Akiraboy's RT4WD
akiraboy
HondaCivicWagon.com Founder
I bought my wagon in August of 2002, I bought it to modify it & do somethin that was different from all the other Civics around. I got it for $1800 with like 100,000 miles approx.
It was a weird deal...he was sellin it for $2500 initially and I lowballed him :GRRR jeez he was pissed @ me for a while.
But whateva he got over it & I got it for $700 less.
When I got the wagon it started out like this:
(well actually it still looks like this...sorta...)
I did my best to do my mods internally
heres a really old pic of the engine with an intake & strut bar
here are some mods I added when I went mini me
in the pic
ported polished d16y8 head
crane vtec cam stage 1
str fuel rail
cometic turbo gasket
vafc
y8 intake
gsr throttle
msd rpm switch
arp studs in the block:
also (not pictured installed) eagle block guard
vtec solenoid inspected & cleaned
pic of the teardown:
final install pic of the mini me:
I liked the vtec, it was fun. I didn't really tune it enough but I got thirsty for power so I quickly went onto my next project
T U R B O
next rhb5 turbo
this is a prefit pic
parts for the turbo install:
12:1 fmu
hf manifold
bmc raceplates adapter
walbro 255 lph high pressure fuel pump
missing link
fast-turbo oil line kit
rhb5 turbo
1st gen dsm bov
ac autotechnica sandwich filter adapter
heres the final install:
Exhaust mods:
new catless front to back 3" piping including this pimp
ebay fart can
exterior mods:
black projectors & homemade clear corners:
latest mod, ventvisors
Suspension:
some ebay lowering springs, ouch now I have teins & I'm usin tokico blues for the winter
Wheels:
10 lb Miata wheels painted
(coming soon)
added more pics of the wheels painted as a set
crx dashboard swap
Integra gauge cluster swap
boost gauge
MSD RPM operated vtec switch
Also coming soon ls/vtec, crv transmission & ????
I'll keep everyone updated
It was a weird deal...he was sellin it for $2500 initially and I lowballed him :GRRR jeez he was pissed @ me for a while.
But whateva he got over it & I got it for $700 less.
When I got the wagon it started out like this:
(well actually it still looks like this...sorta...)
I did my best to do my mods internally
heres a really old pic of the engine with an intake & strut bar
here are some mods I added when I went mini me
in the pic
ported polished d16y8 head
crane vtec cam stage 1
str fuel rail
cometic turbo gasket
vafc
y8 intake
gsr throttle
msd rpm switch
arp studs in the block:
also (not pictured installed) eagle block guard
vtec solenoid inspected & cleaned
pic of the teardown:
final install pic of the mini me:
I liked the vtec, it was fun. I didn't really tune it enough but I got thirsty for power so I quickly went onto my next project
T U R B O
next rhb5 turbo
this is a prefit pic
parts for the turbo install:
12:1 fmu
hf manifold
bmc raceplates adapter
walbro 255 lph high pressure fuel pump
missing link
fast-turbo oil line kit
rhb5 turbo
1st gen dsm bov
ac autotechnica sandwich filter adapter
heres the final install:
Exhaust mods:
new catless front to back 3" piping including this pimp
ebay fart can
exterior mods:
black projectors & homemade clear corners:
latest mod, ventvisors
Suspension:
some ebay lowering springs, ouch now I have teins & I'm usin tokico blues for the winter
Wheels:
10 lb Miata wheels painted
(coming soon)
added more pics of the wheels painted as a set
crx dashboard swap
Integra gauge cluster swap
boost gauge
MSD RPM operated vtec switch
Also coming soon ls/vtec, crv transmission & ????
I'll keep everyone updated
Comments
For example: Heres a pic I forgot I had. The ONLY reason I have it is because I popped 2 tires on the passenger side & I had to put 2 spare tires on :!: This is when I had the tein spring on & the stock struts. what a bouncy ride :!:
Well, the point to this pic is I installed the ventvisors & totally forgot until(you guessed it) I looked @ the pic.
Kinda weird too but the car is SICKLY LOW because of the spare tires & lowering spring combo :roll:
OH, and theres an important lesson in here as well: YOU MUST SWITCH YOUR 4WD to 2WD to avoid damaging the 4wd system. Since I basically had to borrow someone elses spare tire, it was smaller than the other tires & it would have caused a different rotating ratio. Thus damaging the 4wd system, trust me-not good :evil:
I really want to get this b-swap rollin but I keep comin across so many cheap parts its killin me. :? I mean like the last time I ended up gettin another wagon :shock: who'd a thunk it.
Now it seems like I keep comin across cheaper deals, its tough tryin to stay on 1 path.
I must admit 1 thing though. I basically have 1 wagon I can totally dedicate to autox or drag & the other can be my everyday driver & thats 8)
Well, whatever I decide to do next is gonna be killer!!!
another example: I just replaced this valve cover with a 94-95 valve cover that has the vtec lettereing on it, I'll try to get a pic of that 1 as well.
(sorry for the big pic)
carbon fiber hood and .
I got some Mugen CF48s, some M-2s ~= MR-5s, rear fogs, side markers, and some other flava comin up
Frank,
nice bumper..did you get one for the rear too?
-your CFH doesn't look like it's sittin' right.
it's about 1.5' inch too long at the top..
does it happen to have the core in it too? like in this pic..
that is the type i'd be interested in making..one with Epoxy resins and 100% carbon + kevlar and with the core..so no ugly hood pins would be necessary.
Blitz Technospeeds, cf48s, M2s
and the backside of the Mugen M-2s MR5s whateva
but where's the CFH you had on there?...
the cf hood still needs some more work
I have 3 more wheels to post up then its official.
I am a wh33l wh0r3
I think I will be going to a local car show this weekend. I am going to try have this thing together soon with all my parts