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Clean Title 1 Owner -b16a, Limited Slip Dif,ctr Cams/springs,autopower Roll Bar on 2040-cars

US $6,800.00
Year:1996 Mileage:186439
Location:

Hamilton, Ohio, United States

Hamilton, Ohio, United States
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Condition:  Clean title and extremely clean inside and out.  It has a rust free body and even the brake lines running to the rear are still shiny etc.  

The car had been lightly backed into and creased the RF fender.  It was later scraped on the LF fender and front bumper fascia (also took off a 1/2" chip of paint on the drivers mirror that was touched up).  All replacements were with OEM Honda parts and professionally painted with premium paint.  The front bumper was very recently replaced with an OEM Honda part and professionally painted with premium paints and clear coats.  All other body panels are original paint etc.  A few very small dings due to storage damage can be found.  See pictures of the small gouges on the rear bumper (drivers side)...they were touched up but are noticeable up close. The carbon fiber hood was painted to match and has hood pins in place for safety (a few very minor cracks were created when installing the hood pins but have not changed in 15 years).  The window tinting was just professionally removed.

Meticulously maintained!  Mobil 1 was used exclusively with either Honda or Mobil 1 oil filters only.  Oil level has never dropped between changes.  New timing belt, water pump, drive belts installed.  Fresh valve adjustment and the K&N air filter has just been cleaned, dried, oiled and re-installed.  Motul RBF (Racing Brake Fluid) has been changed regularly.  Cam seal had a slight leak and was just repaired.  CV boots were replaced 10,000 miles ago.  Clutch was replaced 15,000 miles ago.  A/C is nice and cold.

The factory windshield was replaced 8,000 miles ago.  There was one very small rock chip in the middle of the passenger side since but it has been professionally repaired so it will not spread.

Suspension is firm but not at all bouncy.

Note:The Michelin Pilot Exalto PE2 ultra high performance summer tires are showing their age with some cracking(due to being stored so much) and have 1/8" tread life remaining (see pictures).

Drive-train modifications:

  • 1995 Japanese B16A2 engine with 10:4/1 compression (requiring premium fuel)
  • Y21 transmission hydraulic clutch and 4.40 final drive
  • Civic Type R limited slip differential
  • Civic Type R intake/exhaust cams 
  • Civic Type R intake/exhaust valve springs
  • Lightweight titanium valve retainers
  • Integra Type R intake manifold with a lower half of cold air intake (7" K&N cone filter inside front bumper)
  • Skunkworks adjustable cam gears
  • Japanese Honda 4-1 Integra Type R exhaust manifold.
  • Custom flanged 5.7L catalytic converter
  • Thermal R&D Exhaust (very low rumble, not buzzy or raspy)
  • Japanese made 2-3/8" thick aluminum radiator (almost doubles the amount of coolant in the system from the OEM radiator)
  • SFC VTEC fuel controller installed in lower compartment just behind cup holders (dyno tuned)
  • Exedy/Daikin stage 1 clutch installed
  • Fidanza 7 pound aluminum flywheel with steel wear insert (balanced with clutch)
  • Honda front CV shafts (equal length)
  • MSD spark plug wires
  • Engine computer utilizes Japanese stock aggressive timing/fuel mapping and the only change is the raised rev limiter to 9,000
  • Idle is set to 1,300 RPM's due to some loping at 700
  • Dynojet tuned to produce 177 horsepower(and 166 foot pounds of torque) to the ground BEFORE the rev limiter was raised to take advantage of the improved high end performance
Body/Interior modifications:

  • Autopower 4 point bolt-in roll bar with foam padding on perimeter bar
  • I/O Port video camera mount on roll bar
  • Sparco Rev driver seat (SEE SPARCO'S WEB SITE FOR DIMENSIONS AS HIP ROOM IS LIMITED)
  • Sparco optional aluminum mounting rails (seat is set for an upright posture for better control and is ideal for someone with 28-32 inch inseam).
  • Sparco 5 point harness
  • Honda OEM front Civic Type R air dam imported from Japan (painted with PPG paint to match car)
  • Carbon fiber hood with hood pins (painted with PPG paint to match car)
  • Painted side spats with PPG paint (to match car)
  • Front strut tie bar (Honda)
  • Rear strut tie bar (aluminum/steel construction)
  • Razzo sport pedal covers (to aid in heel-toe)
  • Rear under-tray, aluminum-7075 so it has corroded some just from humidity (see pictures)
  • Honda OEM top grain leather steering wheel cover
  • Honda OEM splash guards
  • Will include original drivers seat (about 50,000 miles on it) at buyer's request

Suspension modifications:

  • Koni Sport adjustable struts (yellow)
  • Eibach ERS race springs linear rate (375 front/275 rear)
  • Ground Control coil over adjustable height sleeves (currently 1.5" below stock ride height)
  • Function-7 rear control arms
  • Rear disc brakes and trailing arms installed from a low mileage Integra
  • Honda brake distribution block for 4 wheel disc
  • Honda rear sway bar (Civic Si 14MM)
  • Brembo slotted rotors on front and rear
  • Carbotech XP8 ceramic race brake pads on front and rear
  • Motul RBF (Racing Brake Fluid) 
  • Rota C8 14 pound 15" wheels (bronze) with custom machined hub-centric aluminum centering rings

Audio/Security modifications:

  • Pioneer DEH-4400HD head unit with HD radio, powered USB input, AUX input and MP3 CD playback (box/manual included).
  • Polk audio separates installed in the front doors
  • Kicker 6x9 speakers installed in the rear deck
  • Alpine SEC-150R alarm with keyless entry (box/manual included...and a spare main unit that is new).
History:

I purchased the vehicle new in 1996 from Bellevue Honda in Bellevue (Omaha), Nebraska.  The car was always garaged in the snow belt and rarely driven in winter.  I kept the underside washed all the time when/if it was exposed to snow.  I then lived in Phoenix, AZ for 5 years (no rust obviously) and finally here in SW Ohio but only drove it a few times in snow here as well.

The car was pictured in Sport Compact Car magazine as it was the cover vehicle for the Honda Hybrid web page for a few months in 1998.  It has had several upgrades since then as you can tell from the lists above.  The engine had just over 33,000 kilometers on it when installed and the car had 40,000 miles.

I have never drag raced the car.  I did run the car on Laguna Seca with street legal tires and Honda OEM pads.  Fast lap was 1 minute 52 seconds and that was prior to limited slip being installed.  I also had the pleasure of driving it to and in performance driving schools at Gingerman Raceway, Phoenix International (road course), Buttonwillow, Willow Springs, Second Creek Raceway (no longer exists in Colorado), Brainerd International and the Las Vegas Speedway (road course).

On street tires I would average 38MPG at 75MPH.

Car comes with it's 2 original keys and an Alpine remote.

Unfortunately I have not been be really using this car for the purpose it was built for quite a few years.  As you can see, no cheap parts were ever put on this car.  I was even married in it!

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