1992 Honda Civic Si - One Man, One Cam
A garage-built Civic from a city no one has ever heard of, with a motor no one ever wanted.
By Joey Lee, Photography by Rodrez
Bolts & Washers
Propulsion
D16Z6
Avid engine mounts
Micro-polished OEM crankshaft
75mm Suzuki Grand Vitara pistons
Hastings piston rings
FJR-spec custom length I-beam connecting rods
Bisimoto Engineering 2.4 camshaft
Bisimoto Engineering valvesprings
Bisimoto Engineering retainers
Ported cylinder head
Precision 5557 turbocharger
Edelbrock Performer X intake manifold
Ported OEM throttle body
Custom intercooler piping
Custom ram-horn-style turbo manifold
Custom turbo dump pipe
Custom 3-inch V-band downpipe
HKS SSQV blow-off valve
Buddy Club Spec II exhaust
TiAL 38mm wastegate
Walbro 255lph fuel pump
Precision 1,000cc fuel injectors
Earl’s fuel lines
Earl’s -AN fuel fittings
Earl’s fuel filter
AEM fuel pressure regulator
All-in-Fab radiator
Earl’s steel braided coolant hoses
Earl’s -AN coolant hose fittings
Competition Stage 5 clutch
Fidanza 7.5lb flywheel
Earl’s steel-braided clutch line
Power
320 whp @ 18 psi
Suspension
TEIN Flex coilovers
ASR subframe brace
Resistance
OEM ITR 5-lug conversion
ARP extended front wheel studs
Custom brake line tuck
Wheels and Tires
15x6.5 +45 Mugen M7
195/50-15 Diamondback tires
Exterior
Fully shaved engine bay
PPG Fiji Blue Pearl paint
Backyard Special carbon-Kevlar rear wing
Interior
Autopower rollbar
Personal steering wheel
Recaro SRD driver seat
Willans safety harness
OEM S2000 passenger seat
“LA Dodgers”–wrapped door panels and center console
Electronics
Panasonic head unit
Hondata S300
Auto Meter oil pressure gauge
Auto Meter boost gauge
AEM air/fuel gauge
S2000 push-button start
Props
My wife Elise Gonzalez for everything; my whole family; Grandpa; Dad; my Father-in-Law; Ivan; Mike; Ricardo; Carlos; Joe; Miles; Ruben aka Cero; Juan aka John; Ross aka NDN; Fredo Tibb and the guys at Inyo Mono Body Shop; Matt at Sierra Auto Body; The guys at Perry Motors: Pops, Lobo, Fidel, Ron, Little Glenn; Bubba at Do-It Dyno; and all the real homies (you know who you are!); I want to dedicate this feature to my Grandpa Miles Terrasas, R.I.P.
Owner Specs
Daily grind
Honda technician
Favorite Sites
NWP4LIFE, SoCal1320
Screen name
Fresh_EH
Building Hondas
6 years
Dream car
I own them
Inspiration for this build
All clean cars
Future builds
The plan is to beat on my current project at the track
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AEM Power
P.O. Box 1312
Hawthorne
CA
90250
310-484-2322
www.aempower.com
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Avid Racing
n/a
AK
866-507-2843
www.avidracing.com
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Hondata
2840 Columbia St.
Torrance
CA
90503
310-782-8278
www.hondata.com
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Bisimoto Engineering
1916 S. Lynx Place
Ontario
CA
91761
888-922-6686
www.bisimoto.com
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By Joey Lee
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