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General Category => Forced Induction => Topic started by: Tim on March 03, 2014, 05:37:45 PM

Title: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 03, 2014, 05:37:45 PM: Figured I might as well share what I'm trying to slap together this month.

I bought it :Jew: cheap for the pile of parts that came with it.
Almost sold it a few times and then started throwing parts at it.

1988 gutted and painted retarded pink, no rust, not a straight body panel on it.
top mount
Borg S400
corn fuel
84.5mm B18B with a GSR head
Tom's 2000cc Fuel Injector Development injectors
bunch of other parts I'm picking up as I go.

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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on March 03, 2014, 05:40:33 PM: That turbo looks it is at home in at CRX, luving how this is going.

More!!!!

Please :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 03, 2014, 05:55:55 PM: The list of parts that needs ordered is down to a twin disc, seat, harness, catch can, couple fuel fittings, and the misc shit that pops up.
Intercooler and charge pipe should be in mid week
Traction bar and cage should show up later this week
sleeved block is at the machine shop getting final honed, decided to have them line hone a girdle in so that may take another week
head is done
trans is ready to go back together, stock gsr gears carbon synchros, quaife lsd
Have a couple plastic totes of parts waiting to go on I'll take some pics of if I get a chance.

This car is definitely 10 lbs of shit in a 5 lb sack.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on March 03, 2014, 06:12:32 PM: To CRXVTEC91 to the punch....

DO Work!!!! :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Minor Threat on March 03, 2014, 09:28:56 PM: This is gonna be good.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: DasPoop on March 03, 2014, 11:29:37 PM: Yummy! I cant wait to see this.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: jdmhatchracer94 on March 04, 2014, 01:59:01 AM: Did u build the Mani or buy it?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 04, 2014, 03:00:07 AM: Bought it. Was told it was a synapse. Fits pretty well, just have to grind the power steering bosses from my built head haha.
And you can see what happened to the headlight bucket.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on March 04, 2014, 09:51:00 AM: Quote from: 92CXyD on March 03, 2014, 06:12:32 PM
To CRXVTEC91 to the punch....

DO Work!!!! :noel:

Damn weather! F2b is almost done and im about to order the twin disc for the crx!

That pink bay is screaming flat black!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on March 04, 2014, 12:59:24 PM: two tone/bright ass engine bays... its JDM y0!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 04, 2014, 02:35:47 PM: it makes me want to burn the car down.

at the same time everyone around here hates it, kind of wants me to leave it as a fuck you.

pretty sure it will get flat black.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Minor Threat on March 05, 2014, 10:24:51 PM: Please leave it as is. The pink paint and beat up valve cover are great with the giant ass turbo, it really shows people your priorities are in the right place.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: NoPistons! on March 07, 2014, 11:09:07 AM: Agreed. Leave that shit. Make it go fast. Fuck everyones face off til it's over mack pimp hustle. :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Ntrain2k on March 09, 2014, 12:27:24 PM: Damn what a snail!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: evo_lucian on March 09, 2014, 12:36:11 PM: The beginning of an epic build. O0
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 10, 2014, 01:01:13 PM: I don't know if anything I do epic... Maybe if I can pull this off in 3 weeks without my wife divorcing me haha.

Had a rough weekend of wanting to do work, but waiting on parts.
Got plenty of pictures now, but when shit comes in and I start putting hours in I'm sure there will be lack of progress pictures so enjoy them now.

Local machine shop made some solid inserts out of 6061 for me, they were a perfect press fit.
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Traction bar came in so I could cut the rad support off the rest of the way.
Was having trouble estimating where the front end should be for intercooler fitment, so I decided to throw the hood on.

Had minor clearance issues...
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Should be able to make a nice back door tank for this hopefully.
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Going to have to hack up my nice top mount so the wastegates clear the intercooler.
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on March 10, 2014, 01:37:56 PM: I love the way the hood and turbo fits, I'm think of doing the same and paint the turbo housing the same color as the hood make it less obvious. :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on March 11, 2014, 01:12:18 AM: I don't know if I would trust that ebay traction bar without doing some molding to it to beef up the spots where it mounts up. Needs to bolt up to more than just the tow hook nuts.i know it has some angle iron brackets but they are kinda flimsy.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on March 11, 2014, 09:29:21 AM: Quote from: ratcityrex on March 11, 2014, 01:12:18 AM
I don't know if I would trust that ebay traction bar without doing some molding to it to beef up the spots where it mounts up. Needs to bolt up to more than just the tow hook nuts.i know it has some angle iron brackets but they are kinda flimsy.

I thought K-tuned was connected Kaisonspeed? :?: :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on March 11, 2014, 12:49:53 PM: Quote from: 92CXyD on March 11, 2014, 09:29:21 AM
Quote from: ratcityrex on March 11, 2014, 01:12:18 AM
I don't know if I would trust that ebay traction bar without doing some molding to it to beef up the spots where it mounts up. Needs to bolt up to more than just the tow hook nuts.i know it has some angle iron brackets but they are kinda flimsy.

I thought K-tuned was connected Kaisonspeed? :?: :noel:

I don't believe so. At any rate, there hardware is still kinda ::)
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on March 11, 2014, 01:08:14 PM: they are a rebadge of an innovative or esp something.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 12, 2014, 11:47:43 AM: I don't know if they're rebadged, they don't look like the innovative or the esp, but I do know I was disappointed when it showed up.
I guess I expected it to be beefier, tabs are only welded on one side and its overall light as hell.
I'll see what I can do about making it stronger when I put the cage in and do all the other fab.

Worked out a deal with my old neighbor. He's going to install my cage and weld up all my charge piping/intercooler parts in exchange for me doing a timing chain job on a Ford Explorer Sport Trac v6.
Its some piece of shit that he got conned into fixing and he wants no parts of it. He already pulled the engine and printed a service manual for it so I'll dig in.

He has access to a waterjet at his work, my intercooler end tanks just got way less ghetto. :evil:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: dvst8r on March 12, 2014, 12:34:48 PM: What size is that s400?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 17, 2014, 11:14:35 AM: Got pushed in front of a couple other cars, so the cage is starting to go in.

Got the bar burned in the rear strut towers.
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Got the seat bar, halo, and rear down bars burned into the main hoop.
His plan is to leave it loose on the body so he can move it around to get 100% around the top welds, then do the floor plates last.
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I forgot to ask the inspector if this main hoop placement was legal, so I may have royally fucked myself.
Most of the pics I saw searching were located there, but in the end its up to him so I put a call into him this morning to see if I'm fucked or in the clear.

Traded labor for part of the fab, doing timing chains on a ford explorer sport trac, 4 chains seems a bit over complicated but as usual google answers all.
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 20, 2014, 02:39:02 PM: Talked to the inspector, he said as long as i have a 6x6 plate I'm good.
I could terminate the main hoop into the floor by the seat, up on the shelf like I did, or into the rockers he doesn't care.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: sewell94 on March 28, 2014, 11:33:38 AM: This bitch running yet?

:noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 28, 2014, 11:54:14 AM: nope.
machine shop still hasn't done the block
cage guy seems to not touch it unless I'm there
haven't made the time to finish the charge piping etc.

I did get a couple cable to hydro brackets made that should work great. Think one more tweak and I can make a batch of them to sell. this version will work good enough for me though.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on March 28, 2014, 01:36:49 PM: Wow a sewell sighting.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: sewell94 on March 28, 2014, 01:43:17 PM: I peek around alot, not much going on to post about.

Tim needs motovation....
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 11, 2014, 12:35:58 PM: Way behind, need to just lock myself in the garage and finish this.
Problem is I lined up too much side work to pay for parts.

Cage finally burned in and the car is back in my garage.
Probably overkill but its done and was cheap.
Still need to mount the seat.
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Decided to do away with the Hasport cable to hydro bracket and mount a clutch master under the dash.
Drew this up and had a batch cut on a water jet.
Similar to existing versions but selling it cheaper, already have a few orders.
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on April 11, 2014, 02:07:59 PM: Looking good DO WORK!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: BoostedSchemes on April 14, 2014, 09:31:16 PM: holy shit tim. wheelies next time im out?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 14, 2014, 10:47:28 PM: Wheelies and barrel rolls
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 02, 2014, 12:38:10 PM: not much to report, still waiting on engine parts and my neighbor to weld a couple parts for my wastegates.

