I finally got 98 #406 back on the road. Story to follow:

About 3 years ago, I was working at an Acura dealership, when the rings in my stock block decided to go bad. I had a tech there put in some Spoon Sports JDM ITR pistons and rebuild my bottom end. The tech thought he could save some money and decided to reuse the rod bolts. Unfortunatly, this build up was going on right about the time of ITR Expo 1, so I didn't get to bring her to the original Expo.

About 13 months ago, (Sept. 17th 2002 to be exact) I spun a rod bearing. It looked to be a result the used rod bolts backing out allowing room for the bearings to spin on top of eachother. The crank was damaged in the process.

Shortly thereafter, I contacted a very well known dealer for Spoon Sports products and decided to order the Spoon B18C Shortblock. After 8 months of hearing from this shop "The block is on it's way from Japan, it should be here anyday", I said screw it and decided to rebuild the block, big boy style. For the last 5 moths, I have been researching and getting parts ready for my build. Last week, I finally got her done. This is the current mod list:


Engine Mods:
B18C5 Block w/ RS Machine Sleeves
Endyn 84mm Rollerwave Pistons (12.5:1 Compression)
Crower Connecting Rods
JDM ITR Crankshaft (Polished)
Mugen Baffled Oil Pan
Spoon Sports Magnetic Drain Plugs (Transmission and Engine Oil)
JDM CTR Cylinder Head
Endyn Street Port & Polishing of Cylinder Head
ARP Head Stud Kit
JUN Stage III Intake & Exhaust Camshafts
JUN Cam Gears
JUN Titanium Valve Spring Retainers
JUN Dual Valve Springs
Cometic Headgasket
USDM ITR Intake Manifold
Hondata Intake Manifold Gasket
Spoon Sports Throttlebody
Comptech Intake Filter
Mugen Radiator Cap
JUN 4-2-1 S/S Header
JDM ITR 2.5" Catalytic Converter
A'PEXi N1 Catback Exhaust
JDM 98SPEC ITR Final Drive Set (4.785)
JUN Ultralight Weight Flywheel
ACT Heavy Duty Pressure Plate
ACT Street Clutch Disk
JUN ECU
A'PEXi V-AFC
B&M FPR & Gauge
Energy Suspension Motor Mount Inserts
JDM ITR Valve Cover
JUN Oil Cap

Appearance Mods:
JDM ITR Red "H" Badges
98Spec ITR Interior Badge
Spoon Sports Black Duracon Shift ****
Honda S2000 Start Button

Brake & Suspension Mods:
H&R 5mm Wheel Spacers
H&R Extended Wheel Studs
Skunk2 Front & Rear Strut Tower Bars
Mugen 26mm Rear Sway Bar
Endless CC-X Front Brake Pads
Endless NA-Y Rear Brake Pads
ATE Super Blue Brake Fluid

Rollers:
Volk Racing TE-37's (Black) 15x7 43mm Offset
Nitto NT450 Tires (205/50/15)
Volk Racing Black Duracon Lug Nuts


It feels so good to be driving it again, it just sucks holding back on the gas because of the break in process. Here are a few pictures.





I just thought I would share my story with you fellow ITR owners. Hope to see you all at ITR Expo 4!!

I want to give thanks to everyone at Modern Garage (Christian, Tyler, Cortney and Eric), Larry and the Endyn Crew for the top notch products and the great head work, and to my wife, for whom none of this would have been possible without the help and support from her.


CLIFFSNOTES: 13 months ago, spun a rod bearing. Waited 8 months for a Spoon Shortblock that was promised to come, but never did. Rebuilt the B18C5 and finally got it on the road again last week


Modified by Alaskan98ITR406 at 1:09 PM 10/20/2003

 

very nice

 

wow. The car looks great man. I'll bet its going to feel nice too once the break-in period is over.

Nice pictures too.

 

Just curious, all that money and effort into putting together a nice setup, why not run a standalone ECU instead of a chipped + VAFC?

 

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Still trying to decide on which one I am going to go with. Either AEM EMS or Hondata. I work at a shop with a Mustang AWD Dyno, so dyno time will not be an issue. I am still weighing out my options. Suggestions?

 

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Still trying to decide on which one I am going to go with. Either AEM EMS or Hondata. I work at a shop with a Mustang AWD Dyno, so dyno time will not be an issue. I am still weighing out my options. Suggestions?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Why not an Apex'i PowerFC w/ datalogger? Then you can tune it on the fly for any type of driving that you do. With Hondata you're stuck with a program, unless you burn another chip, right?

 

Looks great Interested to see an update when she gets tuned.

 

Black Volks = yum

 

very nice

 

yeah that thing is sexy...bet that motor will be fun once broken in...can't wait to see some numbers

 

nice

 

this R is beautiful with an impressive list of mods most can only dream of-pls keep her locked and safe

 

Yeah I'd have a REAL hard time keeping that thing down on revs.. But the more pain you feel now the more fun it wil be later..?

 

Great to see you back! Fully built power

 

Looks and sounds amazing!

 

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Yes it does!

 

saw you @autox, guess you didn't run because of break in..

I've been there too...its definatley a PITA, but it will be worth it..

 

good **** JP! I'll see you soon at the shop, finally got the car back and need some tuning done.

 

very nice...i would like to see some track times

 

pff, that cars lame. lol

jk, it's more fun under 5k than my Si was at 8k

 

WOW your car should be a MEAN MACHINE JP when its fully broke in, and its looking pretty good for sure!! you gonna do the JDM front conversion??

 

Thank you everyone for the positive comments.

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Yeah, I should be doing the JDM Front End Conversion sometime over the winter. Where were you for the T-I meet in Ogden this Saturday?

 

i would rather invest money on suspension and safety equipment before the jdm conversion.

 

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I never said that I WASN'T going to get suspension or saftey equipment.
Each to their own.

 

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I never said that I WASN'T going to get suspension or saftey equipment.
Each to their own.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Hah, thats funny.. I remember you and the other local R owners berating me for buying suspension