The Official CRVAlaska Build Thread
***Vehicle Shakedown***
2001 Honda CR-V LX manual non-abs (246K+)
**Mods/Parts List**
*Engine*
-Swapped 2001 spec B20Z w/88K at 221k due to doing bad things without a snorkel.
-Yonaka Polyurethane Motor Mounts(Deleted engine/transmission torque mounts with this upgrade)
-Full Tune up; NGK V-Power plugs, NGK wires, rebuild distributor, Mobil1 full syn 5w30 oil , OEM Honda Blue oil filter, OEM fuel filter, Honda type 2 coolant, cleaned fuel system and tank, top end combustion chamber/intake manifold/throttle body decarbonization/Sea Foam cleaning, OEM valve cover gasket, OEM oil pan gasket, power steering flush/refilled w/Honda power steering fluid, pressure washed engines/trans, OEM Honda MTF tranny oil, OEM Honda duel pump in the rear diff, OEM exhaust gasket, OEM oil pick up gasket(had to swap oil pick up and oil pan from the old engine to the new engine), New Exedy clutch master cylinder, New OEM IACV, ECU Reset/Idle Relearn.
-Relocated coolant reserve to the firewall on driver side to lessen the chance of cross contamination during water crossings to my coolant
-Added longer breather tubes to tranny, rear diff
-Relocated windshield fluid reserve to behind passenger headlight, trimmed goose neck, caped w/ rubber plumbing cap and pool strap with blue turn key
*Turbo Kit*
-Garrett S15 GT28R Ball Bearing Turbo
-Kinugawa Cast Iron Turbo Exhaust Manifold T28 flange
-Kinugawa Adjustable Internal Wastegate
-Kinugawa SS Oil/Water Line Kit
-OEM Nissan Turbo Gaskets
-Custom 2.5" SS Down Pipe
-Yonaka 2.5" Metal Catalytic Converter
-Yonaka 2.5" SS Cat-Back Exhaust System
-Kinugawa T28 Inlet/Outlet
-K&N Orion Intake System
-Land Cruiser Ram-Air Snorkle
-2" 3 Ply Silicon Chargepipe From Turbo To Intercooler
-VW 1.8T Upgraded Side Mount Intercooler (350HP capable)(Used as top-mount)(2.5" Inlet/Outlet)
-2.5" 3 Ply Silicon Chargepipe From Intercooler To Throttle Body
-Silicon Vacuum Lines
-HKS SSQV Blowoff Valve
-Evo 8 560cc Fuel Injectors
-Rywire Injector Clip Set(Don't Cheap Out On These)
-Honda Fuel Injector Resister Box(wired with stock connectors)
-AEM Adj Fuel Pressure Regulator
-Walbro 255LPH In-Tank Fuel Pump
-Perrin Air Oil Separator For an STI
-Trust Remote Oil Filter Relocation Block w/ Thermostat
-Derale Perfomance Engine Spin On Adaptor
-Setrab Oil Cooler
-Evil Energy 10AN Oil Hose Kit
-SlimFans
-Tuned by Xenocron Tuning Solutions w/ Chipped ECU using NepTune
-Daystar Side Hood Vents for 07-15 JK
-STI Rally Roof Scoop used as Hood Scoop
-Competition Clutch Stage 3 spring
-Competition Clutch Light Weight Flywheel
-ARP Clutch & Flywheel Bolts
*Chassis*
-Modified fenders and wheels wells for larger diameter tires and more clearance( hammering, cut wheeling, more hammering, re-sealed the rears w/ Loctite PL 8X Fast Grab Premium)
-Herculiner Truck Bed Liner Undercoating in wheel wells, under body, behind rear bumper, rear bumper, back side of front fenders, front fender chassis rails, front bumper, inside rear door areas, side door trim.
