LowTEC EJ1 Build Thread

[crazyxzer0]

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[G-rat]

lookin good as always

[PandaCoupe]

Wow, the last pic looks like it came straight out of a magazine. Nice car and pictures!

[Mikey]

Looks clean... any plans on motor upgrades?

[red4]

ooh ooh i like it! i like it!

you've done a great job on your coupe. clean on the outside with some JDM accessories and a monster on the inside with all of your suspension upgrades. and that lost shot it just beautiful.

[G-rat]

ooh ooh i like it! i like it!

you've done a great job on your coupe. clean on the outside with some JDM accessories and a monster on the inside with all of your suspension upgrades. and that lost shot it just beautiful.

oh for sure...touge is were is at....dont need a fast car to fast on the moutain:p

[2coupes]

your coupe is soooo clean! i want mine to look similar

[Volume 8]

love that shot in front of the bridge! i'm jealous of your suspension setup too.

[EJ1 Freak]

Woot woot for red coupes!

I love it...can't wait to get pics of ours together! :)

[crazyxzer0]

Woot woot for red coupes!

I love it...can't wait to get pics of ours together! :)


march 4th if things go to plan at the NCT meet.

[JdmRevelations]

damn looks good..

[crazyxzer0]

Thanks for the compliments guys. It is always an ongoing project. it is my only car so it gets all the love :)

I keep forgetting to put the foglight pics.

[EJ1 Freak]

march 4th if things go to plan at the NCT meet.
Ok sounds good! :)

[skater4145]

awesomely nice car! i like the rims

[crazyxzer0]

I roll on fat fives too.

[NtAcivG94]

thats one clean coupe man...lookin flyyyyy

[red4]

everytime i see new pictures of your coupe i lose hard drive space...lol great work on the car derek. you are a touge master in the making! :D

[skater4145]

Fat Fives Represent!!

[Foos]

Nice clean coupe.

Hahaha I know where you got that "Please use extreme caution this vehicle has low ground clearance" sticker from. I had one on the outside of my windshield and it didn't stick too well. Is your sticker on the inside, and how did you get it to stay?

[crazyxzer0]

Nice clean coupe.

Hahaha I know where you got that "Please use extreme caution this vehicle has low ground clearance" sticker from. I had one on the outside of my windshield and it didn't stick too well. Is your sticker on the inside, and how did you get it to stay?


it is on the inside...and I use water to put it on first then used a credit card to remove the bubbles so it sticks on pretty well.















Oh yea.. new pics :]

[2coupes]

thanks for the new wallpaper!!

[crazyxzer0]

thanks for the new wallpaper!!

wow i'm wallpaper material :)


i got a big version if you want.....gimme your email or catch me on aim : crazyxzer0

[crazyxzer0]

Props to my brother for these bombass pictures!

[crazyxzer0]

[EJ1 Freak]

Looks like a fun time! :rolleyes:








...hahaha yes I'm still bitter! lol

[JdmRevelations]

good photoshoot..

[crazyxzer0]

Looks like a fun time! :rolleyes:








...hahaha yes I'm still bitter! lol


well maybe one of THESE days I might have time for you and lucy :P

[red4]

these photos are awesome! props to your brother for taking em.

[crazyxzer0]

my bro is starting a DSLR fund..anyone want to donate to it?

[G-rat]

nice pics....dont think my car will be seeing pics anytime soon seeing as how she has a booboo and all

[NtAcivG94]

Ur car looks so damn clean bro...very nice pics!!

[EJ1 Freak]

well maybe one of THESE days I might have time for you and lucy :P
You better make time for us son! ;)

[crazyxzer0]

ha, perhaps CMI april 1st :) I'm running my shit to see how slow it is :lol:

[Dina]

Damn I like that Ej alot looks so damn good! Great pics! Props to yor brother!

[EJ1 Freak]

ha, perhaps CMI april 1st :) I'm running my shit to see how slow it is :lol:
Hahaha me too....wonder who's slower!


We'll have to try to run at the same time! :rockon:

[wngliz]

im diggin this pic of ur car :D

[crazyxzer0]

thanks jeff i wish it was lower though :(

[wngliz]

of course u can go lower ur on coils! :cool:

[crazyxzer0]

here are the first pics of my car when I got it..(Sept 05)

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Sept 05'

88,xxx miles
Ricer pedals, Ultraman and HKS stickers yeaaa baby!!!

then came the process of making the car mine. :)



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Removed pedals, decals, and added skunk2 shift knob, audio console, armrest.


Props to my bro for cleaning it up and waxing it etc.


Then my first major mod. Suspension:


Apexi N1 99spec ITR coilovers



I couldn't wait to go home to do my suspension on a friday so we did it at the apartment!! LOL

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then added the infamous Ford Cupholder lol
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Cusco Type OS Bar


Daily Driver rims + Sidemarkers, JDM Corners
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Decemeber, some drunk highschool NEARLY fucks up my car.
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35%tint to replace that stupid bubble purple tint



ASR BRACE + ITR 22mm Rear Sway bar
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JDM CONTAINER CAME IN with my goods

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Couldn't afford USED JDM visors for $150 so I went with these.




bro went on a Golden Gate Photoshoot
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Bro also decided to use touchup paint brush + wetsanding to fix my "hit" and I did foglights too.
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Then Decided to use laminx for yelloowww fogs

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enjoy my boredem :)

[Dina]

Derek I got to give it to you man this is a really good build! Cant wait to see whats in store for it next! I like what you have done to it and the fact that its not a full on real deal JDM parts you used what you wanted to give it the look and make it preform like you want it too. Props on doing your own thing and keepin it clean!

