SHG in Hawai'i?! James' EM2 build

SHG_James · Oct 29, 2012

Welcome to Part II of my build! This is an ongoing build, so for those that want to catch up, read up to page 35 HERE. To keep things organized, this post will have a modification list & master index which will be updated regularly. Alot of stuff is planned so stay tuned & enjoy!

Modification list:

Engine
2003 K20A2
Hasport ESK3 mounts (62a sides/70a rear)
Hondata K-Pro III
RRC 11.7:1 pistons
Drag Cartel 002.2 Endurance camshafts
Ferrea S10100 valvetrain w/ tool steel retainers
Ferrea 6000 series valves
4 Piston Racing 4 angle valve job
4 Piston Racing manganese bronze valve guides
Number One Racing 40* VTC gear
Number One Racing cam tower oiling mod
K&N filter
Vibrant bellmouth velocity stack
Hybrid Racing 3" CAI
Hybrid Racing 70mm TB
Hybrid Racing TPS
RRC IM
Hondata IMG
ASP 4-1 header w/ megaphone & reverse cone
Custom 3” LCA dump exhaust
PRC crank pulley
Number One Racing baffled trapdoor oil pan
Number One Racing modded oil pump
DeatschWerks DW65c fuel pump
Earl's fittings/hose
Hybrid Racing fuel rail (limited edition blue)
Hybrid Racing fuel pressure gauge
RDX 410cc injectors
SHG rocker cover
Hybrid Racing slim oil cap (black)
PRC oil dipstick
Wire-Worx stage 4 mil-spec engine harness
Custom wire tuck
Odyssey PC680 battery
Longacre remote battery terminals

Transmission
2003 X2M5
Wavetrac LSD
FD2 CTR FD (5.062)
DC5 ITR 4th & 5th gear (1.212 & .972)
TSX 6th gear (.659)
Synchrotech carbon synchros
Exedy stage 1 clutch
Exedy 9lb flywheel
Hybrid Racing shifter
Hybrid Racing shifter cables
Hybrid Racing stainless steel clutch line

Suspension
02-04 RSX-S spec
Fortune Auto generation 5 - 510 series dampers
Swift springs (14/24kg)
Todd's custom caster/camber plates
05-06 RSX-S front lower brace
Buddy Club RCAs
DC5 ITR LCAs
PCI caster increasing spherical bushings
Buddy Club rear camber arms
Energy Suspension rear knuckle/trailing arm bushings
Function7 LCAs

Steering
EP3 EPS
Todd's custom adjustable inner tie-rods
RSX-S outer tie-rods

Brakes
RSX-S spec
05-06 RSX-S brake booster & master cylinder
Axxis ULT brake pads
Russell stainless steel brake lines
ATE Super Blue

Wheels & Tires
ARP extended wheel studs
06-08 Si wheels
225/45/17 Dunlop Direzza Z1 Star Spec

Exterior
SHG windshield banner
AeroCatch Plus Flush locking hood pins
JDM 04-05 ES2 headlights
OEM Foglights
EDM 04-05 EM2 sidemarkers
EDM EM2 folding mirrors
EDM 04-05 EM2 taillights
EDM EM2 rear foglight
SHG rear tow loop

Interior
350mm Nardi Deep Corn
Works Bell standard boss
Recaro Pole Position (black leather w/ red stitch)
PCI seat mounts w/ Recaro sliders
RedlineGoods custom shift boot
S2000 start button
DC5 ITR start button holder
Mugen pedals
OEM all-season floor mats

Index:

Page 1: EDM tails | HR 70mm TB | ALL IN Fab coilpack cover

Page 2: EDM mirrors | RRC IM | OEM parts | ClockwiseMotion oil pan baffle | TracTuff timing chain cover baffle & IACV rotator | Mount bowl

Page 3: Paint supplies | Color choice

Page 4: Wire-Worx engine harness | Engine bay metal work | OEM parts | Mugen pedals | Type-R shift knobs | SHG rear tow loop | HR shifter & cables | JDM headlights

Page 5: Engine bay stripped | Engine bay painted

Page 6: PCI caster bushings | OEM parts | Koyo radiator

Page 7: Top end torn down | Drag Cartel 002.2 cams | Hardware909 | SHG license plate | Ferrea valvetrain

Page 8: Bottom end torn down | OEM parts | ARP headstuds | Number One Racing oil pan baffle & pump | 4Piston refreshed head | Recaro driver seat | Random snaps | Number One Racing cam tower oiling & modded VTC

Page 9: PCI seat mounts | RRC pistons | SHG care package | Buddy Club RCAs | CTR FD

Page 10: ITR/TSX gears

Page 11: Wavetrac LSD | Synchrotech synchros | Earl's fittings/line | Energy Suspension bushings | ARP wheel studs | Function7 LCAs | OEM parts

Page 12: ASP header

SHG_James · Oct 29, 2012

Re: K20A2 EM2 build from Hawai'i - Part II

Here is the car as it stands today.

But click HERE to see a few pics before I took it off the road.

SHG_James · Oct 29, 2012

Re: K20A2 EM2 build from Hawai'i - Part II

Let's start with my latest update. My EDM 04-05 EM2 taillights came in earlier this week. This is 1 of 5 known sets in the US.

bodyman · Oct 29, 2012

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Definatly an awesome coupe, nice tail lights, can't wait to see what's all planned :up:

SHG_James · Oct 29, 2012

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Quick update. Picked up a Hybrid Racing 70mm throttle body.

preston · Oct 29, 2012

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Definitely interested to see more progress on this

:up:

elitezdc5 · Oct 29, 2012

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preston said:
Definitely interested to see more progress on this :up:

what he said

:megusta:

Mr_Plenty · Oct 29, 2012

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nice build.....what do you take you pics with?

