datzenmike Posted September 24, 2023 Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 I don't suppose there is room on the other side for a few gussets? Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted September 24, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2023 9 hours ago, ]2eDeYe said: What an adventure. Crazy that weld went like that, it is pretty old though. They are a forged unit! Somehow it just broke. I was talking to a rally buddy who races 510's he says that happens to them from time to time. 1 Quote Link to comment
Stoffregen Motorsports Posted September 26, 2023 Report Share Posted September 26, 2023 I've seen that. Maybe you could run a bead of weld on the backside to reinforce it, then have it shot peened, cryo'd, whatever, to keep it strong. Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 It does seem like a little reinforcement couldn't hurt... Here is the entry list from the race. I'll be posting more pictures soon. 1 Quote Link to comment
1001001SOS Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 That S12 you posted on the last page has super silhouette dreams and I love it. This looks like an amazing series. Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) Well its off season time for the JBC team. I have been lacking in my participation on this thread so here is some more of what has been going on in no particular order. The Honda engine swap project is turning out to be a project indeed. These engines are already engineered to fit other cars like a Miata with after market support so hurray for them. We on the other hand have to make just about everything ourselves. Don't get me wrong, we love doing this stuff, it just takes time. I thought this was an interesting picture of how much space we have to fit the crossmember. It really shows the balance shafts in the oil pan that dictate the limit of how far we can go trimming things away. Our valve cover modification was a team effort. We used our "half hood" tool to see how much room we had. If the race car didn't have fresh paint, we could just trim the hood braces and be done with it. Since we plan to also use this engine in a few of our street cars too, we decided to modify the valve cover so the engine can fit without cutting the hood. We made a total of 3 modified valve covers for our planned projects. Jeff let me have some time on his Mill to remove the material from the front of the valve covers. He then proceeded to be the magician with the welder and close the covers back up with some sheet aluminum. Here is the before and after shot I took at work after running them through the parts washer. The exhaust header recipe is as follows: Honda S2000 stock exhaust header from the 2.0L engine Honda Accord K24 exhaust flange A section of stainless tubing Jeff ordered from somewhere The outer cylinders lined up just fine with the K24 flange spacing. The center 2 cylinders required some modification. Lots of time cutting and grinding later we managed to get things lined up. We still need to modify the bottom end to fit the 510 but it looks promising. Here is a pic of the header mocked up in the test car. I had a trip to the local Pick n Pull junk yard to obtain some stuff for the project. The Acura TSX had been picked over already pretty well. Engine gone, wire harness cut to pieces etc. I did manage to get the engine ECU, throttle motor controller and some wiring connections we would need. Time to figure out the wiring. Jeff picked up a sheet of plywood and we got started. I found the systems and wiring information for the Acura TSX so we got to work sorting things out. We got most of the connections and extra wires sorted before we got too tired. Not a good thing to do late at night. Edited October 2, 2023 by Trophy24 2 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted October 2, 2023 Report Share Posted October 2, 2023 (edited) Some more racing fun. How much gas are we going to use this weekend? We go through about 10 gallons every 2 hours so it adds up quickly. Here is Jeff at the local filling station. A few shots from the pits on a nice sunny day for racing! And one of me trying to figure out how to go faster! We store the car in the off season at my house. I finally moved it off the trailer and into the garage. Since I was driving it, it seemed like a good idea to go get the mail while I was at it! Safely tucked away for the winter. Or until we take it apart to install the Honda engine! Edited October 2, 2023 by Trophy24 5 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted October 4, 2023 Report Share Posted October 4, 2023 Thanks for the update Paul but now my neck hurts from all the sideways pics. Is that supposed to simulate G forces around the carousel? 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Trophy24 Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 We should be training somehow in the off season. Seriously as a picture novice, any tips on how to fix the orientation in the thread would be appreciated. Quote Link to comment
thisismatt Posted October 6, 2023 Report Share Posted October 6, 2023 42 minutes ago, Trophy24 said: We should be training somehow in the off season. Seriously as a picture novice, any tips on how to fix the orientation in the thread would be appreciated. Pretty certain the forum doesn't have the option. Have to save them correctly on your pc/phone and reupload Quote Link to comment
chester Posted October 8, 2023 Report Share Posted October 8, 2023 should look into the rsk type s oil pump it is smaller and a common swap for higher rpms Quote Link to comment
Icehouse Posted October 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 10:56 AM, chester said: should look into the rsk type s oil pump it is smaller and a common swap for higher rpms Other teams run the 2.0L RSX pump on their K24 engines and have issues with hours of vibration rattle sensors to death and bolts loose. So we opted to leave it for reliability. Our car already has a terrible vibration at high speeds we don't want it any worse. That's also why we want to keep the stock ECU. Quote Link to comment
chester Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 16 hours ago, Icehouse said: Other teams run the 2.0L RSX pump on their K24 engines and have issues with hours of vibration rattle sensors to death and bolts loose. So we opted to leave it for reliability. Our car already has a terrible vibration at high speeds we don't want it any worse. That's also why we want to keep the stock ECU. I see. It was an idea, and it would make the oil pan easier to make since it is smaller. hopefully you guys can get it going and it works for you Quote Link to comment
datzenmike Posted October 14, 2023 Report Share Posted October 14, 2023 Hows the foot? Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 Okay kids, we are less than two months away from our first race in 2024 but before we get you updated on all the K24 progress over winter, I thought I'd share some pics of some of the cars we raced with last September. Because - well - race cars are awesome! Here are some from turn 12 at The Ridge This team apparently has Phil and Steve Mahre for drivers. You might remember them as Olympic medalists in the 1984 winter Olympics! 2 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 This is Aaron Suchy's team. He used to have a really nice 510! 2 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 7 Report Share Posted February 7 (edited) To be continued... Edited February 7 by carterb 4 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Front straight Swamp thing is looking pretty beat at this point. Auxiliary cooling unit in place of the headlights and apparently Jeff said he found a way to fold the front spoiler under the car... That poor thing has sure taken some damage. It's nice that we can just bend it back in shape unlike the fiberglass counterparts. 3 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Now a few pics from Turn 15 3 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Turn 13 - "The Corkscrew" Full course yellow! 3 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 The above photo was the first in my stack for September 10, 2023 at The Ridge Raceway. See below for more. Hey! We're in 3dr place!!! 🤣 🤣🤣 A bunch of pics from turn 8 Quick shot of turn 1 - the track must have gone green. Jeff loves racing these guys... Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 At the top of turn 9 I believe 2 Quote Link to comment
carterb Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 Here the cars are exiting turn 12 Now back at the top of 9 That Escort in the weeds had a Kamm tail and a matching Kamm front - if there is such a thing! 2 Quote Link to comment
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.