[JdmRevelations]

nice lil histor on your ride man.. great work..

[naman]

Looks awsome so far, keep up the good work and detailed record keeping.

[red4]

nice job Derek. your coupe looks great man. i love the fact that you're a big suspension like me and have hardly done anything to the engine, lol. your touge videos make me happy....:nerd:

[Chrissy]

The coupe looks sick, great job!! Keep us updated!!

[Taylor]

I really like your Coupe, nice job. What plans do you have for it in the future?

[crazyxzer0]

I really like your Coupe, nice job. What plans do you have for it in the future?


At this presence moment, I'm just saving up..

Plans:
Boost?
QR Steering wheel
Harness
Rollbar
rear disc brakes
ss lines
better brake pads + rotors


that's the plan at least..is that the list in order, nope..but who knows what I will do

[G-rat]

looks good derek....like the time line..everyones gotta start somewhere...anymore suspension mods for her or are u gonna focus on the motor now

woops..u beat me to it....nm

[crazyxzer0]

woops..u beat me to it....nm


I want some more suspension parts though. Hmm what else is there to add?

[2coupes]

really really nice!!! you should get a brake kit and cage, that would be sick!!

[Taylor]

I want some more suspension parts though. Hmm what else is there to add?

Lower Control Arms.

[G-rat]

Lower Control Arms.

he has itr lca's though...nothin beats oem:japanflag:

[G-rat]

I want some more suspension parts though. Hmm what else is there to add?

what about strut bars.....does'nt make a huge a difference like the other things u have done but every bit helps:D

[131maxSi]

Hey is that the apexi world sport exhaust and if so, how do u like it? I have been lookin at this system but havent heard it before!

[crazyxzer0]

Garrett, I already have Cusco Type OS bar in the front and the King of all strut bars, the NRG rear strut bar. hahahah



Good looking, that's an APEXi World Sport exhaust. It's a GEN 1 version so you can't get this exact one anymore. It's not as quiet as the RSR but it is more like a greddy sp but a notch quieter.

[G-rat]

Garrett, I already have Cusco Type OS bar in the front and the King of all strut bars, the NRG rear strut bar. hahahah





not enough....must get more:twisted:

[crazyxzer0]

more strut bars?

[eastmaggie]

dude..your car is clean. & you have(as far as exterior & interior)like...everything the same as me! even right down to the rims & black recaro buckets...everything!(but the motor) ka-razy! i was looking at your build & going "what the crap?!!? thats awesome, we're like twins!" dangit, i need a freakin digi-cam so i can get some pics up here! jeez.. i cant get over it, i thought someone took pics of my car & posted it. ha!

[eastmaggie]

what the heck! i just noticed that our cars are the same year too!

[crazyxzer0]

you gotta post your car man, I'm curious. WOW you have the intermilano RG6 rims?!!?!?


You are the first one I know that has that...

[G-rat]

more strut bars?
haha ya..but im j/p

[ronjdm36]

he has itr lca's though...nothin beats oem:japanflag:

the car looks great Derek. and i say you go for some Function7 lca's. they are siiiiiick!!

[bleedhondos]

great work if i dont say so myself. :rockon:

[crazyxzer0]

the car looks great Derek. and i say you go for some Function7 lca's. they are siiiiiick!!


Did you see the price of the Function ITR lcas!!! They are mad expensive for something I don't really need.

I might just stripp the rubber coating on the LCAs and then run them polished :)

[LongGrain]

definately a change for the better bro, looks good!

[eastmaggie]

you gotta post your car man, I'm curious. WOW you have the intermilano RG6 rims?!!?!?


You are the first one I know that has that...
yeah i know.. i was thinking the same thing... i'm gonna buy a set of mugen RNR wheels from a friend of mine here soon. i'm painting my car nighthawk black pearl, so i want black rims with a red lip.

[sergio.sakon]

Hi.....
Nice car dude......
Really clean......
A true HONDA!!!

[crazyxzer0]

yeah i know.. i was thinking the same thing... i'm gonna buy a set of mugen RNR wheels from a friend of mine here soon. i'm painting my car nighthawk black pearl, so i want black rims with a red lip.


sell me your rims? I need spares!!!

:)





Anyways here are some more pics from CMI Spring Jam



at the gas station ready to go there!


We arrive at the gates!



My bro's ultra cool incar camera mount!



my first run at a strip









My engine setup so stock.

[red4]

nice new shots man. that vid you sent me was pretty cool too. i'd love to get a decent video cam and build a mount for my coupe. :TU:

[OniFactor]

nice pics.. i want a camera mount for my car.. lol, damn EJ headrests..

[crazyxzer0]

nice pics.. i want a camera mount for my car.. lol, damn EJ headrests..


You could use a b pillar bar as a camera mount.

[crazyxzer0]

New pics!!


My brother details the car and got rid of all the swirlmarks.. I wish photobucket didnt downgrade the quality as well as the resizing..these pics were loving at its natural 2300x1232 (or something that large) size.
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The recaro has padded harness covers for those shorter passengers! :TU:

8.
my favorite shot right here. VVVV




Enjoy the new pics. I know I do!

