Hondas will always be just commuter cars. But of course that will ultimately depend on its owner if it will remain just that. Ladies and gentlemen you are about to witness jspec at its finest moment.

If Richard Trujilo knew what his 1993 Honda Civic hatchback would look like now, he probably would shoot himself for being so stupid by spending all that money. Actually his wife would probably do it before it got to where it stands today. Well, Richard we here at Jtuned don’t think you’re dumb at all! Actually, we’re happy you spent all that money so we have this opportunity exploit your car to the world!

Richard has never been a fan of the big body kits and wings, So he decided he would make it a “sleeper” After lots of research Richard decided on a Civic CX Hatchback. He knew he wanted this model because of its light weight, no power robbing power steering and air conditioning. It took him about 2 months of searching but he finally found a Grey 93 Honda Civic CX with 167,000 miles on it. He wasn’t too concerned with the mileage since he knew he would be replacing the engine and drive-train with that of a Del Sol. Richard’s whole goal was to go strictly sleeper style. He was going to keep the car stock height, get some stock 14” wheels widened for a bigger tire upfront front and drop in the B16A which would have plenty of power. Now this sounds really familiar because like some of us at Jtuned (Jason) say the same thing. But just like any project car, one thing lead to another. After picking up the B16A2 from Mike Escamilla who also helped with the install he then came across a great deal on a Type R head that was actually off of a Speedvision Realtime Touring Cup Integra Type R. Yes, that’s right Richard is running a illegal head on his motor, and if it ain’t legal for Speedvision it sure ain’t legal for California roads. Unsatisfied by the performance of his exisiting transmission Richard called his good friend Kevin Serapion at Autolink Motorworks who came across a great deal on an Integra Type R Transmission. After the tranny was thrown in, then came the new exhaust. Andre from Fabtech Fabrications built the custom 2 3/8 exhaust. Next thing you know the car is lowered with rims, JDM headlights and JDM ITR seats. So much for this Civic being a sleeper.

Well, by this time Richard has come to the point where many import enthusiasts can’t help but only go further w/ their asthetic modifications. And what’s more better than a new paint job. In January of 2000, Richard’s dad and uncle decided to open up a body shop. Since business was extremely slow at the beginning, they decided to paint the car and use it to promote the bodyshop. I don’t know about you, but when my friends give me advice on how I should modify my own car, I never listen. Richard on the other hand took the advice Shaun Carlson from Nuformz Racing who suggested that he go with PPG’s Flame Yellow Pearl. And that was probably the best decision he ever made. The paint explodes with color that cameras cannot capture and do justice with. The amount of pearl and fine detail put into all the body work is something that cries for attention. This is something that must be just appreciated in person. The custom roll bar made Marks Fab Shop of Alta Loma was then also painted along w/ the car. Coming this far w/ a car like this, many friends encouraged Richard to enter the vehicle into a car show. The first time out the car was awarded Meguiars Best Paint finish award. Wanting to promote the body shop some more, Richard then decided to go a little crazier with the show stuff, but with the intention of being show and go. Kevin at Autolink Motorworks suggested that he go after the JDM performance look and came up with all the Mugen, Spoon and JDM SIR parts. After showing the car for the last year and a half, Richard has decided to play with the car a bit. Even with its show quality paint and flawless body work the car was even taken out to Willow Springs and on the big track and ran a time of 1:39.6. And for all you drag fans this car ran a best of 13.18@102.6 mph at Pomona Raceway on M&H slicks.

 

ENGINE

B16A DOHC Twin Cam
Complete Head off of Integra Type R milled .030
Mugen Valve Cover AEM Cold Air Intake
AEM Fuel Rail
AEM Adjustable Fuel Regulator
AEM Adjustable Cam Gears
C&R Aluminum Radiator
C&R Silicone Upper and Lower Radiator Hoses
Spoon Sports Thermostat
Bored Throttle Body
MSD 6AL Ignition
DC Sports StainlessSteel 4-1 Header
Autolink Motorworks reprogrammed ECU
Prothane Engine Mounts
Custom 2 3/8 Exhaust
Acura Integra Type R Transmission
ACT 6 Puck Clutch

SUSPENSION

H&R Full Coil over Adjustable Shocks
Mugen Front and Rear Strut Bars
SPC Performance Camber Kit

BRAKES

Brembo Rotors front and rear
Hawk Brake Pads Goodridge Steel braided brake lines
Rear Disc Brake conversion

WHEELS/TIRES

16x7 Mugen MF8 on Yokohama Parada 205-45-16
Skunk2 Aluminum Lug Nuts

EXTERIOR

PPG Flame Yellow Pearl
Shaved hood squirters
Spoon Sports Carbon Fiber Chin Spoiler
Spoon Sports Carbon Fiber Rear Spoiler
Vision Side Mirrors
JDM (Japanese Domestic Market) Headlights Front Corner Lights, and Brake Lights

INTERIOR

Mugen Steering Wheel
Mugen Sport Peddles
Mugen Shift ****
JDM Integra Type R SRD Seats
JDM SIR Gauge Cluster
Clock and Climate Control
MSD 3 step Launch Controller
Electromotive Air/Fuel Meter
Custom Chrome-moly 4 point Rollbar