Tried to assemble my 'backup' motor so I could get it running sooner.
My main clearances measured all fucked up.
Either the shop screwed up the line hone, or I suck at measuring shit.
#2 0.0015, #3 0.0025 #4 0.0010
First time at using dial bore gauge/micrometer combo so i'm hoping its just me not using it right.
Might throw it together with plasti gauge and see if those measurements are as fucked.

Did manage to get the charge piping and intercooler end tanks welded
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Got the last parts of the charge piping mocked up now, hope to have it welded tonight.
Vband straight to the turbo, coupler on the passenger side, coupler on the throttle body...
shouldn't have any headaches like my integras 7 couplers.
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seat mount from scrap steel, tried to keep it as low as possible and cheated it towards the center.
Don't want to brain myself on the halo
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slaved over making an extensive exhaust, also was bored so I checked to see if a headlight still fit on the driver side.
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on May 02, 2014, 01:15:24 PM: Trim the head light!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Sedrostyle on May 02, 2014, 01:18:18 PM: Plastigauge that shit
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on May 02, 2014, 01:22:48 PM: Quote from: crxvtec91 on May 02, 2014, 01:15:24 PM
Trim the head light!

looks like he did.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 02, 2014, 01:29:35 PM: Yup, took a grinder to it. the glass throws sparks like I was cutting steel.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on May 04, 2014, 05:41:40 PM: Oh yea!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: sewell94 on May 06, 2014, 01:17:58 AM: These main clearances were all over the board. Nothing like mix and matching aftermarket bearings to get it right.

How fast you think we can get this thing on a junk/stock sleeve engine?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 26, 2014, 02:36:40 PM: Its been a while since I've added pictures of this pile of fuck.

Used cams I bought were fucked, broke down and got a new set.
I should quit buying used shit to save $200, reality ended up wasting $400 on top of buying new ones. Budget is now in the negative...
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Checked clearances
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I'm sure I fucked something up so I doubt this engine will last long
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ballin 316 SS vtec oil feed line pulled from the scrap bin at work
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couldn't find the right length bolt for a hydro trans but short enough for the cable T bracket.
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few other random pics
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Only a few more things need done before I can turn the key and burn it down when this engine turns out to be fucked.
-mount dual pumps in tank
-run fuel line, regulator, and filter
-throw in the rywire harness
-top off fluids
-clean the intercooler out from any drilling chips
-run a couple vac lines.

Still a decent list before it can go down the track, but I want to hear this thing make some noise.
I took some time off to get caught up at work, work on other peoples shit, housework, keep the wife happy.
Now its time to ignore everything else and get this thing on the dyno.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on June 26, 2014, 06:56:20 PM: lol. did the same thing in my crx for the trans bolt O0

how you like that timing belt tool? I am about to buy one...
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 27, 2014, 12:52:38 AM: Love it. Buddy bought it and left it and the fancy valve spring tool at my house when he sold all his honda shit

Just don't leave it on and crank your starter or it will fling your new timing belt in pieces
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on June 27, 2014, 11:38:54 AM: Quote from: Tim on June 27, 2014, 12:52:38 AM
Just don't leave it on and crank your starter or it will fling your new timing belt in pieces

Sound s like someone is speaking for experience.....lol

I've left a breaker bar with a socket attached to the end on the crank pulley bolt before....lol needless to say I had to go get a new socket. It split that bitch in half. Sears was like wtf did you do to this socket....lol
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 27, 2014, 01:05:27 PM: yup. crank pulley will definitely make you jump. that and the key to a lathe chuck narrowly missing your balls.

Last night I literally fell asleep on the creeper looking where I should add the second brace to this battery tray.
I think that bolt hole just to the left is perfect but I rolled underneath to see if there were any other options.
woke up like wtf am I doing here?
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on June 27, 2014, 01:47:01 PM: LOL awesome, been there a few times. :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on June 27, 2014, 04:29:34 PM: Quote from: ratcityrex on June 27, 2014, 11:38:54 AM
Quote from: Tim on June 27, 2014, 12:52:38 AM
Just don't leave it on and crank your starter or it will fling your new timing belt in pieces

Sound s like someone is speaking for experience.....lol

I've left a breaker bar with a socket attached to the end on the crank pulley bolt before....lol needless to say I had to go get a new socket. It split that bitch in half. Sears was like wtf did you do to this socket....lol

yup. i have broken a socket before doing that.. :?:

on my CRX I welded a brace from the back outside of the tray up to the frame rail area, maybe 8-10" or so? I can look for a pic tonight for ya.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 03, 2014, 12:27:47 PM: I've been told you can zip tie the pumps to the stock hanger, but I can't see how to reach in the tank and make that work.

I looked at pictures of the Full Blown hanger and modeled my own in Solidworks. Had a buddy that was going to make a couple from 6061, till he broke his finger to the point of 2 surgeries to put 2 plates and 10 screws in. He's off work for weeks.

Had the top plate cut on a water jet from steel instead and picked up metal from lowes for a couple bucks.
Should work, but I'll find out tonight hopefully.

Getting the cotter pins in there was a total cunt, glad I didn't do as others and weld little nuts and use bolts in there.
I figured the things can only flop around a tiny amount with a cotter pin.

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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build w/ Badass Fabrication
Post by: 92CXyD on July 03, 2014, 12:46:12 PM: This just got the badass label fabrication label stamped on it. :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 10, 2014, 03:47:59 PM: Hammered out a random piece of sheet metal
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Did a fancier one from the same sheet to mount my coil and boost solenoid under the hood but must have forgot to take any pictures.

Should make engine sounds tonight or tomorrow as soon as I get all these wires buttoned up and tied down.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 14, 2014, 12:28:47 PM: fired it up sometime this morning, there's a shitty vid on facebook.

This switch box is bad ass.
I had all the components laid out to build my own fuse/relay box and switch board.
Saw this for sale online for less than half what I could buy the parts for so I scooped it.

It has circuit breakers instead of fuses so if you slip up and overdraw something you aren't fucked until you replace a fuse, just reset the breaker.
Customer service is top notch, it came damaged and they told me they'd fix it real cheap even though they knew I bought it used and dead. And they turned it around and shipped it back the same day they got it.
It was brainless. I had a big schematic drawn on how I was going to wire everything and I was proud of it. I threw it away and ran power and ground to this thing, then ran a wire to each component that this thing controls... done.

Hopefully it performs as well as it seems when I'm beating on it down the track
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on July 14, 2014, 06:27:52 PM: Nice score.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Minor Threat on July 14, 2014, 10:10:02 PM: what's the name of the circuit breaker thing?

and what;s going on with your shifter setup? that looks like it would eliminate a lot of play.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 15, 2014, 07:29:52 AM: Auto rod controls 3720
Looks like its pretty old and can't be bought anymore
Their current version has a small switch panel and a separate relay panel connected with a ribbon.

The shifter is a b & m sport or something.
I used new shift linkage as well and I don't really have any play between the two.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on July 15, 2014, 10:28:51 AM: Looking great!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on July 24, 2014, 09:43:50 PM: Just read through this, looks baller and I like how you're doing the intercooler. What are your power goals for this thing?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 28, 2014, 06:46:30 PM: this engine i'm going to try for 6 if tuning is going well and it seems to like it.
life and work keep pushing it back. it needs such minor shit its embarrassing not to have it dynoed yet.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on July 28, 2014, 07:03:03 PM: Life happens man. Its part of the game. Especially when you have a wife, kids and a house.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 28, 2014, 07:29:42 PM: yup.

I did do a bunch of tedious little shit.
-tow it down the street and use an old neighbors air compressor to lock vtec and degree the cams in.
-cleaned the intercooler out of any aluminum chips from fab.
-ran all the vac lines
-got the clutch lines ran and bled (have to brace the master mount, twisted as soon as the air was gone)
-started it up and held it at 3-4k rpm for about 20 minutes then changed the oil
-got fluids in the trans
-wired in the boost solenoid and msd box/coil
-wired in a slim fan, still need to find or buy new zip strip mounting things
-repo'd my b16 distributor from my buddy since an msd cap wouldn't fit the gsr one I had on there.

