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Back 15, 20 or even 30 years ago I believe that a lot more people were creative as things needed to last longer. But these days it seems that the life span of most electronics or even hobby like items only last a few months or years before they have new replacements. So instead of creating, drawing or fabricating these custom toys or gadgets we just buy quick mock ups and then find ourselves buying the replacements months later for newer models. But the hope is not lost as there are still a lot of "OLD SKOOL" people out there that are very talented and creative. So hopefully these old timers pass down their knowledge and tricks of the trade for the next generation of creative and talented individuals. Now most people have computers in their homes by now and might even have 2 or 3 but we buy them and that's it,  not many go ahead and actually modify them. Well I found this one forum post about a computer case that will just stun the crap out of you, as it looks so awesome and is totally custom made. Click Here for a creative masterpiece the CPU STINGRAY. ... Read More

Here's a link to a mild turbo build thats using Vitara Pistons, I Beam Rods, Hondata S300 and some other components that I will be using in my build and this guy has hit 240whp(Wheel Horse Power) and he hasn't tuned it fully yet. So looking at the graph and the numbers that are posted on the forum I am sure that I can hit my 250-300HP goal with my build. Click Here for the link for the 240whp build. Click Here for another D16 turbo build putting out 222hp ... Read More

I sand blasted my D16Z6 block, cylinder head, intake manifold, and valve cover today and man do they look sweet now. Once I do the machining and put the bottom end internals in I intend to paint the block. I haven't picked a color yet but I'm thinking of a high heat orange-red, but this is still up for grabs.   I ordered the Vitara pistons with a full gasket kit, I beam connecting rods, and a block guard from FJDistributors yesterday so the parts should be here in about a week. My next step will be to notch the cylinder walls after dry fitting the pistons with the I beam connecting rods. ... Read More

I finished masking all the parts that need sandblasting tomorrow so this should help keep the key areas from getting damaged,  although I know that some of the tape might get ripped off which is OK. I also cleaned the old gasket of the intake header surface that mates with the cylinder head. I used a razor blade scraper and brake cleaner and it worked like a charm. It took about 30 minutes to prep the entire surface and after that I took 400 grit sandpaper and a block of wood and gently sanded the surface to make sure it's completely flat. As you can see the intake header surface is really clean and should mate well with a new gasket. ... Read More

I had an early day at work today so when I got home and I started back on the turbo build. I sprayed citrus degreaser on the block, valve cover, intake manifold, main cap and the cylinder head and then pressure washed them to get rid of the oil. Now I washed the cylinder head last night but today using the pressure washer it worked a lot better. I am going to hot tank all the parts after the machining, but it had to be cleaned before sandblasting anyways. Once everything was cleaned I air dried them and then started masking off the top of the block and the bottom journals so they wouldn't get damaged during the sandblasting. Now I know a sandblaster could rip of a piece of tape like butter if it's pointed right at it, but this is just for over spray protection not for direct spray. While sandblasting I will try to be as careful as possible and stay away from those critical areas.  I still have old gasket to take off from the intake manifold and the cylinder head but that can wait till next week when I have more time. I pulled off the valve seals using pliers and then took off the valve seats and put them in the appropriate valve zip lock bag ... Read More

I really hate the morning and afternoon news as all I hear is bad news and never any good news. In my opinion the media always glorifies everything and makes it worse then it's meant to be. Yes people loose jobs and fatal car accidents happen but that's all they report. It is very rare that they report on something pleasant that happened but instead they report on another killing by some crazy person or another solder died in another war stricken country. I believe that the more we watch negative news, radio and listen to negative people we will attract this kind of attitude and bring our self esteem down with it. I know from my own personality, that I am an optimistic person and always look for new things to entertain and make me smile. While other people out there all they do is complain and bitch how the world is against them and everything sucks. Now regarding this so called recession that's happening in the United States and affecting the world, I think its way over done. Yes things need to change but from what I've been seeing it's like a snowball effect and the more we focus on ... Read More

