Back in July i bought.....
10-06-2016, 02:12 PM
#61
I've had EBC stuff do that before on the rears and also Ferrodo DS2500 - mine was caused by fooked calipers / caliper slide pins.
10-06-2016, 11:06 PM
#62
Thread Starter
Yeah, i had exactly the same but these are nice and free.
10-06-2016, 11:13 PM
#63
Maybe old pads / been used in something else / cooked on a track / parked up with handbrake on after a track session - who knows what dumb things people do 
10-07-2016, 12:11 AM
#64
Thread Starter
Yeah thats my assessment, until it happens again i'm assuming no issue. One caliper (issue side) had a very new looking piston and the seller did mention a caliper refurb but not which one
Fronts next.
Fronts next.
10-17-2016, 10:44 AM
#65
Thread Starter
So a little update which i'd prefer to do as an edit but hopefully i can tidy it in the future
A pair of spare Front calipers are in for a refurb from my 2001 car (to fit to this car). Both pistons seized so new required. Just for the paint job these guys are worth using http://www.brakecaliperspecialists.uk/ - i've had the full set on my 2001 car done and they still look like new and perform so much better than brakes on this car (which is worrying haha)
the paint is a bit patchy so i've been machine polishing it and wet sanding bits but there's a lot more to do
the mapping is an ongoing process, probably mentioned up there somewhere but basically involves
AJ setting me little acceleration tasks
me sending him the logs from the AEM while carrying these out
AJ adjusting the map
me uploading
repeating that a few times
the brakes failing and the belt failing all got in the way but the car was behaving then we did some WOT runs and it started playing up. That's where we are now. It stutters at 6500 rpm and I need to track down why so a bit of fiddling. I'm swapping the plugs as they are stock.
The car runs a lot better than it did a few weeks ago. Nowhere near as rich now with the new maps and wideband plugged in.
Plugs arrive tomorrow....
A pair of spare Front calipers are in for a refurb from my 2001 car (to fit to this car). Both pistons seized so new required. Just for the paint job these guys are worth using http://www.brakecaliperspecialists.uk/ - i've had the full set on my 2001 car done and they still look like new and perform so much better than brakes on this car (which is worrying haha)
the paint is a bit patchy so i've been machine polishing it and wet sanding bits but there's a lot more to do
the mapping is an ongoing process, probably mentioned up there somewhere but basically involves
AJ setting me little acceleration tasks
me sending him the logs from the AEM while carrying these out
AJ adjusting the map
me uploading
repeating that a few times
the brakes failing and the belt failing all got in the way but the car was behaving then we did some WOT runs and it started playing up. That's where we are now. It stutters at 6500 rpm and I need to track down why so a bit of fiddling. I'm swapping the plugs as they are stock.
The car runs a lot better than it did a few weeks ago. Nowhere near as rich now with the new maps and wideband plugged in.
Plugs arrive tomorrow....
10-19-2016, 01:44 AM
#66
Thread Starter
we're onto WOT mapping and have hit an issue
car runs fine on the dev map but on WOT runs the first was fine upto redline and since then issues
it stutters at 7k onwards, tried several different maps
swapped the plugs, no effect
one thing that did happen, the first time it did this the green key light flashed up
car runs fine on the dev map but on WOT runs the first was fine upto redline and since then issues
it stutters at 7k onwards, tried several different maps
swapped the plugs, no effect
one thing that did happen, the first time it did this the green key light flashed up
10-19-2016, 05:00 AM
#68
Thread Starter
There's not much wiring per se, its mostly plug and play as far as the ECU goes, just hooking in the wideband sensor (one wire)
Anyway, swapped coilpacks from my std car and all is well. Wondee whether one of them was shorting causing electrickery gremlims? Who knows. It works which is all that matters.
Anyone recommend a coil pack source? Honda i guess?
Anyway, swapped coilpacks from my std car and all is well. Wondee whether one of them was shorting causing electrickery gremlims? Who knows. It works which is all that matters.
Anyone recommend a coil pack source? Honda i guess?
10-19-2016, 05:40 AM
#69
UK Moderator
There's not much wiring per se, its mostly plug and play as far as the ECU goes, just hooking in the wideband sensor (one wire)
Anyway, swapped coilpacks from my std car and all is well. Wondee whether one of them was shorting causing electrickery gremlims? Who knows. It works which is all that matters.
Anyone recommend a coil pack source? Honda i guess?
Anyway, swapped coilpacks from my std car and all is well. Wondee whether one of them was shorting causing electrickery gremlims? Who knows. It works which is all that matters.
Anyone recommend a coil pack source? Honda i guess?
10-19-2016, 09:14 AM
#70
Thread Starter
Cheers LG
The puny poond aint helping
The puny poond aint helping