Kid-Vtek's Canadian EK build: CR-Vtec Turbo


Super cool honda ! Love the color, and the whole set up
Hats off to you sir .
 
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Wow that diffuser is :fapfap:
Great build!
 
Thanks for the support guys!! i really appreciate it!

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Impressive stuff! :nice:

I'm wondering whether you'll notice a difference from those rigid collars... Let us know!
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i actually havent install them yet, i am waiting for a back to back track day event where on the first day ill attend without them and install them for the second day so i can really see how much of a difference they make.
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Wow that diffuser is :fapfap:
Great build!
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It is a replica spoon diffuser for a S2000, Shine Auto makes it. I didnt want to cut up an authentic spoon diffuser for my car i just couldnt do it haha
 
Update:
For my birthday i decided to spoil my self and do something I have been wanting to do for a while. I started off with a new Rywire harness



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I also made the decision to switch standalones. HKS Vpro is an excellent product, however i dont like the fact that you must be a dealer to have access to the software to make tuning possible. Opted for something much more user friendly, AEM Infinity!

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Let me start off by saying what a simple and painless procedure this was! It was almost as simple as installing and turning the key! The VE based software and simple setup wizards on the AEM make vehicle base calibrations extremely simple! The car has never ran better! The AEM alone with the Rywire harness made the COP conversion easy.

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Some very promising numbers going into my scheduled dyno session that following weekend.

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However the night before my dyno day i ran into some complications. Large amounts of oil were beginning to make its way to the floor. I found oil leaking out of the intake manifold base gasket.... lots of oil.... my breather tank was also venting quite a bit of crank case oil when cold. i proceeded with a compression test/leak down with healthy results. I figured the valve stem seals were badly worn or dried out from years of storage so i ordered new seals along with a timing belt. This wasnt all bad news, doing valve stem seals meant removing the cams, which gave me a good reason to install my new GSC T1 Turbo cams :). After removing the intake manifold to replace the oil soak paper gasket, the source of my oil leak revealed it self. A plug from the LS/Vtec conversion was loose and pouring out pressurized oil into the intake manifold. i removed the plug to see is completely bare with no thread tape or sealant what so ever. i cleaned it all up reinstalled the plug and my oil leak was gone. since i had all the parts i went ahead with the valve stem seal replacement and cam install!

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Out with the old, in with the new. The GSC T1 Turbo cams are such great quality, very aggressive as well. i also took this time to re-toque my head, install my upgraded valve springs with titanium retainers and Jun cam gears.

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After it was all buttoned up and camshafts degreed i fired it up and she was running smooth!!... too smooth... there was no lumpy idle, she sounded stock... i took her for a drive and it felt worse than the GSR cams in it before, lazy, no mid range. I phoned GSC about the degreeing procedure and they explained to me that these cam shafts were designed for factory cam gear and degreeing was not necessary. I set the cam back to factory and well here are the results

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Super lumpy idle, much more mid range performance and pulling quite a bit of vacuum at idle. Extremely happy with the car right now! One thing i have noticed with the data logging capabilities of the Infinity is that i have a 10psi fluctuation in fuel pressure as i get on throttle. I have purchased a Radium fuel pulse dampener to help aid this problem. I have rescheduled my dyno session for this weekend! will post again with power figures soon! stay tuned![/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL][/URL]
 
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Update:
After some data logging with the new changes one thing was very clear that i was having a fuel pressure issue.

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each vertical white line represents one second time lapse. You can clearly see a large fluctuation in fuel pressure multiple times per second and increasing as throttle increased. What was even more interesting was what else was found in the same data log file

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This is showing the injector pulse width being changed by the Infinity to compensate for the fuel pressure fluctuations which were over 10 psi and consistent frequency.
I managed to get my hands on a Radium pulse damper locally and installed it today

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And here are the results
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Again each vertical white line indicated 1 second, you can clearly see the fluctuations are practically gone. Very pleased with the Radium damper, and of course the AEM infinity. Counting down the days until my Dyno sessions! cheers
 
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Following with the theme of this build my Dyno day would not go without some drama... The day started out with some low load, off boost/low cam tuning which ended smoothly, car was running great! We then proceeded with the Vtec tuning, again went smoothly and then onto the on boost tuning. After each short pull we could see EGT climbing up to 1750 F which was quite alarming. AFRs were reading good so more fuel was added to try and lower the temperatures without playing around with the timing. As boost was climbing torque was not following suit and EGTs continued to climb. on the Last pull there was a sudden misfire around 6500 rpm. We pulled the plugs and saw one cylinder was quite lean, swapping injectors carry the lean symptom to the opposite cylinder which lead me to think the injectors were faulty. We ended the day there so i could address my fueling issue before anymore problems came up. The following morning i drove the car in and out of the shop to clean up and she didnt want to start at all. Finally she started and she was sounded like the plugs were severely fouled, i took her for a short trip to try and clear the spark plugs only to flood the engine one block later. My coworker came to my aid with a new set of plugs which we swapped in at the side of the road. She still wouldnt start with brand new plugs... Reaking of fuel i unplugged the injectors to try and clear what was left in the cylinders, sure thing she fired right up.... and kept running.... for 3 blocks! With the injectors completely unplugged i limped back to the shop, i thought for sure the injectors were stuck open. My fuel pressure gauge would drop right to zero PSI when i primed the pump, i drained 1/2L of fuel out of my oil pan... not good. So this happened the following day! New set of Bosch 1000cc EV14 high impedence injectors to replace my ancient Dephi EV1 injectors.

