New Stuff (56k... nap time)

[halxi]

Well tonight while i was fixing my horrid sunroof leak, i decided id snap a few pics of the process and, well, half way into it the UPS man came... :kekeke:

To start
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R.jpg
looks normal?
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R1.jpg
THINK AGAIN! constant trickle of water on passenger side, drips on the drivers side.

So out comes the sunroof
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R4.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R5.jpg

I didnt get a pic of it, but it ended up being a screw that connects the hinge into that little black plastic piece on the glass. Wasnt tight AT ALL, so the sunroof didnt have enough pressure to seal, put some thread lock on all the screws, then tightened everything up. No more leak.

[halxi]

Ok ok ok, so, heres everything the UPS man brought me :)

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R2.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R3.jpg

My header and headlights :)

After i got the headlights in:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R6.jpg
i got too cold/tired/lazy to adjust them, but ill do that tomorrow... drove around with them ghetto adjusted for now, im satisfied with the output... well worth the $30!

Here are a couple more pics of the housings.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R7.jpg
light off

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/New/R8.jpg
light on

im debating, keep the blue city light, put in a red one, or put in a white one? I havent connected it yet, but im going to.

Ill be updating this thread with more and more pics as everything ive ordered gets here :rockon:

[gfrg88]

lights look good man, and youve go to fix that damn roof man :D

[mkymonkey]

nice

[superaccord]

Nice. I bet you can't wait to get the header on.Are you going to do that at my house?

[Busted_Blue]

lights look like big blobs of crap. =P


Hope you paint that pacesetter before becomes rustsetter.

[halxi]

no, im going to do it the day before i go to school to have my welding shop teacher weld it all in. Im def. gonna run around town with an open header a little before i do that though. Im also gonna make a vid/sound clip of it with the open header, then after i get the exhaust on :)

today i ordered all my exhaust pipe
1 180* mandrel bend
1 90* mandrel bend
2 4ft sticks of pipe

if i need more straight pipe i can always run to the local exhaust shop. Also, matt, did your pacesetter come with the header, downpipe, and another little "flex pipe" type thing? im thinking of cutting the extra piping off after the downpipe and just running a solid peice there with no cat/test pipe at all, would it work?

[superaccord]

dont do that. Its part of the flex pipe. Most people all ready have problems with it breaking on them because its not an actual flex pipe. It has to have something to flex when you rev the motor.

[halxi]

ill cut it out and use actual flex pipe... the little ball joint type thing doesnt make much sense to me.

[halxi]

lights look like big blobs of crap. =P

bahahahaha, your just jelous that i bought essentially the same light as you, only mine didnt have the triple digit price tag :bowrofl: :P

[Deadhead]

nice... How do those headlights compare with the OEM replacement one's?

[SteveDX89]

I hope the UPS guy brought some paint too. :bowrofl: At least the roof was an easy fix. I've run open header for a day and let me tell it was loud as fuck with 1595 cc of fury. I can only imagine was a 2.0L would be like. Probably louder and deeper.

[Busted_Blue]

bahahahaha, your just jelous that i bought essentially the same light as you, only mine didnt have the triple digit price tag :bowrofl: :P


LOL. At least mine don't leak. :bowrofl:

[Shaggsbud]

LOL. At least mine don't leak. :bowrofl:


I bought those same ones almost a year ago now and they still run just fine..thems rubber boots they come with work grrreat... not a bad deal at all for 40 smackers...

[halxi]

I hope the UPS guy brought some paint too. :bowrofl: At least the roof was an easy fix. I've run open header for a day and let me tell it was loud as fuck with 1595 cc of fury. I can only imagine was a 2.0L would be like. Probably louder and deeper.

If i get a 3.0 or better this semester my dads going to pay to get my car repainted... err, help me repaint it.

Basically, he is going to pay for all materials (sand paper, paint stripper, paint, etc.) then we are going to prep it ourselves, then send it to my uncle to paint it. Giving me motivation to go to class and pay attention :bowrofl:

It would be nice if the UPS Man would bring me a pro painter that would do it for free though :ugh:

In other news... JDM Antenna switch came today, ill have pics of it in tomorrow (Gotta study for PSAT/ACT tonight, ugh)

[88Accord-DX]

You got a lot or work ahead of you, if you plan on painting it yourself. Nice header, is that a pacesetter?

