Pics from the SCC photo shoot today

[CheezeFrog]

Today a friend a mine had a little photo shoot of her car. There are some misc pics thrown in just because they were there. Just thought I'd share:

This is my new 60-1 turbo. The compressor housing diamter is as big as a 12-pack of Sprite :)
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00096.jpg

Shami and her little red Civic.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00100.jpg

Aww how cute, some school girls.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00101.jpg

SCC Photographer guy, st00pid, Pony, and Shami just shooting the breeze.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00103.jpg

My Civic and not my NSX.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00113.jpg

Another angle.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00114.jpg

[atehrani]

All red X's :(

[CheezeFrog]

Mmm carbon fiber rear valence.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00116.jpg

At the photo shoot location, just relaxing while the photographer does his thing.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00124.jpg

Spooky building we shot in front of.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00125.jpg

His tripod alone cost more than my camera (Sony DSC-P1)!
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00127.jpg

If you see this little girl on the street, don't even try to run her unless you've got a Z06 or Viper on the spray... serious.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00134.jpg

Pony getting jiggy with the pole.
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00136.jpg

[Pribilof]

whats she running under the hood?

[CheezeFrog]

Stock B18B (non-VTEC Integra LS motor) with a T04b, 440cc injectors, and Hondata 4b engine management. Best official time is 11.8@120mph on pump gas, but it's actually faster than that on real fuel.

[PapiChuu]

thats the same dude that took the pics of my friends sentra for turbo magazine :)

[atehrani]

Did she do the mods herself?

[HilfigerCelica]

Shami is cute.

[CelicaLicious]

LOL thats project low budget.. some dood on clubsi.com named st00pid built that thing.. i believe that is the same car, that or she totally uses the same setup, and has the exact car..

[XtremeRacer]

Originally posted by HilfigerCelica
Shami is cute.

Whos Shami??? Is that the chick in your Sig???

[CheezeFrog]

Originally posted by CelicaLicious
LOL thats project low budget.. some dood on clubsi.com named st00pid built that thing.. i believe that is the same car, that or she totally uses the same setup, and has the exact car.. Yes, that is the same car. And the car was built by st00pid, George, and Shami. And yes Shami is kinda cute...
http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/redsuit_02.jpg

[racinjason]

She looks like the lead singer from Garbage.

[CL MaNTis 21]

Originally posted by racinjason
She looks like the lead singer from Garbage.

Shirley Manson? naahhhh....

[jotan82]

damn that's a tite lil civic...

how bout the NSX?
mods? specs/

[yakkosmurf]

Originally posted by racinjason
She looks like the lead singer from Garbage.
Yes, in the posed shot she does a little bit. It's the hair and makeup.

[Mistrimeat]

Originally posted by CheezeFrog

http://www.houston-imports.com/~cheezefrog/scc_shoot/DSC00114.jpg


Damn!! The black hatch should been the one he took pix of....very clean. Almost reminds me of my poor black baby I lost in the flood last year. You guys were in walking distance from my house...I'm at that SuperStand/Starbucks almost daily!!!

[CoolKat]

what does she dyno her car at? nice car.

[MilinGTS]

Awwww cute!

shami's hatch is scary :)

please make it not hurt me

[Zorn]

NSX = good !!!

[xi KiNG ix]

what was done to the nsx?

[CheezeFrog]

Originally posted by xi KiNG ix
what was done to the nsx? The NSX was basically stock with an exhaust. But the suspension/brakes had some serious $$$'s into it. He had Brembo calipers and rotors up front. The engine bay had a strut bar that probably cost as much as my turbo. In the back he had some weird exhaust that sounded pretty nice. Like a motorcycle. Also had a carbon fiber rear valence panel that looked pretty spendy. Overall, nice car but slow.

[yakkosmurf]

At least slow in a straightline. It still should do 13s no problem. I bet it handles wonderfully though. I'd prefer the car to drive on rails then be blazing fast anyway.

[Mjolnir]

But why all that cool work in a freaking CIVIC...it's a CIVIC for God's sake!

That being said, I hope I never see her on the highway, it would hurt my feelings to lose VERY BADLY to a CIVIC!

[Miguel GTS]

st00pid has or had a 10 sec hatch running like 24 psi that is where he gets his name hey do you have any pics of what the shots might look like

[Pribilof]

won't running so much boost on stock internals seriously reduce the longevity of the engines?

[nmyeti]

Originally posted by Pribilof
won't running so much boost on stock internals seriously reduce the longevity of the engines?

Bahaaaaa.... dumb question of the month.

[SlasherX]

Originally posted by nmyeti


Bahaaaaa.... dumb question of the month.

that means, yes..yes it will..if not blow the darn thign first time it hits full boost. ;)

kinda cool to see hwo magazine stuff works like that.

big claims for the civic...if i may ask, how much money did it take to get her car to the 11.8's?

