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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!
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?
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?
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?
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?
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
)
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
)
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
)
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 . . .
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.
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!