1993 Honda Civic Si : Text by Wooley : Photos by Kenny McKee : Issue 44
Thou Shalt Not Street Race… is not one of the 10 Commandments.
And Daniel Stoicescu has 2 sides. He is a kind soul. A spiritual man. A family man. A brother & mentor to many. He’s also an addict – an adrenaline junky. Addicted to acceleration. A Honda street racer.
But he who had not sinned, cast that first stone.
…That’s what I thought.
This is not a single-layer sport, and we are not 1-dimensional beings… nor are we saints. We have ALL made questionable decisions behind the wheel of a fast car, usually living in an innocent moment of thrill & freedom. And MOST of us have gotten away clean with it. That does not make us any holier than those of us who haven’t. It just makes us… luckier. That’s all. Is street racing selfish? Potentially dangerous? Yeah. It’s also real. And to deny its existence… is honestly simple-minded.
A childish do-gooder mentality. See – children can easily be taught the ‘right answer’ and they can repeat it back to you. But a conscious adult knows the real answers are usually complicated, if not all-together unexplainable.
This is a game of calculated risk that we play, but some of us are instinctually drawn to play it.
Daniel Stoicescu had a NICE supercharged E46 M3, then he sold it. And went BACK (some would say backWARDS) to a swapped Honda hatch. That’s not normal behavior. Only a total speed junky tuner does that. Daniel is hornet’s nest that WANTS to be poked. Someone with absolutely no f*cks to throw around for image, or societal expectations. That’s Daniel Stoicescu. He doesn’t care.
The guy has been around the block. And he’s come back to a Honda.
I wrote about this same topic in the last issue. The ‘swapped Honda hatch’ – gives you a hair-raising type of thrill, that you just can’t get in all these ‘better’ cars. Sometimes it takes some time to realize that.
EXTERIOR
Full color change to Nagaro Blue (interior/exterior & glass removed)
OEM JDM thin side moldings
Backyard Special carbon lip
Wings West Mugen-style side skirts
Seibon Carbon Spoon-style spoiler
Seibon carbon fiber hood
Custom air duct
HID lighting – high & low beam
All new trim moldings & weather seals
Blue fender washer hardware throughout
New OEM fender liners
APR GT3 carbon mirrors
OEM mud flaps
Clear & red tail lights
ENGINE
K20a2 low mile
RBC intake custom shaved
Hondata gasket
Hondata kpro vs 4 with Bluetooth
Hybrid racing engine mounts
ID 1300 CC injectors
06+ TSX cams – new timing chain & tensioner
Ktuned spark plug cover
Ktuned engine tuck harness
Ktuned 72mm throttle body Vband
Ktuned trans bracket
Ktuned race spec shifter
Ktuned fuel rail
Ktuned race AN fittings
Ktuned e85/race fuel lines
Ktuned power steering delete pulley
Ktuned side mount engine bracket
Ktuned fpr
Ktuned fpr gauge
Ktuned dip stick
Ktuned oil cap
Ktuned slave master
Ktuned traction bars
Ktuned 3″ turn down muffler
Ktuned battery tie down
Ktuned upper and lower shoes
Ktuned heater hoses
Ktuned oil cooler hoses
Brake tuck lines
Custom 3″ exhaust
Battery tuck
Custom stainless Allen bolts dress up
Custom Allen washers dress up
Fuse box tuck
Manual Conv rack
Sk2 low profile valve cover hardware
Powder coated valve cover
Custom charge harness and engine harness
Tuff racing oil pan baffle
Summit Racing radiator
(The car has recently been turbocharged. The following ENGINE parts are not pictured, but have been added since the photoshoot.)
Comp turbo 62/62
1320 turbo manifold top mount
1320 downpipe 3″
4pt solenoid
Stabiles steel air lines fitting
AEM boost gauge
AEM wideband
Tial blow off valve
Tial 44mm wastegate
APR turbo blanket
Custom intercooler
Vibrant custom charge pipes
3″ Vibrant v-bands
Custom overflow 3an line
Vibrant 2.5 charge pipes
Vibrant return line kit
Vibrant feed line kit
Vibrant air lines
TRANSMISSION
Action Clutch super single
Omni Power clutch master
Hybrid Racing clutch line
MFactory LSD
OEM Type S axles and 36mm Karcepts hubs – new bearings
Ktuned trans bracket
Ktuned race spec cables
SUSPENSION
Skunk2 Pro-C coilovers
Skunk2 front camber kit
Ingalls rear camber kit
Urethane bushings throughout
Type R front sway bar Hardrace bushings
ASR rear sway bar brace and sway bar
Spoon calipers front w/ ’06 Mini Cooper front rotors
Type R rear brakes – new OEM calipers w/ EP3 rotors
Stainless brake hoses
Master Cylinder upgraded
Volk TE37 – 15×8 +35 w/ Khumo v710 tires 205/50/15
BWR lower rear control arms
Type R strut bar
INTERIOR
Ap1 S2000 gauge cluster
Custom carbon fiber gauge bezel
Alpine head unit
Kicker 6.5” speakers
Viper remote start and alarm
Carbon fuel pump cover
New OEM floor mats
Personal trophy wheel 320mm
Momo hub
Sparco front seats reclined
Sparco harness bar
Valentine 1 radar detector with concealed display
Crow 5-point harnesses
Cruise control
Ktuned race spec shifter
Ktuned 5th gear lock out
Ktuned cable stokers
Ktuned shift knob
AEM boost
AEM wideband
