Honda's DOHC VTEC engines have always been a fascination to all Enthusiasts like me. Designed for practicality, it's one of the most recognized, favorite & best engine of all time. I actually had intentions since a long time to optimize the performance of my civic by keeping it a daily drivable, I considered and implemented all essential upgrades necessary to improve the performance, handling with reliability.
I own this car for more then a decade now and it was under consideration since a very
long time to upgrade the car for improved performance and handling. With this
aim, I have been doing a lot of research on possible upgrades and started
upgrading different areas over the period of time with proper planning and
arrangement of parts.
Below are some details of the upgrades /
modifications I have done to my civic EX so far:
Body:
- All
body is in its original & perfect condition (Attached picture is
speaking truth)
- No
paint job done except for bonnet. However the car needs re spraying by
highly professional (whom I have not found so far)
- JUN Type Front Bumper Lip
- JDM rear Trunk spoiler
- TYC Projection lamps at front
- JDM Fog Lamps
Interior:
- Front seats are from a civic94 SiR with
single support Head rest
- Meter panel from civic SiR with redline @
8200 as per engine specs
- MOMO steering Wheel
- Honda Integra Push Button Start
- Spoon titanium gear knob
Suspension:
- TEIN Type HA suspensions, 6-Way ground control coil overs à (Removed as the ride was uncomfortable although
the handling was superb. I could feel around the corners)
- KONI Yellow Sports shock absorbers replaced
TIEN's. à
(KONI yellows have exceptional
road holding & are combined with an acceptable level of comfort)
Damping rate is adjustable on the fly externally which makes fine
tuning even easier. Performance and handling is one thing, to make a
car splendid, daily driver comfort is a factor that must be
considered; it is not disregarded.
- Tien Type S Teck Lowering springs (1.5" drop)
- 4Wheel
Disk Brake conversion (10.3" rotor @ front)
- All
round Integra Disc Brakes + Calipers
- 15/16
ratio Master Cylinder + Double layer servo mechanism from Integra GSR SiR
- 15"
MonoBlock Taiwan Super Lightweight, Alloys + Yokohama S-Drive
195/55/R-15
- Steering
Rack from Integra GSR SiR
- Front
24mm Sway Bar (civic TypeR)
- Rear
14mm Sway Bar
- Front
Strut Bar from Integra GSR SiR
- Rear
Strut Bar (Spoon)
- Rear
lower tie bar (Beaks)
- CUSCO
Pillow ball mounts
- JDM
front cross bar (Reinforced Chassi)
- Hawk
Brake Pads (Has been replaced with OEM Pads as Hawk pads results in lot of
dust)
- Energy
Suspension Polyurethane Bushings (front & rear suspension)
- Liqui Moli Dot.4 Brake fluid (is regularly changed)
ICE - In Car Entertainment:
- Pioneer
head unit
- Front
components + rear speakers
- 12
CD changer
- Some
more will be added soon
Power plant / Engine Bay:
- Transplanted
to B18c GSR SiR - 180hp
- B18c
Manual Gear Box with LSD.
- VTEC
Short Shifter with spoon gear knob
- VTEC kicks
inn @4400rpm
- Secondary
Butterfly valve opens @ 6000rpm (Max Power throughout the Rev Band)
- 2.25"
exhaust piping + 5Zigen Exhaust Muffler with 4 inch Tip
- Free Cold Air Intake
- K&N Air Intake Filter
à Tegiwa Free flow air induction
kit will be installed soon
- MSD
Spark Plug Wires à have been
removed
- TODA Racing timing belt + Tensioner
- Liqui Moly Frictionless Treatment valid up to 50,000KM's.
- Walbro Fuel Pump. (115L)
The engine is in perfect condition. All internals are stock and i
get the water dew at the exhaust every morning. NO modifications are done on
the engine as the power/performance is pretty impressive stock standard. Some
stats on the engine are as follows:
Make: Honda
Model: Integra
Engine code: B18C (GSR)
Displacement: 1797cc
Horse power: 180 @ 7600rpm
Torque: 128 lb-ft @ 6200rpm
Valve train: DOHC VTEC 1.8 Liter
Red line: 8200rpm (mine can push to max)
Mileage: 80k (v well maintained)
Transmission: 5 Speed Manual LSD
This
engine was imported from JAPAN and was extracted from Honda Integra half
cut 1998 model. The donor Integra had 80K KMs mileage on the clock and
service history of vtec professional. Luckily found it in the junk yard in
Malaysia. The half cut cost me 3400 USD including the cost of shipment to Pakistan. The
DC2 Integra (94-01 model) chasse is based on civic 92~95. So
the transplant was straight forward. No modifications were required. The
B18C simply bolts on in civic92-95. However a lot have to be done with its
wiring. I had uncut wiring with it. (A figure of some major expenses is as
follows: Engine: $3400, Koni Yellows: $630, Tein Lowering springs: $115,
MOMO steering wheel: $230, K&N Air Intake filter: £68, Integra Push
Button Start: £35, Energy suspension Bushing: $215, OEM Brake Pads: £70, Beaks
Tie Bar $ 55 and many more in PKR as well which have not been taken into
account)
This
transplant was done precisely after a very long R&D on each and every
aspect. A lot of money has been spent along with efforts. Honda's DOHC
VTEC engines have always been a fascination to all Enthusiasts like
me. Designed for practicality, it's one of the most recognized, favorite
& best engine of all time. I actually had intentions to optimize the
performance of my civic by keeping it a daily drivable, I
considered and implemented all essential upgrades necessary to improve the
performance, handling with reliability. It’s running perfectly fine since then.
However the process of upgrades will continue.
Future Planned Upgrades:
- Vinyl
Wrap:
I have planned to wrap the car with 3M vinyl. Vinyl color is not finalized
yet. This project is planned to be started in Feb next year.
- Brembo
Brakes upgrade
with 4 piston calipar & 11.4" rotor at the front and 2
piston calipers at rear. (will reduce stop distance to max) à This
solution is pretty expensive and the same goal could be achieved from
Civic Type R brakes (17CL15NV). I have already arranged. Will install them
soon.
- Skunk
2 Stage1 CAM upgrade
with High Performance Tuning (This upgrade will improve the
performance by 20 to 30 HP with stock internals & without any
harm to the engine)
- 5Zigen
Headers.
(will improve the power by 5 to 10HP)
Some more coming up soon:) You have to wait till then, enjoy
till now.
Thank you for reading.