iM Feature: Alex’s Acura Integra
It’s been four years since we last snapped pictures of Alex’s car and it has changed quite a bit since that shoot. It was an awesome car back then and is even better now. You may recognize a few of these pictures as Alex’s car was just recently featured in Honda Tuning Magazine.
Lots more pics click HERE
ENGINE.&.DRIVETRAIN
Shaved and refinished NH583m (Vogue Silver Metallic) by Maranello’s Auto Refinishing
ABS removed
Power Steering removed
Cruise Control removed
Air Conditioning Removed
RyWire B-series tucked Engine Wire Harness
Tein hood struts
Ballerbolts.com titanium nuts for upper control arms, coilvers, and strut bar)
40 sets of Mugen bolt (every 10mm in the engine bay has a Mugen bolt in it)
Koyo aluminum radiator
Spoon Sports black radiator stay
Spoon Sports radiator cap
Spoon Sports radiator hose set
Spoon Sports thermostat
Spoon Sports fan switch
Spoon Sports spark plug wire set
Spoon Sports spark plug wire cover
OEM Acura Integra Type R redone in Diamond Black
Mugen oil cap
T1 Race Development catch can
T1 Race Development Hondata boost solenoid bracket
T1 Race Development couplers throughout
T1 Race Development turbo blanket
Hasport ICB Special engine mounts
Darton B18 block
CP 84mm 9.8-1 pistons
CP rods
ACL race bearings
ARP rod and journal bolts
Prodrive titanium oil pump gear
ATI race damper
OEM Acura Integra Type R head ported and polished
Ferrea oversized stainless steel valves
Supertech valve springs and retainers
Skunk2 tuner series stage 1 cams
Skunk2 intake manifold (port matched to the cylinder head)
Skunk2 74mm throttle body
Hondata Intake Manifold gasket
Hondata Boost Solenoid
Honda S300
Golden Eagle 84mm head gasket
ARP Head studs
AEM fuel rail
AEM fuel pressure regulator
AEM fuel filter
Walboro 255lph fuel pump
Injector Dynamics 1000cc injectors
B&M fuel pressure gauge
Fullrace topmount T3 turbo manifold
Garrett GT3576R turbo
Garrett core 600hp intercooler
Tial 44mm wastegate
Tial 38mm blow off valve
Unobtainium Welding custom 3” charge piping
Unobtainium Welding custom 3.5” downpipe
Unobtainium Welding custom 3.5 exhaust
Unobtainium Welding custom turbo muffler
Unobtainium Welding custom wastegate dump tube
OEM Honda S2000 clutch master cylinder
Checkered Motorsports EG/DC-S2000 clutch master plate
RyWire clutch line
Competition Stage 5 Ironman clutch
Brand new OEM Acura Integra Type R flywheel
Brand new OEM Acura Integra GSR transmission
Brand new OEM Acura Integra RS 5th gear
Quaiffe differential
Synchrotech carbon synchro kit
Speedfactory shift change holder assembly
JDM Honda Integra Type R shift linkage and shifter
Spoon Sports shifter bushing kit
Driveshaft Shop stage 2.9 axles and hubs
EXTERIOR
Freshly refinished NH583M (Vogue Silver Metallic) by Maranello’s Auto Refinishing Spring 13’
All OEM Honda body panels
All OEM Honda glass
Shaved body side mouldings
Shaved antenna
Shaved rear washer nozzle
Shaved front bumper (license plate holes)
Shaved JDM Honda Integra Type R rear hatch (reason for JDM hatch is no rear wiper)
OEM Acura Integra Type R front lip
OEM Acura Integra Type R accessory side skirts
OEM Acura Integra Type R accessory rear valances
OEM Acura Integra headlights retrofitted with AP1 projectors
Unobtainium Welding custom carbon fibre rear diffuser
Spoon Sports blue wide mirror glass
Full front end 3M done by Shadow Tint
50% tint throughout done by Shadow Tint
WHEELS.&.BRAKES
16×8 +30 White Rays Engineering Volk Racing TE37
205/45R16 Toyo R1R
16×8 +35 Black Diamond Rays Engineering Volk Racing CE28
205/45R16 Bridgestone Potenza RE11
Project Kics neochrome extended locking wheel lug nuts
Spoon Sports brake lines
Spoon Sports Monoblock front calipers
OEM Acura Integra Type R rear calipers
Powerslot slotted rotors on all four corners
Hawk HT-10 pads on all four corners
SUSPENSION
Energy suspension polyurethane bushing kit
Tein Flex coilovers
OEM JDM Honda Integra Type R 25mm front sway bar
Comptech rear subframe reinforcement
Comptech rear 24mm sway bar
