My K20a2 EG build up thread - TONS of pics!

[GaGen2Teg]

anything new man?

[jdmrex]

wow man good stuff keep it up

[GSRteg®]

Awesome hatch man.

[K24cb7coupe]

damn good write up, and a damn sexy car. i know it looks better in person

[Repost Squintz]

nice, i love the color! it turned out great... awesome car dude

[Fuster_Cluck]

Thanks again for the props guys.

Hybrid Racing has everything working nicely now and it's on the way back to me. I will reinstall everything and have her towed for exhaust install. Once that is complete I will enjoy her for a few days and maybe get some vdieo footage and posted as well.

I also went through and resized the build pics for posting before she was completed. I will begin to post pictures later this evening to get you guys up to speed on what went down the week before the completion.

Thanks again for all the props

[Dirty Octopus™]

HAHA! i love your new name on H-T!
Vicious Circle FTW!

[Fuster_Cluck]

HAHA! i love your new name on H-T!
Vicious Circle FTW!

Trying to get it changed on IA as well The 93 is long gone.....time to move on

Session 047 Part 1:

K series shifter cable routing and mounting:

Start with removing "A" and "C" from the shifter cables and discard:



Remove bracket "B" to modify since this is the best bracket to use:



Take the hammer and hit the bracket to flatten it out like so:



I don't know what the bolt is for. It's a 10mm bolt that was holding nothing in place. Maybe before I took the car apart it had a purpose. But, it's in the perfect spot:



Nice clearance:



Closer look at the cable routing at the crossmember:



Another clearance shot. I don't have a pic with the header installed, but the clearance is really good on my SSR header



Inside the bay:



Closer look at the tranny connection (my father shortened the cotter pins for weight reduction :boobies: j/k....he said the length was not correct)



Hope that helps anyone with questions about routing and mounting K series shifter cables

Thanks for looking and more to come

[Dirty Octopus™]

are you serious?
so you're still posting pics of its progression. but its not in your posession any longer?
damn... whats next for you?

[Fuster_Cluck]

are you serious?
so you're still posting pics of its progression. but its not in your posession any longer?
damn... whats next for you?

You must of misread something because I still have the car. Just sent the wiring and kpro out to resolve the O2 problem..... I'm awaiting the return of the wiring and kpro and then I can drive her

[speedminded]

Trying to get it changed on IA as well The 93 is long gone.....time to move on

He was referring to this. ...........................^^^^^^^^^^^

[Dirty Octopus™]

You must of misread something because I still have the car. Just sent the wiring and kpro out to resolve the O2 problem..... I'm awaiting the return of the wiring and kpro and then I can drive her

Boy did I!

He was referring to this. ...........................^^^^^^^^^^^

yeah...

[blown_ss]

i think i would cry if you got rid of this car, im sure im not the only one. keep up the good work.

[Fuster_Cluck]

He was referring to this. ...........................^^^^^^^^^^^

Oh my bad

Yeah, the 93 was white w/ a GSR swap. Sold it back in 2003. The VX is a 95 which is why I'm ready to change my name

[Fuster_Cluck]

Session 047 Part 2 of 2:

Modifying the K20a2 engine harness:

There is a lot of clips to remove from the harness:



First remove the large white one:



Just unclip it:



Slit the rubber grommet:



Comes off like so:



There are 3 of the little green plastic clips that you can remove:





Pry using a flat tip screwdriver to open each one up to remove:



Removed:



How I routed the engine harness to the cabin. That is the heater coolant opening at the firewall. The hole has NOT been modified:



Looking at the same hole from the cabin:



D series harness:



Wire #1 -- Plug "B" (green/yellow wire) - A7



Cut the wires like so &
Wire #2 -- Plug "B" (green/orange wire) - A13



Wire #3 -- Plug "D" (green/red) - D10



If you unwrapped the engine harness you have this fuster_cluck:



Pull the wires you just cut back through so you have length to work with:



Oxygen Sensor wiring......

The 4 wires on the conversion harness:



Strip the plastic to expose some wire:



I don't have the opposite plug to mate with the O2 so I cut the harness off the new sensor. I screwed up by cutting all the four wires even. It's been said the 2 black wires are both grounds so not a big deal to get them mixed up. But, if you have to cut the wires......cut them at different lengths



Hybrid Racing Harness --------- Primary Oxygen Sensor
Green ------------------------- White
Red --------------------------- Light Green or Blue if you have the Denso sensor
White ------------------------- Black
Black -------------------------- Black

Cosmetic caps that really make a difference:



Put them just about everywhere including the studs of the roll bar:



Everything was torqued down and torque stripe added for easy visual check ups:



Clutch line install. Not sure if the teflon tape was needed or not



Thanks for looking

[Nittanys1]

nice progress!

