jewinabox : 1991 Accord LX

[jewinabox]

This is my new project. I've had the car 3 years almost. Finally got the car back. The swap took 9 months, because everything that could have gone wrong ... did. But its finally all coming together, I'm done working on the engine for now. Got over $11k just in the engine. Next up is suspension, and brakes.

ENGINE: 1997 H22A

Sleeved
Crower Valve Springs and Retainers
Skunk2 Cam Gears and Camshafts
Custom Wiseco Pistons
Eagle Rods
ARP Main and Head Studs
ACT 4 Puck Clutch.
H23 Manual Tensioner
SRI
C/C Delete
P28 ECU
Hondata S300
2.25" Catback Exhaust
Kaizen Balance Shaft Elimination Kit
Bored 40,000th's of an inch. went from 2.2L to 2.3L
12:8:1 Compression

Dyno Results. 200WHP / 150 ft lbs torque

Exterior: Stock at the moment

Interior:

Skunk2 Weighted Shift Knob
JDM ITR Shift Boot

The rest is stock for now.

Suspension/Wheels: Stock at the moment

Audio and Electronics: Stock at the moment

Future Plans:

Turbo
NOS < Maybe. I'm undecided on this one
Prelude SI wheels
Koni Yellows
Eibach Springs
Re-paint ( Seattle Silver )
CF Hood
Front Lip
Wire Tuck
Black Interior
Valve Cover Repaint

More pictures of the engine.

I will post some pics of the actual car once I get it out of the shop and cleaned up a little bit.

[kouzie]

damn.........engine looks good.......
lets see some real pics of car..

[jewinabox]

damn.........engine looks good.......
lets see some real pics of car..

Yeah I will get pics up as soon as I get the car back.

Hopefully sometime this week. :/

[90Cb7sleeper]

Saw this car in person, IT is definately a sleeper right now! cant wait to you get it up and running andrew, your going to suprise some people.

[jewinabox]

Saw this car in person, IT is definately a sleeper right now! cant wait to you get it up and running andrew, your going to suprise some people.

haha yeah.

Im not gonna do too many exterior mods.

I want to keep the sleeper look.

[accordtypeR]

damn.........engine looks good.......
lets see some real pics of car..

x2

[jewinabox]

The actual car looks like crap right now.

But I am gonna repaint.

and then start saving for Turbo :]

[kouzie]

The actual car looks like crap right now.

But I am gonna repaint.

and then start saving for Turbo :]

did anyone said turbo..........

[jewinabox]

did anyone said turbo..........

Oh yeah I can't wait.

I'm going to have to find another job though I didn't get this promotion that I was expecting to get all because I wore a Bob Marley shirt to my interview .. haha. Fuck them they should know I smoke bud because I have told them several times that I smoke it, and they shouldn't have offered the position in the first place. But in a month I will apply for a new job with my dad starting at $13.25 an hour, so maybe I will get some serious cash going before too long.

But Turbo is definitely coming within the next year. Maybe sooner just depends on what kind of money I can start making.

Might change my suspension and drop about 2.25" before I go turbo. I'm really hating the wheel gap right now.

And on another note. I found out that MAYBE just MAYBE all that is wrong with my balance shaft belt/whatever is just a worn out bearing. I hope thats all it is, otherwise MVM is going to have to check and see if my engine is balanced so that we can remove the balance shaft belts. Hopefully it will be fixed up and ready to go next week. I am dying to drive it again ... not too sure on how great the 4 puck clutch is gonna be for a daily driver, but hopefully I will grow accustomed to it.

and another QUICK question. Anyone in the North Georgia/Chattanooga area know of a place that will paint my car back to the original color, and do a decent job, at a fair price. The people I've dealt with have done horrible jobs. Any input would be gladly appreciated.

[timmy0tool]

nice motor but where is the rest of the car? gl with the swap.

[jewinabox]

Damn.

Well I found out that my balance shaft bearings are in my oil pan.

I'm not too sure if that would have caused some serious damage.

Could someone enlighten me on this situation?

[kouzie]

Oh yeah I can't wait.

I'm going to have to find another job though I didn't get this promotion that I was expecting to get all because I wore a Bob Marley shirt to my interview .. haha. Fuck them they should know I smoke bud because I have told them several times that I smoke it, and they shouldn't have offered the position in the first place. But in a month I will apply for a new job with my dad starting at $13.25 an hour, so maybe I will get some serious cash going before too long.

But Turbo is definitely coming within the next year. Maybe sooner just depends on what kind of money I can start making.

Might change my suspension and drop about 2.25" before I go turbo. I'm really hating the wheel gap right now.

And on another note. I found out that MAYBE just MAYBE all that is wrong with my balance shaft belt/whatever is just a worn out bearing. I hope thats all it is, otherwise MVM is going to have to check and see if my engine is balanced so that we can remove the balance shaft belts. Hopefully it will be fixed up and ready to go next week. I am dying to drive it again ... not too sure on how great the 4 puck clutch is gonna be for a daily driver, but hopefully I will grow accustomed to it.

and another QUICK question. Anyone in the North Georgia/Chattanooga area know of a place that will paint my car back to the original color, and do a decent job, at a fair price. The people I've dealt with have done horrible jobs. Any input would be gladly appreciated.

oh well.........good luck.

[jewinabox]

Yeah :/

Going tomorrow to see what all damage has been done.

Hopefully not too much.

I can only spare about another $3000 at the moment.

If its bad, I guess I will just part the engine out, and find something new :[

[jewinabox]

Okay called they shop today, no damage was done at all. So I was freakin out for nothing.

They're gonna pull the oil pan and check and see if the engine is balanced, and if it isnt we're gonna have to figure out how to fix this problem. But if it is balanced we're just going to remove it. He's looking for the cheapest way to fix it for me since I am already $6023.77 into this swap.

[jewinabox]

Good news.

I get my car back Friday ( earliest ) or Tuesday ( latest )

Balance shaft = Eliminated

Cat converter = Eliminated

Hopefully the car will not stall when I am coming to a stop anymore. I am hoping it was just the cat. and nothing else.

Can't wait to see the Dyno graph now that we got rid of the clogged cat.