posted on Tuesday, January 23, 2018 2:32 PM
by Vincent Soto
All was not right with our Project AP1 S2000. It was making some louder than normal sounds that were coming from the fuel pump. The car would struggle to start as if the car had low gas or no gas at all. After some forum research and some diagnosing with a fuel pressure gauge, we had come to a conclusion that the fuel pump was bad.
After having the car for 5 years now, it was expected for it happen eventually. Since we got the car from the auction for 3200 dollars, there were no records of the fuel pump being changed or of any (well there was some records for tires bought in 2003) maintenance at all. With that being said, we started to look at fuel pumps on the market. In the end, we decided the go with Deatschwerks DW200 fuel pump (9-201-1000).
Colin Holte posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2016 8:07 PM
by Khiem Dinh
In the last episode, I’d worn down the Nitto NT01 tires into slicks. Then I got a nail in one of the tires too. Obviously, it was time to get some new tires. Many of you have asked about my custom brake ducts which bolt to the front lower control arm. Well, I tried out a cheap DIY version along with finally getting around to making some rear brake ducts.
Chuck Johnson posted on Monday, November 09, 2015 7:04 PM
by Chuck Johnson
Back in 2011, we introduced Project Honda Civic EJ to the readers of MotoIQ. Originally, the goal of the project was to take Annie’s beat down 1997 Honda Civic with over 260,000 miles on it and restore it back to the formidable yet reliable street and track machine it once was. All this, while keeping to a reasonable budget. However, what could only be described as massive scope creep ensued. Now four years later, Project Honda Civic EJ has finally come to an end... or to a new beginning?
Colin Holte posted on Tuesday, September 01, 2015 8:48 PM
by Khiem Dinh
Keeping cool is the key to a reliable track car. To add more coolness, I attacked the problem using two methods: adding better heat exchangers and adding airflow. I’ve shown you what the new fluid temperatures have been after the modifications, but what about the actual air temperatures? I added some thermocouples to find out.
Colin Holte posted on Thursday, January 22, 2015 7:38 PM
by Khiem Dinh
The whole point of modifying cars with go-fast parts is to go fast right? So of course, Project S2000 required a good romping at Buttonwillow after the installation of the Blacktrax Performance/Kingpin Machine spherical bearing suspension setup and Hasport rear differential mounts. The car is also in a constant state of tweaking requiring adjustments along the way as lessons are learned. Everything is better with video too and Replay XD stepped in to help.
Colin Holte posted on Sunday, December 14, 2014 11:02 AM
by Khiem Dinh
I’m often of the philosophy of replacing things as they wear out. And when they wear out, I might as well upgrade! It all started with a slight banging noise while going over bumps. Over a bit of time, it got progressively worse. Eventually, going over any type of bump including creeping over speed bumps caused a loud banging noise. What was the source?
Colin Holte posted on Tuesday, August 26, 2014 11:01 PM
by Khiem Dinh
Everyone who has experienced trying to design parts to get more power of the S2000 naturally aspirated can attest to Honda not having left much on the table. Honda was of course limited by pesky general consumer things related to NVH. If you throw those concerns off the table, is there anything to be gained?
Jeff Naeyaert posted on Wednesday, July 23, 2014 7:43 PM
Project Honda Ruckus - Part One
by Jeff Naeyaert
Enjoy a Throwback Thursday to one of our very first projects! In typical MotoIQ fashion we decided that our Ruck was going to need some help in the suspension, handling and brakes department before we increased the power to help keep things safe. We had almost rear ended cars due to weak brakes and ended up doing a flying W by hitting a water dip at 35 mph on the street. Although this sounds somewhat comical, it was not safe and had to be addressed.
Annie Sam posted on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 7:17 PM
by Joe Popovits
In this installment of Project Honda Civic EJ, we tell our factory ECU to take a hike and get engine management fit for this build through AEM's Series 2 Plug and Play EMS. In addition, we also bring our B18C1 into the new millennium by tossing out the outdated factory ignition system in favor of AEM’s B-Series coil on plug conversion kit.
Colin Holte posted on Sunday, September 22, 2013 5:21 PM
By Khiem Dinh
Did I mention there would be more hood hacking? Why yes I did. Somewhere along the other 18 parts of this project, I noticed the stock air box looked relatively well sealed along with having a location ideal for ram air. Ram air is used on practically every sport bike you can buy to coax as much power as possible from the engine. Even cars such as the Corvette Z06 and Dodge Viper use ram air.