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    biknman - you have all the cool tools!!! Unfortunately I'm using SS braided lines with threaded hose ends. Not sure your tool would be correct, need to read more (and that setup looks SWEET).

    Stock fuel tank is long gone. This is my last gasp with the FFR tank, if I still have problems with it I'll probably go the Art route (http://thefactoryfiveforum.com/showt...l=1#post292051) - his fuel tank is a work of Art -no pun intended. I'm thinking a slim 10 gal aluminum cell behind the passenger seat will be my goal. I could use a touch more leg room and don't think I'll need the range of a larger tank.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeb75 View Post
    Leaked with just 1 replacement o ring. Seems better with 2 o rings: the replacement + the original FFR ring nested one inside the other
    Seriously? I know I know, the answer is "yes". DOH! lolll
    I didn't know it was possible to fit both at the same time. Will do!!

    Man oh man this build is rich of useful data for my build.
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    Nice tank! ��������
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    short update

    Sorry, not a lot to share right now. Got some IRL issues that are taking up all my time, and probably will be so for the next week or so... but it could be very good for me.

    Enough of my cryptic crap. I have been playing with using a Raspberry PI as a dedicated screen for the data logger instead of the Amazon fire cheap crap tablet. There are some compelling reasons to do so: it's hard wired to the logger and configured to auto launch after the raspberrian OS starts up. Having a turn-key solution seems much better. Also the PI based solution with touch screen is MUCH faster and more responsive than the fire tablet (they must have used a real dog of a processor).

    To hard mount the screen/computer enclosure I bonded some studs to the inside of the case with plastic adhesive. The threaded stud length is 1" and I'm using 1/2" spacers. 3/4" would have been better for visibility, but there wasn't enough thread left to get the washer & nut on... may revisit this to try to get a 5/8" spacer.
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    Also, after the fuel issue I remembered I really wanted an extinguisher in the car. Thanks Walmart (on the drive home from auto x), this is fine (even if the mount was a bit of a bear to get seated). And a LOT cheaper than at amazon (admittedly that was 2lbs vs the 1lbs I installed).
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    And happy day before the kids go back to school!

    Took a few hours yesterday to recheck the oil and fuel lines. Found a fuel leak from a fitting I did at the fuel filter. The PTFE line hadn't been cut smoothly -I probably roughed it up when I was trimming back the SS braid outer sleeve. Anyway, it had a slow dribble of fuel. Recut that line end and now it seals up properly.

    Spent about 15 minutes idling and checking for any other leaks, didn't see any... so I'm sure all is good now

    Reinstalled the underpan and diffuser and will keep an eye on it. However, I'm waiting on a replacement oil temp sender since the ebay crap never shows a raw value change from 5v. I'm not surprised its toast, it was included in a $20 temp gauge. Am replacing with a higher quality sender and will dump the gauge since it will be included and shown on the logger screen. The only issue is having to wait for it to arrive before I reinstall the side panel (severely access limited in the current mounting location).

    Will do more test drives when I can, the plan is to hit the next auto X test and tune late Sept.
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    Oh-Hi everyone. Still here... still plugging away
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    Chasing a problem with the AVCS with the tuner. First checked and replaced the neutral safety switch that had failed. Then had to get to the ECU to run continuity and impedance tests for the AVCS wiring -passed.

    I'm happy to say in the 'C I was able to pull the seats and middle firewall in about an hour -and I didn't have to pull the doors/hardtop or anything else. It's not as bad as I feared.

    This morning I pulled one of the OCV solenoids and tested it, works fine. After chasing my tail for 4 days I finally re-loaded the current tuner map and ran a full reset on the ECU... eureka finally seeing AVCS activity.

    Now I can finally get back to tuning and try to figure out why the boost seems very low on this map (as opposed to an earlier map with no AVCS activity).

    I'm booked for the second auto-x test & tune Sunday. Glad I'm finally making some progress so I don't have to cancel (yet).
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    Good luck! Wish I was here this weekend to come watch!
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    Yesterday was a Total Success!

    Very super totally happy with how the car ran. Still a few things to fix/finalize but what a car.
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    We would like to be as happy as you, but youtube tells me your video is not accessible, am I the only one?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    We would like to be as happy as you, but youtube tells me your video is not accessible, am I the only one?
    I clicked on it and it played just fine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    We would like to be as happy as you, but youtube tells me your video is not accessible, am I the only one?
    Sorry - premature postulation. (hit post here before video was totally uploaded. SO. VERY. HAPPY.)
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeb75 View Post
    Sorry - premature postulation. (hit post here before video was totally uploaded. SO. VERY. HAPPY.)
    lollll Ok I admit, I was too quick.

