Forums Forums StuyMac: Honda Civic VTi - SiR Race car.

wooo hooo great news

Good Stuff

nice work on the car good luck.....

Nice one man...go get it done...get your car recognised...can only be good for you

Not really needed to touch the car much, but following Oulton Ive ordered a few new bits.

I need a new front splitter following the demise of the last one - while Id like one fitted, its more for asthetics than performance, so Ill sort one out when Ive got these bits on...

As some of you may know, all day at Oulton I was battling with brake judder! Ive now fitted some new front disks and they are partially bedded in - I wont bore you with pics of a disc swap lol

Also, 2 laps from the end of the race I had a plug lead pop off causing the car to run on 3 cylinders, so, new Iridium plugs and Silicon leads have been ordered...





Leads are thicker than the ones on the car, and the iridium plugs give a stronger spark.

Im also trying to get hold of a new inlet manifold and trottle body. The VTEC engines are very high revving, and air flow is pretty important. Ultimatly Ill want to rebuild the engine with pistons (increase Comp ratio) / rods / cams / headwork etc, but this will be at the end of the season, so im just looking at bolt on parts at the moment that will give a little more power now, but will give their full potential after the rebuild.

So, Im currently trying to get this combo over from the US - Skunk2 Manifold and 68mm TB

Right, inspired by PhilW's purchase, Ive shamefully copied, and bought a set of the same ATS Lightweight wheels..





The main reason being that I need bigger brakes and want to stay on a 15" wheel to keep tyre costs down (They more than double if you go to a 16" wheel ), but the advantage of these over the std wheels is they have a bigger internal diameter and larger offset - ET35 rather than the std ET45, which will mean there is more space inside to get some bigger stoppers.

They are also less than 6kgs each, and they are 7" wide - stds are 6.5

Ive also been talking to a Wilwood dealer in the US about some brakes.

They do an "off the shelf" kit for my car, but the options are 285mmx21mm or 315mmx21mm - both of which are not thick enough for a race application - Im already warping 282x25mm discs!!

So, Ive been through their catalogue a lot over the last few days, working out new offsets for Bells, rotors, and the caliper (prolly taken 4-5 hours to work out all the right parts), and finally got round to ordering all the components to build a 300mm x 32mm setup - which should do the job

I did look in to HiSpec kits, and they do an "off the shelf" kit, which is around the 300x32 mark, but is a few ££ sort off £1000

I recon Ive put this kit together for less than 1/2 that

Thats some Nice detective Work there.. They wont look too bad on the car at all, so stop worrying. As you say, long as you can keep them 15 " but with bigger brakes, youll be happy as Larry..

Later Braking into Lodge for you then muhahahaha

I was a the wierdo in the old car beeping on sunday

Right, new wheelage now fitted, ready for Pembrey at the weekend

Had to roll the rear arches, and it is still very close, but Im very happy with the increased track given by the wider wheels, and with a lower offset.

I have also fitted some front and rear camber arms, but was too lazy to take some pics, and Ive got a thicker Integra Type R front anti-rollbar to fit...

when are you fitting the breaks bud

Bestest wheels ever Stu, what size are the brakes your fitting?

When all the bits arrive lol

Though the series Im thinking about next year .... if I fit 4 pots I go to a modified class rather than a production class. If the ones at the moment stay good now they have ducting going to them I may just store the 4 pots until I modify the car enough to move up a class. Its not worth moving up a class just by fitting brakes....

Its a custom spec'd Wilwood setup, using 4 pots, bells, and 300x30mm rotors

Well done Stuy

Car sold

Do you miss it or are you excited about the datsun?

Are you gonna do a build up thread on that too?