ITR Pics and Progress

[Maengelito]

This is what your fuel filter looks like @ 61K. All of the brown mung on the towell came out of it after removal, and there was alot more still in there.

Change them often.... 30K, if not 15K.

My oil pan and catch can should be here friday.

this makes me scared of looking at my fuel filter. i've been meaning to change it for the last 40k miles or so... and i have no idea if it was ever changed when i bought the car w/ 87k miles on it (currently near 150k).

[.RJ]

Oil Pan is here.......

[.RJ]

[Mike]

You take too many useless pictures.

[.RJ]

ALT + F4

[Maengelito]

Oil Pan is here.......

i think you should bring the oil pan so we can drink beer out of it... perhaps through the drain plug while we hold it up

[.RJ]

i think you should bring the oil pan so we can drink beer out of it... perhaps through the drain plug while we hold it up

Like this?

[Feersty]

What kinda cerveza is that?

[Team]

I think your the only person I know that would take pointless pictures of a oil pan

[Mike]

I think your the only person I know that would take pointless pictures of a oil pan

He has nothing better to do, don't hate :lol:

[Evan]

I think your the only person I know that would take pointless pictures of a oil pan

..you have no idea....

[.RJ]

Uh, the pan is baffled...

Oh, and i have too much free time.

[Evan]

Oh, and i have too much free time.

then go work on the kl0wnkar :wink:

[.RJ]

<--- will work for cheap

[.RJ]

Removed dust sheilds, applied reflective tape to ball joints, tie rod boots, and ABS wires/sensors. Also flushed brake fluid.

Sorry mike, no pictures this time. As soon as i can get out to the shop this week to drop the oil pan and mount tires i will be ready

[.RJ]

Phew. Got the first track weekend with the car done, very relieved. Thanks for all of you guys that came out to VIR!

The car performed without any problems all weekend long, 3 days and over 400 track miles. Just a short review on the car...

Engine: R engine is nice. Pretty good powerband, and revs to the moon. Makes good power, certainly more than i need right now. Burned a little over 1/2 qt of oil all weekend, which is on the light side for most ITR's.

Suspension: Neutral, with a bit of understeer when pushed hard into a corner without trailbraking. Under heavy trailbraking the car would rotate very well. I need to work on that more next time out at the track to take advantage of this.

Brakes: Kick ass. Carbotech XP8's and Motul 600 fluid - didnt even think about fading all weekend. This combo just rox (when you dont install your pads backwards).

Transmission: Shifter rocks, LSD rocks. Adding throttle tightens the line in Hogpen... not very intuitive at first, but its really sweet.

Tires/Wheels: Falkens - performed as expected. Good grip, got greasy when pushed. Still the best damn tire for the money, IMO.

Overall, I am very very happy with this car. It just works, and does everything well. Its faster than me now, and will probably be all year. I need more sack to flat-foot the uphill esses in it. No reason the car wont carry 100+ through south bend, but i think i want a bar and seats before i try that trick.

In the immediate future i will be picking up some Mugen pedals and Mugen thermostat/thermoswitch/radiator cap ( <!-- w --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.kingmotorsports.com">www.kingmotorsports.com</a><!-- w --> ) - Will Harris (Willard on H-T) installed these before the VIR weekend and said it reduced his oil consumption and the car is running cooler. In theory, oil is cooler also since there is a factory oil cooler that uses engine the engine coolant. I will also probably run very little coolant (80/20 mix + Water Wetter) over the summer.

Next track event i will probably remove the power steering belt - the quick rack is pretty nice, but the steering effort is way too light.

Further into the future, I will be buying a rollbar and a pair of Sparco Evo seats installed in the car. One of my students had Sparco Evo's in his car and they fit perfect. When I get to that point I will probably replace the steering wheel with a non-SRS wheel and remove the passenger airbag as well.

I also have a set of Koni shocks that are probably in need of a rebuild. I got the fronts in trade for 2 tires (thanks Maeng) and the rears for $50. They will sit around for a while until I send them off to Koni for a rebuild and revalve, probably get them on the car late summer/fall. I will probably do some alignment testing later as well, the only thing i can change is toe settings though.

I would definately like a shorter Final Drive, but that will be even further ahead. My student had one in his car (4.785, stock is 4.400) and it was quite nice. Better acceleration in every gear, although you may have to shift more often depending on the track. The kit is around $300, but have to drop the tranny and take it apart to install. I will wait until the clutch dies

[ScottyB]

nice write-up RJ. getting a ride in your R was definitely kick-ass, thanks!

[G.Irish]

Ahhh, the Hype-R...

I rolled up late Saturday night and drove the R for 3 sessions on Sunday. My impressions:

-The steering is definitely a bit overb00sted. In the uphill esses the first time I steering too much and put two wheels off. I guess I was still used to manhandling the Spec Miata

-The car is a step up in so many departments from my GS-R but it does it so very naturally. In many sections I found myself going a lot faster without putting in much effort at all. The fastest I had done through the uphill esses was 95ish to 100 in the GS-R but I did 110 with the ITR without much drama. Any faster would have been a slight drifting affair. All in all I can definitely say I left a lot of speed on the table (didn't wanna stuff RJ's new car ).

-The Falkens do get kinda greasy and when you scrub them at any point you can feel tire worms come off and get stuck on the tire. Still they offered great grip and even give some sound feedback to let you know what they're doing. I was actually surprised to hear them squeal since many have said they don't squeal. Guess those guys were driving too sl0w :lol: .

-RJ needs to get some wheel spacers and put my 225/45 Hoosiers on this car 8) .

[.RJ]

In the uphill esses the first time I steering too much and put two wheels off

So you were driving the line?

The fastest I had done through the uphill esses was 95ish to 100 in the GS-R but I did 110 with the ITR without much drama

That was as fast as I got. Will said he taps the rev limiter in 4th (although he has the shorter final drive, so about 116 mph) at the top of the hill, so there's certainly more speed there.

RJ needs to get some wheel spacers and put my 225/45 Hoosiers on this car 8) .

Dayum. That would be interesting

[Dragon]

I think your the only person I know that would take pointless pictures of a oil pan

Not only pointless pictures, I will lay money on the fact that he's got multiple angles as well. "Here it is laying flat on the desk, here it is propped up on a book, here it is leaning against the wall, here it is upside down".