Rambo's EK9


Nah man, th decat a bought was too long so car is off th road until i can get a custom one made up. Shite like!!
 
Thank god I got booked into SOS Motorsport in Falkirk on Monday to get a custom Decat made up so I can drive my car at last! Have to drive 49miles with basically no exhaust though, ear defenders on!! lol

They are going to fit my guages too then going to have 3 dyno runs since they are running an offer on Facebook just now

Happy days
 
Car is still looking wicked mate, and new exhaust looks ace
 
Deans96r said:
Car is still looking wicked mate, and new exhaust looks ace
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cheers buddy, just dying to get oot to drive it. 2 years ago I done like 15k miles in the one year. just got my MOT which was passed with flying colours and all I have done in the last year is 3k miles!!
 
ramboteamjon said:
cheers buddy, just dying to get oot to drive it. 2 years ago I done like 15k miles in the one year. just got my MOT which was passed with flying colours and all I have done in the last year is 3k miles!!
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Get out and drive it more ha ha ! Some months I did 3000 miles in mine.
 
Thinking about it, got a random knocking from the back suspension to sort out. Been on hols this week so not really thought about it too much.

Yep used to commute from Cardiff home every weekend about 750 miles a weekend !
 
dhdavectr said:
Thinking about it, got a random knocking from the back suspension to sort out. Been on hols this week so not really thought about it too much.

Yep used to commute from Cardiff home every weekend about 750 miles a weekend !
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aw well man hopefully it goes to a good home if you decide to sell. Its a lvly ek9 so someone will get a good one!! :nice:

thats alot man!:clap:
 
the 9 is looking and sounding good billy!! hopefully all this faffing about etc will all be worth it, then its tmie to try out the new gears on a strip/track :)
 
D7FF M said:
the 9 is looking and sounding good billy!! hopefully all this faffing about etc will all be worth it, then its tmie to try out the new gears on a strip/track :)
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Hell yea dude, your the one making it all happen then its Echo Kilo 9, Delta Charlie 5 and Zebra Roger B18 track time!! :)
 
Not updated this in a while. Car is not long back from Automek who had it for around a month adding the finishing touches and tying up loose ends. They done a top notch job and cant recommend Andrew and his workers highly enough!

Down to business. I went back to an OEM DC2 manifold and OEM EK9 CAT as I wanted the car quiet again and matched up with the fujitsubo RM01A exhaust it is just that. Love it! So Automek fitted the manifold and cat along with a Set of Dual SPA guages to the dash. Moved my CD player down below beside the cup holder. They done a lovely tidy job. The gauges read Oil Temp and Voltage and Fuel Pressure and Oil Pressure. They look the nuts, especially at night! :)

Also fitted an Outlaw Engineering Thermal gasket kit. Was a bit sceptical about this and wasnt sure if it would fit but Andrew said it fits perfect and is a great piece of kit. Nice new gaskets and shiny bolts for the TB, IM and IACV! :)

I had already had the bungs welded to my valve cover so Automek finished it off by plumbing in the braided hoses and mounting the B&R Catch Can. Looks great and no problems! :)

A couple of small silly things needed sorted like a missing nut and bolt from my alternator was fitted, one of the fog lamps wasnt working so got that fixed and the car needed a full geo set up. Andrew started this but didnt have time to finish but its to go back soon for a water temp guage, Aeromotive FPR and AEM fuel rail to be fitted so will get that all done together when it goes back.

After that it will needs the central locking fixed, a remap, so will go see Henry at triple H then need to address the dreaded drivers side rear arch that has a few spots of rust! :(

Car is driving great and pulls amazing with the short ratio gears but since Henry last remapped it on crome its had a new walbro fuel pump, koyo rad, map sensor, lambda sensor, new exhaust, the OEM mani and CAT and all thats been fitted above so it defo needs a remap. Dont give a **** about numbers anymore just want it running good and safe. The gears make up for lost ponies now anyway! :)

some pics I took at the weekend after a detail session with my mates CW FN2 (its for sale, check for sale section). The old and the new together! :) some phone pics are poor sorry. Got a photoshoot with Paul Smith soon so cant wait to get some excellent pics of the car.







































 
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theres been some time spent on this car mate, wicked as always :)
 
haha no worries at all, im going to do the same with my current civic :)

no doubt more money than time lol
 
looking great man, give me a shout next time your down this end :D
 
looking good, Can you notice any difference with the gasket set or is it purely just to refresh them? Also if you dont mind where did you get your gauges from, they looks very nice!
 
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