Project "Special K"... Lets try this again

[ae92gts]

Originally posted by Guglianoh


Low to mid 400's.

Careful when using the term "ek", its trolling season

lol I mean... err... em...EJ6

picky people lol

[EK 2.0]

Originally posted by Guglianoh


Careful when using the term "ek", its trolling season

But that troll is just Errol....

[962 kid]

You tell 'em EJ 2.0!

[EK 2.0]

Darn tootin' I will!!!

[Guglianoh]

20160312_094928 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

Following with the theme of this build my Dyno day would not go without some drama... The day started out with some low load, off boost/low cam tuning which ended smoothly, car was running great! We then proceeded with the Vtec tuning, again went smoothly and then onto the on boost tuning. After each short pull we could see EGT climbing up to 1750 F which was quite alarming. AFRs were reading good so more fuel was added to try and lower the temperatures without playing around with the timing. As boost was climbing torque was not following suit and EGTs continued to climb. on the Last pull there was a sudden misfire around 6500 rpm. We pulled the plugs and saw one cylinder was quite lean, swapping injectors carry the lean symptom to the opposite cylinder which lead me to think the injectors were faulty. We ended the day there so i could address my fueling issue before anymore problems came up. The following morning i drove the car in and out of the shop to clean up and she didnt want to start at all. Finally she started and she was sounded like the plugs were severely fouled, i took her for a short trip to try and clear the spark plugs only to flood the engine one block later. My coworker came to my aid with a new set of plugs which we swapped in at the side of the road. She still wouldnt start with brand new plugs... Reaking of fuel i unplugged the injectors to try and clear what was left in the cylinders, sure thing she fired right up.... and kept running.... for 3 blocks! With the injectors completely unplugged i limped back to the shop, i thought for sure the injectors were stuck open. My fuel pressure gauge would drop right to zero PSI when i primed the pump, i drained 1/2L of fuel out of my oil pan... not good. So this happened the following day! New set of Bosch 1000cc EV14 high impedence injectors to replace my ancient Dephi EV1 injectors.

IMG_20160315_215054 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

The following night i changed the oil, swapped in the injectors and after having the injector tables tweaked it was time to fire up!.... No start... pulled the plugs and again soaked in fuel! unplug the injectors, again it ran.... Fuel pressure still dropped to nearly zero PSI. WTF!?!?! Long story short this is what i found

VID_20160316_194629 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

My brand new Radium fuel pulse dampener less than a week old, failed! in the video you can clearly see fuel spraying out from the vacuum port on top of the unit. Fuel was shooting past the rubber diaphragm, through the vacuum line and into the intake manifold. Talk about TBI lol This is what i found when i opened up the unit

20160316_200459 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

20160316_200452 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

clearly a torn diaphragm, but why? it literally had only seen how ever many kms from my dyno tuning. I contacted the shop were i had purchased the part and they were able to get me a replacement/upgraded part that very day. Apparently this was a known issue which has been addressed with an updated diaphragm, i know have a new diaphragm and upgraded larger housing.

20160317_180203 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

the housing was so large that i had to take the top off to install it, with the housing off i could inspect the new diaphragm and notice something that my previous one was missing... a small ball bearing. Jammed on the opposite end of my fuel rail blocking off my fuel return line was the ball bearing from my other diaphragm.

20160317_183032 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

20160317_183041 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

What doesnt kill you makes you stronger? There are a lot of terrible things that could have happened if i didnt address this issue when i did, I am thankful that nothing did. Im trying not to think about those things as i proceed with tuning, Big thanks to Blackbird Technical Service for understanding something was wrong and not over looking it just to finish my tune. Thanks to Vex Performance for sorting out my issue with the pulse dampener same day i really appreciate that. Last but definetly not least a big shout out to JDM Source for being my number shop for last minute OEM parts. Lets try this again shall we? Dyno day round 3 here we go

[Guglianoh]

Bump from the dead:
Its been a while since my last update, it seems i just cant catch a break with thus build... August of 2016 a nasty hail storm came through my city and destroyed my car. The vehicle was a total loss, damage to literally every single panel of my vehicle.... even on my wheel center caps!
20170406_105834 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
IMG_20170624_150942_736 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

After this i was devastated, the sat... for a while. In late April i crossed something off my bucket list and went to Japan with friends. Our trip was outstanding, beyond words. Fuji speedway, Tsukuba circuit, Wekfest were just a few things we got up to, i cant wait to go back! Haha
20170504_105455 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
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[Guglianoh]

When i got back i started working on my car again. One of the biggest problems that plagued my car on the dyno was quickly rising coolant temps. Unfortunately the Full Race exhaust manifold i have places the waste gate right where more radiator could fit, so i had to move it.
20170510_070806 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170517_080125 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

