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[EM1Nate]

Hey everyone, I have been a member for quite some time but I haven't really participated in the forum... I am currently on deployment to Afghanistan and have been spending alot more time on the net. I will be on this site reading and researching some things that I want to do to my EM1 when I get home. Although I am thinking the car is older now and not in pristine shape so I am thinking of getting an RSX Type-S and going from there.

However, should I choose to keep the EM1 then I will want to rebuild the entire car, thus stripping it down to the frame and I want to sand blast the frame and spray with truck bed liner to prevent rusting. Also the bottom of the vehicle I want to do the same, I think it will help keep road noise down. On the inside I am thinking of using sound deaden-er as well as in the doors and trunk. Will this make the car too heavy?

I want to do a swap to get more power but is it worth all the work to put in a H22 also isnt it hard to find a red top by now? The easier swap is the B18 and its not much more power than the B16 I have now. I would be planning to turbo the engine and upgrading everything. I have a price range of about $10,000 to drop in to the civic all together but I also want to put a R33 kit and repaint the outside. The window seals all need to be replaced as well so the paint will cost about $2500.

I will have to post up picks during the transformation to keep you all updated. Wish me luck!!!

EM1Nate

 

[Ej8Kid]

Good luck!

 

[low-n-slow]

Sounds like a solid plan

 

[mymmeryloss]

There really isn't much of a "frame" to these civics, but a bedliner coating would be ok. They use something similar from the factory. As for sound deadening, sounds like ur on the right path.

I personally would stray away from a body kit, but u live and learn.

Post pics of the car if u got em, and stay safe over there!

 

[Robin...]

Cant wait...

 

[civicSIcoupe]

good luck with your plans! im all for stripping a car and building it from the ground up if you got the money! i would stray away from body kits, but to each theyre own! motor wise, why not stay with the b16, get an lsd tranny, and boost it!

 

[EM1Nate]

Here are some images. I now have Konig Zero rims with Kumho Ectsas and I have a removable aftermarket steering wheel. Also I have died the carpet red which was a bum idea so now I will be putting new red carpet in it. It was worth a try though for the price difference.

Have been reading up on ECU tuning and I am getting an idea what I want to do to my motor but again thats going to be a while away before I actually start. Any tips on what the best setup is for a B16?

If the pics dont show up try here http://www.carsponsors.com/803621

 

[HondaFanatik]

Good Luck man.. I lk sticking wit the EM1 better.

 

[EM1Nate]

Ok, been doing more reading and I think I am going to go with a B20 Vtec swap. Being that I already have the B16A2 head, All I need is to rebuild the tranny to put in the better synchros and LSD or get a ITR tranny if I can find one. Some ITR cams and pistons and I already have the ITR intake manifold with AEM ram air. Slap on some headers and that should be the basics. I know there is more to it than that but I am looking at the large parts. I know I will need to P&P head replace motor mounts etc. Once I start doing the build I will focus on the small stuff.

One thing I am not so sure about is the B20 block. I know the sleeves are thinner do to it being bored out a bit, however people are saying they are not that bad. I also do not intend to force induce this engine at which point if later on in life I do, I know to sleeve the block. Does anyone know what power I should be looking at? I am thinking an all motor build will be around 200WHP? I found a Stoker kit for it to make it a 2.04L motor. Does anyone recommend doing this for an all motor build?

I am open to all suggestions and opinions. Thanks

I am thinking of repainting the car Gunmetal and going with red highlights. Red carpet, seats and door inserts.

 

[EM1Nate]

Hey people, just giving an update. Will be home in about two weeks to start working in the EM1...I will be buying another car to use as a daily while I build. Still havent decided what to do motor wise. I am thinking B20Vtec as stated before, however I am trying to find out which build would be best. Should I build up my B16A2 and boost, or do the B20 swap?? I have an overall starting budget of $5k max but I want to keep it as cheap as possible however I do want to do it right. By the time I finish the build I could possibly have a total budget of $7500 for the motor. Overall, I plan on dumping about $15,000 into it over the next year or two.

I am open to everyone's thoughts and opinions. I think that the first thing I will do is the motor work before I start on the rest of the car.