With the car in its current form Jovi is confident enough to show it or drive it enthusiastically at almost every opportunity. His EP3 and EVO VIII are also sitting alongside a 96 Civic and 93 EG hatch in the garage, so to say that Jovi is an average enthusiast is to seriously understate things. The completion of the EP3 represents 5 years of research, dedication, and enthusiasm and Jovi has gone so far as to say that he’ll keep the car forever and even pass it along to his kids. In the face of the 06+ SI the EP3 might still be the ugly duckling of the modern Civic SI lineup but this gem from Jovito La Victoria has convinced us that not all hope is lost!
SPECIFICATIONS AND DETAILS
2003 Honda Civic SI
ENGINE
K20A
ENGINE MODIFICATIONS
Greddy Turbo Upgrade, Intercooler, BOV Type ES, Airnix Filter, Oil Filter Adaptor, B&M Oil Cooler Kit, Oil Filter Relocator; HKS Titanium Exhaust, Grounding Kit; Carbing Oil Catch Can; RC Engineering 440CC Injectors; Koyo Radiator; Samco hoses; J’s Racing Engine Damper
ENGINE MANAGEMENT
Greddy E-Manage
DRIVETRAIN MODIFICATIONS
Spoon Shift Knob
SUSPENSION
TEIN Flex Coilovers; Cusco Rear Strut Bar Type II, Side Pillar Bar; Carbing 6 pt Underbrace bar; Energy Suspension Motormount Inserts, Progress F/R Swaybars, lower Tie bar; Robear Racing Custom Trunk bar, Mr. Alex Front STB
WHEELS, TIRES, BRAKES
18” Volk GT-N Wheels; Nitto Neogen 215/35/18 Tires; Goodridge SS Brake Lines; Brembo 4 Piston Calipers + Brembo Rotors (F); AEM Big Rotor Disc Upgrade (R)
EXTERIOR
Seibon CF M Style Front Lip, Wing, grill; Seibon CF Eye Brows, Type R Sideskirts and Rear Lip; Seibon Electric Mirrors; VIS CF Trunk Cover, Intake Manifold Cover, Kevlar Sparkplug Cover, 6000K HID Kit, OEM JDM Ion Crystal Foglights, Window Visor
INTERIOR
Greddy Oil Pressure, Water Temp, Boost Gauges; Greddy Turbo Timer, Profec B Spec 2 Boost Controller; OEM JDM Shift Boots; Takata 4 pt Harness, Harness Pads; Bride Low Max Reclineable w/Kevlar Backing + Custom Floor Carpet and headliner; Wedge Seat Rails; Kreative Custom Rear Seats; Razo Pedals; Pioneer 7” LCD Touchscreen Nav+Video; Exotic Rear Custom Monitors; Lightning Audio Capacitor (1000W); Eclipse Speakers F/R; Kicker 15” Sub w/custom trunk mount, x50 Amp (500W), KX350 Amp (350W)
NUMBERS
Est. 275 WHP