I think I have to set the valve lash and wire the msd trigger to the distrubutor, then find a way and some time to drag it out to Tom's for a tune. IF I didn't fuck something up and it survives I'll weld the harness brackets in, wire the minimum required lights in and take it to the track. All my buddies want to go Friday but not sure if I can swing that, I wanted to have it ready waiting on the trailer Sunday but don't think I touched it much all weekend
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: BoostedSchemes on August 03, 2014, 01:17:12 AM: It's almost worth it for me to take a few days off from work to fly out and see this thing really come to life... you've really come a long way since that first teg I met you with man, fantastic work!

For serious though, if you think you can swing a long weekend of minimal responsibility to get this thing done and dynoed, let me know and maybe ill fly out a kitchen fire extinguisher...
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 03, 2014, 09:56:47 AM: Was fucking with it on the Dyno all evening yesterday. Thought we got the last of the stupid shit worked out but kept hitting a rev limit around 7k.
Thought it was the msd causing interference. Still not 100% confident it isn't that as well.

It got late but it seems vtec is coming in late if at all and dropping out sometimes
Hydraulically and wiring vtec is good, it's either grounding issues or my rywire harness is messed up

Watching the datalogs the Ecu sometimes will comand vtec randomly late like 7k instead of 5? All checks disabled in ectune. Its weird. Then it will stay on one run, only stay on a second the next.

Did make 406 at around 10-11 psi without adding much timing.

Didn't scatter passing 10k on the pulls we did get in

Starting to get a little excited, wife is getting tired of me staying out all night.. Balancing act
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 05, 2014, 01:43:10 PM: shitty teaser vid.

just a quick bump before we started tuning and ran into the vtec issues.

http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2318_zpsd5c20182.mp4 (http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2318_zpsd5c20182.mp4)

Probably won't get back to the dyno to rewire the bastard until late this weekend.
I should have loaded it up and brought it back home but I wasn't thinking.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on August 06, 2014, 09:08:11 AM: That thing is going to be MEAN!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on August 06, 2014, 01:17:36 PM: Quote from: crxvtec91 on August 06, 2014, 09:08:11 AM
That thing is going to be MEAN!

And hurt a lot of feelings. :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 06, 2014, 02:14:23 PM: thanks guys i'm hoping.
currently sourcing an obd2 harness to throw together a quick standalone harness and get rid of the rywire.
Not 100% sure that's the cause, it doesn't make sense to me.

Anyone ever see this kind of issue?
Ectune
All vtec criteria eliminated like speed, coolant temp etc.
hydraulic and wire from A4 all good.

The ecu itself is showing that is doens't command vtec when it should in the datalog.
I would think that some sensor would show weird data if it was a wiring issue but could be wrong.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Minor Threat on August 06, 2014, 02:47:03 PM: Could be ECU itself, you have a spare to test with?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on August 06, 2014, 03:01:50 PM: your talking about the vtec issue?

I have seen shitty oil pressure (or low on oil)
bad vtec soleniod.
"bad" ecu... issue with the ecu was that the wrong switch was being used for that style board. so would just do odd shit.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 06, 2014, 04:43:49 PM: yes the vtec issue.
Oil level is perfect and hot idle pressure is 40 psi
cleaned the solenoid screen (it was a little mucked up first check, stayed clean the next two times I pulled it)
solenoid worked when we tested with 12 volt direct
wire to ecu was tested and had continuity to pin A4
ecu was the one out of my teg with my ostrich, then we tried Tom's tuning ecu with his emulator.

In all of those situations (except the ecu itself), the issue is after the ecu. As in the ecu engages vtec, and an outside issue prevents it from working.
In the ectune datalog VTS stayed 0, went 0-1 at a random rpm later than it was supposed to, or fell back to 0 after a few seconds.

The only thing that we can think of is wiring, I'm just kicking around other ideas in the mean time until I can get out to it and swap harnesses.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on August 06, 2014, 05:05:09 PM: I had a vtec soleniod go bad. would engage randomly sometimes. sometimes good. I warped the shit out of my rotors testing... anyway. swap that. give it a try.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 08, 2014, 10:00:20 AM: I have a couple solenoids I'll take and throw one on, but that's still a component after the ecu.
The datalog shows the ecu isn't attempting to turn on vtec, output is 0 instead of 1.
That's what's confusing me.

I'll be taking as many parts with me to throw at it and maybe once I find one that works I can figure out exactly what was wrong.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on August 08, 2014, 12:00:00 PM: That's so weird. When you were tuning, you said you switched ecus and the same thing was happening. We're you by chance using the same USB cable from the ecu to the laptop? I've seen these have a super small break in the lines and still work most the time. But not everything works and I would also try a New wire from ecu to vtec solenoid.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Minor Threat on August 08, 2014, 01:10:57 PM: Did you try building a new basemap from scratch? Maybe it's an eCtune issue?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 08, 2014, 05:31:30 PM: Tom was tuning, he swapped his ecu laptop and cables in.
he said he tried two separate maps.

IDK I think I just have to get out there and dig in and quit thinking about it. I dont have enough information to tell without just trial and error and the car is an hour away at this point.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: danz on August 09, 2014, 03:06:50 PM: Quote from: Tim on August 06, 2014, 02:14:23 PM
thanks guys i'm hoping.
currently sourcing an obd2 harness to throw together a quick standalone harness and get rid of the rywire.
Not 100% sure that's the cause, it doesn't make sense to me.

Anyone ever see this kind of issue?
Ectune
All vtec criteria eliminated like speed, coolant temp etc.
hydraulic and wire from A4 all good.

The ecu itself is showing that is doens't command vtec when it should in the datalog.
I would think that some sensor would show weird data if it was a wiring issue but could be wrong.

Had the issue once VTEC wouldnt kick. I had to ground out the pressure switch wire, even with it disabled in the software.

Once I skywired the VTEC pressure switch wire at the jumper harness, holy fuck that first time VTEC came on with the race car/race cam/6262, hahaha wow. That was fun.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 10, 2014, 02:34:09 PM: were you using ectune or crome?
I had a skywire and it got cut at some point installing this harness. I'll put that on the list to reconnect
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 13, 2014, 06:51:02 AM: Added grounds, made a new harness from a stock obd2a harness, found a pinched wire going from distributor to msd.
One of those did it cause vtec works now
Backed it on the Dyno but couldn't do any pulls because it was past 10 and there is a noise ordinance

Won't get to see it on the Dyno, don't really care just want it done at this point
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on August 13, 2014, 08:30:44 AM: Sounds like your super close!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 13, 2014, 10:19:17 AM: yup, on the home stretch.

I'm leaving for vacation the 15th, return the 24th, IFO is the 31st.

Still need to
-brace the clutch master and add an adjustable stop
-finish the catch can
-weld on safety harness mounts
-add headlights, tail-lights (minimum one each I think most tracks require?)
-wrap the new engine harness now that it is tested 100%. I didn't adjust any wire lengths or remove the auto mess to minimize chances of errors but it made a shitty install
-replace the windshield
-align the front end
-maybe add a gauge or two. was hoping for a dash but don't know that time is going to allow that.
probably a few more stupid simple things that take time and add up.

Was really hoping to get the car down the track a few times before I took it somewhere to make a fool of myself but at the same time don't really care. not trying to win anything just want to have some fun.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: danz on August 16, 2014, 04:27:32 PM: It was w/ ectune, but looks like you got it figured out! Nice.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 27, 2014, 10:56:14 AM: still nothing but problems with this pos
-ecu and vtec signal line switch every time consistently now.
-vtec would only work the first couple pulls until you let it set and cool off an hour, so I replaced my 1/4 OD hardline with a -6 stainless braided.
-Did a pull and power seemed off
-threw a timing light on to check base timing and see if the cams slipped and the car just shut off. MSD box is dead, and of course its a potted version that they can't fix.
-wired the stock ignitor to the MSD HVC coil and it runs again.
-did a pull around 13 psi, power was coming up faster than the 10 psi pull but leveled off just under 400 hp, don't know if something is still fucked or if its making power but spinning on the dyno
-at some point we threw a pressure gauge on the service port of the head, the vtec circuit is definitely getting pressure. So im pretty sure its working at this point.