JDM Honda Integra Type R 36mm 5 lug conversion
ARP extended studs
Spoon Sports front lower ball joints (zero bump steer kit)
Skunk2 rear lower control arms
Skunk2 front camber kit
BWR rear camber kit
BWR rear toe adjustment kit
K-Tuned front traction bar (with radiator mounts)
Mugen front strut tower bar
Mugen rear strut tower bar
Miracle X bar
Miracle X C-pillar bar
Unobtainium Welding custom harness bar
INTERIOR
Brand new OEM Acura Integra Type R carpet
Brand new OEM Acura Integra GSR floor mats
Brand new OEM Acura Integra Type R rear trunk carpet (no, not the optional mat)
UDSM OEM Acura Integra Type R carbon faux interior components (driver’s vent, heater control, ash tray, cigarette lighter, and shifter surround)
OEM Acura Integra Type R shift boot
OEM Acura Integra arm rest
OEM JDM Honda Integra Type Rx pedal set
OEM Acura Integra Type R rear bench (inserts redone with Bride Gradation fabric)
Door panel inserts redone with Bride Black Gradation
Privacy cover redone with Bride Black Gradation
Bride Gais 2 Low Max seats
Bride Low Max seat rails
Takata long harnesses in Black
Spoon Sports blue wide rear view mirror
Spoon Sports gen 2 steering wheel (held on by Ballerbolt.com titanium bolts)
Snap-On quick release hub
Mugen DC2 gauge cluster
Mugen rear view mirror black cover
Autometer Nexus boost gauge
Autometer exhaust gas temperature gauge
Autometer oil pressure guage
AEM UEGO air fuel ratio gauge
Skunk2 weighted shift knob
Headliner and pillars redone in Black
Compustar 2 way alarm/starter
Alpine INA-W910 head unit
Hertz 6.5’s with components throughout
Hertz 10” subwoofer (in floor box, still have my complete trunk)
Hertz 5 channel amplifier
Shorai Power motorcycle lithium battery
Escort Passport 9500ix Radar Detector (wired into car and hidden)
Blackvue DR500GW-HD dash camera
iM: The Re-Up 2013 (Part 4)
Gonna wrap things up in the features/highlights side of things as we roll ahead with Part 4 of 2013 Re-Up series! Definitely stay tuned for Part 5 & 6 as we take a look back at Driven 2013 and Sunday School 2013! Let’s get right to it…
There’s no denying the fact that the FR-S has definitely made it’s imprint on the automotive scene this past year but it’s awesome to see the new school “86” owners linking up with the old school “86” owners like we have here featuring Beniot’s FR-S and Spencer’s AE86. Peep the old school and new school love.
iM Feature: Beniot’s Scion FR-S & Spencer’s Toyota AE86
When the Honda Fit is brought up amongst car enthusiasts, one thing comes to mind: ‘it’s a daily driver’. Be that as it may, the Honda Fit as many of us may not know has a very strong tuning culture in Japan. A look at Gangster D’s daily driven Honda Fit and one will you can get a pretty good idea of what can be done to Honda’s beloved subcompact car.
iM Feature: Daniel’s 2007 Honda Fit
An S14 with a 1JZ power plant?! For Noel, this build in the works is definitely worth it…and we can’t wait to see what Noel has up his sleeve for this coming season!
iM Highlight: Noel’s S14 Nissan 240SX
Undeniably a big part of car history, the Shelby Mustang lives on in today’s car society and it’s owners like Rob who don’t let anyone forget about Ford’s prized pony.
iM Highlight: Rob’s 2007 Ford Shelby GT500
illmotion’s videographer Corey O’Hara, hits us with another one of his masterpieces this time showcasing Terry’s immaculate 1998 Acura Integra Type-R. We definitely can’t wait to see more videos like this from Corey this year!
iM Film: Terry’s 1998 Acura Integra Type-R
Wrapping up 2013 was an update on Ricky’s Volkswagen GTI. With that perfect fusion of Japanese and German performance Ricky definitely goes the distance to making his GTI stand out from typical European fashion.
iM: The Re-Up 2013 (Part 3)
Moving along with Part 3 of our Re-Up 2013 series highlighting a car from Edmonton and the rest coming out of Toronto courtesy of our illmotion East/Level One representative and photographer Galen Wan aka GAWA, and photographer Alex Lu. Let’s take a look at part 3!
