Dan's Civic EK4, Engine Built !

[Nik_L]

Tbf though, having the legs on a 2.0 8v Corsa is no great feat, they aren't all that quick. Could be the 115bhp 8v.

Try the same with an XE Corsa. The outcome won't be the same.

[Jamie]

Originally Posted by Dany4494

Just like that salmon and your first person to comment on grill I got a standard one too dont even know what it looks like tbh.

It's Mackerel lol.

Stock one looks better imo, I don't really like cars being debadged from the front, but it's one of those horses for courses things,

[Dany4494]

Originally Posted by Nik_L

Tbf though, having the legs on a 2.0 8v Corsa is no great feat, they aren't all that quick. Could be the 115bhp 8v.

Try the same with an XE Corsa. The outcome won't be the same.

Yeah think it was 130bhp tbf the 106 put up a much better fight than the corsa and my mates got xe nova and its pointless racing really only advantage I have is he breaks down every day with different sensors and it doesn't go around bends.

[Gandi699]

Im surprised the jp4 quick silver wasnt closer, but then again he could be running the mild cam jp4 and the long ratio 1.4 gearbox.
8v corsa lol, was that even a standard engine in a corsa at some point?

[Nik_L]

No, the biggest petrol engine in the Corsa B was a 1.6 16v. They can be made to be on par with a 2.0 8v with just a few select mods.

Your mates Nova must be a bit of a bodge then as a) the XE will still run well enough to pish on a Civic VTi when a sensor fails. There isn't that many that go wrong and b) they can be made to handle well if the right parts are fitted during the conversion, which on most good converted cars, are done from the go.

[Gandi699]

begs the question why you'd put a 2.0l 8v in.
also aren't jp4'd 106s supposed to be capable of keeping up with 182s and ep3s? lol

[Nik_L]

Ive never understood it either. Its the same amount of work to fit it (conversion parts etc) as it is to fit a 2.0 16v. You can pick up an XE engine with conversion parts for about £500 these days. The 2.0 8v is a cheaper engine to buy compared to the XE, but its old, and dosn't sound great, and aren't quick. They are good to turbocharge on the cheap though.

For an extra couple hundred quid, you could drop in an XE which would piss all over an 8v.

[Dany4494]

Originally Posted by Gandi699

Im surprised the jp4 quick silver wasnt closer, but then again he could be running the mild cam jp4 and the long ratio 1.4 gearbox.
8v corsa lol, was that even a standard engine in a corsa at some point?

it was neck and neck till about 70 then when I hit 3rd just gradually pulled 3-4 car lengths then just kept pulling.

Originally Posted by Nik_L

No, the biggest petrol engine in the Corsa B was a 1.6 16v. They can be made to be on par with a 2.0 8v with just a few select mods.

Your mates Nova must be a bit of a bodge then as a) the XE will still run well enough to pish on a Civic VTi when a sensor fails. There isn't that many that go wrong and b) they can be made to handle well if the right parts are fitted during the conversion, which on most good converted cars, are done from the go.

Think it was a bodge job tbh he paid 1k for it its fast really fast but only in straight line when it's not broke its been riddled with electrical faults from day one, yeah dicks all over me, its a nova van must weigh only 800kg at a guess.

[stevo1600]

Originally Posted by Gandi699

begs the question why you'd put a 2.0l 8v in.
also aren't jp4'd 106s supposed to be capable of keeping up with 182s and ep3s? lol

can indeed. neck and neck with an ep3 until around 80-90mph.

[Dany4494]

Originally Posted by stevo1600

can indeed. neck and neck with an ep3 until around 80-90mph.

One I dicked must of been a dog then.

[Pricklep]

Must of been, lol. What box was the quicksilver using?

[stevo1600]

maybe dude - to many factors to take into account car vs car drag.

I do have a soft spot for these, and this one looks pretty tidy.

these are pretty quick to

k20swap soon? lol

[Dany4494]

box from a gti by all accounts seems like a good conversion tbh its got big brake conversion its basically a a gti chassis and running gear plonked with a quicksilver shell with a ahit exhaust.

[Dany4494]

Originally Posted by stevo1600

maybe dude - to many factors to take into account car vs car drag.

I do have a soft spot for these, and this one looks pretty tidy.

these are pretty quick to

k20swap soon? lol

Yeah I recon as it stands a decent vts/gti would be neck and neck but think I would have the legs at topend.

I'd love to k20 it but dont have 5k sitting around I think im going to run this engine till it dies then b18c4 boosted looking at up to 400bhp on standard internals a guy i met at a meet is running 320bhp and has done 40k since his turbo conversion hassle free just maintenance.

[Dany4494]

Just got rear jap plate on just realised i should of bought 13x7 instead of 12x6 not sure if I like it yet and shit that tape is strong took the paint off a tiny bit so ill paint that Saturday with arches, going to do front one tomorow because it's got this stupud black surround drilled in to bumper and its cold and horrible, then there's a big meet Sunday so should be some decent dslr pictures.

[Dany4494]

Just done a full service filters, oil, pcv valve, plugs used that millers nanodrive fully synthetic thats supposed to give better protection and performance over other oils it feels abit more perky but I put that down to the service in genral not the oil, got front jap plate on too and managed to get rear arch done and painted also just spent £75 quid on autoglym detailing products so that's tomorows job.

Meet tomorrow pics to follow.

[Dany4494]

Big meet tonight just spent 3 hours detailing inside and out not bad I wouldn't say the autoglym super resin polish and sealer is one of the best I have ever used just need a quick detailer now if anyone could recommend one ?

A mate usually brings a decent camera to meets so should be some better pictures tomorow hopefully.

[jones91]

Car looks nice mate, defo heading in the right direction

I use meguiars quick detailer and have always got decent results from it so haven't tried anything else

Only other thing I'd say is £ for Bhp skunk2 inlet, cams and cam gears with standalone management, hondata s300 etc probs won't be worth it on a b16, personally I think you'd be best off putting the b18c4 engine in or if your really digging deep into pockets then b18c6

[Pricklep]

how bad was the arch? any after pics on it?

[martin1985]

the car is looking good