[JdmRevelations]

your brother wanna detail mine for free?.. eheh..nice shots.. paint looks real good with the detail...

[Dina]

Again excellent shots of this great car! Derek I can't get over how good that EJ1 Looks!!! I Give you bigg :tu:'s on making this car such a great looking car!

[crazyxzer0]

Thanks for the compliments.



My cv boot just ripped or at least I just found out when I saw my inner part of my rim was covered in sludge. hahah


Anyways bought new axles..and have a ACT clutch waiting for it now :)

[NtAcivG94]

awesome pics of one hell of a coupe! my favorite is the third shot...daaaaaang!

[EJ1 Freak]

Very sweet pics Derek! :TU:

[W.Zero]

OMY. nice build. the car just beggin for a Bseries or Kseries ;)

[crazyxzer0]

OMY. nice build. the car just beggin for a Bseries or Kseries ;)


DSERIES FTW!!! :japanflag: :japanflag: :japanflag: :japanflag:

[red4]

^^ LOL! for sure man. D-series all the way! those new pictures of your car are amazing. your brother did a great job man. every time i see pictures of your car i'm inspired to keep going with mine.

your car will rip with that new clutch and those axels. :TU: :TU:

[crazyxzer0]

^^ LOL! for sure man. D-series all the way! those new pictures of your car are amazing. your brother did a great job man. every time i see pictures of your car i'm inspired to keep going with mine.

your car will rip with that new clutch and those axels. :TU: :TU:


you definitely need to continue with yours. Your car is still stock :) You got a long way ahead of you but hey you will have one sick ass buildup thread.

[crazyxzer0]

I'm still waiting on my personal wheel booo :(


anyways just got this from Josh..don't know where to put it since all I have in the back is the Honda Badge. You know just in case I forget my car is a coupe this emblem can remind me. HHAHAHA



Borrowed from ICBM.

[G-rat]

I'm still waiting on my personal wheel booo :(


anyways just got this from Josh..don't know where to put it since all I have in the back is the Honda Badge. You know just in case I forget my car is a coupe this emblem can remind me. HHAHAHA



Borrowed from ICBM.

nice derek.....i have one of those lying right here.....i have just been waiting to put it on cause i wanna get the body damage fixed first......let me know where u put yours cause i have thought of only 2 places to put mine

[Dina]

It goes on the right side after the Civic emblem/sticker

[crazyxzer0]

It goes on the right side after the Civic emblem/sticker


that's the thing! I don't have that on my car and I don't want to put another civic thing on it..




SHOULD look like that..but I don't want the civic emblem even though I have that too...

[2coupes]

just put it in the same place, but with no civic emblem

itll look good

[queso]

You can also put it under the tail light where your vtec badge is.

[crazyxzer0]

yea those are the two possibilities on where i want to put it.. don't know if i want it there yet though.

[red4]

if anything i'd put it down below the inner tail on the passenger side.

:ohsnap: :shogun:

[crazyxzer0]

:ohsnap: NICE!!

[G-rat]

those were the 2 spots i was thinking about......i think u should put it on the bottom derek so i can have pics of both spots to better make my descion....haha lol j/k................:ohsnap: ...just had to use the new smilie

[crazyxzer0]

was at the san jose runs this morning/night.. yee! look at all them red coupes!

[2coupes]

you got that personal wheel on yet???

[crazyxzer0]

you got that personal wheel on yet???


Didnt get it yet. I preordered it from ASPECproducts and it should be here by the end of the week. if not, imma be mad :hoppingmad:

[2coupes]

steaming mad

[crazyxzer0]

well actually speaking of the personal! guess the purple santa brings me..


2 personal wheels :) I ordered 2 one for a friend and me.


I installed it with the

NRG Slim Hub
NRG Quick Release V2
NRG Lock

the problem with the new quickrelease is that the hex bolts are not standard hex bolts like the momo ones.


on a side note: Personal wheel doesn't come with bolts..I had to go to HomeDepot and grab me a set of 10/32 1/2" hex bolts to work with the NRG quick release. It worked out fine and the bolts only cost me 3 bucks for 6 of them. I need to jump the SRS harness so I can get rid of that f*ing SRS red light on the gauge cluster (and no I am not going to take out the bulb). I also need to wire the horn button in the future. Most likely tomorrow. Cheers, Hopefully I can get some pics up. Bro took some but I havent a chance to get full shots of the interior with the wheel yet.

[white_rice]

sweet now you can be sponsored by home depot since you rockin their parts lol JK
can't wait to see the pics

[crazyxzer0]

oh yea just ordered spoolin turbo manifold package for D series a/c friendly.


also just got my FMIC piping in the mail today. YEEEE YEEE!

[G-rat]

nice derek......how soon u think tell u will be boostin?

[Dina]

Hey all I got to say is:TTIWWP:

[JdmRevelations]

X2 on the PIX... POST EM UP!

[blackejdm]

Zero, bro i swear your wippin my dream car homie keep up the good work.:TU: :japanflag:

[2coupes]

bump for pics

and are you gonna try to keep the cruise control??

[crazyxzer0]

bump for pics

and are you gonna try to keep the cruise control??

here are a few teasers :TU:







:rockon:

[white_rice]

lol it looks like you are missin a bolt in the first pic (on purpose?)

[NtAcivG94]

Nice nike's...

