Just a quick update from the last week.
The Green GSR has been in the body shop since late last week. Just got a call that it will be done at 1:30pm EST today. We will be picking the car up and possibly putting the aftermarket header we picked up on ebay on it.
We ordered some suspension parts for the CRX as well as got a REAL good deal on a Ram Horn turbo manifold (not sure its gonna give us any HP gains however they look REALLY cool
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The other night when we were having a few beers surfing the local craigslist, we found a b16 skunk2 pro series intake manifold. Called the kid and picked the unit up within 30 mins. We plan on using the B18C1 block with a B16 head (based on the recommendation from a reputable honda drag racer in our area) so this manifold will be perfect.
We plan on redoing the valvetrain, as well as re-sleeving the block. The reason we are thinking about going with the eagle stroker kit is because it comes with the entire rotating mass with out spending the amount you would on each component individually. Don't be confused. We are not going stroker to raise the compression. We are going to be using forced induction so no need for high compression.
Just also wanted to add that we aren't buying everything new. We are just buying the most important parts (that we feel) new. We are constantly watching craigslist for potential upgrades and always check ebay for parts before ordering new in most cases.
Although we have a 9k budget we all know that it would most likely take about 5k or less to take a new evo. We just figured if we are going to build a drag car.... do it right.
We are still on the hunt for the needed traction upgrades etc.... After watching several drag video's on youtube it seems the biggest battle with these fwd honda's is traction. We hope to identify some of the issues with weight transfer and balance and come up with some solutions to help keep launch and traction under control.
Remember to check the twitter for updates on when we will be doing stuff live on cam
More coming soon!