I give up. Going to try a couple things tonight, see if it was spinning, see if it cooperates and makes some power. If not I'm trailering it home and going over everything again.

Some shitty vid of a random pull towards the end. don't remember
http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2408_zpscf277089.mp4 (http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2408_zpscf277089.mp4)
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on August 27, 2014, 11:21:00 AM: Power seems down, why not run new wires from the ecu plug for vtec?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 27, 2014, 12:08:10 PM: power is down, made 406@10 psi and only 37x@13 psi
it was showing an increase in power right up til it hit 370 something and just hung out there until he let off.

we did run a new wire. solenoid is getting power every time now
put a pressure gauge on the test port and the pressure was there as well.
I didn't look at the logs but from what I remember it wasn't going rich anymore like it was when vtec was dropping out

I don't remember all the details it was late and I was in a shitty mood.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on August 27, 2014, 12:43:00 PM: Stupid question how do your grounds look?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 27, 2014, 12:46:03 PM: put a bunch on when I replaced the harness.

Battery to chassis
chassis to trans
head to firewall
battery to ground stud
ground stud to chassis
ground stud to pumps
ground stud to switch box
ground stud to fuel pumps
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 28, 2014, 10:07:15 AM: Threw a timing light on and base timing was 12 so we think the cam gear slipped.
we've been beating the shit out of it finding and fixing all the other issues and it didn't let go, so we called it 'dyno degreed' and tightened it down where it was and adjusted the distributor back to 16. (it didn't move out of the 'safe zone' I marked when I measured clearances)
Did another 10 psi pull and power was right back.
He still said it was slipping last time so he strapped it way tighter and started tuning.

Fucker moves some air. had to rig up the wideband mount that broke and kept blowing out.
This is about how the whole car looks at this point with all the hacking we've had to do with last minute fixes/changes on the dyno.
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Last pull and 1-4
http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2417_zpsa1316475.mp4 (http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2417_zpsa1316475.mp4)
http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2421_zpscde89cfc.mp4 (http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2421_zpscde89cfc.mp4)
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: krazy4 on August 28, 2014, 03:34:15 PM: Fuck yeah!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on August 28, 2014, 08:08:04 PM: Looks good O0 Do you have a vband or something in between the intercooler and the turbo?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 29, 2014, 10:02:29 AM: yeah a vband to the backdoor intercooler.
only two couplers one leaving the ic and one at the throttlebody
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 05, 2014, 12:43:06 AM: Track Friday night
With me luck

Took it for a ripper Wednesday night. Saw red and blue lights and just dropped it down. Never saw them again after 5th
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on September 05, 2014, 02:48:47 PM: Lol fuck yeah. Good luck.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 06, 2014, 04:35:48 AM: 11.04@132 first pass needing more boost and rpm off the line. Then something let go next pass thinking trans. I have a few spares
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on September 06, 2014, 10:03:05 AM: Quote from: Tim on September 06, 2014, 04:35:48 AM
11.04@132 first pass needing more boost and rpm off the line. Then something let go next pass thinking trans. I have a few spares

Awesome first pass, what was the 60ft time?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on September 06, 2014, 11:08:45 AM: Oh man. Only gonna get faster........ good shit
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 07, 2014, 06:15:20 PM: 2.03 so real slow
107.4mph in the 1/8

Friend uploaded a video if it
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oSqrmiXSV64&feature=youtu.be
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 09, 2014, 05:26:38 PM: (https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2Fphoto2_zpsfc2e0f05.jpg&hash=9c5725aab18591d1d0e5d34ca5966628fc2dc0c8)
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2Fphoto1_zpscb5c813d.jpg&hash=b117ad77361155b82693debb4a66a3153bba419f)

This one cracks me up, think the cops will buy it?
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 12, 2014, 09:57:12 AM: 10.70 @ 136 with 1.77 60

next run was 1.70 60 but I missed 3rd

need more seat time, I'm all over the place.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on September 12, 2014, 11:53:02 AM: Looks like a PA inspection sticker?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 12, 2014, 05:48:25 PM: Yeah it's registered and insured.
Guy I just met manages a local shop so he told me stop by with my paperwork
I did and he filled out a 'legit' inspection sticker.

I don't even have brake lights let alone turn signals or both headlights.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on September 14, 2014, 12:27:04 PM: Quote from: Tim on September 12, 2014, 05:48:25 PM
Yeah it's registered and insured.
Guy I just met manages a local shop so he told me stop by with my paperwork
I did and he filled out a 'legit' inspection sticker.

I don't even have brake lights let alone turn signals or both headlights.

Ever head out to island drag way?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on September 14, 2014, 02:53:10 PM: Man I kinda feel bad for you east coast guys. Do me to get tabs I just go online and enter in my license plate number and pay my $42 and they mail me new tabs and registration. No emissions, no inspections, and every 5 years they make you get new plates and it's a extra $20 or $25.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on September 15, 2014, 12:48:39 AM: Quote from: ratcityrex on September 14, 2014, 02:53:10 PM
Man I kinda feel bad for you east coast guys. Do me to get tabs I just go online and enter in my license plate number and pay my $42 and they mail me new tabs and registration. No emissions, no inspections, and every 5 years they make you get new plates and it's a extra $20 or $25.

Same in Wyoming, except we have to show proof of insurance. :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: sewell94 on September 15, 2014, 01:46:57 AM: Quote from: Tim on September 12, 2014, 09:57:12 AM

need more seat time, I'm all over the place.

I agree to this, AND so...... now is the time to crank this whore.....
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 15, 2014, 10:53:19 AM: Never been to Island but wouldn't mind taking a road trip sometime, finally got my sketchy ass dolly to a point I don't think im going to kill anyone.

I think its $36/year to keep the plate, around $25 a year for safety inspection (sticker on the windshield)
I got it as a fuck you cause it's obviously in violation.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 18, 2014, 05:54:18 PM: Ran a 10.5 last night filling the car up with smoke.
Turned out the dipstick was either left out or blew out and oiled the turbo.
Emptied the catch can and everything seemed fine after that.

Couple vids from last week when I ran the 10.7
I didn't ride the limiter as much in 1st last night and things are improving.
http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2478_zps28a08866.mp4 (http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2478_zps28a08866.mp4)
http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2477_zps6c0f4f30.mp4 (http://vid218.photobucket.com/albums/cc302/stenseltizm/CRX%202014%20Build/IMG_2477_zps6c0f4f30.mp4)

Trying to think of something really cheap to do to the suspension before next weekend.
Thinking limiting straps up front, any ideas for the rear?

Friend threw a sticker on the back because my response when asked why I won't spend money on making it look good or x part is I'm a broke dick.
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: 92CXyD on September 18, 2014, 05:58:03 PM: Good sticker!!!

Gives ya style points. :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on September 18, 2014, 11:43:30 PM: What about spring supports? They used them when u have a coil spring that's week. Your local auto parts store should have them. Slam a few of those in the rear springs to stiffen up the rear.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: turbohf on September 19, 2014, 12:14:22 AM: where are the rhmt stickers?

dont think ihave actually seen a broken intermediate shaft.

looking good. keep it up. O0
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 19, 2014, 04:00:20 AM: I was thinking jam something into the springs. I'll look into options tomorrow

I still need to dig out the rhmt stickers from somewhere in my garage. For never running stickers this damn thing is going to be covered soon

Thanks guys. This thing is a blast. Its still the stock sleeve block and only on 16 psi. It's been taking some abuse while I learn wtf I'm doing.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on September 19, 2014, 08:46:34 AM: Use seat belts for limiting straps!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on September 19, 2014, 09:24:09 AM: Was thinking that or some steel cable. have to see what I have lying around in the garage or at work.
I know steel cable and the crush sleeves are cheap at Lowes and I have the large crimpers at work if I can't find seatbelts from any parted cars.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: dvst8r on September 20, 2014, 10:52:28 AM: I know there is a thread somewhere on here about alignments, limiting straps and rear springs.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 06, 2015, 05:09:43 PM: took it for a sunday drive.
welded #2 rod bearing
wiped out my cams and rockers
i'm sure there will be more damage once I decide to dig in further.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on May 06, 2015, 06:38:27 PM: Awe fucking shitty man.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: jdmhatchracer94 on May 07, 2015, 12:38:15 AM: Shitty
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 07, 2015, 07:38:16 AM: It happens.
I have a spare crank and a spare set of rods.
Depending how much else there is it so far it's going to cost me cams and bearings.
Times the killer lately
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on October 21, 2015, 07:40:05 PM: Anyone ever run pistons after they've smacked the head from a spun bearing?

