MEMBER:

Brad Cox

YEAR:

1998

MAKE:

HONDA

MODEL:

Civic

TRIM:

DX Hatch Back

TRANNY:

Manual D16Y8 Conversion

DOORS:

3

ENGINE:

D16Y7, 4CYL - Turbo (home made) CLICK HERE FOR TURBO PROJECT PICTURES & COST SHEET

COLOR:

Black

MILES:

71000 since 01/23/2003

MODS:

See below:

ENGINE

D16Y8 "conversion" — ECU, head, and tranny swap
T25 turbo @ 7psi daily
STD exhaust manifold and custom adapter plate
Internal wastegate with DSM O2 housing and custom downpipe
Side mount DSM intercooler
2G DSM blow off valve (crap)
450 cc DSM injectors
Map Limiter circuit
Custom 2.25" exhaust
Clutchmasters Stage 1clutch
Custom short shifter

EXTERIOR:

Stock

INTERIOR:

Removed back seat per SCCA "Street Mod" rules
OBX steering wheel (7 lbs lighter than stock)
4 point racing harness
Custom guage pod for A/F guage and Boost guage

SUSPENSION:

Suspension Techniques sway bars, front and rear
Tokico Illumina adjustable struts
Ground Control adjustable coilovers 300 lb front and 400 lb rear springs
"cheap" front strut tower brace (no need for a rear brace on 6G civics)

BRAKES

Valvoline Synthetic fluid
OEM pads were fantastic, now using crappy Autozone "performance friction" pads. They suck!

WHEELS & TIRES:

Street: Advanti Racing 16 x 7 wheels with 205/45/16 Khumo 712's
Race: Diamond Racing 13 x 9 wheels with 225/45/13 Hoosier bias ply Street TD's

I.C.E.

The cheapest stereo I could find with a CD player. My motor makes the music! ;-)

NOTES::

SCCA member.
This car was built for SCCA autocross, but it's still my daily driver. I have been autocrossing it for 4 years and the car has held up great. The hatchback has also been fantastic for taking race wheels and all my junk to the races. The turbo project was conceived after my first trip to autox Nationals in 09/02 where I got creamed. Lack of power was only partly to blame...
CLICK HERE FOR TURBO PROJECT PICTURES & COST SHEET & HERE TO SEE THE VIDEO CLIP