CHILD'S *EK* ... finally i have an EK

[CHILD]

Lookin forward to the updates!
How's the kid?
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He's quite awesome i'd have to say a little over 4 months now, growing like a weed

Child, you have inspired me to change my vtec solenoid gasket. The bottom as well as the top gasket. I thank thee plus I've got a lil leak there.. it was time

!!! get that maintenance done!



pics floating around the interwebs...

 

[203CT]

That lip is awesome. Can't wait to see the motor going in. Btw I found a 04 tsx head. Would that be a nice set up or should I look for a type s head? I want to keep the head stock for when I drop the motor then upgrade later if I need to.

 

[CHILD]

That lip is awesome. Can't wait to see the motor going in. Btw I found a 04 tsx head. Would that be a nice set up or should I look for a type s head? I want to keep the head stock for when I drop the motor then upgrade later if I need to.

THe 04-05 tsx is a pretty good head, much better than stock or an A3 head, but lacks the high flow rate of a A2. The Type S head has the highest flow rate and the 06-08 tsx head is a very close 2nd for flow but it has the most aggressive oem cams and stock oversized intake valves.

 

[2slo4u]

He's getting big

 

[mylovehx]

Dat baby. Looking good as always

 

[jdmstyleEJ8]

He's getting big!

 

[young_]

He's getting big

This.

Happy for you man!

Looking forward to the updates on both the kid and the car.


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[act440]

Just wait, being that you said your mid 6' that kid is gonna be huge.

 

[TokyoSkies]

Cute kid!

Car is looking retarded clean. Can't wait for the K to go in it!

 

[95coupeWI]

Was never really a fan of black and chrome rims, but you pull them off well.

 

[young_]

^^ he's got some bad ass work wheels to go on there when the K swap goes in.

I don't have a pic, but trust me when I say badass. Lol

But yes I agree the black and chrome does go well with his car.


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[CHILD]

The wheels aren't chrome at all....just machined lips and clean.

anyway....nothing fancy. Finally got around to the vtec solenoid gasket, so i picked up a few oem pieces I was missing for my k24. I always try to wait until I have a few things to order at once.

Some pics of said stuff

Hex nut caps, fuel rail insulators (I accidentally threw away when i put on the RBC manifold haha), coilpack cover bolts, and vtec solenoid gasket


The new gasket vs. the somehow melted and dry rotted old gasket





OEM CRV engine bracket (necessary for a K24 swap to allow for proper hood clearance)


The TSX engine bracket




The naked carbon kevlar coilpack cover


Found out that my valve cover needs the 8mm hex caps on the back half :/ "why didn't you just use the parts from your valve cover when you originally got the engine?" That's a good question. When I had my valve cover black chromed by Charlie of CNS Custom Works, he ended up giving me another K series valve cover that was black chromed ahead of mine because he was behind on his projected finishing date, and the original owner of this valve cover didn't pay for the work yet.


more invisible bolts


fixed


finally bolted on




Still trying to stack up money to do bigger and better things. In the meantime, i'll just find small things to keep me occupied.

 

[Jlpz88]

Can't wait for this bad boy to get swapped in! Thumbs up. Your sons adorable bro god bless

 

[mylovehx]

Any round about date for the install?

 

[mymmeryloss]

Just save for awhile and buy everything at once. I know it sucks, but its better in the end.

 

[pmac193]

gettin there

 

[96romaCX]

This thing is so clean. It's getting close now, I'm starting to get excited too even though its your project!

 

[203CT]

You can eat off that valve cover so clean :p

 

[CHILD]

Your sons adorable bro god bless

thanks! Really appreciate that.

Any round about date for the install?

No estimate. I have soo many things/hobbies going on at the same time. I could have had nearly everything already but I try to spread out my spending somewhat evenly. Plus I don't solely focus on the swap. I mod all around the car.

Just save for awhile and buy everything at once. I know it sucks, but its better in the end.

I thought about that, but I'd get bored of saving so much. I like adding the little pieces here and there. It also gives me the chance to focus on little details that I'm sure I'd overlook if I had all my parts together at once.

 

[Ant408]

That vc is clean man so is your build. Your baby is cute too: