Montana CRX build thread.
09-06-2011, 10:27 PM
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Went out to the IFO in Kent, WA this past weekend.
Just before we left I was hooning around town, just having fun. I had been doing 2nd gear burnouts with the old 6-puck clutch set up, so I assumed the new clutch should be ready for a nice 2nd gear smoke show, since it was broken in and all that...it wasn't. Limped the car back in the garage then loaded it on the trailer a few days later for IFO. The car ended up being in All Motor Street which had a field of 4 cars (a stock looking S2K, a K series EG from ASP, and a green EG who ended up dropping the class). First time out I decided not to baby it, launch at redline like always and hope for the best. Rolled through the water box and dropped the clutch around 8k, turns out it was so slick I thought I blew out my clutch because my burnout lasted so much longer than in the last two tracks we were at.
Here is the first run.
Ran a 12.37 @ 108.26, that put me as first qualifier I think that K series ended up running a 12.4x-12.5x so it was a pretty tight top 2. First round of eliminations I got the bye, the air temps kept going up and they ran us really close together so I never got to cool down so fast time of the day was in the morning, first pass.
In the final I ran a 12.709 @ 104.26 mph and the ASP car went 13.110 @ 104.12 mph, we both ended up going a lot slower late in the day.
It was cool to see so many fast imports, we don't get much of that in Montana. Speaking of which Montana ended up getting 1st in AMS, 3rd in FIP, and 3rd in FWD. Pretty impressive for bringing out 5 cars and getting 3 on the podium!
I might have the drag racing bug now, want to hit those 11's. I know there is some weight to pull off the car and a few more ponies under the hood.
Just before we left I was hooning around town, just having fun. I had been doing 2nd gear burnouts with the old 6-puck clutch set up, so I assumed the new clutch should be ready for a nice 2nd gear smoke show, since it was broken in and all that...it wasn't. Limped the car back in the garage then loaded it on the trailer a few days later for IFO. The car ended up being in All Motor Street which had a field of 4 cars (a stock looking S2K, a K series EG from ASP, and a green EG who ended up dropping the class). First time out I decided not to baby it, launch at redline like always and hope for the best. Rolled through the water box and dropped the clutch around 8k, turns out it was so slick I thought I blew out my clutch because my burnout lasted so much longer than in the last two tracks we were at.
Here is the first run.
Ran a 12.37 @ 108.26, that put me as first qualifier I think that K series ended up running a 12.4x-12.5x so it was a pretty tight top 2. First round of eliminations I got the bye, the air temps kept going up and they ran us really close together so I never got to cool down so fast time of the day was in the morning, first pass.
In the final I ran a 12.709 @ 104.26 mph and the ASP car went 13.110 @ 104.12 mph, we both ended up going a lot slower late in the day.
It was cool to see so many fast imports, we don't get much of that in Montana. Speaking of which Montana ended up getting 1st in AMS, 3rd in FIP, and 3rd in FWD. Pretty impressive for bringing out 5 cars and getting 3 on the podium!
I might have the drag racing bug now, want to hit those 11's. I know there is some weight to pull off the car and a few more ponies under the hood.
09-07-2011, 12:06 PM
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10-05-2011, 12:01 AM
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Would look cool in a blue interior for sure.
10-15-2011, 07:19 PM
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So a few weeks ago we went to the D.R.I.V.E facility in central Montana. Really cool place, it's designed for training ambulance drivers and that sort of thing. We get all our cars ready, new brake pads, rotors, and brake fluid.
First thing we do is a braking test down the long straight, and the brakes were hardly there. Two feet on the brake pedal and I can't even lock up the tires. I get a few laps in but decide the car is too dangerous to drive with such soft brakes.
Then this happened.
Striped the brakes off a DA with ABS
Here is the HF front rotor sitting on the DA rotor
Painted the calipers
Big nasty booster
Upgraded to braided lines too
Rears
Fronts
Big heap of old HF brakes
...and the goods!
First thing we do is a braking test down the long straight, and the brakes were hardly there. Two feet on the brake pedal and I can't even lock up the tires. I get a few laps in but decide the car is too dangerous to drive with such soft brakes.