-Pro Comp Tri-Hoop Grill Guard Pre-Runner Front Bumper from a Toyota Pickup Truck from Mexico I found in the junk yard
-2x 10 ton tow hooks mounted to the front bumper, painted OSHA Safety Red
-Custom Aluminum Front Skid Plate
-Custom Aluminum Under Engine Skid Plate
-Modified stock recovery/tow points and painted red -6 Ton Anchor Shackles with custom cut Energy Suspension Isolator Bushings, 2 up front, one out back
-Trimmed Rear Bumper behind wheels
-Removed plastic side skirts
-Relocated rear license trim plate over the spare tire, w/ LED plate lights wired on a plug
-Mounted Land Rover 20L Jerry can holder to rear door
-AVS Hood Deflector
-AVS Window Visors
-Discontinued Manik Tail Light Guards
-OEM Roof Rails
-Apontus Universal 48" Roof Rack Crossbars
-ARKSEN 64" Universal Black Roof Rack Cargo with Extension
-Mounted Kolpin Fuel Pack Jr. w/ Kolpin mount to rear of roof basket
-ERICKSON 01018 Cargo Net w/Adj Bungee 72"x60"
-White/Red reflectors all over for safety
-Varies Stickers all over
-NAPA rear bumper replacement hardware (better quality then the oem plastic hardware)
-Added oem front rocker plugs to rear rocker plug hole locations (stock plastic rocker covers cover the open holes, I no loger use them so they needed to be plugged)
-Monstaliner Paint Job, White. Used a 2 Gallon Kit
*Interior*
-1984 Honda Civic CR-X Si Shift Knob
-Be-On-Road (FREE offline GPS navigation app for Android and iPhone.) Used on old smart phone
-Fire extinguisher mounted in cargo area
-Ratchet Straps/Bungee Cords for cargo
-Camo blanket over rear seat for K-9 protection
-Tool box under driver seat
- TSI Products Clutter Catcher OEM Look Minivan Console (deleted tray table between front seats)
-Painted emergency/4way light switch OSHA Safety Red
-Heavy Duty Rubber Mud Floor Mats
-Removed rear head rests usually(They were getting in the way of my dog view)
-Show Chrome Digital 5-Function Volt/Clock/Temp Meter
-2 Seats Universal Heated Seat Kit, 3 Setting HI-OFF-LO Round Switches
-OEM EX/SE chrome door handles
-LED interior lights
-OEM Full Fold Down Rear Seat Mounts from EX/SE
-Multi-Use Vehicle Charger with Dual USB Ports and Dual 12 Volt Sockets
*Stereo System*
-Xtrons 10.1 Infotainment System w/ DVD Player and all Accessory
-JBL 6.5 GTO629 Premium Co-Axial Speakers
-Kicker Hideway HS8 8" 150W Subwoofer
*Lighting*
-Custom built "Gods Eyes" Headlights
-LED Healight bulbs
-CoLight LED Spot Lights
-CREE 42" curved 240W LED light bar kit(birthday gift from the wife)
-Optronics Off Road Lights/ Rear 50W Spot lights w/ more sweet grills over the lens(needed something ASAP)
-LED front parking lights replacing the dull pink in color almost bulbs
-LED reverse lights
-Installed 6" LED oval trailer lights from you guessed it Walmart in the rear bumper
-iJDMTOY 2.5" Bullet Shape Projector Lens Fog Light Lamps w/ 35W HID 3000K (yellow)
-LED motorcycle license plate lights mounting in the trim.
*Suspension*
-Rear camber kit washers
-Removed Front/Rear sway bars (reinstall when traveling long distances)
-Removed rear differential vibration dampener
-Energy Suspension rear trailing arm bushing(need to be installed)
-KYB AGX Shocks Front & Rear
-ARB OME Lift Springs
-ES Poly Top Mount Bushings
*Brakes*
-Power Stop Brake Kits
-Goodridge G-Stop Brake Line Kits
*Wheels/Tires*
-1" CNC aluminum wheel spacers Front/Rear
-OEM steel wheels
-3nd set of 5x General Grabber AT2 tires (225/70R15) (had 31s before the trip for a lil)
-modified oem lug nuts
*Recovery Gear*
-mini shovel on the rack
-2X stock high-lift jacks
-3x 6 ton anchor shackles
-20' Tow Strap
-20' Snatch Strap I build
***Vehicle Shakedown***
2001 Honda CR-V LX manual non-abs (246K+)
**Mods/Parts List**
*Engine*
-Swapped 2001 spec B20Z w/88K at 221k due to doing bad things without a snorkel.
