Look, but don't touch
Teaser:
http://www.rickshank.com/gallery/

Let me know what you guys think.

Mods to my car:

original 1.5 SOHC 12 valve 5 speed- rebuilt with total seal rings and
bearings, OEM Honda parts, 3 angle valve job, machined head, deck, and
cylinder walls. Mobil1.

85 SI Tranny, OPM Motorsports LSD, Redline MTL

Lightspeed thermo wrapped air intake with heat shield K&N cone filter

DC sports ceramic coated 4-2-1 header

Gude performance 3131 .412 lift/.232 duration camshaft

AEM adjustable cam gear

MSD 6AL ignition with adjustable rev limiter control module

MSD Blaster SS E core 48K volt coil

BWC silicone plug wires with NGK V resistor plugs

87 Acura Integra D16A1 fuel injectors and engine computer

Unorthodox Ultra R 12 ounce aluminum race crank pulley with no accesories except alternator

Homemade exhaust setup, 2.5", (2) dynomax bullet race mufflers, with a turndown , under the car

Pacesetter short throw shifter

Lightspeed torsion bars with Tokico Illumina shocks up front

Ground Control coilover sleeves with Eibach 450 lb. race springs on KYB gas
shocks in back

Energy Suspension entire car polyurethane suspension bushing kit

Stock brake rotors and calipers with AEM brake pads

Autometer 5" tach, shift lite, vac, volt, air/fuel, and water temp guage
panel - reworking this setup, as the dash is coming back out again, and i'll probably swap the vac gauge for a fuel level gauge

Gutted interior, lexan sunroof, no rear wing

13"x7" Revolution RFX wheels, wrapped in Goodyear 20.0"x9.5"x13" Cantilevered slicks.

Weights 1630lbs sans driver.


Cya!

~ricky shank

 

nice

 

good work on ur car
not a lot of those around with that setup.. congrats and keep it up!

 

in before lock


nice car btw

 

Thanks. Also check out my 89 Civic SI Hatchback that my dad usually runs in CSP, and I sometimes run in EP 288,xxx miles on the ticker of that thing.

Actually, in my area, 1st gen CRXs and 3rd gen civics (84-87) are quite popular, as Mr HondaGuru, Mike Ancas www.speednation.com is from the Pittsburgh area. Great tuning advice from him is always welcome


~ricky shank

 

in before lock? I'm not understanding.

~ricky shank

 

the "check out my car, what do you think of it?" posts are restricted to the "pictures of your vehicle...." thread which is at the top of the thread list. as soon as a mod gets to it your thread will be locked.

oh yeah, in before lock.

 

Sorry, but this doesn't appear to be the routine:

"Look at my car's asthetics..."

This is a racecar that IMO could inspre some nice technical discussions.

I think it's a tad extreme to lock a thread just because it has a picture in it.

 

Great job! how do you do on the course?

 

nice setup

 

well you all better get the technical discussion going before a mod checks out the forum.

they only lock post that say "hey check out my phat ride yo!" and have pictures of the cars in there. if you have a technical problem and provide a picture for better understanding, that is fine (and encouraged!).


after noticing the spring rate, i was wondering if you have had any problems with the kyb shocks. i know the agxs have a hard time handling those types of spring rates...

 

very nice, i like old school stuff

 

The KYB's are definitely on their way out, but only after a couple of other things get done (like head replacement, swap to DCOE carbs, lexan windows, rear sway bar). The KYB's are half decent enough to still be holding up.

~ricky shank

 

as for shocks, i'd recommend getting Koni yellows and for other suspension goodies, check out http://www.opmmotorsports.com..

 

also, AEM brake pads???? are they even good? i'm running hawk HP+ pads which work great for my car... (weekend auto-xer)

 

I've dealt with OPM (see my LSD). We'd all love Koni's, but other things come first The Illuminas aren't too bad I just slapped on up front. I've got Koni single adjustables on my 89 Civic SI, and I love em. $$$ though.

I'm already considering OPM's rear adjustable swaybar.

This winter I've got a source for a few sets of OPM look-alike camber plates from aluminum if there is interest.

~ricky shank

 

I've still got stock lines, and stock rotors. My brakes ROCK for auto-x. My 89 Civic Hatchback SI has SS lines (goodridge), stock brembo blanks, and EBC greenstuff pads, and it's not even close to the same feel.

My brakes get quite warm after an auto-x, but never any fade (DOT 5 fluid, regularly flushed since it's synthetic)

AEM pads are made by Nissin. (not Nissan).

~ricky shank

 

I agree. I do apologize for the post, as I didn't realize the rules ( I know, ignorance of the law is no excuse). It's definitely not a "What wheels should I run? " or "What body kit looks best" type of post. Just a "Hey, here's the result of a lot of work, here are the choices that were made along the way".

~ricky shank

 

their prices arent that good ****

 

All about supply and demand. They fill a nitch of parts that are hard to find. Even though I think some of their prices are high, I'm glad they're around.

~ricky shank

 

their prices for konis are horrid i was like good damn yellows arent that expensive but when u look there its looks like they are charging u for 2??