Hey guys. I've been around for a bit but never really post. I love this forum for the technical info; and the more I'm getting into my build the more I find myself researching on here. So I might as well start a build thread.

02/12/2012 Update: MY CAR'S FIRST VIDEO!! My buddy Tim with his DA and me


I have a CW EJ8. I got it from a dealership with 118K miles on it for $5500. I got it with an AEM short ram intake, front and rear strut bars, lowered just a tad on H&R coils and these ridiculous 17 inch Enkei RS6s. I got it in February of 2010.

**When I got this car I was still in high school, and my dad strictly told me I couldn't touch the motor (no exhaust even) until I graduated then it would be under my name. So naturally I did everything cosmetically :smile:
I first tinted my windows. I regretted it later, but I thought it would be legit at the time.
I then got an Si grille, and yellow fogs. And of course, some HIDs.


Then I tossed the Enkeis and got a set of clean HXs thinking it wouldn't be that hard to macguyver them to make them fit. I thought wrong, and they didn't look that good anyway, so I sold those and got bronze Rota Circuit 8's. So much better


Then got a B&M straight short shifter, and CTR front and rear lips, and painted them along with my grille.


Then since the yellow fogs were poop, I got clear ones and put yellow bulbs in them.
Then came the Buddy Club Spec II catback exhaust.


I got blackback headlights. And a Benen front tow hook.


So I got a rear Benen tow hook, and got a Broadway rear view mirror. Also got PWJDM drilled/slotted rotors. They were on sale, why not?

Also got my buddy's P28 ECU and OBD jumper harness, then went and got it mapped to my liking.



This was what it looked like before the ice/snow up here and Washington owned me. I slid underneath a truck going 20 mph and essentially messed up my front end. So I rocked it black-white for a while :icon_redface:

After recovering from that, I got coilovers to replace the weenie springs to hopefully go lower. I did but not by much.
Theennnnnn in October I finally went all out for the champ white paint job!







Orderded ARP extended wheel studs, but they won't be going on until I get my rear disc conversion.

Got Function and Form Type 1's




Removed the tint, and got my buddy's TEs from him since his car was down at the moment.


Needed a trans, so he got the TEs back and got these. Here's how it sits now:




GSR Build

So in February, I finally decided what swap I was going to pursue with. I wanted a B series that would be fun and still get decent milage. I wanted something more on the torquey side, and something that could have potential later. So I decided a GSR. This is my first motor build/swap and I figure it'd be a good start for me. After two years I'm finally getting around to the heart transplant :rock:
So I decided on an OEM built GSR.

The plan:
-GSR head
*ITR cams
*ITR valvetrain
*Blox or Skunk2 intake manifold
*Megan header (or another brand I end up liking)
*Adjustable cam gears (Blox, Buddy Club, Toda...etc.)
*ITR 65 mm throttle body
*Candy teal powdercoated valve cover
-GSR block
*Initial plan was to find a block that needed to be bored out/rehoned. I wanted to bore it out to 81.5 and put oversize ITR pistons in. However, if I found a block that was in good condition and cylinder walls looks damn near flawless, I would just rock a stock bottom end. Because I'm toying with the idea of low boost later.
*ARP head studs
*ACT 12.5 lb flywheel
*Competition Stage 1 clutch
-B16 trans
-P28 ECU on an ITR map
-Re-spray the engine bay


Soooo I picked up a clean rebuilt GSR head. I got it camless but I wanted ITR cams anyway.

Some pictures of the head and the hideous valve cover. I stripped it and sent it out to get powdercoated candy teal. I'm super excited to see how it turns out.





Ended up buying some ITR cams that used to be my ex's. :lol:


Picked up some Inline Pro cam gears


Found a GSR block and I got to test drive it before the guy pulled it. No smoke/knocking/pinging. Drove great.



Found an ITR valvetrain for 100 bucks so I grabbed that too


Put the valvetrain in and a pic of the cam gears and cams on the head.


Picked up an Airmass header for super cheap. I never really heard of them but when I researched them I heard nothing but good things. It sounds like it was an American company's shot at making import parts and it didn't last very long. But so far I haven't heard any complaints. I can just buy a different one if I don't like it.

