Xelmon's "Excuse"

[Amskeptic]

What is it, in the post below? What answer is being pursued?
Colin

[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. ;)

[TrollFromDownBelow]

woohoo! I'm in! must have got the secret handshake right!

[Kubelwagen]

So you're planning everything around attendance at Maupin this year, right?

[Amskeptic]

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

[Xelmon]

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!"

[Amskeptic]

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 )

[Xelmon]

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

[Amskeptic]

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

[airkooledchris]

motorcycle engine? or something built in house maybe?

[Kubelwagen]

All gravel has to be kept at a minimum safe distance (say 1/2 a mile) from Xelmon!

[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

[Amskeptic]

@ 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 . . .

[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.

[poptop tom]

I hope you do a better job keeping that thing on the road!

Looks like fun!