Yonas' EGK24A

Justin Fox · 16-09-09, 05:11 PM

Yonas' EGK24A
Photography by Mark Pakula for Auto Salon
Interview by Justin Fox

Please read this Disclaimer carefully before reading the interview below.

Disclaimer
This interview contains information about street racing, which is an illegal activity and is not to be construed as our condoning of this activity. All parties which participate in these activities do so at their own risk and hold any and all persons associated with JDMST harmless of any and allliabilities.

Yonas and I met in 2003 through Zi (JDMyard). I had a clean EG Civic Vti and Yonas sold me a set of R888's. I remember him driving a beaten up blue EG civic with a red Bride bucket seat, his interior was non-existant (driving in a stripped car was something I hadn't experienced before) and I remember his car made a whole lot more noises than my one did. After we had driven down the road to grab some Indo food it was clear as day to me that he loved the car he was driving and a few flat shifts later it was clear to me that he loved to drag.

Justin Fox: It's a little taboo to talk about it but I know you guys were both into the street racing scene which was once really big in Sydney, but even before that you guys were friends in New Zealand right? What were you both doing there in NZ? And how did you meet?

Yonas Liu: I was into street racing back in Auckland NZ, it was really big there back in the days (1997-2000). I didn't know Zi in NZ but he used to hang out with my best mate's little brother. I didn't actually get to know Zi until I moved to Sydney. I was trying to sell a Recaro SPG seat on Toymods and Zi wanted it for his AE86, which had a 4AC motor. We hung out, haunted wreckers and fixed cars.

JF: What did you race in NZ?

YL: I had a JDM EF7 CRX with a ZC motor (1.6 twin cam non vtec). I ran 14.7 down the 1/4 mile LOL.

JF: 14.7 LOL. You're crazy fast now, but what was it like back then? JDM was new right? And cars were slow? Were you guys modifying your cars harder than the people around you?

YL: Back then we used to race against JDM DC2R's, R33 GTST's and a lot of old cars. I was pretty quick in the old EF considering I ran a non vtec motor. I tried so hard to modify it to make it faster. It was the same deal when I used to street race in Sydney. I was a poor student who couldn't afford an engine swap. Even a B16A was way too expensive for me.

JF: So how did you make the leap from 14second passes to 11second passes?

YL: The street racing scene died and in 2003 Zi asked me to race his EGK20A EG Civic at the legal Western Sydney International Dragway (WSID). I accepted the challenge. Our 1st run we had drag radials and we snapped an axle. We've gone through a lot of trial and error ever since but we're getting faster and gaining some respect.

JF: A lot of people come and go but you've been into it for so long. Honda, NA and drags, how is it that you're still so into it?

YL: It's always about progress. With some crazy weight reduction methods I took 200kg out from the car to run an 11.82 with a stock K24A motor, by adding cams I only ran 11.73. I seem to be stuck on the 11.73 second pass and the EGK24A just doesn't seem to want to go any faster no matter what we do to it, but recently I've been getting into circuit racing, it's something different for me.

JF: But what has made you stick to Honda/NA? Why not boost it and be done with it?

YL: NA is more challenging. A boosted K swap Honda can easily run 9s in "street car" trim. Back in the day I used to read super street and turbo magazines and I used to dream of running a 12sec pass the all motor way. In 1997 the American Skunk2 DC2 ran a 12.9 sec pass the all motor way, that was an inspiration for me.

JF: Over the years I've seen JDMyard gain respect, grow stronger as a business and form a community too. A big change was when you and Zi joined forces. How did that come about?

YL: I used to work full time for a security wholesaler but I worked for JDMyard as well without my boss knowing about it. I was always jumping on msn during work hours to sell goods. The time came where the company I was working for was moving to Wollongong, they asked me to move with them but I thought it was too far to travel. Zi wanted to open shop so the timing was perfect.

JF: I remember Zi used to sell goods from his own garage in Kingsford. What was opening the shop like?

YL: We had JDMyard up and running for about a year in a small room above Westside Mufflers. It was an insane step to open up a shop. I still remember our 1st day there, we had only a handful of parts to sell! Ultimately I think being known for the company behind the 1st K series swap in Australia helped to boost our image and sales.

JF: So where to from here Yonas?

