2000 Honda Civic - Floss

The engine bay was perhaps the only part of the car James didn't tackle all by himself. "I did the swap," he explains, about the JDM B16A engine and Y80 trans in the EK's bay, fitted with a B18C Integra Type R intake manifold, cams, valve springs, retainers, and a grip of AEM components throughout-a basic, yet inarguably effective method of handling power delivery, and one that lends easily to future upgrades. "Elton from Raceline Development made it shine," he's quick to point out. Once everything was dialed in and running right, Elton pulled the engine, trans, and every removable engine bay component, sprayed the bay Chrysler Grey, relocated the battery, hid the brake lines and prop valve, and tucked the factory harness. "The crazy thing," explains James, "is that Elton tucked the harness without cutting a single wire, except the ones running to one of the headlights." But James supplied the finishing touches: authentic Mugen license plate hardware fastening the fenders, headlights, covering the strut tower bolt holes and radiator support-a nice touch, at $38 per pair.

The very last components to go in were a Pioneer head unit, 6x9-inch rear speakers, and 6.5-inch door speakers, which lasted all of one week, until someone broke into James' car the day before our photoshoot and stole them-and only them, strangely enough. "Ehh," says James, "I'm not losing sleep over it. The sound of revving out my B16 is entertainment enough!"

Behind The Build

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'00 Honda Civic DX

Output 172 hp

Engine JDM B16A engine; Honda B18C Type R cams, valve springs, retainers, intake manifold, exhaust manifold, valve cover, polished Civic Type R exhaust; AEM cam gears, fuel rail, cold-air intake; Professional throttle body; Mishimoto radiator, electric fans; Samco hoses; NGK plugs, wires; Walbro 255 lph fuel pump

Drivetrain Integra Type R axles; Wavetrac LSD; Skunk 2 shifter; ACT Stage 4 clutch and Streetlite flywheel

Suspension Omni Power coilovers; Honda Civic Type R front and rear sway bars; Skunk 2 rear lower control arms; Blox front adjustable control arms

Wheels/Tires 16x8.5 CCW LM16 wheels; 205/40-16 Falken Azenis tires

Brakes DC2 Integra GSR brakes, front and rear

Exterior Honda EK9 Civic Type R lip kit, headlights; Xenon Eyes 4300K HID lighting; Spoon duckbill rear wing; Mugen hardware

Interior Recaro SRD front seats; OEM EK9 Civic Type R rear seats, carpeting, floor mats, door panels, airbag delete; Personal Neo Grinta steering wheel; A Spec shift knob; custom climate control and head unit block-off plates

Electronics OEM EK9 Civic Type R gauge cluster; HKS water temperature and EGT gauges; Pioneer DEH-P6100BT head unit, 6x9-inch rear speakers, door speakers (stolen before shoot)

Gratitude My wife, Mayra; son, Jaymee; the entire Hasback crew; "Rocky and Chuck" at Showstoppers; John and Dan at CCW; Mike at Pitcrew; Elton at Raceline; Rafa at Norm Reeves Honda, H Motors Online; Brice at JHP

Name.
James Camarador

Age.
26

Location.
La Crescenta, CA

Occupation.
Service Advisor

Hobbies.
Collecting wheels, drinking soda

Build time.
10 Months

Feedback.
james@hasback.com

Quote.
"Correct"

By Luke Munnell

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