crome is a basically a software to make a custom chip...but the features are pretty good... almost as good as hondata. some even say that once u got crome theres no need for hondata... though i do agree to a certain extent and plan on getting crome very soon... i still have full intentions of going hondata later on....crome is just a temporary solution to my current lack of tuning..and my engine is in desperate need of tuning...especially ignition tuning

http://www.tunewithcrome.com/home.html

avantech is a honda builder/tuner based in sri kembangan.. very reputable and known to produce some really powerful cars. at the moment their most powerful car is an EG Drag car...B18C-R Turbo pushing out about 620wHP on the dynojet

wat else u should focus on when buying an old car.. .the typical wear and tear... also check the door hinges.. when u open the door...make sure it doesnt drop.. and when u close it.. the "hook" goes in nicely... to fix u need to replace the door hinges.. which isnt that easy to find unless u get brand new (if possible)...and then theres also the bushings...ALL bushings.. recommend getting a complete kit aka full car... around RM1k siap pasang depending on the brand u buy.

some Y1 and S1 have LSDs in them...but yeah... 4.4FD to me is the best all rounder. N3E is basically the B18C-R gearbox with a 4.785 final drive...id still prefer the 4.4 though...had a friend with B18C-R and 4.7fd... said ratios were too close..he still prefers the 4.4...n i gotta agree with him... best ratio for all...

plonking in ur own B18C-R...dont really need the gearbox if ur already on a B-series VTEC....basically just replace the old engine with the B18C-R and use back everything else including the gearbox....

one thing to take note.. gearbox transplants into EFs isnt that direct... EFs are built for clutch cable.. and everything after is clutch pump...Y1 and S1 bolt in directly.. YS1 requires some knocking to the chassis to make abit of space to fit the bigger gearbox housing. every other gearbox is clutch pump.. which means ull need to get a conversion kit.. either from cable to pump...or pump to cable..

and since u mention ur a student...i assume this will be ur daily runabout? i think i should advise u against getting a honda entirely.. B series may be reliable...but they do have their issues..and if its gonna be ur daily runabout, itll mean that ull be parking ur car practically everywhere... and hondas are getting stolen way too much lately...especially EGs n EKs.. EFs not much....but there has been a couple of cases that i know about.


ANY EF for 28k is overpriced imho....unless it has a K in it like i said..hahahahaaha

anyway... i got fake parts too in my car... but im super anal when it comes to maintenance..

i also dont keep service records...hahahhahaha

the car in the ad may not have many rare parts...but rare parts to me isnt wat makes the price worth it or not.. to me this car already has the B18C-R and gearbox...and OBD1.. me is liking that OBD1 ...but yeah...it really is overpriced.



stick to the H22A... going K is expensive..playing K is also expensive...i dunno the difference in roadtax...but a K20 transplant is gonna cost u about 20k... halfcut alone is already 14k cheapest i found...so forking out that much money to save on road tax, dunno if its worth it or not.



apa error code?


agreed... get a car for 20k, balance to repair etc....or mebbe a much better security system with GPS tracking n immobilizer as well.


maddriver's garage... look for a forumer here with the nick maddriver...hes based at the mines.....

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 9 2012, 12:56 PM

common problems would be IACV.. distributor.. VTEC solenoid leak... gearbox syncro....

n the car u posted looks good...me likes...hasport and arp...yummy.. looks as if it only needs an EF9 bumper and ur good to go... perhaps a J's Racing spoiler (i have a friend who sells this)... rims...subjective of course....

n perhaps get rid of that jasma short shifter

n can always shove in a B18C-R or B20B later on....

and for 19k...this would definitely be on my list.

yeah im liking that car...but B16B? why B16B? why not B18C terus? no replacement for displacement but if u wanna stick to the B16... id just get the B16B pistons and cams and shove in to the B16A.. which will be good for about 160-170whp

id get a B18C and do the ECU (mebbe e-manage) first n foremost...complete it with a skunk2 or type r intake manifold and s90 throttle body as well. then the gearbox with an Exedy/Trinity clutch (which is about RM1k)....should be a decent start....ORC can be added later on...or if u just get some cheapo stock clutch n use first pun boleh.