An old VW scirocco radiator would do the trick
20170514_184537 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170514_184312 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170517_185752 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

While upgrading my radiator i went one step further installing a swirl pot
20170525_212209 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170525_212316 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170527_195340 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170528_192239 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

Another issue i had on the dyno was ignition drift. The AEM EPM unit wasnt doing its job. After spot on customer service and tech support from AEM i decided to make my own igntion setup. Already had the OBD2 oil pump which has provisions for a crank sensor so all i needed was a cam trigger, nothing a magnet cant fix
20170403_180717 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170403_180803 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170403_185741 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170403_180638 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

[Guglianoh]

When i got back i started working on my car again. One of the biggest problems that plagued my car on the dyno was quickly rising coolant temps. Unfortunately the Full Race exhaust manifold i have places the waste gate right where more radiator could fit, so i had to move it.
20170510_070806 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170517_080125 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

An old VW scirocco radiator would do the trick
20170514_184537 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170514_184312 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170517_185752 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

While upgrading my radiator i went one step further installing a swirl pot
20170525_212209 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170525_212316 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170527_195340 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170528_192239 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

Another issue i had on the dyno was ignition drift. The AEM EPM unit wasnt doing its job. After spot on customer service and tech support from AEM i decided to make my own igntion setup. Already had the OBD2 oil pump which has provisions for a crank sensor so all i needed was a cam trigger, nothing a magnet cant fix
20170403_180717 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170403_180803 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170403_185741 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170403_180638 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

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Next on the list was to finally use my DC5 brembos that have been collecting dust for years now. 5 lug ftw. While rebuilding my calipers i replaced the pistons with ceramic ones from a porsche cayman
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[Guglianoh]

Now i really needed to deal with the body. The hail damage was terrible, 2 PDR specialist refused the job due to the extent of the damage. There was only one answer...
IMG_2162 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
IMG_2154 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
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20170605_191827 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

Yes that is a M and M hyper wide body kit . I tried so hard to keep this chassis but after the body shops estimate for repairs/body kit fitment and paint it just wasnt logical to keep. Back to square one... with only 2 weeks away from the Illmotion show and shine i was lucky enough to find this really clean shell.
IMG_20170727_140421_064 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

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As i mentioned i only had 2 weeks to complete this build.... the following days are still a blur, the earliest i got home every night was 1am. Time to get to work
20170727_231218 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
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VID-20170802-WA0006 by Guglianoh, on Flickr

This kit is enormous! My friend 16x8 SSR look miniature in the wheel wells. 18x10 TE37 might do the trick
20170729_170125 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
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Time was running short so the only way to make my car one color was vinyl wrap. Im not a fan of wrapped cars, but after seeing how much work is involved i can appreciate the craft
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20170811_225459 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
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At 7:45 am morning of the show, i emerged with something resembling a car.
20170813_070326 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
20170813_090321 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
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Resized_MBP_6300001 by Guglianoh, on Flickr
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Huge thanks to everyone that helped me pull off this incredible feat, i absolutely could not have done this alone... or without an unhealthy amount of caffiene haha more pics to come, enjoy!

[eglove]

Simply amazing dude. Love the evolution of this build over the years. Mad props

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

New chassis looks great! I think you messaged me about my K20 EK shell when I was selling on kijiji a while ago haha.

[88CRX]

Love this car!

And holy hell is the widebody every WIDE! Massive fenders, love it.

[flipstah]

I love the color.

[civic_stylez]

Nothing beats an old fashioned build thread. Great job and great commitment to your project!

[EK 2.0]

I LOVE IT AND I LOVE YOU

SO happy someone I know did this kit so I didn't have to haha...

[Shlade]

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I LOVE IT AND I LOVE YOU

SO happy someone I know did this kit so I didn't have to haha...

But you do know it would look good on a white EK!

Was able to get a good look at the car on Sunday and was amazed how great it looked. Nice work

[tomt64]

Nice flares bro!

[Guglianoh]

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New chassis looks great! I think you messaged me about my K20 EK shell when I was selling on kijiji a while ago haha.

Probably haha i has trying to find a clean shell

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Love this car!

And holy hell is the widebody every WIDE! Massive fenders, love it.

They really are! 60mm over fenders, the wheels are 18x10 +30 in the rear i have to run a 25mm spacer to clear the trailing are haha

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I LOVE IT AND I LOVE YOU

SO happy someone I know did this kit so I didn't have to haha...

Dam the L word.... does that mean we are offically exclusive now? haha

Thanks guys, ill post more pictures soon i have a photo shoot this weekend. cheers

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[nismodrifter]

Well done, looks amazing

[EK 2.0]

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Dam the L word.... does that mean we are offically exclusive now? haha

Yeah I guess that does....