Family Legacy – 383WHP Single Cam 1992 Honda Civic

It's not often that an owner knows the full history of the cars they modify. They get a car mid way through its life and that's where the build begins. In Tyler's (mapleleafautobody) case, this Civic has been in his family for the last 20 years. It was bought brand new at Northwest Honda in Bellingham, WA back in 1992 by Tyler's older brother. He drove it for 10 years before contemplating trading it in for something newer. The dealership offered him next to nothing for the car back and instead of trading it in he passed it onto Tyler.

The car has had a rough 20 years. It's been broken into multiple times and was stolen while parked down in Seattle. It was recovered 3 months later in Burien. It didn't end there. "On my way to school in Laramie, Wyoming it burnt a valve on the way across Snoqualmie Pass," Tyler says. "I drove it the rest of the way on 3 cylinders and eventually swapped the engine for a JDM D15B in the school parking lot with the help of some friends." This was the best he could do as a poor college student and it lasted him until the end of his auto body education.

Once Tyler moved back to Washington, he started working at Maple Leaf Auto Body in Lynden, WA. It was here that he learned how to prep and paint cars. After gaining a few years experience, him and his coworker approached the owner of the shop to purchase the business in early 2011. Him and his partner have owned the shop ever since. A few years ago, he painted the car black with a purple pearl and has continued to build it ever since. This last spring he put the finishing touches on his engine build. When asked why he chose to stay D-series instead of going B-series Tyler said: "Since I already had the D15B in the car and instead of spending $3K to buy a B-series, I bought a turbo kit. I was looking for around 400 horsepower and I knew the D could handle it. I did swap the block for a D16A6 that I had in the shop since the bottom end is a bit stronger." He also liked that engine and transmission parts are cheaper to replace on the D-series than other Honda engines.

The car was tuned at Speedfactory Tuning and Race Fabrication in Tacoma, WA where it put down 383 WHP. Tyler's favorite mod has to be his Golden Eagle intake manifold. He says it looks great in the engine bay and it he always receives a bunch of compliments. His future plans for the car are an 8 point roll cage with racing harnesses. He also wants to replace the DropZone coilovers with BC Racing ones. As his brother did for him, he hopes to continue the family legacy. "I'm proud to say I still own my first car and maybe one day it can be my son's first car."

Modification List:

Engine/Transmission/Differential
D16A6 block with VTEC head
Eagle connecting rods
76mm Vitara pistons
Supertech valvetrain
Bisimoto "2.4 Turbo" cam
Golden Eagle cam gear
Golden Eagle intake manifold
Golden Eagle fuel rail
Precision 880cc injectors
Omni Power 68mm throttle body
Innovative billet motor mounts
MFactory LSD
Stage 4 Competition Clutch
Go-Autoworks turbo kit
Bullseye Power .70A/R T3/T4 turbocharger
Tial 38mm MVS wastegate
Tial blow-off valve
Go-Autoworks aluminum radiator w/ slim fan
Skunk2 radiator hoses
Hondata S300
Tuned by Speedfactory Racing – Tacoma, WA

Exterior
Custom paint (Jet Black base coat with purple pearl mid coat)
JDM thin side moldings
Spoon mirrors
Spoon spoiler
SI front lip
SI rear lip
One piece HID projector headlights
XX tow hooks

Interior
Skunk2 short shifter
Westhill Motorsports gauge pod
Prosport gauges
Amber LED lighting
SI gauge cluster

Suspension/Wheels/Brakes
15×7.5 +42 949 Racing 6ULR wheels
205/50/15 Dunlop Direzza Star Specs
Acura Integra GSR front brakes
SI rear disc conversion
Brembo drilled rotors
Earls stainless brake lines
DropZone coilovers
Acura Integra Type R subframe brace
Full Race traction bars