Last night after work I disassembled the D16Z6 cylinder head with the help of my friend Tracey. I pulled everything off the head including the rocker assembly, VTEC Solenoid, valves and springs. I tried to pull off the valve seals but couldn’t do it by hand so I left those on for now. I later checked on the net and you can use pliers to take those off. While disassembling the cylinder head my friend Tracey labeled my zip lock bags so all my parts were all organized and kept my valves and their related pieces separated. Being organized while taking it apart will be very useful when I start putting it back together as I will know where each part if from and don’t mix any screws or parts up. Down below you can see how I labeled my zip lock bags to separate the individual valve parts, I did this also with the engine block parts. After the head was completely bare of any parts I used some degreaser spray and a plastic brush and cleaned the head of any remaining oil. I was careful when cleaning the area where the camshaft makes contact not to damage this surface. ... Read More

I finally gave in last Friday and purchased a 48" Dual T5 light and a dual glass cover for my 45 gallon aquarium. I had the old T8 style fluorescent system before and it wasn't lighting up the aquarium properly so now the T5 is in and the T8 is out. I was also using a piece of plexiglass to cover my 2nd half of my 45 gallon aquarium but now it's all glass and looks a lot better. I also picked up the largest available floating turtle dock that same day as both my turtles are submerging the ones that they now, so this should fix the issue.  I haven't had a chance to install it yet but some time this week it will be done. Yesterday I picked up the 2nd Expansion pack to World of Warcraft called Wrath of the Lich King and from last nights 4 hour game play, it looks good. I don't plan to play everyday but it will be a nice change of pace when I am not working on my fish tanks or other hobbies. ... Read More

I've been busy with other interests and hobbies so I haven't had to time work on my engine build this week. Tonight I went into my shop and decided to cleanup as it was muchly needed. There is nothing worse then trying to do a good job and you can't cause your tools are unorganized or your tripping on engine parts. I cleaned up the shop and now I am ready for some more D16Z6 engine building. My next step will be to disassemble the cylinder head and the intake manifold of all sensors. Then the block, head, rocker cover and the intake manifold will have to be degreased and dried out. This will have to be done in order to be ready for sand blasting this Friday. ... Read More

I went to Big Als Aquarium store today after work and picked up 2 Convict Cichlids. I read online that they can get pretty aggressive but so far they seem to be fitting in very well. I have 3 tanks so if they get bigger and start bullying the other fish around I can always make a tank for them. They grow to about 12cm or 4.5" long so they do get bigger but not to big. One is bigger then the other but they seem to be buddy's in my tank right now. Everywhere they swim they swim together and are very cautious fish. They seem to posses a lot more intelligence then the average live bearer. At first I was a bit worried because my large angel fish was eyeing up my larger convict but he stood his ground and then swam away cautiously. I will watch them closely for the next few months and if needed, I can adjust my tanks to match there behaviour.  The smaller one is about 2cm and the bigger one is about 3cm Here is another image of my larger Convict Cichlid.   ... Read More

Nothing really new about the turbo build today, it's been pretty quiet lately so I decided to do my oil change today. I went to Canadian Tire and picked up some Penzoil Full Synthetic and an oil filter and since I knew I was going to get a bit dirty anyways I also picked up some regular oil and oil filter for my moms van too. Both the oil changes went pretty smoothly except the oil filter on my moms van was a bit hard to take off so I had to find an oil filter wrench and use that. Once I used the wrench the rest of the oil change was a no brainer. I'm at 219,500km on my Honda Civic so at about 225,000km will be my next scheduled oil change. I was down about 1 liter from my last oil change but that's expected with such a high revving engine. ... Read More

I changed the water in all my aquariums yesterday and used the Python NO SPILL which made it a breeze. The Python NO SPILL is a 25 foot hose with an adapter at one end that attaches to your sink faucet. The adapter allows you to add and drain water from your aquarium with no spills or any heavy lifting. If you have a 30 gallon tank or bigger then I would definitely recommend getting one of these. But if your aquarium is smaller then 30 gallons I would stick with the hose and bucket system. The reason it's not worth it for smaller aquariums is that it will take you longer to hook it up then to change your water. I would also recommend that if you have any type of external canister filter, do a weekly check of your hoses to make sure they are not pinched. Yesterday while cleaning my water in my turtle tank I spotted that both my inlet and outlet hoses were pinched and the filter was only working at 20% efficiency. This would makes sense why my water in my turtle tank was not the cleanest the last few weeks. ... Read More

