UPDATE!!!
TURBO: ON!
This is it. C-REX is finally getting boosted!! I took it to a very well-known reputable shop, VStanced Garage, there are a lot of branches, this one was in Osaka.
Back when I had just acquired C-REX, I checked all of the writings on the chassis plate, and I found out that the factory red was different from its current red shade. The car itself was like a darker red. It wasn't metallic, but it was darker, so I assumed it was Milano Red. Because the car was gonna get worked on due to the turbo conversion, and since the paint and body weren't in their best anyway, I decided to just repaint the whole car in said factory red, a lighter, more vivid red, that the car came with according to the body; Rio Red!
(Hmmm let's see how many times I say red in this post)
Here are some pictures of the car with the completed swap, car was all stripped and ready for paint at this time.
Here's a closer look. Stock B16A SiR-V block and head. Turbonetics T3/T4 T04E .63AR Ball Bearing Turbo, Turbonetics Braided Oil and Water Lines, 26.71mL/sec. FastWayRacer Cast Iron Turbo Manifold, 38mm Turbo Wastegate to vent @7PSi/0.47bar, 2.5" Downpipe, TRE 500cc Fuel Injectors, Walbro 255LPH Fuel Pump, K&N Intake. Custom fabbed turbo piping, Mishimoto Intercooler. Still on the stock plastic rad, should be able to hold up okay.
Turbo plumbing.
Bodywork and some priming. Oh yeah, I threw on the Accord stockies that time. It was temporary because the car was having some extensive work done to it.
Engine out. Interior almost completely out.
Paint booth!
Some of the parts laid out for fitment before paint.
Wheels, masked. The next thing to mask? Just about everything else.
I paid about 110,000 yen (V$1,100) for everything, materials and labor and all.
1st deposit of 50% before the job, and the rest when the car was finished.
Speaking of which, I got this message 3 weeks later:
BOIII
To be completely honest, it wasn't a major exterior change, just a lighter shade to satisfy my OCD is all.
A week after that, I took the car to a reputable Honda tuner, also based in Osaka (decided not to waste the 2 hour drive)
DYNO TIME!
Car was strapped in from the bottom, and was put on rollers.
Final figures? A WHOPPING 249 whp and 229 wtq! Those are almost double the power figures!
Super happy with how the car is right now! I am gonna ENJOY thrashing this thing, making choo choo and pshhhh noises!
Also,
BONUS SHOT!!
This was taken on the way home:
WHEELSPIN FOR DAYSSSSS
Finances:
V$19,120 - V$1,100 = V$18,020