[Shaggsbud]

If i get a 3.0 or better this semester my dads going to pay to get my car repainted... err, help me repaint it.

Basically, he is going to pay for all materials (sand paper, paint stripper, paint, etc.) then we are going to prep it ourselves, then send it to my uncle to paint it. Giving me motivation to go to class and pay attention :bowrofl:

It would be nice if the UPS Man would bring me a pro painter that would do it for free though :ugh:

In other news... JDM Antenna switch came today, ill have pics of it in tomorrow (Gotta study for PSAT/ACT tonight, ugh)

BAH!!! Parents paying for stuff....lucky bastid....though I do have a $12 an hour job coming up here shortly....thk God I'm in college for diesel tech....they pay so much...

[HondaBoy]

man i wish that header was comming in my mail. been wanting one. hope you get that leaky sunroof fixed. my rear window leaks. i think they used the original seal when it was taken out once.

[wprocomp]

honda boy when i sell the accord if you wanna buy my full header exhaust setup you can-but you gonna have 2 help me take it off cause its a pain in the ass 2 get the egr tubes off

[blazin3gen]

be shure to cock the fuckers they leak bad

[bobafett]

hehe pacesetter... gotta love it.

i cleaned ambers up, beadblasted it. washed any grease and fingerprints off it, and painted it with 1500 ceramic paint ,and it burned off in 20 seconds. :( dunno where i went wrong, but those headers got real ugly real fast! :)

[halxi]

well superaccord and i just spent almost 8 straight hours under my car, the front went smooth for the most part, minor hang ups here/there, but its all in and dropped now, looks sick, ill have pics up of that shortly. But the rear... ugh

the rear lower strut bushing that sits in the knuckle is RUSTED, the bolt RUSTED to the bushing, then the bushing RUSTED to the knuckle... tried cutting it off, pounding it, bending it, everything, NOTHING got done. So im going to trailer it home, send it to the local mechanic and say "heres all the parts, including bushings, etc. etc. fix it" Im so sick of fucking with it right now. It currently sits 30 miles from me undriveable because one of the struts only has a partial RUSTED bolt in it to hold it on the lower control arm.

So, heres the turning point. A.) Trailer it home, send it to the local mechanic, see what he can do and if he cant fix it then well... plan B.) Trailer it home, park it on the side of my house, find an SE-i, replace the control arms with NON RUSTED POS'S and have the nice new addition of rear discs...

Help guys, im sick of this shit. Everything i do to my car blows up in my face, tranny should of gone smooth, NOT, front suspension should of been really smooth, NOT, and now the rear suspension... whats next? fucking a i quit. :sadwave: :thumbdn:

[wprocomp]

well thats what happens with almost 20 yearold cars man-belive me ive run into a number of problems myself,and having salt on the roads for winter doesnt help your car,unless your lucky enough 2 find one of those uiltra low mileage accords like the SE-i I found here with 45k original miles O.o

[halxi]

Well here are 15 or so pics of what we did get done...

A few pics of what i have thats going in.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop1.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop2.jpg

Got the old CIVIC struts out, didnt fit right AT ALL, and matt took it upon him to celebrate a little...
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop3.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop4.jpg

Everything out.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop5.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop7.jpg

In the process of putting the new setup back in, a little friend came to visit...
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop8.jpg

Ok, so its not as little as i said, but shhhhh... bahahaha

[halxi]

Heres the front end on the new springs:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop9.jpg

Compare the wheel gap to the stock ride height of the rear:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop10.jpg

Full car pics:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop11.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop12.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop13.jpg

And heres as far as we got on the rear due to those fucking rusted bolts/bushings.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop14.jpg
Like my rust spot? :bowrofl:

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop15.jpg
The rear struts/springs all lonely :(

Well thats all for now, we were going to paint a valve cover for my car, repaint matts tails, put in my JDM switch, do some cosmetic work, clean out my intake manifold, and put in my new vacuum lines... but we didnt get any of that done because of my damn rust problems.

[mkymonkey]

that sucks dude.

