My name is Mike...i work at a local Honda Dealership. Im lookin at eventually starting my own shop...starting small at first (motor swaps, bolt-ons, maintenance, blady blady bla.) I do all my work myself, with the occasional advice from some of my boys. I truly believe that u get what u pay for. Ive learned my lesson more than once...long stories better left untold. Im always asking some kind of question...get used to it. Thats just the way I am. The things that i do to my car are b/c i want it that way. Not b/c its cool or im a poser. Ive been racing since i was about 14. I had my racing license before i had a permit, so odds are i kno how what im talking about 99% of the time when it comes to a good racing set up.........So there.
Words to live by:
In order to be OLD and WISE,
You must first be YOUNG and STUPID
-Built. Not Bought
-Horsepower is like Sex...
You can never get enough.
-A SINGING Tire is a HAPPY Tire
Me Fighting the Wheel @ the last Autocross Event
Killin Some Cones Baby!
Fun in the rain...this is what i do when i get bored!
OTHER HOBBIES
-I build hondas, I race hondas, I break hondas... then I go to work to rebuild them:)
-Blowin Motors
-Girls
TURN ON
-A build from the ground up
-Clean cars
-Fast cars
-Money
-Reving past 9000rpm...and havin no problem doin it
-Boobies
-Killen the Orange People
TURN OFF
-Rich kids that pay the local tuner to do all the work and take the credit...aka posers
-Tha sound of a motor knocking
-Hairy Boobies
-Ricers
dude with his "special edition" mustang
MUSIC
Whatever sounds good... and i guess some things that dont.
MOVIES
Anything having to do with fast cars and hot chicks
My car and I have a LOVE/Hate relationship...
Black `96 civic coupe. I bought it in Dec. `05 for $2,000 after taxes. It was A/T and non vtec single cam. Shortly after buying it, I swaped my first ls into her. wile i was at it i converted to M/T. Shortly after doing swap the fully rebuilt ls was destroyed by a defective oil pump. I then put in a D16y8. I replaced the timing belt and water pump before the timing decided to jump(non related incident) Saved some more money and went back to the ls motor, this time with a gsr tranny. this was the first time i didnt have access to a lift so it all had to be done in my garage.
-THIS WEEKS MODS ARE...
-Get my new B18b swaped...then start on my rebuild(goin lsvtec)
PERFORMANCE UPGRADES
-Drop Zone coilovers and struts
-intergra gsr front and rear disc conversion
-B18b with Gsr tranny
-Skunk2 Intake Manifold
-Cheap ass Intake
-No PS or AC
-A/T to M/T conversion
-205/50r15 Dunlop Direzza's
EXTERIOR MODS
-Type R grill
-(SOLD/TRADED)Limited Edition Gold SportMax 501's wrapped in:
-Falkin 225/50r15's (track)
-Dunlop 205/50r15's (street)
-Steelies wrapped in:
-Nankang Toursport 195/60r14's...untill i get some race rubber for em
INTERIOR MODS
Stocken it... for now.
Uuuummmm...stock A/T cluster...still
AUDIO & VIDEO
None...literally!
COMPETITION & AWARDS
Most motors in one car in less than a year...
Im not proud of it...but thats life
FUTURE PLANS
-Stage II clutch w/ super light flywheel
-15x8 +25 Axis OG Oldskools (Gold or Custom Painted)
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-Upgrade my suspension
+Progress Swaybars
+Energy Suspension Bushings
+ASR Subframe Brace
+Groundcontrol Coilover system with 450-500lb front and around 650-800lb rear
+Koni or Tokiko Race Struts
+Camber Kits Front and Rear
+Caster/Camber Plates (front)
-Roll Cage, Racing Seats and 5pt. Harnesses
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Eventually Build Car for Open Track
wich means a big brake upgrade...
-Spoon Sports Big Brake upgrade
-Slotted rotors and race pads for rear
http://www.hondaspace.com/poll/view/id_346/
I am going to probly paint it eather black or a really dark red. I am just waiting for the snow to go befour I get it done it should be soon. I am planing on being in VA. in april so if I dont do it in the next few weeks I will have to have it done there. Know of any good painting places down there for cheep?
thats the problem not the head bolts i hope but if its not that then its got to be the pistons but i think im going to get a new cam while im at it and if thats not the problem then were going to build the bottem end (o ya the conclushin is that im burning oil and it can only get so manny ways)
Hey man I just realized you are from Virginia Beach shit I live like 4 hours from you I'm out in Lynchburg Virginia I was at about the midway point to Virginia Beach the other day had to take my dad to UVA but yeah next time I'm out your way I will give you a heads up maybe we can get up and check out eachothers cars or something... How is that LS/Vtec swap coming along?
Lol, I'm new to the whole (ek, ej, eg...etc) bullcrap so I would have just believed anything u said. Lol. People don't even consider me to have a "true EJ" for whatever reasons. I think because the body title changed from the 96, 97, 98 to when they made the 99, 00 models. I don't get it, Lol. But I'm secretly falling in love with the background on your page. Whoever made that for u, give them brownie points. I do believe hatches are also called EH's, but I'm not sure. I have a EJ6 LX though. the 2000 model. She was a late runner too because she was made in August of 2000. I've heard from some body shops that sometimes my car is even considered a 2001 model since it was made so late, however the 2000 and 2001 model look nothing alike.
Lol...my car is an EJ6...not an EK. Lol. I have had people call is all kinds of things...but I checked my vin# and it goes 2HGEJ6...blah blah dee blah..
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