| | This is what the car ran STOCK with the 8v "70 hp" motor. WEAK. | |
| | | I found a pair of D15b7's in the dirt behind a friend's machine shop. | |
| | | I took the best halves of both motors and made 1 out of them. | |
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| | They were completely disassembled... | |
| | | | and then off to the hot-tank. | |
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| | I shaved .018" off the head to true it up, and ground a fresh 1-angle valve job. | |
| | | Here's how well it cleaned up... | |
| | | Here's a better look at a combustion chamber | |
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| | Applying lapping compound on the re-ground valves. I had to replace 1 of them. | |
| | | lapping the valves, 1 at a time | |
| | | after lapping all of the valves, remove them all keeping them in the exact order | |
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| | Clean all the lapping compound off of the valves and the seats. | |
| | | tap the new valve seals in carefully | |
| | | oil the valves and re-insert them into their respective ports. | |
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| | Honda intake and exhaust valve springs are different sizes. Get it right. | |
| | | stack your valve springs and seats | |
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| | use grease and a screwdriver to set the retainers in place... | |
| | | uncompress the valve spring slowly and ensure the retainers are seated properly. | |
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| | | lay the cam in place, do not turn it. | |
| | | install the rocker rack and torque to spec in the spec'd order. | |
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| | bought a bare Del Sol valve cover off of ebay for $11.50. This got polished... | |
| | | ... also a $36 CAI since the CX intake didn't fit my DX throttle body. | |
| | | My digital camera bit the dust after the head rebuild... | |
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| | I lost the opportunity to photograph assembly of the bottom end. Sorry. | |
| | | I also wanted to document the 7 coats of Hot-Rod white, but oh well... | |
| | | The shortblock received new bearings, pistons, rings, was bored, honed, decked.. | |
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| | ... hot tanked, painted and reassembled with all new gaskets and seals. | |
| | | Here's the DX manifold blasted... '88 CRX downpipe solved the exhaust fltment | |
| | | Here it is dangling from the hoist. | |
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| | Do I need to elaborate on the angle of the dange? | |
| | | 8 valve engine was removed, leaving the wiring harness in place | |
| | | 16 valve engine was installed. Note: tape valve cover... the wave of the future | |
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| | It keeps delecate polished surfaces from getting scratched... | |
| | | Here's how you replace a lower ball joint... | |
| | | Remove the lower ball joint pin & nut, strut fork bolt, & separate th... | |
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| | remove the snap-ring collar from the ball joint | |
| | | remove the ring from the back of the hub assembly. It's in the way. | |
| | | BFH the old ball joint out, but it doesn't have to be too big of a hammer. | |
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| | | install the hub ring and snap ring. | |
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| | insert it into the tranny making sure it goes in all the way, reassemble the hub | |
| | | It looks like a plain old CX | |
| | | But this is what people don't see. | |
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| | Here's the valve cover all polished up. Less than 100 miles on it. | |
| | | Total cost of rebuild was around $800 including a new flywheel and clutch. | |
| | | The engine was replaced at 104750 miles. I bought it with 98k on it 11 mo prior | |
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| | Here it is after a thorough cleaning. | |
| | | I installed a VX gauge cluster so I could have a tach instead of a 3" fuel gauge | |
| | | unfair comparisons: 1.5L Honda piston and rod on the left. 1.6L Hyundai on rt. | |
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| | Hyundai left - Honda right | |
| | | Which one would you boost on? Don't boost a D15 anything. The rods will die. | |
| | | Even if they could hold up, the motor can't breathe. Hyundai left, Honda right | |
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| | I/E valves: Honda left, Hyundai right. | |
| | | Pair of '93 teggy seats. Velour, lumbar support... the seatbelts fit. | |
| | | Very non-EG looking headrests. No more burning legs on hot summer days. | |
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| | 2 bolt holes lined up with factory bolt holes on the seats with minor BFHing. | |
| | | The other 2 holes I just "moved" with a drill. Still kept the factory bolts. | |
| | | Teggy shift knob. I dig the window on it. | |
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| | Got a fused 2 gauge amplifier wiring kit with a 2 gauge ground. | |
| | | Built a rear cargo shelf w/crappy amp and a pair of 6x9's. Sounds great, | |
| | | 92-95-civic-wiring-diagram | |
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| | 4/17/2004 - Attended in DSMCA's Dyno Day. Some great cars showed up. | |
| | | Extreme Motorsports in Odenton, MD allowed the club to meet in their facility. | |
| | | (10) 1/2 hr. dyno slots were available to DSMCA's members throughout the day. | |
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| | All kinds of cars showed up from the exotic... | |
| | | To the opposite extreme of practicality. This is Mike L's Insight. Clean. | |
| | | My girlfriend was sweet enough to tolerate a whole day of cars with me. :) | |
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| | Some of the cars didn't show for their dyno slot, so I bought a half hour. | |
| | | I was surprised to see people to be as curious as they were about my . | |
| | | 3rd gear of a CX tops out at 125mph with 13" steelies and 6800 RPMs. | |
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| | I'm happy. 90.6 hp and 90.9 torque at the wheels... we all got a good laugh. | |
| | | It gets about 30/city and 44/hwy, 332.5 miles on a 10-gallon tank of gas. | |
| | | And with today's gas prices, that's-a-good. | |
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| | '88 CRX downpipe from a junkyard $7. | |
| | | Heated a scrap 2" pipe and flared it with the horse dick (that's a tool). | |
| | | Welded it in between the CRX pipe and the factory CX B-pipe. | |
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| | | 1 7/8" factory B-pipe and resonator. | |
| | | Since it was crazy loud with a straight pipe, I clamped on a $25 universal muf | |
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| | I'm cutting it all off today and bolting on a brand new OEM DX exhaust. | |
| | | | This is the muffler that's supposed to be on it. | |
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| | The tailpipe. Not too big, not too small. | |
| | | I can't wait to hear how it doesn't sound. | |
| | | Some shots of the new exhaust. Man, it's so quiet at highway speeds now. | |
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| | | Honda exhausts don't have flex sections, but there are 2 flexible joints. | |
| | | DX pipe is 1 7/8" OD, but it's an air gap pipe. Still, it's bigger than the... | |
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