[halxi]

Matt gave me a good idea, i think im going to be looking for a better condition 3g with less miles, and overall better everything. Its a pain in the ass to find one here in Colorado though :sad2:

[SteveDX89]

What kind of drop is on those springs? It looks pretty good. Remember it will settle some as you drive it. I remember when I did my car and it didn't look that low but damn did it settle. Now it's almost too low.

[halxi]

1.6 front 1.7 rear is what it says off of ebay.

Last night we took a sawzall and got that bushing out and the strut out on one side, matt and jesse are going to work on it some today while im at work, maybe get it done.

[halxi]

so i got my car back today :O :O :O big thanks to matt and jesse for working on it while i was at work. Rides nice, but the front is a little bouncy. Anybody have any ideas to fix this?

Also matt, on the way home i hit one MAJOR bump, bottomed the shit out of my front struts, drug the center of my car and everything... if youre ever going from 36east to 76east, right at that exit where it curves down and to the right, slow WWWAAAAAYYYYYY down, i hit it at 40 and it was horrid! :sadwave:

OK so here are a few pics... this is how you take care of buisness:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop16.jpg

On top is what my bushing looked like, on bottom is what it should look like.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop17.jpg


Here are a few pics that i grabbed before i went home.
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop18.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop19.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/Drop20.jpg

They arent the best pics but whatever, they do the job for now. My 2 mandrel bends should be here shortly so i can start cuttin out my exhaust.

[superaccord]

Nice nice nice. I'm glad that you like it. As for the spongy front, there isnt anything you can do about that. Tokicos are soft in the front. Mine rides the same way. But you'll get used to it. It's not horribly soft.

[halxi]

Went drivin to put the suspension to the test, went through the round abouts, my tires used to squeal like a mother going through it at 25, i ran through them at 30-32 and absolutly no tires squeal, and everything felt really tight.

bah da bum bum bum, im lovvvvvin it :)

btw matt, wtf is with the "intow" written on my back window? lol

[superaccord]

ha ha ha sorry...lol you like that? mmm hmm...

[racerx]

wow that looks awesome! it's amazing what 1.5-2" will do to the appearance of your car (not to mention how it handles).

can't wait to see how your exhaust comes along. those headlights are pretty much what I bought for mine, and so far no leaks/cracks/problems.
the bulbs still look as good as they were when they were new.

[halxi]

Im thinking of upgrading the bulbs to street glow ultra whites or somethin, my cousin has them in his jeep and they are really bright and white. I dont think ill have my exhaust done for the meet unless i find a test pipe ASAP. Also, im going to be wiring some xenon bulbs into that "rice bulb" location, then running that into my corners so it will be on with my running lights. Ill hopefully get started on that tonight, not sure though.
Day pics of the drop comming tonight :)

[SteveDX89]

so i got my car back today :O :O :O big thanks to matt and jesse for working on it while i was at work. Rides nice, but the front is a little bouncy. Anybody have any ideas to fix this?

Junk the Tokico struts and get revalved Bilsteins.

[halxi]

;or buy busted blues konis :) :)

[halxi]

New pics

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/1.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/2.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/3.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/4.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/5.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/6.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/7.jpg

[halxi]

More

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/8.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/9.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/10.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/11.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/12.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/13.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Drop%20Progress/14.jpg

[HondaBoy]

that's the kinda drop i'd like. not too low, but low enough that its noticeable. you notice any scraping with it lowered? here where i live the roads are shit, so like when i have 4 or 5 passengers in my car it scrapes bad, but just on the muffer under the exhaust tunnel. i think that drop looks great.

[halxi]

no scraping yet, but i have bottomed out my front struts twice now :( our roads turn from asphalt to pavement/cement in several areas and there are HUGE bumps there, like parking lot speed bumps, so when you hit them it fucks shit up... i hate it.The largest number of passengers ever in my car... ONE. Period. I hate having mass amounts of people in my car, bugs the shit out of me. My new exhaust should be on shortly so ill see if any of that scrapes, if it does ill definatly let you know.

Thanks for the compliment, ive had my struts since late june, and i just got my springs like a week ago, im so excited that its lowered now. Now i just wanna get a new set of the stock hubcaps without any cracks or deep scratches, repaint them kind of a semi-gloss black maybe. Or i might redo them in the stock color.

