Project: EK9 TURBO

Details: This ek9 type r project was built with sheer speed in mind,the customer wanted the project to have the ability to top 170mph over and over again if needed.

we started of by assembling a cylinder head with a high flow rate and capable of handling over 9500rpm,below are the head specs.

  • brian crower valve springs and retainers
  • brian crower custom turbo camshafts
  • forged steel valves nitride coated
  • bronze valve guides
  • steel collets
  • adjustable cam gears
  • 3 angle valve job
  • deburred ports
  • fully balanced chambers
  • machine flat and true
  • 1.4mm steel o ringed  head gasket
The b16b block is identical to the b18c block externally so we proceeded to rebuild the block to the following specs.

  • 1800cc spoon stroker crank
  • oem honda type r bearings
  • H beam steel connecting rods
  • modified type r oil pump
  • custom compression ratio forged wiseco pistons
  • block bored and honed to spec
  • block was decked true
  • oem new water pump
  • ARP main studs
  • ARP head studs
  • ARP rod bolts
  • piston ring gaps where custom set
  • everything is blue printed balanced and measured
  • full engine seal kit

the turbo kit

  • Garrett gt35r duel ballbearing turbo charger
  • equal length tubular manifold 
  • high flow blow of valve
  • 38mm external waste gate with atmospheric screamer pipe
  • very large 3 core inter cooler(the biggest that would fit behind the bumper

the fueling, Meeting such fuel demands needed the use of an adjustable fuel pressure regulator and a walbro racing pump that provides between 42 and 45 psi static pressure and about 60 psi under load/boost.
  • walbro 255 fuel pump hardwired in the tank
  • inline 300 fuel pump plumbed into the feed line
  • fuel pressure  regulator
  • 800cc rc injectors
  • running crome ecu

the cooling

  • 28 row oil cooler with thermostat
  • 4 core aluminum radiator
  • faster opening thermostat
  • buddy club cooling fan switch 
the running gear.

  • 8 pot brake conversion
  • exedy ceramatalic race clutch  and flywheel
  • motul rbf racing brake fluid

pictures to come soon


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