Something we definitely look for when it comes to the cars we showcase here on illmotion is the originality and uniqueness of the platform that the owner decides to build upon. A good example of keeping things different yet still turning heads is Jules and her Ford Focus ZX5.
iM Highlight: Jules Cragg’s Ford Focus ZX5
Coming out of the Level One crew is DC and his MK6 VW GTI. Equipped with air suspension and sitting on all time classic BBS LM wheels, DC’s GTI is on route to becoming another one of those proper VW builds.
iM Highlight: DC’s MK6 Volkswagen GTI
Without a doubt one of the most popular features to come from Galen in the year 2013 is Next Mod owner Peter and his HKS GT800 Nissan GT-R. Equipped with a plethora of JDM goodness, it’s only right Next Mod’s head honcho comes correct with a build of this caliber.
iM Feature: Peter’s HKS GT800 Nissan GT-R
Another popular feature from Galen this past year was Jacky’s 2006 Honda S2000. What started out as a dream eventually became a reality for Jacky and it sits in the form of the S2000 you see here:
iM Feature: Jacky’s 2006 Honda S2000
Wrapping up part 3 of our Re-Up 2013 series is fellow Level One homie Danio and his latest build. Departing from his infamous S2000, Dan keeps it in the Honda family and it looks like he’s on the right track to building yet another infamous build with this NA1 NSX.
iM: The Re-Up 2013 (Part 1)
Another year has passed, and after some good time off from the Christmas holidays, it is that time of the year once again. Over the next few days we will be taking a look back at the year that was 2013 with our annual Re-Up series! Before we begin however, we can’t help but once again thank you guys for the continuous support that you guys have given us since we started way back in March 2010!!! We hope you all enjoyed the holidays and we wish you all a very prosperous 2014! Let’s kick things off with Part 1 of the Re-Up 2013…
We started the year 2013 off with Kevin Wong’s 2008 Acura CSX out of Edmonton, Alberta. Certainly not a stranger to all things “JDM” Kevin pulled out all the right stops when it came to turning this CSX to it’s Japanese counterpart, a Honda Civic Type-R, supercharged and fitted with a Mugen Aero Kit!
iM Feature: Kevin Wong’s 2008 Acura CSX Type-S
Another highlight coming out of Edmonton, Alberta courtesy of Richard Kratz is Brad Kutz’s 2003 Nissan 350Z. Clean, simple and effective were definitely the key elements for Brad to present his 350Z the way you see it here.
iM Highlight: Brad Kutz’s 2003 Nissan 350Z
Undeniably one of the cleanest TSXs to ever come out of Calgary was Sasa’s 2004 Acura TSX. What definitely made Sasa’s TSX stand out from the rest was his impeccable attention to detail and its rare Indigo Blue original paint.
iM Feature: Sasa Karna’s 2004 Acura TSX
Coming out of the west coast courtesy of Taylor Smith is Josh’s Honda S2000. An unfortunate vandalism certainly did not stop Josh from continuing to pursue the S2000 that he envisioned, and from the looks of it there is no signs of him giving up either. Kudos, Josh!
iM Highlight: Josh’s Honda S2000
Without a doubt one of the more unique builds we’ve featured here on illmotion is Dale’s 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle! Inspired by the classic series, The Love Bug, Dale’s rendition of “Herbie” is something you definitely want to check out if you missed it last year!
iM Random Snaps: Cruise to Banff
With the busy week that was ahead of us prior to Sunday School, a few of the homies decided that it would be a great idea to take a little break and enjoy our cars by taking them out for a little cruise to Banff. The best part of the cruise? Corey was able to get more practice with his camera and get a few rolling shots of our cars on route to Banff. Check it out!
JC and Gopesh sitting pretty at the meeting location
Errol, Brad and Jackie’s cars chillin’.
