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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

Turbo Parts and Info Open wastegate dump tube may be a bit noisy, it can be hooked up back to the exhaust to vent but could cause boost creep and spikes, still need to do more research on this. GO-AUTOWORKS Street Kit - GO-AUTOWORKS Stainless Log Manifold - GO-AUTOWORKS SS 2.5" downpipe - GO-AUTOWORKS dumptube - Bullseye Power T3/T4 57 trim .55 A/R - Tial 38mm silver wastegate - Tial 50mm silver blow off valve - complete oiling kit - GO-AUTOWORKS Race charge pipe kit - GO-AUTOWORKS bar & plate intercooler - (6) high quality silicone reinforced couplers - (12) stainless T bolt clamps // ... Read More

Engine Top End Parts and Info - Clean and do a valve job on the head. - Add a catch can to the intake system between the intake and the PCV, this is a must! ARP Head Studs When using ARP Head Studs clean out the threads, hand tightened the studs, placed the head on, torque the nuts to 63ftlbs // ... Read More

Engine Bottom End Parts and Info All you need to know to install vitara pistons, Click Here Block - Cleaned, Bored out to .20 (75.5mm Pistons) .0035 p2w(Piston to wall) for Vitara Pistons What piston to wall clearances should i run with vitara pistons? Usually it depends on your Power goals. The pistons expand when they get to operating temperature. The more power you are aiming for the bigger the piston to wall clearance should be. If you use standard bore Vitaras your pistons might be a bit on the loose side but it is not a bad thing if youre aiming for ove 400whp. If youre using 75.5mm Vitaras and your power goals are between 250-350whp a good P2W clearance is between .003 and .0035. For 350-400whp---> .0035 to .004 For 400whp or more---> .004 to .0045 Oil Pump - Run a stock D16Z6 oil pump it works the best even with turbo. Oil Filter - Use the S2000 oil filter, and fill it 50% before screwing it on to the engine to make sure it is already primed. Pistons -75.5 to 76mm Vitara Pistons 8.4:1 Compression Ratio with I-Beam rods Sleaves and Journals - Might Need to be Notched Drive Pulley - Stock works the best with no problems Oil Pump - Stock ... Read More

Nov 15, 08 - D16Z6 Turbo Build Has Begun Nov 16, 08 - D16Z6 Engine Pictures Before Dissasembly Nov 20, 08 - D16Z6 Disassembled and Almost Ready For The Machine Shop Dec 2, 08 -  D16Z6 Cylinder Head Disassembly and Initial Cleaning Dec 3, 08 -  D16Z6 Pressure Washing the Main Parts Dec 4, 08 -  Masking is Complete and Finally Ready for Sandblasting Dec 6, 08 -  D16Z6 Sandblasting Done and Bottom End Parts Ordered Dec 11, 08 - D16Z6 Block Notching Side 1 Dec 13, 08 - D16Z6 Block Notching Side 2 Dec 15, 08 - D16Z6 Bottom End Parts Are Here! Feb 14, 09 - D16Z6 Turbo Build Restarted Feb 15, 09 - D16Z6 Valve Cleaning Using Parts Washer Feb 28, 09 - D16Z6 Block Sent to the Machine Shop April 11, 09 - D16 Block and Parts are Back From Machine Shop April 22, 09 - D16Z6 Main Bearing Clearance Check April 29, 09 - D16Z6 Rod Bearing Clearance Check April 30, 09 - D16Z6 Main Cap Girdle Notching May 1, 09 - D16Z6 Setting The Piston Ring Gap and Painting The Block // ... Read More

Here is a picture I took of my crayfish SuperTank when he was sitting on top of a floating plant in my 45 gallon aquarium. The reflection looked really cool so I decided to take a picture. He seems to be doing very well after his last molting session and has eaten a few of my fish which is expected of such a smart crayfish. At times I catch him trying to crawl up the eater tube or climbing the ornaments in the aquarium then positioning his back toward the top and suddenly jolting up to the top of the aquarium. He has quite the personality and always fun to watch. ... Read More

These are my first images of my D16Z6 engine, and as you can see it looks very stock right now. There are a couple sensors that are broken and plugs that are bent, but all in all the engine looks to be in good shape. It did not come with a distributor or a crank pulley but for now I don't need those. I still do have my old D15B7 engine so if needed I can use my crank pulley from that engine, as I believe it's the same on the 1.5 and 1.6 liter. But I am not 100% sure so I will have to double check this first.   Here are some images of the black valve cover and the VTEC valve train. Here are 2 more images of the front and back of the engine with the distributor and the crank pulley missing. ... Read More

Yesterday after work I went to Big Al's aquarium store with my brother Paul and my dad and picked up 6 new platy fish for my aquariums. I bought 3 Tri-Color Platy and 3 Golden Mickey Mouse Platy. I put the Golden Mickey Mouse Platy in my 45 gallon tank and the Tri-Color Platy into my 29 gallon tank. An image of 1 Tri-Color Platy and 3 Golden Mickey Mouse Platy ... Read More

My D16Z6 turbo build has officially begun as I picked up a D16Z6 engine from the wrecker today. I'm really excited to get this project underway as I've been wanting to add a turbo to my Honda Civic since the day I got it. I don't have a picture yet but soon as I get a chance I will snap some shots and post them up on the blog. It's a complete engine consisting of the block, head, intake and exhaust. I will have to dissemble it, send it out for machining, add some performance parts and then put it all back together. Once the engine is done I can start focusing on acquiring the Hondata 300 ECU piggy back, GlowShift Gauges and Turbo kit. So stay tuned as this build should get exciting. ... Read More

