89 civic wagovan 5spd (very slow build: power + ecomods & lots of pics!)

[vrmouseyd15b]

Originally Posted by pgfpro

Here's a write up I did a while back on my Son's Civic.
Ebay turbo write up - D-series.org
A good way to go since you already have a P28 ecu is have it socketed and run a Ostrich 2.0 with free Crome. This is what I did on my Son's car and about a hundred of his friends. lol
https://www.moates.net/ostrich-20-th....html?cPath=95

Thanks! Time to start reading more! I've been hanging onto that p28 - socketed and on Crome, and I've got a low profile ZIF slot, so no breaking chips when swapping and it all fits in the stock case! The only thing i haven't been able to do with it was the bluetooth datalogger (but i gave up on that when I got the 3 stage jdm ecu for the minion)


On another note, getting ready for the weekend! Here's the kill switch, got it at Lowe's but it can be had cheaper online. Just want to be ready to play come Saturday





Thanks,
Victor

[vrmouseyd15b]

Pgfpro that build sounds great! I'm on page 16 now. .

rrussel -
Man you don't want to know what I have been putting my kid through.LOL Driving out in the middle of no where and telling him to buzz the thing through the first three gears and hes like "Dad lets wait until the track opens".LOL I'm such a bad a parent

I wish my dad was a gearhead! Too cool! I'm glad you found your way over here, pgfpro!

Lots more knowledge to soak up,but that one was too cool not to mention! I also liked the "ostrich tracking" dude, you've got serious skills. Can't wait to join you on team turbocharged! Still haven't checked into the moates link yet, I'm sure I'll learn more there as well!

Thanks,
Victor

[pgfpro]

Thanks Man!!!

Those were some fun times. lol

I did another write up over there on tuning.
"How to Tune the Positive Side of the Number Line" - D-series.org
I did this for kind of of a entry level tuning lesson. I was doing a ton of email and local efi tuning then. It got to the point where I couldn't keep up anymore so I had to shut it down. The younger kids were great and I do miss them. I was very proud of them and very surprised how far they have came in tuning since the write up. I have a couple of them that are running in the 8's in the 1/4 mile and one that has ran in the 7's. I am so proud to be a part of their lives and will always enjoy their company!!!

[vrmouseyd15b]

thank you! now it looks like I've got a little "online curriculum" that I need to get out of the way, and it sounds like I also need to pick up that boost book soon...

Thanks again, I had no idea you were full of such awesome knowledge, pgfpro (and after a little reading, your screen name makes perfect sense) you can call me a pgfschmo! Gotta learn somtime, though. I'm not the kind of person to pay a shop to do this kind of thing for me, I'm the bull-headed punk that's gonna figure this out because I want it so bad!

Thanks for all the great references, I'll read thru everything!

Thanks,
Victor

[vrmouseyd15b]

got the throttle control at farm & fleet and the bike cable kit at wallyworld. Got the bike cable kit because the throtttle cable in the kit is RIGID, and won't "give" when I push the throttle manually. Got it at wallyworld because the bike shop hit me for $20 to do the Minion's hand throttle, and I can do 2 with this kit easy for $6.99. Here are both packages:




Im going to use this part of the throttle kit as the main handle and cable sleeve..



This is a second throttle control handle from the kit that I'm going to modify.



Now that it's modified, it's an "anchor point" for the throttle cable that I'll mount closer to the pedal:



This bike brake cable will be the actual throttle cable - I've cut one end and got heat shrink tubing (double) to prevent the cable from fraying where it goes thru the pedal



Here's the gas pedal! I'll still push the pedal down low with my foot ( sometimes ) and the hand throttle will pull on the pedal from the top. see the little hole next to the cable to the throttle body up top?



See it now? I'll run the cable thru here, with the "lead ball" behind the pedal when it's done. Sorry for the weird camera angles - NOT! stick your head under the dash and start with the contortions to get a drill in there...



Next steps are pulling the cable thru the pedal and feeding it into the sleeve & handle assembly. Giggity.




Technical difficulties(photobucket), I'll be back soon


Thanks,
Victor

[vrmouseyd15b]

after choosing my anchor point, I decided the anchor was too big, so I cut it some more and added bolt holes for mounting



This looks like a good enough spot for me



I'm going to mount the handle kinda out of the way in between the driver's seat and e-brake handle (the excess cable will go under the seat for now - I'm sure it will go under the carpet in the future (one day, I'm going to strip this interior apart and just clean everything)...



Trying to show as much as possible in one shot...



View from driver's seat now:



That's the hand throttle done! I'm already thinking about some kind of conduit & hockey-tape handle extension for this throttle. I'll share if I do any upgrades



The old lady made me get these seat covers at the wallyworld (clearance bin) I've got covers for the front only - what do you guys think? I don't realy like not being able to see the sweet stock headrests, but I do like the semi-permanancy of the driver's seat repair for the price...




Up next, the kill switch (thanks again for the diagram Gasoline Fumes)! Also got the pinstripe removal tool from OG VX (thanks, OG), all in the next couple of picture- posts.

Thanks,
Victor

[vrmouseyd15b]

Also got the EOC Kill Switch done last night. Found the PGM-FI main relay (above the hood release handle, kinda) - The internets were right - It's in a terrible spot to get to.
So here, I found the relay and consulted Gasoline Fumes' post again for the wire in question. once I thought I had the right wire, I (temp) mounted the switch right there to double-check myself..


Thanks again, Gasoline Fumes - one shot, one kill
That meant it was time to mount the switch. I took a blank from next to the ignition and chewed on it until it took the switch. Then more solder and heat shrink tubing (ugly pic)..


Then It just popped right in place! I'ts got a kinda cool, almost industrial look to it. The switch itself is heavy for the little thing it is, and takes a good firm push. definitely feels like a better quality switch than the one in the Minion..



So that's done! one more thanks to Gasoline Fumes

Thanks,
Victor

[vrmouseyd15b]

Happy wagon Wednesday! I'm finally getting around to posting the pinstripe removal, it's been done since yesterday afternoon. Fellow ecomodder OG VX loaned me his pinstripe removal tool. It's basically an eraser that you can put on a drill:




SoI put it on a drill and went to town! The tool leaves a kind of sticky residue behind - and lots of pencil eraser type rubber bits - so after the heavy lifting with the drill and tool, it needed a little lovin' to get her cleaned back up. Goo Gone worked great.


And the final result looks a lot like this:



I'm really happy with the results, especially since that tool didn't mess up my paint! Thanks again, OG VX! Looks a few years younger (and the goo-gone buffing all around didn't hurt either).

Thanks, and happy Wednesday!
Victor

[pgfpro]

I can't see the picture it might be my work computer though.lol

The pinstripe removal tools are amazing. We sell a ton of them at my work. They also work great for taking off side molding residual molding tape.

[vrmouseyd15b]

Cool! I finished reading your ebay turbo thread the other night. Now I'm on to the second one, tuning for "dummies" it seems

Great reading, I'm learning a lot on the subject!

Skiddy's on full-time daily driver duty right now, the Minion's (generic) adjustable upper control arms cracked, and I'm waiting for new parts Good thing Skiddy's running right!

Thanks,
Victor