I purchased the Car in March of 2004. The Car was pretty clean minus a few dings, dents, unnoticebale scratches, and it was missing the beloved Si Front Lip. It was also rocking some disgusting 17" White Motegi MR7's, with JDM CTR Center Caps. The Car does have a Bad History of unlucky shit that has happened to it. Some People think I have extremley bad luck (which is VERY ture) but I jsut think the Car is down right cursed.
The first disaster happened when I went to have my Timing Belt and Water Pump replaced at 90K Miles. I was low on Money and my Brother-in-Law did the work for me at a Shop He was working at. I paid the $200 and left. About 2 Weeks later I was going to Work and when I entered the Parking lot, i noticed that my Power Steering was no longer working and that my Battery Light went on. I parked the Car, popped the Hood and to my astonishment saw that the PS and AC Belts had fallen off of the Crankshaft Pulley. I managed to slip the AC Belt back On and just cut the PS Pulley so it would not get tangled up. I did not know that that day my Car would fall Victim to a snapped Timing Belt. On the way back Home from Work, the Timing Belt snapped. At this point I decided since the Motor was going to be fixed, I might as well replace EVERYTHING and fully Build it. I knew what I was looking for and went to Work. After 4 grueling Months the Car finally ran and 3 Months later Tuned and I ALMOST achieved my Goal of 200whp and150lbs/tq (I made 191whp & 140lbs/tq)
The Car ran very well and I was happy with my accomplishments. Untill my Hondata started going haywire. Comes to find out, my Tune was corrupted and I needed to have it Re-Tuned due to the Shop having a Computer issue and losing my Tune . . . . . Car was re-Tuned and made 191whp and 148lbs/tq. The Car ran a tad bit better and I was happy I was finally done with the Motor . . . . . . . . .
Then comes the most recent tragedy. I was going up to Northern MA for my first Auto-X when something dreadful happened. The Car just died on me and Me, my Girlfriend and a few Friends were stuck in a Parking Lot for 10 Hours 100 Miles away from Home . . . with no idea what happened. Once we finally returned Home (due to the help of my good Friends Tow Truck hook-ups ) I managed to find out that several Teeth from the Timing Belt broke off and I again . . . . did some serious Damage. New Valves, Valve Guides, Head Gasket, Valve Seals, and timing Belt were purchased and I was off to work . . .for the SECOND time.
Once the Head came back from the Machine Shop I was off to work to get this thing started. We ran into several more problems (Car would not Start) and figured there could have been a problem with the Valve Lash. My Brother-in-Law came to the rescue again (
) and said that the Timing was off when we KNEW the Timing was right. Me being the idiot I am and being very desperate, went ahead and worked on the Car with Him to fix the Timing issue . . . . which was NOT the issue. The real issue had been with the Valve Lash and from us cranking over the Motor so many times, caused MORE serious issues. The Head was sent to another Machine Shop where they determined only one Exhaust Valve was damaged beyond repair. The others were repairable but this one Exhaust Valve ahd to be replaced. I used one of the good Omni Power Valves from the previous set-up and the Head was reasembled and put back on.
The Car is running now and has been since it started up. There have been a few problems with the Cars Alternator and Battery but those problems have all been fixed. There was also a problem with the Cooling System Heating up fairly quickly, but that also has been fixed. As of now, the Car does not have any Mechanical Problems what-so-ever EXCEPT for an Oil Smell that comes when you get on it or Hit VTEC really hard. From what alot of People have told me, it is fine and there should be no worries. Oil doesnt leak or anything. The Car currently has 1 Electrical Problem. Not really a Problem anymore because it was fixed . . . very Ghetto fix, but fixed.
I kept having a problem where the Alternator Fuse would blow. We tried everything. Replacing the Fuse, Alternator, the Alternator Clip/Wires. Nothing would work. We came to the Conclusion that there must be a damaged wire in the Engine Harness Grounding out and blowing the fuse. We went ahead and replaced the Entire Engine Harness only for the Fuse to still blow. We still dont know what it is but thinkit could have to do with the Wiring Harness behind the Dash which we werent about to go through. What we dd was replace the Alternator Fuse . . . . . with a Key Ring. This has been done for over 1.5 Years and I ahve nt had any Problems with it. Works fine.
Cosmeticly, the Car is in great shape. It has been in 2 Accidents though. My Mother backed up into my Car damaging my Front Bumper and my Drivers Side Door. Car was sent to a Body Shop and a New Bumper was put on and the Outer Door Skin was replaced and the whole Drivers Side of the Car, from the Fender to the Rear Quarter Panel, was re-painted. I also rear ended a Dodge and fucked up the whole Front End. Ther WAS NO FRAME DAMAGE THOUGH! The Front Bumper, Headlights, Grill, Fog Lights, and Radiator Support were all replaced with Brand New OEM Honda Parts. The Hood was replaced with another Mint Condition ViS Carbon Fiber replacement. The Drivers Side of the Car is in great Shape since it has been repainted. The Passengers Side has a few Scrathces and dings but is not bad at all. Roof has a scratch, Trunk still has the holes from when the Wing was removed (holes are plugged up though) and the Rear Bumper has a bunch of scratches, the biggest one covered up with a Sticker
The Front Windshield has also been Repaired. The Cracks are no longer visible but you can see the RepairsInterior is in excellent shape. The Rear Seats have been taken out and so have all the Carpeting in the Trunk. The only thing thats really bad in the Interior is that the Climate Control is Broken. I taped it and its fine now but you can still see the Tape. Other then that, its in great shape.
