From "fun" car to Honda Challenge competitor "build".
05-08-2015, 01:32 PM
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something different
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Re: From "fun" car to Honda Challenge competitor "build".
My main thought with drivers door bar (and passengers side a bit) was ease of exit, maximum space (it tucks and follows the factory bar in the door, right against it), and I try to always have it be a bit of a "ramp"...meaning, if he gets T-boned extremely hard, the angle-down design will put theoother car more-under, and keep the force from just plowing through the car/cage. Force distribution and deflection of force are two important jobs of a door bar. They are extended to rear downbars for stiffness/force distribution , etc
05-19-2015, 12:51 PM
#29
Re: From "fun" car to Honda Challenge competitor "build".
Well, kind of jumping ahead in the thread, but the B16a is toast. I figured as much, but to make it quicker, I pulled the VTEC solenoid off and sure enough there was metal flakes in the filter.
05-19-2015, 01:11 PM
#30
no one wants to hear the truth
Re: From "fun" car to Honda Challenge competitor "build".
Does this mean you'll be turning a new leaf with a k-swap
:-p
05-20-2015, 08:00 AM
#31
Re: From "fun" car to Honda Challenge competitor "build".
haha. No, I'm already way over budget for my liking for the year. If I went K, I would go H1 with a 2.4. Right now though, regionally there is no one else running in H1, and I'm not doing Nationals this year, so it would be "money wasted".
06-05-2015, 08:13 AM
#32
Re: From "fun" car to Honda Challenge competitor "build".
Well, I think we've found the culprit. A vertical piece of the baffle broke off and due to the scoring, I assume it got up into the pick up thus "starving" the motor.
A paddock motor swap.
A paddock motor swap.
06-29-2015, 01:44 PM
#35
Re: From "fun" car to Honda Challenge competitor "build".
I had random issues over the weekend.
Saturday practice, rev cutting at 6500.
Quals, rev cut at 7000 with CEL, but I turned the car off and lost the code.
I went into the race without a timed lap. In the race, CEL on, no VTEC, but the car revved to 8k. I ended up with the win due to a DQ.
Saturday night, I replaced the distributor in hopes of a better outcome. But, Sunday quals, I had a 7k rev cut, VTEC, and no CEL.
I put the old distributor back in and skipped the second race. I ran the third race, 8k rev cut, VTEC, no CEL, but the car was still lacking power. Anyways, I was the only one left in H2 running at the end of the weekend, so another win.
Saturday practice, rev cutting at 6500.
Quals, rev cut at 7000 with CEL, but I turned the car off and lost the code.
I went into the race without a timed lap. In the race, CEL on, no VTEC, but the car revved to 8k. I ended up with the win due to a DQ.
Saturday night, I replaced the distributor in hopes of a better outcome. But, Sunday quals, I had a 7k rev cut, VTEC, and no CEL.
I put the old distributor back in and skipped the second race. I ran the third race, 8k rev cut, VTEC, no CEL, but the car was still lacking power. Anyways, I was the only one left in H2 running at the end of the weekend, so another win.