Swung by the machine shop.
He said if it was his engine he'd polish the cams and pistons and rock them.
Bought a complete ls valve cover to alternator for $70 so I'll call that crank free once I part it out.
Still have these scat rods I've had forever.
Going to buy some wrist pins from Tom and some new bearings and be back in business with Shit I've had lying around. Even more ghetto than the last engine.

Left everything sit for months with e85 and the injectors still worked. Have to have them flowed to confirm but looks like I lucked out and nothing rusted like the horror stories you hear.

Not the right time of year but I needed an escape from life.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: BoostedSchemes on November 21, 2015, 06:51:30 PM: you've been building towards this for... 10 years
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on November 24, 2015, 11:27:49 AM: I strive for mediocrity.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on November 24, 2015, 11:55:13 PM: Well played :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 22, 2016, 11:47:54 PM: So I did a thing
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F0322162342_HDR_resized_zpskpv9v3xw.jpg&hash=2519040cda66a8d04969cbb28ac7d63ba670bb51)
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Gold DA9 on March 23, 2016, 02:01:40 AM: :?: :?: :?: :?:

oh damn...
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 03, 2017, 03:23:22 PM: after being a garage shelf for two years I've been tinkering on this pos

Fancy new gears that I scored for basically what I sold my old ones for.
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Drilled and glued in a magnet. Only needed one, but did both for whatever reason.
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Welded a little bracket to mount the sensor, just need to drill and tap for the sensor itself.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1489908065806_zpstdfoetfk.jpg&hash=8cbe8ac54f80e404a0c53e0ea7e4cb22941154ec)
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LS coils that will complete the package for coil near plug.
These came free on an engine that was given to me (supposedly seized but isn't, haven't investigated)
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Mounted a gm ect sensor in my heater tube plug, and pressure sensor in place of factory ect.
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took off all the knuckle busting brackets on the firewall, as well as brake lines for a ghetto tuck. the brake lines and prop valve were all fucked up and hit the charge piping anyway.
Couldn't stand trying to work on this thing with no room anywhere so i'm 'shaving' it. not for looks, probably won't even get painted.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1490327587914_zpsm03atdlt.jpg&hash=5c129b0969a3f3722ca3fba33aab3e087754fb41)

Also deleted the brake booster since it just about hit the intake mani. tons of room, unsure of stopping power, will cross that bridge later.
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Still no room for a catch can, have an idea to mount it behind the firewall.
New traction bar makes the rad fit even less. either have to do a major lean or find some other rad that will fit. car was always running pretty warm before so I want to do something good here.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on April 04, 2017, 09:10:14 AM: Why did it sit for 2 years?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 04, 2017, 09:30:37 AM: I spun a bearing, took some time away from the garage.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: DSharp on April 04, 2017, 07:20:44 PM: did you reuse the pistons?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 04, 2017, 08:20:43 PM: not yet but plan to, just finding homes for everything right now with a bare block.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 10, 2017, 09:56:32 AM: Can't find a good place to mount the catch can, so I decided to build one and mount it behind the firewall.

Valve cover ports and filters tucked into the corner next to the fuel filter.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1491720265684_zpsa4ktijk0.jpg&hash=5a9fc403a04035408fed8683fe67c17b8cb067d6)

plan to put a baffle in the tank so the engine ports will be in the front chamber, then the filters will connect to the back chamber.
going to run two more ports that shoot off to the left and poke out the firewall at the back of the block for drain back.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1491720313404_zpssvtrpi7q.jpg&hash=307d94637864635f9754805ee5944872211ca680)

Ordered an ebay radiator for an Austin Rover Mini because the civic half rad is too tall to fit with the traction bar without hitting the mani and up pipe.
Figured this will give me a little room to fit it nicely, hopefully it will handle the job.
Need to weld proper size hose nipples on, might flip direction to keep the rad cap away from the mani as well.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1491615590103_zpsfnnw6rne.jpg&hash=35b2ace4785d22bfa5083036761014a4cbdb89e2)
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 14, 2017, 10:19:11 AM: more pie cuts
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1491973846922_zpsxxtir89b.jpg&hash=0d4e6b74aaff57ac4a7e254c544bdc36e971b92a)

poke em through the firewall
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1492089912302_zpsq8qhrqeu.jpg&hash=15bf7aca2f52351d153dd4bb8de56ad0612d4063)

scraps of steel to random studs on the firewall. not much of a slope but there is something.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F1492089931846_zpsfdpal4t0.jpg&hash=3799d163204d6c0508b2afc87599c2ba2b27b58a)

Baffle installed and warped to shit
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a finishing touch of artwork
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F0413172347_HDR_zpszlgngol9.jpg&hash=ea8f83e9b5d5f24194633ddc4a53a7f96d84cf45)

Welds look like shit, who cares
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on April 20, 2017, 03:21:09 PM: Solid work! :noel:
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 09, 2017, 12:39:07 PM: Not much to show. Between work, kids baseball/soccer, always seem to be busy.

Finally added a brace to the battery so it isn't flapping around
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F0506172136_HDR_zpszhrj1hln.jpg&hash=00ca1b00d0dfefaf6214d598b27f966957d216e7)

This rad is tiny so I splurged on a SPAL fan to try and keep this shitbox cool.
Also had the stock ports welded shut and added 1-1/4" ports to it.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F0506172136a_HDR_zpsmk2vst7a.jpg&hash=dc7ea12e3bb8398255a1159baecd43f873eb1c14)
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F0506172136b_HDR_zpsjmblauwh.jpg&hash=28c5d73353a91ebf5a0b3fb010c4fb83024f00eb)
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Fits real well now.
Can also see I welded a scrap to extend the up pipe.
I'll trim it down better once i get the hood on.
half of it didn't reach through the hood before, and i rotated it. Figure most of it would be blowing under the hood and in the bay if i left it as is.
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Eggylshatch on May 09, 2017, 01:07:10 PM: Hell yeah dude. I love the fatty up pipe.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 10, 2017, 10:41:01 AM: had a little more motivation last night, mounted the coils to the trans.
(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi218.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fcc302%2Fstenseltizm%2FCRX%25202014%2520Build%2F0509172339_HDR_zpsdvkddw6d.jpg&hash=18071047651c91b2ff0e6113c14074596954ff67)
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Just about wraps up all the ghetto fab. just need to rebuild this engine and wire everything.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on May 16, 2017, 10:48:08 PM: Loving the catch can, definitely frees up some space considering how small these bays are. Looks like that radiator fits perfect after flipping it and moving the ports. Do you have a time or power goal in mind?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 17, 2017, 10:01:55 AM: goal is to break into the 9's and still drive it on the street and be a dick.
It went 10.5 first build without having it turned up so it shouldn't be a problem as long as I can make it halfway reliable.

The rad fits real nice, but the aluminum is pretty soft.
I wouldn't be surprised if it vibrates itself to death and I have to remake it with a higher quality core.

