- Sat Sep 10, 2011 4:07 pm
#271212
I'm migrating to this forum since the other one I've been on is pretty much dead.
About myself and Mission Statement
I'm 25 and currently live in Virginia. I'm in the United States Navy as an F/A-18 Aircraft Mechanic (powerplant). This is my 3rd car that i bought: 1st 94' Honda Accord LX, 2nd 03' Toyota Camry LE, and finally 3rd Honda Civic Si. I didn't count my motorcycle cuz its not a car ;) My plan is to build a reliable daily driver and look good too.
94' Civic Si
Engine
JDM B16A
AEM short ram intake
high flow cat
2.5 cat-back but with a stock muffler
MSD spark plug wires
MSD SCI box
MSD Blaster II coil
MSD cap and rotor
Exterior
Ivory White with Blue Pearl
Fog lights
Clear corners
Si front lip
EM1 rims
Vent visors
35% front 50% rear tint
Suspension
Coilver sleeves
Yellow shocks
Skunk2 Front camber kit
Traction bars
Interior
JDM cluster gauge
Skunk2 shift knob
OEM Armrest
Black carpets with red stitching
ICE
JVC-K690 Head Unit
MRV-F300 4 Channel
6.5 Sony Xplod Fronts
4.5 Alpine Type S Rears
MRP-M500
12" Kicker CVX in a 1.81cu. ft. ported box
future plans:
-Splash guards/Mud flaps
-Side molding
-install carbon fiber mirrors
-Duckbill wing
-Neptune RTP
-AEM wideband
-Vibrant 2.5 exhaust
-Clutch and flywheel
-Header
-new rims, choices are: volk te37, BBS rs, Mugen m7, RPF1's or Work Equip 03
-b20vtec
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by bigJOE671 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:47 pm
Here's an update on my car
-Installed MSD Ignition wires, but didn't not install the rest of the components. The wires made a diffrence when i started it up. It didn't take as long as the old wires. Now I need to fabricate a bracket for the box and the coil to mount to the car so i could install the rest of the MSD components.
-Installed ac components condensor and fan, I have the compressor but not installed. Those weren't on the car when i bought it. I just don't know what bracket to use to install the compressor...I've been hearing a 94-95 del sol vtec ac bracket or a crv bracket but i don't know what year and the bracket codes. It's starting to get really hot here in VA Beach!
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Here's another update!
Installed SCI box, coil, and pro cap. I ran in to a couple problems. First, I had to fabricate a bracket for the SCI box and the coil. Second, I didn't have a wire that had the right connectors to connect the pro cap and coil. Finally, had to make a little cut in the pro cap to fit the wires that goes to the pickup.
-here is the system installed, I know it's not the cleanest but i wanted to get it running.
-here are the brackets
-this is the wire from the coil to cap...I bought it at autozone, awaiting connectors to come in so i could install the msd wire.
-now this is where the wire comes out of the pro cap, had to use my dremel to make a little space for the wires to go through.
I think this system is doing its job...The difference that i felt is that in the upper RPM range starts to pull a lil harder. I didn't really notice a difference in throttle response. When it came to starting up the car, it started a lot quicker!
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by bigJOE671 » Mon May 30, 2011 7:14 pm
So for my ac, I pretty much put a whole another system in the car. I found out that one of the low pressure side hoses was converted to a smaller pipe. The pipe was cut and pretty much just had another different sized end, put together with a rubber hose and clamps. This caused the hose to leak when i put the freon in.
For those of you that don't know, the bolts under the battery tray are notorius for rusting
Every 92-95 civic model i've seen has this problem :eek:
So I had to break those bolts loose with some help. When that was done I replaced the evaporator, low pressure lines, high pressure lines, and another receiver/drier. Had to remove the condensor w/fan and push the radiator rearward for the high pressure lines.
