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  1. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 08

    by , 27-03-2015 at 01:30 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






    As always, almost no rust at the front bank IG coils whereas heavy corrosion at the ones on rear bank.



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  2. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 07

    by , 27-03-2015 at 01:21 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)







    Normally, I don’t need to remove this eng rear vent but as I’ll be installing the Bilstein damper, decided to remove it now and found this.
    All three fixing screws at the front section were missing.

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  3. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 06

    by , 22-03-2015 at 12:54 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    Notes from the test driving session.


    • Small intermittent misfire at idle rpm. Won’t be noticed while driving.


    • Really tappety engine noise especially with the meshed Eng cover. Effect of tired LMA as well as Eng oil getting old. Let’s see how it changes. Should have taken the video to record the before/after sound.


    • PO at 4.0kgf/cm2 at 2,000rpm, 2.0kgf/cm2 at idle rpm.


    • VB at 14.5 – 14.8V at
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    Updated 23-03-2015 at 04:26 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  4. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 05

    by , 21-03-2015 at 01:22 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    Also, I noticed strange movement at the RR brake pad.

    Normally, immediately after releasing the parking brake, the pad should not move like this.
    The brake pad looked to be new so when it was installed, either the piston was not set properly against the pin on the back plate of the pad or the entire calliper body was not installed properly on the bracket.

    Will inspect this later but at high priority.

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  5. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 04

    by , 21-03-2015 at 01:16 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)

    Part of the exh pipe hitting the back box. Eventually, it will make small hole.




    Another example of extra rust at the right side
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