Budget K-Swapped EK Honda Civic is Pure & Simple Fun

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We review a 1999 Honda Civic EK Hatch with a K20 swap that has been built on a budget and it delivers the best FWD track car experience!
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@TMH_Golf 4 года назад

Subie owners: living up to stereotypes since the dawn of vaping

@feelingofflight1901 4 года назад

Lolll they just can't help themselves! Sees people, revs engine

@manfromnantucket9544 4 года назад

Spelled Evo wrong

@PiroFyre 4 года назад

@@manfromnantucket9544 You must be blind and deaf if you think that's an Evo...

@manfromnantucket9544 4 года назад

@@PiroFyre I mean Evo drivers are just as bad if not worse than Subie drivers for portraying the stereotype. Haven't yet met one owner who wasn't a complete piece of shit

@jGRite 4 года назад

9:44 "oh are they recording? They should hear the song of my people."

@bigdfitness5020 4 года назад

Typical annoying Subie owner lol

@kindbud 4 года назад

as much as i love the FC4 interior, or cadillac interior, theres this special place in my heart for 90s honda interior that I cant ever stop loving.

@anthonyantoine9232 Год назад

Same. Over the years I've gotten away from these older, simple cars and into a Cadillac ATS-V at the moment. My cadillac is easily the best car I've ever had on paper. It's comfy, fast in a straight line, fast around corners, etc. Still, it feels like there's something missing. In the next year or so I'm probably going to start building an EK or EG hatch as a track car. There's just something special about these older cars.

@navindralr 4 года назад

"my own personal vtec party" damn, you're making me miss my K20A.

@matteugenio 4 года назад

Goes to show a budget build can be tons of fun to drive.

@TheBb6prelude 4 года назад

SenselessTuning no...

@BrendanEvan 4 года назад

SenselessTuning definitely disagree. But it's always a privilege to get on track and Hoon something even if it sucks at the limit!

@jGRite 4 года назад

Goes to show a build that actually runs is fun to drive.

@iagolopez5962 4 года назад

@@TheBb6prelude I have a fucking 2016 Citroen C3 with 80hp and I have fun driving that inestable shitbox

@blixxy1320 2 года назад

@@iagolopez5962 I've got a 142hp stock ka24de mini truck and I have a ton of fun just clutch kicking the shit out of it and taking it into corners faster than what it was intended to go

@mrmidnight32 4 года назад

EG and EK’s have always been the best track cars. Between the 911 series and 90’s civics are some of the best track sports cars ever made.

@knievel8727 Год назад

I don’t know. A lotus Elise is very similar I would think in power to weight. Elise would be a bit lower power but a bit lower weight. So pretty similar except rear wheel drive and mid engined.

@mrmidnight32 Год назад

@@knievel8727 those are great cars. Sadly you don’t see as many on track as you should to solidify their placement like the ones I listed. But you’re right they are basically EG’s but RWD

@BrainFuck10 10 месяцев назад

⁠@@mrmidnight32 you’re wrong there’s many Elise’s on European race tracks just because the Elise is rare in North America doesn’t mean they aren’t racing them in Europe, Lotus even has their own racing championship called Lotus Cup Europe also the Elise has better steering feel than any FWD torque steering car the only track car that’s better than an Elise/Exige is the Ariel Atom which blows everything out of the water

@mrmidnight32 10 месяцев назад

@@BrainFuck10 you’re in one and taking this comment way too literal and personal. It’s not that serious my guy and was a broad statement. If we played the literally game I’m sure 10 guys can dig up 15 different cars to argue about literally. Not what my comment was about.

@cjones7854 4 года назад

You know it's good when he sounds like Donkey Kong in Mario Kart.

@knicholls95 4 года назад

This entire video from start to finish brought me so much joy

@earnestbunbury2103 4 года назад

The finish did for me ... lol

@alexnaranjo3299 4 года назад

You know a car is good when Dave’s maniacal laughter comes out! Lol love the K series!

@psewgobind 4 года назад

I remind me of the first car I bought brand-new and drove it for 300,000km before trading it in. It was also a 98 Civic Hatchback with Eibach and Koni Shocks. However, I had upper and lower rear strut bars to tweak dynamics. Back then, I never understood that you had to brake deep into the turns to compensate for the under-steer cause the Civic's front double-wishbone suspension would compensate..even in the worst situation, where the car should be swapping ends, it somehow still steer in the direction I pointed it. That 98 Hatch setup was like art in motion (with no need of electronics)...wish the manufacturers could bring this back.

@joseperezpaz9986 3 года назад

Finally building my Dc5 that I’ve left stock for 3yrs...these videos motivate me to get her on the tracj

@spookas8007 4 года назад

What a clean looking car! And it goes too! Great car, great driving, awesome to watch. Well done guys.

