OveRReV
Overrev Tuning
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- Nov 22, 2007
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i finally found a forum dedicated solely for the EK9, thank God! 
i am a proud owner of a 1998 Civic Type R (Championship White) which i bought a couple of days ago from an importer of JDM stuff, it's not perfect but it will make for a good restoration project, the purpose will be for a daily driver but with the occasional trackday.
the car was converted from RHD to LHD (that sucks), by law all cars must be LHD before they can be sold & operated on public roads (blame the government for their ignorance & stupidity). for now i am more concerned with putting this car back to it's former condition which means new tires, new (rear) brake pads, new trailing arm bushings, paint touch up etc.
i just had the body, interior & underchassis washed, there are a few places where rust has built up, car was sitting in the open back in japan, snow & cold climate had started a few rust formations under the car, the calipers, rotors are pretty rusted.
i also changed the engine oil (Shell Helix 10W-40 semi synth), transmission oil (Motul Transoil Expert 10W-40 semi-synth) & coolant (Motul Inugel50), checked & regapped the stock plugs but i'm gonna get some Denso IK22 iridium plugs for it.
btw what does Honda recommend for octane rating? as of the moment i am filling up with Shell 93 RON unleaded & i can hear some detonation just off idle but after it picks up to higher revs it doesn't detonate anymore even at WOT.
even with the high mileage (163500kms) the engine is still very quiet & it runs like a champ (of course it is, it's a Honda), i checked the color of the oil & i was expecting it to be colored darker b'coz of the mileage but to my surprise it's still like it was just poured from the bottle.
i'll be taking the car to Manila very soon & leave it to my brother to do the other stuff i don't have time to spare, he will have the timing belt, tensioner, water pump, rubber bushings, & tires changed. btw with regards to the clutch disk & cover is it the same with the B16A series? sorry for being a noob but it has been a decade after i turned my back on import cars (long story), you can say there is still a little bit of my former self that led me to buy this car, i just had to rescue this car from neglect & if ever i needed to modify this car it will be only suspension & some exhaust/ECU mods.
i do trackdays on my 600RR but in the future i want to try driving this car in it's real environment; the race track. now if we could only put the throttle & clutch on the steering wheel & the shifter on the left foot pedal i can downshift a whole lot easier (i suck at heel & toe).
sorry for the long introduction, where do i post pics?
i am a proud owner of a 1998 Civic Type R (Championship White) which i bought a couple of days ago from an importer of JDM stuff, it's not perfect but it will make for a good restoration project, the purpose will be for a daily driver but with the occasional trackday.
the car was converted from RHD to LHD (that sucks), by law all cars must be LHD before they can be sold & operated on public roads (blame the government for their ignorance & stupidity). for now i am more concerned with putting this car back to it's former condition which means new tires, new (rear) brake pads, new trailing arm bushings, paint touch up etc.
i just had the body, interior & underchassis washed, there are a few places where rust has built up, car was sitting in the open back in japan, snow & cold climate had started a few rust formations under the car, the calipers, rotors are pretty rusted.
i also changed the engine oil (Shell Helix 10W-40 semi synth), transmission oil (Motul Transoil Expert 10W-40 semi-synth) & coolant (Motul Inugel50), checked & regapped the stock plugs but i'm gonna get some Denso IK22 iridium plugs for it.
btw what does Honda recommend for octane rating? as of the moment i am filling up with Shell 93 RON unleaded & i can hear some detonation just off idle but after it picks up to higher revs it doesn't detonate anymore even at WOT.
even with the high mileage (163500kms) the engine is still very quiet & it runs like a champ (of course it is, it's a Honda), i checked the color of the oil & i was expecting it to be colored darker b'coz of the mileage but to my surprise it's still like it was just poured from the bottle.
i'll be taking the car to Manila very soon & leave it to my brother to do the other stuff i don't have time to spare, he will have the timing belt, tensioner, water pump, rubber bushings, & tires changed. btw with regards to the clutch disk & cover is it the same with the B16A series? sorry for being a noob but it has been a decade after i turned my back on import cars (long story), you can say there is still a little bit of my former self that led me to buy this car, i just had to rescue this car from neglect & if ever i needed to modify this car it will be only suspension & some exhaust/ECU mods.
i do trackdays on my 600RR but in the future i want to try driving this car in it's real environment; the race track. now if we could only put the throttle & clutch on the steering wheel & the shifter on the left foot pedal i can downshift a whole lot easier (i suck at heel & toe).
sorry for the long introduction, where do i post pics?
this is the reason why i hve an ek4 instead! 
I would say to do the same if you have access to such device just to be sure what's going on