[frantik]

you hook up the city lights yet? i was thinking about putting white ones in mine and hooking it up the running lights.. the rainy season is gonna start soon and it'd be tight to have daytime running lights that werent headlights

[halxi]

i want to, but ive already cross wired the orange part of my JDM side marker into the front part (removed the gray "dinger" box under my dash, appearntly it controlled the orange bulb in the corners) so im afraid of overloading that circut and frying fuses :sad2: im def. gonna be puttin the xenon bulbs in though when i decide how im going to hook it up, i bought the wire/crimps from my work today... just need to decide how im going to wire it.

Call me a rice if you want, but i kind of like how the front rides lower then the rear... it gives it a little more of an agressive stance, even if its not the best for function.

[SteveDX89]

Looks good. Just get that new paint job and you'll be set.

[halxi]

im not going to waste my money on paint/body work

i can buy a mint coupe with lower miles, and appearntly better condition for half the price it would cost me to get this painted how i want... actually it would probably be more like 1/4 of the price if i include the body work my car needs

[racerx]

The largest number of passengers ever in my car... ONE. Period. I hate having mass amounts of people in my car, bugs the shit out of me.

FINALLY someone who understands what I feel! lol I absolute HATE having people in the back. I keep wanting to take the rear seats out and make a shelf or something so I really can't carry more than 1 extra person.

Btw, did I ever tell you about the paint shop in Ft. Carson? Bring your own paint, use their sanders, sand blasters, masking tape, etc etc etc.
Then use their equipment to spray your car (professional stuff, including respirators.)

I think they charge $10/day or so. That's what we'll be doing with Dan's car.

I'm more than willing to help you out with that, if you so choose.

[halxi]

We could, but i think we'd need a FULL week to do it, sun up/sun down each day. Theres alot of little dings/dents and such i dont want them all out, but i want the major ones fixed for the most part, and we'd need to make a replacement panel for the rust in the rear corners.

Yea i hate having more then one other person in my car unless its someone that shares the same expierence/respect with cars as i do and knows how to treat it. Occasionally i have 2 people in my car but thats usually just to a movie or somethin.

[halxi]

Here's the borla pro xs muffler O/C 2.25" muffler

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/R.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/R1.jpg

The resonator

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/R2.jpg

Muffler and res

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/R3.jpg

Also, my 2 4' sticks of 2.25" exhaust pipe came from jegs a few days ago, still waiting on the 2 mandrel bends (1 180*, and 1 90*) and i still need a test pipe, but its slowly progressing.

[Deadhead]

nice, is the muffler used? it looks a little beat up on the outside

[halxi]

no brand new, still smells like welding. Probably from the factory or somethin

[Busted_Blue]

nice, is the muffler used? it looks a little beat up on the outside


it's raw stainless steel metal. If I were you, I would paint it flat black like I did


hahahahhaha.


DamN i just read this thread page 2 for the first. I need some bitches to work on my car while I'm at work too. ;)

[racerx]

hmmm, for some reason, looking at those pics gives me deja vu...

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/borla1.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/borla2.jpg

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/cat.jpg

[halxi]

:lol:

probably because i "borrowed" your setup :P :P

[racerx]

:) no worries. i know you'll enjoy it immensely. no cheap canister/fart cans here. (or crush bent cheap exhaust shop pipes) :P

[halxi]

my U bend came today, its just a TINY little thing, i may need to buy another 4-5ft stick from the local exhaust shop to get everything where i need it :(

i cant believe my U bend came, but my 90* didnt, thats crap! lol

i still need a test pipe too, or should i just order another res, and have the flanges on my cat cut off/welded onto that?

[racerx]

i'd just get the test pipe. it'll be cheaper than having those flanges cut and welded. if you stuck with your old flanges, you'd still have rusting parts on your exhaust too. bleh. ;)

the cat-resonator-thing will also help with the sound of your exhaust.

