Honda Civics has been around from way back and it has been one of the local crowd favorites since Brunei Drag Racing at National Stadium in 1990’s. The 1992 Honda Civic EG is the best choice for Honda lovers when it comes to modification. Why? Well the Honda Civic EG is light weight, superb suspension setup, and the egg-shaped body design that last for ages and most importantly the engine bay is forgiving for any Vtec engine transplant variation. The Honda EG engine bay is favorable to be transplant with B16, B18, B20, H22, K20 engines. In the US, up until now the Honda Civic EG is one the most highly respected and never ending car that is featured in most well known car tuning magazine.


Here I present to you November 2008 ride of the month, H22 Madness. This is a 1992 Honda Civic EG with few body parts of EG6 (it means the SIR version of the Civic EG) and a heart of a Prelude H22a Vtec engine. Ever since I have first laid my eyes on this civic since two weeks ago, I know something dark lurks inside that clean JDM look.

Underneath the hood lies a Honda BB1 Prelude Vtec engine, 2.2 liter Vtec 4 cylinder powerhouse that is rated 200hp at 6800rpm in stock form. The engine was newly overhauled polished and hand ported cylinder head. The engine mount is custom made to make the 2.2 Liter engine fit snugly inside the engine bay. The H22a engine is lightly modified with bolt on parts such as the Apexi Power Intake, 2.5inch custom pipe from front collector to back and finished off with a custom 2.5inch stainless steel exhaust muffler. HKS oil filler cap was added to enhance the overall engine appearance. Surprisingly with this engine transplant, the EG still maintains its power steering and air conditioner. As for the aircon gas, the owner converted from R12 to R134 gas to keep the cabin temperature cooler during the hot days.


This Honda Civic looks clean, simple and off course has “JDMness” all over it. The owner fitted a custom front bumper, side skirts, rear lip and Spoon sports rear ducktail spoiler. To keep the car weight down, a carbon fiber hood was fitted. The car has just been recently repainted with a Crystal Clear white paint with a high gloss metallic black on the roof. The engine bay was also painted with dull black effect to keep the engine neat and tidy. Another cool thing about this civic is the swapping of the normal EG roof to the JDM EG6 Sunroof complete with interior headliner and OEM sunroof switch. A set of JDM EG6 plastic Headlights and Depo clear side markers replaced the stock ones.


The underbody of car was not left alone; a black anti corrosive paint was applied to the underbody of the car to prevent corrosion. Under the fenders is a set of JDM white BuddyClub P1 Racing Wheels 17X7 inch with offset +35 front and rear wrapped around with Yokohama AVS ES100 205/40/17 tires. The rear drum brake was converted to a disc brake by using a set of JDM DC2 GSR rear disc brakes. All the four brake calipers are painted with signal red. JDM EG6 absorbers with Tanabe springs are fitted to lower the ride height and improve the handling characteristic of the car.


The interior of the car was not left stock by the owner. The owner fitted a JDM EG6 dashboard with white face speedometer, a JDM EG6 front and rear seats complete with a JDM EG6 front door interior panels and JDM EG6 center console box. The driver seat was changed to a JDM EK9 Recaro reclining seats with a genuine quick release 4 point TRW Sabelt Harness. For entertainment, the owner fitted a JVC Head unit with Alpine Type R 5" mid speakers and a 10" Kicker L5 solo baric supported by a 1400watts dual channel amplifier. A Momo steering wheel, zero one motorsports speed cut, speed meter and a pivot baby timer are one of the interior accessories found inside the car. A Do-luck multi color vtec indicator and Genuine DC2 Type R aluminium gear knob was fitted complete with genuine EK9 Type R key. Now that’s what I called complete JDM conversion. A lot of money and dedication was put into the car.


-The Owner Story-

“Well I guess it took me nearly 5 years to get it to like what it is today. It had two different paint jobs but was never satisfied with it, when I first bought the car, it was standard back then, and it didn't even have a/c or alloy wheels. Ever since my child hood, I’ve always wanted to have a car that i can work with, a project that I would turn from "zero to Hero". When I first took in my EG, I knew that this could be "it". Since I was a student back then, I had to rely on my allowance to upgrade my EG. always been a fan of the legendary EG6, I started collecting and buying JDM parts for my car just to make it as civilized as his "half brother". It was after three years I have owned the car I had enough money to transplanted an h22a engine to my car”



”But why an H22a? Well for starters, the H22a is mostly regarded as the "blacksheep" of the Honda family. People would mostly agree that the engine is relatively "heavy" during acceleration. Yes indeed, but if you put that big block engine in a small civic like an EG, the power to weight ratio is absolutely amazing! and the reliability of an h22a is unquestionable. I’ve had my engine for two years now and had not experience any major problems. My friend is also running the same setup for six years and his car is still alive and kicking! That is what I am looking for in a car, one that can give me the power to tailgate turbo cars and yet still maintain that standard engine. It may not be the perfect engine but it is sure a blast to drive! ;) But who know what will happen next right? What I can tell you is that this game will never end. The H22a is like a "Pandora box" yet to be opened, with the right tuning and modification 300whp Na is just around the corner...hehehe”

Once again, I would like to congratulate the owner of this awesome JDM orientated Honda Civic EG.


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