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Xelmon's "Excuse"

Posted: Wed Feb 06, 2013 3:14 pm
by Amskeptic
What is it, in the post below? What answer is being pursued?
Colin

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 12:44 am
by Xelmon
I actually have a good excuse!

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See that thing? Instead of lavishly sitting in my room, I was banging my head against the carbon-fiber covers to figure out why it was getting fuel and spark, turning over like a champ, and still not firing up!

After 5 hours of trouble shooting I noticed that the telemetry display on my computer was showing no RPM jump when I was running the starter.
Lo and behold, problem found... Cam position sensors wire was pulled out of the ECU connector. Once I fixed that, it was rumbling by the 3rd turn. ;)

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 6:18 am
by TrollFromDownBelow
woohoo! I'm in! must have got the secret handshake right!

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 8:44 am
by Kubelwagen
So you're planning everything around attendance at Maupin this year, right?


:drunken:

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:01 pm
by Amskeptic
Kubelwagen wrote:So you're planning everything around attendance at Maupin this year, right?


:drunken:
Yes. I have to see my peeps. It has been two missed years . . . insane how time piles up.
Colin

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Thu Feb 07, 2013 11:25 pm
by Xelmon
Amskeptic wrote:
Kubelwagen wrote:So you're planning everything around attendance at Maupin this year, right? :drunken:
Yes. I have to see my peeps. It has been two missed years . . . insane how time piles up.
Colin
And both of those two years I look in the distant East and ponder "Where the hell is Colin... He should be here!"

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:48 am
by Amskeptic
Xelmon wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:
Kubelwagen wrote:So you're planning everything around attendance at Maupin this year, right? :drunken:
Yes. I have to see my peeps. It has been two missed years . . . insane how time piles up.
Colin
And both of those two years I look in the distant East and ponder "Where the hell is Colin... He should be here!"
I need to ask, are you midget racing? Dirt track racing?
Colin
(but gravel, nooooooooooooo :cherry: )

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 4:38 pm
by Xelmon
Amskeptic wrote:I need to ask, are you midget racing? Dirt track racing?
Colin
(but gravel, nooooooooooooo :cherry: )
Formula SAE, basically F1 designed+built+raced by students, on a comparatively budget. Here's the main site for it

Re: Nobody??

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:04 pm
by Amskeptic
Xelmon wrote:
Amskeptic wrote:I need to ask, are you midget racing? Dirt track racing?
Colin
(but gravel, nooooooooooooo :cherry: )
Formula SAE, basically F1 designed+built+raced by students, on a comparatively budget. Here's the main site for it
Not quite Formula One . . . . .
Is your power source hybrid?
Colin

Re: Xelmon's "Excuse"

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:35 pm
by airkooledchris
motorcycle engine? or something built in house maybe?

Re: Xelmon's "Excuse"

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 6:30 pm
by Kubelwagen
All gravel has to be kept at a minimum safe distance (say 1/2 a mile) from Xelmon!

Re: Xelmon's "Excuse"

Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 10:15 pm
by Xelmon
@ Amskep:
Most definitely not a hybrid. That would be even further of a nightmare to develop and everything.
The other reason it's not quite F1 is due to budgeting. With everything we are pushing something around 80-100K budget 100% ground-up build.

@ AKC:
Motorcycle, CBR-600F4i. Building an engine from scratch is extremely difficult. We are actually taking it to the dyno tomorrow, so it should be an exciting day! :D

Re: Xelmon's "Excuse"

Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 7:15 pm
by Amskeptic
Xelmon wrote:@ Amskep:
Most definitely not a hybrid. That would be even further of a nightmare to develop and everything.
The other reason it's not quite F1 is due to budgeting. With everything we are pushing something around 80-100K budget 100% ground-up build.

@ AKC:
Motorcycle, CBR-600F4i. Building an engine from scratch is extremely difficult. We are actually taking it to the dyno tomorrow, so it should be an exciting day! :D
Tomorrow is yesterday . . . :cyclopsani:

Re: Xelmon's "Excuse"

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 2:08 am
by Xelmon
Oh, Kubel said that I should put up our dyno sheet. So, here it is!

Setup:
Stock CBR-600F4i + transmission, 4.0 rear end, custom intake/exhaust, no CAT, runs on 91.

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Re: Xelmon's "Excuse"

Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2013 7:01 am
by poptop tom
I hope you do a better job keeping that thing on the road!

Looks like fun!