-Yonaka Polyurethane Motor Mounts(Deleted engine/transmission torque mounts with this upgrade)
-Full Tune up; NGK V-Power plugs, NGK wires, rebuild distributor, Mobil1 full syn 5w30 oil , OEM Honda Blue oil filter, OEM fuel filter, Honda type 2 coolant, cleaned fuel system and tank, top end combustion chamber/intake manifold/throttle body decarbonization/Sea Foam cleaning, OEM valve cover gasket, OEM oil pan gasket, power steering flush/refilled w/Honda power steering fluid, pressure washed engines/trans, OEM Honda MTF tranny oil, OEM Honda duel pump in the rear diff, OEM exhaust gasket, OEM oil pick up gasket(had to swap oil pick up and oil pan from the old engine to the new engine), New Exedy clutch master cylinder, New OEM IACV, ECU Reset/Idle Relearn.
-Relocated coolant reserve to the firewall on driver side to lessen the chance of cross contamination during water crossings to my coolant
-Added longer breather tubes to tranny, rear diff
-Relocated windshield fluid reserve to behind passenger headlight, trimmed goose neck, caped w/ rubber plumbing cap and pool strap with blue turn key
*Turbo Kit*
-Garrett S15 GT28R Ball Bearing Turbo
-Kinugawa Cast Iron Turbo Exhaust Manifold T28 flange
-Kinugawa Adjustable Internal Wastegate
-Kinugawa SS Oil/Water Line Kit
-OEM Nissan Turbo Gaskets
-Custom 2.5" SS Down Pipe
-Yonaka 2.5" Metal Catalytic Converter
-Yonaka 2.5" SS Cat-Back Exhaust System
-Kinugawa T28 Inlet/Outlet
-K&N Orion Intake System
-Land Cruiser Ram-Air Snorkle
-2" 3 Ply Silicon Chargepipe From Turbo To Intercooler
-VW 1.8T Upgraded Side Mount Intercooler (350HP capable)(Used as top-mount)(2.5" Inlet/Outlet)
-2.5" 3 Ply Silicon Chargepipe From Intercooler To Throttle Body
-Silicon Vacuum Lines
-HKS SSQV Blowoff Valve
-Evo 8 560cc Fuel Injectors
-Rywire Injector Clip Set(Don't Cheap Out On These)
-Honda Fuel Injector Resister Box(wired with stock connectors)
-AEM Adj Fuel Pressure Regulator
-Walbro 255LPH In-Tank Fuel Pump
-Perrin Air Oil Separator For an STI
-Trust Remote Oil Filter Relocation Block w/ Thermostat
-Derale Perfomance Engine Spin On Adaptor
-Setrab Oil Cooler
-Evil Energy 10AN Oil Hose Kit
-SlimFans
-Tuned by Xenocron Tuning Solutions w/ Chipped ECU using NepTune
-Daystar Side Hood Vents for 07-15 JK
-STI Rally Roof Scoop used as Hood Scoop
-Competition Clutch Stage 3 spring
-Competition Clutch Light Weight Flywheel
-ARP Clutch & Flywheel Bolts
*Chassis*
-Modified fenders and wheels wells for larger diameter tires and more clearance( hammering, cut wheeling, more hammering, re-sealed the rears w/ Loctite PL 8X Fast Grab Premium)
-Herculiner Truck Bed Liner Undercoating in wheel wells, under body, behind rear bumper, rear bumper, back side of front fenders, front fender chassis rails, front bumper, inside rear door areas, side door trim.