[GaGen2Teg]

dope keep it coming

[Rsxguy]

bump for an awesome thread

[Da_unknown]

keep it coming bro...

[GAtegs]

I love **** like this.

[Repost Squintz]

awesome! i am going to copy you on your motor swap process... taking out each bolt and putting the same bolts that go to that part in a ziplock bag and labeling the bag... that way i dont lose any bolts, lol.

[Fuster_Cluck]

awesome! i am going to copy you on your motor swap process... taking out each bolt and putting the same bolts that go to that part in a ziplock bag and labeling the bag... that way i dont lose any bolts, lol.

Yes, that will save you headaches down the road

Thanks for all the props once again


Well, I think the headache is finally over. While down in Savannah (yesterday / 1 day) I stopped by a muffler shop who had just what I needed





Plenty of clearance for the 3" piping:



I'm going to clean her up nicely:



Shop also gave me the donut gasket. It's not quite wide enough to fit over the DTR flange. I'm going to see if Summit has one that will clear the flange. If not, I'll dremel this one out to make it work:



Without the donut gasket:



Ahhhhhhh, that looks nice:



Hand tightened, YES!!! The 2 spring bolts I have on hand will work



Got to get new nuts though:



This is with the flange pushed all the way to bottom. Once centered the gap is gone:



These are the springs / bolts I used. Not sure if they are from a D or B series. But, they should do the job:



Now I've got to find a day when I can get this installed, then stop for an alignment, emissions...... then I'll be ready to take on the S/C TSX

Thanks for looking & up we go

[Ol' Gregg]

yo you gonna be in tenn. this week end???

[Civic_H2b]

Very nice car.

[Fuster_Cluck]

yo you gonna be in tenn. this week end???

Must be the Nashville meet? Too bad I have to work

Thanks for the props!!

So, yesterday I took her up to get an alignment and on the way up I see this nice blue Mustang. He eventually notices me behind him and down shifts (smoke came from the exhaust as he switched to the far left lane taking off). I also down shifted and just rode his a$$ because there were cars in the other 2 lanes. I couldn't even give it 100% or I would of smacked his rearend. He eventually saw he couldn't leave me and pulled back to the middle lane. I then cruised by as he had a on his face. My was X10 bigger. Unfortunately I had to get off the exit for the alignment so never got to get side by side. Here is the one pic I snapped of the GT:



Then I made it to the alignment shop and snapped a few pics:













Then I met up with Tom and the guys at "Acura & Honda Specialist":





Then when riding back down 19-41, I see this Mugen Si. So I U turn and back to see it. Guys name is Sam. Pretty cool guy. Supposed to meet up for a shoot today and possibly some runs against it:







Then I see this GT500 on dubs and snap a few:







...and that was my day! Had a lot of fun and looking to have some more fun today

Thanks for looking

[puregroove]

nice, bro::: your car must sound so good... to oval mufflers

[khailon]

nice car

[Andy_013]

I vote stickied this b/c my brother has the same rims and 42 pages

[Fuster_Cluck]

Thanks guys for the props. The car sounds pretty good. Not to loud, yet very deep tone. At WOT the exhaust screams

A couple pics I snapped yesterday and used a free online photo editing site to enhance them. May have enhanced the brick wall one a little too much





Ran the DA w/GSR/Type R head yesterday. Got a few runs on video, but I can't find the camcorder cable or software So, I ordered a new cable and hopefully will be able to upload the vid using windows movie maker.

Thanks for looking & stay tuned for a lot more to come

[JITB]

dam that mugen si, looks like it has all type of goodies on it... looks better in person..

u think its worth the price now that you have seen it in person?

[JDMjoe]

That mugen civic is sexxxxxxxxxxxxxxy! I didn't know they had released yet.

[Hondatypr636]

Wow that was amazing. I just spent like 2 hours reading all this. Awsome job on everything and paying attention to detail. even the little things make a big difference. K swap in the EG FTW

[boostedb16]

that has to be the most complete color swap i have ever seen. one question why go thru all that trouble and not paint the door handle's and mirror's?

[GaGen2Teg]

Damn i want more haha keep us updated with some more! If i had the money i swear id do this to my DA.

[CB7tuner]

damnit hybrid93hatch you got to that spot to take pics before me!!!! that pic off of 42 in locust grove?

[95EGVX]

Great job on your project. I've been here at work all day reading all 42 pages of this thread. And now its 4pm. I need to get to work. I need to come check you out. I'm in McDonough and just picked up a 95VX.

[magneto198]

this is such an awsome project

[TicketRedBB6]

So when does boosting begin?

[madking411]

This is pretty inspiring.....

[blackDAHLIA]

this thread should get its own section. best thread ever.

awesome car dude.