as for the gearbox..no need to get the clutch pump assembly... u can get a clutch pump gearbox and convert it to cable...hasport has a kit for it for about RM1xx if not mistaken...and better to stick to cable oso... coz ive heard clutch pumps can leak if u use with clutches like ORC or OS...but clutch cable, ur leg will be suffering la

n yes.. J's racing spoiler and front lip to me is the best kit for the EF...coincidentally my friend sells both of these...as well as a few other EF stuff coz hes a hardcore EF kaki...



personally i would love to get the J's rear wing and front lip for my EG Hatch as well...


did u manage to get any feedback from ur friend about the crome? who did his tuning?

my friends B18C-R was stock with the 4.7fd... n yeah... i gotta agree with the B20 n 4.4... even now when cruising on highways....when im at fifth gear i feel like im still in 3rd... every now n then i put the gear to neutral n push it back to fifth....just to be sure

unfortunately choices for cable gbs are limited to 3... Y1 and S1 which has the 4.2fd... and the YS1 which is 4.4... problem is... 4.2fd is.....is............is......eeerrrr......eeerrr.......abit tak syiok la.... and YS1 is very rare as its only produced for 1-2 years max... and u know la the pricing for rare honda stuff....plus that gb is so old... u dunno the condition of the internals especially the syncros....it might even be cheaper to get a hydro gb n put it in...n as mentioned above... hasport has a kit to convert hydro gbs to use cable....those kits will add some bling to ur engine bay man...my mech did it to a CRX once with an S80... damn good looking kit too

ive gone through the whole racing clutch for daily use with my ex-EF....somemore i was on cable...it reached a point where i only drive the car at night (mainly due to my a/c being utterly useless)...and NEVER into KL town every other time i just ride my kapchai.

nowadays, im on stock type r clutch...bang for buck n comfy hahahahha....getting too old liao....but i do plan on getting a clutch with more bite... coz that minor "slip" when shifting at redline abit tak syiok la...i miss that "lompat" feeling when shifting at redline... heheheh

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 10 2012, 12:20 PM

the rebore part is understandable...and wiseco...nice...but abit odd as to why 9.1cr only when the stock is 10.2...i would have gone even higher...not sure about pricing of B16B block...never asked before...gearbox wise u could just get the S4C.... if ur nearby shah alam etc.. i could intro u to a friend who deals with type r parts..his business is purely type r parts.

i dont know the specific details of it but i do it can be done... best to get a reputable builder to work on it. ull need a conversion kit coz like i mentioned.. the EF was built for cable.. one main issue about clutch pumps in EF is space.. not much space to mount everything.

i strongly suggest getting a car first... drive it around for awhile...see if theres anything not right with it n get it fixed.. especially with bushings n engine mounts.

was thinking of calling for a yum char/tt session... unfortunately my engine is in pieces at the moment in the workshop... so later later la

yeah thought about the clutch hoses... i bought a brand new Russell clutch hose from a friend for about RM180....but unfortunately the heads didnt fit... so had to return it...my mech said he can do a custom braided hose....a long one where hell get rid of the metal tubes so the hose can be routed and tucked nicely... about RM120 iirc.

Avantech still does Crome.. if ur OBD1 has been re-chipped itll cost RM550 with 1 hour on the dyno... if ECU has never been chipped add 100 to do the base. as for Ah Loo... heard this name before... even have a friend with the name Ah Loo...but dunno if he does tuning or not..hahahha

my clutch came with the car when i bought it... right now couldnt be bothered much with it since i rarely redline these days.....coz im planning on getting a better clutch that comes with flywheel....like the ORC or Exedy Hyper Single......

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Added on July 10, 2012, 2:38 pmyeah....thats the problem with clutch type... they wear out... quite fast too...

id rather just get the type r helical lsd honestly...

