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As the title says my 2nd hatchback has been sold and part of the proceeds will go to my Turbo Build Fund. It was fun owning two hatchbacks at once but currently I don't need the 2nd one so it was sold and now I can focus on picking up a D16Z6 1.6 VTEC block and start working on it. I estimate this to be a 6-8 month build just in time for next years drag races at mission and should perform quite good with my projected 250 to 300hp. ... Read More

The bumper and fender swap between the two Civic's was a success, it was quite easy and only a few tools were needed. I pulled the bumpers and fenders off by myself but got some help from a friend to put them all back on. The reason for this swap was that my bumper and fender in my 93 Civic was all dented from rocks but the 95 Civic had a new painted bumper and a fender with only 1 ding. I will post pictures tomorrow as I didn't get a chance to pull them off my camera yet. I also replaced the drivers side headlight on the 95 Civic because it had  a hole in it and the inner reflective part was all rusting away. Check back tomorrow for some before and after pictures. ... Read More

I found a great video on Youtube that shows a race between a Honda Civic EG6 Versus a Mazda RX8. Great race check it out. ... Read More

Club EG6 is a great forum for information about the EG 92-95 Honda Civic and this month D Garage won the Civic of the month award. The car looks clean and sharp as the image below illustrates.  Also here is a link to an interview between CLUBEG6 and D Garage. Click Here for Link ... Read More

This is my first drag race video at Mission Raceway with my 1993 Honda Civic. The video of the 16.40 quarter mile time was too shaky so this one will do. The time was 16.54 @ 85MPH for quarter mile. ... Read More

I did my first Mission Raceway event today and it was a success. I did 4 runs down the drag strip and my best time was 16.401 @ 85.68MPH and reaction time of .726. I was told that the reaction time is only used if your racing against someone else and does not matter to your quarter mile time but I will have to investigate this farther so this may be wrong. I will post a video soon as I can get it on youtube. Here is my timeslip results for this race. R/T  ... .726 60' ... 2.610 330 ... 7.010 1/8 ... 10.627 MPH ... 67.34 1000 ...13.778 1/4 ... 16.401 MPH ... 85.68   ... Read More

This Friday night I'm going to take my 1993 Honda Civic to the drag strip to see what kind of quarter mile time I can get out of my VTEC engine. I have never raced on a drag strip before so this will be a great learning experience. I want to go because I want to have a before turbo and after turbo quarter mile time slip. I estimate my quarter mile time to be around 15.9-16.5 seconds at 82-88MPH Things I will need to do to my Honda Civic before it's ready to race - Save $30 for race admission - Drain antifreeze out of my engine and replace with water - Swap my front 15" rims to 13" rims and deflate tires to 15-20psi during racing - Clean out the contents of my car including the glove box of any unnecessary weight - Check all fluids to make sure they are topped off especially oil and coolant. - Wash car so it looks nice on race day - Clean my K&N Filter Charger - Swap my drivers side mirror with a spare one as my current one is damaged. For additional information on Mission Raceway Friday night street legal racing click Here. If you want to practice your drag strip response time click Here ... Read More

Yesterday I came home and my Honda Civic Model was waiting for me at the door. I ordered this on eBay a few weeks back and I'm really happy it's here already. It's the 1992-1995 Red Honda Civic Hatch SIR II edition. It may be the Japanese version as the driver sits on the right side of the car but still would be cool to have this on my dashboard at one of next years auto show n shine shows. It's a model so I have to paint it and glue it together but that should be fun as the instructions are really easy to read and there is not that many pieces in the kit. Once I start building it I will post some images. ... Read More

I was reading some posts today on ClubEG6 and found a great post that has lots of red Civic EG pictures. Some of them are just amazing looking, almost like brand new cars in mint condition. Click Here for link ... Read More

I found a Honda Civic on Cardomain.com that has the same side skirts that I want to install on my Civic. The owner attached the side skirts to the car and then molded them right to the side of the body so they look like their part of the car not just pieces of plastic that are attached. This is exactly what I intend to do with mine so the car looks like it came like this from factory. The front bumper is slightly different then the Bomber one I want but that's ok, I like the look of mine better. The other thing about this hatch I like is the hood, it's carbon fiber and it's got a nice indentation in the middle, looks very sporty. Below is the Civic with really nice side skirts and here is the Link to the owners page.   ... Read More

  So I've been thinking about the body kit for my 93 Civic and I think I am going to mix and match different pieces to make the kit look better. I am going to use the Bomber Front Bumper , the CB Style Side Skirts , and the XN Style Rear Bumper . As far as the paint is concerned, I am going to stick with the original red that my Civic came with because it should be easier to buy and paint. Doing this will eliminate the problem with the inner doors and under the hood being a different color so this will fit my car better. Candy apple red is a really nice color but from what I've heard and read online it's an expensive paint job and tricky to do to make it look good. ... Read More

