I have copied thse pics from my build thread on Type R Owners
Few Pics of when I picked up the Type R last year
First modification was a Tegiwa Carbon Airbox which was a great investment, sounds amazing and looks the part too under the engine bay.
Next was time to pimp out the engine bay so I went back to Tegiwa and ordered some bling parts to freshen up the engine bay, spent a few hours cleaning and degreasing before it was time to fit the bits. Ordered a Carbon Plug Cover, Carbon Inlet Cover, Spoon Socks (+10bhp each), Tegiwa red dome nuts and a Red breather hose as the Tegiwa had originally supplied a crappy black one with the airbox.
The Plug Cover needed slightly modifying as one of the holes was off centre so needed re-boring, I did this with a needle file
Next on my list after the induction kit was sorting out an exhaust system but again cash was a little tight so I decided to do it in 2 stages.
I really wanted a Spoon N1 backbox but all the second hand N1’s were being snapped up so I had to fork out for a brand new one from Spoon Sports Europe. I really do love the look of these, great sound too although with the OEM B-Pipe you only hear it in the low revs due to the Tegiwa Air box being so damn loud and aggressive!
Once the Spoon was fitted I wanted to invest in a set of the Pre-Facelift Rear lights because I’m not a fan of the Facelift “Lexus Style” clusters, especially on black EP3’s.
After searching for a few weeks I sourced a set of eBay which were mint and I managed to get them for a bargain £40
Happy Days! Got those fitted ASAP
Looking slammed at the front due to it being on the ramps
After doing the rear lights it was time to address the 2nd stage of the Exhaust so I ordered myself a Supersprint Un-silenced B-Pipe from Revo Technik!
I decided to get this fitted at ABP Motorsport in Shavington so I headed over there and I also booked it in for a Fast Road Set-Up.
Its only got a mild FRSU with the Eibach front camber bolts and FR Geometry, even with that it’s made a big difference to the handling
After getting the exhaust and FRSU sorted I then purchased a few more engine bling bits (getting carried away now!)
Mugen Oil Cap & Radiator Cap, Tegiwa Engine Torque Damper, Tegiwa SFS style hose for the Airbox/Throttle and I also bought some K20 Stainless washers for the rocker cover as some of them had corroded
At this stage I was really happy with the car but still wanted to extract some more power and sort out the tyres because they were awful.
Decided on a full set of Yokohoma Prada Spec 2’s after hearing mixed reviews on them (great in the dry and poo in the wet) but that didn’t deter me so I ordered them from Camskill. I wanted to change the Header next and after looking for months I decided on the Piper Manifold as it had the Sports CAT option to keep everything legal for the MOT’s.
I booked it in at ABP Motorsport and they did the rest
Piper Manifold, 200 Cell Sports CAT, Energy Suspension Engine Mounts, 02 Simulator and a Full 37.5K Service
After getting all that done and getting the tyres fitted the car felt so much smoother and the handling had improved hugely with the extra grip from the Yoko’s
Here are a few pics!
Old Manifold, Heat Shield, Downpipe & CAT
Prada Spec 2’s – I went for the 215/40/R17’s after being advised by ABP
Sports CAT
That’s pretty much how the car is at the moment, I have done a few more bits & bobs but I don’t have pics of everything I have done.
I have a JDM rear ARB on order and the car is booked in at TDi North for June 19th where its having a Hondata K Pro ECU, RBC Inlet Manifold and Re-map
Ben