YL: With JDMyard we'll keep pushing Honda, all motor and front wheel drive. Personally I'll try a little circuit racing and next year we'll return to the 1/4 mile again to run 10s.

SPECIFICATIONS

Under the hood:
EGK1 Hasport engine mount kit
K24a3 euro full motor
50 degree VTC
Buddyclub N+ cams
Buddyclub Dual Valve springs
Buddyclub Titanium retainers
K20A type R valve spring seats
K20A type R valve stem seals
JDMyard Intake Manifold
80mm Wilson Manifold Throttle Body
Ford/Mustang TPS calibrated
200mm Velocity stack for drag racing only
JDMyard 4-2-1 big tube header
3 inch exhaust
Metal cat
Burns stainless Megaphone with reverse cone for drag racing only
Y2M3 K20A type R gearbox , 4.7 Final Drive , LSD
Exedy 3 puck race clutch
JDM K20A Flywheel
Koyo half size radiator
Hondata KPRO ECU
A/C removed
P/S removed
Marc (Badhbt) full wire tuck

Exterior:
Discontinued Vision smoked amber corner lens
EG6 side marker
EG6 front lip
EG6 1 piece rear wing
EG6 plastic headlights
Ultra rare discontinued Livesports rear wing
Spoon side mirrors
Rolled + stretched guards
Spoon Carbon Bonnet
Sparco bonnet pins
Rear wiper mechanism removed

Interior:
Pair of Bride Zeta 3
Bride Seat Rail
Nardi Deep Corn Blue stitching steering wheel
HKB 80mm Boss kit
Defi Tachometer
Defi Control Unit
DC5R Integra Shifter box
Mugen shift knob
Interior plastic trim , Carpet , floor matts , sound deadning , firewall matts removed

Suspension:
Toda fightex DA coilover
Function 7 rear lower control arm

Wheels / tyres:
Polished Enkei Jspeed3 15x7 +32
Yokohama AO48 195/50/15

Weld Racing 13x8 wheels
24.5 x 8 x 13 Mickey Thompson Slicks
Bogart Racing 15 x 3.5 wheels
24 x 4.5 x 15 Mickey Thompson

mattymc · 16-09-09, 07:47 PM

Awesome photo's.
This car single handedly makes me almost like civics.

lil_foy · 16-09-09, 07:58 PM

I noticed ambers are in for rolling shot but not static shots?
Whats the go?

Amazing car! I hope one day to go to sydeny and see it in person.

Bronald McDonald · 16-09-09, 08:02 PM

Shot at different times I presume...

everytime I saw this car, Nas was always doing something to it.

Amazing.

eg5 · 16-09-09, 10:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lil_foy

I noticed ambers are in for rolling shot but not static shots?
Whats the go?

Amazing car! I hope one day to go to sydeny and see it in person.

Shot at different time , different day

Thanks dude , feel free to check it out if you come to sydney some day

Rkds · 16-09-09, 11:05 PM

Man this car makes me want to cry everytime I see it
I want a civic already

.

This is the best example of a civic eg in my eyes.
Just so simple to look at, no fussiness of out there colours and crazy offset.
real jdm performance style tuning
how do you know this.
the under the hood bit of this and many articles let alone seeing it in person
which I would one day love too

love everything about it

felixR · 17-09-09, 01:03 AM

good read

and nice photos!

Justin Fox · 17-09-09, 08:07 AM

The same car in Feb 2005 at the 1st ever JDMST EOMM at KK's.

bushtucker · 17-09-09, 09:13 AM

ah such an immaculate car!

still yet to lay my eyes on it...

somos · 17-09-09, 09:51 AM

very entertaining... Yonas and Zi sound like crazy guys to hang out with.

And this car is unbelievable. Awesome piece of engineering.

chi · 17-09-09, 11:36 AM

Yonas's EG5+Apexi N1 GT exhaust + speed hump = GG !!

Justin Fox · 17-09-09, 03:24 PM

Just to prove he's definitely keen on some circuit time!!! 15x9 +36 , 235/50/15!

