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 жыл бұрын

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

@feelingofflight1901 4 жыл бұрын

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

@manfromnantucket9544 4 жыл бұрын

Spelled Evo wrong

@PiroFyre 4 жыл бұрын

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

@manfromnantucket9544 4 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="584">9:44</a> "oh are they recording? They should hear the song of my people."

@bigdfitness5020 4 жыл бұрын

Typical annoying Subie owner lol

@navindralr 4 жыл бұрын

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

@kindbud 4 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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.

@matteugenio 4 жыл бұрын

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

@TheBb6prelude 4 жыл бұрын

SenselessTuning no...

@BrendanEvan 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@iagolopez5962 4 жыл бұрын

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

@blixxy1320 2 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

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 Жыл бұрын

@@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 ай бұрын

⁠@@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 ай бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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

@alexnaranjo3299 4 жыл бұрын

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

@psewgobind 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@knicholls95 4 жыл бұрын

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

@earnestbunbury2103 4 жыл бұрын

The finish did for me ... lol

@joseperezpaz9986 3 жыл бұрын

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

@ifgezroxy 4 жыл бұрын

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

@spookas8007 4 жыл бұрын

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

@cmcdeevtec 4 жыл бұрын

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

@evanwallace1744 4 жыл бұрын

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

@bricejohnson6735 4 жыл бұрын

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

@PiroFyre 4 жыл бұрын

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

@davidlamountain2248 3 жыл бұрын

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

@jakethesnake1503 4 жыл бұрын

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

@cjones7854 4 жыл бұрын

Her moda was a chucker?!

@GleepGlop2 4 жыл бұрын

@@cjones7854What'd he just say?!

@jonthesailorman 4 жыл бұрын

Bahaha!!! I was thinking the same thing

@vidgar9615 3 жыл бұрын

Love the “just dodged a bullet” giggle in <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="394">6:34</a> 😂 however it’s an amazing car! Thank you for the review!

@josebermudez8948 4 жыл бұрын

Proud of you Kaval!!!! Awesome!

@eyesdilated9237 4 жыл бұрын

That FRS part got me laughing 😂

@OldCrow3V 4 жыл бұрын

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

@CanIbeFrank 4 жыл бұрын

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

@phunkdoctaspock 4 жыл бұрын

What are ads?

@speedacademy 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MikeDawson1 4 жыл бұрын

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

@UNDERFUNDEDGARAGE 4 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="394">6:34</a> that laugh .lol so awesome

@willmoua1 4 жыл бұрын

Vtec coming through!

@markbrown2296 4 жыл бұрын

Now this puts a smile on my face.

@6spdkeg 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@eddiedick9886 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@nightowl8622 4 жыл бұрын

Favorite KZfaq car channel.

@UNDERFUNDEDGARAGE 4 жыл бұрын

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

@michaelwoodsdale460 4 жыл бұрын

Really cool build - looks like a blast!

@extraterrestrial6614 4 жыл бұрын

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

@speedacademy 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Welcome 🙏🏼

@ShedBuilds 4 жыл бұрын

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)

@eddarell9474 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome review!!

@hellaflush49 4 жыл бұрын

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

@MikeEM1 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@Tsxtasy1 4 жыл бұрын

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

@defserg 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jayryia 4 жыл бұрын

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

@CollinsMbu3 4 жыл бұрын

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

@2511jeremy 4 жыл бұрын

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

@WelshyAutomotive 4 жыл бұрын

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

@DJZJ7SUKY 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@keventraub5098 4 жыл бұрын

Loved watching

@rickymudhar7409 4 жыл бұрын

Dp great job ..smiles all around

@hybridEP3 3 жыл бұрын

Wow I remember Kaval from the JDMR days

@alphagenperformance 8 ай бұрын

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 🇨🇦

@waseemabbas4297 4 жыл бұрын

def loved this video

@aceofspades6667 4 жыл бұрын

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

@d.mat.zero6525 4 жыл бұрын

A good lunch break video!

@harrisonmorin616 4 жыл бұрын

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

@mikefedele4521 4 жыл бұрын

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....... 😁

@HDVisionsMedia 4 жыл бұрын

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

@SilverScarletSpider 4 жыл бұрын

Budget Civics are awesome 😎

@ZionStudiosPH 3 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="391">6:31</a> giggle of a man experiencing so much joy

@speedstylez1243 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

I'm trying to understand this as well.

@mattwiser7982 4 жыл бұрын

That thing looks like fun!

@lewielovesbud 4 жыл бұрын

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

@jdm-r2524 3 жыл бұрын

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

@joebersani637 3 жыл бұрын

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.

@Zepolbboy 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

@Beezy_Builds 4 жыл бұрын

Cant wait to build me a nice EG swapped civic

@joshjones2053 4 жыл бұрын

Love a good hatchback

@pFbSpecV 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

Yaaa thru me off when he said that..

@MozeePH 3 жыл бұрын

Budget k swap hard to daily drive ? Ok

@pFbSpecV 3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

@JDM_Jeffro 4 жыл бұрын

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

@PaulCuenin 4 жыл бұрын

Ek sedan would be pretty epic

@DarkMarkMedia 4 жыл бұрын

Those k series engines are really solid!