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 10 2012, 02:38 PM

if i ever buy anything from Chris...itll probably be K-Tuned stuff

but naah...id rather get custom... dun wanna end up like the Russell, where the ends didnt fit..

besides...Pentagon is so far away from Shah Alam...n my mechanic is in Shah Alam hahahahhaha

the conversion kit is from K-Tuned? the one with the wire harness, shifter box etc etc??

and have u checked the price on the K-Tuned B/D series shifter?? been interested in that or the FLP shifter for quite awhile now

i thought its in already? RM500 is not bad.. n yeah i want my gear high while maintaining short throws...im currently on dc2-r shifter with custom circuit-hero-like 4" extender... cant imagine going back to a short stick shifter.

n if u think my current or the K-Tuned shifter is high...u should check out the FLP shifter...hahahahha



n i iz envy ur friend... going into an EG? where is he getting his swap done?

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 10 2012, 02:49 PM

wait wait...im confused.. i was asking about K-Tuned B/D shifter..ie this one..



not the billet shifter box for K-series...

and FLP shifter i meant this one



which one u meant about the RM500? and which one did u say not worth to bring in?

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 10 2012, 02:59 PM

wats wrong with ur LCAs? if its just bushing no need to change the whole arm mah

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 10 2012, 04:22 PM

gotta agree... 480 per piece is ridiculous... F7 is about RM1.4k thereabouts

as for jacking out the bush... if done properly its ok la...some DIYers actually burn the old bush out of the arms. but a proper bench press can get the bushes out easily... if ur using stock arms, then ull have hell of alot of choices... unlike me.. gotta go for custom bushings...

im already on Blox LCA.. n of course.. their bushings koyak... got them replaced with custom Soft PU bushes.. hell of alot better actually....been a year + and still holding strong even after track day.

by right... the bushes for S2 are lifetime warranty...if not mistaken if u contact them, theyll send u a new set FOC or so i was told.

personally, the only LCA brands i would go for would be hardrace, s2, f7 and bwr.. dun care that bwr is a copy of f7..but their bushings are decent and also lifetime warranty..hahaha

wat do u mean by bodywork?

even if its ED...if ur confident in the chassis then by all means get it...

i think ur gonna have to be willing to travel out of state to get a car...and i also think ur gonna have to start considering EG 4 doors.. hahahahha

my car oso i bought from JB... friend of a friend.. bought the car without even seeing it though..hahhahaaa

btw...have u looked at THIS?? looks pretty clean

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 10 2012, 10:26 PM

yeah its supposed to be slightly slanted.

y r u not getting replies? are u calling or smsing?

if ur smsing... then call... if ur calling... then call again and leave and sms

i need to get a heatshield done for my airfilter...but damn malas wanna DIY la.. any idea where can make n how much???

speedworks mahal la... i kinda need a custom job.. coz of my intake setup... speedworks one usually whole kit with the K&N and rampipe etc

interesting...but one thing im not liking is that the radiator fan is blowing hot air right into my filter/filter area...

22" will mean the filter is still in the bay or r u gonna bring it down into the wheel well behind the bumper?

velocity fabrication eh... never heard of them..will check them out. do provide any link if u can.


as mentioned...its an optional item when buying the car new....better check with the owner about documentation...coz if ur installing a sunroof, it might require JPJ approval...i say might bcoz lately there was a letter going around saying no need already...

even though my car has a sunroof, i oso would prefer without... extra spot for leaks... and theyre also heavy.

saw that ad before... and i very very very the like wat im read...expect around 210-220whp on the dynojet...could be higher if the block is resleeved and bored to about 84+




n somehow my bekside very the itchy lately.. thinking of selling off my hatch and getting a bone stock 4-door EK (mebbe EG) and kasi bikin projek.. hahahhaha

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Jul 12 2012, 03:32 PM

yeah i know about the bypass valve.. even did abit of research into it to see if i can make a DIY one.. possible to do..but abit the leceh so dropped it..hahahah

n the whole AEM CAI inclusive bypass aint cheap.. about 1.4k iirc.. friend ordered it.. n i think he might be considering selling it off since he went with SRI and velocity stack.



man i havent seen my car since saturday...dunno siap already or not or if they didnt even touch it at all.. haih....i miss Banshee...