My plan this summer for my 93 Civic is to get a body kit and paint it candy apple red. But before I do that I have to do some body work to get the dents out and fix any rust that might be hidden. The body kit that I am thinking of is available at 2 places, Extreme Dimensions and Rocketz.net. The Bomber 4 piece kit includes front bumper, 2 side skirts and a rear bumper. I am still debating whether or not to get the matching roof spoiler because I want to make the car look good not over done. I found a Civic on CarDomain.com that has the same body kit already mounted and painted blue. Below is the image and here is the Link to the owners page.     ... Read More

I've been working on my civic for over a year now and mostly showing it off on my blog but a few days ago I decided to create a thread on one of my favorite forums D-Series.org. Here is the Link to my thread. I've gotten 12 replies so far and they all have been positive, plus some minor upgrades that people mentioned I should do. Thanks goes out to all those who replied to my thread about my 1993 Civic Hatch. Once I get more upgrades for my car I will add to my thread. ... Read More

Yesterday I finally got around to swapping out my water filled non working tail light with a spare one I picked up a few months back. I had to remove some clips and a few screws to move the inner molding out of the way to get to the light mounting nuts. I used a 8mm combination wrench to undo the 4 nuts that held the light to the car, unplugged the harness and pulled the light out. Part of my problem with water in the tail light, is a crack in the body seam and a bad hatch seal. I swapped the tail light wiring harness from my other Civic since I am not driving it right now.  I plugged the wiring harness back into the car and placed the tail light into place. Then used the 8mm wrench and tightned up the 4 mounting nuts. Once that was in place I smeared some silicone on the cracked hatch seam and pushed the hatch seal back in place. I screwed all the inner body panels into place and tested the lights and they all work. When I start doing the body work on the car for painting I will change the hatch seal so it's new again and for sure won't have leakage problems.   I pulled ... Read More

Friday morning driving to work it was so warm and sunny I decided that I would do my wheel swap some time this weekend. When I swapped the steel wheels on my car last fall, I did it to save my 15" mags and tires from winter carnage of salt and grime. So yesterday after work I pulled out the 15" mags and swapped them over. I didn't touch my rear coil over height but I did adjust the front ones about 1 turn. This should lower it down a bit but still give it enough ground clearance for uneven roads. The swap went really well with no hickups but I did notice that my passenger drive shaft was spitting grease  on the inside of my steel wheel. The CV boot is not broken but I guess the clip holding the CV boot to the drive shaft is not really tight and grease slings out at high speeds. Looking at the steel wheel it looks like it hasn't happened for a while because the grease is really dry. When I get a chance I will swap that drive shaft for a spare one or replace the clip holding the boot. Once the swap was done I was really impressed by ... Read More

I found a 1993 Honda Civic that has an S2000 engine and tranny making it rear wheel drive. The whole interior has be redone with an S2000 dash and a super loud stereo system. Click Here for link. ... Read More

Saturday I opened up the hood of the D15 Civic and pressure washed the engine bay, but being careful not to spray water on the distributor. I covered the distributor with a rag and plastic bag to protect it. When I was done spraying it off I got my air compressor out and used compressed air to blow off any water around all electrical plugs and air hoses. I had a friend of mine helping me out so it went really fast and once I was done she asked what those black plugs on top of the valve cover were. I told her they were spark plug wires and that she could pull one out and look at the plug down below. She tried but was scared not to break anything so I pulled one out and then something caught me of guard. When I pulled the plug wire out of the valve cover hole it was full of oil! I said crap how did that get in there. From what I know the only way oil could be in there is from bad plug hole seals. I checked all the plug wires for all cylinders and they ... Read More

   Thursday I had a day off and did my long awaited oil change on my new engine, and this time it was with Pennzoil full synthetic motor oil. I used a regular oil filter because from what i've read it won't make a difference on my engine being a daily driver, if I was racing an INDY car then that's a whole other ball game. Synthetic oil is known for staying a consistant viscosity even in extreme cold and hot conditions, thats why it lubricats so well. It does the best job during cold engine starts and high reving, just as my 6500rpm VTEC engine. ... Read More

I've been really busy with other hobbies so I havn't had much time to devote to my car project in April but 2 days ago I aquired another civic. It's a 1995 red civic hatch like mine, it needs some work but I have most of the parts already so now I just have to put some labour into fixing it. I don't know what i'm gonna do with it yet but I might fix it so i can drive it, then park my project car and finally get around to doing the body work this summer and paint it.   ... Read More

It's been 2 months since I did the engine swap on my car and I love it every bit. It's got more power, better response, less oil usage and looks good too. The D16 engine and the Si tranny works really good together in my little hatch. The Power to Weight ratio is really nice, its got lots of GO when you need it. Anyone out there wondering if they should do this swap or any other to add more power to their ride I say go for it, its worth every penny! The fuel economey is almost similar, I might of lost 50km per tank but it all depends how hungry you get for VTECH at 5000rpms. ... Read More