[crazyxzer0]

Nice nike's...


those are my works shoes.



and for that bolt......yes I am missing it. I went to Home Depot to buy them but I overtightend one and when I went to do the horn wire, I stripped one of the bolts so I'm waiting till I have time to go to Home Depot to get another bolt. That's why the personal wheel doesn't have full pics yet.



cruise control is sstill debatable. I might think about it later on..but the SRS light bugs me more right now. i'm trying to figure out how to put a resistor to trick the SRS unit that the airbag is still intact and then reset the SRS light.

[red4]

i'm jealous of your rear Cusco bar.... ;)

[2coupes]

i'm jealous of your rear Cusco bar.... ;)
me too, i'm gonna have to get some at nukabe when i get the cash

[boosteddx]

i need a review for the personal wheel in a ej1 asap.that is your mission. can you compare sizes and the difference in response =)

[crazyxzer0]

the girth of the wheel is significantly larger than the ones of the Monte Carlo and Momo Tuner. I prefer it as it makes your palm seem like it is holding the ground more.

One big thumbs down is the horn button does not have two prongs like the momo but instead it has one wire to ground to the side of the hub but since my hub is an NRG one, the hub was painted therefore no ground.

Another con is that there is no supplied bolts but nothing Home Depot can't fix!


Beyond that, I think it is a great wheel and IMO worth the 200shipped I paid for a brand new one. I only had it for a few days and I already remember the good ole days when I had a wheel on my old car.

[crazyxzer0]

after a week of the personal wheel, i have to say i love the wheel. I ran into problems with the horn today. Something is wrong where the horn somehow grounds itself when I turn. I gotta take it apart tomorrow and see if I can fix it asap.

[CamoEj1]

[QUOTE=crazyxzer0] New pics!!


The recaro has padded harness covers for those shorter passengers! :TU:

Did that little cuishon come with the seats?"

[crazyxzer0]

Did that little cuishon come with the seats?"


no, I ordered those seperately from a UK Recaro Repair Shop. :TU:

[crazyxzer0]

long overdued pictures of my wheel setup. :japanflag:


i've been working fulltime again so I dont use the internet as often as I did before. I'll be around..


updates to come over the summer :)

[G-rat]

lookin good derek...cant wait to see some more updates as the summer goes on

[red4]

that wheel looks awesome on there. makes me want one even more. damn you! lol :lol:

[2coupes]

do you have to put the lock on it everytime separate? or is it already on it and you just lock it? I like the way it looks

[boosteddx]

man that wheel looks great...cant wait till i get money for a nardi torino

[EJ1 Freak]

Ok now I can't wait to sit in those seats again...yippie!!!! ;)

[crazyxzer0]

that wheel looks awesome on there. makes me want one even more. damn you! lol :lol:

haha thanks mike. Did you notice the Honda DIN block-off plate. It's an old school one from the 80s so it says HONDA on it instead of just being a few lines. :ohsnap:




do you have to put the lock on it everytime separate? or is it already on it and you just lock it? I like the way it looks


the lock is seperate from the quick release section that is held in place on the hub. The lock is optional to put on when you take off your wheel. I put it on there because anyone with another NRG QR wheel can put it on too so having a lock will slow them down from doing that.





I still have to fix my horn and cruise control. I will try and do that when I get a diagram. and MEL, it might be awhile till that happens again. I only have wednesday and thursdays off now. :confused:

[JdmRevelations]

not bad derek.. where did you get your block off?.... i think i saw jhpusa have the one you had but damn they want like 40 bucks..

[crazyxzer0]

not bad derek.. where did you get your block off?.... i think i saw jhpusa have the one you had but damn they want like 40 bucks..


I got it from an 89 accord dx. A friend gave it to me when he got a stereo. He questioned why I wanted it but gave it to me anyways. Free-99 yee! I like how it says honda in the middle while most single din blockoffplates dont say that. :TU:

[JdmRevelations]

ima do a lil research and find them for cheaps...

[G-rat]

no more tarus cup holder?

[crazyxzer0]

I didn't know jhpusa.com sold it for $45..damn!

anyways no more taurus cupholders. They made the car look ford. It's ok, I gotta put gauges there anyways.

[EJ1 Freak]

and MEL, it might be awhile till that happens again. I only have wednesday and thursdays off now. :confused:

No NCT bbq? :frown:

[crazyxzer0]

No NCT bbq? :frown:


probably not very often cause I seem to be taking sat off way too often lol. I gotta tone it down for a month or two then maybe. :TU:

[wngliz]

lov the wheel derek and hard worker:TU: :rockon:

[JdmRevelations]

keep the updates coming derek....

[crazyxzer0]

no more world sport...

installed a vibrant 2.5" muffler with custom axleback.

also got a set of rear disc brakes..

[NtAcivG94]

let's see some pics of that new muffler soon!!


oh and dont forget this update: "Becuz Nate is THE MAN, i am getting my parts from spoolin about 2 montsh earlier then scheduled...Thanks NATE!"


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Foos]

What are the disc brakes off of?

[crazyxzer0]

let's see some pics of that new muffler soon!!


oh and dont forget this update: "Becuz Nate is THE MAN, i am getting my parts from spoolin about 2 montsh earlier then scheduled...Thanks NATE!"


:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:


Yes Thanks NATE...

long story short.. since nate cancelled his order for his turbo manifold after phil from spoolin made the manifold.and I ordered from spoolinperformance too, I am getting mine in advance thanks to nate and nate will get his refund. everyone wins minus phil who gets one less order.



