T3KNiQe's FA5 Build
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T3KNiQe's FA5 Build
Mod list (2009 Dyno Blue Pearl Civic Si Sedan w/nav)
~AEM v2 cold air intake
~NST light weight pulleys
~Bosch 750cc injectors (modified by go power)
~Walbro 255 LPH HP fuel pump
~Skunk2 stage 2 v3 cams
~Skunk2 valve train, tuner springs,, titanium retainers
~K20a2 oil pump, chain, and baffle plate
~Competition clutch stage 2
~Competition Ultra light weight flywheel
~EM1 Clutch Master Cylinder with stainless steel braided line
~Custom Go Power Titanium Nitrate coated 4-2-1 w/3" collector header
~Go Power 3" exhaust
~Go Power "First Batch" Coilovers, 8k/6k springs
~SPC rear camber arms
~Intake manifold thermal gasket
~NGK 9 plugs
~Filled oem torque mounts
~Flashpro
~Lexus sc430 projectors, 4300k 35w bulbs, K shroud painted gun metal grey
~Wheels were enkei rpf1 17x9+35 painted championship white, tires were falken 215-45 87w 512's (sold)
~Tuned By Jeff at Go Power
~265whp/184wtq at Church Automotive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9DYaaXNdJQ
Here is a DIY I did for the fuel pump, it applies to all 8th civic's. https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-2006-2015-79/diy-walbro-fuel-pump-06-civic-all-models-2927055/
Here is my civic,
Stock.
In this picture you can how much a tire is stretched from a 7" to 9" wide wheel. The wheel between my legs has a width of 9", the one held by my hand has a width of 7". Both have the same tire size of 215-45. Its a mild stretch, nothing crazy IMO.
In this picture you can see that when getting a wheel thats 9" wide you need an offset of atleast 35 or lower to clear the strut on stretched tires. This wheel has an offset of +35, width 9". This is the front.
This is the rear on stock camber, same wheel specs.
Here's a pic of the Go-Power coilovers I picked up.
Here are the rears installed, sorry it was kinda dark outside.
Here are the front camber plates, only pic of the fronts I have on the car. This is driver side for reference.
In this picture its on championship white enkei rpf1's 17x9 +35 with Falken 912's 215-45's with go power coilovers 8k front and 6k rear springs. Zero fender work at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn-vFgvcJYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OrdMfMtM1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYDHKG96g4A
I only had to trim a little bit to get everything to go back together. After I had went to aem's website and they had a pic of a huge section cut out, to much than needed imo.
Their was one of their 575 2.5" headers chillin next to mine, so I snapped a few pics to compare.
The injectors were already installed, but you can see the orange wiring harness. They're bosch 750cc, Go Power sells them as plug'n'play. No splicing, cutting, etc...
Comparison between filled and stock torque mounts.
And a fuzzy pic of the old denso 22 plugs, they put in NGK 9's IIRC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9DYaaXNdJQ
~AEM v2 cold air intake
~NST light weight pulleys
~Bosch 750cc injectors (modified by go power)
~Walbro 255 LPH HP fuel pump
~Skunk2 stage 2 v3 cams
~Skunk2 valve train, tuner springs,, titanium retainers
~K20a2 oil pump, chain, and baffle plate
~Competition clutch stage 2
~Competition Ultra light weight flywheel
~EM1 Clutch Master Cylinder with stainless steel braided line
~Custom Go Power Titanium Nitrate coated 4-2-1 w/3" collector header
~Go Power 3" exhaust
~Go Power "First Batch" Coilovers, 8k/6k springs
~SPC rear camber arms
~Intake manifold thermal gasket
~NGK 9 plugs
~Filled oem torque mounts
~Flashpro
~Lexus sc430 projectors, 4300k 35w bulbs, K shroud painted gun metal grey
~Wheels were enkei rpf1 17x9+35 painted championship white, tires were falken 215-45 87w 512's (sold)
~Tuned By Jeff at Go Power
~265whp/184wtq at Church Automotive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9DYaaXNdJQ
Here is a DIY I did for the fuel pump, it applies to all 8th civic's. https://honda-tech.com/forums/honda-civic-2006-2015-79/diy-walbro-fuel-pump-06-civic-all-models-2927055/
Here is my civic,
Stock.
In this picture you can how much a tire is stretched from a 7" to 9" wide wheel. The wheel between my legs has a width of 9", the one held by my hand has a width of 7". Both have the same tire size of 215-45. Its a mild stretch, nothing crazy IMO.
In this picture you can see that when getting a wheel thats 9" wide you need an offset of atleast 35 or lower to clear the strut on stretched tires. This wheel has an offset of +35, width 9". This is the front.
This is the rear on stock camber, same wheel specs.
Here's a pic of the Go-Power coilovers I picked up.
Here are the rears installed, sorry it was kinda dark outside.
Here are the front camber plates, only pic of the fronts I have on the car. This is driver side for reference.
In this picture its on championship white enkei rpf1's 17x9 +35 with Falken 912's 215-45's with go power coilovers 8k front and 6k rear springs. Zero fender work at the moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rn-vFgvcJYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OrdMfMtM1M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYDHKG96g4A
I only had to trim a little bit to get everything to go back together. After I had went to aem's website and they had a pic of a huge section cut out, to much than needed imo.
Their was one of their 575 2.5" headers chillin next to mine, so I snapped a few pics to compare.
The injectors were already installed, but you can see the orange wiring harness. They're bosch 750cc, Go Power sells them as plug'n'play. No splicing, cutting, etc...
Comparison between filled and stock torque mounts.