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The following night i changed the oil, swapped in the injectors and after having the injector tables tweaked it was time to fire up!.... No start... pulled the plugs and again soaked in fuel! unplug the injectors, again it ran.... Fuel pressure still dropped to nearly zero PSI. WTF!?!?! Long story short this is what i found

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My brand new Radium fuel pulse dampener less than a week old, failed! in the video you can clearly see fuel spraying out from the vacuum port on top of the unit. Fuel was shooting past the rubber diaphragm, through the vacuum line and into the intake manifold. Talk about TBI lol This is what i found when i opened up the unit

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clearly a torn diaphragm, but why? it literally had only seen how ever many kms from my dyno tuning. I contacted the shop were i had purchased the part and they were able to get me a replacement/upgraded part that very day. Apparently this was a known issue which has been addressed with an updated diaphragm, i know have a new diaphragm and upgraded larger housing.

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the housing was so large that i had to take the top off to install it, with the housing off i could inspect the new diaphragm and notice something that my previous one was missing... a small ball bearing. Jammed on the opposite end of my fuel rail blocking off my fuel return line was the ball bearing from my other diaphragm.

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What doesnt kill you makes you stronger? There are a lot of terrible things that could have happened if i didnt address this issue when i did, I am thankful that nothing did. Im trying not to think about those things as i proceed with tuning, Big thanks to Blackbird Technical Service for understanding something was wrong and not over looking it just to finish my tune. Thanks to Vex Performance for sorting out my issue with the pulse dampener same day i really appreciate that. Lets try this again shall we? Dyno day round 3 here we go :)
 
Cool thread.
What was the cause of the pressure fluctuations in the end? Is the pulse damper not just a band aid to whatever the actual problem is?
Never seen this issue before so is like to understand it.
 
jesse888 said:
Cool thread.
What was the cause of the pressure fluctuations in the end? Is the pulse damper not just a band aid to whatever the actual problem is?
Never seen this issue before so is like to understand it.
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A combination of removing the factory Honda pulse dampener and old style ball bearing injectors. When they close its simply a ball bearing seating which can really hammer down. Almost all vehicles will have a pulse dampener but im no sure many people actually monitor fuel pressure that closes, only for base pressure really. Ill keep an eye on it but it looks healthy now.
 
Bump from the dead:
Its been a while since my last update, it seems i just cant catch a break with thus build... August of 2016 a nasty hail storm came through my city and destroyed my car. The vehicle was a total loss, damage to literally every single panel of my vehicle.... even on my wheel center caps!
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After this i was devastated, the sat... for a while. In late April i crossed something off my bucket list and went to Japan with friends. Our trip was outstanding, beyond words. Fuji speedway, Tsukuba circuit, Wekfest were just a few things we got up to, i cant wait to go back! Haha
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When i got back i started working on my car again. One of the biggest problems that plagued my car on the dyno was quickly rising coolant temps. Unfortunately the Full Race exhaust manifold i have places the waste gate right where more radiator could fit, so i had to move it.
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An old VW scirocco radiator would do the trick
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While upgrading my radiator i went one step further installing a swirl pot
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Another issue i had on the dyno was ignition drift. The AEM EPM unit wasnt doing its job. After spot on customer service and tech support from AEM i decided to make my own igntion setup. Already had the OBD2 oil pump which has provisions for a crank sensor so all i needed was a cam trigger, nothing a magnet cant fix
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Next on the list was to finally use my DC5 brembos that have been collecting dust for years now. 5 lug ftw. While rebuilding my calipers i replaced the pistons with ceramic ones from a porsche cayman
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Now i really needed to deal with the body. The hail damage was terrible, 2 PDR specialist refused the job due to the extent of the damage. There was only one answer...
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Yes that is a M and M hyper wide body kit . I tried so hard to keep this chassis but after the body shops estimate for repairs/body kit fitment and paint it just wasnt logical to keep. Back to square one... with only 2 weeks away from a local show and shine i was lucky enough to find this really clean shell.
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As i mentioned i only had 2 weeks to complete this build.... the following days are still a blur, the earliest i got home every night was 1am. Time to get to work
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This kit is enormous! My friend 16x8 SSR look miniature in the wheel wells. 18x10 TE37 might do the trick
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Time was running short so the only way to make my car one color was vinyl wrap. Im not a fan of wrapped cars, but after seeing how much work is involved i can appreciate the craft
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At 7:45 am morning of the show, i emerged with something resembling a car.
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Huge thanks to everyone that helped me pull off this incredible feat, i absolutely could not have done this alone... or without an unhealthy amount of caffiene haha more pics to come, enjoy!
 
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M&M Kit looks absolutely insane on this! Just read through the whole thread and this car has came such a long way, glad you can eventually enjoy it now!

You planning on leaving it that colour or painting it?
 
Thanks! I am extremely happy with how it turned out. To be honest my plan is to just drive it! Thats one thing ive never had the chance to do, she has always been in a "rebuild status" that i have zero seat time. Im hoping to get it back on the dyno in the coming weeks, turn up the boost a bit and have some fun.
 
That look amazing! Well done on the build
 
This is amazing a great read too. You have it all documented very well. And all the brilliant upgrades to the engine along the way, like the swirl pot that was cool.

Really looks cool an i bet its a beast :nerv:.

Hope to see more pics an vids.

Also well done to sticking to it rather than giving in. And unlucky on the hailstones
 
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