The Many Faces of my USDM EP3

[gtimportfanatic]

Hi all, Just introducing myself and showing you folks the different stages i've gone through with my EP3. It's an SI, so i started with the economy 5 speed box, k20A3 engine and a ride height that rivals a jeep Liberty. Being the Mod head that i am, the car didnt last a week before i started installing new parts, and as time progressed, more parts and more parts came.

before my EP3 though, this is what i was working with. An 83' Corolla with Carb issues, an 89' Supra Turbo with a blown headgasket and spun rod bearings, and an 87' RX-7 Vert'.. <--- Doesn't like cold starts. Hence the purchase of the 'NEW' car lol

so first day

also right after i purchased my car i brought a friend to pick up his AP2

my car came with an aftermarket exhaust, 60mm Skunk2 and an AEM V2 intake. I hated both

So 3 days after ownership, i went out and picked up these Tein S tech springs

then i pulled the center console and painted it black and installed a new pioneer head unit

few weeks later i picked up this front spoiler from EBay, fitment was okay but i just hated that it was a knock off of the Kaminari Lip kit.

also did carbon manifold cover, painted the undercover of the badge in red and car spark pug cover

 

[gtimportfanatic]

got tired of the drone on the skunk2 pipe, so i brought it to a friend's shop and had it chopped off in space of a new quiet unit.

then came time for the first makeover, painted the front lip, bought new wheels, made custom tow hooks, and powder coated a bunch of stuff.

 

[gtimportfanatic]

then i got new wheels and figured i'd do something crazy

i wanted to have the car lower than what the springs gave me, so i went in search of coilovers, being in school and ll, i was on a budget, so i found out about this company called Raceland, i said screw it i'll give it a try, they were new so the prices were crazy, basically got a full set of one piece coilovers for $260USD shipped to my door, thats the price of replacing two rear struts lol

 

[gtimportfanatic]

lip fitted, damn shes slammed lol.. jk it's an illusion

real height with different wheels again

then i upgraded i think to a better spoiler, it's done here alot recently, but this was about two years ago, someone on the forums found that with a little persuasion, we can fit the spoiler from a volvo 740 or 940 from the 90-94 era.

i was trying to save for a new motor for my supra, but all the modding with the civic was so fun that the car just sat, my dad then told me that if i wasnt going to do anything with it i should get it out the yard, and on this day, i shed tears because the supra had a special place with me, it was just too expensive for me to keep at the time.

 

[tom83]

The standard ride height is comical.

Great work on the Build

 

[gtimportfanatic]

got rid of the AEM, got an HKS filter

reppin

sold the volvo lip and went back to the rep and changed wheels soo many times, i dont think my car has ever seen two months with the same set of wheels on there to be honest

foglights installed

day out with some of the homies

at this point i had already purchased kpro and had a basemap running on the car, it felt good, but getting rid of the supra meant i didnt have a turbo car anymore... soooooo

 

[gtimportfanatic]

stock blacked out headlights

dyno time

 

[gtimportfanatic]

fitted mugen replica wing

clutch gave out

few coronas and we started slowing down lol

finally done

and oh yeah, another volvo lip acquired

saying goodbye to the OZ's for bigger plans

upgraded to the Type S RSX five lugged setup with bigger brakes

powdercoated rota grids

 

[gtimportfanatic]

few vids
[video=youtube;OcmhP45kXNA]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OcmhP45kXNA[/video]

[video=youtube;by-W1RjeNJg]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by-W1RjeNJg&amp;list=UU_WMtNaK_FWWHbn1Fh09Omg&amp;index=9&amp;fea ture=plcp[/video]

[video=youtube;SvYE-hp_YVw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvYE-hp_YVw&amp;list=UU_WMtNaK_FWWHbn1Fh09Omg&amp;index=8&amp;featu re=plcp[/video]

[video=youtube;AYJpAtfxTc4]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYJpAtfxTc4[/video]

 

[gtimportfanatic]

i had plans to go with a built motor and forged internals because i was at a point with the A3 that i wasnt going to make more power where it would be worth it, so i sold the turbo kit, picked up some bolt ons and felt like i was back to the beginning, i was lost.

then i started hanging out with a now good friend of mine who inspired me to get things going in the right direction. One vision, one theme, no more random BS.

big meet

there are a ton of other things i did with the car.. but i will leave with the direction i'm headed. rightfully, i want the car to be an enthusiast's vehicle, which means true roots honda tuning, no turbos, no superchargers, just all motor with a tight suspension and a killer exhaust note. with that said, here is the setup currently

Facelift CTR headlights
VTEC Killer K20A3(Soon to be replaced by a K20A2)
Buddy Club N+ coilovers
Spoon Raceheader
SHG Custom Exhaust.
6spd box with OEM LSD

video of the current idle

[video]http://www.facebook.com/v/10151051666795075[/video]

 

[gtimportfanatic]

 

[andr345]

Those are a lot of faces

Nice car...

 

[Jay1986]

Amazing fair play dude

 

[D4N H]

normally aspirated FTW !

I like what you have done in the past as well. the orange wheels looked much better than I thought they would have.

are you going to put honda alloys back on the car for the true honda look?

 

[dotty]

Good stuff.

 

[gtimportfanatic]

normally aspirated FTW !

I like what you have done in the past as well. the orange wheels looked much better than I thought they would have.

are you going to put honda alloys back on the car for the true honda look?

yes, ideally i would love to have a set of graphite 2005 DC5R wheels but if not i guess i can always settle for the DC5S wheels .. which i had borrowed from a friend once before and i love the look

i also loved the 8th civic SI wheels too

 

[SicklyPilot]

Looks good dude!

My favourite pick of your past wheels has to be the OZ's. They looked awesome the Mugen wing sets the whole thing off nicely

 

[rf55]

Very nice build

 

[Mastodon2]

Is that a Pedo Bear on the engine cover?

 

[gtimportfanatic]

Haha yeah thats the pedobear