I`ll start by introducing myself, my name is Shawn. I am 25 year old from Manitoba Canada. I am a licensed journeyman Plumber and Gas Fitter. I first bought my 2004 Acura RSX type S in 2008 from a one owner. I purchased the car with only 29,000km on the odometer. The car was in good shape. It had very minor mods on it when I bought it.

This is how the car sat when I got it. It had volks, ep3 seats, tein lowering springs, tie bar, strut bars, momo tuner wheel, ecu flash, cai, race header, sk2 push start, cwest front bumper, carbon fiber spoiler, dc5r rear seats, dc5r headlights, carbon fiber hood.


I knew at this time this was a awesome platform to build from in clean condition. I started to gather parts for my build.

First part was a Wilwood bbk for the fronts. Which I never installed. I dont really know why but I ended up selling them.


My next purchase was Kpro, I knew that I was going to need it so I got it outta the way with right away.


I didn`t like the tein springs obviously, So I ordered up a set of Buddy Club Coilovers. I still have these today and I really enjoy them.


I picked up some skunk2 rlca, and progress anti sway bar.


I hated the cwest front bumper with a passion. So I had ordered a brand new oem front bumper. Aspec front lip was ordered, along with a H emblem.


I picked up a set of cusco b pillar bars. They really help with getting in and out of the car now that it was lowered and I thought that they looked good.


I was able to pick up a set of dc5r red recaros and green takata harness.


I had to pick up a harness bar, I ordered up a NRG one for the harnesses.


I finally got around to putting everything in the car.


I got the front bumper painted and I put it all together. Turned out great I think.



I got the car tuned. Now I know theres going to be a bunch of talk about this but let me say this. Its just a number so I dont care. When I went in to get tuned the baseline was 232whp, when I left it was 252whp. I was happy with the gain.

the mods at the time were
cai
prc mani
hondata gasket
arp studs
thinner headgasket
dc race header
hks hi power cat back
kpro
dc5r cams
mileage:34,000km


I picked up a complete dc5r brembo package: knuckles, control arms, sway bar, hubs, calipers. I had them refinished and I put everthing in.


It was winter now, I started to collect parts for the spring time when I got the car out of storage.
seibon carbon fiber hatch
volk 17x9+35 genesis ce28ns with matched center caps and r40 lugs
tein hood dampers
falkin azenis 225 45 17




I got the wheels on.



Next project was to get the dc5r suspension on. I picked up some arp extended studs to go all around
rears done

before adjusting camber


fronts on surface rust from sitting so long

shot of the rear setup


I got the hatch on, cleaned the brakes.

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So visually I got the car to where I was happy with. So I moved on the the engine bay picked up spoon rad cap, oil cap and spoon coil pack cover.




Got the car cleaned up and took it to a show.




Picked up a spoon front strut bar, password fender washers, and drop engineering mounts.



thats pretty much the update before the car got a complete over haul so I guess Ill start a new post.

 

Well I finally started to do what I really wanted to do with this car. GOBOOST!!!! I started collecting parts.

I picked up a Ep3 electric steering rack to drop in. too many stories of turbo`d rsxs going up in flames and I wanted to clean up the bay.


Picked up a set of jdm dc5r h.i.d


Picked up a stage 4 6 puck comp. clutch


Got tired of the red and green in the car so I picked up some black dc5r recaros


Seats didn`t come with rails so ordered a set of bride rails.


Bolted everything in and was ready to rock.


Had to order some cooling supplies, would have went with koyo, but mishimoto had matching rad and fan setup so I went with that.



Picked up a fuel setup Fullblown dual pump hanger setup, 8an feed, 6an return, golden eagle rail which was switched out for a ktuned one, fuel lab fpr, russell gauge, fuel lab filter.



Picked up a full seibon carbon fiber type r lip kit.



Spoon rear strut bar.


EP3 pully which got sold


BCU for the steering rack


Fal rear window for the carbon hatch cause I was tired of the heavy window.


Battery relocate for when I go boost.


Skunk2 pro series manifold.


Relay kit for the hid kit I didnt want to splice into the harness


The Gauge setup I went with defi.



Wideband obviously


Picked up a set of arc winglets when the company closed just to have a set.


My exhaust setup, I had to custom build this due to cops being really big dicks over here. I wanted quiet but quality. So, I chose to go with a 3inch Apexi WSII Muffler, Vibrant v bands, Vibrant ultra quiet resonator.






Got the front lip installed, I used password jdm fender washers to install it rather then the phillips screws that normally hold it on.




Then some punks scratched my car with their bikes.



Got some deatschwerks 1000cc injectors



Now onto the real build portion. I do all the work on my car myself, besides paint and tuning. the car had a paint claim for the scratchs so I decided to do the bay at the same time.








This was the start of the junk pile.


And the car back on the wheels ready to be picked up

 

Well got the car back from paint a month later, they painted the whole drivers side including removing the window and molding.






Put the rack back in.
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Dropped on the light weight flywheel.


