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Brake Fluid Notes and Information
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I read an interesting article on brake fluid recently that got me intrigued on the subject to dive into it a bit more and see what all I could learn about it. This article by Mike Mavrigian of Birchwood Automotive stated that different brake fluids have different compressibility. He stated, "Different brake fluids can dramatically alter the brake pedal feel with no other system changes." This all being based on the different compressibility of the various brake fluids. This opened my eyes a bit. In our race cars we have predominantly used Motul RBF600 and we have never had any...
A Man, A Car, A Track Day
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We have done well here at IPG and occasionally we get caught up in what we do have here at the shop available to us and forget how much fun keeping things simple is. When it comes to our race cars we try and run by the Keep It Simple Stupid mentality. It works for us. Our agenda consists of laying out a plan and going step by step to meet our next goal. Once there we reassess and work towards a new goal. This leads me to the source of this blog and it involves my personal 1998 Integra...
2012 Honda Civic Si Race Car Build Progress
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Had this car for what seems like forever now and was always destined to be a race car from the moment I bought it. The EP3 Civic Si is officially sold and waiting transport to its new owner out west. Figured since we are finally making some solid headway with this car time to throw some information up about it for conversation sake. 2012 Honda Civic Si '08 K20z3 2.0L Engine for STL rules cage was done by BSI in Daytona We are a long way from done but we are hoping to have it ready to turn laps at...
K-Tuned Race-Spec Billet RSX Shifter
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K-Tuned Race-Spec Billet RSX Shifter Part Number: KTD-RSX-PRO MSRP: $529.99 Applications: 2002-2006 RSX, 2001-2005 Civic EM2/ES, K-swapped EF, EG, EK, DC2 It is no secret that K-Tuned is in close contact with the drivers of some of the fastest import race cars in the world. So when Spoon Sports of Japan asked us for a Billet RSX Shifter to use in an endurance road race car they were working on, we graciously accepted their request. In conjunction with Spoon Sports, feedback from several other racers influenced and accelerated the design of our Race-Spec Billet RSX Shifter that was already on...
2006 Honda Civic Si FG2 All Motor Drag Car
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This has been a long work in progress but finally we are at the point that we can start making the first test passes and getting this new 2006 Honda Civic Si FG2 chassis dialed in. We purchased this car probably close to a year ago with the plans of turning it into a drag car and working on it as time allowed delayed us a bit more than expected but a last minute push to get it ready for the 2013 Honda Day Orlando drag event got us track ready and off to a great start. The drivetrain in...