Got B series linkage, fuel rail with pressure regulator, and a polished spark plug cover that I am having a decal make to put on it. It's going to be a silhouette of the Seattle skyline.

Bought my buddy's Skunk2 Pro Series port-matched intake mani from him


Got my headgasket in yesterday (just OE Honda) and also ordered my ARP head studs. Should be in by next week. Once I get those, I'll put the longblock together.

04/12/12
Finally got these in the mail.





Here's the intake mani with the fuel rail on it. All cleaned up (for the most part).



Not quite getting put together yet, because my buddy is hogging the engine stand :lol:

4/16/12
New kicks


4/23/12

Update! Not much of one, but I have the longblock together finally.

Head studs in


Head on! I need a couple dowel pins/oil passages before I can torque the cams on.


Also I've located a transmission from a friend. He's willing to hold it until I have moneys! One stress out of my way.

4/28/12
Also my valve cover is done at the powdercoat shop. Now just to find time to pick it up. It looks exactly how I wanted, and pictures will follow suit.

5/2/12
Thank God for payday. Haven't really done much to the motor lately, but today/tomorrow I will be ordering my Competition Stage 1 clutch with a 12.5 lb ACT flywheel!

5/3/12
Ordered the clutch and flywheel, should be in on the 9th and picked this up



5/9/12
Clutch and flywheel came today
Yay!




5/12/12

Got the decal on




Some pictures of the motor somewhat put together:






5/31/12
Got the B16 transmission! Pretty stoked it has a new input shaft bearing. One less thing to worry about.

I've located all my other parts as well. It's just a factor of picking them up and figuring out why my exhaust cam won't rotate in the head and this will be going in in a couple weeks. I'm super nervous. :nervy:




**I apologize for the s***ty camera phone pictures. I always forget my good camera at home

So there's my build. Any comments/suggestions/questions are welcome!

Thanks guys :D

 

NICE!

 

Looks like an awesome project. Good job so far. My girlfriend is also into the car scene and currently building her car. Should be fun with the new setup.

On a side note, how the hell and why do you drive in those shoes? Has to be un-comfortable as *****.

 

it's not too bad. I'm still rocking the stock clutch though. We'll see with the Competition.

 

nice EJ8 i love the color. is nice to see another girl building a honda

good luck

 

Clean as hell.

 

like the ej8 a lot
good luck in the future

 

Thank you guys!

I'll be picking up my VC from the powdercoat shop today, and I'm ordering my Competition Stage 1 clutch with a 12.5 lb ACT flywheel. Pictures will follow suit

 

Looks good!!! The GSR is a blast!!! I just put one in my eg6 and I love it. It puts a smile ear to ear every time I get on it.
I liked your car better with tint but I am also the type that can't drive a car without tint!!!
Look at the PLM headers. They are a vendor on here. I think you will be happier!!! I went with their hytech replica and I love it!!!

 

What color do you powdercoated the VC?

 

Teaser pic

 

Since my dad took my Rebel, I used my other crappy little Canon to take a better picture than my phone can provide.

 

look good i love it

 

Thanks!

 

looks good

 

any update??

 

Picking up my clutch and flywheel today. And hopefully I'll be installing it after work.

 

nice...
what clutch are you going to use?

 

Competition Stage 1 with a 12.5 lb ACT flywheel

 

Any websites you suggest for picking up a GSR head?

 

Honestly I got mine from a friend.

 

nice build. its great to see female enthusiasts out there. Just a heads up, if you plan on running a camber kit in the front, be careful not to keep the car too low. I also have a coupe and when you run a camber kit like the skunk2 piece, they smack against the strut towers and eventually will crack them. I'll take a picture and and post it to show you what Im talking about. Otherwise... Great work!

 

Thank you! And I don't plan on running camber kits. The upper control arms have already punched a whole in the strut towers. I'm not too worried though, I'll eventually cut them and raise them up so I can be low without completely ruining my bay. Motor needs to be done first though.
Priorities

 

ACT flywheel wheigt is 12.5 i believe that the wheight was 12.0 but anyways nice!!

 

Look what came todayyyy