B16's Time Trial Road Racing Del Sol Overhaul Thread!!!

[B16]

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[E_SolSi]

 

[TurboMirage]

looks great.

 

[B16]

Cornerweighting is completed. She is still portly. I need to find more weight to remove..

Front
61.7%

Left
52.1%

Cross Weight
50.2%

Right
47.9%

Rear
38.3%

Total race weight including driver and fluids
2507

 

[eg6sir]

hmm.. CF hood and trunk, no wing, interior panels etc..

have you stripped the sound deadening .. now is the perfect time while its cold.. will literally chip right off

 

[94civicturbo]

id take the door panels out and convert all your electric stuff to manual, and do what eg6 said also

 

[B16]

ya, all sound deadening is out. I do need to remove all door panels and electronics for the door bars anyways. Which means all side glass would also be removed.

Wonder how much diff a CF trunk and hood will make?

 

[awptickes]

My CF Fit hood was easy to lift with one hand. The stock hood took two hands, and some coordination.

If you get a decent CF hood, it'll weigh 20% of what the OE hood weighs.

Chris's CF trunk lid is insanely light compared to the OE lid. I'd say his CF lid weighs 15% of the OE lid.


You might save 75 lbs by both hood and trunk.

 

[lostsoulzprophet]

sick build. you give people like me hope with my car. one ? tho on the dash for the heater controls. did you make the gauge pod or did you buy it.

 

[B16]

You might save 75 lbs by both hood and trunk.

75lbs would be nice. I guess it could be that much if I removed the latching mechanisms and everything along with it, just using hood pins.

sick build. you give people like me hope with my car. one ? tho on the dash for the heater controls. did you make the gauge pod or did you buy it.

Thanks!

I made that gauge pod. I made a template in cardboard and took it to TAP Plastics and they cut it for me.

 

[TurboMirage]

My CF Fit hood was easy to lift with one hand. The stock hood took two hands, and some coordination.

If you get a decent CF hood, it'll weigh 20% of what the OE hood weighs.

Chris's CF trunk lid is insanely light compared to the OE lid. I'd say his CF lid weighs 15% of the OE lid.


You might save 75 lbs by both hood and trunk.

yeah, and that is including the reflectors, red panel, and license plate

 

[E_SolSi]

I made that gauge pod. I made a template in cardboard and took it to TAP Plastics and they cut it for me.

lol thats where i got my CF and resin when i made my leg brace... they were extremely helpful on the phone
sent a lot of business their way since then

 

[hondafreak513]

got a question what is that on the oil pan...

 

[B16]

lol thats where i got my CF and resin when i made my leg brace... they were extremely helpful on the phone
sent a lot of business their way since then

They do CF there too?

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got a question what is that on the oil pan...

Oil temp sensor

 

[hondafreak513]

cool thanks, never seen one like that before

 

[B16]

cool thanks, never seen one like that before

Its for my electrical autometer gauge.

 

[hondafreak513]

i new that part just never seen one mounted across the oil pan like that.

 

[awptickes]

lol thats where i got my CF and resin when i made my leg brace... they were extremely helpful on the phone
sent a lot of business their way since then

Wait, you need to tell me more.

 

[lostsoulzprophet]

Thanks!

I made that gauge pod. I made a template in cardboard and took it to TAP Plastics and they cut it for me.[/QUOTE]


no problem. ive been thinking about something like that but i think i may use my controls a little to much to put one there.

 

[eg6sir]

Damn... looked up what a cf hood and trunk would cost u... bout a grand..lol