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Uprated Gear Linkage Assembly

Posted by mambosasa, in Other Mechanical Upgrades 01 April 2012 -

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Upgraded gear linkage assembl

As you may have read on the conversion entries, as part of the Stark kit, they provide you with a gear linkage assembly that bolts to the back of the gearbox. You end up having to remove the Honda original assembly, along with the original selection weight.

I have seen the gear cables being routed in two ways.

1. Through the front of the bulkhead...

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Jdm Cams Upgrade

Posted by mambosasa, in Other Mechanical Upgrades 31 March 2012 -

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JDM Cams Upgrade

One of the simplest engine upgrade is to get the OEM cams swapped out with something a bit more aggressive. Once again, the forums are full of details around which cams are the best depending on what you are looking to achieve.

As for me, Toda A3 is where I really want to end up, however I am advised that for this, I will need to upgrade the springs too. ...

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Oil Pressure Gauge

Posted by mambosasa, in Other Mechanical Upgrades 31 March 2012 -

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Oil Pressure Gauge

Some years back, I knocked up digital gauges that I managed to squeeze in dash and covered with sunglasses lens.

I was very keen not to have additional gauges mounted on the dash, spoiling the interior simplicity of the S1 dash. By getting the digital gauge 'hidden' in the dash, they are only visible once the car is on, however they are completely...

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Carbon Lorraine Pads - Cl5

Posted by mambosasa, 31 March 2012 -

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Carbon Laurraine Pads - CL5

So, nothing seems to divide opinions more that what brake (friction pads) to use for what application. I for one, have tried various compounds over the years and yet to really settle with a favourite.

Of late, I have been running SBS Pros all round and to be honest, I found them to be a big step from the Green stuff I used to have. Once hot, they have...

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Oil Cooler & Ali Radiator

Posted by mambosasa, in Supercharger Installation, Other Mechanical Upgrades 24 August 2011 -

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Time for more installations.

As you may have noticed reading through the installation, I opted not to install an oil cooler and upgrade the standard radiator as part of the original installation.

Apart from time, I really wanted to see whether or not the charger installation would work effectively without having the need to install these two elements -...

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S1 Front Splitter Installation

Posted by mambosasa, in Exterior Upgrades 28 June 2011 -

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Hey All,This weekend I decided to install a front splitter ( from Elisepower) and see what difference, if any it makes to the ride and handling. It took longer than anticipated, but pretty straight forward in complexity. Anyway, these are the steps taken.

1. I decided just jack up the car pretty high and placed a couple of safety supports. It was pretty...

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Jrsc Installation - The Installation Part 2

Posted by mambosasa, in Supercharger Installation 25 May 2011 -

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Now, this next step is something that will put off a lot of people running with a Stark conversion. To get the charger to fit, it was necessary to cut the bulkhead a bit to get by-pass valve to fit.

The cut is only about two inches by four inches. I used a dremel to cut the bulkhead, but I am sure there are better ways of doing this. Its not the...

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Jrsc Installation - The Installation Part 1

Posted by mambosasa, in Supercharger Installation 25 May 2011 -

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At this point, the car is pretty much prep'd and ready for the installation of the actual supercharger.

To re-cap, we have in place:-

1. All fuel lines
2. Swirl Pot
3. In-line fuel pump
4. Uprated pressure regulator
5. Secured the fuel filter in place
6. Changed the injector harness/ connectors

Left to do:-

1. Remove the original intake manifold
2....

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Injectors Prep And Installation

Posted by mambosasa, in Supercharger Installation 24 May 2011 -

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Introduction

The standard Honda injectors are not large enough to deliver the required amount of fuel once the supercharger is installed. As such, they will need to be replaced with larger sized ones.

Now, I know there may be some complex calculation that one could go into, however after some research, it seems that...

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Fuel Installation 4 - Fuel Lines & Pump

Posted by mambosasa, in Supercharger Installation 24 May 2011 -

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When considering the fuel line runs, you need to take into account the locations of all key components, the fuel flow direction and access.

The engine supply will pretty much run:-

Main fuel tank -> Swirlpot -> in-line fuel pump -> T piece (Engine/ return) -> Fuel Pressure Regulator -> Swirlpot -> back to the main...

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