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This post is my personal step by step tutorial on how to remove a transmission from a 1992-1995 Honda Civic. Step 1 - Disconnect the battery Step 2 - Remove the air filter box Step 3 - Jack up the car and support it on jack stands Step 4 - Drain the radiator fluid Step 5 - Remove the radiator with connecting hoses Step 6 - Remove the distributor Step 7 - Remove the starter Step 8 - Disconnect all electrical plugs on the transmission side of the engine Step 9 - Unbolt the front tires and place them under the car for added safety Step 10 - Unbolt the clutch slave cylinder from the transmission Step 11 - Drain the transmission oil Step 12 - Unscrew the main drive shaft nut on the left and right side of the car Step 13 - Unscrew the lower ball joint nut and pull the ball joint off the control arm on each side Step 14 - Remove the left and right drive shaft from the transmission Step 15 - Unbolt and disconnect the shifter support linkage Step 16 - Unbolt the 2 rear bottom transmission mount bolts Step 17 - Unbolt the bottom engine to transmission bolts Step 18 - Support engine with a floor jack and piece of 2x4 wood Step 19 - ... Read More

This page is about doing a rear drum brake job on 1993 Honda Civic. How To Do a Rear Brake Job on a 1993 Honda Civic Steps 1 to 4 How To Do a Rear Brake Job on a 1993 Honda Civic Steps 5 to 8 How To Do a Rear Brake Job on a 1993 Honda Civic Steps 9 to 12 ... Read More

Before I send out the block to the machine shop I need to order my pistons and connecting rods. Once I have the proper parts I can send the block and the parts to the machine shop and get everything fitted and the necessary parts machined. Click Here for the link to my bottom end parts page on my site. ... Read More

I was busy with some other things the last few days so I didn't have time to work on my engine but yesterday after work I decided to go at it. I called my friend Tracey to come over and help me label my parts bags and help me disassemble the motor. I first took of the exhaust manifold and then followed by the intake manifold. Once those were off the engine was easier to maneuver on the engine stand.   I then unbolted the cylinder head and placed it in a plastic tub to drain any oil that was still in it. Once the cylinder head was off it really started rolling then. We unbolted all the external brackets and accessories of the block and drained the oil. Once the oil was drained I flipped the engine over and started to pull the oil pan bolts off with Tracey's help. After that Tracey pulled off the water pump and the front engine mounting bracket and I pulled off the oil pump and the rear seal bracket. I then started to loosen the main cap bolts using the cross pattern. I only loosened them up a little at a time and once I got to the last one, I went back to the first bolt and loosened ... Read More

My ammonia is down and my turtles have duckweed to eat now. I added Zeolite Ammonia Remover to my XP3 filter and now 6 days later my ammonia level has dropped to a good rating. As you can see from the image to the left, the vile on the right is yellow which is today's reading where as the one on left was from 3 days ago and it is green. Anything that is not yellow means you have large amounts of ammonia in your aquarim which is stressful to your fish. As far as my results are concerned, I am really happy with this product as you can see it has worked really well for me.    I went to my Dads place at lunch today and he gave me a bunch of duckweed. Duckweed is a really small aquatic plant that grows very fast in aquariums. He bought some about a month ago and has since spread in his 10 gallon aquarium really fast. It started to cut the light to the bottom part of his aquarium so he gave me all that he had in that tank. He has spare duckweed in his other tanks so he can grow it really fast and replenish his stock. The reason I wanted duckweed was because is it good plant source for turtles and it's pretty easy ... Read More

Step 1 - Hot-tank the block, main cap and crankshaft to clean them. Step 2 - MagnaFlux the block and pressure test it using compressed air and a water reservoir Step 3 - Bolt up the main caps without bearings and measure the diameter size and concentricity, and align. If the mains are out-of-round, then align-boring or honing might be needed. Once the mains are all good the centerline of the crankshaft is established. Step 4 - The top of the block is decked. Crankshaft is balanced and micro-polished Step 5 - The cylinder walls are notched at the bottom to accept the I-Beam FJDistributors connecting rods. Step 5 - All cylinders can now be bored and honed 0.020-inch(.5mm) over for the 75.5mm Vitara Pistons Some good links below about engine cleaning and machining Basic Block Machine Work Engine Block Preparation Engine Block Cleaning and Maching Process ... Read More

Fuel Delivery and Engine Management 550 Injectors Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump Hondadata S300 + UEGO Airfuel Gauge Boost, Exhaust Temp,  Oil Temp and Pressure Gauges 3 Bar Map Sensor Tuning Info Stop adding timing when the tq stops going up and backs it up a few notches. Hugely important factor for tuning // ... Read More