I finally got my new blog theme setup, and I gotta say I like it. I still have some work to do on my categories and pages but as you can see it looks a lot better now, so come back soon for more great content. The new theme is from www.one-theme.com One-Theme is a great buy as you can totally customize your blog in so many ways it's like buying 50 themes in one. I would recommend it to anyone. ... Read More

I changed water in both my 29 and 45 gallon aquarium today to keep up the regular maintenance and to keep the ammonia low in the 45 gallon. It's been an issue for a while but since my PH is low the ammonia that is in the tank is not lethal to my fish, but either way I'm still working to keep it down. I bought an insert for my XP3 filter called Zeolite which is suppose to bring your ammonia down and is rechargeable by simply washing it out every 5 days with water. ... Read More

Welcome to the November 10, 2008 edition of cars - perfomance, style and auto stereo. Steve Faber presents Credit Card Gas Rebates – How to Get the Biggest Rebate | Super Gas Saver posted at super gas saver. Jenna presents Keyless Car Entry Through Your Phone? Yup. posted at Triangle Rent A Car. Performance Ofir presents Car Insurance Quotes - How To Choose The Best Quote posted at Ofir. Joe Hayes presents Jaguar XKR-S posted at Cool Supercars, saying, "Jaguar quietly and stealthily revealed the new XKR-S. This new supercar is powered by a 4.2 liter V8 engine that pushes out 420 horsepower." Raymond presents Major Causes Of Vehicle Breakdowns - Broken Alternators For Example posted at Money Blue Book. Raymond presents The 3,000 Mile Oil Change Myth - Save Your Money posted at Money Blue Book. That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of cars - perfomance, style and auto stereo using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page. Technorati tags: cars - perfomance, style and auto stereo, blog carnival. ... Read More

Last year I picked up a bad D15 Honda engine that I was going to use for tear down experience, so this weekend I pulled out the tools and started to tear it down. By end of Sunday night I had it all apart and pulled the crank and pistons. The experience was great and will help for when I start tearing into my D16Z6 Turbo build engine. There is a sequence of taking things apart and if you figure that out early it makes things easier the next time. I took some pictures of the engine and posted them below. As you can tell the engine was in bad shape with lots of water damage and rust. 1. Here you can see the block with the head pulled off. 2. This cylinder had major rust all over. 3. This image shows the bottom end of the engine including the oil pump pickup. 4. Oil pump is pulled out and is visible on the block. 5. Crankshaft is out and connecting rods are visible as well as bottoms of pistons. 6. Crankshaft out of D15B2 Honda engine. ... Read More

My brother Paul stopped by the other day and picked up my three pictus catfish and my small pleco that was in my old 20 gallon tank. Knowing other fish keepers is a good thing as you can trade and share fish, this gives you new fish to admire and also more room in your tanks for new fish you might be considering to buy. You can check out his blog at www.aquariumfishworld.com ... Read More

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 last 2 weeks I've been hearing a squealing and scuffing sound coming from my rear drum brakes so I was getting concerned. On the weekend it turned into a grind so I decided to park my 1993 Honda Civic till I figured out what it was. I was worried that I some how used up my rear brake shoes faster then normally possible. So today after work it wasn't raining I decided to take a closer look. I jacked up the car and pulled off the wheels and drums and inspected the brake shoe lining and the rest of the brake assembly. The brake shoe linings' were in really good shape but I did notice that the bottom part of the shoes looked like they were scuffed up with something. I then checked the drum for any irregularities and smoothness on the inner braking surface but I did not find anything out of the ordinary. I was a bit confused for a second on what would of made these scuffing marks on the shoes, but then discovered this was caused by excess brake dust. Because the rear brake assembly is basically closed off, there is very little place for the dust to go so it starts to attach it self to the brake assembly. It is trapped inside the drum ... Read More

Launching this site over a 1.5 years ago there was two main things I wanted to focus on. One was the installation of a VTEC engine into my 1993 Honda Civic and the other was the installation of a turbo. Now I've done a write up of the engine swap that I did last winter but I've been lacking on solid turbo support from my own experience. On this blog I have posted a few turbo installations done by other Honda Civic enthusiasts but now it's my turn to show what I can do. I will be honest, I have never owned or installed a turbo into a Honda Civic but I sure intend too this spring. My intention is to have a built up D16Z6 engine with a turbo installed in my Honda Civic by late Spring or early Summer 2009. My goal for horse power is around 250 to 300HP with a properly built block and good tuning. This is not an impossible goal to reach as a lot of other Honda Civic enthusiasts have reached far more then 500HP and beyond. This is going to be a good learning experience as I have never done any internal engine modifications to add horse power in the past. I will try to post as many images and write as much information as I can, ... Read More

I found another EG Honda Civic on CarDomain.com with the same body kit I was aiming to get last summer. The car is painted gray and has shaved rear hatch lights and Lambo doors but still looks good with that front bumper. Click Here for the link. ... Read More

This past weekend was a sad one as my sister's dog Mortimer Munch Klein died on Sunday morning at 1:31am at the Vet. He was a sharpei and was born on August 1st 2005. He was having seizures for the past few years and my sister and her husband did what they could to find out why, but unfortunately the vets failed them. Mortimer is leaving his adopted sister Peeka who is also a sharpei and I know she will miss him dearly. I have chosen to write this post to make sure Mortimers' memory continues on and will never be forgotten just as the former family dog Ceazer.  Agata do not worry as I am sure that Ceazer and Mortimer will find each other in doggy heaven, and will keep each other company. Rest in Peace Mortimer Munch Klein ... Read More

I was reading some posts on D-Series forums tonight and found this post about a guy who wondering what paint scheme he should use on his Honda Civic Hatch. This was the same question I had last summer and never came up with an answer, but looking at these images makes it easier to figure it out. Click Here for his forum post. Out of all his ideas I found these three schemes to be the most interesting and possibly one that will be my future paint job. ... Read More