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"Civic Hatch"

Owner:   VitaminJ
Year: 1986
Make: Honda
Model: Civic
Est.Horsepower: 130
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Comments: 4 Comments
Ratings: 3 votes  
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I built up the EW3 engine from my '86 CRX Si that was totalled.  It's got high compression pistons from a 1989 Integra, a big cam regrind from Webcams, and an adjustable cam gear.  I ported and polished it like crazy and gasket matched everything.  It's got a 4-1 header with a 2.25" cat-less exhaust.

The motor is balanced and the flywheel has been lightened.  It revs to 8k no problem.

I rebuilt the tranny with new synchros and bearings.  I also installed an LSD.

It's got Upgrade Motoring torsion bars up front, Monkeyz-Tek coil-over in rear, Tokico Illuminas all around.  I also installed Energy Suspension polyurethane bushings.

It rolls on '04 Civic Si wheels w/ Dunlop 205/50/15s.

This car I built just for a good time.  I've done a few track days and autocrosses with it, and I share it as a daily driver with my Miata.

haven't got it on the dyno yet, but after I tune it I expect over 130bhp.  Not to bad in a 1900lbs car

Man does it handle well!  I took it to a track day I was instructing at and was able to get a few hot laps.  I was instructing in Spec Miatas, and I drove the Honda pretty much the same way. It turned in beautifully and the rear would follow oh so nicely. I could throttle steer through every corner and the car was super responsive. I only had push on the low speed corner exits where the car was struggling to put down the power. I never had understeer on corner entry. I didn't want to stop driving it, just so much fun.  On the straightaways the engine would open up and rev rev rev. I could take it all the way to 7700rpm without feeling the power drop, and shifting that high means the lowest rpms you ever see are 5500

supra553
supra553 | User
Posts: 201 | Joined 06/16/09
Posted: 06/17/09 12:18 AM

looking good keep it up   forgot my password man
Cynoptik
Cynoptik | New User
Posts: 0 | Joined 03/12/09
Posted: 04/07/09 06:51 AM

Nice RIDE ,I have one of these cars ,its really nice but my problem is ,its very hard to get parts over here in Trinidad .I want to modify the suspension ,any advice would be greatly appreciated.
supra751
supra751 | User
Posts: 154 | Joined 10/05/08
Posted: 10/12/08 10:31 PM

looking good  
GLI
GLI | New User
Posts: 4 | Joined 05/24/08
Posted: 05/24/08 02:46 AM

Awesome car. It makes me appreciate the 3rd gen more.
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