@bricejohnson6735 4 года назад

And this is why I'm soo eager to kswap my civic and get on track. Loved this video

@davidlamountain2248 3 года назад

I like that you're not trying to slam the gears, shifting measured and smooth!

@evanwallace1744 4 года назад

That's why I love Honda and the way they rotate around corners a little. So perfect

@cmcdeevtec 4 года назад

Amazing video guys, loved it, civic looks like it can handle its own 😎❤️ love it. Love the videos folks, much respect from Belfast.

@ifgezroxy 4 года назад

Ek/eg hatch with k20/b series is pretty touch to beat. Unbelieviable fun cars to drive at the track.

@josebermudez8948 4 года назад

Proud of you Kaval!!!! Awesome!

@vidgar9615 3 года назад

Love the “just dodged a bullet” giggle in 6:34 😂 however it’s an amazing car! Thank you for the review!

@PiroFyre 4 года назад

Makes me miss my 9th gen Civic. Heel toe while still in VTEC is one of the best feelings I've had on track.

@markbrown2296 4 года назад

Now this puts a smile on my face.

@nightowl8622 4 года назад

Favorite RU-vid car channel.

@OldCrow3V 4 года назад

This is my goal build for my own ek! Bring on the vtaks!

@michaelwoodsdale460 4 года назад

Really cool build - looks like a blast!

@extraterrestrial6614 4 года назад

Just found this channel couple weeks ago and it's my favorite on RU-vid. You guys express through video the exact joy us car guys feel. Thank you

@speedacademy 4 года назад

Thank you! Welcome 🙏🏼

@Tsxtasy1 4 года назад

I hear that subie in the background in the outro!!

@eddarell9474 4 года назад

Awesome review!!

@rickymudhar7409 4 года назад

Dp great job ..smiles all around

@defserg 4 года назад

I cannot wait to get my 99 sedan going. Originally i was after the 1320 but man the track is calling my name

@UNDERFUNDEDGARAGE 4 года назад

So fun. Cant wait to see our ek h22 on the track. About a month away

@keventraub5098 4 года назад

Loved watching

@eyesdilated9237 4 года назад

That FRS part got me laughing 😂

@hellaflush49 4 года назад

I just bought an eg and it's one fun car to drive it's truly a go cart lol for the street and the high rev🥴 just keeps going lol

@d.mat.zero6525 4 года назад

A good lunch break video!

@eddiedick9886 4 года назад

Great video... I was smiling just as much as you... lol Love the v-tec. Wish I were close. I would love for you to track my little jdm k20A swapped mr2 spyder!

@RagingBullNuts 4 года назад

Hey I didn’t give you permission to make a RU-vid account! Get back inside.

@waseemabbas4297 4 года назад

def loved this video

@UNDERFUNDEDGARAGE 4 года назад

6:34 that laugh .lol so awesome

@aceofspades6667 4 года назад

cool car looks fun... I owned an '00 Civic SI in blue and it was a blast.

@willmoua1 4 года назад

Vtec coming through!

@6spdkeg 4 года назад

Go a little softer on the front bar and it will be faster around the corners I think. 650# springs is typically the upper limit of those Koni Yellows unless they are specially valved or the SPSS. The big front bar might be over powering the dampers a little and helping cause a little loss of traction.

@jakethesnake1503 4 года назад

She's a chucker Her moda was a chucker Her fada was a chucker

@cjones7854 4 года назад

Her moda was a chucker?!

@GleepGlop2 4 года назад

@@cjones7854What'd he just say?!

@jonthesailorman 4 года назад

Bahaha!!! I was thinking the same thing

@jdm-r2524 3 года назад

Forget time..have fun... I totally agree

@SilverScarletSpider 4 года назад

Budget Civics are awesome 😎

@CanIbeFrank 4 года назад

One more second and you could've had more ads. I'm not complaining though

@phunkdoctaspock 4 года назад

What are ads?

@speedacademy 4 года назад

Ha! We didn't want to do that to you :)

@MikeDawson1 4 года назад

@@phunkdoctaspock the things you see when you use someone else's computer for a second to show them something

@mattwiser7982 4 года назад

That thing looks like fun!

@hybridEP3 3 года назад

Wow I remember Kaval from the JDMR days

@harrisonmorin616 4 года назад

Good morning gentlemen, mmmm this is better then morning coffee.