-Pro Comp Tri-Hoop Grill Guard Pre-Runner Front Bumper from a Toyota Pickup Truck from Mexico I found in the junk yard
-2x 10 ton tow hooks mounted to the front bumper, painted OSHA Safety Red
-Custom Aluminum Front Skid Plate
-Custom Aluminum Under Engine Skid Plate
-Modified stock recovery/tow points and painted red -6 Ton Anchor Shackles with custom cut Energy Suspension Isolator Bushings, 2 up front, one out back
-Trimmed Rear Bumper behind wheels
-Removed plastic side skirts
-Relocated rear license trim plate over the spare tire, w/ LED plate lights wired on a plug
-Mounted Land Rover 20L Jerry can holder to rear door
-AVS Hood Deflector
-AVS Window Visors
-Discontinued Manik Tail Light Guards
-OEM Roof Rails
-Apontus Universal 48" Roof Rack Crossbars
-ARKSEN 64" Universal Black Roof Rack Cargo with Extension
-Mounted Kolpin Fuel Pack Jr. w/ Kolpin mount to rear of roof basket
-ERICKSON 01018 Cargo Net w/Adj Bungee 72"x60"
-White/Red reflectors all over for safety
-Varies Stickers all over
-NAPA rear bumper replacement hardware (better quality then the oem plastic hardware)
-Added oem front rocker plugs to rear rocker plug hole locations (stock plastic rocker covers cover the open holes, I no loger use them so they needed to be plugged)
-Monstaliner Paint Job, White. Used a 2 Gallon Kit
*Interior*
-1984 Honda Civic CR-X Si Shift Knob
-Be-On-Road (FREE offline GPS navigation app for Android and iPhone.) Used on old smart phone
-Fire extinguisher mounted in cargo area
-Ratchet Straps/Bungee Cords for cargo
-Camo blanket over rear seat for K-9 protection
-Tool box under driver seat
- TSI Products Clutter Catcher OEM Look Minivan Console (deleted tray table between front seats)
-Painted emergency/4way light switch OSHA Safety Red
-Heavy Duty Rubber Mud Floor Mats
-Removed rear head rests usually(They were getting in the way of my dog view)
-Show Chrome Digital 5-Function Volt/Clock/Temp Meter
-2 Seats Universal Heated Seat Kit, 3 Setting HI-OFF-LO Round Switches
-OEM EX/SE chrome door handles
-LED interior lights
-OEM Full Fold Down Rear Seat Mounts from EX/SE
-Multi-Use Vehicle Charger with Dual USB Ports and Dual 12 Volt Sockets
*Stereo System*
-Xtrons 10.1 Infotainment System w/ DVD Player and all Accessory
-JBL 6.5 GTO629 Premium Co-Axial Speakers
-Kicker Hideway HS8 8" 150W Subwoofer
*Lighting*
-Custom built "Gods Eyes" Headlights
-LED Healight bulbs
-CoLight LED Spot Lights
-CREE 42" curved 240W LED light bar kit(birthday gift from the wife)
-Optronics Off Road Lights/ Rear 50W Spot lights w/ more sweet grills over the lens(needed something ASAP)
-LED front parking lights replacing the dull pink in color almost bulbs
-LED reverse lights
-Installed 6" LED oval trailer lights from you guessed it Walmart in the rear bumper
-iJDMTOY 2.5" Bullet Shape Projector Lens Fog Light Lamps w/ 35W HID 3000K (yellow)
-LED motorcycle license plate lights mounting in the trim.
*Suspension*
-Rear camber kit washers
-Removed Front/Rear sway bars (reinstall when traveling long distances)
-Removed rear differential vibration dampener
-Energy Suspension rear trailing arm bushing(need to be installed)
-KYB AGX Shocks Front & Rear
-ARB OME Lift Springs
-ES Poly Top Mount Bushings
*Brakes*
-Power Stop Brake Kits
-Goodridge G-Stop Brake Line Kits
*Wheels/Tires*
-1" CNC aluminum wheel spacers Front/Rear
-OEM steel wheels
-3nd set of 5x General Grabber AT2 tires (225/70R15) (had 31s before the trip for a lil)
-modified oem lug nuts
*Recovery Gear*
-mini shovel on the rack
-2X stock high-lift jacks
-3x 6 ton anchor shackles
-20' Tow Strap
-20' Snatch Strap I build
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