iM: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Chinook Meet – April 20,…

Despite being somewhat still chilly out, last Wednesdays 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Meet was surprisingly busy. There was an awesome turnout, it was great to see lots of cool cars out, and tons people wondering around. I unfortunately was inside eating when (from what I’ve heard) a bunch of cops showed up. Apparently someone reported a big fight going on, but after some clarification that there was no fight that occurred, they left. With that, comes a reminder/public service announcement: We are fortunate enough that Chinook Centre security is cool with us being up there, please don’t ruin it for us by showing off. Please drive slowly through the parkades (especially up and down the ramp), no loud music, no burnouts, no erratic behaviour.

I tried to get as many pics as I could of all the rides, but can only fit so many on this post, so there are more here: MORE PICS

Hope you enjoy the pics, and if you’re in the Calgary area, we’d love to see you out next week! As usual, weather pending, these meets happen every Wednesday from 7-9:30 at the upper rear parkade of Chinook Centre.

iM: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Chinook Meet – March 30,…

With the exception of the 20cm of snow we got today, it seems as though the coming of the spring/summer season is imminent. And with that brings the return of the 403 Honda/Beyond.ca weekly meets. Here are a few pictures from the first meet of 2011 (and a preview/debut of a few people’s cars summer mode). Be sure to show up when you can to keep the meets busy and fun and to check out some rides. These meets happen every Wednesday evening at Chinook Centre in the rear upper parkade.

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iM Highlight: Justin’s Acura Integra Type R

Dumped….. a common theme on all of Justin’s Honda’s.

I’m sure some of you remember previous pictures posted of Justin’s whips, his 98’ champ white ITR here and his old EG hatch here. The locally iconic Civic hatch has since been sold but Justin has been hard at work perfecting its replacement.

Several suspension set ups were installed and tested before Justin settled with the well know and proven ‘Honda-Tech’ slammed suspension set up otherwise know as Ground Controls & Koni Yellows. As you can imagine the ride was adjusted dozens of times until the desired ride height was set. Pictures don’t justify the ride height, shit is crazy low!

Next up was swapping over all the saved interior and engine bay parts from his EG hatch sale. With no time wasted the Momo steering wheel, hub & quick release along with the J’s Racing engine dress up items were installed in short order.

A quick exterior detail and you have a near perfect execution of how to finish off a clean ITR, bring on the functional haters!

|OWNER: Justin Kan
|VEHICLE: 1998 Acura Integra Type R

|ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN:
Spoon gen 2 cam gears (previous owner)
Skunk 2 tuner cam shafts (previous owner)
Spoon 70mm throttle body (previous owner)
Jdm itr exhaust manifold (previous owner)
J’s racing rad cap
J’s racing oil cap
Comptech Icebox (previous owner)

|SUSPENSION:
Koni yellows struts
Ground controls coilovers
Spoon rear strut bar (previous owner)

|WHEELS:
16” JDM ITR wheels
Spoon lug nuts

|AREO:
Optional side steps
Optional rear valances

|INTERIOR:
Spoon shift knob (previous owner)
Momo tuner wheel
Momo hub
Megan quick release

iM Feature: Reggie Mah’s 1998 Acura Integra GS

|PHOTOS:Prashant Topiwala
|WORDS:JC Tenchavez & Punit Patel

“Black and Yellow, Black and Yellow, Black and Yellow, Black and Yellow”

The unmistakable lyrics to Wiz Khalifa’s single is what comes to mind when Reggie’s car is spotted around town. Aside from it’s color motif, it’s unique stance definitely grabs the attention of anyone who notices it, as does it’s roaring Buddy Club Spec 2 exhaust.

Inspired by Dal Law’s Integra Type-R, Reggie had his mind set on building one for himself. To set this project apart from the other Integras in Calgary, Reggie built this car with “form over function” in mind.

Before “Form Over Function” however, Reggie also took this vehicle to Race City track days to get a better feel for the car and to see how it performed on the track. With a fine list of suspension mods, there is no second thoughts on how well the vehicle conquered the track.

Reggie’s attention to detail cannot go unnoticed as well. With simple things like the Integra Type-R front end conversion and Phoenix Yellow paint job, shaved door moldings, Status seats with Takata harnesses, and a Honda S2000 push button start retrofit, there’s no doubting Reggie’s pursuit for one crazy Integra.

