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  1. Eng Refresh 08

    by , 04-01-2014 at 01:56 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
    Before backing off the valve clearance adjusters, checked the
    current valve clearance.
    They were all over the place and #1 exh side were out of the spec.
    Rest of them were at the limit but within the spec.




    All four camshafts looked fine under the initial inspection with
    extra scratch marking at #3 cyl intake cam robe.
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  2. Eng Refresh 07

    by , 04-01-2014 at 01:46 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    Started the disassembly process.



    IAT sensor covered in black oil and debris.
    Will be cleaned and replace the o-ring.




    With the blowby gas routing on the black valve covers, normally, the
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  3. Happy New Year

    by , 01-01-2014 at 03:15 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)








    Best wishes to all NSX owners and fans for 2014.

    Kaz






  4. Eng Refresh 06

    by , 31-12-2013 at 12:51 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Spent hours just for cleaning the outside of the engine.

    I don’t want to remove the valve covers without cleaning the
    surrounding area first so this process is a must regardless of
    whether I’m taking the engine out of the bay or not.



    As always, there were lots and lots of leaves inside the V-bank area
    around the INJ port.



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  5. Eng Refresh 05

    by , 30-12-2013 at 01:50 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






    Not looking forward in painting this rear valve cover.
    It’s going to take some time for the preparation…..




    Time to look into the rear O2 sensor.
    I can confirm that it was cross-threaded last
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