MartMini Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Not quite, as the outside wheels travel further than the inside ones whilst corning. I was just showing that your wheels don't have to be locked up to leave tyre marks on the road. I think abs does just prevent the wheels from locking up, however I believe they lock/unlock/lock as they have no way of telling how much traction you have until the wheels lock up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Motivation is low in terms of the civic. General mood and situation means I can't commit much time to it. Thinking of stripping it and scrapping the shell, and buying a cleaner example. Can mate the 1.5 from this to a 1.4 box from whichever EJ9 I buy and enjoy a little more poke. Just use this as a parts donor. It's all kitted out with air con and electric everything so I might kit out a standard EJ9 with EK3 bits to make it that bit more 'luxurious'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Seeing as we're talking safety stuff and it's the Monaco F1 round this weekend, here's some "Not quite like this any more" footage for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tXf4UMqqLw Ruptured fuel tank at 18secs = "Who gives a f**k, let's push it out the way and keep racing." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 I think abs does just prevent the wheels from locking up, however I believe they lock/unlock/lock as they have no way of telling how much traction you have until the wheels lock up. This is the bit I'm struggling to get my head around as well, haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 All this talk of ABS is starting to f**k with my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartMini Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 This is the bit I'm struggling to get my head around as well, haha. they lock the wheels up, then slightly reduce the pressure to allow the wheels to turn, then start applying more pressure until the wheels lock, and keep doing this. thats why the marks on the road are always patchy, because they dont stop the wheels from locking up, they just ease off the brake pressure as soon as they do lock up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 So does that mean when you see a long 5-10 metre line with no "patches" but one constant like like a burnout, that car didn't have ABS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 ABS always kicks in way before you break traction, in my experience. they lock the wheels up, then slightly reduce the pressure to allow the wheels to turn, then start applying more pressure until the wheels lock, and keep doing this. thats why the marks on the road are always patchy, because they don't stop the wheels from locking up, they just ease off the brake pressure as soon as they do lock up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Got a few bumper scuffs/stone chips sorted.. Back on her shiny boots.. Cheeky bum shot.. R36 spoiler bonded on now too, hell on earth trying to sort a proper high level brake light for this thing, specially when the twonk at TPS is as helpful as a tea bag. Got my sport interior in too but I didn't grab any pictures bought some orange indicators for the front. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 General mood and situation means I can't commit much time to it. Genuine question but what's wrong with the mood mate? You're always complaining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Genuine question but what's wrong with the mood mate? You're always complaining More for the Teenage agony thread but I'm just not at a happy place at the moment. Things aren't great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GavLawson Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Standard abs will only engage if a wheel has locked up. However some traction control systems use the the abs actuator and sensors to brake individual wheels based on there speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 More for the Teenage agony thread but I'm just not at a happy place at the moment. Things aren't great. Why dude? post in there? It will help you man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 This happened on my drive home: Excuse my bad language, I'd already almost been hit by a police car and had a shit day at work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Errr nothing happened mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted May 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 (edited) I'll assume you were listening without sound. And yes, with the camera pointed out the front there's a lack of visual "action", but I can assure you I almost got wiped out by a massive BMW going way too fast and he proceeded to get right up my arse and look at me like it was my last minute on earth. Even though he was in the wrong. Edited May 21, 2014 by MadManMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 I heard a horn beep at the roundabout then towards the end. I assume it was him beeping you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete.M Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 I'll assume you were listening without sound. And yes, with the camera pointed out the front there's a lack of visual "action", but I can assure you I almost got wiped out by a massive BMW going way too fast and he proceeded to get right up my arse and look at me like it was my last minute on earth. Even though he was in the wrong. Not cool. I witnessed a nasty crash today. Car hit truck (or vice versa) and the car went spinning out into the barrier at 50mph, about 75 metres in front of me. Not a pleasant thing to witness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted May 21, 2014 Report Share Posted May 21, 2014 Interested to see this, any pics? Home made gaskets: These are actually really quick and easy to make. Because the faces that gaskets are used on tend to have been machined flat leaving a sharp edge around them, you can just hold the gasket paper against the surface and gently tap around the edge with a hammer to cut it out perfectly. A ball hammer works perfectly for the internal edges and bolt holes. This lot took maybe 10 minutes and 1/3rd of a £2 sheet of gasket material to make. Idle valve blanking plate: The VW throttle body won't need the external idle bypass system, so this was blanked off. I plan to turbo this car eventually, and the original mazda bypass system doesn't really like positive manifold pressures, and it's a messy complicated system that adds pipework and clutter to the engine bay. A comparison of the VW and Mazda throttle bodys: The idea of swapping over was mostly to de-clutter and simplify things, as the VW units all self contained. It uses a stepper-motor to open the throttle plate electronically in order to control idle, rather than relying on any sort of bypass. It's also got a decent throttle position switch built into it, whereas the original mazda one just has a 3 position switch for idle, full throttle then anything in between. The VW ones also a touch bigger diameter. 3 of the bolt holes line up, but as you can see, one of the mazda's ones strays from being a simple 'square', so I had to drill an extra hole in the manifold. The other 3 aren't a perfect match, but VW throttle body uses M6 bolts while the mazda one uses M8s, so there's enough tolerance in there that the bolts go through. It does mean I'll have to be careful that the bore's lined up nicely when I bolt it on though. The mounting face on the manifold after opening out the throat and drilling the new bolt hole: I couldn't open it out quite as much as I'd like as I was worried about the thickness of the metal in places, so it tapers in a touch from the face, but it's a nice smooth transition and should just form a slight venturi, hopefully not restricting flow too much. The view down the new throttle body: And offered up externally, I need to order some bolts to mount it and the manifold properly: I also used the gasket as a template to port match the intake to the head, it was pretty close to be fair, but why not make it closer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncy H Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 So I painted my van and did a few mods, it's better now not being a white van man! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake. Posted May 22, 2014 Report Share Posted May 22, 2014 Love that colour, how much did it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamKidney Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Back to square one. Scrapping the civics shell next week. While I can't immediately buy another, I can store parts. Does anyone know where I can find a Jap engine supplier thats good on price? The B16B I almost bought turned out to be a flop. Agreed to buy, turned up to buy and he'd sold the gearbox and loom. Wasted journey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*gentlydoesit Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Back to square one. Scrapping the civics shell next week. While I can't immediately buy another, I can store parts. Does anyone know where I can find a Jap engine supplier thats good on price? The B16B I almost bought turned out to be a flop. Agreed to buy, turned up to buy and he'd sold the gearbox and loom. Wasted journey. easy jap parts is about 10 seconds from my house, I had some bits for my rx at a decent price. Dunno about shipping costs to you though. http://www.yell.com/biz/jap-parts-birmingham-ltd-birmingham-4946115/ *hahahaa. Hadnt seen that review. Theyre ok, never had a problem myself. Edited May 24, 2014 by *gentlydoesit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Booth Posted May 24, 2014 Report Share Posted May 24, 2014 Dreadful picture but orange front units installed, really like them on, look better then expected! A quick picture whilst the rain held off for 5 minutes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 25, 2014 Report Share Posted May 25, 2014 Looks good, Tom.Went and collected this yesterday:Clutch needed as the carbon-kevlar single mass setup that's in there is crap but otherwise it's an utter winner for the money. Stoked. Also picked up a new (second hand) bonnet for Soph's as hers has ridiculous laquer peel all over and it's cheaper to replace than to respray. Shall pop that on this afternoon for her 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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