I don't believe this is a genuine car. Way too many add on parts. Stance is also too high. R and T-5R did not have twin muffler tips. There were R cars in that color but I don't believe the T-5R came in that color. Can't see enough of the interior to tell if that is genuine. Does not look like it ha...

Maybe a HondaR

This has also been posted over on S.S. and apparently solved.
It's an R and he's going to buy it.
Good call, in my opinion. I love the color !

Lots of people do it, but it is still illegal federally. I think I'd stick in a universal cat.

Much cheaper todo an M56 swap,and hire a free intern to shift for you.

Seriously, you may end up at the same final drive ratio with the 5 speed AT

I hate open-ended (unresolved) problems, so I want to follow up and close this soap opera. I ended up completing the head job (removed all valves, lapped, put it all together). Against better advice here, I did not do the oil pan rings (since they would be as much work later), The motor runs about a...

If the head gasket only leaks on the outside of the block I'd leave it as it is unless it leaks really badly. As long as water and oil don't mix, you should be fine. Are you sure it is the head gasket, though? I had a blown Turbo oil over the back of the engine like crazy and it was really hard to s...

It all depends, like Clemens says, where on the engine the oil is leaking from. Cleaning off the oil and then seeing where it comes from when it starts leaking again helps localise the issue. Is it at the front (of the car), the rear of the block (by passenger compartment), LH end or RH end? All the...

Do these not use 'O' rings on the pipe ends? If so it should not necessarily matter if the recess is not totally round. What is important is the 'O' ring gets compressed evenly as it is the faces that do the sealing. Having said that, what does the 'O' ring look like when in the hole? Does it touch ...

Don't worry about the cams. You could always swap in NA cams if the Turbo cams really are shot. They will add some extra performance as a bonus.