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Last year I picked up a bad D15 Honda engine that I was going to use for tear down experience, so this weekend I pulled out the tools and started to tear it down. By end of Sunday night I had it all apart and pulled the crank and pistons. The experience was great and will help for when I start tearing into my D16Z6 Turbo build engine. There is a sequence of taking things apart and if you figure that out early it makes things easier the next time. I took some pictures of the engine and posted them below. As you can tell the engine was in bad shape with lots of water damage and rust.

1. Here you can see the block with the head pulled off.
2. This cylinder had major rust all over.
3. This image shows the bottom end of the engine including the oil pump pickup.

4. Oil pump is pulled out and is visible on the block.
5. Crankshaft is out and connecting rods are visible as well as bottoms of pistons.
6. Crankshaft out of D15B2 Honda engine.

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As the title says my 2nd hatchback has been sold and part of the proceeds will go to my Turbo Build Fund. It was fun owning two hatchbacks at once but currently I don’t need the 2nd one so it was sold and now I can focus on picking up a D16Z6 1.6 VTEC block and start working on it. I estimate this to be a 6-8 month build just in time for next years drag races at mission and should perform quite good with my projected 250 to 300hp.

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The last 2 weeks I’ve been hearing a squealing and scuffing sound coming from my rear drum brakes so I was getting concerned. On the weekend it turned into a grind so I decided to park my 1993 Honda Civic till I figured out what it was. I was worried that I some how used up my rear brake shoes faster then normally possible. So today after work it wasn’t raining I decided to take a closer look.

I jacked up the car and pulled off the wheels and drums and inspected the brake shoe lining and the rest of the brake assembly. The brake shoe linings’ were in really good shape but I did notice that the bottom part of the shoes looked like they were scuffed up with something. I then checked the drum for any irregularities and smoothness on the inner braking surface but I did not find anything out of the ordinary. I was a bit confused for a second on what would of made these scuffing marks on the shoes, but then discovered this was caused by excess brake dust.

Because the rear brake assembly is basically closed off, there is very little place for the dust to go so it starts to attach it self to the brake assembly. It is trapped inside the drum and any brake dust that is loose and unattached ends up at the bottom of the drum in between the brake drum and the bottom part of the brake shoes. 

I guess what was happening was that the brake dust was getting in between the brake shoes and the drums and was basically acting like sand paper between the two. Since the shoes are weaker then the steel drums, they took the blunt of the damage and the scoring begun. So basically the scuffing and squealing I was hearing when applying my brakes was the sound of the brake dust scuffing up my brake shoes.

I took some brake cleaner and applied it generously to the complete brake assembly to clean of the brake dust. I also sprayed the inside of the brake drum and then wipped off any excess brake dust that was attached to the inside. I put the drums and wheels back on, took the car for a long ride and my squealing and scuffing noise was gone. I will have to remember that in 6 months I should do the same process and clean off any excess brake dust that is inside the rear brake assembly.

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Launching this site over a 1.5 years ago there was two main things I wanted to focus on. One was the installation of a VTEC engine into my 1993 Honda Civic and the other was the installation of a turbo. Now I’ve done a write up of the engine swap that I did last winter but I’ve been lacking on solid turbo support from my own experience. On this blog I have posted a few turbo installations done by other Honda Civic enthusiasts but now it’s my turn to show what I can do. I will be honest, I have never owned or installed a turbo into a Honda Civic but I sure intend too this spring.

My intention is to have a built up D16Z6 engine with a turbo installed in my Honda Civic by late Spring or early Summer 2009. My goal for horse power is around 250 to 300HP with a properly built block and good tuning. This is not an impossible goal to reach as a lot of other Honda Civic enthusiasts have reached far more then 500HP and beyond. This is going to be a good learning experience as I have never done any internal engine modifications to add horse power in the past. I will try to post as many images and write as much information as I can, so anyone that might be thinking of adding turbo to their Honda Civic, have the necessary information that might be need. 

In the following months please stay tuned to this site as I will start the building of the block and then  continue to the turbo installation. You can also subscribe to my RSS Feed to get the most up to date information daily.

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I found another EG Honda Civic on CarDomain.com with the same body kit I was aiming to get last summer. The car is painted gray and has shaved rear hatch lights and Lambo doors but still looks good with that front bumper.

Click Here for the link.

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I was reading some posts on D-Series forums tonight and found this post about a guy who wondering what paint scheme he should use on his Honda Civic Hatch. This was the same question I had last summer and never came up with an answer, but looking at these images makes it easier to figure it out. Click Here for his forum post.

Out of all his ideas I found these three schemes to be the most interesting and possibly one that will be my future paint job.

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I’ve been really busy the last few weeks so I’ve been neglecting to post up new information on my blog but today I figured I would finally post something.

2 Weeks ago I topped up my anti-freeze in both my Civic’s as my previous drain and fill of 50/50 mix was not good enough for Canadian winters so I had to drain some coolant out again and topped it up with pure antifreeze.

I also did a front brake job on the 95 Honda Civic but within a few days they started to pulsate again. I pulled the disks of the hubs and checked for any rust between them and there was very little there that would cause the disk to warp so I went back to the parts store and exchanged them for new ones. Just to be sure the hub was super clean I used my drill with a scratch pad attachment and cleaned both hubs to a clean metal surface. I put the new disks back on and took the car for a ride and it seems to have worked. I also checked the hub for free play and none was visible so I will have to drive it again for a few days and see if this has fixed the pulsating pedal issue.

My 1993 Honda Civic has recently been making some really odd scuffing sounds form the rear drums. I’m gonna have to look into this when I can but I did replace the whole back brake system back in august so I don’t see the brake shoes being worn this fast. I will also post up a complete front brake how-to when I get a chance, so come back soon if that’s what you might be doing in the near future and need this as a reference.

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