With “Black & Yellow” being the theme of Reggie’s car, don’t be surprised if you hear that track playing in his whip at a stop light. And just like Wiz says, “No Keys, Push To Start!” Uh huh, you know what it is!

|VEHICLE: 1998 Acura Integra GS
|OWNER: Reggie Mah
 
|ENGINE & DRIVETRAIN
JDM 98 Spec B18C (GSR) Swap
Optima Yellow Top Battery
Beatrush Rad Cooling Plate
Skunk2 Intake Manifold
AEM Short Ram Intake
NGK Wires
T1R Reservoir Socks
Buddy Club Spec 2 Cat-Back Exhaust

|EXTERIOR
 Integra Type-R Phoenix Yellow Paint
Shaved Door Moldings
JDM DC2 Window Visors
JDM Front End Conversion
Mugen Style Type 2 Rear Wing
VIS Spoon Style Carbon Fiber Lip
VIS Spoon Style Carbon Fiber Hood
ARC Magic Winglets
Extreme Dimensions Universal Side Diffusers
TopOne USA Full Rear Diffuser DC2 Application

|INTERIOR
OEM Honda S2000 Start Button Retro-fit
Momo Honda Steering Hub
NRG Slim Carbon Fiber Quick Release
Momo Mod8 Steering Wheel
Buddy Club Short Shifter
Razo Shift Knob
Takata 4-Point Long Harnesses
Status Hockenheim FRP Black Bucket Seats
Bride Seat Rails

|SUSPENSION
Buddy Club N+ Damper Coilovers
Buddy Club Front Camber Kit
Buddy Club Rear Camber Kit
Buddy Club Rear Lower Control Arms
ASR Black Rear Subframe Brace
ASR 24mm Rear Swaybar

|BRAKING
Wilwood 4-Piston Front Big Brakes w/ Cross Drilled Two Piece Wilwood Rotors
Wilwood Front Pads
Hawk Rear HPS Pads

|WHEELS & TIRES
Sportmaxx 002’s Matte Black -16×8 +0 (Front) -16×8 -7 (Rear)
Kumho Ecsta STP 195/50-16’s
Project Kic R40 Neo-Chrome Lugs

|LIGHTING
3000K 55W HID 2500K Foglights

|AUDIO
Alpine W505 Double Din Head Unit
Pioneer Speakers

iM: Punit’s Integra – Take One

We went out a few weeks back and I borrowed Prashant’s 5D to record a short movie. My first take at it, but I think it turned out alright. I still got a lot of practicing to do with iMovie and such, but enjoy! Hit the HD button to watch it in High Def!

Punit’s DC2 from hoanger on Vimeo.

iM: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Chinook Meet – Nov. 3,…

Well, it looks like this may be the last one of this season, its supposed to get cold here by Monday with snow, so if the hardcores are up to it, we will hold them downstairs. If not, you won’t see any meet pictures until next season when it warms up again. Was busier this week than last because it was a bit nicer out, so the turnout was better.









Hopefully the winter meets still continue, and I can get more pics for you guys. If not, it was fun, thanks to everyone for coming out, and hope to see everyone again next season!

iM: Weekly 403 Honda/Beyond.ca Chinook Meet – Oct. 27/10

Even though it was freezing out, I went out to the weekly 403 Honda/Beyond Meet at Chinook Centre. For those that don’t know, these meets are held every Wednesday night at the top level of the Chinook Centre rear parkade. I encourage everyone to try to come out and support your local meets, since they help keep our car community alive and motivated.

I tried my best to get some decent pictures with the crappy lighting (or lack of), and my frozen fingers in the 0 degree Celsius night.













I’ll be out again with the camera this week, so come out if you can. It’s forecasted to be 10+ degrees that day, so it should be a bit warmer than the last one. Who knows, maybe we’re looking for our next features while we’re out there! 😉

iM Feature: Alex’s Turbo Integra

I’ve been hearing about this Integra for a few months now but it’s just been hectic around here that I’ve never got the chance to shoot it until last night. At first I was expecting something that I’ve seen around the city before. Once I got talking to Alex (the owner) – he had told me that the car has barely been out and he just happened to rack up just a little over 1000km’s on the car. That’s when I started to get excited to see it.

When he drove up, I realized why guys like Jackie and Pat vouched for the car. (Not that I doubted the car). There aren’t too many nicely done turbo’d cars around town but when there is, it’s a damn nice sight to see. Tuned with Hondata S300 w/ boost solenoid, he can put down 368 at 12 lbs of boost.


Get ready for a long list of parts for Alex’s Integra
Body:
Fully resprayed PPG NH583M (vogue silver metallic)
All original body panels (except right fender from previous owner)
Shaved body side mouldings
Shaved antenna
Shaved rear washer nozzle
Shaved front bumper
Shaved trunk lid
OEM Acura Integra Type-R front lip
OEM Acura Integra Type-R accessory side skirt
OEM Acura Integra Type-R accessory rear valances
T1R led bulbs for rear license plate
OEM Acura Integra headlights w/ap1 s2k retrofit
Spoon Sports blue wide mirror glass