What are the disc brakes off of?


They are off JDM EG6 SIR...but all EK/EG/DC will worth on any of the chassis...just the ebrake cables and brake lines differ by a little bit.





ANd I will get pics soon :]

[red4]

sounds good man. can't wait to see the new pictures of your stuff. :TU:

[JdmRevelations]

yo post pix of your new muff...

[2coupes]

pics man! you have a lot of nice parts

[G-rat]

rear disc....damn im jeliouse.....get um on soon with some pics:japanflag:

[crazyxzer0]

Well the rear disc will be a project. as it needs to be cleaned up and redone with new pads, rotors, trailing arm bushing, and ss brake lines and coupe ebrake cables. It will cost me some money but I rather do it right and not deal with it later.




anyways..here are some pics of the vibant muffler. Total cost was about $204.50 for an axleback with custom piping.








oh yea! check out what rims I got ;)





Just kidding, My buddy picked them up when we went to pick up my rear disc brakes.



oh yea and here is a pic of my interior. :)






Last but not least a video!

[/url][url=http://videos.streetfire.net/video/ef4b1b53-1570-48a1-a8bb-6ce1f64e96ee.htm]Click here to see Video (http://videos.streetfire.net/video/ef4b1b53-1570-48a1-a8bb-6ce1f64e96ee.htm)

a nice video of me going down my driveway and getting owned. :TU:

[2coupes]

that's stealthy, and nice 3 wheel pic :D

[crazyxzer0]

that's stealthy, and nice 3 wheel pic :D


thanks. I wanted your exhaust but as you can see in the video, going down my driveway is a pain in the butt.

[EJ1 Freak]

Damn no clearance at all! lol

Sweet pics!

[jdm_ej2]

damn and that's with a stock lip:eek:

[crazyxzer0]

damn and that's with a stock lip:eek:



and people tell me to lower it even more...I wish :frown:



oh yea mel!! June 28th we are going to Infineon for wed drags :]

[G-rat]

nice stealthy exaust derek...looks good:TU:

[NtAcivG94]

i love that muffler...looks great!

[2coupes]

i can't believe you have to go in and out of that drive daily, i don't even attempt ramps like that

[red4]

car looks good man. that driveway is CRAZY steep! i like that muffler too. friend of mine has one on his EJ8 coupe. keep up the good work. :TU:

:shogun: shogun approved!

[JdmRevelations]

nice new exhaust setup derek... you better meet up with us on july 5th to race....

[crazyxzer0]

car looks good man. that driveway is CRAZY steep! i like that muffler too. friend of mine has one on his EJ8 coupe. keep up the good work. :TU:

:shogun: shogun approved!


yea..i know, thats my driveway :frown:


nice new exhaust setup derek... you better meet up with us on july 5th to race....

wat the hell is july 5th?

[JdmRevelations]

doood check out WESTCOAST CLAN THREAD!... keep up grasshoppah!

[crazyxzer0]

doood check out WESTCOAST CLAN THREAD!... keep up grasshoppah!

gotcha! I'll prolly roll out but don't know if I will race cause I'm stock. :frown:

[JdmRevelations]

doood im stock too...

[crazyxzer0]

doood im stock too...


stock b :japanflag:


anyways gotta sleep...forums keeping me up. I have to wakeup early to sign up for fall classes then work :TD:

[JdmRevelations]

im still stock!

[NtAcivG94]

Don't worry Luis once Derek has his turbo setup complete and tuned he will be wiping his ass with your face!

[TeH PLAYA]

diggin that golden gate pic on the first page :TU:

[JdmRevelations]

Don't worry Luis once Derek has his turbo setup complete and tuned he will be wiping his ass with your face!


just cause you can make the power doesnt mean you can tame it... its like a horse.... a wild horse... it might be hella strong and fast but if you cant handle it... then its a waste of time

[G-rat]

just cause you can make the power doesnt mean you can tame it... its like a horse.... a wild horse... it might be hella strong and fast but if you cant handle it... then its a waste of time

and thus the wise super moderator has spoken:japanflag:

but i might not be runnin my car either derek so u would'nt be alone

[JdmRevelations]

WUUUZZZZES.. ehehe jk i would like to see ya running but if you cant then ok

[crazyxzer0]

I just ran yesterday..

mods:
HKS filter on stock arm, Vibrant exhaust


R/T: .020
60" 2.392
1/8th: 10.467
1/8th mph: 64.31
1/4th: 16.506
1/4th mph: 81.35mph


Talk about a weird trap speed. I must be losing alot of steam.. :frown:



anyways today I picked up a few parts and ordered a few parts.

[JdmRevelations]

no turbo yet?... i wanna see it assembled...~!

[crazyxzer0]

no turbo yet?... i wanna see it assembled...~!


Long story short, NtAcivG94 wanted to cancel his order with Phil from Spoolin Performance but the manifold was made already. I ordered my manifold about 4-5 weeks after nate so I was still in line with a wait of 8weeks for the manifold to be made. So Nate wanted to cancel and he was running a similar setup like me so Nate ask phil to turnover the order to me and refund the money to Nate. So in the event of of this happening, I waited 1 month for my manifold instead of 8 weeks. Thanks Nate! I didnt expect my manifold so fast so I didnt order my other parts so soon. The list of parts just piles and piles :rockon:

[JdmRevelations]

yeah i knew about that happening.. but I WANNA SEE IT FULLY ASSEMBLED!. ehehe.. and i mean it like.. when you get the turbo.. do a mock up of it..