And a fuzzy pic of the old denso 22 plugs, they put in NGK 9's IIRC
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9DYaaXNdJQ
Last edited by T3KNiQe; Sep 11, 2011 at 04:23 PM.
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Very very nice, great information and pictures.
Love the build man keep up the great information. What engine management were you running?
Love the build man keep up the great information. What engine management were you running?
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He is running flashpro.
Tom car is looking great and sounds good as ****. Looking forward for the rest of the parts to come along so you can get full potential out of the motor and those cams.
Tom car is looking great and sounds good as ****. Looking forward for the rest of the parts to come along so you can get full potential out of the motor and those cams.
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
Wow what an awesome build! You did an amazing job of ripping the motor out, then throwing it back in, you made it look easy! I love the way its a NA build with good power, props dude!
On a side note, im very happy about the stock power charts for the Si, thats impressive.
On a side note, im very happy about the stock power charts for the Si, thats impressive.
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
Damn this is so depressing, all this work and four responses lol. Thanks guys for the comments, when I feel like it I'll update it.
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
Man now im undecided if I want to do a mild build like this one or just super charge it. Looks good I love that color I got stuck with a black one lol
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
This isn't a mild build, granted there aren't any bolt-ons. Build the 2 liter, add k24 short block, then supercharge.
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
It's interesting to see you had some nice gains w/ the cams and just a exhaust and tune. I've now seen two 8th gens w/ cams and very few bolt on parts make good power. You are making it very hard to resist buying a set of cams for my own car w/ your results.
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
Just as an aside, can the cams & lifters be replaced without actually dropping the engine?
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i WANT to do That to my baby and get some internal work done, she likes it when I play with her insides ......
but anyway back to the car, awesome stuff! How much did that build come to with the dyno and the part, and possibley tell us what you used and what brands, so I can be a biter
lol Jk It would be cool to know though, if you do not reply back BEST OF LUCK WITH THE HONDUHHH lol
but anyway back to the car, awesome stuff! How much did that build come to with the dyno and the part, and possibley tell us what you used and what brands, so I can be a biter
lol Jk It would be cool to know though, if you do not reply back BEST OF LUCK WITH THE HONDUHHH lol
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
The camber plates are apart of the front coilovers. No the engine doesn't have to be dropped for valve train, but almost everybody wants to cause thats what it says in the helms.
Mods~
Enkei rpf1's 17x9 +35
Falken 512 215-45
Go power first batch coilovers, 8kf 6kr
AEM vs CAI
Go power 3" exhaust
Hondata flashpro
Skunk2 stage2 v3 cams
Skunk2 stage2 complete valve train
NST pulleys
K20a2 oil pump, chain, and baffle plate
Competition stage2 clutch
Competition superlight 8.4lbs flywheel
EM1 CMC w/stainless steel braided line
**In the making/waiting to be installed**
Custom Go Power k20/24 4-1 with 3"collector header
Bosch injectors, undecided on the CC size
Walbro 255 LPH HP fuel pump
I know, I know lol. Thanks.
I've spent just shy of $9,100 tuning this car. That's including the custom header which you don't see, all parts listed, the tune, install, tires for the rims. That figure is not including, and only not including, the injectors and final tune With the injectors and final tune it'll be about $9,600-700.
Some parts I've had prior to this build, and not discussed, will have me around $10,100. I'd say thats an honest assessment within +/- $200.
I only had to trim a little bit to get everything to go back together. After I had went to aem's website and they had a pic of a huge section cut out, to much than needed imo.
Mods~
Enkei rpf1's 17x9 +35
Falken 512 215-45
Go power first batch coilovers, 8kf 6kr
AEM vs CAI
Go power 3" exhaust
Hondata flashpro
Skunk2 stage2 v3 cams
Skunk2 stage2 complete valve train
NST pulleys
K20a2 oil pump, chain, and baffle plate
Competition stage2 clutch
Competition superlight 8.4lbs flywheel
EM1 CMC w/stainless steel braided line
**In the making/waiting to be installed**
Custom Go Power k20/24 4-1 with 3"collector header
Bosch injectors, undecided on the CC size
Walbro 255 LPH HP fuel pump
I know, I know lol. Thanks.
I've spent just shy of $9,100 tuning this car. That's including the custom header which you don't see, all parts listed, the tune, install, tires for the rims. That figure is not including, and only not including, the injectors and final tune With the injectors and final tune it'll be about $9,600-700.
Some parts I've had prior to this build, and not discussed, will have me around $10,100. I'd say thats an honest assessment within +/- $200.
I only had to trim a little bit to get everything to go back together. After I had went to aem's website and they had a pic of a huge section cut out, to much than needed imo.
AH~! You are the one with the Blue SI on the beach lol I have seen you around the threads :D lol Thats alot of money ! I wish... lol I have Skunk 2 Shocks and Springs coming in sometime next weak I will take pictures of my adventure from arrival to installation to checking out the work.
On a mission to do some external engine work after that, Headers / Intake Manifold. great stuff with the build !!!
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Re: T3KNiQe's 2009 Civic Si build thread***Tons of pics***
did go power do any mods to the oil pump? i know hytech does the oil pump mod to flow better and they only say to rev to 9500.
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No the k20a2 pump is good to go for 10k. If your road racing and are exceeding 9k for long durations then you'll want the s2000 pump kit from elr which is around 475$. I was going to do the s2000 pump, but they told me that would be overkill lol.
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im stock motor turbo right now, but building a k20a2 motor. i was under the impression that the k20a2 oil pump
was only good to 9k. maybe i wont mod it from hytech. need to do research. i want to my rev limiter to be at 9200
was only good to 9k. maybe i wont mod it from hytech. need to do research. i want to my rev limiter to be at 9200