But that's just Jeff's style, I guess we can't hate on that. But he did tell me an interesting story that makes me feel a little better about my EK, and it goes a little something like this - "The first week I got it running I drove it around town, probably 1500 miles. I was going down a hill to meet some friends at a mall and at the end of the hill my car just died! I'm thinking oh, maybe the fuel wire got loose. Traffic was passing me by while I was trouble shooting on the side of the road. I was running a Mugen ECU so I didn't think of anything other than fuel being the problem. Five hours later I called one of my friends to help me out and make sure I didn't get hit by traffic. We decided to push the car into a parking lot and I heard some kid say something I will never forget - 'pushing a dope-ass CTR...FAIL!'"
That's basically it, the rest of the story is about how it took forever and it ended up just being a blown main fuse. Moral of the story? Just because you have a CTR with Mugen Power doesn't mean your fuses won't blow and thus you should still check them as if you were driving a lowly base model. So until we can all K-swap our cars we can live vicariously through this amazingly yellow CTR that will probably never be ours. That or we can just laugh and giggle and put "pushing a dope-ass CTR... FAIL!" in our forum signatures. Till next time - Nike SB'd ouuutttt!
Fast Facts
1999 Honda Civic Type R
Owner: Jeffery Diaz
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Daily Grind: Autobody And Paint Technician
Under the Hood: 2.0L normally-aspirated K20A; Hasport EKK1 mounts; Hybrid Racing PNP adapter harness; SSR/DTR header; Spoon Sports N1 exhaust w/3" piping, fan switch, temp sensor, brake master cylinder stopper; Karcepts alternator relocater, intake, throttle-body adapter; Aeromotive fuel pressure regulator; Golden Eagle fuel rail; Mugen radiator cap; RBC intake manifold; Hondata intake manifold gasket; wire tuck
Drivetrain: Hasport K-swap axles, Exedy stage 2 clutch
Brains: Mugen N1 ECU
Stiff Stuff: Megan racing type race coilovers; SRR rear lower control arms; Comptech rear sway bar, rear subframe kit, endlinks; ARP extended wheel studs; Blox rear camber kit; Brembo slotted rotors; Hawk pads; Carbing 3-point front strut tower bar; Cusco 6-point rollcage; Next Miracle X bar type II w/butterfly optional sections
Stoppers: Spoon Sports calipers
Rollers: 16X7 +42 Rio Yellow Volk TE37 wrapped in General Tires; 16X7.5 +35 Super Advan SA3R wrapped in Falken Azenis RT-615;16X7 +35 Regamaster Evo Final Version wrapped in Falken Azenis RT-615
Outside: Du-Pont Chroma Primier Y56 Sunlight yellow paint; Sard air duct; J's Racing canards; GReddy front lip (logo shaved); shaved antenna; USDM fenders; battery post mounted in taillight; Spoon Sports mirrors; Bomex wing; VIS carbon- fiber hood, carbon-fiber tailgate; roof painted centari black; JDM optional window visors, rear hatch glass visors; JDM clock badge, center number badge, rear registration badge; ARC side spoilers
Inside: CTR optional column light; S2000 shift knob; Mugen floor plate, dead pedal, pedals, ECU stay, fuel kill switch; F1 spec seat rails; SRR harnesses; Bride carbon kevlar Maxis II (driver), Zeta II (passenger)
Ice: Pioneer source unit; OEM Gathers speakers