The Motor itself has roughly 21,796 Miles on it. I keep track of all the miles I put on Her Weekly and have all my Maintenance kept track of in a Word Document. Every 3000 Miles she gets an Oil Change with Mobil 1 Oil and an OEM Honda Filter. Body has roughly 115,000 Miles on it also.
Mod List
_Engine.
Honda B18c1 Block - Bored .020 Over, Hot Tanked and Cleaned
JDM CTR .020 Overbore Pistons and Rings
Honda B18c1 Crankshaft
Honda B18c1 Rods
ACL Rod and Main Bearings
JDM CTR Water Pump
JDM CTR Crankshaft Pulley
OEM Headgasket
Honda B16 Head - Shaved Head, Hot Tanked and Cleaned
ARP Headbolts
Supertech Nitrate Coated High Compression Valves
Portflow Bonze Maganese Valve Guides
Eibach Valvesprings
Skunk2 Titanium Retainers
Buddy Club Spec 3 Cams
Buddy Club P1 Cam Gears
Skunk2 Intake Manifold
PasswordJDM Intake Manifold Gasket
Precision 440cc Fuel Injectors
Walbro 255L Fuel Pump
J's Racing Carbon Fiber Intake
DC Sports JDM ITR Stainless 4-1 Header
Apexi World Sport 2 Catback Exhaust
Mr. Gasket Copper Exhaust Manifold Gasket
AEM Fuel Pressure Regulator
B&M Fuel Pressure Gauge
Cusco 9mm Oil Catch Can
NGK Spark Plugs
JDM CTR Valve Cover
JDM CTR Oil Cap
Spoon Sports Reservoir Covers
_Cooling.
ARC Radiator Cap
1999 Integra GSR Radiator
12” and 10” Thin Radiator Fans
Samco Upper and Lower Radiator Hoses
Greddy Water Temperature Radiator Hose Adapter
Fail-Safe Thermostat
_ECU.
Honda P28 ECU
Carbon Fiber ECU Cover
Hondata S200
JDMsh!t OBD2 - OBD1 ECU Harness
_Transmission.
Skunk2 Short Throw Shifter
Exedy OE Replacement Clutch
_Chasis.
JDM ITR Front Upper Strut Bar
Cusco Front Lower Tie Bar
Comptech Rear Lower Tie Bar
OEM 26mm Si Front Sway Bar
Energy Suspension Front Sway Bar Polyurethane Bushings
Comptech 22mm Rear Sway Bar
Energy Suspension Rear Sway Bar Polyurethane Bushings
Omni Power Rear Lower Control Arms
H&R Race Lowering Springs
_Exterior.
Brand New OEM Honda Headlights
Brand New OEM Honda Front Bumper
Brand New OEM Honda Front Grille
Sylvannia Sylverstar Light Bulbs
OEM Honda License Plate Caps
OEM Honda Raybrig Fog Lights
OEM Honda Front Lip
OEM Style Rear Lip
JDM Style License Plate Relocator
VIS OEM Carbon Fiber Hood
JDMsh!t Carbon Fiber Spoon Style Mirrors
Datum1 Front and Rear Tow Hooks
Amber S2000 Sidemarkers
JDM CTR Window Visors
JDM CTR Rear Red Honda Badge
OEM EP Si Badge
_Wheels & Tires.
15X6.5" Gunmetal Buddy Club P1 Racing Wheels
205/50/15 Falken Azenis RT-615 Tires
_Brake.
-Front
OEM Rotors
OEM Calipers Powder Coated Red
Hawk HPS Brake Pads
Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
-Rear
Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided Brake Lines
Buddy Club Racing Lug Nuts
Lock Nuts
_Interior.
F1Spec Type 2 Drivers Side Bucket Seat
Weapon R Seat Bracket
Momo Tuner Steering Wheel Black w/ Red Stitching
Momo Hub
NRG Quick Release
JDM ITR Gauge Cluster
96-98 Civic OEM Optional Cupholder
OEM DIN Plate
JDM CTR Shift Boot
Buddy Club White Ball Shift Knob
Broadway 270mm Convex Rear View Mirror
_Electronics.
HKS 60mm Oil Pressure Gauge
Autometer Phantom Volts Gauge
Autometer Phantom Water Temperature Gauge
Viper 5000 Alarm System
Pioneer CD Player
Pioneer 6.5" Door Speakers