Just remember you'll still need a flange for your cat-back section. make sure to pick one up that'll actually fit before you send off the parts for welding. and make sure you align the flange to the cat-replacement's flanges first. the first flange i bought looked like it would work, but it was slightly off. (found out the night before i had the exhaust welded)

how small is your U-bend?
this is all the materials i used for mine, plus 1 more straight section. i only used about 2 feet from the 2nd section too, if that.
http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y175/academyracer/before.jpg

[halxi]

hrm yea, i see where i made my mistake now :uh:

i ordered a tight radius U bend so its alot smaller, and its 2.25" OUTSIDE diameter, so it slides into the muffler... could be a problem :(

Ill see what i can do though, if i have to ill ship this back and order a different peice thats going to fit right.

Also, where would i be able to find flanges? Should i just check the local exhaust shop?

The cost of welding isnt a problem, my welding shop teacher at school is going to do it all for FREE! :D :D

[racerx]

all the piping should be 2.25 OD (outer diameter). The pipes should slide somewhat easily into the openings of the muffler and resonator. (and flange too).

What you should do (if you want perfection) is gently file away the inside lip of every pipe, so when it sits inside the mouth of the muffler and resonator, the 1/8" transition or so becomes a smooth transition. Did that make sense?

And make sure you use a permanent marker to align pipes and such.

And yes, your local shop should have an array of flanges.

[Deadhead]

well, my 2' pipe slid right into my muffler, it's not a problem, but i guess if you to from 2.25' to 2'.... that might be a problem, but for the muffler, it's not big deal, actualy makes it easier to weld on too :P

[halxi]

well yea i was thinkin it makes it easier to weld, and yes matt that made perfect sense lol ill probably do that tonight since its RAINING anyway! I was going to bolt up my header and everything tonight and cut out my old exhaust and get my new one in but nooo, dammit.

[superaccord]

hmm... Sounds like fun. Hope you get your exhaust done in time for the meet. Oh btw guys the stickers are done!!! Nate and I only had 10 made so far, so get dibs and bring 5.00/sticker to the meet if you want one.

[Deadhead]

hmm... Sounds like fun. Hope you get your exhaust done in time for the meet. Oh btw guys the stickers are done!!! Nate and I only had 10 made so far, so get dibs and bring 5.00/sticker to the meet if you want one.

Hey, i'll take 2 stickers, but i won't be able to use them until i fix my window tint crap.... anyone got experience or ideas on how to take that off w/o scratching the window?

Also, the rear window needs that purple tint off too.... how do i do that w/o ruining the defroster?

[halxi]

i thought we all decided that the stickers were going on the windshield :sadwave:


thats where im putting mine, and i already dibbed 2 of them, 1 for this windshield, and one for the new one thats going in march or april

[racerx]

where on the windshield? (must've missed that one...) like behind the rearview?

Dibbs on 1!!!

btw nate, the drop looks sweet. nice visual appeal while still remaining classy. good choices. i wish mine didn't look like a 4-wheeler...

Quinton, as far as window tint, sometimes you just need to start it with your fingernail and it just easily peels off. that's how the tint in Dan's new accord was.

[halxi]

lol matt

you were saying you liked where we chose to put it because its hidden unless youre looking for it ;)

heres a pic of it being location tested on the car:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Resize.jpg

what the sticker will look like, however the gray background will be clear:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/V3rsion3.jpg

[Deadhead]

uhm... do we have to put it there? or do you mind if i put it in my rear corner windows?

I don't want anything on my windshield...

[halxi]

Thats something we will have to discuss at the meet i think.
Well i came home today to find... dun dun dun:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/1.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/2.jpg
Old lense on left, new lense on right:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/6.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/5.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/8.jpg
I also changed my oil today and found a few smaller metal shavings in the bottom of the pan afterwards... so i invested in something, hopefully it proves to be usefull:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/7.jpg

[halxi]

So of course this gave me a semi decent reason to waste more gas and go get more pics :D :lol:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/9.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/10.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/12.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/13.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/14.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/17.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/18.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/22.jpg
Click the link to view all of the pics i took:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-20-05/

[Strugglebucket]

those trees are pretty.

your car's alright, too.

[halxi]

Thats just around town :)

i wanted to get up into the Rockies (i live in colorado if you havent caught on LOL) and get some sweet ass fall pics (with and without my car in them), but all the aspens and stuff have already peaked, so now everythings pretty much brown.

