It's alive!!! hahaha....
04-18-2009, 09:59 PM
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It's alive!!! hahaha....
Well as some of you know my integra has been out of commision for quite some time because of a motor build and parts collecting and such. It's been a long, tedious, and painful process. I've had several set backs along the way, which usually costs me money, and lots of it. Well the motor was done bieng built about 2 months ago, and I had been installing it little by little with the help of a very experianced friend, which I have to give major credit to. I know very little about building cars, so being with him was a major learning process. What I have learned is that I still have very much to learn, although it sucks because I don't want to learn on my car with my money! LOL.
Anyhow, I got to the point were I was fed up with doing it myself, as I really didn't want to keep asking my friend to come help me and tying up his Sundays, as he had done enough for me. Nothing was fitting up right and I got annoyed and after almost two years I just want to drive the damn thing. I decided to take it to a shop to get done the rest of the way, and to make sure it was done right. Well the short and skinny of it is the car is finally alive! Turned over first crank, which is always a good sign. They checked for leaks and such and then turned it off as to not wash out the piston rings. It didn't make the dyno this week but should be on it on Monday. I'll keep you guys posted on what it makes. Now my last hurdle is figuring out how to pay these guys, LOL. My cars always been a pain to work on for whatever reason, but, haha b1tch, I WON!
Anyhow, I got to the point were I was fed up with doing it myself, as I really didn't want to keep asking my friend to come help me and tying up his Sundays, as he had done enough for me. Nothing was fitting up right and I got annoyed and after almost two years I just want to drive the damn thing. I decided to take it to a shop to get done the rest of the way, and to make sure it was done right. Well the short and skinny of it is the car is finally alive! Turned over first crank, which is always a good sign. They checked for leaks and such and then turned it off as to not wash out the piston rings. It didn't make the dyno this week but should be on it on Monday. I'll keep you guys posted on what it makes. Now my last hurdle is figuring out how to pay these guys, LOL. My cars always been a pain to work on for whatever reason, but, haha b1tch, I WON!
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04-18-2009, 10:19 PM
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Congrats RTI! I know its been a long hellish road, but hopefully it'll be worth it (which i'm sure it will be). Have you driven it around any yet, or are you holding out for now? If you have driven it, how'd it feel? Once again, I'm glad to hear you've got the worst behind you and that you finally got that beast up and running.
04-18-2009, 10:25 PM
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Nope, haven't gotton to drive it yet, I wasn't even there when they started it 
. They just told me she fired up without hesitation. I'm sure it will be worth it, I'm just praying that I don't have any major problems or bugs that need to be worked out as I'm pretty much tapped for cash now.
. They just told me she fired up without hesitation. I'm sure it will be worth it, I'm just praying that I don't have any major problems or bugs that need to be worked out as I'm pretty much tapped for cash now.
04-18-2009, 10:35 PM
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b18b block that's been to the machine shop. (non-vtec)
Bored out to 81.5mm.
Eagle H beam rods.
CP 9:0.1 Pistons.
Camphered LS crank.
balanced.
B18c1 head. (Vtec)
Manley SS intake valves
Manley SS exhaust valves
Supertech duel valve springs. (85 lbs seat pressure)
3 angle valve job
Cam bore alignment
GSR cams (will be going to skunk 2 pro 1 cams later)
Stock GSR IM (will be going to edelbrock victor X in the future)
Stock GSR throttle body (will be going to edelbrock in the future)
LS/Vtec ARP headstuds
AEM adjustable cam gears
Turbo and other stuff:
PFAB ramhorn style turbo mani
Garret 60-1 .63 AR hotside turbo
TIAL wastegate
Full race intercooler
Turbonetics raptor blow of valve (going with HKS later)
RC 750 CC injectors (will probably go to 1000s in the future)
3 inch Dp
3 inch full exhaust W/cat delete to a magnaflow muffler.
APEXi AVC-R boost controller
APEXi turbo timer (don't know if I'll ever really need this)
Competition stage 4 clutch
ACT Street light flywheel
Stealthmode Oil return line
Omni power coil overs (will eventualy probably get KONI ground controls)
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
AEM high volume fuel rail
AEM Adjustable fuel pressure regulator
GSR transmission with Quaffe LSD (shorter gearing than the LS tranny.)
Hondata fuel management
3 bar map sensor
Fluidyne radiator and slim fan
hasport motor mounts
P72 ECU.
Autometer boost guage
Autometer OIL psi gauge
Golden eagle LS/Vtec kit
Cometic head gasket
I'm probably missing some other stuff.
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04-18-2009, 10:42 PM
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I just hope it's a cheap fix. The shop I go to does good work but they ain't cheap. I'm hoping for around 400 to the wheels right now. If I can get some things payed off, I'm gonna do water/meth and hopefully be around 500whp by the end of the summer. I might also go see this other tuner in PA who's been able to make some crazy pump gas numbers on Hondas. I don't know, I guess we'll see how my money situation plays out.LOL, Thanks. I can't believe I've actually taken it this far. Never thought I would.
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