I'll call you around 1pm to let you know if I'm close to running or not. It would be VERY cool if you could make it.

Did some tid bits on my car today after doing a friends brakes today. Can't wait until the AutoX to finally beat on the car after all the stuff I've done.

 

mugened out... very nice

 

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Again though just to reiterate, this is not making your engine run hot. I'd say follow Andy's recommendations, even though he has no turbo
I'm currently running open wastegate if that gives you food for thought.

Yes

 

shut it matt! lol. and i has turbo, just not on a car at the moment. further more, i've had a turbo'd car before and have put a few together as well. you just think you're soo cool with your freshly boosted/tuned car dont you?! *** hole!! lol no homo

 

Sounds good Matty, we'll talk then.

 

hahah I know, just busting your chops
How's the progress coming along?

Got my first chance to really crack into the car last night since the new tune and wow what a difference cold weather makes!!!

 

idk im starting to give up on this car ..ill post pics in a lil while!

 

Reroute your dumptube so it extends a little under your oil pan. Thats what I did with mine.

You have 1200+ degrees of exhaust heat coming out of that dumptube when in boost, you wanna keep as much heat away from the compressor inlet of the turbo as possible. Heat robs horsepower, & the way you're describing the way yours is routed, is gonna cause heat soak.

Is the compressor side of your turbo facng the driver's side of your engine bay?

 

how do you fit a 90-91 lip on a 92-03 bumper?
i was trying it and couldnt make it fit?!

btw mines an aus spec bumper? this affect it?
it seems all the same but i couldnt make the lip fit onto the bumper
ive seen it done tho? are they an exact fit in the states?

 

yeah i know you are lol. my progress.... i have my block almost back together. gotta do oil pump, pickup, and pan yet and then head studs. then its down hill after that. i'm actually on a lil mini vaca right now. went to my brothers 4.5 hours away (about 1.5 hours past pittsburg) of i'd prob have the motor finished up by now. wont be home til this coming weekend sometime, whenever i decide to go back home.

haha, boosted cars LOVE colder weather

 

While you are right, I highly doubt this is causing his problems. Simple test, drive around and keep it out of boost and see if your temps creep up..
Still need to go somewhere and get my dump tube made. Crazy bends fo sho!

Nice, just hanging out on the Great Lakes? Sounds fun and seems like you need it. Being even more hillbilly-ish, maybe some Coors Light and guns?

 

That's a 1989 integra front lip and that's Mr. HB420 DA. Lol I think the only diff between U.S. bumpers and Aus or Japan spec bumpers are the weights. Other than that it will fit. You probably have to mod the lip to fit probably with a heat gun? Here's a nice do it yourself for the same lip but on a Accord but you get the idea...
http://www.3geez.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50176

 

hey sup guys just picked up a 90 DB1, figured i get something diffrent.

 

pics^?

 

ill post some in a bit, probly shouldve waited till i had the pics

 

yeah.. lol

pic today leaving jury duty ~_~

 

this blue is called buckingham blue pearl. b-59p.
It's very dark in the shade but looks great in the sun..

 

The silver on the MR5's goes well with the color of the ride! I like your style

 

We all bring it up every once in a while but WTH is up with a central east coast meet?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

A bunch of us all live close to each other, what gives?!

 

lol not quite at the great lakes matt. i'm still about an hour south of erie, pa. so i'm not too far, but still not quite there. guns....yes there should be some gun shooting before i leave but idk bout any drinking haha

 

Good idea right there.

But regardless, he still needs to get that thing routed outta his engine bay, so he can get the most outta his setup. I dynoed my car with & without a dumptube, (and the difference was 40 whp! ::eek:), but some setups will vary.

 

hey i have the chance to pick up a set of tein basics for a really good price. So this question goes out to any of the suspension guys, how do you think 7kg/mm front and 3kg/mm rear would ride on a DA?

 

Woozers, that sounds like a boost creep problem to me!

 

It will ride firm but not too bouncy. 7kg is a mildly stiff spring rate in the front, but the 3kg in the rear will keep the ride smooth.

This setup would understeer for sure with stock sway bars.

 

Pretty darn soft IMO (I'm running 700f/600r).

7kg/mm = 392lb/in
3kg/mm = 168lb/in

While that front spring rate isn't crazy soft, the rear is pretty darn soft, not to mention the huge difference from front to back. But really it depends on what you're looking for. A quick search gave me 263 lb/in 143 lb/in as the stock DA spring rates. I haven't looked at those numbers in a long time, but they seem about right (but I cant say for sure).

Check out this thread for some interesting talk about spring rates and some listed rates for various lower springs which typically have had much softer rates than we see with current coilover setups.

http://forums.g2ic.com/showthread.php?47383