November 19th, 20072,736 views(3)

Photography by Olivier Gordon
Editorial by Khoi Truong

Rick Design hand-picked this car to test his skills for his own reasons. As a challenge taker, Eric chose this model for its rarity in the tuning market. The average tuner would have never considered modifying this ride because parts for this car is very scarce. Thanks to his sponsors, he was able to build this EL Turbo which won him many prizes in Quebec. What’s special about the EL is that the body is made out of Texalium (A fiber glass and aluminum mix) and the engine has been stroked to 2.0L with Turbo Precision T3 /T4 upgrade.

Use for daily driving, Rick added more stopping power by upgrading with a 4 pistons Toser Big brake kits; just perfect to stop this 300HP @ 18 psi Turbo beast. As for a nice look and good handling, STD suspension provided Rick with the new Type R-5.

The pictures are living proof that a lot of custom work was done on this car.

Make: Acura
Model: EL Canadian
Year: 1998

-SPONSOR
BCF
Roadz Performance
Rick Design team
Pascal Hebert for the engine
STD
MDR Performance
ELF Oil

-EXTERIOR
Texalium OEM hood
Texalium 3 pieces spoiler
Texalium doors
Carbon fiber front lips
Carbon fiber side mirror
Texalium Widebody
Rick Design side skirt
Rick Design rear lip

-ENGINE
B18b Stroked to 2L
Piston rod Eagle
Forged piston Wiseco 8:1
Block guard STR
Turbo Precision T3/T4 SC44
Blow off valve Tial 38mm
Custom Intercooler
Custom Stainless steel exhaust 2,5 inch
Wastegaste Turbo XS
Intake Manifold Edelbrock
Fuel pump Walbro 255 Iph
Injector 450CC
MSN Ignition control
ECU BCF
ACT 2600 clutch

-HANDLING
4 Piston Big brake kit Toser
Rear SiR slotted disk
Sport Max rims 18×8
Hankook Z212 235/45/R18
STD Type R-5 supension