    It does seem to run great, did you beat any record time?
    Also, how did you change engine so fast between Run 1 and Run 2? Sounds a million times different.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    It does seem to run great, did you beat any record time?
    Also, how did you change engine so fast between Run 1 and Run 2? Sounds a million times different.
    I plugged in the external microphone

    As for times, the best time of the day was a 39 by a very well prepared corvette driven by a very good driver. I think I posted the 8th fastest time of the day out of 40. Since i'm a total auto-x noob I figure that's pretty good.
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeb75 View Post
    Enough of my cryptic crap. I have been playing with using a Raspberry PI as a dedicated screen for the data logger instead of the Amazon fire cheap crap tablet. There are some compelling reasons to do so: it's hard wired to the logger and configured to auto launch after the raspberrian OS starts up. Having a turn-key solution seems much better. Also the PI based solution with touch screen is MUCH faster and more responsive than the fire tablet (they must have used a real dog of a processor).
    Curious to hear about the setup with the Raspberry Pi. What touchscreen are you using with it and what software provides the interface?

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    Raspberry PI 3 + official Raspberry PI 7" touchscreen + case.

    Running the Raspberrian OS + a distro from RaceCapture/Pro. This works in conjunction with the RaceCapture/Pro 2 data logging hardware I have installed.

    Here is the post on the AutoSports Labs website:
    https://www.autosportlabs.com/create...for-about-100/

    You are committed to using the RaceCapture/Pro hardware to make this work, but I had installed this much earlier, so not an issue for me.
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    BUILD Phase 1: 6/6/2014 car delivered || 5/24/2015 first start || 6/7/2015 go karted || 4/20/2016 hard-top-topped || 10/25/2016 registered || 11/18/2016 inspected & complete
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeb75 View Post
    Raspberry PI 3 + official Raspberry PI 7" touchscreen + case.

    Running the Raspberrian OS + a distro from RaceCapture/Pro. This works in conjunction with the RaceCapture/Pro 2 data logging hardware I have installed.

    Here is the post on the AutoSports Labs website:
    https://www.autosportlabs.com/create...for-about-100/

    You are committed to using the RaceCapture/Pro hardware to make this work, but I had installed this much earlier, so not an issue for me.
    Thanks for the info! It's something I may look into doing as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeb75 View Post
    Raspberry PI 3 + official Raspberry PI 7" touchscreen + case.

    Running the Raspberrian OS + a distro from RaceCapture/Pro. This works in conjunction with the RaceCapture/Pro 2 data logging hardware I have installed.

    Here is the post on the AutoSports Labs website:
    https://www.autosportlabs.com/create...for-about-100/

    You are committed to using the RaceCapture/Pro hardware to make this work, but I had installed this much earlier, so not an issue for me.
    I have the same setup: Pi3, 7" touchscreen + case, RaceCapture Pro Mk2. Also have the OBDII to CAN adapter. Just need to finish the car so I can use it.
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    Another WOT log pull. Tune allows me to run to a 6500 RPM redline.


    This car is stupid fast. 3rd gear pull from 39 to 83 MPH, about 3000 to 6700 RPM -and I have about 1300 RPM in reserve -should be an 8K redline when all is done.

    I did cook the wideband harness at the Auto-x -ran it too close to the turbo. Luckily we have the tools and technology to rebuild it better, stronger and faster than before...
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    Love it, how much RWHP do you have?
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    About 10mph per second, pretty good!

    I love the dials you have on the video, we can see everything.

    You rebuild widebands?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Wayne Presley View Post
    Love it, how much RWHP do you have?
    No idea - only doing road tuning at this point and since I haven't been able to get a weight I can't use the road dyno. Want to say "enough", but I do need to get this figured out to properly classify the car in the auto-x series I'll be running.

    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    About 10mph per second, pretty good!

    I love the dials you have on the video, we can see everything.

    You rebuild widebands?
    Yea, acceleration curve was stout and looks like 16PSI is the max boost right now.

    I rebuild toasted wideband wiring harnesses, but that was just a snip and solder job
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    numbers numbers everywhere

    Heh, playing with the fakin'-dyno in RomRaider I have an estimate of 275 HP at wheels and 243 TQ.

