Help Me Bring My Ek9 Back To Life

[tycovic]

hey ppls.... let me start by saying ..i love this forum and everyone is very helpful. this is why i hope you can help me help my ek9. I just purchased an ek9..very nice cars but mine seems to be tired... it has 125000 kilometres on the clock. any ideas to help my engine come back. i intended to make this car my treasured and love. please help... would be greatly appreciated.. gt corolla 4-age 20v and gt turbo guys have alot of bad remarks for it sigh... even a fellow honda prelude guy. help me help my "R".

[ScottEk9]

Originally Posted by tycovic

hey ppls.... let me start by saying ..i love this forum and everyone is very helpful. this is why i hope you can help me help my ek9. I just purchased an ek9..very nice cars but mine seems to be tired... it has 125000 kilometres on the clock. any ideas to help my engine come back. i intended to make this car my treasured and love. please help... would be greatly appreciated.. gt corolla 4-age 20v and gt turbo guys have alot of bad remarks for it sigh... even a fellow honda prelude guy. help me help my "R".

Seems tired explain in detail mate

125000 kilometres Your car has done nothing mate!!!! bad remarks for what?? Get a full service for first off mate Then start on the breathing mods air filter decent manifold FULL exhaust 2.5 with decat If your expecting to keep up with them guys in a straight line don't bother they have bags more torque lol My ek9 made a good difference with a full 2.5 exhaust, and decat! Noisy thou the old one was 2 1/4

[tycovic]

details... well i am jus assuming...lollol it seems really tired but wow ..you are the first person to say that i have done nothing lollol. ammm remarks like my CTR is slow and whats not ... yea i know they have alot more torque so they will go forward much faster than i. hmmm keep the help coming..when i change my exhuast i want it to sound jus a quiet as the stock exhaust ..a tuned exhaust would do the trick right ?? anymore tips ?

[type-r-dunk]

Just run in. dont worry about 80k miles. Just need a full serv with cam belt and new G-oil.
Get yr gt4 m8's on a track day then we will see who is quicker.
Dunx

[ScottEk9]

Originally Posted by tycovic

details... well i am jus assuming...lollol it seems really tired but wow ..you are the first person to say that i have done nothing lollol. ammm remarks like my CTR is slow and whats not ... yea i know they have alot more torque so they will go forward much faster than i. hmmm keep the help coming..when i change my exhuast i want it to sound jus a quiet as the stock exhaust ..a tuned exhaust would do the trick right ?? anymore tips ?

Sorry mate meant your cars is low milage lol What mods have you got now

[blinx9900]

first do a compression check, let us know what your results are.

[SpoonCTR]

Originally Posted by blinx9900

first do a compression check, let us know what your results are.

I totally agree, 125k km it's not that much, mine has 110,000 km

[tycovic]

ammm my mods ..hmm the mods on the car ...car is stock except for an arc induction box with some dirty looking filters lollol. those are the mods and i will get a compression test this week. any more ideas guys ...yea i guess these cars are very nice for tracks ... but my ctr seems to have a lil messed up front problem... could be the tyres and alignment of the wheels. cause when i push the power thro the corners ..the car wheels dont go in the right direction ..it is as if i could run off the road ..lol ( i know it isnt funny).

[tycovic]

but i am seriously scared about this problem with the suspension or wheels ... the problem i am gettin when i am stamping the gas pedal ..the car pulls ...to a side ..( not a specific side) also when i am breaking hard it seems to buckle..it is scary.

[rvm]

Originally Posted by tycovic

but i am seriously scared about this problem with the suspension or wheels ... the problem i am gettin when i am stamping the gas pedal ..the car pulls ...to a side ..( not a specific side) also when i am breaking hard it seems to buckle..it is scary.

Whats the tire pressure of all tires ? What type of tyres are you running? If you release the steering wheel on a straight line, does the car goes to the right or left? let us know this

[Barryl85]

Ok - i dont have an EK9 but you must be able to know yourself if you feel its fast!

What previous cars did you have?

GT - Turbo's and 4age are fast - But are they tuned??? and the only prelude that should come near you is the 2.2 dohc vtec and even then you should beat an untuned example.

what you have to find out is if these cars are standard? you will prob find they are not! and is yours?

If you feel there is a problem with your car then then get it checked out if your not experienced enough to sort yourself. Or get it on a dyno!!

Is the car engaging in VTEC ok?

[tycovic]

ye it is engaging into vtec very well... i think the reason that is doesnt feel that fast is because it doesnt get to pull str8 with the fact that the tires are bad and it keeps pulling to a side ..the tire pressure for my tires is usually 30 but i will replace the tires the car came with ..with some 195/50-15 soon and get my rims aligned and see if i can actually stay in a str8 line when i stamp the gas. well the cars ..the prelude it is modded... the gt turbos are 1300 with 1500cc bottom end and upgraded turbo. so those cars are all modded. rvm i will get my tires changed and wheels aligned and tell u is it still happens ...and barry ...my car is stock except for an arc induction box..that needs its filters changing .i only now got the car ..jus sorting out things that the previous owner didnt do.