@alphagenperformance 7 месяцев назад

Great video! Just grabbed an EK hatch as well and considering a kswap down the road, as currently I’m only running the d16y7 engine (no vtech 😢) Also looks like a fun little track out there near TO 🇨🇦

@HDVisionsMedia 4 года назад

My first car was a k swapped eg that I learned to drive stick on lol. Back in 2006

@joshjones2053 4 года назад

Love a good hatchback

@lewielovesbud 4 года назад

Man I’ve had so many cars but nothing will compare to vtec on a track! Best car I’ve ever owned my ep3

@mikefedele4521 4 года назад

Got to be honest.... Vtec makes me smile..... Put I am a purest and like the traditional B series but that K looked like it was FUN....... 😁

@MikeEM1 4 года назад

I need to resurrect my 99 civic k20 hatch after watching this. I have the same color. It'll be much cheaper than tracking my ZL1 1LE.

@3v4761 4 года назад

Nice driving

@ZionStudiosPH 3 года назад

6:31 giggle of a man experiencing so much joy

@joebersani637 3 года назад

The in car remained me of a go cart ride, except you can shift lol. Passed the frs like it was tied to a tree.

@jasonhyde4673 4 года назад

More track tests!!

@PaulCuenin 4 года назад

Ek sedan would be pretty epic

@JDM_Jeffro 4 года назад

Ah yes, the vtec is strong in this one. Great video guys!

@ShedBuilds 4 года назад

Actually, not so short base ;) It just looks that way ;) me and my brother had a tons of H in our family =) EK 103.2 in (2,621 mm) EG hatch 101.4 in (2,576 mm) DC2 101.4 in (2,576 mm) EP3 hatch 101.6 in (2,581 mm) FA5 civic si sedan 106.3 in (2,700 mm) GT3RS 96.73 in (2,457 mm) M3 (e46) 107.00 in (2,720 mm) S2000 94.5 in (2,400 mm) BRZ/FRS 101.2 in (2,570 mm)

@wezznsb7376 4 года назад

Makes me miss my hondas 😊

@RobertKohut 4 года назад

Nice!!

@Hunac-Ceel 4 года назад

love it :)

@suttonsplash14 4 года назад

Rippin tec! 👍

@pFbSpecV 4 года назад

Man that ek did awesome!! Also a k swapped car is easy to daily lol I daily my k swapped integra! Love it!

@MozeePH 3 года назад

Yaaa thru me off when he said that..

@MozeePH 3 года назад

Budget k swap hard to daily drive ? Ok

@pFbSpecV 3 года назад

@@MozeePH I have done a ton of videos on my channel of my integra but if you so everything right you can daily the shiit out of it all day.

@noahkim1913 4 года назад

Y’all r so Canadian and i love everything aboot it 😂

@makeitshine108 4 года назад

Noah Kim sorry aboot that! 😂

@JJ-vp4jz 4 года назад

Never heard a Canadian say aboot

@Beezy_Builds 4 года назад

Cant wait to build me a nice EG swapped civic

@DarkMarkMedia 4 года назад

Those k series engines are really solid!

@1859ddd 4 года назад

Even more solid in a miata than a civic I'd say. And just as budget as far as track stuff goes. 😎🤘

@DarkMarkMedia 4 года назад

1859ddd Yh I’ve seen a few, kits are now finally being made in UK to be able to do this swap. Might have to sell the turbo build to get the swap🧐

@1859ddd 4 года назад

@@402carkid9 Eeeeeh not so much. There is actually a team that raced in the One Lap of America series that used to race a CRX with a k series and swapped to a miata with a K series and started to break track records for their class with the miata. They literally called it "the best chassis with the best motor for road racing." A fully purpose built CRX track car should actually be faster than a civic in theory and practice because the chassis is lighter. The balance of a properly setup 50/50 weight distribution miata with a k series is a force to be reckond with.

@1859ddd 4 года назад

@@402carkid9 huh oh I stoked up the honda kids lol. Sorry your k swap civic racecar is not faster than a k swapped miata racecar. Ist what it is.

@1859ddd 4 года назад

@@402carkid9 Ope the Honda boi is back to prove nothing to no one. 🤣

@rtsoccerplayer 4 года назад

5:20 best part lol

@jochycharger87 4 года назад

Awesome car 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@AndrewAnkerPhotoAndVideo 4 года назад

Best laugh on RU-vid!

@MultiChimRichalds 4 года назад

That subie does sound really good though hahah

@Fredrick656 4 года назад

Pffft typical Subie kid

@addamsaavedra7537 4 года назад

I have a 98 ek and now I want a k20z3

@Zepolbboy 4 года назад

I’ve ran Rota slipstreams over here in Cali at chuckwalla after 3 laps I had one of the wheels fail on me and get bent on one of the five spokes. Was really scary. Just sharing my experience, I’ve ran them before and never had an issue until that day. Maybe it was just my bad luck 🤷🏻‍♂️🤙🏼 looks tons of fun 🙌🏼

@makeitshine108 4 года назад

ZepolFilms sucks that happened! I’ve been running Rota wheels for years with no issues. We just added 15x9 Rotas to our car and they have held up fine. Could have been an anomaly.