VTECMACHINE · 17-09-09, 05:15 PM

16bit · 17-09-09, 05:20 PM

are they 888's.

eg5 · 17-09-09, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 16bit

are they 888's.

correct they are r888

z10 · 17-09-09, 05:30 PM

yes r888 in 235 50 15

another angle

16bit · 17-09-09, 05:32 PM

hmmm - was thinking of getting these if they fit and are cheaper then v70a's. how do you rate them?

z10 · 17-09-09, 05:36 PM

we haven't tried them on the track yet, will have report next week or so..

they are alot bigger than 225 50 15 A048 that's for sure...

16bit · 17-09-09, 05:57 PM

sweet, i have a used set of yoko's in that size and they are nice and wide. so these must be awesome. its either that or 275/35 hoosiers.

phamburger · 17-09-09, 06:35 PM

Very very sweet Ride.

Keep up the wonderful work Yonas.

OVTEC · 17-09-09, 07:01 PM

sick! love the bolton flares too,

4shizz · 17-09-09, 07:13 PM

Illest civic in the country.

eg5 · 17-09-09, 11:29 PM

VOLTEX GT wing

VTECMACHINE · 17-09-09, 11:46 PM

R888's shit on V70A's.

rokutofu · 18-09-09, 12:24 AM

damn..bolt-on flares. The car is getting track serious!..

Am sure it will be as fast on the track as it is on the strip.