[racerx]

aw shoot. we should do that next year, in Mueller State Park. there's an awesome parking lot that you can see the entire continental divide from. maybe I'll go there tomorrow and get a picture.

[superaccord]

I'm really excited for the meet. I hope the weather is nice. Hey you guys. check this out I thought this was pretty neat. Tells you where everyone is.

http://www.risingconcepts.com/frapper/3geezmembermap

[halxi]

bump for my new stuff :)

ordered Nippon F2's (Flatblack 16x7's), my test pipe, and my ideal tire size went down a bit, couldnt get the size i want in the tire i want, so my friend is now getting me 205/50/16 Kumho ASX's... my test pipe should be here tomorrow or weds, and my rims should be here thurs or fri

ill get pics as soon as it all shows up :)


btw added myself to that map thing :P

[3G Jester]

[QUOTE=halxi]
I also changed my oil today and found a few smaller metal shavings in the bottom of the pan afterwards... so i invested in something, hopefully it proves to be usefull:
/QUOTE]


sounds like someone won the lottery!!! all them parts.....loks like your enjoying yourself....kudos! hopefully youll have a few extra bucks to replace your pistons/rings after those metal shavings really turn into a problem...... :/
any idea on what your gonna do when that happens? obviously your putting some money into this ride...gonna go find a decent jy a20 and clean it and rebuild it? or b series? turbo? anything fun?

[halxi]

im leaning more towards a high comp N/A a20 that will hopefully put out around 250whp or more, but my goal is going to be 250hp

i know a decent amount about engines themselves, not alot about turbos. I figured id start with what im most knowledgable in (motor wise) and change it up. I understand the basics but i dont know how a X turn wheel or this or that in a turbo is going to help/hurt my performance.

I might look into a B series head that will bolt up to an a20, racerx put his b series head on top of an a20 and said it all matched so i might see where that goes.

unfortunatly i need a few major fix ups, all my brakes are pretty much shot, and i have a rust spot that gets worse every day so i really need to get that fixed. Alternator is going out, will probably die within a week after i finish my sub setup

EDIT: The b series head racerx matched up was out of his USDM B20A 91 4ws prelude. I believe he has a jdm b20 now

[racerx]

it was the USDM B21A1. I have the B20A in there right now, but the heads are interchangeable, so any head off of these will fit:
B20A5
B20A7
B21A1
B20A

[Busted_Blue]

your car is looking better and better nate. Good work.

You should get these silver bulbs that light up amber like mine for the turn signals. It looks clear but when you turn them on, its amber. :D

[racerx]

if you really want to go for 250whp, or even 250hp, I'd definately get a B-series head at the least.

But then again, if you're gonna do that, might as well just get the B20A, and rebuild it.

I'm about to rebuild mine (this weekend), so we'll see if I actually got all the right parts. ... :nervous:

[3G Jester]

rebuild any engine you buy. its the smartest. at least while its out you get to clean it and check out its guts

[halxi]

Rims came yesterday, along with my test pipe :)

my friend got me a killer deal, $580 total for 4 tires, and spline lug nuts was the original cost, got me all of it for $300 even :D

anyways, heres a teaser pic of the rims :) more to come, muahahahaha

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/s.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/s1.jpg

[Deadhead]

ok, now i really hate you :P

j/K

looks damn nice

[halxi]

dont hate it kuz its beautiful :bowrofl:

[mkymonkey]

dude, i want your rims!!!!!!

but in silver :D

[Busted_Blue]

should get some black lugnuts or something so it looks more dope =)


and..remove that center cap, it looks stupid :hs:



p.s. H-T has made me soo mean hahaha

[3gn86lxi]

Looks good. Get some paint on that biiiiiiaaatch, and it's aom time.

[halxi]

Im still a ways away from paint, just got done putting new rotors/pads on.

Exhaust goes on tomorrow :D

BB

im going to buy some honda center caps, sand them down, paint the outer part black and have the H emblem silver, so it kind of matches. I think it will look sweet. Those center caps are just whats in there for now, until i get money to do that.

