After an hour or two, I finally got my car back into the garage. Anybody think its a good idea to get familiar with the EMS on my stock B18B before installing my built engine? That is what I plan on doing, and will probably have the car running in two weeks
Heres some misc. pics....

I started with this:

Finally out!

tube chassis shots

more tube chassis shots



gotta love the X

so ya, would learning the ropes of the EMS on the stock B18 be a good idea? I figure if I pop it, itll only be a $300 block versus a $1500 block...

 

that doesnt seem to be too streatable...

 

did you build all of that yourself ?

 

that cant be a street car, actually what are you building the car for?? with the front end cut up like that you cant run any street class' and you dont have a one piece nose so im guessing your not running hot rod class and for the street well, i wouldnt get in it.

 

Yes I built that all on my own...somehow, "Post pics of your partial tube chassis street driven cars!", doest apply to most people LOL just playin

On the safety factor, you should have seen the front end before I did this. I can almost guarantee this is safer than before.
It was in a 30mph head on, and some ***** wrinkle tried to fix it without a frame staightener. Then he sold it to some local riceboy(me 2 years ago:crook. The pass side sat 1.5 inches lower than the drivers side in reference to the shock towers...now they are eve, and I have my bodylines back

 

its TUBe FRAMED.... who are ugoing to compete with when u go to the track..... ca u take on Lisa Kubo?

 

its a street car, wasnt really intended on "competing" in any class. Im building this car to the extent that I have because Im sick of the hicks around here thinking they car beat up the "rice mobiles" with big blocks in their lifted rustedout hick trucks. Oh ya, its going to be fun to drive once I get the power down
most of all, its a hobby. I do what I want because I can, and its fun...
BTW, closest 1/4 track is almost 3 hours away. Closest 1/8th is an hour away. So not much racing here

 

Damn...how long did it take to get it out of the snow


[Modified by HybridcivicLS-T, 8:48 AM 2/21/2003]

 

because Im out of shape...pretty much all day...11 to 4 or so it was so nice out....hit like 49 compared to the average 10 we have had all winter

 

49........man that's a warm day. I think here in Texas we close down business for that temp

 

I was born in Rosenburg Texas, and moved to Michigan() When I was 3...I remember it being HOT AS HELL all the time
anyway, ya this is WAY off topic...did i Have a topic? oh ya, blow up the stock b18 or the built B18 with my first time using EMS?

 

blow up the stock one, then blow up the built one.


[Modified by revhardracing, 5:31 PM 2/21/2003]

 

thats what i was thinking except the last half...

 

good luck on your car and happy tuning let me know how it goes

 

No thank you (snow). I had enough of that during my 2 years in colorada. Mississippi...nice and warm.

Good luck with the car

 

Yep definately learn the Aempro software on the stock motor - much more room for error. I have been using the EMS for 5-6 months now and I'm still learning. It is an awesome system though - it can do amazing things - you do have a wideband o2 though right? Can't remember if that was listed in your sig - if not, I wouldn't even touch a standalone system without one.

 

Oh ya, I will have a wb02 by the time its ready. Im building my own from some DIY yourself site(not Techedge)...only costs about 225 with all the parts including the O2 sensor. I wish I had a dyno up here I bet I could easily smash the 300whp mark on stock block
the stock block would be better to do becuase its ready to go...no break-in. So if I start it up for the first time and I have all 8 injectors firing for some reason during idle, it wont wash out the cylinder walls along with any chance of a good ring seat...
were gonna have to share some ems tips I think. I know my way around the AEM Pro sofware pretty well, But I havent touched AEM Log...should be interesting eh?