Over the years this car has had more wheels than its had oil changes: Sprint Hart CPF's, CPR's, and CPF-G's, White Regamaster Evos, and Black NR5's just to name a few. For Honda Tuning, Mike's EG is sitting on a set of 16-inch Work Rs-Betas. Mike told us he's got a brand new set of Regamasters to replace them already, though.
"I get bored with wheels quickly. Someday I'll find the perfect set and keep them forever, like a set of 16-inch [Mugen] M7s."
Future mods are mainly to get the car ready to hit the track. A custom chromoly eight-point roll cage by ASC Fabrications will be installed by the time this issue hits the newsstands. A Type R limited-slip differential has been sourced and is soon to be installed to put power down to both wheels. Mike also picked up a set of slicks for the car, but before he puts them to use he plans to get a set of upgraded aftermarket axles. Mike expects the car to run in the mid 11s on the 1320 but he will not be satisfied until he sees a 10-second time slip.
There are only a handful of cars in the world that can boast that kind of quickness and be this good looking. Three years and $25K later, Mike G's hatch can count itself among them.
Bolts & Washers
Mike Ghadimi's 1992 Civic CX
Propulsion
Mike's hatch is powered by what started life as a stock B18C1. The GS-R powerplant is now a 9.4:1 compression turbo specific motor built by Jerry Guzman of Jerry Built. Guzman used 81.5mm Ross Racing turbo pistons on Eagle H-beam rods with ARP bolts to spin the stock GS-R crank. Joe Alaniz gave the GS-R head a full race prep including a port, polish, race valves, valve springs, and titanium retainers. Toda cam gears spin the stock GS-R bumpsticks.
Spent gases are sent through a custom turbo manifold fabricated by Gary Castillo of Design Craft Fabrication into a Precision SC34 turbo and out a custom three-inch turbo-back exhaust with an APEXi muffler by Joe of Valencia Muffler. Compressed air leaves the SC34 through an Evotion intercooler and into a JG Edelbrock intake manifold via an STR 68mm throttle body. Excess exhaust gas leaves through a Tial 40mm wasetgate while extra intake charge is taken care of by a GReddy Type RS blow-off valve. Inline between the block and the turbo sits an Evotion oil cooler.
A Hondata S200 manages a set of 750cc RC injectors fed by a Walbro 255-lph fuel pump by way of a SX performance fuel pressure regulator on an STR fuel rail. Spark is delivered via an MSD coil and ignition box with NGK race plugs and wires. A Clutch Specialties stage 2 clutch bolted to an ACT final drive transfers power. The whole setup hangs in the engine bay on Hasport solid mounts.