Then i did the vacuum and got to -29hg! left it that for a half hour. Last time i did this it showed no leak but when i put freon, which put the system under pressure 50psi (low side), I heard it hissing after i shutdown the car :rant:
I put about 18oz of freon which took a while about 20-30 mins. Then my ac started getting cold! I let it run for another ten minutes and guess what my vent temp was
...here just look at the pic
Here is a vid of my AC working: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF9yWzJ3lko
This was at Idle (1000rpm), fan setting at 2, ambient air temp at 85F, and with 50% humidity
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Today I decided to fix my cruise control since it didn't work when I bought the car.
First thing I did was print out the troubleshooting manual. :list:
Since I have a Jdm cluster, It doesn't come with the cruise control light and the connector will not connect to the cluster :dontknow: . So that leaves out troubleshooting the light.
First thing I did was check all the fuses...behold! there was one missing :eek: ! Replaced that with a new one! Then went to see if the CC works...I didn't.
So further troubleshooting needed, I checked all of the wires coming from the brain and I found out that the clutch pedal switch was just hanging. :dontknow: Here's the funny thing, there was a clutch switch already in place on the pedal assembly. So I have to clutch switches! So i just removed the extra one and plug the plug into the one on the pedal assembly. Then I went for a test...It worked! but another problem came 
. When I was setting it, it would set but the car would slow down then hold a steady speed. So I looked at the troubleshooting manual again :list: it said to check the play on the actuator. I checked it and it had an inch of play :tisk: . Adjusted the cable to within limits then went for the third test. Finally the system worked as it supposed too.
This is what I did today to fix my Cruise Control. Only spent about an hour from start to finish.
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Changed my oil yesterday
I fixed the leak that was coming from my drain plug
I removed the drain plug. Funny thing is that it didn't take any effort at all :eek: . Lucky I didn't come off when i was driving. So when I inspected the washer, It was cracked half way around! I guess this is the problem that was causing the leak plus the plug wasn't tight at all.
I got the drain plug washer from the dealership. I told them it was for a 2000 Civic Si. When I tried to put the washer on it would only go half way onto the drain plug. Busted out my dremel and made a the hole bigger . Finally installed it on the oil pan and gave it some German torque "Good n tight" (GNT) as what some aircraft mechs say.
Poured in some good oil
Started it up but i found more oil leaks out of this engine :mad: . Found the leak near the top of the vtec solenoid and my near the moon cap, I found the bolt broken into the head, here is the problem area :rant:
Just got to order some bolts and gaskets for this! Gaskets have to be from a NSX though, EXPENSIVE! :eek: Wondering if anybody know if the bolts are the same as a B16a2 engine. This is an JDM B16a Obd0 from a 89-91 civic if I remember correctly.
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I swapped rims with my friend yesterday
What do you guys think? IMO I like the Si rims. These rims just match my primer paint job.
Here is the rims I had.
Here my B16A with massive amounts of TORQUE! :eek: and massive trunk spoiler for downforce ;)
Had to take a shot of my friends car.
Here is my car with his rims.
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I will run these rims for a week or so...then we will swap rims back.
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So My car is getting 22mpg with this chipped ECU
My friend had a spare chipped ECU for his EM1 that was tuned with I/h/e. He asked if i wanted to use it and see if it made a difference. So i installed and and turned on the ignition...No CEL! then I started it...no hesitation. So we took it for a test drive and there was no problems with the engine running. Then we took it for a WOT run :beater: ...BOY this thing started to pull even more compared to my other ECU. It even chirped third gear with ease. Now i'm just gonna drive around with out trying to now floor it to much to see how much MPG i'm gonna get.
If that doesn't help with the miles per gallon I guess I just try installing this. j/k! this is my friends motor
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Here's an update. So far I haven't really did much with my hatch.
I'm about to F@#k some shit up!
Here's how she sits right now. In need of a paint job and a front end alignment.
Right now all I did was add grip tape to my clutch pedal. The rubber grip just wore out and fell off. You can see it on the floor
Desoldering stuff on my spare P28 ECU so I could solder on a chipping kit :saber:
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I plan to tune my own car. So chipping it is the start for me.
