Back to School
The ITR is temporarily retired from track days and racing while I continue my education. I will be graduating in the Spring of 2009 with a Plastics/Composites Engineering Technology and Vehicle Engineering Technology degree. To occupy my free time, I've joined Western Washington University's Formula SAE team.
I've taken a leadership roll as the Engine/Drivetrain Team Captain and am working around the clock to develop and tune our powerplant, a 600cc Honda CBR F4i engine. The facilities are terrifc, with an engine dyno, chassis dyno, and full CNC + manual machine shop, I am really furthering my learning!
Yea, Japan is the chit.
So I went to Japan this summer to meet up with our business partner to begin the process of bringing over some Japanese cars. We accomplished everything we set out to do, and even had some time to play! We visited Toyota MegaWeb, Spoon Sports/TypeONE, and even got to watch a SuperGT (formerly JGTC) qualifying day! Check the pictures section for some pictures of the trip. I will constantly be updating them, since I have a billion.
FIRST PLACE! Once again...
Got lucky, Jake jumped the gun and I took the win. Just two more races...I still need to get into the low 13's. I matched my best of 13.52@104.
Check out the video of the final run.
FIRST PLACE! Street Class: N/A
First time at the strip with the 2.0L was fun times! It was the first of five races for the 2006 Import Drag Series at Pacific Raceways. I entered in Street Class: N/A group, not expecting to get too far, but to my surprise I was able to go home with first place! Pretty exciting considering first place in points by the end of the series gets over $500 in prizes. Just gotta do well in four more. Check out this video for some action.
Buddy Club Spec V Cams
The first cam test on the 2.0L happened to be with one of the largest cams available to the public, the Buddy Club Spec V cams. Specs are: 12.8mm/312(Intake) - 11.8mm/306 (Exhaust). Stay tuned for the next set of cams, hopefully by the middle of March. Again, a special thanks goes to Intec Racing in Kent for providing their Dyno for the testing!
Another shout-out to Intec Racing in Kent. Lawrence, Chris, Matt, Randy and the rest of the crew, thank you for continuing to support ITRspec.com
HAVE A SAFE AND FUN HOLIDAYS!
Dyno Tuning Complete!
The 2.0L finally hit the rollers at Intec Racing in Kent. Putting down a healthy 212whp and 154wtq, with cam gear and fuel tuning. Next up is ITB's and cams!
Bensons Sleeved Block finished!
The 85mm Bensons Sleeved Block is now installed and running. Check the videos section for R action with the new block!
Record setting Supra?
We've consistantly improved our times with the Supra. We now have thirteen sub-11 second passes, thanks mainly in part to the new Mickey Thompson drag radials. We are only a few tenths away from setting the stock twins record for six-speed w/o nitrous. Check out the Videos section for some clips of the supra.
2005 Integra Type-R Expo is a GO!
This year will by my first time in attendance of the annual Integra Type-R Expo. Among many other ITR's, there will be a wide array of various other Honda/Acura models, and the occasional other make.
This year's event is held at Mid America Motorplex near Omaha, Nebraska. The course is a 15-turn, 2.2mile long road course with a newly removated Tire-Friendly polymer racing surface. Should be a kick-ass event!
Along with the all day racing event, there will be an evening dinner banquet with door prizes (including King Motorsport gift certificates, an Apexi PowerFC and a Fujitsubo RM-01A catback!). This event will be held Memorial Day Weekend. For more information regarding the ITR Expo5, please visit the Integra Type-R registry homepage at http://www.itrca.com/.
Benson Sleeved B18C in the works!
The last two years of road racing has taken its toll on the stock B18C5. I am having severe oil pressure drop in hard corners even with a new Baffled Oil Pan . The cause has been narrowed down to a bad main bearing. Of course, a simple rebuild with new bearings and rings would be enough to fix the problem...but if I am going to do this, I am going to do it right. That is where Dan Benson comes into play.
A 1995 GSR block was purchased for the Benson Sleeving. The slugs inside the 85mm bore will be +3cc CP pistons, yielding a very nice 12.0:1 compression ratio. These forged pistons will be rotating around Eagle rods with upgraded ARP rod bolts ensuring the safety of the bottom end when trips past 9000rpms are needed. Making sure the stock ITR head has a good seal with the new block will be a Cometic 85mm MLS Headgasket. New oil and water pumps also go in, along with ACL bearings and new seals. Mated with custom Hayabusa 46mm Throttlebodies, this motor will definately put a new charge in the car!
Check back in a couple weeks for dyno charts and videos!
DIY ITB's: 2001 Suzuki Hayabusa Throttlebodies (46mm)
The introduction of DIY ITB's by Homemadeturbo.com back in late 2003 sparked a firecracker under my arse. ITB's have always been a fantasy of mine, but with a price tag of close to $1,500 and tuning possibilities seeming way too complex to me I dismissed them as just that, a fantasy. Thanks to the large Honda community, in particular Honda-Tech.com, I was able to piece together a very promissing and flexable setup using Suzuki Hayabusa throttlebodies. Measuring 49mm at the airhorn side and 46mm at the plate, these ITB's will provide plenty of flow for the 12.0:1 compression of the upcoming Benson Sleeved block.
The throttlebodies are mated to a cut B16A intake manifold. Fuel will flow through the stock Hayabusa fuel rail, through a set of Honda S2000 injectors rated at 390cc @ 42psi. The velocity stacks are CNC machined and made by John Hartley, a Suzuki Hayabusa tuner from Wisconson. Vacumn will be taken from a Golden Eagle Vacuum Log, which will feed the brake booster and MAP sensor, along with the miscelanious emission devices.
A big thanks to Ron Ramierez for his excellent welding and portmatching of the manifold! Pictures.