Interior:
OEM Acura Integra Type-R carpet (reason for Type-R its actually black)
NEW OEM Integra floor mats
USDM OEM Integra Type-R carbon faux interior components (driver’s vent, hvac, ash tray, cigarette lighter, shifter bezel)
OEM Integra Type-R shift boot
OEM Integra Type-R armrest
OEM Integra Type-R rear bench (inserts rewrapped in bridge gradation fabric)
Privacy cover wrapped in bride black gradation fabric)
Door panel inserts wrapped in bride black gradation fabric)
Bride zeta 3 sport
Bride low max rails
Takata long harnesses
T1R T182R Titanium shift knob/ Mugen Machined Aluminum shift knob (switch in between)
Spoon Sports gen 2 steering wheel, held on by ballerbolts.com titanium bolts
Snap-On quick release hub
Autometer nexus boost gauge
Autometer nexus exhaust gas temperature gauge
Autometer nexus oil pressure gauge
Mugen gauge cluster
Spoon Sports blue wide rear view mirror (broken upon installation lol, waiting on A&J Racing for new one to arrive)
JDM OEM Honda Integra Type-Rx pedal set

Suspension:
Energy suspension polyurethane bushing kit
Tein flex coilovers
OEM Integra Type-R front sway bar
OEM Integra Type-R rear sway bar
ASR rear subframe reinforcement plate
Skunk2 rear lower control arms
Mugen front strut tower bar
Mugen rear strut tower bar
K-Tuned front traction bar (with rad mount)
J’s Racing c-pillar bar

Brakes/Wheels:
16×7 +42 offset 4×100 bronze Volk Racing TE37 (Aldrich & Alan C’s old wheels)
205/45R16 Bridgestone Potenza RE-01R
Spoon Sports brake lines
Spoon Sports twin block front callipers
Powerslot 96’ Honda Prelude SRV front rotors redrilled to 4×100
OEM Acura NSX front brake pads
Acura Integra GS-R rear callipers
Powerslot Acura Integra GS-R rear rotors
OEM Acura Integra GS-R rear brake pads

Engine/Engine Bay:
Shaved/Cleaned up and resprayed in PPG NH583M (vogue silver metallic)
Harness redone in new loom (got rid of the plugs we no longer needed. eg. abs, cruise, a/c, and so on)
ABS removed
Power Steering removed
Cruise control removed
Air Conditioning removed (not by choice, but force because of the exhaust manifold)
Wire tucked (neatly put away, but not overkill because we wanted it to accessible)
Tein hood struts
Ballerbolts.com titanium nuts for upper control arms, coilovers, and strut tower bar
30 sets of Mugen license plate bolts, every 10mm in the engine bay has a Mugen bolt in it
All coolant hoses replaces with new OEM ones.
Fluidyne aluminum half radiator
Spoon Sports black rad stay
Spoon Sports radiator cap
Spoon Sports radiator hose set
Mugen oil cap
JDM OEM Honda Civic Type-R red valve cover
JDM OEM Honda Civic Type-R N1 crank pulley
Spoon Sports spark plug wire cover
Spoon Sports spark plug wire set
Carbing oil catch can
Skunk2 battery tie down
Hasport engine mounts
Moroso oil pan
Dart B18 Block
JE 9.1.1 Piston/Ring Set
CP Rods
ACL Bearing
OEM Integra Type-R micropolished and balanced crankshaft
Brand new OEM Acura Integra Type-R cylinder head
Precise Engine Rebuilders Inc. Port and Polish
Ferrea 1mm oversize intake/exhaust valves
Comp Cams Titanium Valve Springs/Retainers
OEM Acura Integra Type-R Exhaust Camshaft
OEM Honda Civic Type-R Intake Camshaft
Greddy Timing Belt
Skunk2 Intake Manifold Port Matched to cylinder head
Skunk2 70mm throttle body port matched to Intake Manifold
Peakboost FTW turbo kit
Garrett T3/T04E .63ar
Tial 44mm Wastegate (10lbs. large spring)
Tial 38mm BOV (6lbs spring)
RC 550cc Injectors
AEM Fuel Rail
AEM Fuel Pressure Regulator
AEM Fuel Filter
B&M Fuel Pressure Gauge
3” Peakboost downpipe
T1R 70mm dolphin tip exhaust

Transmission/Drivetrain:
OEM Acura Integra Type-R LSD Transmission
OEM Acura Integra Type-R Flywheel
OEM Acura Integra Type-R shift linkages
Skunk2 Short Throw Shifter
ACT 4puck unsprung clutch
Driveshaft Shop Stage1 Axles

I/C/E:

Compustar Two-Way Alarm/Starter
Alpine CDA-105 Head Unit
Hertz EP 1 D Amplifier
Hertz 6.1/2” speakers/front components all around
OEM Acura RSX Type-S Bose Subwoofer

And once again.. 403 represent! Thanks again to Alex for coming out and giving us the chance to shoot his whip!