|
Who's Yo Daddy: Male, 32 years
old
Daily Grind: Test engineer
& business student
Props:
- To my wife Diana for letting
me spend late nights and long
days in the old barn;
- Kevin Hayes for talking
me into turbo instead of supercharger,
AND letting me make
payments;
- Kurt Ziehm for expert welding
on stainless, steel and aluminum
(thanks Kurt);
- and Tom Payn and Matt Jensen
of Payn
Technologies for some
hard to find parts and for
not killing me on the price.
Interests: Sleeper speed!
Website: http://www.itrca.com
- Forced Induction Forum
Contact 2000R: acurate1@comcast.net
PM: Jan
Niemi
|
|
"Justification"…
Is there such a thing?
History…
This car has been a joy to drive
since day one. I had always wanted
a Type R, once I could afford one…they
stopped making the USDM version. So,
I bought a Civic EX (no Si) available
at the time. Then low and behold I
saw a spy photo of the 2000 R, the
next day, I went and ordered #0104!
That's when the waiting began. I
was to receive one of four vehicles
coming to that dealership in late
1999. After countless phone calls,
finally the salesperson called me
and said, "Come pick up your
car, it's here". The joy! I will
never forget that first drive home.
After a few months, I was getting
used to the power, and in a particular
situation, I could not keep up with
a late 80's Z28 out of the hole. That
was the turning point on my journey
to the "dark side". IT
WAS BOOST TIME!
-
Read More -
|
|
2000 Integra Type-R
#0104 - "The Goods"
|
| ENGINE |
|
| Engine Code: |
- B18C5 |
| Type |
- In-line four, aluminum block, aluminum
head |
| Internal Mods |
- Stock cams
|
| External Modifications |
- Original Turbo: Revhard
turbo kit as a starting point
- Current Turbo: Turbonetics
T3/TO4e (60 trim on the cool side,
trim unknown on the hot side)
- Intercooler: Spearco 20x7.5x3.5
inch core
- Charge piping: Revhard mandrel
bent steel, Greddy S Blow off valve
- Intake: Homemade by me, 3"
mandrel bent aluminum with the biggest
K&N I could find, cold air induction
from right inner fender outside the
engine compartment
- Exhaust: Homemade 3 inch
mandrel bent T304 stainless; tig-welded
(clears the a/c compressor btw.) Mates
to a test pipe - home made, can be
swapped for high flow cat if needed;
Thermal 3" mandrel bent polished
stainless Cat-back
|
| Engine Management |
- Apexi: VAFC
- Timing: static and dynamic -
stock
- Fuel: Holley Forced induction
fuel pump, AEM fuel rail, RC440 injectors,
Honda regulator modified for lower
idle fuel pressure
- Ignition: MSD cap with blaster-2
external coil, MSD capacitive discharge
ignition box with boost retard (from
a Mustang - it was free.)
- Plugs/Wires: Stock original
spark plugs, stock ignition wires
(had Magnacores, but they fell apart)
|
| Other |
- Moroso 5-quart oil pan
- Stainless braid #10 oil drain
- Home-made vacuum manifold to mount
map sensor and other vacuum/boost hoses
- Homemade oil catch can (aluminum -
red anodized)
- FAL low profile high flow fans. |
| Horsepower |
- Unknown: yours truly, strip
tuned never on the dyno yet until Hondata |
| Torque |
- unknown |
| DRIVETRAIN |
| Layout |
- Transverse front engine, FWD |
| Drivetrain Modifications |
- Clutchmaster stage 3 clutch
|
| Power steering |
- Lift weights you wimps! |
| SUSPENSION |
| Shocks/Springs |
- Stock/Stock
|
| Other |
- Z10 engineering radius arm kit
for traction and launches without
wheel hop
|
| EXTERNAL |
| Wheels |
- Stock rims on the street
- Kosei K1s at the strip
|
| Tires |
- Stock Bridgestones on the street
- BFG drags on the front only at the
strip
|
| INTERIOR |
| Interior |
- Stock with a little cutting |
| Gauges |
Autometer:
- Boost/vac
- Oil temp
- Pyrometer
- Fuel pressure and
- Air/fuel ratio o2 sensor monitor.
|
| PERFORMANCE |
| 1320 |
12.7 @ 114mph |
| weight |
2575 |
Continued…
In 2000, it was not easy to get a turbo
kit for a 2000 model car and particularly
a Type R. Revhard
was gracious enough to develop one. After
waiting several more months, the kit was
here. To my dismay, it was not a "bolt-on"
affair, and the fabrication began. I designed
my own down pipe, since the kit was shipped
without one. I have done all the work on
this car. The first year was spent just
enjoying boost. The second year, I wanted
to know how she would do at the strip, and
ended up running 13.6s
at 109-110mph on factory
Bridgestones.
This year, all the planning, research and
hard work was rewarded with a
12.7 at 114mph. This finally
validates what I've been trying to do all
this time. My goal was and still is to have
a fast car without all the extra accessories
that you see on a lot of cars. IT'S
A SLEEPER!
Future plans…
Hondata will be happening late this year.
I will buy the rom-burner so that I can
have complete control over all aspects of
tuning and be able burn my own prom.
I will most probably upgrade the injectors
again and run slicks and stronger axles
to attain my goal of 11s in the quarter
mile. Once that goal has been achieved,
I will probably learn how to turn the wheel
and maybe do some crossing. Currently I
have no plans of selling the car, it's paid
off in another 1.5 years, (it's hard to
believe it will be 5 years old then!)
Jan - Thanks for your help
moderating ITRCA.com. You 'da man!
|
