Bomer's build - now i suck and blow

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

Mods so far
DC sports short shifter
Progress front and rear sway bar(not running the front right the moment)
Tokico D-spec shocks
Progress sport springs (1.8 inch drop front and 2 inch drop rear)
Megan rear camber kit
Front camber kit
buddy club roll center adjusters
Megan rear upper strut bar
rear disc brake conversion
Gates racing belts and hoses
Koyo radiator
Oil temp and pressure gauge
AEM wide band
Morso Oil Accumulator
Oil cooler
Custom 2.5 inch exhaust all the way through (mostly used to be megan)
Filter on a stick
DC Sports Full Race 4-2-1 header w/ random tech highflow cat attached (off car now turbo'ed)
JDM Fabtech Prototype long tube N/A Intake Mani
Crower stage 2 N/A and stage 3 cam and stage 2 Turbo (currently running stage stage 2 turbo sold stage 3)
750 RC injectors
Hondata K-pro with modified cam gear
ARP head studs
ARP rod bolts
Fully Flow benched P&P head with Skunk2 high compression valves and bronze valve guides
steel braided brake lines
{11 inch rotors (not your standard 10.3 inch rotors hehehe)
custom prelude caliper (aka: teggy type r calipers hehehe)
the super famous bomer big brake kit}
Action 6 puck sprung clutch
8.5lbs flywheel
Energy suspension motor mount inserts
DIY blacked out headlights
Carbon fiber hood
Carbon fiber front lip temporarily off
Garden Edging front lip (no joke it works! but has since been destroyed may make another) temporarily off
wiretuck
d3 designs rear v-brace(so hard to find!!!!!) status: broken

tan to black interior swap
EP3 honda civic Si seats
17' konig holes with 225 45 17 tire
extended wheel studs
skunk2 openended lugs
battery relocation kit
Tial BOV
Tial Wastegate 7.5 lbs spring
custom ic piping made by me
same with down pipe 2.5 inch
T3 super 60 .43 A/R
OBX shitty turbo mani (making a new one right now)
Mfactory LSD
Dc sports upper strut bar uber hard to find

Oh yeah and RHD dash sitting up in my attic lol!

and as always more to come when more money comes

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

So right the moment the car is making 120horse power with 118 torque

It should be making over 150-160 right the moment. Jeff Evans and I discovered that the stage 3 cam does not have enough static compression in order to make power. basically the cam is to big unless I up the compression.

I have also noticed with the stage 3 cam that at a certain temp usually 22 degrees F and below the car changes personality. Now when temp's drop you make more power which is normal. But with this cam at a certain point it changes feels like your boosting or spraying I have never ran into a motor that had such a large jump in power just cause of the temp it is unnatural.

Also the stage 3 is alot smoother and more progressive than the stage 2. In my car the stage 2 was just mean f***in brutal. vtec point physically hurt.

the car has hit 144 hp on the stage 2 but thanks to the tempest I have no real proof of this only what I saw with my own eyes which was a map for 127hp with matching torque and I had a hole in every exhaust gasket at the time. and No Jdm Fabtech intake mani or dc-sports full race header.

The car has also been through a lot I have had the cam gear bolt back off, I have spun the cam with the clearances to tight(just un-seats all the valves), I have had the timing marks on the crank gear get knocked off, watched my crank pulley roll past me down the street lmao, I have had one timing belt tensioner seize(caught that early), I had one brand new timing belt tensioner shear off the bolt that held it on. I went through 4 transmission in 2 weeks and an ankle, and then the bottom end of the motor went the next week after the dynot tune during the street tune (towed the car home myself from PA and didn't look at it for almost a month), and had more wheel studs break and in the weirdest way on the front driver side wheel than I can count, only broke one on the passenger side.

The motor has been pulled over ten times last year I think the last count was either 12 or 13 times I can get it out in 90 mins from the time the floor jack hits the chasis.

I have replaced so many valves in the head that my freind brett likes to go around say that "For most People lossing there timing belt means a new car or motor for you it means a Late Night and a Six Pack of Beer"

here is some pics of carnage

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

reserved for more

civicpraning2k1 · Feb 17, 2009

dude where do you live?

FedEx field is like 5 minutes away from work... i can literally walk there.

DC= WIN. :tup:

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

Not after 25 years lol! I lived in Arlington(born and raised) I am still up there every other weekend I now live down in Richmond because I went back to school to finish up my degree at VCU

bryce023 said:
rhd:eek3: in for updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah It is going to be a while before the RHD gets done I still need to get the firewall from England. I'm hoping this summer but no job right the moment so funds are tight and I figure it is going to take at least 3 weeks if not a month to weld in the fire wall and take care of everything(going to seam weld the chasis at the same time). Of course knowing me I will do it all in a week if not a weekend. lol. I will put some pics up of the dash at some point but it is back home in dc and I won't be up there for two weeks

speedfoos said:
Ahhh some of my parts going to a good home.

I hope so lol I feel like I am the only old guy left now. but don't worry I won't give up on this car I hit the wall a while back and it took a lot to get past it I don't think it can stop me now just slow me down a lot:rofl: besides no one in my family will let me I have already put too much into it.

bryce023 · Feb 17, 2009

rhd:eek3: in for updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

speedfoos · Feb 17, 2009

Ahhh some of my parts going to a good home.

Unevolved · Feb 17, 2009

Man, this is going to be a fun thread. In for some good progress.

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

I hope so!:dance:

Greeenie · Feb 17, 2009

hmm, new interesting thread, actually worth something, about time

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

LoL thanks!

Alpha 5 said:
Perhaps the new epic build thread.

maybe? That would be awesome!

Alpha 5 · Feb 17, 2009

Perhaps the new epic build thread.

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

Alright on to the future!!!!