16-09-09, 05:11 PM	#1
Justin Fox Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney Daily: VW Golf MKV GTI 2nd Car: R32 GT-R	Yonas' EGK24A Yonas' EGK24A Photography by Mark Pakula for Auto Salon Interview by Justin Fox Please read this Disclaimer carefully before reading the interview below. Disclaimer This interview contains information about street racing, which is an illegal activity and is not to be construed as our condoning of this activity. All parties which participate in these activities do so at their own risk and hold any and all persons associated with JDMST harmless of any and allliabilities. Yonas and I met in 2003 through Zi (JDMyard). I had a clean EG Civic Vti and Yonas sold me a set of R888's. I remember him driving a beaten up blue EG civic with a red Bride bucket seat, his interior was non-existant (driving in a stripped car was something I hadn't experienced before) and I remember his car made a whole lot more noises than my one did. After we had driven down the road to grab some Indo food it was clear as day to me that he loved the car he was driving and a few flat shifts later it was clear to me that he loved to drag. Justin Fox: It's a little taboo to talk about it but I know you guys were both into the street racing scene which was once really big in Sydney, but even before that you guys were friends in New Zealand right? What were you both doing there in NZ? And how did you meet? Yonas Liu: I was into street racing back in Auckland NZ, it was really big there back in the days (1997-2000). I didn't know Zi in NZ but he used to hang out with my best mate's little brother. I didn't actually get to know Zi until I moved to Sydney. I was trying to sell a Recaro SPG seat on Toymods and Zi wanted it for his AE86, which had a 4AC motor. We hung out, haunted wreckers and fixed cars. JF: What did you race in NZ? YL: I had a JDM EF7 CRX with a ZC motor (1.6 twin cam non vtec). I ran 14.7 down the 1/4 mile LOL. JF: 14.7 LOL. You're crazy fast now, but what was it like back then? JDM was new right? And cars were slow? Were you guys modifying your cars harder than the people around you? YL: Back then we used to race against JDM DC2R's, R33 GTST's and a lot of old cars. I was pretty quick in the old EF considering I ran a non vtec motor. I tried so hard to modify it to make it faster. It was the same deal when I used to street race in Sydney. I was a poor student who couldn't afford an engine swap. Even a B16A was way too expensive for me. JF: So how did you make the leap from 14second passes to 11second passes? YL: The street racing scene died and in 2003 Zi asked me to race his EGK20A EG Civic at the legal Western Sydney International Dragway (WSID). I accepted the challenge. Our 1st run we had drag radials and we snapped an axle. We've gone through a lot of trial and error ever since but we're getting faster and gaining some respect. JF: A lot of people come and go but you've been into it for so long. Honda, NA and drags, how is it that you're still so into it? YL: It's always about progress. With some crazy weight reduction methods I took 200kg out from the car to run an 11.82 with a stock K24A motor, by adding cams I only ran 11.73. I seem to be stuck on the 11.73 second pass and the EGK24A just doesn't seem to want to go any faster no matter what we do to it, but recently I've been getting into circuit racing, it's something different for me. JF: But what has made you stick to Honda/NA? Why not boost it and be done with it? YL: NA is more challenging. A boosted K swap Honda can easily run 9s in "street car" trim. Back in the day I used to read super street and turbo magazines and I used to dream of running a 12sec pass the all motor way. In 1997 the American Skunk2 DC2 ran a 12.9 sec pass the all motor way, that was an inspiration for me. JF: Over the years I've seen JDMyard gain respect, grow stronger as a business and form a community too. A big change was when you and Zi joined forces. How did that come about? YL: I used to work full time for a security wholesaler but I worked for JDMyard as well without my boss knowing about it. I was always jumping on msn during work hours to sell goods. The time came where the company I was working for was moving to Wollongong, they asked me to move with them but I thought it was too far to travel. Zi wanted to open shop so the timing was perfect. JF: I remember Zi used to sell goods from his own garage in Kingsford. What was opening the shop like? YL: We had JDMyard up and running for about a year in a small room above Westside Mufflers. It was an insane step to open up a shop. I still remember our 1st day there, we had only a handful of parts to sell! Ultimately I think being known for the company behind the 1st K series swap in Australia helped to boost our image and sales. JF: So where to from here Yonas? YL: With JDMyard we'll keep pushing Honda, all motor and front wheel drive. Personally I'll try a little circuit racing and next year we'll return to the 1/4 mile again to run 10s. SPECIFICATIONS Under the hood: EGK1 Hasport engine mount kit K24a3 euro full motor 50 degree VTC Buddyclub N+ cams Buddyclub Dual Valve springs Buddyclub Titanium retainers K20A type R valve spring seats K20A type R valve stem seals JDMyard Intake Manifold 80mm Wilson Manifold Throttle Body Ford/Mustang TPS calibrated 200mm Velocity stack for drag racing only JDMyard 4-2-1 big tube header 3 inch exhaust Metal cat Burns stainless Megaphone with reverse cone for drag racing only Y2M3 K20A type R gearbox , 4.7 Final Drive , LSD Exedy 3 puck race clutch JDM K20A Flywheel Koyo half size radiator Hondata KPRO ECU A/C removed P/S removed Marc (Badhbt) full wire tuck Exterior: Discontinued Vision smoked amber corner lens EG6 side marker EG6 front lip EG6 1 piece rear wing EG6 plastic headlights Ultra rare discontinued Livesports rear wing Spoon side mirrors Rolled + stretched guards Spoon Carbon Bonnet Sparco bonnet pins Rear wiper mechanism removed Interior: Pair of Bride Zeta 3 Bride Seat Rail Nardi Deep Corn Blue stitching steering wheel HKB 80mm Boss kit Defi Tachometer Defi Control Unit DC5R Integra Shifter box Mugen shift knob Interior plastic trim , Carpet , floor matts , sound deadning , firewall matts removed Suspension: Toda fightex DA coilover Function 7 rear lower control arm Wheels / tyres: Polished Enkei Jspeed3 15x7 +32 Yokohama AO48 195/50/15 Weld Racing 13x8 wheels 24.5 x 8 x 13 Mickey Thompson Slicks Bogart Racing 15 x 3.5 wheels 24 x 4.5 x 15 Mickey Thompson Last edited by Justin Fox : 28-09-09 at 09:40 AM.

16-09-09, 11:05 PM	#6
Rkds Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Sydney Daily: AE82 Silvertop 2nd Car: Honda Civic Eg Real Name: Arkadiusz	Man this car makes me want to cry everytime I see it I want a civic already . This is the best example of a civic eg in my eyes. Just so simple to look at, no fussiness of out there colours and crazy offset. real jdm performance style tuning how do you know this. the under the hood bit of this and many articles let alone seeing it in person which I would one day love too love everything about it __________________ The Learner Corolla Honda Civic Eg, the diary of my first car Chasing Freedom Honda Civic Eg Project Car For Sale

17-09-09, 01:03 AM	#7
felixR Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney	good read and nice photos! __________________ DC2R \| felixalim.com \| blog

17-09-09, 08:07 AM	#8
Justin Fox Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney Daily: VW Golf MKV GTI 2nd Car: R32 GT-R	The same car in Feb 2005 at the 1st ever JDMST EOMM at KK's. __________________ Founder: Australian INfront Founder: Bikes Move Us Co-Founder: VWGolf.net.au Blog: SPAMVENTDOCUMENT

17-09-09, 09:51 AM	#10
somos Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Sydney Daily: A JDM Camli Wine Red 2nd Car: A JZX100 performancy Real Name: Benson	very entertaining... Yonas and Zi sound like crazy guys to hang out with. And this car is unbelievable. Awesome piece of engineering. __________________ OCTC http://obsessivecompulsivetuningcars...it-your-story/ Submit your story, experience, review and rants! But please contribute on JDMST first, support the community that supports you. If you have a roadster story, please go to Roadster Life.