[crazyxzer0]

yeah i knew about that happening.. but I WANNA SEE IT FULLY ASSEMBLED!. ehehe.. and i mean it like.. when you get the turbo.. do a mock up of it..


course, I still need to order wastegate and a few other parts before its breakdown time. :japanflag:

[NtAcivG94]

Damn man lookin good...i cant wait to see it all together and rippin!

[2coupes]

nice parts man! can't wait to see it turbo'd

[G-rat]

nice derek...cant wait to see the finished product

[Thateguhate]

Damn derek Turbo!? sick man.. I wanna see what that thing does now. Might be the only SOHC EJ1 I :japanflag: ...

haha j/p I'm sure that thing is gonna fly!


and seeing yours makes me miss mine, makes me wanna friggin cry bro!

[crazyxzer0]

Damn derek Turbo!? sick man.. I wanna see what that thing does now. Might be the only SOHC EJ1 I :japanflag: ...

haha j/p I'm sure that thing is gonna fly!


and seeing yours makes me miss mine, makes me wanna friggin cry bro!

How long will it be before your car has a swap in it?

[EJ1 Freak]

You're beating me to the turbo...this move killed me...hahaha!!!! Can't wait to see it Derek it's going to be badass! :TU:

[crazyxzer0]

You're beating me to the turbo...this move killed me...hahaha!!!! Can't wait to see it Derek it's going to be badass! :TU:

hahah but you have a home. Car shouldn't be priority. Life is much more important...shame my life is my car hahaahahah.

[crazyxzer0]

The LowTEC crew and friends at the wed drags june 28th.




me at infineon.. yes it is green and yes I did go. My reaction time was .015 average :japanflag:

[JdmRevelations]

see now i know you is scared to run me derek... you run with your friends but wont run with us.. ummm WUUZZZZ.. ehehe JK.. how were your times?.... LoWtec Running... glad to see you guys doin your thing and repping it.... i see you got a glimpse at the CHIRP CHIRP sign.... NEXTEL BIshes!

[crazyxzer0]

we planned this wed drag for awhile. I barely read the meet forum and I only found out about it like a few weeks ago about the meet on july 5th. I MIGHT go, don't count on it though.. we'll see what I am doing..lol


I ran some slow times. 16.506@81.31mph :(

[EJ1 Freak]

hahah but you have a home. Car shouldn't be priority. Life is much more important...shame my life is my car hahaahahah.
Yeah but my car is my life to bad my place is getting in the way! :lol: :lol: :lol:

[crazyxzer0]

turbo just got delivered to my dad's place.. w00t!

[JdmRevelations]

deff nice derek... wish i could help ya installl but damn no more norcal drives for a while.. plus i know you got enough help with your homies already

[lthl inj]

Nice spoolin performance manifold and dp. They made my manifold and dp too and i loved them. They do some very good work. What size turbo did you go with?

[crazyxzer0]

Nice spoolin performance manifold and dp. They made my manifold and dp too and i loved them. They do some very good work. What size turbo did you go with?


T3 Super 60. Yea phil is a great guy. I love it that he is local so I can just drop by the shop whenever to chop it up with him and get parts. :TU:

[00si_guy86]

Very good job Derek, keep us updated with the turbo setup...I breifly heard some of the stuff at Mels, but deff keep us up to speed!

[crazyxzer0]

My Spooling Manifold, dumptube, downpipe and T3 Super 60.. yes its a little rusted...



Stewart Warner Boost Gauge w/ Gauge Mount.


My room full of Goodies



I'm almost ready to install!

[EJ1 Freak]

^^^That room is heaven! :eek:

[NtAcivG94]

haha...nice! Glad to see u went with the Stewart warner gauge!

[JdmRevelations]

derek.. i think ima make one more trip to norcal... and JACK YOUR ROOM OOO TURBO!... ehehe JK.. damn man you are deff getting preped... by the way did you get the new valve cover bolts and valve cover gasket kit?

[crazyxzer0]

derek.. i think ima make one more trip to norcal... and JACK YOUR ROOM OOO TURBO!... ehehe JK.. damn man you are deff getting preped... by the way did you get the new valve cover bolts and valve cover gasket kit?

I got a valve cover gasket kit..but not the bolts...are the bolts necessary?


I have valve cover gasket, oil pan gasket, timing belt, water pump, tensioner and spring, ac belt, ps belt, alt belt, exhaust mani gasket, i thnk that is it for oem stuff. ARP Headstuds, Cometic Headgasket..

[JdmRevelations]

the valve cover bolts.... ehhh... considering i've broken a few of them when i rocked the SOHC i would recomend just to get new ones but not a MUST!

[crazyxzer0]

the valve cover bolts.... ehhh... considering i've broken a few of them when i rocked the SOHC i would recomend just to get new ones but not a MUST!

you are just too strong for your sohc motor luis. :japanflag:

[JdmRevelations]

ehehehe.. LOL... ask whoever is helping you assemble your kit and see what they say...

[00si_guy86]

damn derek! that thing is awesome (The room of course!) cant wait to see the coupe done.

[NtAcivG94]

i broke a valve cover bolt myself when i put in teh new gasket...just dont torque em more then like 6 ft-lbs

[crazyxzer0]

ehehehe.. LOL... ask whoever is helping you assemble your kit and see what they say...


i guess that would be me..lol

[JdmRevelations]

then do it

[crazyxzer0]

so it begins...

