VTEC Engine bay video


Ally138

Ally138

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Hey folks, thought I'd share this. You've probably already seen one I put back a while ago but now I've made a few changes so I'd thought I'd see what the difference is. Can see the engine doesn't shake as much, but I can tell you there is definitely cockpit vibrations lol. New gearbox is all the difference though haha

Before:

OEM B16B w/ Standard S4C and standard engine mounts. Ran a Spoon Sports ECU, a bit of a wet surface and on flat road


After:

OEM B16B w/ S4C (M-Factory long first, ATS 3rd, 4th and 5th gearset, Spoon Sports 1.5 LSD) - recently rebuilt; Spoon Sports engine mounts w/ inserts. This time I ran an OEM ECU, road surface was not as well but colder, road was a bit more uphill. Exhaust and intake still the same.

Quite cool how the manifold glows lol. Also excuse the hesitation on 3rd gear on the second run lol


Cheers :)
 
That's quite a lot of manifold glow for a short blast, could be running lean...

Notice how it doesn't do it in the first vid with the richer spoon map
 
Love how the Vtec kicks in ! :bow: great videos!! :bow:
 
Do it Keith!

B16 - do you think the sump would have been a factor as well? My oem sump was badly dented and the engine burnt quite a lot of oil. Swapped it for a Spoon one and now it's not burnt a drop..
 
Ally138 said:
Do it Keith!

B16 - do you think the sump would have been a factor as well? My oem sump was badly dented and the engine burnt quite a lot of oil. Swapped it for a Spoon one and now it's not burnt a drop..
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That's a bit weird,
The glowing could be down to your ignition timing being incorrectly set or maybe a slight fueling issue causing higher exhaust gas temps.

Some one else may know better but to me it seems to glow quite a lot for a n/a car on just a small blast up through the gears
 
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Vtec crossover is very agressive i love it..
what is that blinking light on the firewall ?
glowing manifold so soon maybe leaning out or timming issues like others are saying. ..
 
oscarsayco said:
Vtec crossover is very agressive i love it..
what is that blinking light on the firewall ?
glowing manifold so soon maybe leaning out or timming issues like others are saying. ..
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Looks like another GoPro, recording
 
Love it man. Definitely hear the difference from the newly built box. Awesome.

I think the blinking light may be an alarm?
 
On the 2nd video, where the circular weld is you can also see a red light reflecting at the same rate as the one towards the rear - definitely a gopro ;-)
 
Wow that does glow pretty quick. Barely a run up through the gears and it's glowing red hot.
Imagine what would happen on track?
 
It was recorded with a iPhone 3gs with a suction universal phile holder. Open video via youtube says in description.
 
It is quite cool eh? BTW it was recorded with a GoPro Hero 3+ no suction cups were used, it's actually a sticker. The description in the first video was a bit of sarcasm :\ totally forgot about that, prob why I got a few dislikes lol.

But anyway, I did notice how when I went to take the GoPro out, this time round it was really warm compared to last time!
 
Cool video…new engine mounts made a big difference. Were the old ones worn, or is that the difference between oem and spoon?


First video there is a lot of movement.
 
Filo83 said:
Differences in mph in different gears between 2 gearboxes?
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slightly longer 3.070 ratio 1st gear
standard 2nd
then the gear ratios for the ATS kit are 1.652/1.358/1.033

mph wise should be as follows with the standard rev limit and 195/50 tyres (oem/this box)

40/42
61
88/78
116/99
152/125

lose a fair bit on the top end but the box suits a B16B nicely!

cool vid!! need to try the same on the M3 and capture the airbox note
 
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