I was going to throw brake lines in it which turned into mounting the staging brake which turned into seeing if i can cut the dash and console around the cage.
going to be a tight fit, but my plan is to make it look like it has most of the interior in it.
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Post by: ohisofly on May 18, 2017, 12:09:11 AM: Yea looks like that should be easy, eager to see some vids once it's done 8)
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on May 18, 2017, 01:55:30 AM: Did you make the rad? I know speedfactory is selling there own drag rad which looks just like that.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on May 18, 2017, 09:20:16 AM: its an ebay rad for an Austin Mini that I cut the stock 3/4" ports off and welded on new 1-1/4" ports.
I think it was less than $60 to my door, the speedfactory stuff is too baller for me.
Although I did see one for sale used the week after I had this done, it was still expensive.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Ntrain2k on May 18, 2017, 07:35:47 PM: Quote from: Tim on May 18, 2017, 09:20:16 AM
its an ebay rad for an Austin Mini that I cut the stock 3/4" ports off and welded on new 1-1/4" ports.
I think it was less than $60 to my door, the speedfactory stuff is too baller for me.
Although I did see one for sale used the week after I had this done, it was still expensive.

My nigga!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on June 02, 2017, 03:02:49 PM: How much power did it make before?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 05, 2017, 03:51:03 PM: 557

not a lot of progress to show.
I took a couple pictures but didn't load them.

built a 13.5:1 B20vtec for a local dirt track guy that's going to try and sneak it past tech.
Was a setback but got me motivated to dig into my engine.

Got everything stripped out of the bay and torn apart in about an hour, big improvement over the original cluster fuck, no longer hate to try and work on it.
Just need a ghetto simple cheap way to clean out all of the old bearing shit from the block head and oil pickup and I can assemble this shit.
thinking pressure washer in the driveway with a brake clean bath followup
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 05, 2017, 04:00:49 PM: to clarify, it made 557 on 24 psi
we backed it down to 16 psi to get the car sorted and get some passes in before I turned it back up.
it spun a bearing before I ever turned it back up
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on June 26, 2017, 11:50:28 AM: I feel the pain, had my crx out last year for a week. Was getting ready to hit an event, was doing some street pulls, ran and beat a newer Z06 but ate a piston.....

Hopefully soon!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 04, 2017, 10:46:46 AM: Cleaned my area and got my block on the stand
now just to decide on trusting plasti-gauge or fucking around with the micrometers and dial bore gauge until i say fuck it and trust the plasti-gauge.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on July 06, 2017, 03:15:55 PM: Last few motors I stretch the rod bolt and realized 90% of the time, torquing the bolt will not come even close to what the stretch should be. I think this is the main reason for spun rods..........
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 06, 2017, 04:41:19 PM: I usually use a stretch gauge and i find it pretty close to torque, depends on how you lube it and where you lube it though that's for sure. the only engine i spun a rod in all the engines i've built for people was this one, but it also had a bunch of shit wrong.
Cams were fucked, rockers were fucked, retainers were beat by the vtec rockers, #2 wrist pin was seized in the piston and rod, #2 bearing spun. I'm ASSuming i spun #2 and oil starvation caused the rest but who knows.

Its the comparing the dial bore gauge to the mics that drives me nuts. you can get such wildly different readings based on how you hold it or how far you tighten the mics etc. I just keep redoing and being frustrated until i say fuck it and throw it together.

threw together a buddies piston/rod srt4 engine, then had another guy with a mystery oil leak i couldn't pinpoint last night until giving up at 2am. I keep saying i'll work on my shit in the tiny bit of time i don't have, but then never do.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Eggylshatch on July 06, 2017, 07:14:21 PM: Quote from: Tim on July 06, 2017, 04:41:19 PM
I usually use a stretch gauge and i find it pretty close to torque, depends on how you lube it and where you lube it though that's for sure. the only engine i spun a rod in all the engines i've built for people was this one, but it also had a bunch of shit wrong.
Cams were fucked, rockers were fucked, retainers were beat by the vtec rockers, #2 wrist pin was seized in the piston and rod, #2 bearing spun. I'm ASSuming i spun #2 and oil starvation caused the rest but who knows.

Its the comparing the dial bore gauge to the mics that drives me nuts. you can get such wildly different readings based on how you hold it or how far you tighten the mics etc. I just keep redoing and being frustrated until i say fuck it and throw it together.

I haven't taken apart the bottom end of an engine yet, but and it's shit like what you describe that makes me not trust myself with it. I just know that it would take me a ton of time to try to do it right, and would probably still fuck it up. But my time is so tight lately that I'd probably say fuck it too easily and just end up driving a ticking time bomb around.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 06, 2017, 07:41:50 PM: Quote from: Eggylshatch on July 06, 2017, 07:14:21 PM
I haven't taken apart the bottom end of an engine yet, but and it's shit like what you describe that makes me not trust myself with it. I just know that it would take me a ton of time to try to do it right, and would probably still fuck it up. But my time is so tight lately that I'd probably say fuck it too easily and just end up driving a ticking time bomb around.

That's doing it the 'right' way with mics and dial bore gauge and I just don't have the practice for it to feel natural and not second guess myself. i've only done that on one engine, i usually just use plasti-gauge.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 08, 2017, 12:01:47 PM: think I'm getting the hang of the mics and bore gauge.
Crank measured very consistent, but my block is another story.
one literally measured 0.0000, and the loosest one was 0.0010.
I got a set of X bearings on the way, but that's still not going to get me to 0.0025 that I'm told I need to be at.

Anyone had any luck taking the back of a bearing down with a scotch brite pad? seems sketchy as fuck to me, but might give it a shot haha
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on July 10, 2017, 09:23:57 PM: Have you considered using oem bearings with different sizes for each journal?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 11, 2017, 02:37:46 AM: I had not, but looking at them now that could have worked

I talked to the machine shop and they said they will fix it. Shouldn't cost too much and I'm out of town again anyway
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: crxvtec91 on July 11, 2017, 08:10:20 AM: I really like the new king race bearings, you may want to take a look at them.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 11, 2017, 08:14:47 AM: That's what I ordered. Will see what the mains want after he line hones the block.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on July 11, 2017, 10:36:58 AM: Hopefully the machine shop can make everything work out. If not I'd definitely consider going the OEM route - although it is more expensive, it's the legit way to get all your clearances the same and not just within a certain range. Honda acknowledges that the main and rod journals vary due to machining, hence the different color (size) bearings.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Eggylshatch on July 25, 2017, 01:53:08 PM: So did the shop get this sorted and is humpty dumpty put back together again?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on July 25, 2017, 08:15:44 PM: Nope, keep being told next week.
Forgot to call again today
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 04, 2017, 09:44:06 PM: Good news, called today and they said it was on the table and confirmed a couple were way off, but it won't be fixed for a couple days.

Bad news, learned my wife wasn't actually paying off the credit card every month so she racked them up to over 10k.
Then i opened all the mail she had stashed and not bothered to open, another couple grand in medical bills and at least 3 collections notices for stupid shit like unpaid deductibles. Blew a gasket and took a couple days to calm down.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on August 22, 2017, 08:14:54 PM: picked up block and they told me no charge.

I tried to tell them I wasn't trying to get free work, they machined the block probably 8 years ago, and i even ran and blew up the engine, but they said it was cool.

Another reason that shop is bad ass.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: rawr on August 23, 2017, 05:39:16 AM: Hell yes. E ran in to something similar with the local dirtbike engine builder and one of my brothers race motors. The builder fucked the first build up then the second build the case cracked. All Free work since my brother was out a bike for 5 races. The dude knows what he's doing to just had some shit luck with parts.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Eggylshatch on August 25, 2017, 02:22:03 PM: Bummer on the credit card and collector BS. My wife and I split up most of our bills, but she's definitely the more responsible of the two of us. If auto-debit payments didn't exist, I probably would have fled the country a long time ago.

Glad you got the block, and for free-fitty! Let's see some photos of this bitch getting put back together now...
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: BoostedSchemes on November 28, 2017, 09:53:17 PM: when are you driving it over for another liquor sess??
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on December 01, 2017, 02:46:41 PM: Idk my toolbox is still sitting at my customers down there, when I make it back I'll see if you're in town.

Haven't touched the car much, keep saying I will.

Bought a 2 post lift off a local shop, haven't picked it up. I don't think they've even taken it out yet.
Bought an attic access ladder, still use a big ass extension ladder that takes up a bunch of room.
Basically no motivation for much lately.