Clutch on and ready to go.


The bay taped and ready for the heart.












This is where the car stood for a car show I had to make. It wasnt running. not nearly finished.




FPR mounted.


Got a navi system and slapped it in.


Got the rear window installed what a difference.


I started to tuck the fuse box in the front driver fender.


I took the motor apart a second time to tuck some more things.


At the car show with the model we had.

 

I had picked up an award and the car wasnt even running.


I got the car back home and finally put the gauges in the car.



Picked up AEM to control the motor.


Ktuned tps sensor.



Deleted the abs in the car and depinned everything. picked up and prop valve outta a civic without abs and did some custom lines.


Ran the oil line for the turbo, and coolant lines.



Mounted the wastegate, hybrid shifter cables.


Finally got around to mounting the battery relocate.



I had to find a place for the aem wideband gauge, so I figured why not put it in the vent.




Hooked up the fuel lines to the fuel pressure reg.



Tapped the manifold for boost ports under it which were later changed to push lock fittings.


I finally had the car sent away to do the exhaust setup, I had no idea how this was going to sound.

 

Installed the hood dampers.


Picked up the billet k tuned shifter.




Skunk2 bolt kit.


Picked up vtec solenoid.


Mounted my coolant overflow bottle.



New rad hoses


Mugen thermostat and fan switch


Skunk2 70mm tb


Picked up a slick setup for the track.







Well the I figured all this power and the tranny isnt built so out everything came again!




K tuned tranny bracket.


Spacers so the 15" wheels could clear the brakes for the track.


k tuned ep3 pully.


Cable to power the fuel pumps and eps.

 

Well now that the motor was out one last time I painted the rack and heat protected the wiring.


Started the wiring on the car.




Decided to clean the motor while the tranny shop had the tranny.





Got the motor and tranny back in and put the cable bracket back in with the weight cut off.


ep3 pully mounted.


Some more wiring.




The fluids going into the car.


The bay about 90% finished.


Changed all vac lines to push lock.




Pulled the whole evap system out.

 

I took a break from the car build and bought a new set of wheels. I took them apart.





Picked up a asr brace.


New lugs.


Old harnesses were outdated so grabbed new ones.


Finally my rywire harness came in.



Ordered a new steering wheel and quick release.



New tires for the new wheel setup



I got back two of my wheels from wheelflip





another season went by and it wasnt running yet.


Car was finished but wasnt tuned yet another car show.

 

Took the car to my good friend danny at overboost sport tuning and we got the car running on 9 psi. made decent numbers but the graph was a little choppy up top.



Went back to tune the cam angles out and cleaned up the graph. this is all we got on 9psi.


here is a video of the dyno and a video at the track. The car ran a 12.44 at 109mph. Decent I thought for my first ever time on drag slicks.

which brings me up to date as we speak. I have picked up some new parts for 2014. I plan on turning up the boost and making 500whp.

 

Man u r crazy love it

 

Very cool project, lots of that's for sure! Done nicely, and upgraded over time I thought i had done a lot to my DC5, but you have me beat, lol

Curious, have you sat down and figured out what you've invested since you bought it?

 

Oh yeah I have sat down. including the purchase of the car back in 2008 im very close if not over 100k+. I owe nothing on the car, no loans or lines of credit. I use money that I get from side jobs and such. with that being said I do own my own house now, didnt have to sell the car. I picked up a new 2012 dodge ram sport last year and trailer to tow my car to the track. I also dirt track race a 2000 integra ls.

 

nice to see it progress over time!

 

I enjoyed this build, especially since the car was built right from all angles. To be able to go to a show and win in the morning, then break people off at the track at night, that's how you build a car right IMO..

 

That's exactly how I planned it

 

Wow this looks great and sounds awesome!! Nice wheel choices too.

 

JUST BECAME MY FAV RSX KEEP AT IT

 

Thanks guys

 

Well its been nice here lately. Today was 32*F which is great weather to work in the garage. so I tore into the engine bay to prep for the new skunk2 manifold. I figured there was going to be some work to get it to fit, and I was right.

First you have to purchase two items. For the a2 motor you need ktuneds upper coolant neck, and for the other side of the manifold you need to purchase ktuneds ac/ps delete kit.

the upper portion of the water pump housing where the tensioner pully bolts to has to be trimmed off. the ktuned kit also allows the alternator to be relocated down to the position of where the ac use to be.

I dont know if the make throttle body adapters for this manifold but you must use a 90mm one. because it is so much larger the throttle body has to be rotated 90degrees. I rotated the tps to the top to allow me to use the throttle cable bracket as it didnt work when the throttle pully was to the top. the hood would hit the bracket.

these are some pictures just a test fit of course.

 

 

Sweet build sheet..

 

those rims=WOW, nice progress man

 

 

 

Amazing stuff here!

 

well the super long wait is over and I finally got them on the car. yes i know the car is dirty I havent washed it since the track last year in september. it went right into storage/tear down.