HT:: So is there anything left for this Civic? Is the owner pretty happy with what he got?
JE:: He's having us test it at the track and dial it in as fast as it'll go before he takes delivery on it. It's kind of become our baby-we almost feel like we own it at this point. He's going to race this thing, and he's talking about transmission upgrades now. I warned him about H22 transmissions, which aren't as strong as B-series trannies, so we might do an H-to-B trans conversion. He also might invest in a newer aftermarket custom tranny, or he might just leave it the way it is and sink the rest of his money into this 1000hp K-series. He just wants to have 1000 horsepower at the wheels. It should be an interesting journey.
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JE Import Performance 1996 Civic DX hatchback
Propulsion
Pop the hood on this latest JE creation and you'll find an H22A staring back at you from the engine bay, balanced, blueprinted, and assembled by the shop. When the project began, the H-series block was sent off to ERL Performance for machining and sleeves that are 3mm over stock, increasing bore to 90mm and raising displacement from 2.2 to 2.3 liters. JE knife edged the factory crankshaft, and after dropping it in, connected Crower rods and Wiseco 8.5:1 compression pistons to it.
Attached to the head via a JE Pro Fab equal-length stainless manifold is a GT35R turbocharger, boasting a turbine A/R of .82 and a compressor A/R of .70. Exhaust makes its way out through a JE Fab downpipe bolted to a custom 3-inch exhaust, with turbine bypass handled by a Tial 44mm wastegate. Meanwhile, the cold side sends the charge to a Precision intercooler and Skunk2 Pro series intake manifold via custom JE plumbing. An NOS wet nitrous kit set up to deliver a 150-shot adds laughing gas to the induction.
Inside the top, JE went for the full custom valve job, port, and polish. They put together a valvetrain made up of Supertech valves, Skunk2 springs, retainers, and cam gears, and Crower turbo cams. JE also revised the fuel system with an Aeromotive A1000 pump, -10 lines, custom sump to prevent fuel starvation, and 1000cc RC Engineering injectors. Matching the elaborate fuel configuration is an equally sophisticated Electromotive crank triggered distributor-less ignition, and the fuel mix and ignition are governed by Electromotive's Tec3 engine management. To protect everything, JE opts for Motul coolant and 300V motor oil to flow through the engine.
Energy from the motor is passed off to the transmission by way of a Competition Clutch flywheel and twin-disc clutch. The 5-speed OE gearbox itself has been upgraded with carbon-coated synchros, a Quaife LSD, and Motul gear fluid. Power makes the last leg of its journey to the wheels through Drive Shaft Shop stage-5 axles.