About myself and Mission Statement
I'm 25 and currently live in Virginia. I'm in the United States Navy as an F/A-18 Aircraft Mechanic (powerplant). This is my 3rd car that i bought: 1st 94' Honda Accord LX, 2nd 03' Toyota Camry LE, and finally 3rd Honda Civic Si. I didn't count my motorcycle cuz its not a car ;) My plan is to build a reliable daily driver and look good too.
94' Civic Si
Engine
JDM B16A
AEM short ram intake
high flow cat
2.5 cat-back but with a stock muffler
MSD spark plug wires
MSD SCI box
MSD Blaster II coil
MSD cap and rotor
Exterior
Ivory White with Blue Pearl
Fog lights
Clear corners
Si front lip
EM1 rims
Vent visors
35% front 50% rear tint
Suspension
Coilver sleeves
Yellow shocks
Skunk2 Front camber kit
Traction bars
Interior
JDM cluster gauge
Skunk2 shift knob
OEM Armrest
Black carpets with red stitching
ICE
JVC-K690 Head Unit
MRV-F300 4 Channel
6.5 Sony Xplod Fronts
4.5 Alpine Type S Rears
MRP-M500
12" Kicker CVX in a 1.81cu. ft. ported box
future plans:
-Splash guards/Mud flaps
-Side molding
-install carbon fiber mirrors
-Duckbill wing
-Neptune RTP
-AEM wideband
-Vibrant 2.5 exhaust
-Clutch and flywheel
-Header
-new rims, choices are: volk te37, BBS rs, Mugen m7, RPF1's or Work Equip 03
-b20vtec
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by bigJOE671 » Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:47 pm
Here's an update on my car
-Installed MSD Ignition wires, but didn't not install the rest of the components. The wires made a diffrence when i started it up. It didn't take as long as the old wires. Now I need to fabricate a bracket for the box and the coil to mount to the car so i could install the rest of the MSD components.
-Installed ac components condensor and fan, I have the compressor but not installed. Those weren't on the car when i bought it. I just don't know what bracket to use to install the compressor...I've been hearing a 94-95 del sol vtec ac bracket or a crv bracket but i don't know what year and the bracket codes. It's starting to get really hot here in VA Beach!
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's another update!
Installed SCI box, coil, and pro cap. I ran in to a couple problems. First, I had to fabricate a bracket for the SCI box and the coil. Second, I didn't have a wire that had the right connectors to connect the pro cap and coil. Finally, had to make a little cut in the pro cap to fit the wires that goes to the pickup.
-here is the system installed, I know it's not the cleanest but i wanted to get it running.
-here are the brackets
-this is the wire from the coil to cap...I bought it at autozone, awaiting connectors to come in so i could install the msd wire.
-now this is where the wire comes out of the pro cap, had to use my dremel to make a little space for the wires to go through.
I think this system is doing its job...The difference that i felt is that in the upper RPM range starts to pull a lil harder. I didn't really notice a difference in throttle response. When it came to starting up the car, it started a lot quicker!
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by bigJOE671 » Mon May 30, 2011 7:14 pm
So for my ac, I pretty much put a whole another system in the car. I found out that one of the low pressure side hoses was converted to a smaller pipe. The pipe was cut and pretty much just had another different sized end, put together with a rubber hose and clamps. This caused the hose to leak when i put the freon in.
For those of you that don't know, the bolts under the battery tray are notorius for rusting
Every 92-95 civic model i've seen has this problem :eek:
So I had to break those bolts loose with some help. When that was done I replaced the evaporator, low pressure lines, high pressure lines, and another receiver/drier. Had to remove the condensor w/fan and push the radiator rearward for the high pressure lines.
Then i did the vacuum and got to -29hg! left it that for a half hour. Last time i did this it showed no leak but when i put freon, which put the system under pressure 50psi (low side), I heard it hissing after i shutdown the car :rant:
I put about 18oz of freon which took a while about 20-30 mins. Then my ac started getting cold! I let it run for another ten minutes and guess what my vent temp was
...here just look at the pic
Here is a vid of my AC working: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF9yWzJ3lko
This was at Idle (1000rpm), fan setting at 2, ambient air temp at 85F, and with 50% humidity
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Today I decided to fix my cruise control since it didn't work when I bought the car.
