In every ricer-dominated area of the world, there exists pockets of hope. Places where tales of imported Skylines, rare Japanese go-fast goodies and shops that actually know the difference between a B16 and a D16 are more than just hushed rumors. Custom Car Care in Yorktown, Virginia, is a prime example of an exception to the rule of Euro-taillights, strobe kits and Dale Jr. seat covers that threaten to dominate the scene on the right side of the Rockies.
Brady Wooddell opened his shop 20 years ago as a general maintenance and repair garage, specializing in Nissans and Hondas. The place helped fund his racing habit and kept his toys out of the house. Eventually, others in the area began to take notice of the performance projects that sat in the back lot while Accords and Altimas paraded through the bay doors. Over time, Wooddell began customizing the rides of others as well.As a rule, the CCC team only sell what they've experimented with themselves. This mindset has given rise to a number of in-house workhorses, from an RB-swapped 240SX to a supercharged B18-powered CRX. The real beast of burden, though, is the shop's Phoenix Yellow DC2-chassis 2001 Integra Type R.
After searching for a platform to explore the realm of Honda tuning, Wooddell stumbled across this six-month-old (at the time), unmolested Acura, which happened to be painted in the absolute last color he wanted. The car came home despite the 'caution wet floor' color scheme and the crew began poking and prodding to coax precious ponies from their hiding places.
The original high-revving 1.8-liter B18C5 stayed tucked behind the headlights for two years while the team explored the beauty of forced induction via a Jackson Racing supercharger kit. The 1.8 also served as the introductory course in Hondata tuning for the CCC team, as they toyed with the S300 unit in order to tweak even more gusto out of one of Honda's most powerful four-cylinder engines.
After the guys pushed the limits and learned all they could from the stock powerplant, an LS/VTEC B20 build found its way into the Integra's engine bay. "We put a supercharger on that one too and quickly found the limit of what a blower will do for a Honda," Wooddell says.
At that point, the K20 series was starting to turn heads with its potential, and Wooddell signed the shop up to be one of the first to get HAsport's mount kit. The shop decided to go with a USDM K20A2 out of an Acura RSX Type S and, after the engine was nestled into its new home, a Hondata K-Pro was clipped in and the tuning began.
Using their experience with blowers, the team bolted on another Jackson Racing supercharger, pushing 10psi of boost onto stock internals. "I keep waiting for the thing to pop," Wooddell says, "but it's in its third season now and it just keeps pulling."Wooddell feeds the beast via a 255lph fuel pump, an AEM adjustable fuel pressure regulator and fuel rail that bleeds into 650 cc/min fuel injectors. A Koyo RSX-application aluminum radiator helps keep the motor cool despite the blower's time-bomb psi, and a Jackson Racing oil cooler ensures the car doesn't cook its lubrication. The extra air,go-juice and proper tuning help crank out a claimed 100bhp over the K20's stock 200, and a slew of other modifications help keep the car between the ditches and shiny side up.