@1859ddd 4 жыл бұрын

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

@DarkMarkMedia 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

@@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 жыл бұрын

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

@MultiChimRichalds 4 жыл бұрын

That subie does sound really good though hahah

@Fredrick656 4 жыл бұрын

Pffft typical Subie kid

@COUNTERCULTURES 4 жыл бұрын

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

@3v4761 4 жыл бұрын

Nice driving

@jasonhyde4673 4 жыл бұрын

More track tests!!

@RobertKohut 4 жыл бұрын

Nice!!

@clayduval1255 4 жыл бұрын

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

@makeitshine108 4 жыл бұрын

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

@shawnjdm7064 4 жыл бұрын

F20C would even do the trick in a Miata

@415avenues 4 жыл бұрын

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

@pittfighter 4 жыл бұрын

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

@R3LF13 4 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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.

@Hunac-Ceel 4 жыл бұрын

love it :)

@rtsoccerplayer 4 жыл бұрын

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="320">5:20</a> best part lol

@wezznsb7376 4 жыл бұрын

Makes me miss my hondas 😊

@FrancisD 4 жыл бұрын

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

@WilliamLevesqueineX 4 жыл бұрын

Tried two Hondas so far (a early K20 swapped EK and a B18CR Integra), really makes me want to get rid of the Miata not gonna lie lol... They're just as fun but sounds 10x better, and they're WAY faster for the same price. More rear springs and staggered tyres would make this car a winner :)

@edwardpamintuan 4 жыл бұрын

Keep the Miata and build an exocet!

@suttonsplash14 4 жыл бұрын

Rippin tec! 👍

@AndrewAnkerPhotoAndVideo 4 жыл бұрын

Best laugh on KZfaq!

@lucasbaker1237 4 жыл бұрын

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

@TougeTime 4 жыл бұрын

Wish i could bring my k MR-S here

@boblast5582 4 жыл бұрын

Why is a K swap difficult to daily?

@MFactoryTV 4 жыл бұрын

Interested in knowing also

@ekginseng 4 жыл бұрын

prolly cause dude cant resist the urge to hear that sweet 4 banger scream hahahahha

@415avenues 4 жыл бұрын

doesnt really matter what motor it is... really more like how he has no power steering or ac or a a chair that cant recline becuase its a bucket /race car and loud exhuast that will get stopped by police....too a regular person that doesnt sound like a its setup for daily comfort does it? want a nice daily? maybe an acura it has all the features for a comfy daily ... leave the track car for whats it built for.... racing....

@boblast5582 4 жыл бұрын

Frisco Native all that make sense, but they said the K is difficult to daily, not all that other stuff

@takotaclearwater699 4 жыл бұрын

I call bullshyt.

@addamsaavedra7537 4 жыл бұрын

I have a 98 ek and now I want a k20z3

@fa-ajn9881 4 жыл бұрын

Excuse my ignorance, but why is it harder to daily the car after the engine swap?

@Dragoslav_MD 4 жыл бұрын

Reliability, most likely. Also where I live, swapping engine to a different one than stock is not legal, so that might be a case also.

@hugonubario 4 жыл бұрын

It's not hard to drive it's more getting used to the new car behavior I swapped my engine car for a b18c Outside being slightly heavier and being slightly sloppier in cornering it's pretty ok as a daily

@hugonubario 4 жыл бұрын

@@Dragoslav_MD it will depend who did the swap and how in good shape the engine was also if you touch the internal

@makeitshine108 4 жыл бұрын

FA-AJN I daily drove the car for two years. Like most Honda’s the car was (and still is) very reliable and was also great on gas. But it is not fun when you are stuck in traffic for 2 hours a day with no AC, stiff suspension, loud exhaust, etc. It’s fun as heck though! Also can’t park the car outside without worrying about theft.

@z06camaro 4 жыл бұрын

@@makeitshine108 I was curious too, thanks for clearing that up!

@noahkim1913 4 жыл бұрын

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

@makeitshine108 4 жыл бұрын

Noah Kim sorry aboot that! 😂

@JJ-vp4jz 4 жыл бұрын

Never heard a Canadian say aboot

@hasukyo 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@jochycharger87 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome car 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@omarrod71 4 жыл бұрын

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

@johnturner39 4 жыл бұрын

Why would a K swap be hard to daily?

@k1ortia 4 жыл бұрын

im confused also...dont these come standard in the type R,s which i believe are all road cars driven daily..

@MikeKraemer87 4 жыл бұрын

Depends on the mounts, differential etc.

@MikeKraemer87 4 жыл бұрын

Not to mention wanting to hit limiter all the time. Speeding tickets are plentiful.

@leslie7872 4 жыл бұрын

@@k1ortia no. I don't think these k motors come in these ek9s. The ek9 motor has the beloved b16 series.

@415avenues 4 жыл бұрын

his hatch has no power steering or ac and bucket seats are no that comfy for dailys anyways

@edwinaquino9291 4 жыл бұрын

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

@richd2744 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. What offset are the 15x8's?

@gungfuriceboy 3 жыл бұрын

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

@SpiderMax95 4 жыл бұрын

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.

@LessTalkMoreDelicious 4 жыл бұрын

Honda fo’ lyfe! 💙

@NippyMoto 4 жыл бұрын

Come on guys! We all wanna see Carpassion ripping your Miata!

@speedacademydave 4 жыл бұрын

Wednesday

@gerardjoaquino8856 4 жыл бұрын

@@speedacademydave ever think about getting Randy Pobst to have a go at it? :)

@NippyMoto 4 жыл бұрын

@@speedacademydave I'm moist

@victor75208 3 жыл бұрын

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.