SHG_James · Oct 30, 2012

Mr_Plenty said:
nice build.....what do you take you pics with?

Nikon D3000 w/ kit lens. Sometimes I rent out a Tokina 11-16 2.8 if I want wide angle shots.

bodyman said:
I like the black version of the tb

:up:

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bodyman · Oct 30, 2012

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I like the black version of the tb

SHG_James · Oct 30, 2012

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Small update. My ALL IN Fab coilpack cover came in today.

hondaluver · Oct 31, 2012

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jamesandrew58 said:
Small update. My ALL IN Fab coilpack cover came in today.

woot!

:wwhat:

BlackNDecker · Oct 31, 2012

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BlackNDecker said:
When are you going to post up a build thread on here?:devil:

jamesandrew58 said:
Build thread has been posted.

j:

d_lo77 · Nov 1, 2012

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You have one of the cleanest em2 builds i have ever seen and your work is top notch. Good job!
What are your dyno numbers?

SHG_James · Nov 2, 2012

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d_lo77 said:
You have one of the cleanest em2 builds i have ever seen and your work is top notch. Good job!
What are your dyno numbers?

Thanks! The only dyno available on my island is at a community college and I haven't had a chance to go on it yet. Although, when Jeff Evans eTuned my car, his eDyno shows I'm making 223/164.

MITeggy17 said:
This pleases me :megusta:

:like:

ej8eli said:
great lookin em2!! Preston better watch out, he's gonna have some more competition soon

bodyman said:
all friends here, all nice coupes :up:

^this

bodyman said:
new toys coming your way

:shades:

gtimportfanatic said:
this looks promising.... whatchu got next?:coleman:

EDM folding mirrors, RRC intake manifold, ClockwiseMotion oil pan baffle, TracTuff timing chain cover baffle, TracTuff IACV rotator, ALL IN Fab V/C mounted catch can & Wire-worx engine harness.

MITeggy17 · Nov 1, 2012

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This pleases me :megusta:

ej8eli · Nov 1, 2012

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great lookin em2!! Preston better watch out, he's gonna have some more competition soon

bodyman · Nov 1, 2012

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ej8eli said:
great lookin em2!! Preston better watch out, he's gonna have some more competition soon

all friends here, all nice coupes :up:

bodyman · Nov 1, 2012

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new toys coming your way

gtimportfanatic · Nov 1, 2012

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this looks promising.... whatchu got next?:coleman:

Baz · Nov 10, 2012

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Power folding?

Furbyj1 · Nov 10, 2012

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Baz said:
Power folding?

im pretty sure those are power folding judging by the switch they come with, im still really jelly about this james lol

preston · Nov 10, 2012

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looks great James! :up:

SHG_James · Nov 10, 2012

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preston said:
looks great James! :up:

bodyman said:
mirrors look nice!

Thanks guys!

Baz said:
Power folding?

Furbyj1 said:
im pretty sure those are power folding judging by the switch they come with, im still really jelly about this james lol

preston said:
manual folding and heated

Furbyj1 said:
^^ I stand corrected, listen to preston cuz idk about this edm stuff, but i wish i knew where to find it...

Preston is correct. Only the JDM sedans got power folding mirrors.

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I was out of town earlier this week and haven't had a chance to post this update until now. My RRC intake manifold, timing chain, tensioner & ClockwiseMotion oil pan baffle came in last week from Ryan @ Autofair Honda along with my timing chain cover baffle & IACV rotator from TracTuff.

bodyman · Nov 10, 2012

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mirrors look nice!

preston · Nov 10, 2012

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manual folding and heated

Furbyj1 · Nov 10, 2012

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^^ I stand corrected, listen to preston cuz idk about this edm stuff, but i wish i knew where to find it...

bodyman · Nov 10, 2012

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Whats the goal for getting the motor back in the beast?, I still need to send the bearing and bushing, ill keep you posted on that either way.

SHG_James · Nov 10, 2012

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bodyman said:
Whats the goal for getting the motor back in the beast?, I still need to send the bearing and bushing, ill keep you posted on that either way.

I still need to get the bay painted & engine harness ordered. Hopefully before January rolls around. What is the ETA on the cam alignment tool? If it's soon, ship the bearing & bushing with it. If it's still a while out, ship the bearing & bushing ASAP because it's for my friends swap.

SHG_James · Nov 11, 2012

Thanks man.

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SHG_James · Nov 11, 2012

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Another update. After getting back home this week, I got to work removing my old mount bowl which cracked shortly after doing the swap back in '09. I then had the car towed to my fab guy to get the new mount bowl welded in.

Test fitting motor.

hondaluver · Nov 11, 2012

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dam, same hole went to crap on my em2... blah

SHG_James · Nov 12, 2012

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hondaluver said:
dam, same hole went to crap on my em2... blah

When you installed the Hasport bracket, did you use a bolt on the lower part of the bracket where the PS reservoir bracket used to attach to or just the 3 main bolts on top?

Guam Bomb said:
Nice build. Motivation to get my EJ1 done.

:like:

Guam Bomb · Nov 12, 2012

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Nice build. Motivation to get my EJ1 done.

RML-2.0 · Nov 12, 2012

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coming along! i want that baffle. :hitit:

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