    My assumptions are 2100 pounds of vehicle weight(ha) and 150 lbs of me (true). Kinda cool, going to have to play with this some more:
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    BUILD Phase 1: 6/6/2014 car delivered || 5/24/2015 first start || 6/7/2015 go karted || 4/20/2016 hard-top-topped || 10/25/2016 registered || 11/18/2016 inspected & complete
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    Quote Originally Posted by mikeb75 View Post
    Heh, playing with the fakin'-dyno in RomRaider I have an estimate of 275 HP at wheels and 243 TQ.

    My assumptions are 2100 pounds of vehicle weight(ha) and 150 lbs of me (true). Kinda cool, going to have to play with this some more:
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    Hey man when your are ready for some real power I will sell you my twin scroll turbo and I can upgrade mine. I am pushing 375hp/425tq with mine and only 18-19psi to do the job. If you think it moves now you will be in for a big surprise.

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    Another pull

    Ran another WOT pull since my wideband data didn't record. Weather was a little nicer so car was a little faster:


    Using road dyno on the pull data:
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    294HP@6375RPM & 244lbf-ft@4998RPM

    Peak boost:17.4

    Reading the data log I'm out of injector - duty cycle maxed at 95.25
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    300hp at 17psi? Oh right, you got a 2.0L now if I remember.
    I love looking at your on-screen gauges, I'm far from there on my out of focus one hand cell phone videos. lolll

    Buy some Injector Dynamics ID1050x, they are absolutely awesome with a flawless idle.

    Do you get dust accumulating between the door skin and side sail?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    Buy some Injector Dynamics ID1050x, they are absolutely awesome with a flawless idle.
    Will probably go that way when I'm ready to step up the power. Right now I'm actually satisfied with the way the engine is running & power level... at least until I get some actual track time

    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    Do you get dust accumulating between the door skin and side sail?
    Tons. And gravel - makes me second guess putting vents behind the front wheel splash guards.
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    BUILD Phase 1: 6/6/2014 car delivered || 5/24/2015 first start || 6/7/2015 go karted || 4/20/2016 hard-top-topped || 10/25/2016 registered || 11/18/2016 inspected & complete
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    And how does the platidip handle the dirt and gravel in that area? No scratches, chips or anything?
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    We were at a track that hadn't be paved in years. Once the tires got hot, they would throw sand and gravel into every nook and cranny.
    The gravel between the bottom of the door and the top of the side sail is a problem. It scratches our fiberglass, every time opening the door. We have totally sealed the wheel well in front of the door. The downside to that is that no air comes out between the fender and the door. It would be better if the area was slopped away from the car so it would be self cleaning.
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    Like Bob said -it's looking rough. I don't have Plastidip in that area, though. In getting proper door alignment & clearance I found the 'dip was just too fragile. Instead, I have Krylon rattle-can for plastic gloss paint in that area -both on the sail panel and the mating surfaces of the door. It's actually the same paint I used in the 'gloss' areas for the inlets and hood outlets.

    On the plus side, the vents in the splash panels insure I get fresh air and road grid into the passenger cabin from just in front of the doors; all the benefits of having a 'R with shorty windscreen while still having the greenhouse of a proper car -so it gets HOT.
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    Ran another WOT pull since my wideband data didn't record. Weather was a little nicer so car was a little faster:


    Using road dyno on the pull data:
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    294HP@6375RPM & 244lbf-ft@4998RPM

    Peak boost:17.4

    Reading the data log I'm out of injector - duty cycle maxed at 95.25
    What is causing the big dip in the torque curve between 5300 and 6100 rpm?
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    Quote Originally Posted by DanielsDM View Post
    What is causing the big dip in the torque curve between 5300 and 6100 rpm?
    It's a software interpretation of a data log (of RPM vs time) -so I don't know how much of that is artifact. If I change the 'smoothing' value in the software it totally changes the shape of the curves & affects the peak #'s.

    Take it with a huge grain of salt.
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    Bob, awesome. I thought the dirt was coming from the side of the car and not the wheel well. I'll seal mine, air can escape from Craig's top fender louver for me.

    Mike, plastidip is fragile everywhere?
    So it ain't better than wrap then.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank818 View Post
    Mike, plastidip is fragile everywhere?
    So it ain't better than wrap then.
    durability wise, it seems about equal.

    Installation wise- tape off the car or section and spray, 15 minutes between coats.

    Repair wise- use a rattle can to do spot fixes. Or peel up damaged sections and respray.

    Cost- i'm about $300 in materials total for a full spray and 4 coat respray -so about 1.5 jobs.

