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  1. Brake OH, etc 08

    by , 16-05-2015 at 12:42 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






    What a dirty callipers and brackets. I don’t know what kind of pad material was used or in what driving environment they went through but so much thick debris was sticking everywhere around the calliper body.

    Had
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  2. NSX Repair 01

    by , 14-01-2011 at 03:56 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    From time to time, I was asked about the condition of the repaired NSX.

    I was lucky enough to be invited to have a look at some of the actual repairing process in the past.
    There were variety of damages but most of them were caused by spinning off at the track as well as the accident on the public road.

    I hope following information will save some of the damaged NSX and highlight that if it was repaired properly by the right people, then it
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    Updated 28-04-2012 at 11:40 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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    Frame Repair
  3. Test driving, Health Check, Annual service

    by , 14-04-2011 at 11:13 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)


    Carried out the test driving session to complete the TB/WP service as well as for the Health Check and ** months Annual services.



    While the engine was completely warmed up, reset the ECU again and let the engine to learn the study value by running the engine with no load for 15 – 20min.


    The longer term co-efficient value requires longer driving session with multiple driving conditions so I’ll appreciate if the owner can drive the car ...

    Updated 22-04-2011 at 09:10 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

    Categories
    Health Check Service , Transaxle , Clutch , Electronics
  4. Testing the Latest ABS modulator

    by , 30-12-2010 at 12:17 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)

    From time to time, the accuracy and the reliability of new parts are not up to one’s expectation. For example, there has been some failed units reported on the latest ABS modulator even from new.


    Therefore, it is always important to test it before the installation.
    You don’t want to install and upgrade to the latest ABS only to find the failure at the control board…

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    So, before the installation, I always check the ABS ...

    Updated 25-04-2011 at 10:10 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

    Categories
    Brake , ABS Upgrade
  5. Alignment Service 02

    by , 30-09-2011 at 11:34 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    During the last Health Check, I noticed that there was a tiny up/down movement at the FL rack end.

    Also, from time to time, when I turn the steering wheel, I heard clicking sound.




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    These are quite common issues on the power steering rack but in order to confirm that it was not caused by the loose rack end, opened up the rubber boot and checked the condition of locking washer ...
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    Alignment
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