Basic How To Build an S2000 Racecar
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rob, i noticed on your recommended parts list, you put aftermarket wheels in the middle. i was thinking of doing this as my first mod to my AP1 wiht some 17x9 +63 all around with RS-3 or Star Spec tires. what do you think?
Good write up! I thought that the rear uprights for the cage were not supposed to go further rearward than the rear most suspension point though? Also, for mounting the harness on the outer edge, did you simply use the stock point?
I am using the outer stock seat belt mounting hole.
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Large line at the front. When I get home I'll take a couple pics. I thought about putting it on the PCV also but ran out of initiative.
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Wow, my memory's worse than I thought. How surprising.
Turns I plumbed into the PCV line:
Large line at the front. When I get home I'll take a couple pics. I thought about putting it on the PCV also but ran out of initiative.
Turns I plumbed into the PCV line:
Originally Posted by robrob' timestamp='1301599750' post='20416833
Cracknut, do you have your catch can attached to the pcv valve line or the large line at the front of the valve cover? I have seen both.
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Thanks for the pic and confirmation on the plumbing. I'm pretty sure my tank is just too tiny to actually remove the stream of oil moving at high speed. For me I get the smoke puff after a long right hand sweeper then close the throttle to up-shift (creating lots of vacuum in the intake manifold) and the oil is sucked through the PCV valve line and into the intake manifold.
It will be an easy upgrade to a larger Home Depot air/water separator.
It will be an easy upgrade to a larger Home Depot air/water separator.
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Weird I could have swore I read that somewhere but I just browsed through the NASA and SCCA rule books and didn't see any mention of it. Oh well
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Rob, a tip on your catch tank/pcv issue: vent the catch tank to atmosphere, or said another way, eliminate the return line from the catch tank to the intake manifold. Some could argue that this is not the most ideal solution as we lose some of the desirable functions of that vaccum, but I found that the vaccum created by running that line back to the intake manifold "pulls" an excessive amount of oil through the PCV and into the catch tank. I once had my lines routed exactly as yours are and I was filling up a .5qt catch tank in 5 laps around VIR! I remidied this by placing a breather filter on the return fitting of the catch tank and capping the fitting on the intake manifold. Problem solved! Now, my catch tank will have only about an ounce of oil in it after a full weekend.
Awesome website, BTW!
-Aaron
Awesome website, BTW!
-Aaron