Glanza Mac Posted June 29, 2014 Share Posted June 29, 2014 It makes sence :-) hope it helps dude Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mindless Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) VERY. WET. - this what our race weekend was like.Add to that battery/electrical gremlins we failed to qualify and attempt a proper time attack run in the morning. The afternoon saw heavy rains and with our newly lightened car -- traction was very tricky to say the least.Despite the greasy wet track, and started 26th my brother was able to claw up the grid to finish 8th. Not the elusive podium finish that we both have been chasing all season – but an 18 car jump in a wet race is not bad at all. Apart from a few small details we have a very competitive package. Here's the video of that grid race. Enjoy! >https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LFX3VVbQQM Edited July 7, 2014 by mindless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mindless Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 (edited) Also race photos are up. If you'll notice we have new fiber panels installed that were rushed for this race. So for the time being we painted them flat black because of lack of time. They still need some smoothening up and proper paint to match the rest of the car. The wing hasn't even been installed yet. Apologies the car looks like crap at the moment Edited July 7, 2014 by mindless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shorty Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Epic as always. Love this car. Love the progress. Very keen to see the diffuser set up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mindless Posted August 17, 2014 Author Share Posted August 17, 2014 (edited) Apologies for the lack of updates – but that's not to say nothing has been happening on this front. On the contrary a lot has transpired since the last race. We ran our most competitive stint ever. During morning qualifying, he clocked our fastest time in the car yet - 2m01.581s bagging second place in Time Attack Bracket C ending our podium-less streak this season.Unfortunately it's not without any dramas, our engine finally gave up on us during the last lap, which meant I couldn't go out and do my time attack stint. I guess 3 years of racing and a 6 hour endurance race sharing the car between a minimum of 2 drivers per race finally took its toll on the little 1.3 engine. But I guess that's racing for you – build, race, break, repeat. It was only a matter of time. I was lent a race car by one of our sponsors (a Honda Civic EF) in the afternoon just so I could race and my day wouldn't be a total waste. Struggling with getting used to the car I did a 2m11.244s which is a far cry from my normal 2m4s lap time in our own race car – but luckily good enough for a3rd Place finish in Bracket F of the Time Attack competition.Here are the last photos during the race taken before our engine failure: (Note our fiber panels have been painted to match the rest of the car. No more ugly flat black paint)Double podium finish!Now unknown to everyone I've acquired an engine with some very special bits a few months back from a friend's aborted project – with the plan of replacing our tired powerplant for next year's season. A fully built 5EFTE that only has dyno mileage. And it has already been converted to work with Honda ECUs just like our setup!Just checking I got what I paid for ;)Anyway here's the full spec of the new heart: 1500cc 5EFE blockWossner Forged Piston 75mmPEC Forged Connecting RodsARP Head BoltsCruise Valve SpringsCruise 264º CamshaftSpeedvision Adjustable Cam Gear750cc Blox InjectorsSard Fuel RegulatorCusco 1.5 way LSDHonda DistributorOther parts included but not yet installed:Custom Racing Intake ManifoldSkunk2 70mm Throttle Body Last time this did an average baseline dyno (no tune, just raising the boost) 241 whp and 210 wtq @ 20psi. So I guess there isn't a better time to put this baby in than now, tune it and then race! Next race will definitely be interesting. Stay tuned! Edited August 17, 2014 by mindless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jiggaman_16 Posted August 17, 2014 Share Posted August 17, 2014 Forged 5E = Win Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mindless Posted August 18, 2014 Author Share Posted August 18, 2014 I hope it does make a difference. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mindless Posted August 24, 2014 Author Share Posted August 24, 2014 (edited) So a few days back we had the new forged engine installed! Easy does it... Tidying up a few more things She's in! Fitted with the old TD04L and custom exhaust manifold from the previous engine Now all that's left is wiring her up tuning this baby! Can't wait to race the car on the 6th! Edited August 24, 2014 by mindless Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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