Civic Type R FN2 Track Car
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It's fair to say that we've all been waiting a year for this post and I'm so happy for you - must have been a nerve-shredding experience on your first out-lap especially after the warning lights on the way there (lesson learned... have some wheel speed sensors in your spares pack... rough curbs can kill them too... ask me how I know 
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Sounds like you've built yourself a brilliant car, and any track day you can drive away from is a huge win - especially in the rain
So - massive round of applause and can't wait to see what you do at the next one!
). Sounds like you've built yourself a brilliant car, and any track day you can drive away from is a huge win - especially in the rain
So - massive round of applause and can't wait to see what you do at the next one!
MDifficult said:
It's fair to say that we've all been waiting a year for this post and I'm so happy for you - must have been a nerve-shredding experience on your first out-lap especially after the warning lights on the way there (lesson learned... have some wheel speed sensors in your spares pack... rough curbs can kill them too... ask me how I know ).
Sounds like you've built yourself a brilliant car, and any track day you can drive away from is a huge win - especially in the rain
So - massive round of applause and can't wait to see what you do at the next one!
Many thanks for the very kind words that is very nice of you to say so and you are correct i was very nervous going out on track for the first time in three years, but everything went well with no dramas . ). Sounds like you've built yourself a brilliant car, and any track day you can drive away from is a huge win - especially in the rain
So - massive round of applause and can't wait to see what you do at the next one!
I had a great time with a little confidence restored .
Looking forward to Lydden Hill next and i will again take things easy to start with and then build up the pace from there .
Good Call about the ABS/ Speed sensors so this will be put in the spares bag for next time .
Kev_Mk3 said:
Great to see after all this work enjoyment! Ok minor issue of the sensor but great to get seat time and start to use it. Wonderful to see!
Many thanks and it was great to finally drive the car and looking forward to Lydden Hill next but just need to sort the ABS sensor first .JJJ. said:
Couldn't agree more.
Again thanks for the kind words After the track day at Bedford the only issue i had was the ABS / VSA was showing a fault .
After some research an ABS sensor was the most likely cause but with out a code reader it was more of a guess .
The rear ABS sensors i changed only a few months ago so it should not be one of them so i took a look at the front units and they looked to be the originals or have been replaced a very long time ago .
They could do with changing and would be the most likely cause of the fault so i ordered up two front replacement units .
Then at last the code reader i had on order arrived .
After reading the fault code it was left rear ABS speed sensor ???
The unit was new but after checking the wiring and re fitting this it was still showing a fault so another new unit was ordered op for the Left rear .
The rear ABS sensor was replaced and fault code cleared and has not come back on so far but i will need to drive this a bit more to confirm it was a faulty new sensor .
It was then on to changing the front ABS sensors out and this was one of the worst jobs i have ever done as the sensor bolts came out but the sensor its self was welded in to the hub so needed to be chiseled out bit by bit taking care not to drop any of the crumbling sensor in to the sealed hubs where the ABS ring is .
After around two hours a side the units were finally out .
Fitting the new sensors was a 5 minute job so this should have fixed the problem but i will need to give this a longer driver to confirm the fault is fixed .
After some research an ABS sensor was the most likely cause but with out a code reader it was more of a guess .
The rear ABS sensors i changed only a few months ago so it should not be one of them so i took a look at the front units and they looked to be the originals or have been replaced a very long time ago .
They could do with changing and would be the most likely cause of the fault so i ordered up two front replacement units .
Then at last the code reader i had on order arrived .
After reading the fault code it was left rear ABS speed sensor ???
The unit was new but after checking the wiring and re fitting this it was still showing a fault so another new unit was ordered op for the Left rear .
The rear ABS sensor was replaced and fault code cleared and has not come back on so far but i will need to drive this a bit more to confirm it was a faulty new sensor .
It was then on to changing the front ABS sensors out and this was one of the worst jobs i have ever done as the sensor bolts came out but the sensor its self was welded in to the hub so needed to be chiseled out bit by bit taking care not to drop any of the crumbling sensor in to the sealed hubs where the ABS ring is .
After around two hours a side the units were finally out .
Fitting the new sensors was a 5 minute job so this should have fixed the problem but i will need to give this a longer driver to confirm the fault is fixed .
Car sounds great in the Bedford videos! Nice to see it out on track after all your hard work and expense.
I always think I don't rely on ABS, but there have been a couple of occasions where I've been on track without out because I've spun and upset a wheel speed sensor, I've then found myself locking up into a corner and briefly been confused about where all the smoke is coming from.
I always think I don't rely on ABS, but there have been a couple of occasions where I've been on track without out because I've spun and upset a wheel speed sensor, I've then found myself locking up into a corner and briefly been confused about where all the smoke is coming from.
Accelebrate said:
Car sounds great in the Bedford videos! Nice to see it out on track after all your hard work and expense.
I always think I don't rely on ABS, but there have been a couple of occasions where I've been on track without out because I've spun and upset a wheel speed sensor, I've then found myself locking up into a corner and briefly been confused about where all the smoke is coming from.
The induction is very nice on the K20 but sometimes can be a problem with noise but i was ok this time .I always think I don't rely on ABS, but there have been a couple of occasions where I've been on track without out because I've spun and upset a wheel speed sensor, I've then found myself locking up into a corner and briefly been confused about where all the smoke is coming from.
TBH it was fine with out the ABS and you just have to think a bit more about your braking zones but i would rather have it on going
What dates have you got booked for the MX5 coming up ?
Next little job done on the car was to look to remove a bit more weight and one part that is doing nothing on the car is the stock CD player and speakers, so this was removed to save a few Kg .
