soulfokus_kiret
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- Joined
- Jun 8, 2022
- Messages
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- Car(s)
- 1996 Honda Civic (EJ9), 2009 Mazda 2 Sport (DE5FS)
Yo, I'm Kiret, and I suffer from nightmarish flashbacks to when I was in sixth form, sat in the library, looking at EK9 Civic Type R on Pistonheads for £6000. I'm reckoning a few of you can relate. Anyhow, even though I am in fact EK9-less, I've managed to put together an EJ9 / EK hatch (<- that sounds better) that performs just as well as an EK9 would.
I'll try keep this intro short, starting with my vehicle ownership history.
First car at 18 was a Toyota Aygo; inherited from my sister; resisted modifying it in order to save up for. . .
. . . My first Honda, a Type S with that single-cam 1.8 engine I managed to hydrolock driving into a big puddle (might aswell have been a ford), bend a rod which then exited the chat on the way to work one morning. First engine swap (replaced with another R18) I did with the help of my dad's pals at their garage, then flogged it soon after. Moral of that story = don't fit a cold air intake and drive in heavy rain. Didn't do much to this one - Injen CAI; Eibach springs; Invidia cat-back exhaust; Type R rear centre light; some no-name brand short shifter adapter and Seeker heavy shift knob.
About a month before my 21st I copied my brother and joined the hairdresser club by getting an NBFL (Mk2 facelift) MX-5 Sport (1.8 w/ VVT, Torsen LSD, 6-speed). The hype is real, loved that thing, jinba ittai and all that. Again, only light mods were made - MeisterR Zeta CRD; H&R ARBs; Yokohama Advan AD08R; Buddyclub P1 SF, Project Mu HC800 pads; custom cat-back exhaust made to sound like a Buddyclub Spec 2.
You lot know how it be, rust-prone Japanese automobile acting as a daily driver all-year around doesn't jive right well with salty British roads. Come 2019, I'd let the Roadster go to some Greek/Cypriot guy from Portsmouth, and entered maturity by taking my brother's Mazda 2 off of him. Whipped it around Anglesey twice as the AD08R from my MX-5 still had a load of tread left on them. For a slow car with civilian suspension, it's a fun car because Mazda. It's got Tein Street-spec coilovers and a stainless cat-back exhaust at the moment, but next up is where all my effort was directed . . .
. . . In April of 2021, I finally capture a rare Pokemon, a 13000-mile EJ9 with an automatic D14. Before you ban me from here, you [might] be pleased to know it's powered by K20A from a DC5 Integra Type R. Currently, the car looks marginally better than the photo taken above from Mimms Honda Day last year. Prior to the K-swap, I did consider a B18 transplant, but I thought I might aswell go the whole hog. Plus, that extra 30-40 lb-ft of torque the K20 has over B16/B18 is useful for a car that sees road duty.
If you'd like to see the "build" progress in blog form, see the links to my website below!
I look forward to meeting like-minded enthusiasts via this forum. Facebook/Instagram/Meta are going downhill with their algorithms and all their other bullshit. I hope forums like this remain for as long as we can rip 'tec! [fuckin' cheesy as **** that was]
I'll try keep this intro short, starting with my vehicle ownership history.
First car at 18 was a Toyota Aygo; inherited from my sister; resisted modifying it in order to save up for. . .
. . . My first Honda, a Type S with that single-cam 1.8 engine I managed to hydrolock driving into a big puddle (might aswell have been a ford), bend a rod which then exited the chat on the way to work one morning. First engine swap (replaced with another R18) I did with the help of my dad's pals at their garage, then flogged it soon after. Moral of that story = don't fit a cold air intake and drive in heavy rain. Didn't do much to this one - Injen CAI; Eibach springs; Invidia cat-back exhaust; Type R rear centre light; some no-name brand short shifter adapter and Seeker heavy shift knob.
About a month before my 21st I copied my brother and joined the hairdresser club by getting an NBFL (Mk2 facelift) MX-5 Sport (1.8 w/ VVT, Torsen LSD, 6-speed). The hype is real, loved that thing, jinba ittai and all that. Again, only light mods were made - MeisterR Zeta CRD; H&R ARBs; Yokohama Advan AD08R; Buddyclub P1 SF, Project Mu HC800 pads; custom cat-back exhaust made to sound like a Buddyclub Spec 2.
You lot know how it be, rust-prone Japanese automobile acting as a daily driver all-year around doesn't jive right well with salty British roads. Come 2019, I'd let the Roadster go to some Greek/Cypriot guy from Portsmouth, and entered maturity by taking my brother's Mazda 2 off of him. Whipped it around Anglesey twice as the AD08R from my MX-5 still had a load of tread left on them. For a slow car with civilian suspension, it's a fun car because Mazda. It's got Tein Street-spec coilovers and a stainless cat-back exhaust at the moment, but next up is where all my effort was directed . . .
. . . In April of 2021, I finally capture a rare Pokemon, a 13000-mile EJ9 with an automatic D14. Before you ban me from here, you [might] be pleased to know it's powered by K20A from a DC5 Integra Type R. Currently, the car looks marginally better than the photo taken above from Mimms Honda Day last year. Prior to the K-swap, I did consider a B18 transplant, but I thought I might aswell go the whole hog. Plus, that extra 30-40 lb-ft of torque the K20 has over B16/B18 is useful for a car that sees road duty.
If you'd like to see the "build" progress in blog form, see the links to my website below!
I look forward to meeting like-minded enthusiasts via this forum. Facebook/Instagram/Meta are going downhill with their algorithms and all their other bullshit. I hope forums like this remain for as long as we can rip 'tec! [fuckin' cheesy as **** that was]