[G-rat]

so it begins...





:ohsnap: ...............

[JdmRevelations]

damn derek that shiet looks sik

[2coupes]

:ohsnap: gonna be sick

[NtAcivG94]

Damn!:TU: :TU:

[crazyxzer0]

Mock up begins..

[JdmRevelations]

ahhh shiet.... piping looks clean... and the oil pan.. phil did it right?

[angrychicken]

Hot Damn! If I wanted to drive this car before, I REALLY want to drive it now!
Let's see this thing on the track soon!

[crazyxzer0]

Final mockup before full installation.

[NtAcivG94]

ahhhhhh...siiick

[Speedy]

mmmm hottness

[JdmRevelations]

damn derek everything looks perfect... are you going to be able to keep the fogs err no?

[crazyxzer0]

well...i dont know yet..thats tonite to figure out..lol

[red4]

vrooom....pssssssht!

gonna be awesome man. can't wait to see some new vids of this coupe. :TU:

[lthl inj]

Are you running a dual core radiator?

Everything is looking great. I bet your excited to feel the full potential:TU:

[crazyxzer0]

Are you running a dual core radiator?

Everything is looking great. I bet your excited to feel the full potential:TU:


I dunno? What is a stock EX radiator? I plan on upgrading sooner or later..

[lthl inj]

You might want to look into a del sol or em1 dohc radiator. I bet yours may overheat in the summer, because the stock radiator won't be efficient enought to cool because that turbo will get HOT. I've always had problems like that after turbo. I had a stock lx civic radiator and it overheated. My buddies stock ex with Greddy kit overheated with the stock radiator. They're not too expensive and you can get them at a local auto parts store.

[Redjdmej1]

Nice setup! i bet that is going to be fun as hell to drive. I agree though, you might want to look into a nice radiator, my stock one has some trouble with my GS-R motor and im sure a turbo will run hotter. My buddy also has a turbo integra with a nice fluidyne radiator. He still has some trouble on really hot days. Good luck with it all!

[crazyxzer0]

You might want to look into a del sol or em1 dohc radiator. I bet yours may overheat in the summer, because the stock radiator won't be efficient enought to cool because that turbo will get HOT. I've always had problems like that after turbo. I had a stock lx civic radiator and it overheated. My buddies stock ex with Greddy kit overheated with the stock radiator. They're not too expensive and you can get them at a local auto parts store.


where do you live? i live in sf where average temp for summer is low 80s...

and isnt the turbo on a greddy kit water cooled?

[lthl inj]

where do you live? i live in sf where average temp for summer is low 80s...

and isnt the turbo on a greddy kit water cooled?

No the greddy kit isn't water cooled. If thats the average temp, you may be ok but a upgraded radiator would be a good precaution before problems could occur. Alot of the overheating problems is that you motor is not used to the increase of temp in air when just running normal, because alot of that heat is produced in the compressor housing. Your intercooler will help, but combustion temps will still be higher. Therefore over heating occurs. Not to mention temps under the hood are greater because of the turbo, downpipe, exc. I live in IL and during the summer it got hot with the humity. My benson block overheated at some points, and I had a Fluidye radiator along with two fans that I ran constantly. One fan behind the radiator, one behind the intercooler to try to keep from overheating cause the sleeves were so thick. This resulted into never driving the car but at night when it cooled down. I would take the precautionary measures and get a radiator so you won't find yourself stuck on the side of the road waiting for your car to cool. A del sol DOHC radiator will suit you fine and won't hold you back. I believe I got one from a local autozone for under $100. I hope everything goes well for you and your car. Looks like you spent your money on very good quality parts. :TU: to you for doing it right the first time. Spoolin Performance gets my :TU:.

[crazyxzer0]

thanks for the info..

I guess I was under the impression the turbo was watercooled cause I had a friend with it..lol.


I was debating if I wanted a new radiator or not.. Does the stock hoses fit the del sol radiator? I would imagine it does..also what year delsol or does it even matter?


I can just say 95 del sol VTEC radiator?

[lthl inj]

thanks for the info..

I guess I was under the impression the turbo was watercooled cause I had a friend with it..lol.


I was debating if I wanted a new radiator or not.. Does the stock hoses fit the del sol radiator? I would imagine it does..also what year delsol or does it even matter?


I can just say 95 del sol VTEC radiator?

Greddy may have made one that was watercooled. I've installed two of them, and they were both just oil.

You can make the stock hoses fit and just make sure the radiator is for a DOHC model del sol, I'm pretty sure any year. Hope this helps.

[JdmRevelations]

derek just buy a OEM replacement one those usually come dual core... hense what i am running in my car

[crazyxzer0]

Well good news and bad news..


good news..the car starts.


bad newss..


-vacumn is reading 10-12 instead of 17-21
-ticking coming from the valvetrain..(might be from a bad valve adjustment)
-old single core radiator was soft on the ends on the top. (Solves my dual core problem)


So far those are the problems...



So the car starts and idles...no check engine light so far...so I'm just working out the kinks before i get it out of my garage.. :)

[NtAcivG94]

sounds good to me man...obviously there is bound to be some little problems with any turbo install...u'll get those fixed up quick tho!

[crazyxzer0]

so close yet soo far..

[lthl inj]

^^love the way you mounted the boost gauge...it brings back memories. Hehe. Got the idea from my buddies WRX.