First was to remove the stock head unit .
This was then replaced with a Dynamic sound’s fascia panel and blanking plate .
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Then it was on to removing the tweeters .
Then the front and rear speakers got removed .
I ordered a Sound core 3 that will take up the duties of the now removed head unit and speakers and TBH it sounds a hell of a lot better than the Honda OEM units .
The head unit had a weight of 4.3 Kg
The speakers had a weight of 4.3 Kg
The bass booster had a weight of 1.6 Kg
So a total of 10 Kg removed from the car this time and along with all the other weight saving bits done the total removed from the car stands at 107 Kg .
First was to remove the stock head unit .
This was then replaced with a Dynamic sound’s fascia panel and blanking plate .
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Then it was on to removing the tweeters .
Then the front and rear speakers got removed .
I ordered a Sound core 3 that will take up the duties of the now removed head unit and speakers and TBH it sounds a hell of a lot better than the Honda OEM units .
The head unit had a weight of 4.3 Kg
The speakers had a weight of 4.3 Kg
The bass booster had a weight of 1.6 Kg
So a total of 10 Kg removed from the car this time and along with all the other weight saving bits done the total removed from the car stands at 107 Kg .
JJJ. said:
107Kg is very impressive on car like that. Top work as usual.
Many thanks mate .White-Noise said:
I gave you a subscribe on yt earlier. It really does sound good! Have you considered mounting on a headrest, I liked the way it showed the more full experience?
Thanks for taking a look at the vids . I did try and mount the go pro on the head rest on past cars but the video came back washed out due to the sun so will keep it mounted to the front of the windscreen .The Bearded Tit said:
Love the stereo panel! I did something similar on my Corsa a few years back, but I couldn't find a double din blanking panel, so I cut a sheet of black gloss perspex, and glued on a Vauxhall badge from an old hub cap to make it look a bit nicer.
It has come out nice TBH looks all most OEM .
The one you did looks very nice on the Corsa and adds a bit of colour too .
It has come out nice TBH looks all most OEM .
The one you did looks very nice on the Corsa and adds a bit of colour too .
Kev_Mk3 said:
I keep thinking about removing my suzuki standard head unit and sticking a car play unit in as you can stick obd gauges on them now to read things but those little speakers work well. Going to Germany my mate in his clio used my Anker one and said it was brilliant
They are amazing little things and sounds better than the OEM units that were in the car . Amazing something so small can give that lover of sound .A few more upgrades have done to the car and first up was to install the passenger bucket seat to go along with the OMP drivers bucket seat .
This is how the old set up looked with one OEM seat still installed .
I ordered a new OMP champ R again to match the driver’s side .
I also ordered another SW Motorsport seat subframe , OMP side seat mounts and Schroth 4-point clubman 2 AMS harnesses .
I also ordered some 3.3-ohm resistors for the seat airbag delete .
Then this was all installed in the car .
The passenger OEM seat has a weight of 27.5 Kg .
The OMP seat , subframe and side mounts have a weight of 9.0 Kg .
When installing the seat i also took the opportunity to remove the rear air vent piping and metal air bag connector covers .
They have a weight of 1.4 Kg .
With running 4-point harnesses there was no need to keep the front seatbelts, so they were also removed .
And Again a 3.3-ohm resistor was used .
Each seatbelt assembly has a weight of 4.0 Kg .
The next job was to remove the passenger airbag unit .
And again another resistor was used .
The passenger airbag has a weight of 6 Kg .
The last job to do was to remove the steering wheel air bag .
The steering wheel air bag has a weight of 1 Kg .
The total weight removed on this round of weight saving is 34 Kg .
Total weight removed from the car so far is 141 Kg .
This will wrap up the weight saving as there is not much else i can remove ( I can look at wheels but this will later ) with out going down the full striped out route and i want to keep the car more down the OEM lightened track car path .
The car is booked in for a full Geo set up and corner weighting at Balance Motorsport so it will be good to see what the true weight of the car will be after all the parts removed and a few parts installed like the cage , strut bars etc .
This is how the old set up looked with one OEM seat still installed .
I ordered a new OMP champ R again to match the driver’s side .
I also ordered another SW Motorsport seat subframe , OMP side seat mounts and Schroth 4-point clubman 2 AMS harnesses .
I also ordered some 3.3-ohm resistors for the seat airbag delete .
Then this was all installed in the car .
The passenger OEM seat has a weight of 27.5 Kg .
The OMP seat , subframe and side mounts have a weight of 9.0 Kg .
When installing the seat i also took the opportunity to remove the rear air vent piping and metal air bag connector covers .
They have a weight of 1.4 Kg .
With running 4-point harnesses there was no need to keep the front seatbelts, so they were also removed .
And Again a 3.3-ohm resistor was used .
Each seatbelt assembly has a weight of 4.0 Kg .
The next job was to remove the passenger airbag unit .
And again another resistor was used .
The passenger airbag has a weight of 6 Kg .
The last job to do was to remove the steering wheel air bag .
The steering wheel air bag has a weight of 1 Kg .
The total weight removed on this round of weight saving is 34 Kg .
Total weight removed from the car so far is 141 Kg .
This will wrap up the weight saving as there is not much else i can remove ( I can look at wheels but this will later ) with out going down the full striped out route and i want to keep the car more down the OEM lightened track car path .
The car is booked in for a full Geo set up and corner weighting at Balance Motorsport so it will be good to see what the true weight of the car will be after all the parts removed and a few parts installed like the cage , strut bars etc .
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