The rest of us obviously did not get the “Red Shirt, Grey Shorts” memo. TFTI guys.
Ready to roll out!
On the road, Steve was up first!
Brad rollin’ like a SiR. Haaaa get it?…moving on.
For some reason, Gopesh doesn’t look too happy. But his car looks so dope rolling!
Errol and his Amuse kitted S2000!
Took a break halfway, Adrian’s EG Coupe ahead of the pack. Super clean.
Everyone parked off to the side, enjoying the view.
Punit’s GS on his super wide AME wheels.
Back on the road, Ryan’s always clean EP3!
Adrian rollin’. We definitely gotta feature this car soon!
Zero Limit Bawse Jackie T. and his NSX before it’s transformation!
Alex’s super mint Integra GSR!
Steve’s RSX with a beautiful view of the mountains!
Aldo’s S2000. Surprised he’s not dancing here! LOL!
Those AMEs when they’re rolling though!
Ryan’s Genesis Coupe rollin’ on Vossens. Throwin’ up the deuces!
Ending it with a rolling shot of JC’s Prius. Errr I mean…CT200h rollin’ on Work VSXX wheels. He probably only used less than a quarter of a tank of gas to get to Banff and back. LOL!
With summer closing in it was definitely refreshing to get out and cruise! Hopefully before summer comes to an end we can get out one more time and do this again! Thanks for lookin’!
For more pics check out our Flickr set here: Banff Cruise August 2013
iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – July…
Better late than never, right? Sorry for the delay, been busy over here. Here are a bunch of pics from the July 24th 403 Honda/Beyond.ca meet. Nice to see the diversity in vehicles continue with more and more cars from different manufacturers showing up.
Here are a few snaps from the night, these and more can be found here on our Flickr set: HERE
And a few bloopers:
Errol working on the ass of his car… Mario working on Errol’s ass… I won’t ask:
Ollie the dog knows how to attract the ladies:
Ryan does not:
See you guys again soon!
iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – July…
Welcome to another entry of pics from the July 17th edition of the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meets at Chinook Centre. Last Wednesday was an interesting one. Around 5pm a big rain storm hit the city again, causing a few roads to flood once more and all but kill the hope of going to the Wednesday meet. But alas, as quickly as the storm came, it ended. Afterwards there was tons of sun, and the roads dried up fairly quickly, so I decided to make the trek down to Chinook to see how few people showed up. As you can see in these pictures, surprisingly it was an awesome turnout. Great to have people dedicated to their hobby as much as they are.
Here are a few snaps from the night, I tried my best to work with the bright sun and long shadows. These and more can be found here on our Flickr set: HERE
How romantic! =P
Before we end it here, even though I shouldn’t have to say it, there have been several incidents in the last few weeks to lead me to believe otherwise, so I’ll say it again. No speeding or BOVing up the ramp, no drifting, no revving engines, no super loud music, no burnouts. Basically, don’t do stuff that you wouldn’t do if a cop was hanging out there. We have a decent relationship with the staff and security at Chinook Centre because we are respectful to their lot and the residences across the street (who have on occasion called in to mall security and/or police because of these said hooligans). Don’t do stupid things to ruin it for the rest of the people who enjoy hanging out there.
Hope to see you guys all well behaved on Wednesday!
iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – June…
It was a nice sunny day on Wednesday June 15 to head up to the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca meets. With the rain finally deciding to let up for a night, it was nice to get out there and check out some rides. Actually, it was a little too sunny out as you can tell by some of my pictures, and was getting hard to fight the sun and the shadows, so I gave up and went inside to eat, only to come back outside with it being cloudy again.
Here are a few shots that turned out, all the rest can be found on our Flickr set: HERE
Hope to see you guys out at Chinook on Wednesday!
iM Event Coverage: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet – April…
It was a gorgeous night out for the last 403 Honda/Beyond.ca at Chinook, and that meant a really awesome turnout, the best turnout we’ve seen all season. Hopefully the meets stay as busy as they have been, if not busier!
Here’s a few of the many shots I took. To see the rest, check out the set on our Flickr stream: HERE
And for my buddy Aldo, I know where you hide your snacks now… in your bumper.
Make sure to come on down and hang out the next meet at Chinook on May 1st, 2013.