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Excellent Valve Spring Tech Article from Hot Rod Magazine
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Here is an excellent article on valve springs from the recent Hot Rod Magazine. Very interesting read and I know it peaked my interest on doing some testing on various spring configurations to maximize horsepower. The Beehive spring are on the market for a lot of the popular sport compact engines. Check out the full article here -- http://www.hotrod.com/techarticles/engine/hrdp_1011_what_you_need_to_know_about_valvesprings/index.html
Who wants a $11 Front Lip ??!?!?
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The Left, Right, Left EF got some front lip love to the tune of a whopping $11. This early 90’s Volvo 940 front lip is a great choice for a budget project. Thes lip can be found at any local junkyard for cheap, this one was purchased for $6.00! It is a really simple front lip to take off of the car in the junkyard. The one I took off was mounted with 10 screws from the factory. Tools needed are: Socket set Wrenches Screw driver Some clamps Something to cut the new lip (knife, hack saw) Pop rivets and...
How Much Power will my Pump / Injector Support ??
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This information is courtesty of www.T1RaceParts.com and www.InjectorDynamics.com. They hit the nail on the head with this easy to decipher chart to give you a good idea on what kind of horsepower you can support with this pump and that injector or that injector and this pump, etc. Covering some of the most popular setups for 4 Cylinder engines including Walbro Fuel Pumps, Bosch 044 Fuel Pump, ID 1000cc Injectors and ID 2000cc Injectors. Injector Dynamics is fast becoming the most popular choice on the market not only for their superior quality but they have the customer support, technical expertise...
Quick, Custom Gauge Project for left, right, left EF
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When we acquired Left, Right, Left EF it had been turbocharged in its previous life. It already had 3 Autometer Cobalt Gauges installed in it in a less than desirable location so we performed a quick fix to this be installing them in the empty Radio slot in the center console. In the end we will be running the Autometer Cobalt Oil Pressure as shown and a matching Water Temperature Gauge. Here is the first quick look at how the gauges may look when installed into the radio slot. We used the existing radio bezel as the outer mounting plate...
OEM Honda Throttle Body Sizes
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This is just good all around information to have available. I get asked OEM throttle body sizes all the time and here is a great quick reference. Honda Throttle Body Sizing Chart Inside Diameters (in mm) d15b7 - 56 d16a6 - 55 d16y7 - 56 d16y8 - 56 d16z6 - 56 ZC - 55 d16a1 - 55 d16a8 - 55 b18c1 - 60 b18c5 - 62 b18a - 58 b18b - 60 b16a SiR - 58 b16a Sir2 - 60 b16a2 - 60 b16a3 - 60 b20b - 60 b20z - 60 h22a - 60 h23a - 60 f20c -...