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  1. Cooling System 02

    by , 02-12-2011 at 10:38 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    While replacing the coolant hoses, there are not much to report. You just keep removing the old hoses and install the new ones.




    Front hoses and water valve removed.





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    Updated 03-12-2011 at 11:46 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  2. Parts Price

    by , 01-12-2011 at 03:27 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Honda Parts Japan used to revise the parts price twice (spring and autumn) a year but for this year, it happened in January and July.

    In order to avoid the sudden price hike, some of the owners waiting for my service next year already placed the parts order several months ago.

    As we are now in December, I have started placing the parts order again to Honda Japan in case they decided to increase the price again in January. It may happen in
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  3. Cooling System 01

    by , 29-11-2011 at 10:46 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    At the time when the owner arrived at my place, had a quick look at the car and found a trace of coolant leakage at the bleeder plug of the radiator.

    The coolant level was at MIN as well despite it was adjusted last year when
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  4. Eng Refresh Stage 1 – 01

    by , 29-11-2011 at 10:45 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    As I’ll be using my engine to develop new service menu next year, from now on, I’ll call my existing TB/WP/Valve service as ‘Engine Refresh Service Stage 1’.
    This service is designed for the owners who want to keep and look after their cars for many years as well as looking for the delicate touch and attention to the detail that are very rare with the ordinary services.


    So, started to work on another NSX.
    Addition to the TB/WP/Valve service,
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  5. 2011 F1 Season

    by , 28-11-2011 at 10:44 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Finally, the season has ended.
    It’s already the end of November and just a short break for the Christmas, it all starts again in the new year.

    What a long season it was….
    Spoke with some of the boys and girls and they were all glad to be able to survive the long season.

    For me, it was a kind of artificial race season as the tyre was designed to wear out at fast rate and to be successful, not only the driver has to manage the tyre
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