Bennie Kerkhof has owned his Honda Civic del Sol since 2011 and over that time he has gone from a few modifications to building a Honda fan’s new favorite car.
The transformation started off with a few exhaust upgrades and then a cheap turbo kit. After falling in love with a turbocharged engine he built his own system with better parts and a Garrett GT3076R. Running on 8.7 psi of boost the engine produced 310 horsepower.
Then Bennie decided to convert the car to rear-wheel drive by moving the entire drivetrain to the rear. In theory a FWD transversely mounted engine layout just needs everything moved to the rear but in practice it is not that simple since you are installing an engine into an area that the manufacture never intended an engine to go.
After he finished converting the car to RWD he rebuild the B16A2 engine for more power. It was upgraded with Eagle rods, Wiseco pistons, balanced and polished crank, GSR cams, Buddyclub P1 valves, and plenty of other performance parts with the goal of producing 400-450 horsepower to the rear wheels.
Bennie has videos on the project’s Facebook page of the del Sol driving.
Bennie doesn’t stop at modifying Honda cars. This is his Honda GXV120 lawnmower with a Garrett turbo and bigger wheels.
Source: RWD Del Sol Facebook page via Hoonigan Facebook post
This guy is multi-talented and luckily it appears his brother is also. This will surely stand out as one of the most amazing swaps I’ve seen….
Hey guys!
Thanks for sharing my project and the nice story!
Grtz!
Thank you. I am glad you liked it. Your Civic deserves all the attention. Wonderful project.
Hey netjes gemaakt. Vraagje wat zeiden ze bij de rdw. Moest je naar Lelystad. Of was het gewoon even her wegen. Remmen test co test motor nummer checken en klaar
What kind fender flares do you have
hi, the car is perfect, just wanted to know how to get the fender flares.
The owner might answer if you post this question on the project’s Facebook page. You can find the link at the bottom of the article.
nice build! what fenders did you use and did you have to cut your quarter panels?