@craiggreen4388 4 года назад

Essentially fake wheels, though you have to admire Rota's advertising campaign suggesting we insist on genuine Rota's. Are there fake fakes?

@Zepolbboy 4 года назад

Craig Green well the thing is I’ve owned atleast 4 other pairs and those have never failed ever on me ever so I think it could be just like he stated above just a anomaly

@COUNTERCULTURES 4 года назад

The little laughs you hear while he bombs around the track enjoying this k20 is what VTEC is all about!

@pittfighter 4 года назад

So You fellas are going to do NSX. Me again :) So some sort of hommage to Ayrton Senna / NSX R GT project mybe :D (started to watch you when found your doing all the Honda things ) Regardless keep up the good work. I like how you explain why and how.... Best regards from Eu

@speedstylez1243 4 года назад

I’m not understanding his comment of “ like every other guy that K swaps, you can’t daily it”. Every K swapped car I have had has been very dependable and great for daily driving.

@sigmaprojects 4 года назад

I'm trying to understand this as well.

@R3LF13 4 года назад

High school v8-or-nothing me would be shocked at how much I want to build one of these now, but I really do...a lot.

@makeitshine108 4 года назад

Craig R. I’ve taken some V8 muscle car guys out in the car and they are quite surprised at how much fun they are! If you’re local in Toronto I’m happy to take you for a spin!

@dancarlos1216 4 года назад

My DC2 had a similar setup but with a 200whp B20V and NT01. They are a true mans car, just send it deep, deep into the brake zone, crank the wheel and VTEC out! I’m sure you take down high HP cars just by braking late.

@LessTalkMoreDelicious 4 года назад

Honda fo’ lyfe! 💙

@TougeTime 4 года назад

Wish i could bring my k MR-S here

@jayveedavemernado6464 4 года назад

More videos of this car

@clayduval1255 4 года назад

I love VTEC!! I really want to K swap my Miata...

@makeitshine108 4 года назад

Clay DuVal as I always say - K is the way!

@shawnjdm7064 4 года назад

F20C would even do the trick in a Miata

@415avenues 4 года назад

k swap a del sol or get an s2k...

@kpraz 7 месяцев назад

every kswap dream

@jayryia 4 года назад

I'm just curious: He said K Swapped became difficult to daily drive... why is that?

@CollinsMbu3 4 года назад

I’m wondering the same thing, considering it’s also a stock Honda motor.

@2511jeremy 4 года назад

ya thought that was interesting maybe just no power at the bottom end ? idk stiff engine mounts ??

@WelshyAutomotive 4 года назад

Im guessing the solid engine mounts, and loudness of the exhaust.

@DJZJ7SUKY 4 года назад

K-swaps are dummy reliable and easy to do enough that just taping it together would last longer than your modern day bmw lol. Homeboy either did something wrong (which is unlikely), or he’s just a tad too snowflake for what it is. Great build imo

@Veshon 4 года назад

@@2511jeremy quite the opposite they just wanna go too fast 24/7

@omarrod71 4 года назад

I mean I don’t know about budget but still a good build

@Alexander-sr5fg 4 года назад

@2:05 the unmistakably raw and obnoxious sound of a catless FRS or BRZ

@Overlord277 4 года назад

VTEC - it'll put a smile on anyone.

@lucasbaker1237 4 года назад

Soooooooo, is there going to a Track Test on Quinn's NB miata..?

@SpiderMax95 4 года назад

that car is just what i would do if i had the cash. get a cheap EK, get it sorted and put a k20 in it eventually. there is nothing better.

@ViperMods_216 4 года назад

The mr2 Spyder k swap is even better.

@alexanderm6862 4 года назад

Honda one love))

@victor75208 3 года назад

Another cheaper budget build for the track would be the last generation Prelude. Hatchs' are primo but bro taxed to hell while Preludes are still a capable chasis and fun to drive.

@edwinaquino9291 4 года назад

Who owns that ek hatch? Would like to know more about his set uo

@PhamVans 4 года назад

That i-VTEC though.

@FrancisD 4 года назад

Could someone explain to me why he says trying to DD a k swap in a ek is near impossible? I don't understand

@gungfuriceboy 3 года назад

what do you mean when you say...it 'Rotates Well'??...Looked like K20 Swap is The WAY TO GO!!!

@hasukyo 4 года назад

How does it affecting the handling of the car after k swap? Is it worse than the original b16? I do love K series engine but rather than having more power, I prefer to have good handling car.