1998 Honda Civic EX Turbo

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4/29/2008 Car is now in storage until my son turns 16, 2 more years. I'll definite be limiting the boost availible.

Serious time and effort went into making this a very nice and fast ride. No part was missed in the drive train to hold this kind of horse power. Runs now on VP Streetblaze 103 unleaded race gas. If running over 17 psi, it must be run on this fuel.

Welp, took the plunge on 7Jan06 and installed the motor, trans, new turbo GT2871R setup. It's flying again, now for some dyno time.
Well, back from the Dyno 3-3-06 and here's the Baseline. Boost 17psi at 307WHP/266torque. It's plenty for the street and won't turn it up unless at the track. 300whp on a light fwd car = no traction. But it's fun. 3-5-06 found a coupling split that's why the dyno was only giving me 307whp. LOL woohoo, holding 20 psi steady and can go even higher with race gas. 20psi is the limit on timing with 93 octane gas. Starts to see some knock so I've backed it back down to 17 for the street.

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The forged CP pistons cracked in the valve recess area on every piston. So redone the motor except the same benson sleeves and pauter rods. Weisco pistons, coated bearings, re-ported head, oversized valves with valve porting, bigger throttle body, Toda high flow oil pump, new crank. Whew, alot of stuff.

Last year with the smaller turbo. The car put down 215whp at 8psi and ended with 282whp and 246ft/lb torque at a dropping 17PSI. The GT28R is out of it's effiency range at this flow so I went with a bigger turbo.

The Benson Sleeved block when it first came in. 75.5MM CP pistons. With the shaved head and these pistons, the car runs back at a 9.6:1 compression ratio.
New pistons is weisco 9:1 pistons.

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Page 2 you'll see some before and after enhancement pictures.
Page 3 for Nopi pictures.
New updated pictures with the car at the NOPI Nationals.
Page 4 is Turbo stuff

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17" Racing Hart CP8-R's Black/polished with ES100 tires. Can see them in above picture.

Items installed.

1. WingsWest Avenger body kit.
2. Tein SS suspension kit.
3. Edelbrock Turbo Kit.
4. 17" rims with 205/40/17 tires.
5. Edelbrock nitros kit.
6. Walboro 255lph fuel pump.
7. AEM High flow fuel rail.
8. AEM High flow fuel filter.
9. AEM High flow fuel pressure reg.
10. Apex i world sport cat back.
11. Test pipe for cat replacement.
12. Optimum battery
13. DC sports front strut tower bar.
14. DC sports oil cap.
15. Nology plug wires. (switched out for MSD 8.5mm wires)
16. NGK +2 colder plugs.
17. Powerstop slotted rotors
18. AEM HP brake pads
19. JimFab Polyurethane motor mounts.
20. Speedhut custom Rev Indiglo gauges
21. B&M Fuel Pressure guage
22. Edelbrock Short shifter kit
23. Ported and Polished D16Y8 Head
24. Crower Stage 2 Turbo Cam
25. Crower HP Valve Springs
26. Crower Titanium retainers.
27. Ferrea Stainless Steel Race Valves
28. ACT 8.4lb flywheel
29. Spec Stage 3, 6puck clutch Lightened
30. B&M fuel pressure guage
31. Unorthodox Crank pulley.
32. AEM Powersteering/altenator Pullies.
33. Skunk2 Cam Gear
34. ARP HeadStuds
35. Cometic MLS head gasket.
36. Instrument cluster Bezel
37. Oil Pressure guage
38. A/F guage
39. Alpine 9811 Head unit
40. Alpine R speakers, 6 1/2 door and 6X9 rear.
41. OBX Race pedals
42. Custom painted Valve cover.
43. CK headlamps
44. Euro Taillamps
45. Momo F16 Shift Knob
46. Neuspeed Shift Poly shift bushings.
47. Apexi AVC-R Boost Controller
48. Fluidyn Radiator.
49. Energy Polyurethane Shifter bushing/stabelizer
50. VIS Extreme GT carbon fiber hood.
51. AEM EMS 30-1020
52. AEM UEGO2 with display Wideband
53. RC 750CC injectors
54. AEM 3.5 bar MAP sensor
55. GM Boost selinoid.
56.Gearspeed type 2 transmission *new*
57. Quaife LDS *new*
58. Gator Axles *new*
59. Action 2md clutch *new*
60. GT2871R Turbo. (whoosh)
61. Toda high flow oil pump.
62. Greddy oil filter relocation kit with inline cooler.

Here's the tough slick transmission. Wow talk about improved shifting. It shifts at 8700 rpm as good as it does at 3000.

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Engine Internals:
1. Built D16 Block
76mm Weisco pistons, pauter rods, Benson machined/sleeved block, ACL bearings, balanced crank, new oil/water pump.