First thing I did was print out the troubleshooting manual. :list:
Since I have a Jdm cluster, It doesn't come with the cruise control light and the connector will not connect to the cluster :dontknow: . So that leaves out troubleshooting the light.
First thing I did was check all the fuses...behold! there was one missing :eek: ! Replaced that with a new one! Then went to see if the CC works...I didn't.
So further troubleshooting needed, I checked all of the wires coming from the brain and I found out that the clutch pedal switch was just hanging. :dontknow: Here's the funny thing, there was a clutch switch already in place on the pedal assembly. So I have to clutch switches! So i just removed the extra one and plug the plug into the one on the pedal assembly. Then I went for a test...It worked! but another problem came . When I was setting it, it would set but the car would slow down then hold a steady speed. So I looked at the troubleshooting manual again :list: it said to check the play on the actuator. I checked it and it had an inch of play :tisk: . Adjusted the cable to within limits then went for the third test. Finally the system worked as it supposed too.
This is what I did today to fix my Cruise Control. Only spent about an hour from start to finish.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Changed my oil yesterday
I fixed the leak that was coming from my drain plug
I removed the drain plug. Funny thing is that it didn't take any effort at all :eek: . Lucky I didn't come off when i was driving. So when I inspected the washer, It was cracked half way around! I guess this is the problem that was causing the leak plus the plug wasn't tight at all.
I got the drain plug washer from the dealership. I told them it was for a 2000 Civic Si. When I tried to put the washer on it would only go half way onto the drain plug. Busted out my dremel and made a the hole bigger
. Finally installed it on the oil pan and gave it some German torque "Good n tight" (GNT) as what some aircraft mechs say.
Poured in some good oil
Started it up but i found more oil leaks out of this engine :mad: . Found the leak near the top of the vtec solenoid and my near the moon cap, I found the bolt broken into the head, here is the problem area :rant:
Just got to order some bolts and gaskets for this! Gaskets have to be from a NSX though, EXPENSIVE! :eek: Wondering if anybody know if the bolts are the same as a B16a2 engine. This is an JDM B16a Obd0 from a 89-91 civic if I remember correctly.
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
I swapped rims with my friend yesterday
What do you guys think? IMO I like the Si rims. These rims just match my primer paint job.
Here is the rims I had.
Here my B16A with massive amounts of TORQUE! :eek: and massive trunk spoiler for downforce ;)
Had to take a shot of my friends car.
Here is my car with his rims.
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I will run these rims for a week or so...then we will swap rims back.
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So My car is getting 22mpg with this chipped ECU
My friend had a spare chipped ECU for his EM1 that was tuned with I/h/e. He asked if i wanted to use it and see if it made a difference. So i installed and and turned on the ignition...No CEL! then I started it...no hesitation. So we took it for a test drive and there was no problems with the engine running. Then we took it for a WOT run :beater: ...BOY this thing started to pull even more compared to my other ECU. It even chirped third gear with ease. Now i'm just gonna drive around with out trying to now floor it to much to see how much MPG i'm gonna get.
If that doesn't help with the miles per gallon I guess I just try installing this. j/k! this is my friends motor
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Here's an update. So far I haven't really did much with my hatch.
I'm about to F@#k some shit up!
Here's how she sits right now. In need of a paint job and a front end alignment.
Right now all I did was add grip tape to my clutch pedal. The rubber grip just wore out and fell off. You can see it on the floor
Desoldering stuff on my spare P28 ECU so I could solder on a chipping kit :saber:
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I plan to tune my own car. So chipping it is the start for me.
Last edited by bigJOE671 on Sat Apr 12, 2014 12:44 pm, edited 54 times in total.
94' civic si
JDM B16A w/AC
My daily driver: http://tiny.cc/3bdut
K3 GSXR 1000: http://tinyurl.com/3u6obdx
JDM B16A w/AC
My daily driver: http://tiny.cc/3bdut
K3 GSXR 1000: http://tinyurl.com/3u6obdx