Next major mod, SE-i Rear Discs. :D

A few new pics from the meet last night:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-29%203geez/A32.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-29%203geez/A.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-29%203geez/A2.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-29%203geez/A10.jpg

Heres whats left of my brake pad/rotor... wait, what pad?
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-29%203geez/S.jpg

http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-29%203geez/S1.jpg

And... all new :) looks better then that rust crap anyway
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/10-29%203geez/S2.jpg

[superaccord]

Nice. I'm glad that you finally fixed your brakes. Was getting pretty sketchy...I had a blast at the meet last night.

[halxi]

yea, we need to actually DO something at the next meet. I dont think people from the springs would come up if a few of us up north planned to do a bunch of work to a car or two.

Im thinking, maybe have a meet for my SE-i Rear Discs (next mod :kekeke: ), then maybe some other semi-large project someone else has going on, and BBQ and stuff? We could probably do it here at my house or something.

[racerx]

uhh... i'm rebuilding my engine if anyone wants to lend a hand... ;) it's being a bit of a PITA!!!

actually, everything went fine until i had to unbolt the downpipe... stripped bolt head... no problem, right? i got my stripped bolt remover! ...wait a minute... where the hell is it?!?! ...looks like someone made off with it, or just misplaced it...

had to buy another this morning...

what do you guys think? full head rebuild, or just mill it? (head has 60K on it)

[halxi]

yea sorry, i had to fix my brakes...
We could meet up sometime during the last week of december if you want matt, im going to be taking that whole week off for snowboarding and some other things.

general exclaim uhp's are the tires i have, i like um.

[halxi]

header on :D :D no pics of the header yet, but heres a vid with it open :)

http://users.4x4wh.com/123abc/Personal%20pix/PB080003.MOV

i <3 it!

[halxi]

exhaust done

here are a few pics :) ill get some better ones tomorrow
bolting up the test pipe
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/Exhaust.jpg
final fit testing of everything back to the axle
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/Exhaust1.jpg
everything done
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/Exhaust2.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/Exhaust3.jpg

i did all of the welding/cutting to this exhaust myself using tools at the auto shop, and welding shop at school

[snoopyloopy]

looks good. how does it sound? and noticed any improvements?

[mkymonkey]

wow, that looks nice! but i have a question, would the harsh angles of the plumbing cause bad air flow? i mean it seems like the flow would just hit that last bend and , circle around a bit and then go back out. maybe im just dumb cuz im sorta a newbie when it comes to air flow, but its a respectable question no?

[halxi]

that is a good question, and a question i asked myself...

we tested it, before, and after we put that last peice of pipe and the muffler on

to the feel of the hand, with the pipe just stopping at the axle, it had LESS pressure then whats comming out of the muffler now. Weird i know, im thinking about cutting that last section out, and rotating the rear of my muffler down a little, then welding it back together, so its not at such a harsh angle

[Magny]

Ummm.....do some of you guys run with the resonator on or off??? IMO when I got the stock mufler from the junk yard and went to go get it installed at the shop, they said it is better without the resonator. Don't know what he was talkin about until I noticed a difference from when I had the stock muffler, and the aftermarket one I had, to the stock muffler I have now without the resonator. It seems there is some kind of resistance in the resonator, cause now my car runs hella better now than it has ever. Thinkin of getting another aftermarket muffler so I can rid the baffles of the stock muffler and see what the outcome is. I'll try and take some pics tomorrow to show what I mean. Basically, now, in order for me to change my cat on my car, I have to remove the whole rear half of the exhaust system and rerun pipes lol. The straight pipe is welded on my cat, and the new piece of pipe the guy put in is welded to the back half, so basically one whole complete system now lol. But I don't know what increase of numbers I have gained, but I can tell from personal experience of driving my car, it does feel a whole lot quicker than before. Also I have adjusted my valve clearances to stock reccomendations, andI think that what is helping or in otherwords making it feel like there is a change. cause when I went to go and check my clearances, they were hella out of spec. basically it was lower than the lowest recomended level. so what I did was used the gauge to be closest to the max rec. and tightened it and rechecked. doing this made me think, since I cant really hold the screw from going down, I'll just tighten it and see if it still within specs.. I had the intake adjusted to .009 and the exhaust to .014, and when i tightened it down it went to .007 on the intake and .012 on the exhaust. i had a little resistance on both markings but when i dropped one gauge, it was loose as crazy so I know it is something like .0065 and .0115, but still within range of the max. anyways, I can't really prove it and can't really prove the power increase, but I know by personal experience that in feeling I feel the increase, just don't physically see it. Just wish I had dynoed it before I did the adjustment. Oh and when i did the check before I did the adjustment, I couldn't get the smallest, flimsiest gauge to slide under. I think they were resting on the valve ends the whole time.

