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Hey what's up, My name is Doug. I just registered and this is my first post actually. I drive a 2002 EM2. I've had the car since 03 when it was bone stock. At the time I didn't realize it was the "bastard" civic but I love it all the same. I've come a good ways from bone stock but I still have a good way to go...but I've come to the realization that I'll never truely be finished.
I'm always looking to learn new things about my car and cars in general. I'm a late bloomer with being a car enthusiast. I was so busy in high school with other things that I didn't really care too much what I was driving, untill I moved out. At the time I drove a 94 corolla and a female friend of mine was so obsessed w/ honda's she begged me to buy her friends 98 4door. I loved that car the moment I saw it. It was true to form for the year 2000. It was a little on the ricey side...a few graphics, euros, but all in all it was a good lookin' ride. I loved driving it until I killed a fence with it. Then I bought a 96tl but after a year or so with the TL I had to get back into a civic and that's when I picked up my current ride.
Mod list.
Under the hood:
D17A2
Darkforce SRI
Megan Stainless header
HP JSpec Exhaust
NGK Irridium Plugs
Drivetrain:
Revo Technica short throw
Titanium Type R style shift knob
Carbon weeve shift boot
Stage 1 Clutch
9 pound flywheel
rollers, rubbers, stoppers
16" ICW Arachnid Wheels
Cooper Tires 205/45
ceramic pads on stock rotors
suspension:
Megan Springs (going to get some skunk2's asap the megan's suck)
Tokico Blues
Progress Camber kit F/R
Audio:
Eclipse CD2000 deck
Polk Audio OEM replacemnet speakers
Exterior:
35% tint
Silverstar bulbs
debaged trunk lid
I "heart" my honda plate frame.
Future plans
UR Ultra SS pullies
New springs
Start saving for boost
I'm always looking to learn new things about my car and cars in general. I'm a late bloomer with being a car enthusiast. I was so busy in high school with other things that I didn't really care too much what I was driving, untill I moved out. At the time I drove a 94 corolla and a female friend of mine was so obsessed w/ honda's she begged me to buy her friends 98 4door. I loved that car the moment I saw it. It was true to form for the year 2000. It was a little on the ricey side...a few graphics, euros, but all in all it was a good lookin' ride. I loved driving it until I killed a fence with it. Then I bought a 96tl but after a year or so with the TL I had to get back into a civic and that's when I picked up my current ride.
Mod list.
Under the hood:
D17A2
Darkforce SRI
Megan Stainless header
HP JSpec Exhaust
NGK Irridium Plugs
Drivetrain:
Revo Technica short throw
Titanium Type R style shift knob
Carbon weeve shift boot
Stage 1 Clutch
9 pound flywheel
rollers, rubbers, stoppers
16" ICW Arachnid Wheels
Cooper Tires 205/45
ceramic pads on stock rotors
suspension:
Megan Springs (going to get some skunk2's asap the megan's suck)
Tokico Blues
Progress Camber kit F/R
Audio:
Eclipse CD2000 deck
Polk Audio OEM replacemnet speakers
Exterior:
35% tint
Silverstar bulbs
debaged trunk lid
I "heart" my honda plate frame.
Future plans
UR Ultra SS pullies
New springs
Start saving for boost
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I wouldn't recommend replacing any pulleys in the first place, unless you're building a dedicated track car.
Last edited by ddd4114; 11-08-2007 at 09:13 AM. Reason: typo
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If you're going to do pulleys, that's the one you SHOULDN'T do. Most aftermarket crank pulleys does not have adequate damping abilities and will eventually ruin your engine block.
I wouldn't recommend replacing any pulleys in the first place, unless you're building a dedicated track car.
I wouldn't recommend replacing any pulleys in the first place, unless you're building a dedicated track car.
except I will disagree about the track car, I absolutely wouldn't put it on my track car. Those cars will be the ones seeing sustained high rpm abuse, where most of the dampening is needed in the crank/other pullies. If it is a track dedicated car, delete ps/ac and run a single CTR alternator only pulley.
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except I will disagree about the track car, I absolutely wouldn't put it on my track car. Those cars will be the ones seeing sustained high rpm abuse, where most of the dampening is needed in the crank/other pullies. If it is a track dedicated car, delete ps/ac and run a single CTR alternator only pulley.
I guess my point was that you don't want to risk losing your daily driver, but it was early and I didn't think through what I was saying. :doh2:
EDIT: I think when I said "I wouldn't recommend replacing any pulleys in the first place", I meant P/S, A/C, and Alternator pulleys. My wording was so ambiguous that I'm not even sure what I meant...
Last edited by ddd4114; 11-08-2007 at 09:17 AM.
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