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  1. TB/WP/Valve 14

    by , 23-06-2011 at 11:18 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



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    Forgot to take the photo of rear bank cam shaft installation so this is in fact after the TB was already installed….



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    New TB tension adjuster, adjuster bolt and spring.


    Before installing the TB, cleaned the back panel and surrounding area as much as possible.




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    TB installed and ...
  2. TB/WP/Valve 13

    by , 22-06-2011 at 11:10 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Had to focus on other projects so not much time spent on this NSX for the day….



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    After thoroughly cleaning the cam shaft and the journal, started to apply the fresh oil to establish initial lubrication.

    Once the cam shaft and the TB are installed, I normally rotate the engine by hand for several minutes so fresh and clean oil is important at this stage.


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  3. TB/WP/Valve 12

    by , 21-06-2011 at 11:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    Finally, the engine cleaning process is almost done.


    Not much photos for the day as my hands were covered in chemical, old engine oil and so on that I didn’t want to touch my camera.



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    Cleaned the front and rear cyl head as much as possible before the re-assembly process to create oil free surface.




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  4. TB/WP/Valve 11

    by , 20-06-2011 at 10:40 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




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    So, something looked like this is now cleaned to this level and valve cover gaskets as well as the spark plug seals are replaced with the new ones.




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    Installed the new gasket on the new TB Lower cover.
    And one of the most important gaskets replaced on the IGN coil covers.





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  5. TB/WP/Valve 10

    by , 20-06-2011 at 10:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Yes, you guessed it right…
    I’m still cleaning the engine components even after spending hours on them.



    And I haven’t even started the cleaning process on the cyl head side….



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    In the process of cleaning the cam holders and plates.

    Once they are washed and residue of old liquid gasket removed, each oil jets will be inspected to make sure nothing is blocking ...
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