    Looks wise- your wrap wins hands down!
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    BUILD Phase 1: 6/6/2014 car delivered || 5/24/2015 first start || 6/7/2015 go karted || 4/20/2016 hard-top-topped || 10/25/2016 registered || 11/18/2016 inspected & complete
    BUILD Phase 2: 3/8/2017 EJ207v8 || 5/29/2017 re-first re-start || 7/17/2017 re-assembled with race car bits

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    Make sure to seal around the door hinges. There are some pretty huge gaps around those brackets and taping them up made a huge difference for me in terms of sand/gravel in the cockpit.

    I also modified the wheel well panel there to allow air through the rear of the fender, but still protect the front of the rocker from stone chips.

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    I ended up making completely custom fender liners. The FFR-provided ones didn't fit well enough to install.

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    Another good Auto-x day

    Third Auto-x session: another test & tune event with the Capital Driving Club in Frederick MD. Again the car worked well and aside from the lack of front end camber & bite my driving is the limiting factor. I was pushing a bit harder so I had an "off" and clipped a few cones, but of the car/drivers present I posted the 7th fastest time: fastest of the day was 39.4 and my best was 42.6. The top 10 cars were 6 Miata's (all at some level of crazy & prepared), 1 corvette, 1 S2000 and 1 god knows what (but still a bodied car) and the 818C.



    I may make another track event this year if I'm lucky, but I expect this was the last. Over the winter I need to address the front alignment & fender rub, re-tub the rear wheels, figure out a better fuel tank and firewall, fix the seating position and try to get a front hoop/cage built. Getting the car weighed would be nice also.

    There were a number of people who came up to me and knew what I was driving - so I think word is starting to get around.

    Oh, and there was a 2017 Alfa Romeo 4C at the event -driver had the car for about 700 miles. Absolutely beautiful car and I should have gotten some pictures of it with the 818 - I think they were about the same size. Would have been interesting to compare.
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    BUILD Phase 2: 3/8/2017 EJ207v8 || 5/29/2017 re-first re-start || 7/17/2017 re-assembled with race car bits

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    Nice Mike, sounds like a good list of winter projects.

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    The 4C could be a great match to some 818s, it's a car about as light. Costs a lot more though. You got the best car out there, Mike!! Best driver too?
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    Awesome job! Tires and some left foot braking (as a form of anti lag) maybe?
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    Non-Update Update

    Winter is dragging on, but the 818 poked its nose out of the garage to see its own shadow on Friday. Actually, I have not been working on the car at all- I was laid off late last year and with no salary no funny money.

    The hiatus did allow me to focus on many of my lagging home projects (about 3 years worth ), so in truth I've been very busy between looking for a job, doing holiday things and laying a floor and painting the house.

    Happily, I signed an offer letter for a new position last week, and I am getting excited about the new challenges the job will bring. The only downside is I'm going from a 0 minute commute to over an hour each way to/from Baltimore, going to be interesting to see how this works out.

    One car related thing - actually the reason the 818 was out of the garage; I had to replace 2 failed air control valves on my daily driver (STI). It would have cost well over a thousand dollars to have the work done at my friendly neighborhood Subaru shop (never mind the stealership). But when I was talking to the shop owner about doing the job he smiled at me and said "You have this- you built a car already!" So he sold me a pair of take-off valves he had in his parts pile (for a LOT less than OEM new) and said it would be about an 8 hour job. I put the STI in the garage Friday morning and finished up Saturday at 3:00. What a chore - basically all the accessories had to come off the top of the engine and I had to loosen the intake manifold. It might have been easier if I pulled the IM completely off, but I managed to replace the parts without doing so - used a lot of extensions and swearing.

    I would probably not have been able to complete this job if I hadn't built the 818 before hand. Having the comfort level of tearing down the accessories and knowing I'd be able to put it back together - absolutely priceless!

    I will say that my 818C is not water-tight! It rained all day Saturday, and there was quite a bit of water in the drivers side footwell near the center tunnel. But free car wash!

    With my new and much more limited schedule I am going to try to run a season of Auto-X (all Saturday events) and should be able to run 1 track day.

    Best wishes for 2018 to everyone here!
    818SC chassis #206 EJ207 2.0L VF37 twin scroll || Cusco type RS 1.5 LSD || Wilwood pedal box (firewall attach) || Wilwood superlite front calipers
    BUILD Phase 1: 6/6/2014 car delivered || 5/24/2015 first start || 6/7/2015 go karted || 4/20/2016 hard-top-topped || 10/25/2016 registered || 11/18/2016 inspected & complete
    BUILD Phase 2: 3/8/2017 EJ207v8 || 5/29/2017 re-first re-start || 7/17/2017 re-assembled with race car bits

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