Driver Bio Built by: Romain Levesque
Vehicle: 1991 Honda CRX EE8
Company: ARTech/Eurospec
Website: www.eurospec2000.co.uk
*Photos courtesy of Steinhardt Photography


Modifications Engine
B20B Honda CR-V Block, bored to 85mm and fitted with forged CP pistons with 12.5:1 compression ratio
Eagle rods
ACL race bearings
balanced and bluprinted bottom end
Golden Eagle block guard
ported and polished EK9 Civic Tupe-R head
Rocket Motorsport M24x cams
Golden Eagle adjustable cam gears
Rocket Motorsport valve springs and titanium retainers
Supertech valves
Cometic multi-layer steel head gasket
ERL main girdle
ARTech oil breather kit
Skunk2 intake manifold
Mishimoto Performance Radiator
Skunk2 86mm throttle body
680cc Precision injectors
aero-spec fuel lines
SMS Products 4-2-1 stainless steel exhaust manifold
custom 3" stainless steel exhaust system
eCtune ECu
wire tuck in engine bay

Transmission
Standard CR-X VTi Y2 five-speed gearbox with carbon-coated synchromesh for gears 2/4/5
Competition Clutch stage two and lightened flywheel
Kaaz 1.5 way LSD

Modifications Continued Chassis
7x15" Rota Slipstream alloys resprayed Nissan Bayside blue
215/45 Toyo Proxes T1-R tires
KW Variant 1 coilovers
Password JDM 3-point front strut brace
Full Race front traction bar welded to chassis
Progress Auto 22mm front anti-roll bar
Progress Auto front lower control arm bearings, front radium rod pivots, lower shock mount bushes, lower control arm pivot bearings
SPC front and rear alignment kits
Spoon Monoblock four-pot front brake calipers and OE-size discs w/ Carbone Lorraine RC6 brake pads
modified DC5 Integra Type-R rear calipers w/ MG ZR discs and Dixcel brake pads

Exterior
Resprayed Lamborghini white
sunroof welded up
Showoff Imports front bumber with DM carbon Fiber canards
Mugen style side skirts and rear bumper
custom single-skin fiber glass bonnet w/ aero catches
APR carbon Fiber door mirrors
Clear acrylic door windows w/ sliding panel

Interior
Extensively Stripped
Cusco bolt-in roll-cage
RRS bucket seats w/ six-point harness
Oreca steering wheel on quick release boss
dashboard removed up to OE instrument cluster
AFR/oil pressure/oil temperature gauges, wire tucked
custom carbon fiber bulkead panel w/ therostatically controlled fans
Windscreen Fan


Press Banzai Magazine - December 2009