16-09-09, 07:58 PM	#3
lil_foy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: qld	I noticed ambers are in for rolling shot but not static shots? Whats the go? Amazing car! I hope one day to go to sydeny and see it in person.

17-09-09, 09:13 AM	#9
bushtucker Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gosford Daily: EH9 B18CR 2nd Car: FitBikeCo Real Name: Jamie	ah such an immaculate car! still yet to lay my eyes on it...

17-09-09, 11:36 AM	#11
chi Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney	Yonas's EG5+Apexi N1 GT exhaust + speed hump = GG !!

17-09-09, 03:24 PM	#12
Justin Fox Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Sydney Daily: VW Golf MKV GTI 2nd Car: R32 GT-R	Just to prove he's definitely keen on some circuit time!!! 15x9 +36 , 235/50/15! __________________ Founder: Australian INfront Founder: Bikes Move Us Co-Founder: VWGolf.net.au Blog: SPAMVENTDOCUMENT

17-09-09, 05:15 PM	#13
VTECMACHINE Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Daily: Integra Type R (DC2) Real Name: Ricki	porn __________________ Touge Tune I LOVE JDM: Cable Ties, rice, rust, hard parking, offset, broken stuff, streched tyres, overpriced parts - just makes life worth living. MY DC2R PARTS FOR SALE

17-09-09, 05:20 PM	#14
16bit Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: brisbane Daily: mx5	are they 888's.

17-09-09, 05:30 PM	#16
z10 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sydney	yes r888 in 235 50 15 another angle

17-09-09, 05:32 PM	#17
16bit Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: brisbane Daily: mx5	hmmm - was thinking of getting these if they fit and are cheaper then v70a's. how do you rate them?

17-09-09, 05:36 PM	#18
z10 Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sydney	we haven't tried them on the track yet, will have report next week or so.. they are alot bigger than 225 50 15 A048 that's for sure...

17-09-09, 05:57 PM	#19
16bit Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: brisbane Daily: mx5	sweet, i have a used set of yoko's in that size and they are nice and wide. so these must be awesome. its either that or 275/35 hoosiers.

17-09-09, 06:35 PM	#20
phamburger New Member Join Date: Aug 2005	Very very sweet Ride. Keep up the wonderful work Yonas.

17-09-09, 07:01 PM	#21
OVTEC Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gifu, Japan Daily: Bicycle Real Name: Steven	sick! love the bolton flares too, __________________ My Blog! clicky clicky www.hensperformance.com

17-09-09, 07:13 PM	#22
4shizz Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brisbane Daily: Integra 2nd Car: Her^ Real Name: BuddyDoug	Illest civic in the country. __________________ Build.Blog.Flickr.BadEffec+.

17-09-09, 11:29 PM	#23
eg5 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: sydney	VOLTEX GT wing __________________ JDMyard Email : yonas@jdmyard.com 0416 064 695 // 02 97722578 Unit 2/9 Mavis St Revesby , NSW 2212 EGK24A K series Allmotor Front Wheel Drive PB : 11.73@113.1mph , 1.64 60ft!! 1:07.4 Wakefield

17-09-09, 11:46 PM	#24
VTECMACHINE Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Sydney, NSW Daily: Integra Type R (DC2) Real Name: Ricki	R888's shit on V70A's. __________________ Touge Tune I LOVE JDM: Cable Ties, rice, rust, hard parking, offset, broken stuff, streched tyres, overpriced parts - just makes life worth living. MY DC2R PARTS FOR SALE

18-09-09, 12:24 AM	#25
rokutofu Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Sydney Daily: s14	damn..bolt-on flares. The car is getting track serious!.. Am sure it will be as fast on the track as it is on the strip.

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