Yeah yeah I know, I will be expecting flamings, but like I said, I can't prove it. Plus I feel like I brought 2 tpoics into this lol, but I reread the whole thing I typed up, it flows into one another if you really think about it.

[racerx]

that is a good question, and a question i asked myself...
we tested it, before, and after we put that last peice of pipe and the muffler on
to the feel of the hand, with the pipe just stopping at the axle, it had LESS pressure then whats comming out of the muffler now. Weird i know, im thinking about cutting that last section out, and rotating the rear of my muffler down a little, then welding it back together, so its not at such a harsh angle

That would make sense, actually. The gases are more or less free flowing up until the axle, so there's not much pressure inside the pipe.

However, add an agressive bend like that, and you get gases bouncing back and forth, creating more pressure inside the tube. When it finally gets out the back, there's more force from the exhaust gases because there's more pressure inside the pipe.

More pressure in the pipe means it's harder for the engine to push gases out.

Although I'm sure you'll correct that with another mandrel bent piece, the setup the way it currently sits is far superior to your stock exhaust.
If you remove the cat, and any kind of resistance in any muffler or resonator, you've got total free flow. With this bend, you've only reduced it a little bit.

So it's not performing at 100%, but it's still performing a heck of a lot better than stock.

[halxi]

yea i need to get that hot air output for carbs plugged up though, and my alternator went out today!

ugh, fucking car, i hate it... i was planning on paying off some things with this check, guess its gonna be tight and im gonna have to pay for overnight shipping

[superaccord]

nice setup you got there. Sorry to hear about the alternator. Hey you remember my friend Burt you guys didnt get the chance to meet? (kid with jdm B16A in a 95 green hatchie)? Well, it just got stollen day before yesterday. :( Freakin sucks man. Still haven't heard anything. That thing has so much money in parts. Nothing is going to be left...so so sad

[Deadhead]

looks good dude, hope you don't have the trouble i did when replacing the alternator :P

again, how does it sound ?!?

[halxi]

no sound rating yet, as i still have a huge hole in my header, damn carbd models

but yea i met burt at your party matt, haha, the one i hate my cup at! bahahahahaha

anyways, yea that does suck

i discoverd my alternator problem, one of the mount bolts sheerd, so its just been flopping around (hint the strange rattle ive been hearing) and half my running problem... getting that fixed tomorrow

[halxi]

Stereo updates:
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/S1.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/s3.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/s.jpg
http://users.4x4wh.com/4x4master/Hondar/S4.jpg

also blew up my master cylinder in my brakes tonight.

Went to brake for this moron that cut me off, tires started to lock, then my pedal just went to the floor and now has no pressure... joy. I get to drive to school/work tomorrow without brakes.

[racerx]

just give yourself plenty of time to use the e-brake. lol good luck with that.

sound system looks great though!

[Deadhead]

wow, you are just spending more and more into that car every time i hear from you.... makes me wonder if it's worth it to you.

But good luck.

[halxi]

cant use the e-brake!

pulled it into the garage today, CONSTANT trickle of brake fluid from the left rear drum, from INSIDE the drum... what could it be?

Im trying to get this done and still make it to school at 10:30... dunno if its gonna work out though :(

[racerx]

oh shiza! sounds like a brake line leak. check the hose, maybe it's trickling down into the drum. otherwise, check the piston itselff inside the drum. it might need to be rebuilt...

sounds like you need to just buy a decent SE-i or LX-i and save yourself from all these hassels...

I know your car has been in the family since it was made, but it doesn't sound like it was well maintained...

[halxi]

yea and now its all MY fault

i just got chewed out AGAIN for it... its not my god damn fault the brakes went out

[mkymonkey]

lol...poor you