[2coupes]

cool, make sure to get some timeslips and dyno charts up when you can!

[NtAcivG94]

lookin good man...ur almost there!

[JdmRevelations]

so derek.. how does it feel that you can now say you're turbo.. ehehe

[crazyxzer0]

I dunno since I havent boosted yet. :P




still trying to figure out what the tick was.. Redid the valve adjustment...and doublechecked it...


also cant figure out why my boost gauge is not reading correctly.


I spent 6+ hours today dremeling the damn bumper to fit the intercooler.. lol still no luck fitting fogs. :(

[2coupes]

hope you get the problems solved and get it back on the road! :TU:

[JdmRevelations]

hope you can fit them fogs.... eheh..... where are you running the vac. from for the boost guage?... and why not have someone else check your valves?...

[red4]

love this shot!



looks really mean with that intercooler. get her up and running soon! :D

[crazyxzer0]

hope you can fit them fogs.... eheh..... where are you running the vac. from for the boost guage?... and why not have someone else check your valves?...


my tuner is coming to check it out tonite... and.....


Boost gauge is Toff from the FPR as well as the wastegate..

[Mr.MAN]

i like ur boost setup, hope its runnin soon

[crazyxzer0]

Yay!! I'm a bit more motivated now!


Turns out the valve adjustment TWICE was not up to par. My friend and then my uncle did the valve adjustment and no cigar. The 3rd time, I did it today and it worked! no more ticking! :TU:


Next issue to figure out... low vacumn reading..

[Dina]

Damn Derek Most deff looks Great man I have questions so hit me up on aim some time or call me!

Should be getting the flaps soon brotha

[2coupes]

just curious if you ever figured out how to wire the cruise with that personal wheel?

[crazyxzer0]

just curious if you ever figured out how to wire the cruise with that personal wheel?


naw, i gave up on the idea..and just ripped out my cruise control vacumn unit..LOL

[2coupes]

damn, i guess i'm gonna wing it then when I do mine

and I know you've had problems with fitting the fogs, found this on HT this morning
http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=1706451

[JdmRevelations]

damn i had a writeup on the Cruise C. setup... i'll see if i can find it for ya derek..

link in the how-to

[2coupes]

just saw that link, that's a good writeup

[crazyxzer0]

damn i had a writeup on the Cruise C. setup... i'll see if i can find it for ya derek..

link in the how-to

no point, I dont even use it anyways...




As for that link for the fog covers.. thats cool, too bad I dont have those covers anymore..it was garbage..lol

[crazyxzer0]

Went street-tuning today...i must say... wow..

not as fast as my roommate's turbo LS but hey..for 8psi its not too bad..








oh ya and my new vacuum manifold






and my engine bay stands tuned by OutkastN8 with Crome Pro 1.22

[lthl inj]

Crome :TU: Looks good, you should enjoy it. Plans on hittin the dyno??

[2coupes]

nice, that bay is so clean

[JdmRevelations]

good to hear it out on the streets now derek... when are you gonna DYNO tune it?

[EJ1 Freak]

Looks good Derek! :TU:

[NtAcivG94]

thats sick derek...glad to hear its runnin good...how r u boosting 8 psi? I thought ur wastegate was set at 10.

[crazyxzer0]

thats sick derek...glad to hear its runnin good...how r u boosting 8 psi? I thought ur wastegate was set at 10.



a 10 psi spring means there needs to be enough exhaust gas pressure to push the spring to 10psi.. This may work on a larger motor but because we have small motors...it will only push it so much. my map sensor is reading 8psi. I sorta get the logic behind it as the spring requires alot of force to reach 10psi. My roommate has a 11psi spring and he is making around 9-10psi. If i had a boost controller it would be more accurate.


Dyno tuning in th near future.. should be around 150 bucks or so per hour.. :rockon: hookups ftw.



here is a rolling pull to test out the tune to make sure everything was ok. Sorry there wasnt much of the speedo cause my bro was in the back filming.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe9elyun4mo

[NtAcivG94]

nice dude i was just guna ask u to get a vid of it up here!


edit: i thought a wastegate opened when it read enough boost to make it open..which is why u would hook the vacuum line up to it. so when it read 10 pounds of boost going into the engine it would open up?

[JdmRevelations]

nice lil vid derek...

[crazyxzer0]

check what i got in the mail.


:ohsnap:

[2coupes]

nice, slippin' it by the po-po hehe

[JdmRevelations]

slippin?... no he has the streetlegal kit... stickers prove it...

[boosteddx]

sweet derek!! n e ways my build and scavenging parts is almost done. im leaning towards uberdata...buddy had it in his turbo rex and wasnt that hard to use (converted to obd1). are ur runnin a gm 3 bar map sensor on there? but n e ways friggin sweet to be boosted!

[crazyxzer0]

sweet derek!! n e ways my build and scavenging parts is almost done. im leaning towards uberdata...buddy had it in his turbo rex and wasnt that hard to use (converted to obd1). are ur runnin a gm 3 bar map sensor on there? but n e ways friggin sweet to be boosted!


no 3bar map sensor.. STOCK map sensors can read a good amount of PSI before it needs to be change. I'm only pushing around 8psi so there is no need for a new sensor. I would reccommend it once you go 13+ psi.



UberData is a good program too. All programs are great but remember it is the tuner that makes the program work it's magic. My tuner had crome so I followed him.