[xi KiNG ix]

Originally posted by SlasherX

big claims for the civic...if i may ask, how much money did it take to get her car to the 11.8's?

I think I remember him showing a video of the car about a month or two ago and he said everything + the car came out to like 9 grand?

[CheezeFrog]

Originally posted by Pribilof
won't running so much boost on stock internals seriously reduce the longevity of the engines? Manifold pressure has almost nothing to do with the longevity of the engine. Your combustion chambers look at 20psi of boost and just laugh. It's the cylinder pressure that will break your motor if it gets too high. 20psi at the manifold is one thing. A 4000psi spike in the cylinder due to bad tuning is an entirely different thing.

[CheezeFrog]

Originally posted by xi KiNG ix
I think I remember him showing a video of the car about a month or two ago and he said everything + the car came out to like 9 grand? Yes, somewhere between $8500 and $9k. The car was built by st00pid, George Crawford, and Shami with parts laying around the garage.

Originally posted by Mjolnir
But why all that cool work in a freaking CIVIC...it's a CIVIC for God's sake! It actually wasn't a lot of work. The motor swap took 4 hours (and that was with a girl doing it!). The long part was the tuning of the Hondata.

[baNanA_ryCe]

i met Shami before! she's nice!

[BRAK]

It actually wasn't a lot of work. The motor swap took 4 hours (and that was with a girl doing it!). The long part was the tuning of the Hondata.

The engine swaps are really THAT easy ????/ wow ... i should of done that !!

oh well i love my celica!! NICE PICS by the way;)

[larryd]

hey i wanna meet Shami :)

[baNanA_ryCe]

she has a cute dog...its so small..

[Chamois]

Cary, i can tell you've been reading the build up book...lol...good boy. i'm almost done with jason's copy, but i think i'll read it 4 or 5 more times before i give it back. as for a less technical explanation of why stock motors can withstand such a beating--the car has seen 20 psi everyday for 2 months. at that rate it will probably last another 3 or 4 years . boost does not damage motors--****ty tuning does. fortunately, my Mr.Wizard knows what he's doing behind a laptop, so im confident in the motor's longevity. we've done the same thing in the past with a 6th gen hatch--ungodly amounts of boost on a stock bottom end with engine management, and after a year and a half, the owner decided to step up the power and begin a long term project with the car. when we pulled the motor out, it was still running like a champ--no heat spots, no excessive wear, etc. anyway, i'll keep you cats updated on any new cool **** i get or figure out or whatnot.
...and my puppy's name is Mugen. :)
--shami.
p.s.---buy Sport Compact Car in 4 months! hehe..

[CheezeFrog]

Hey Shami, I think you're going to need some more power. I'm getting my block sleeved by GE with an 84mm bore, Eagle rods, and JE pistons :) :) :) So I'll be able to run some real boost, not this rinky dink 20psi kids stuff. ;) I think you're going to need a LOT more than 300whp if you want to beat me. You're lucky my 60-1 is only good to about 580whp :(

Get used to calling me Mr. Buck-Thirty Plus :)

Edit: I wonder if they'd get mad if I posted that pic of George leaving his autograph on Bergenholtz's car hahah

[Chamois]

84 mm?? BWAHAHAHA.....
60-1?? HEEHEEHEEHEEHEE......
580 HP?? Stop! Please! I'm on the verge of pissing myself...

isn't it cute when kids dream? lol....
oh yeah, we're getting our injectors soon.....:D :D :D

just remember what you'll be seeing between my tail lights: TWO BAR. oh yeah, and "Yeild to the Princess"...lol.

--shami.

[Modern Angel]

Originally posted by yakkosmurf
At least slow in a straightline. It still should do 13s no problem. I bet it handles wonderfully though. I'd prefer the car to drive on rails then be blazing fast anyway.

Indeed they do.. I was watching a Best Motoring video from Japan where they had a track race with an NSX, a Skyline GTR V-Spec II, an RX-7, WRX STi, BMW M coupe, Evolution VII and a Ferrari and the NSX ended up beating them all..

Speed isn't everything.. it's a hell of alot - but speed without control sucks.

[t2000gts]

i have a similar video, except in this one, the GTR goes crazy and overtakes everyone through the sand on the side and just runs away with it.

http://subzero.mine.nu/celica/Japanese%20Car%20Race.avi

crazy bastard. :D

[Acilec]

Originally posted by HilfigerCelica
Shami is cute. :hitit:

[MilinGTS]

shami is my hero.

i met her the first time i'd ever drank at a party.
i ended up talking to her for so long because she was so knowledgeable that i had trouble getting up afterwards.

i also learned that the fruit punch...isn't fruit punch.
ohhh......painful memories.
i was so dumb.

its nice to see shami behind the wheel of a wicked car again.

[bickley]

Hey where do u guys dyno at in Houston...I'm looking for another option other than Carboy

[Chamois]

Elite Motorsports, Osage at westpark. Nice facility.