Type R Club of America

I know what forum I'm on gents but like many of you I have an affinity for cars. The Civic SI especially. I think it is one of Hondas most unique releases set apart by it's vin change unlike the ITR. Both GSR and ITR would share the "DC2" chassis coding. Doesn't make it better or lesser than in my eyes, just unique. Oddly*I actually walked away from an 01 black ITR the week I found my MR SI. I wasn't a fan of the USDM fronts back then LOL. Well in 1999 when these cars came out my brother was a senior in HS, I was a JR. He and I joked he'd get a blue one and I'd get a red one. Our life paths varied but I ended up getting a red one in early 200 - No mommy, no daddy, but I was living at home and had a great job. The car was a dream come true, but HOLY DWB that bad boy was a cop magnet!!








Well last week a buddy messages me and says, "Hey Joel, I know you like EM1's do you want to buy one?" I reply with the basics, "What color, price, yr, issues?" I go check it out and fire it up, it sounds healthy but did not wish to accelerate and drive under its own power. So we strike up an "as-is" deal on wednesday after going through the car. Our schedules agree for a Friday pick up, so I go over his place on friday morning, I swap out the complete TB, re-did the timing belt followed by a valve adjustment. The car sounded so healthy and was ready to run. Later that night I returned with my wife and here it is.







the morning after

Oh very cool. I've always had a soft spot for EM1 Civic Si's, reminds me of HS.

Rough around the edges but for the price I couldn't say no.

Since snagging it i've raised it back to stock height. Repaired some wiring, and gave the interior a wipe down.

04/27/20
Tackled some wiring issues at the ecu





donor connection from the yard





04/30/20
Returned the car to stock ride height, came with some decent goods





05/01/20
Wiped & vacuumed the interior








Engine bay reference marker



The perfectly imperfect walk around

Seen it on the other site . Looks like from the pictures someone also swiped the leather steering wheel.

Indeed. On the hunt for one currently. Have a few leads, waiting on some pics.

Love the EM1's! Nice pick up I'm sure it'll be a fun project

Insidiouseg6 wrote: ↑Sun May 03, 2020 12:24 am Love the EM1's! Nice pick up I'm sure it'll be a fun project

Thanks ninja! It'll just be a daily. Nothing fancy.


Nothing new really, I replaced the tachometer as the old one was stuck on 14k rpm.


bought an EM1 Steering wheel shell to replace the rotten EX joint 




Oh. and some LEDs, has a shot HID kit on it, not feeling it.






and I'm on the hunt for these items if anyone has them:
Black Hood 99-00
Black front Bumper 99-00
Drive Fender 99-00
JDM ITR 4-1 Header Heat Shield

How'd you decide on the LED's? Is it straightforward install? I've been wanting some better lighting on my gs-r, but don't want to modify wiring/connections.

Dave7CDMTYPER wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 12:11 am How'd you decide on the LED's? Is it straightforward install? I've been wanting some better lighting on my gs-r, but don't want to modify wiring/connections.

Also curious about this, a friend of mine put them in his old new edge mustang and they used the same 9006 bulbs integras used, but since he had a 30% tinted windshield, I thought his lighting wasn't much better than standard bulbs. Curious to see the results without a tinted front windshield.

aw614 wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 7:29 am

Dave7CDMTYPER wrote: ↑Tue May 12, 2020 12:11 am How'd you decide on the LED's? Is it straightforward install? I've been wanting some better lighting on my gs-r, but don't want to modify wiring/connections.

Also curious about this, a friend of mine put them in his old new edge mustang and they used the same 9006 bulbs integras used, but since he had a 30% tinted windshield, I thought his lighting wasn't much better than standard bulbs. Curious to see the results without a tinted front windshield.

Well I've used them before with great success. For me, this is my temporary solution to poor lighting.

How to decide:
Lumens - never accurate as described in listings. Often inflated.
Type - there are many sides to an LED, 4 often has the best light output but scatters the beam. CREE is the "king" of led bulbs
Most importantly IP rate, fan, heat sink design, LED type seal the deal for me.

I've used this brand before in my GC8 Subaru and apparently for the coin I'd buy them again. I chose these because they were one of very few companies who clearly advertise these work and have been designed to work in partnership with the factory shield. My wifes tahoe has a set of leds that shine 10 houses over, it'll blind you, like looking at a weld with the naked eye. Now if the money was abundant for this car, I'd choose a simple retrofit, but as of right right now I don't wish to spend the time and learn how to do one.