Did take my pos nova to a car show one night.
it has no wiring to the rear lights, so I duct taped flashlights to all the marker and brake light housings.
Was cold as shit with no front or rear windshield.
Bunch of old heads get together on main street of the town about 8 miles away. no clue how I made it in and out without getting impounded.

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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: rawr on December 03, 2017, 04:27:05 PM: The Nova is rad as fuck and I usually don't like Nova's
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Post by: Tim on December 04, 2017, 06:14:38 PM: Another impulse buy i'll buy a bunch of parts for that will never get put on
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Ntrain2k on December 04, 2017, 11:19:43 PM: I know how that goes, lol....
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on December 08, 2017, 06:40:32 AM: Nova is super legit :)
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on December 08, 2017, 02:50:36 PM: Thanks. It's a rust bucket.
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Half the trunk floor is just a huge hole.
Gas tank is a random plastic one that I ratchet strapped in so the trunk so it stopped falling in the hole and sucking air.
Floors are pretty solid but the window frames dash and package tray are all rusted away.
I have patch panels and a welder I'm hoping to slap it all together some day and just leave it looking like shit.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on December 10, 2017, 09:39:38 AM: For some reason that reminded me of these 2 corvairs from h2oi

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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on December 11, 2017, 06:10:49 PM: Got to cleaning Saturday night turned into putting this bitch in.
I need to grab a picture of it unfolded, its pretty badass for as cheap and rickety as it seemed.
375 weight limit and reached my 11ft ceilings.
Was a bit of a bitch to cut the joists out and frame in, but worth the extra width for fitting parts up there.
(https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/25158159_1875738102468699_4757476950717388237_n.jpg?oh=897341e3d53e76499df1838bf88405f1&oe=5AC2D22B)
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Then I promised beer, monster, and lunch and I got a few people to help me haul these back and stand them up Sunday.
Wasn't near as bad as I thought it would be, went up real smooth.
Still need to wire it in and bleed/flush the hydraulic lines.
Its an old full hydraulic setup that has some valve to balance the cylinders instead of a cable, but at 11k it should lift anything I'll ever need or want to touch.
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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on December 11, 2017, 06:56:29 PM: Any advice on finding a lift or reframing the ceiling? A buddy from work is shopping for a lift and I know I'm going to be helping with the install. One concern I've already heard is how thick the cement floor is so I'm sure there are some other things he isn't considering
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on December 11, 2017, 07:55:50 PM: They pop up for sale now and then, but they usually move fast.
I saw this on facebook and recognized the garage so I sent my wife with cash to snipe it.

As far as reframing the ceiling I just took a sawsall and blasted huge holes in the osb to stand the posts into.
assembled it and slid it around until we decided where we wanted.
bolted it into the floor
made a cleaner smaller hole in the scraps i cut out of the ceiling and scabbed them back in.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on February 22, 2018, 11:09:04 AM: According to my measurements the bearings should be good.
According to plastigage they're a little tight for expected power.

I'm not the best with micrometers and a dial bore gauge, but I thought I was getting more consistent.
The weird thing is I swear every time I torqued the mains down on the block they got tighter.
Has anyone ever heard of that?
Even my machinist said something about hating to line bore honda blocks because they swore they were different every time they check them.

I was tired of pulling it apart 20 times so I said fuck it and its together.
Asked my wife to run the head casting through the dishwasher so its all clean and ready to go together next.

If this thing lasts it will be a miracle. It was built the last time on hopes and dreams, now its the picked up broken pieces hosed off and put back in.

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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on February 22, 2018, 11:14:37 AM: In hind site I'm using cheap mics and Fowler dial bore gauge, so that could for sure lend to inconsistency.

My logic against that is I always check the bore gauge back against the mics.
So if the bore gauge was being fucky, it wouldn't go back to 0 back on the mics.
I measured the crank multiple times different days and always got very close or exact measurements.

IDK my slap together junk builds always lasted longer than when i try to do it right. Maybe this will fall under one of those builds and be a miracle motor lol.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: rawr on February 22, 2018, 12:39:17 PM: Fowler shit sucks ass. 99% is rebranded Chinese shit they mark up 5x.

You're checking stuff against each other is a 1:1 check at best.

If you have a click type thimble on your mic just do 3 clicks. If it's friction just move it till it stops.

I'd guess your mic is probably right to about half a thousandth to a thousandth. I rarely ever see a cheap mic where the 10 thousands vernier is lined up correctly, but they don't fail a lot without it being noticeable that either the threads or anvils are fucked up.

The bore gauges are so technique based that if you don't have a good feeling for it and you didn't just set it to a standard ring you can get wonky numbers even with the 3 anvil bore gauges. I almost always had to restandardize a bore gauge before calibration and it doesn't count as a fail for them.

If you want to be sure in the future just get a cheap set of old gauge blocks from eBay. .even if they failed calibration they're usually within like 20 millionths of an inch
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on February 22, 2018, 01:25:47 PM: Quote from: rawr on February 22, 2018, 12:39:17 PM
Fowler shit sucks ass. 99% is rebranded Chinese shit they mark up 5x.

You're checking stuff against each other is a 1:1 check at best.

If you have a click type thimble on your mic just do 3 clicks. If it's friction just move it till it stops.

I'd guess your mic is probably right to about half a thousandth to a thousandth. I rarely ever see a cheap mic where the 10 thousands vernier is lined up correctly, but they don't fail a lot without it being noticeable that either the threads or anvils are fucked up.

The bore gauges are so technique based that if you don't have a good feeling for it and you didn't just set it to a standard ring you can get wonky numbers even with the 3 anvil bore gauges. I almost always had to restandardize a bore gauge before calibration and it doesn't count as a fail for them.

If you want to be sure in the future just get a cheap set of old gauge blocks from eBay. .even if they failed calibration they're usually within like 20 millionths of an inch

If it makes any difference I wasn't going for real numbers, just difference between crank and bearings.
I didn't care if the crank measured 1.6565 or 1.7575, I zeroed the bore gauge to the mic, then used it on the bearings.
I then swapped in other bearings and tried to get 0.0025 between measuring the crank and the installed bearing.

Everything I have is cheap junk, but I figured doing it this way should be half decent as long as its repeatable.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: rawr on February 22, 2018, 01:33:02 PM: If all you were looking for was that 0.0025in gap from a reference point it should be fine. That's a hotdog down a hallway as far as that bore gauge is concerned.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on February 22, 2018, 01:37:57 PM: right. thats what my logic was.

mic crank
set gauge to mic
gauge installed bearing
verify gauge to mic again
the difference is my clearance between crank and bearing
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 06, 2018, 12:10:54 PM: chipping away at it an hour here and there.

tl:dr
cams seem to be the same as a skunk2 pro1 and chassis is now certified to 8.50

rambling:
I picked up a set of cams a few years ago off a buddy that parted out his build, he picked them up used off a local shop when a customer car blew up.
They were supposed to be barely used Blox tuner type B cams, but when i degreed them in to what Blox told me to they looked way off.

I sent pics of the engraving to Blox and they said they were not anything made by Blox.
I asked Skunk2 if they could give me the valve opening and closing information for the pro 1's, and they sent me a badass spec sheet that lists opening closing and duration of each lobe at 9 different lifts.

I only ran through the vtec lobes, but they look spot on.
as far as I can tell its the same cam with the keyway cut about 4 degrees off from what skunk2 lists.
everything was either spot on with a couple a degree or two off. They were close enough that I'm going to chalk up any errors to cheap equipment, misalignment in fixturing, and human error.

Then I had a random thought about having my chassis certified.
Texted a local fabricator to see when the next time he was having the chassis guy in town, happened to be later that day.
Told him to go ahead and send him to my house when he was done. He only charged me a couple bucks mileage fee since he was in the area.

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Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 06, 2018, 12:19:28 PM: New parts:
-titanium retainers
-wrist pins
-bearings
-used rockers from another head

Used parts:
-random scat rods I had
-same pistons and rings off the first round
-block that was line honed and bores honed
-valves and dual springs
-lmas
-mystery cams
-arp head studs that were scrounged from Tom's shop the first build.

