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  1. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 10

    by , 27-03-2015 at 01:50 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    The limit of standard TB service with the eng kept inside the bay…..

    Easy to make mistake.

    The gasket at the front mid cover was caught during the installation allowing all sorts of debris, oil, moisture to enter
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  2. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 09

    by , 27-03-2015 at 01:41 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)

    Now I know why the RR brake pad was showing the strange movement.

    The lower slider pin was not aligned properly into the recess of the fixing point and the entire calliper body was bolted with some angle against the bracket/pad.

    Very dangerous as the calliper mounting bolt could have loosened.
    Will install it properly as I need to replace the brake
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    Updated 27-03-2015 at 02:01 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1 (better photo quality)

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    Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA
  3. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 08

    by , 27-03-2015 at 01:30 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






    As always, almost no rust at the front bank IG coils whereas heavy corrosion at the ones on rear bank.



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  4. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 07

    by , 27-03-2015 at 01:21 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)







    Normally, I don’t need to remove this eng rear vent but as I’ll be installing the Bilstein damper, decided to remove it now and found this.
    All three fixing screws at the front section were missing.

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  5. Eng Refresh + LMA, Bilstein Damper, etc 06

    by , 22-03-2015 at 12:54 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    Notes from the test driving session.


    • Small intermittent misfire at idle rpm. Won’t be noticed while driving.


    • Really tappety engine noise especially with the meshed Eng cover. Effect of tired LMA as well as Eng oil getting old. Let’s see how it changes. Should have taken the video to record the before/after sound.


    • PO at 4.0kgf/cm2 at 2,000rpm, 2.0kgf/cm2 at idle rpm.


    • VB at 14.5 – 14.8V at
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    Updated 23-03-2015 at 04:26 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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    Eng Refresh Stage 1 + LMA , Health Check Service