Well, I finally replaced my EJ2 with a 99 Electron Blue Pearl EM1 today. It has 69,500 on the clock and its 100% unmolested. As I was detailing the engine bay, I saw that the strut tower bar and the spark plug cover were painted EBP as well. I was wondering if that is a Honda option because I've never seen that before. Here is a picture to show you what I'm talking about. Thanks guys.

 

I've never seen that done from the factory, but it looks good.

Valve Cover looks all chipped up though.

 

stock is black on both

 

not from factory,,i would say..

 

Yeah, valve cover is chipped up something terrible but thats not a big deal. The guy said he got it from Honda like that so idk...

 

It wasn't an option. Some owner painted those parts.

 

the stut bar was black from factory and plug cover is silver factory

 

the previous owner molested the parts!!

 

looks molested to me

 

I bet it was a modified car that was returned to stock before you bought it!

 

Molested! Did you buy this car from a priest? J/W

 

take out the b16 bottom and put in a 1.8

 

Yeah, I Googled 1999 Civic Si and I found 3 other cars that have the exact same thing as this.

Just wondering, does anyone know what they are talking about on this site any more or do they just talk out of their ***?

 

Engine bay looks like it got raped

 

is it me or does the engine bay look like it got some moss n **** in it

 

Those parts were painted by the owner, plain and simple.

 

I own the same car in the same color, your parts have been painted by a previous owner...

 

GSR strut bar?

 

lol!!!

 

this guy is correct..ive got a 2000 si ebp myself

 

this is the truth.
good luck with ur em1, its hard to find one that hasnt been ****ed around with

 

So True...

 

OMG...I see rust. You should check your bolts on the A-arms and see if their stuck yet. I recommend you put some Anti-seize on the suspension bolts to prevent them from seizing.

Do a compression check to see how health your motor is since it looks like it's being modded.

 

looks like the car was parked in the swamp. You got alot of cleaning to do... I suggest you start taking **** apart and getting rid of rust while you still can.

 

That is true that engine bay looks worse than mine and my car has 147,000 miles on it.