This 12 sec SIR Civic is all go and little show
Photography by Rawle Francis
Article by Rawle Francis
Owner Gerald Aboud

When yuh bounce up D Sleeper on de Beetham Highway, doh wake him up by revvin to hard nah.
Because yuh go make him vex and yuh eh go like him when he get vex.

Gerald Aboud, boy o boy, yuh reach partner, yuh on like ah boil corn. If de car do 12 seconds on d track yuh eh want it. Ah know d feelin boy. But ah know ah could bet on dis one after dat drive yuh gimme.
"D FASTEST Civic in T&T", "D FASTEST street Civic in d Caribbean" for real man. Dread, Wicked Slam, Bombastic, Copasetic, Badd Ride everyting in one. Yuh eh easy at all.

Contemplate purchasing a brand new Civic SIR and then yanking out the factory engine and everything that goes with it. What you got……………D Sleeper, because you replace it with the evilest combination of steel, metal and plastic ever.

My old school mate Gerald Aboud worked exclusively with his mechanic Kirk Pouchet for over 4 months piecing together this outstanding demonstration of VTEC Turbo Power. He first purchased an engine from a junkyard in Miami. After much consultation he decide it would be best to go with an original b16a stock bore engine which was then re-built by John Brown of Turismo Technology in Boca Raton, Florida. Get this, John's personal drag car is now featured in the April 2000 issue of Turbo Magazine. His car puts down a scorchin' 9.90et and is sponsored by Brahaman Honda.

The new engine & modification parts were then shipped to Trinidad to be assembled and installed by Kirk Pouchet. And what a job Kirk did. Today a vicious howl echos through the air as D Sleeper charges down the highway. Its small displacement, forced-fed engine screams of hell on wheels as it spins just shy of
9100rpm's. With its lightweight, forged alloy pistons and titanium rods this b16a is well equipped to handle high output at extreme engine speeds. Fitted with a metal head gasket and low compression pistons the compression ratio is 9-1. Exhaust is pumped through an impressive Turbonetics T3/T4 Turbocharger
via a Thermal Research manifold and 3' Exhaust System. Excess pressure bleeds off via a Delta Gate wastegate.

Breathing is no problem because a large bore Bullfrog throttle body fully match-ported certainly delivers.

With so much to mention Gerald may have to pay for hosting this page, so let's get it in a nutshell.

Engine:
Engine block was resleeved with steel sleeves.
9:1 JE low compression pistons.
Crower Rods.
Nuform z Blockguard.
Metal Head Gaske.t
Stock Crank Shaft.
ARP head bolts.
Head was extrude honed & bored out.
Stainless Steel Valves Titanium Retainers + Valve Springs.
STR Cam Sprockets.
Bosch Fuel Pump.
B&M Fuel Adjuster.
Vortech FMU.
Clutch Masters, Stage 5 Clutch.
Jun Lightened Flywheel.
MSD 6btm To Retard Ignition.
Magnacor Plug Wires.
STR intake manifold & fuel rail.
Delta Gate Wastegate.
Greddy Profec Boost Controller With Remote Boost Adjustment.
370cc RC Injectors.
NGK Cold Plugs.
MSD Blaster 2 Coil.
Field Type R Fuel Controller.
Bullfrog Rebored Throttle Body..
Ecu Sent To Gude To Remove Rev Limitor And Turns 9000rpm.
Moroso Oil Sump.
B&M Oil Cooler.
Thermal Research 3" Exhaust.
Upgraded Fan Kit.
Weapon-R Intake Air Filter.
Turismo Technology Limited Slip Diff.
Stock Gear Box.
Guages Handled By Autometer To Check Everything.
NOS DIRECT PORT IS YET TO BE INSTALLED.
Turbo- Turbonetics T03/T04.
Kit-Drag Kit Turbo.

Suspension:
Neuspeed Rear Upper Strut Bar,
Rear Lower Tie Bar,
rear lower neuspeed sway bar,
Ground Control Coilovers.
1000lb Eibach Drag Springs In De Rear.
600lb Drag Springs In Front.
Koni 3 Way Adjustable Shocks Front/Rear.
BBS Rx 16" Rims On Road
Pirelli P Zeros tyres.
Bogart 13" Rims & M+H Slicks For Track
Brakes-Slotted.
Brembo Brake Discs.

ENGINE ASSEMBLED AND TUNED BY MASTER MECHANIC KIRK POUCHET. Special thanks to Jilla who motivated the gang. D Sleeper will be wakin' up the Barber-Green at Auto Sport Promotions event in Wallerfield on April 2nd 2000 for the first time, see and be there……..