Now that we’ve seen a couple of modification paths to be taken with the EK civic, we’ll move to another Civic platform that is still truly well loved by your friendly neighborhood Honda guy. From being grandma’s grocery getter, to being crashed by a teenage riceboy, and all the way to duking it out with the big boys on the track, the Civic EG is a tiny hatchback that’s truly seen it all.
The example we have here is as far from rolling stock as chocolate is from being counted as a “vegetable”. What you actually see here is a full conversion of the local EG4 into a Civic SiR EG6, the closest thing to a ‘Type R’ for the EG chassis. Besides that, most of the parts that make up this yellow hatchback come from Spoon Sports, a shop so famous that it should be a household name to you if you’ve been working on a Honda yourself.
While Mugen is the official in-house tuning arm for Honda, Spoon on the other hand has cemented itself as a Honda specialist purely through their sheer experience in racing and motorsports. And with that experience came the development of various parts and go-fast bits for pretty much every Honda available back in the 90’s till the present. Today, Spoon is known for their active participation in endurance races like Super Taikyu or the 25 Hours of Thunderhill.
Given their background for endurance racing, Spoon has always had a mindset of getting the most power and efficiency out of a motor while maintaining its reliability throughout the race. That said, their crate motors have somewhat become the ‘Holy Grail’ of the Honda aftermarket at one point or another. While this B18C isn’t one of those engines, it certainly does have a lot of goods underneath – and around it – that come off the shelf from Spoon.
The B18C itself, aside from the Spoon valve cover and Kevlar plug cover is home to a pair of Spoon camshafts and cam gears that draw out that extra bit of lift to add a healthy dose of naturally aspirated power.
It’s down to the little bits with this car really, what makes it extra special is the fact that no stone has been left unturned by something to come off the aftermarket. Be it these radiator hoses…
These headers…
Or these socks to prevent contamination from fluid spills, everything has been accounted for to ensure that the motor stays running healthy throughout its lifetime.
The Spoon N1 exhaust may have plenty of imitations, but this car won’t have anything but the real deal! Always the first telltale sign of a ‘Spoon Car’, the N1 muffler provides a subtle look but with enough flow for the naturally aspirated motor to breathe down on.
One other thing to keep an eye out for are these ever-coveted Spoon monoblock 4-pot brake calipers. Hiding beneath the black 5-spoke Spoon SW388 wheels, these shiny blue calipers are far beyond their worth in bling when this EG gets driven hard!
Spoon has been producing lots of random bits and pieces for Hondas over the years, and some of them have already ended production and have since become rare. One such item is this Spoon Tow Hook; an original item might cost you a rather hefty sum! To give you an idea of how much value these things hold, I’ve heard stories as absurd as a friend being offered a trio of Defi BF Gauges and Controller for his Spoon Tow Hook. Imagine that!
Exterior bits and pieces is one thing, but to replicate a full version of another interior is another. This EG, while having a fair share of aftermarket bits like the seats and the Spoon Steering Wheel, also has a full EG6 Gathers interior to complete that JDM feel all throughout.
This is a clear cut definition of the devil being in the details, as things like this EG6 JDM cluster would go unnoticed to the untrained eye while being fawned over by the discerning ones. Or that Buddy Club shift lamp perhaps?
Helping to keep the motor in check are these trio of Defi Red Racing gauges mounted on an Omori gauge pod for the center of the dash. Fancy how these gauges are mounted, as they seem to add more to that 90’s feel of the interior while being functional at the same time!
So there you have it, three excellent examples of the basic tuning approaches to be taken with Hondas. Let these serve as a guide on your aftermarket journey, and hopefully these basics will allow you to find the perfect setup to suit your taste and purpose for your vehicle. We hope that you can continue to strive for perfection in modification, all the while injecting your own little twist to your own projects, just as these Hondas have!
We’d like to extend our gratitude to Mr. Mark Luna for providing his three Honda Civics for our reference.
1993 Honda Civic SiR EG6
Engine & Driveline
B18C5 Integra Type R 2000 Spec Engine
Split Second Hybrid Racing Clutch
Spoon N1 Chambered Muffler
DC2 Integra Type R Midpipe
Spoon 4-2-1 Headers
Spoon Camshafts
Spoon Camgears
Spoon LSD
Top Fuel Air Intake
Spoon Valve Cover
Spoon Braided High Tension Wires
Spoon Kevlar Spark Plug Cover
Koyo Aluminum Radiator
FAL Slim Radiator Fan
Spoon Radiator Hoses
Spoon Radiator Cap
Spoon Oil Cap
Spoon socks
Spoon Braided Ground Wires
Tein Hood Damper
Billion Power Steering Tank
Greddy Breather Tank
Greddy Cooling Plate
Greddy Oil Catch Tank
Greddy non-pressurized Radiator Cap
Greddy Turbo Timer
Greddy Water Temp Sensor
Pivot Raizin Volt Stabilizer
Brakes, Footwork, & Suspension
Spoon Front Upper Strut Bar
Spoon Front Lower Tie Bar
Spoon Rear Upper Strut Bar
Spoon Rear Lower Tie Bar
Function7 Rear Subframe
Function7 Rear Lower Control Arms
Cusco Rear Sway Bar
Techno Pro Spirit Coilovers
Spoon Twin Block Front Calipers
Civic Type R 5-lug 4-wheel disc brake conversion
Civic Type R Hydrovac
Spoon SW388 16”
Spoon Lugnuts
205/45R16 Bridgestone RE-01
Exterior
Spoon Yellow paint by Split Second
EG6 Front Bumper
Spoon Chin
EG6 Rear Bumper
Vision Amber Cornerlights
Spoon CF Wing
Spoon CF Trunk
Spoon CF Hood
EG6 Brown back glass with rear wiper & defogger
Spoon window visor
Spoon Kevlar Side Mirrors
Spoon Wipers
Spoon Front and Rear Towhooks
Mitsuba Horns
Spoon Plate Frames
VTX HID 3000K Headlights
Carmate ex-41 tilting plate holder
Interior
Takata Harnesses
Bride XAX II Seats
Gathers Black rear seats
Gathers Black long armrest
Gathers Black front sidings
Gathers rear sidings with speaker grilles
Gathers rear sub
Spoon Gen 1 Steering Wheel
EK Tilting Steering Column
EG6 White Gauges (JDM)
Defi Red Racing 52mm gauges (Oil temp, Oil pres, Water temp)
Omori Gauge Panel
Spoon Titanium Shift Knob
Civic Type R Pedals
EG6 LHD Audio Console
EG6 Black carpet
EG6 Footrest
EG6 black side sills
EG6 Matting
EG6 Sunroof
EG6 Map lights
EG6 Amber Climate Control
EG6 Amber Clock
EG6 Dashboard Switches (Sunroof, Front and rear foglights, traction control, defogger, retractable power mirrors)
EG6 Armrest Switches (Pole and half)
EG6 Rear Wiper Arm Control
Civic Type R 16” Reserve Donut tire
DC5 Push Button Start Switch
5zigen Shift Light
In Car Entertainment
Alpine 9886 Head Unit
Alpine 4pc seps
Gathers 8pc rear midranges
Photos by Jet Rabe