So this block is oringed for copper wire. It looked perfect and none fell out during the cleaning, honing, and assembly.
I planned on just leaving them in there and slapping a new cometic head gasket that I found on.

Another local guy is having issues and he thinks he traced it back to orings and cometic gaskets. Said no one recommends cometic with step deck or oringed blocks.
I'm getting pretty close to my fuckit stage, so I'm seriously thinking about just reusing the headgasket from the last build again. pretty sure it was just one leftover from an ebay rebuild kit. Its somehow the only gasket I have other than 3 cometics that I have no idea how I got.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on March 07, 2018, 12:03:22 PM: Dope, I remember leed saying that a set of skank9 cams he had were 8 or 9Â° off.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: rawr on March 11, 2018, 07:36:01 PM: sick ass cage. Lets see this fucker do some wheelies
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on March 12, 2018, 01:39:54 PM: engine just about buttoned up last night.

Then its time to build this wiring harness.

If I can't do wheelies I bet it would do a sweet barrel roll.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 06, 2018, 10:53:53 AM: Trying out imgur, so let me know if these pics show up.

oil cooler and filter installed.
(https://i.imgur.com/BwrbXYz.jpg)

LSvtec wasn't too bad, once you start adding more sensors its just more of a clusterfuck.
Took some time to try and keep the back of the block manageable. Nothing like having to blindly reach a hose through an octopus thats 220 degrees.
(https://i.imgur.com/8A6RCwR.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/meWwmLw.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/hszrSXP.jpg)

Turbo feed, Vtec feed, gauge feed, and oil pressure sensor all crammed into one spot.
(https://i.imgur.com/xlKTSy6.jpg)

Doubled up some orings and got the FID2000's jammed in.
(https://i.imgur.com/rg0sYyY.jpg)

Meticulous trimming of the timing belt cover to clear something. IDK what or why, I did it last build. Only difference now is there is a stock obd2 crank sensor in there now.
(https://i.imgur.com/8kryRlq.jpg)

Drilled and tapped for the cam sensor.
crazy they want $500 for a cam gear, mount, and sensor.
They sold me a magnet for $8, sensor for $100, and a blank cam gear was a wash after I sold my skunk 2's.
(https://i.imgur.com/6cLSO6i.jpg)

Plan of attack is to button the whole thing up with every part ready to drop the car down over and every sensor installed.
Start at the ecu and route the wires over the engine to the sensors.
Slide some loom, heat shrink, and labels over the bundles.
crimp on some new sensor plugs.
(https://i.imgur.com/M1IYHBJ.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/DDsN1K9.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/ztK9CHc.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/KBbqKt0.jpg)
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Ntrain2k on April 06, 2018, 04:58:51 PM: Fucking like
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on April 07, 2018, 05:45:19 PM: Looks great!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: rawr on April 08, 2018, 12:44:16 PM: Fuck ya motors looking good
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: random-strike on April 08, 2018, 02:13:40 PM: Sweet
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 11, 2018, 11:31:32 AM: bit the bullet and ordered all the shit to build a fuse box and wire harness.
Local guy charges $1k for the engine harness, not a bad deal considering the expense of all of the parts.

I doubt I'll save much cash, and going to spend way more hours.

But I'm stubborn, I would have to add to it for all the features I want available, it wouldn't handle any of the rest of the car, I apparently like to make myself miserable...
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Eggylshatch on April 13, 2018, 12:24:58 PM: Engine looking badass! I saw you are adding some sensors, but why build a whole new wire harness? Old one fuct?

I still have my 95 civic, which wasn't an old car when I started owning civics, so it's still not old in my mind. I forget that the thing is now 23 years old now. It feels like I'm slowly replacing every piece of the car. Unfortunately mostly with chinese bullshit, but what can you do?
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 16, 2018, 01:29:12 AM: My original plan was to modify an obd2a harness.
After I pulled off the loom and started stripping wires of sensors I wouldn't need I didnt have much left.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ohisofly on April 19, 2018, 09:46:22 AM: Engine looks awesome, interested to see your wiring once it's all finished
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 19, 2018, 04:10:28 PM: Thanks.

Temporarily distracted with a few other projects. I want to make sure I have a nice clean work area so once I start I can knock it out.

Side note, learned you can supposedly recharge dead AGM batteries unlike standard lead acid.
Hope its true as I have 3 dead odyssey batteries here.
Of course this is after I ordered the ebay knock off version already.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on April 26, 2018, 04:06:31 PM: Couldn't figure out how to get my dash in around my cage to the point I shattered it trying.
After tracking down a new one that wasn't stupid expensive I dropped the car off at a local fabricator to cut it in and do a few upgrades.

After we pushed it in, he said he'd pop the windshield and it should drop right in.
After staring at the dash how many times I never saw it.

(https://i.imgur.com/Uedk1HP.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Aix32UO.jpg)

Guess its time to layout where my ecu and brake lines are going to run and stop finding excuse and make a mess of this wiring.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 08, 2020, 12:01:05 PM: Anyone else take 30 years to put a piece of shit together?
This damn thing WILL run this year.

I've been turning down all kinds of side jobs, I'm not doing shit until this runs.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: ratcityrex on June 09, 2020, 02:15:21 PM: Quote from: Tim on June 08, 2020, 12:01:05 PM
Anyone else take 30 years to put a piece of shit together?
This damn thing WILL run this year.

I've been turning down all kinds of side jobs, I'm not doing shit until this runs.

Man, I've had my nova apart for almost 6 years now. Makes me want to just throw a carb on my lq4 and no turbos and just running it so I dont have to plumb and wire it. Having babys and building houses reall puts a damper on car projects.

But your crx is starting to take shape!
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 10, 2020, 02:27:09 PM: I focus on all the wrong things.
If I finish this wiring it will run... but it would be easier to mount these brake lines first... fuck it I don't like how I did this lets change all this shit.
OK now mount these wheel speed sensors then wire it.... someone is selling something cheap... fuck it wheel speed sensors bold right up to these aftermarket control arms...
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 10, 2020, 02:45:11 PM: after rebuilding too many of my buddies trans, I decided I hate sleeves/synchros/springs/hubs. Everything gets beat to shit and is expensive, so I sold all the new shit for my new trans and went a different route.
(https://i.imgur.com/Z73IoNg.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/Nxqkj65.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/svhs2A2.jpg)

Then I had to figure out how to rig a wheel speed sensor inside the stock rear drums.
I'm kind of lazy and with everyone going AWD these kstuned rear trailing arms are dropping in price pretty hard.
(https://i.imgur.com/rO2reGn.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/5ieFFO9.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/f10e7zb.jpg)
(https://i.imgur.com/mBD5rBI.jpg)

So my inline CNC staging brake won't work anymore, had to swap to one with its own reservoir.
caught the undercoating on fire pretty good welding that in.
(https://i.imgur.com/5F3UZ6u.jpg)

ran new brake lines for the front wheels finally.
(https://i.imgur.com/kqJKm4Z.jpg)

The stock column was missing some braces and was terribly flimsy, so I cut everything out back to the firewall.
Had to cut the dash bar out to fit the dash in because it was too far away from the firewall.
Welded a new dash bar in, welded a strange quick release to the stock column, welded it to the new dash bar with some 3/8 steel rod. solid as hell now.
(https://i.imgur.com/biSMy87.jpg)

Still a worthless piece of shit, but now with a bunch more wasted money in it.
Its funny my car will sit dormant until people pay me to build shit for their cars and i'll get all motivated to work on mine.
Then by the time I get everyone elses done I'll get burned out and use that money to buy shit I don't need for mine because i don't feel like fucking with it anymore.
At least it should run in a couple weeks.
Title: Re: My CRX shitbox that should be scrapped build
Post by: Tim on June 10, 2020, 02:49:36 PM: bought new hasport shift linkage because I didn't want old clapped out sloppy shit.
It made a handful of 1/4 mile passes and a few little road trips.... then sat on a shelf for roughly 5 years.
https://imgur.com/xHwkQ3e
garbage.