Engine
-B20b high compression JDM engine. Less than 40k original miles. 2001 spec
-Innovative 60A polyurethane motor mounts
-Aftermarket Headers and down pipe
-Full 2.5 stainless exhaust
-2.5 test pipe
-Battery relocation to trunk with in line fuse
-K&N short ram with New K&N filter
Drivetrain
-YS1 GSR LSD cable tranny
-innovative 60A trans mount
-Ceramic six-puck stage 4 clutch
-Life Time Axles from O’Riley
-Black Works polyurethane shift bushings
Suspension
-Godspeed adjustable coil overs
-Moog suspension
-GSR brakes front and rear
Wheels and Tires
-XXR 551 16x8 ET21
-Bridgestone Potenza RE760 Sports 205/45ZR16 less than 2k miles
I bought the car for $2000 with everything already done to it. He also threw in brand new SUPERTECH Dual Valve Springs.
I had to add an aftermarket Coolant temp gauge because the stock one wasn’t hooked up when the swap was done. This is my DD so I cannot do much to it until winter time (I will be able to take my wife’s truck, and park the teg up).
My plans for the car(not in any order) and keep it my DD:
Crower Stage 2 Cams
Adjustable Cam gears
New Valves(to pair with the new valve springs)
New Gaskets all around
Replace all hoses
Fluid flush
Tune( I live in high alt)
New Radiator, new fans
Semi-Wire Tuck
Repaint/Rust removal(black)
Change Interior to Black(currently blue)
Change front seats to racing seats( They are comfortable for me)
Go down to a stage 1 or 2 and sell the stage 4
Complete suspension redo(camber kits, lower control arms, etc.)
JDM 1 Piece Headlights
Tail lights
More to come but right now my end goal is to keep stock look, and keep the motor N/A.
Thanks for reading! Any advice will be appreciated
Welcome! The car looks pretty good. Remove those hood washers . Personally I really don’t like XXR wheels in general. How’s the condition of the interior?
I second jdecks sentiments! Some more properly sized/fitted quality wheels would make a huge difference Other than that my vote is to keep things simple and err on stock vs getting carried away with modifications - especially if it’s a daily. IMO I’d stay away from the wire tuck - I think the whole tucking and shaving thing has hit it’s peak and now we’re going to see a reversal in that trend. Plus it greatly lowers the value of the car in the long run. There were a lot of cars people ruined in the 90’s and 00’s by molding on body kits and head/tail lights from different cars, and now in the 10’s there are countless cars being ruined by tucking/shaving. Those cars will never be able to be restored to stock and not many people will want them. For many (smart) people a tucked/shaved bay is simply a deal breaker if you’re buying a car. Our cars are getting very old now so basically each car has two potential paths for the rest of it’s life - one direction will lower the value and run the car into the ground, the other direction will maintain the car and preserve it and it’s value. So my vote would be restoration over modification.
DEFINITELY get your engine tuned if you build it up as you are planning. I’d suggest converting to OBD1 and running Hondata (but some other options are good as well, such as Crome). And it’s a good move to go with a less aggressive clutch - there’s no point in having a gnarly clutch as it serves zero benefit to all but a small handful of people who need it. When you get to overhauling the suspension make sure to do your research and get good parts. Don’t use the “replace everything” mentality otherwise it may steer you towards more cheap parts instead of sticking to quality. For example - new LCA’s - what’s the point? They are more bling than anything else and many of them out there wear out (the bushings) very quickly. You’d be smarter to get OEM, Hardrace or ES bushings and keeping the stock LCA’s. Get some good shocks and springs (not godspeed) - think Koni, Ground Control, Tokico, Tein…etc And be sure to get a good alignment.
Good luck, and enjoy the car! (but I know you will, these G2’s are addicting and most of us have owned more than one…)
@jdecks23 Thanks, I can tolerate the wheels for now lol, but I plan on changing them out when I get the car painted. The interior isn’t too bad just the driver seat has a tear in it, other than that its clean.
@Colin thanks for the advice. I wasn’t planning on shaving it, its just messy with the wires, I just want to make it cleaner. I agree with the restoration over modification, :iagree: that is one reason I am staying away from FI, LS/VTEC, I was planning on converting to OBD1 when I tune the engine. The reason for replacing suspension is mostly everything is stock under there and the body has over 266K, and the guy that owned it before me said the suspension hasn’t been touched (he bought it with that stuff in and he only owned the car for 3 months and then I bought it) And I plan on going to better coilovers.
I also love working on cars most of the work I can do myself (when I get the time) but tuning and valve job I will take it into a shop, but first car was a 92 CRX(sold it cause I joined the military), second car was 09 Lancer(sold put a fracture in the motor) and now in the Teg.
Congrats on the car! Can i say that Colin completely nailed it when describing the 2 paths of G2 Integra ownership… choose wisely. Also, for some graduate-level insight on what is possible with patience, dedication, and a long-term financial commitment, check out jdeck’s build thread in these forums. Legendary.
I couldn’t agree more with the comment made by colin, to many people are getting carried away with the whole shaving and wire tucking. I personally don’t have a problem with wire tucks but what I disslike about them is that they usually go hand in hand with shaving your bay, and once you do that you can’t possibly go back, and if you do, the work and time involved will be something that most would regret. To say the least trends are always something that never last and you got to think about the long run, especially if you plan on selling your car down the road, nobody wants a car that has non factory items that have been replaced with cheap imitation parts, oem is best way to go as far as replacing engine components. The bottom line is this is your car and IMO you can do what ever you want to it, just make sure that you don’t do things to it that you’ll later regret down the road. Best of luck you and welcome to the second generation integra family.
. Personally I really don’t like XXR wheels in general. How’s the condition of the interior?