a tune or base kal that works
 


donovan772

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Finally! So happy for you, Child! Hopefully one day I'll be able to say"finally I have an EK" again, er rather an EM.
 

young_

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Beautiful! Congrats man. I bet it feels good.
 

cgpEJ6

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It looks excellent, good luck getting it tuned and running smooth.
 

act440

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So sick to see how all those little extra details you paid attention to really make this swap come together.
 


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