I had the car dynoed after installing the bc2 cams. I had around 170whp on a mainline dyno. It was only after the dyno I found out my muffler was kinda restrictive. I bought a new one and had it replaced.
The AFR got leaner from 12.2 @ full throttle to 13.2 (after 8000 rpms )
I will need to add some more fuel, but I am not sure if my injectors will be enough. Currently, CROME shows around 115% @WOT in the very end of the table.
I got myself a couple of 14' rims and two very slightly used R888 tyres. I made a few runs on a local event with best time 14.16 and 2.226 @60ft. I could have gone into the 13s with some more practice, but in general i'm happpy. Vehicle speed@ 1/4 mile is 160 km/h.
Some guys wanted to take a few pictures of the car and then sent me some:
Statistics: Posted by chris_barnes — Sat May 17, 2014 5:41 pm
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I traded my VTI gauges plus the Ebay coilovers for a DC2 pre-facelift gauge set which I fitted:
I believe I found the reason for the lack of power after the upgrade - ignition tables. I have switched bins and street-tuned the car with a friend of mine and I would say i'm pretty happy with the result so far. In a week or two I will have the BC2-s in the car and will see how it goes.
Statistics: Posted by chris_barnes — Wed Feb 12, 2014 4:45 pm
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I was devastated for a few days, and seriously considered breaking the car for spares. Then I thought that I do not wish to give up on a project I have been developing for the past 5 years, as here in Bulgaria people appreciate good quality parts but few people would afford such.
I decided to continue the project development and provisionally sold my TypeR cams to a friend of mine. Picked up BC st2 NA cams. I also got a Skunk2 68mm Pro Series throttle body.
I am still contemplating a B20Vtec, but a couple of very decent Bulgarian engine builders put me off. They have quite a significant experience with B20 setups and their conclusion is that these are not reliable - eventually B20s blow. As this is my only car at the moment (daily driver) reliability is essential to me.
In the meantime I picked up some ebay coilovers in exchange of some parts I had and intend to put them to my Koni Sport shocks. I have a friend who ran the same combo and was pretty happy with car's handling. Before I put the coils however, I will have the spring rates measured to see what I'm dealing with.
Since I decided to keep the car I had to pay the MOTs and have the car insured. For that matter I decided to sort the outer rust and scratch issues. Car turned out pretty decent and I am now happily driving it. Unfortunately I havent done any shots of it.
I also paid some attention to the look under the hood. I picked up some aluminium chinese replica dressup (radiator stay, battery tie, bumber washers, vtec solenoid cover):
Meanwhile, I wasn't very happy with the FK bucket seats I had. Not only they were very heavy and very hard (not comfortable at all) but their fabric was not of very good quality and the color started fading away for only 6 months of use. I found a guy in Sofia who was selling a brand new (actually not new but very decently refurbished CRX 2gen) seats. These were done by a local tuning shop called Toyaga. I sold the FK's and picked up these:
I also got something which I wanted to have for a good time now, namely, an AEM UEGO gauge:
Statistics: Posted by chris_barnes — Fri Jan 10, 2014 8:19 am
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Looking to make some power I see.
Statistics: Posted by bigJOE671 — Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:02 pm
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Here're some shots of the headwork done:
The engine is assembled and i've been driving for a couple of days now. CR has turned out 12.2:1 which is decent, and I'm happy with it. I bought fuel injectors from Prelude 5 gen VTI - 280cc - they're saturated so direct bolt on. I also had a friend of mine bore me a throttlebody - turned out 65mm. These will be put right before the dyno, which will happen next week. Once done, I will post the graph here.
I also added TurboProtect additive by Bardahl to the oil. The engine is very quiet and responsive. There is a significant improvement, I think will surely reach 180 or maybe 190 at the wheels.
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1) Energy suspension for the front:
2) Bought some ENkei wheels from Mazda MX-5 Miata:
3) Genuine Spoon strut bars - front and rear:
4) New bucket seats by FK Automotive:
5) Removed AC:
6) Got HEL braided brake lines + Tegiwa break stopper - the car definitely stops better now.
7) UR underdrive crank pulley:
Currently the car is in the mechanic shop. Head has been removed. I've decided to have the head port matched and ported + mill it so I get CR of 12:1. I bought a set of Edelbrock cam gears which will be fitted once the engine is assembled. I will also add a 65mm TB.
Statistics: Posted by chris_barnes — Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:03 am
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Statistics: Posted by chris_barnes — Fri Sep 14, 2012 1:37 pm
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lol, when i hear chris barnes, i think
Statistics: Posted by d-mon — Thu Sep 13, 2012 11:45 pm
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Statistics: Posted by chris_barnes — Sun Aug 26, 2012 10:20 am
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if it is you might want to clean it off or itll burn itself onto the header and itll be nasty when it does
Statistics: Posted by rootbeer_eg — Sat Aug 18, 2012 11:40 am
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