If you ever wanted to port match your intake manifold to your throttle body then you gotta see the video below by Skunk2 Racing. It’s Awesome, Watch it, Enjoy!
I haven’t had much time to do any work on my 1993 Honda Civic for a while now but I still drive it daily and every time I get behind the wheel I get excited. It’s not the excitement of a new car or 500 horsepower but instead it’s the fact it works great and I did all the work myself. The turbo is still coming just on hold for now, but once that gets installed in her she will have a new ROAR to expel from her tail pipe. There is a special bond between some people and their car not just as a physical item but as a form of freedom and total control. When I drive my Honda Civic I know every sound, every creek, every reaction that she gives to me when I propel her through the roadways. It’s almost like were connected as soon as the engine starts, we become one entity and each one knows what they expect of the other. This might sound a bit weird for some but hey I don’t really care because when I drive down the road I know exactly what my Honda Civic is capable of to keep me safe from all the crazy driver out there. And you ask why I call my Honda Civic “She or Her”, well everyone knows that a guys car is a some what a female form. 
Engine / Performance
JDM D16A VTEC Engine
Honda P28 ECU
Centerforce Dual Friction Clutch
Vibrant Short Ram Intake
NGK Blue Ignition Wires
Megan Racing 4-2-1 Chrome Header
2.5″ Exhaust with High Flow Resonator
Magnaflow Muffler with Chrome Tip
Aluminum Radiator
B&M Fuel Pressure Gauge
Interior
Custom Center Gauge Pod – Water Temp / Oil Temp / Voltage – Coming Soon
AutoMeter Boost Gauge – Need left pillar for install
Suspension / Brakes / Wheels
Dropzone Lowering Shocks + Coilovers
Red Painted Calipers and Drums
15″ Sorat 5 Spoke Aluminum Wheels
195/50 Bridgestone Fuzion ZRi Tires
Exterior
Projector Headlights
Fiber Glass Vented Fenders – Waiting for Paintjob
Carbon Fiber Hood – Waiting for Paintjob
Audio / Security
Alpine Head Unit
10″ Alpine Type-S Sub
Sony 1200W Mono Amp
Delphi XM Radio
Clifford Alarm
If you buy a used engine with a damaged or malfunctioning Throttle Positioning Sensor(TPS), then you’ll need to replace this before starting your engine to make sure it will run properly. The throttle positioning sensor sends real time throttle position to the ECU which in turn adjusts the flow of fuel through the injectors to make sure you getting your proper fuel mixture to run your engine properly.
Click Here for a link to a Do It Yourself that was posted on D-Series.org on how to swap out your TPS on your throttle body.
If you ever wondered what’s inside a VTEC Solenoid assembly then here you go. I cleaned mine out from my D16Z6 engine and snapped a few pictures for reference. As you can see in my pictures below my pressure switch has a broken plug socket so I will have to replace that before I mount it back on my engine. The pressure switch gives the go ahead to the ECU when the oil pressure is high enough to engage VTEC. Once the ECU sends the signal to the VTEC Solenoid it opens a valve and feeds oil to the VTEC Assembly, this engages a higher torque cam lobe and gives you more power.
It’s the 9th of January and this is my first post of 2009. I’ve been lacking on posting updates on the blog as I haven’t been doing any work on the RC D16 Turbo Build or any type of work on my Honda Civic. Ever since the 19th of December we have been hit by a ton of snow and it just won’t go away. The last few weeks I was spending a lot of time cleaning the driveway, but now the rain is back and melting all the snow away. It was a nice break to just stay inside and watch tv and play World of Warcraft but now I will have to get back to building the RC D16 Turbo Engine. I have to save up some money to take the block to the machine shop but I think I can do this in a couple of weeks.
The XMAS holidays were very different this year with Rocky’s passing and the crazy amount of snow, so I wasn’t really into doing anything on my RC D16 Turbo Build. I had 2.5 feet of snow over the week so I spent a lot of time just plowing my driveway. XMAS eve was great to spend with my family and I even got new floor mats for my Civic.
I did get stuck in the snow with my Honda Civic at work so after that I had no choice but to borrow my brothers AWD Mazda CX-7 and park my Civic. The snow was so high that my Civic was plowing it with the front bumper and hitting my undercarriage.
I think next year I will get a beater civic to drive in the winter and keep my turbo one in the driveway under a car cover. I always said I wanted my car to be a daily driver even after performance mods but seeing how this years winter was on my car and the stupidity of other drivers in the snow, I think it would be better to park it for the 3-4 months during winter.
We’ve had our first big snow storm this season and my Honda Civic drives pretty good in it. I swapped my wheels back in October to my old 13″ steel wheels and added a set of snow tires upfront and a good pair of all seasons on the rear. She’s a bit lower then a stock 1993 Civic but being front wheel drive and 5 speed the traction in snow is great. She’s no 4×4 but she handles way better then any other rear wheel drive vehicle on the road. Caution is always a good thing to have in the winter months and having more control is always easier on the nerves. Below is a picture of my 1993 Honda Civic in the snow, click on it for a larger image.
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.
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
