01 Honda Civic D17 Stage 1 Crower Cam with Port and Polish

Just did my first real engine work on the car. Lx to EX headswap. New head has been ported and polished with crower stage 1 cam. Car is a lot faster with this mod. Still some tuning to go but nobody on youtube had vid of what stage 1 cam is like on stock tune. Right now vtec is tuned on apexi afc neo. Hopefully I can use the afc neo to tune the car a bit better. Future mods include cam gear with tuning advanced 4 degrees, race header, stage 1 clutch and lightweight flyweel, maybe nitrous. stage 1 cam gave a huge increase in torque and power. Will post up a better vid at a later time.

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[alexhunter777]

please answer this, i've been wanting to swap out my cam for a while now, and i was just wondering what did you do about the timing? did you have to get it reset? or do you have a method to keep you from doing that? because around here it costs like $600 just to get the timing reset for our cars. stupid computer controlled timing. anyway please let me know anything, thanks.

[jamis33]

@alexhunter777 timing just stays the same. Its all digital so there's no need to worry about it. Are you talking electronic timing or cam timing? the only thing you need to set is mechanical cam timing. In the service manual it outlines how to do it. It is not hard at all. There is no computer timing or any of that crap on this car

[alexhunter777]

@jamis33 im talking about the cam timing. I even took it to two mechanics and they couldnt do it, they said the honda shop had to do it because it was completely computer controlled.

[jamis33]

@alexhunter777 thats bs. the ignition control is done by the computer but there is no timing to worry about. All you need to do is make sure the block and head are in time when you go to retension the timing belt. Sounds like your mechanics are idiots. Buy the haynes manual and read how to swap the cam. Its easy. Remove timingtbelt and valve cover, remove rocker assembly, remove cam gear, remove cam, stick cam in add cam gear bolt rocker assembly, set block and head at tdc and tension belt

[DareDevil5692]

How did the turbo installation go, I just boosted my 04 lx last month and love it, a few minor things to smooth over, tuning, oil leak, new clutch and flywheel type stuff

if you did boost it by now, how does the vtec handle it cause I thought about doing that but I'm not too sure if it will be that effective

good job on the video, not many people are willing to show off their D17's

[jamis33]

@DareDevil5692 got the turbo finished last weekend. I love it. I'm running kpro which is very worth it. It made everything soooo easy. oil leaks never end. Watch your main seal because they have a tendency to blow. switch out your pcv with a barbed fitting attached to a catch can. What kit are you running? what engine management? VTEC makes a huge difference in boost mostly because it gives you new cam options. It does feel awesome when vtec and boost kick in!

[jamis33]

@TheSkeeter17 might sound like shit to you but i really like the way it sounds. its pretty quiet in this vid but now with a headerback exhaust it sounds a lot meaner and its a lot quicker. im betting your 05 civic vp is pretty quiet and great for picking up groceries and driving to work

[clownpup1]

u did a port and polish and did not change the OEM exhaust manifold?

correct? if so, y?

[RevNRock]

@jamis33 i know this is 5 months old but if any one is reading who wants to swap cams, you also need to do the valve clearence, which is different then stock numbers (use a feeler gauge).

[Dolander92]

How much did this cost you man? I'm assuming you did it yourself? Sounds good, one mod I've really been wanting to do and I've heard you can get great results with the apexi afc neo

[jz38562]

@alexhunter777 Top dead center cylinder one on compression stage, just take out the spark plugs and turn the crank till the straw in cylinder one is rising, than set the crank groove so its the same as the marking on the cover, than just aline both cames into the top position lock everything in place put the belt on, itghten the tensioner and timing is done, thats skipping the facts about opening the covers and removing the motor mount though

[alexhunter777]

@jamis33 yeah it i guess i need new mechanics. lol but thanks for the info, this is defiantly going to be the next thing i do to my car. probably get it ported and polished too.

[mustangmikeca]

Hi,

is there any chance you can show me a video of the brake lines coming off the master cylinder?