SCCA SOLO question

[99SI]

Right now, I am running 15x6.5 Konig Heliums with 205/50/15 Toyo T1R tires. I wanted to go with a 225/45/15 R compound with a 15x6.5 or 15x7 wheel but just don't have the cash to get it done. I could swing the wheels probably but the damn tires are going to be 600+ for four. Let me know where I can inquire about the used tires you mentioned. I found a few places that had ads in GRM that said they had used tires but the selection was smallllllllll. Very few 15"'s, mostly 13,14,17,18. They skip 15 and 16. lol. I found a place where I can get the Konig Minuz wheel, which is an update to the helium(same weight) but a split five spoke in a flat black for around 350 shipped. I'm just going to have to do it as I can, I'll get there eventually. Hopefully once I get through my real estate license and get into a job I'll be making a bit more money and can get some things to help get me a little more competitive.

[Green Turd KLZE]

Alrighty...I am signed up to run in SM and by this event I should have my Ground Controll Coilovers and upgraded struts installed. I am really looking forward to it.

99SI. I think that you and I will match up pretty well. You show 173 Hp...I would assume that your torque is in the 130 Range? I put down 160 WHp and 153 ft-lbs torque. Do you have any suspension modifications? I am looking forward to running similar times as someone so that I can feel like I am competing since I know I am not going to be up there with the front runners.

[Sport1.3]

^id be lucky to be in the triple digits for either Hp/tq lol. im also competing in one of the hardest classes (ES) against 2ng gen MR2's(will own me), Miata's(im out classed there), and FC/FB rx-7s(wont give me much trouble). i cant wait till the event im trying desperatly to get some fresh tires. my r comps are GONE and i low on funds so we'll see

[99SI]

Alrighty...I am signed up to run in SM and by this event I should have my Ground Controll Coilovers and upgraded struts installed. I am really looking forward to it.

99SI. I think that you and I will match up pretty well. You show 173 Hp...I would assume that your torque is in the 130 Range? I put down 160 WHp and 153 ft-lbs torque. Do you have any suspension modifications? I am looking forward to running similar times as someone so that I can feel like I am competing since I know I am not going to be up there with the front runners.

I'll try not to lol too hard at your assumption of my torque since you are a mazda man. Hold on, lol. I'm just messing with you. No, I am no where near 130 on torque. I am running the stock b16 block/head, just filled with some goodies. I decided not to even try making torque when we did my build since about the most you could see from a 1.6 NA would be 115-120. I have omnipower full coilovers, suspension techniques rear sway bar, NRG engine dampener, that's about the extent of suspension mods. I have a very good autox gearing, lsd, and the ability to run at 9500 rpms so I can stay in my power band very well. Now, it's just about having the confidence to drive aggressively and smoothly. And hopefully being able to get some r compounds sometime soon. I look forward to seeing you out there. I'll be in the blue civic SM46, morning session.

[Green Turd KLZE]

You are right that I don't know a ton about Honda's but I was guessing based on some guys I know who drive Preludes. They had less HP than you but about 130 ft-lbs of Torque. But I guess that is an H22 though isn't it? This was his Dyno:

Anyway, I look forward to seeing you out there too. I will be SM93 in a Green Mazda Mx-3 making all kinda noise just like you.

[99SI]

LOL, Yeah a Prelude is 2.2l my car is 1.6l so quite a bit of difference in displacement and ultimately torque. The H22 was one of the highest torque engines that Honda made. My car is made from the factory to rev high, it has probably the most optimal rod/stroke ratio that you can possibly have. The B18, GSR/type R, and the B16 Si motor, had the exact same bore but the stroke is where the difference is. That short stroke and big bore is what makes it so good up top but also what negates any chance for good torque. It's the same principal with F1 style engines, they make like 700HP but 210 lb/ft torque. I figured it was best to accentuate the positives instead of worrying about trying to make another 5 lb/ft of torque that would have cost me up top. That's why I have a Type R final drive! Keep me in the high rpms.

[Green Turd KLZE]

Gotcha. I am learning more about Hondas everyday, not that I really care...just you hang around them long enough you pick up on stuff. Like from your post, I just learned that B16=1.6L B18=1.8L H22=2.2L I am picking up on a pattern here. I guess that means that back in the day I rocked a B20? Since I know you care, here is a little Mazda Engine Education. KL=2.5L KJ= 2.3L (supercharged) KF=2.0L K8=1.8(v6) BP=1.8(4 cyl) B6=1.6

Knowledge is power brother!

[99SI]

^^Absolutely. And 13B is 1.3l 2 rotor and 20b is 2.0l 3 rotor engine! I had an 89 FC RX7 convertible. I loved that thing. I wish we had never gotten rid of it. I sell cars so I get to experience quite a few of them. I really had no idea until I got one in that the Mazda Millenia S was supercharged. I guess the S should have given it away! lol. It threw me off even more when I saw "Miller Cycle Engine" on the valve cover? Do you know the story behind that? Is Miller Cycle Engine a tuner that they contracted to build that motor? I was really surprised by it. I have learned quite a bit in the last year and a half that I have had my car. I have not really ever been into imports but decided one day that I wanted an Si and got me one. I was a blank slate when it came to knowing about Honda's. I am still learning something new all the time. Asking questions and doing your own research will usually pay off with knowledge when you are really interested in learning. Vteckidd was probably the most helpful in teaching me most of what I know. I probably annoyed the shit out of him (still do? ) when we were planning my build. 13 days until Turner field, can't wait.

[Sport1.3]

the miller cycle motor is a type of motor not a tuning company. it was invented by Raulph Miller. here is a link.
http://auto.howstuffworks.com/question132.htm

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/framed...ticleZoneID=92

was and always will ba a mazda geek. FSDET FTW wooz wooz

[Green Turd KLZE]

Damn...I should have know that Danny would steal my thunder. If you want to learn about the 2.3L Miller Cycle engine you need to come hang out with me as I learn. I am currently re-building a 1995 Millenia S. It had a blown head gasket and the number 4 piston is cracked. I currently have it scattered all over my garage. I am trying to find a damn piston so that I can start putting it back together. The dealership wants $129.00 for one.

The cool/strange thing about the Miller Cycle is that it uses the supercharger to compress the air in the cyl. because the intake valve stays open through most of the compression stroke.

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Yeah I forgot all about those spaceship engines. Rotories are from another plannet. Since I have never worked on one, they intimidate me and I just don't want to get myself in over my head in dealing with one of them. If I ever did get one, I am sure that I would get to know it inside and out bc I hear you have to rebuild them all the damn time.

[Sport1.3]

HAHA gotcha bitch!!

[Green Turd KLZE]

HAHA. Just got one thing to say to you and I will let you tell yourself.

[Sport1.3]

ahaha OWNDEDID!!!