So the future modification list is:

RHD Conversion
Seam weld the Chassis
Foam the Chassis
Spherical Bearing inserts in the front lower control arms
Looking into a 32 mm rear sway bar but it is stupid expensive
rear diffuser w/ under body completely paneled for aerodynamics
Buddy Club race seats
Full cage
quick release steering wheel
a redesign of certain parts in the front suspension to try to completely eliminate bump steer
window tint
Flat Matt Black paint job (already have my guy lined up got to wait till I finish the RHD though)
High comp pistons 12.5 compression (yeah the GX piston!)
might throw in an oil cooler this summer (depends on the temps)
Fuel Cell (cause the car keeps stalling from throwing it too hard)
v-band the exhaust
Turbo (only after I have decided when I have gone far enough with the N/A.)

I am pretty sure I will go all the way N/A and squeeze as much power as possible out of the motor before Honda's formula 1 team decides to shut me down cause I just that good LOL!

Harlowe · Feb 17, 2009

Finally you make a thread! We should meet up one day, I live less than 5 miles from you haha.
I met you at HIN last year, if you remember.

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

LoL totally that would be cool. Yeah I remember meeting you at HIN

SGolub said:
I have your car, but hella slow

How long have you been in Richmond?

mine is still slow but it is faster than the stock 90-95 hp most people are stuck with.
I have been living here since January 1st

SGolub · Feb 17, 2009

I have your car, but hella slow

How long have you been in Richmond?

Unevolved · Feb 17, 2009

Jesus, 32mm rear sway? Why don't you just weld your LCAs to the frame?

Who makes one that stiff, anyways?

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

I know right! And the thought has crossed my mind :rofl:

It is made by ASR I think it is linked with king Motorsports the guys that do all the mugen stuff which would explain the price

https://passwordjdm.com/ASR-DC5-02-06-RSX-32mm-Racing-Hollow-Swaybar-Kit-P2632C10.aspx

Harlowe · Feb 17, 2009

Hmm, I've seen a couple body kitted em2s around, but I don't know any of them personally.

Unevolved · Feb 17, 2009

Holy shit now that's an ASB.

metalviper · Feb 17, 2009

very nice. so whats the purpose of the build?? drag, show car....?

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

Road race car. maybe I will do one summer were it will be a show car but I don't know yet.
It is setup for Autox right the moment and is slowly getting turned into to a car that will rule the road course lol.

overrev_it said:
great torque with such low cr... you know it can be a best when run with the gx pistons, good luck!

I know the thing is a torque monster right the moment it's good up to about 80-95mph then it starts to hit the wall though.

overrev_it · Feb 17, 2009

great torque with such low cr... you know it can be a best when run with the gx pistons, good luck!

Daddy · Feb 17, 2009

nice build. glad to see you around!

bomerman19 · Feb 17, 2009

thanks man!

Bis · Feb 17, 2009

that's crazy... i'd be happy with a 150hp n/a d17

NotQuiK@aLL · Feb 18, 2009

goodluck man, hope it goes well:tup:

bomerman19 · Feb 18, 2009

thanks man!

bomerman19 · Feb 18, 2009

LOL It's not that low to the ground suspension tuning is a black art but luckily I'm very good at it. Yes I know there are issues with the mcpherson strut setup on the 7thgens. But there is not as much roll in this car as most people would think. my car doesn't understeer any more it oversteers just a bit which is a very wierd thing for a FWD car, and it tends to throw most people off; it is very hard to actually get the car to understeer. But there is still room for a lot of improvement wich is why at some point I am going to try to redisgn the front end suspension.

You can do alot with a set of shocks that have adjustable dampening and bracing in the right spots of the chasis. Besides I only need two wheels on the ground to make the car go fast:rofl:

SHG_James · Feb 18, 2009

bomerman19 said:
my car doesn't understeer any more it oversteers just a bit which is a very wierd thing for a FWD car, and it tends to throw most people off;

haha same goes with my car, my rear kicks out if its pushed hard, scary but fun.

04EM2 · Feb 18, 2009

I like it, that RHD will be awesome

bomerman19 · Feb 18, 2009

It will I can't wait to drive a car with RHD again it holds a certain sentimental value to me cause I learned stick on a RHD Landrover Discovery in Mozambique

jamesandrew58 said:
haha same goes with my car, my rear kicks out if its pushed hard, scary but fun.

Unevolved said:
Mine's that way too. Hell of a lot of fun, hahaha.

It is definitely a lot of fun when it oversteers

metalviper said:
its the way honda implemented the design in our cars! i mean seriously 2 degrees of aster?! wtf?! also do you plan to compete or just a weekend track car??

I know right, I wish they had never switched from the double wishbone setup.

Right the moment weekend track car but it depends on the engine.
I have been seriously contemplating Honda challenge. Due to the rule book the single cam d-series can run unlimited cam, unlimited compression, Unlimited exhaust/header, unlimited intake mani as long as there is a stock throtle body. the problem is you can only achieve the compression by decking the block or using oem honda pistons.

Maybe that will shed some light on everybody why I have built the car N/A hehehe

Unevolved · Feb 18, 2009

Mine's that way too. Hell of a lot of fun, hahaha.

04EM2 · Feb 18, 2009

do you have any more pics??

1SickEs1 · Feb 18, 2009

Suscribed in for the RHD :eek3:

bomerman19 · Feb 18, 2009

So here are some more pictures that I dug up and took today.

On the Trailer

this is what the car used to look like before the carbon fiber trunk were I lost the spoiler I'm still debating weather to put the spoiler back on or not cause it does balance the car out nicely on the highway when matched with the garden edging

the current back and front of the car

Gauges Oil pressure Oil temp AEM widband and tack with shift light

Oil Accumulator

rear discs

Bomer's build - now i suck and blow

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