Then this happened.
Striped the brakes off a DA with ABS
Here is the HF front rotor sitting on the DA rotor
Painted the calipers
Big nasty booster
Upgraded to braided lines too
Rears
Fronts
Big heap of old HF brakes
...and the goods!
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10-15-2011, 11:36 PM
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Re: Montana CRX build thread.
cheers mate. honda love straight from the top.
keep up the good work homies, and keep the pics comin.
i jump on a plane any day now to find a clean CRX to ship home for a build.
keep up the good work homies, and keep the pics comin.
i jump on a plane any day now to find a clean CRX to ship home for a build.
10-16-2011, 08:09 PM
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Well today I bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and then I finally looked at the front calipers. They have a little R and L stamped on them.... I had the R on the L and the L on the R. So the bleeder screw was actually the lowest point 
.
Now the car will come to a stop, in a cloud of smoke, with almost no pressure. The e-brake grabs so much better as well, I can actually hand brake turn on tarmac now. It was a ton of work but it actually makes the car so much better and safer to drive. There is still a pretty long pedal so I have to bleed the brakes one final time.
That tire smoke smell is a lot more satisfying when it comes from braking
Thanks mang
I just looked it up on Netflix, I was about to watch it but all the reviews were 1 star haha. I'll try to get some more videos.
I will do what I can
.Now the car will come to a stop, in a cloud of smoke, with almost no pressure. The e-brake grabs so much better as well, I can actually hand brake turn on tarmac now. It was a ton of work but it actually makes the car so much better and safer to drive. There is still a pretty long pedal so I have to bleed the brakes one final time.
That tire smoke smell is a lot more satisfying when it comes from braking
I will do what I can
10-17-2011, 06:50 AM
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Re: Montana CRX build thread.
Well today I bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and bled the brakes, and then I finally looked at the front calipers. They have a little R and L stamped on them.... I had the R on the L and the L on the R. So the bleeder screw was actually the lowest point .
Now the car will come to a stop, in a cloud of smoke, with almost no pressure. The e-brake grabs so much better as well, I can actually hand brake turn on tarmac now. It was a ton of work but it actually makes the car so much better and safer to drive. There is still a pretty long pedal so I have to bleed the brakes one final time.
That tire smoke smell is a lot more satisfying when it comes from braking
.Now the car will come to a stop, in a cloud of smoke, with almost no pressure. The e-brake grabs so much better as well, I can actually hand brake turn on tarmac now. It was a ton of work but it actually makes the car so much better and safer to drive. There is still a pretty long pedal so I have to bleed the brakes one final time.
That tire smoke smell is a lot more satisfying when it comes from braking
10-22-2011, 11:57 AM
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10-22-2011, 02:35 PM
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10-22-2011, 02:39 PM
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Does it seem to work good even though it's smaller? It'd be nice to get one to gain some room in mine and my friend told me about using a smaller radiator a couple weeks ago. Figured i'd get some info on it. That car is pretty sweet, i want it lol
10-22-2011, 02:41 PM
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Thanks, the radiator works just fine. the farthest I've ever driven the car was about 150 miles straight at high way speed. On hot days at the SCCA it never even gets above half way up the temp meter (not sure on the exact coolant temp though).
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10-22-2011, 08:07 PM
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Hard race and Pic make hardened rubber bushing kits. Honda used hardened rubber bushing in the integra type r, and the polyurethane is supposed to bind up in the rta and it's just not good. The polyurethane is supposed to wear out a lot faster.
10-24-2011, 06:34 AM
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10-24-2011, 11:38 AM
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01-07-2012, 11:51 PM
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Haven't been doing much work this winter, but here is how I fixed the climate control being broken.
Pretty simple setup, the controls in order are: fan speed, mixer (defogger/cabin air), CEL switch, and data log. The carbon has some really strange fading on it so I might have to replace it at some point.
Pretty simple setup, the controls in order are: fan speed, mixer (defogger/cabin air), CEL switch, and data log. The carbon has some really strange fading on it so I might have to replace it at some point.