Decided to try the N1 game again...

Found a decent deal on an Invidia N1 Race. This should actually fit. Unlike the SRS N1 that melted my bumper. Being the race, it doesn't have a resonator. Only mildly worried about that.



Took a while to find motivation to actually get it going.



Q300 out.



N1 in.



I got a quick release pin to hold the silencer in. Thinking it would be a great little thing to make it super easy to install and remove the silencer quickly.


Is kinda loud.




Peaked at 106. Q300 peaked at 103.

 

Looks evil with the splitter/sti front end. Normally don't like gurney flaps, but it actually looks good.

 

SMH...


Got my hands on a roll of gaffer tape.

Went out to tape the bumper sides to the fenders. May have gone a little overboard.



Just in time for an AutoX event.



Hit a couple of cones. Good thing I brought the tape with me!



On the whole, did ok. Not great. But ok. I'm starting to regret my tire choice.




But the car drove ok. Didn't explode. Added 8 launches to the transmission. Seems so far the only piece that is having a bad time is the clutch.

 

Finally got the white bumper back and a bunch of bits from the dealer.



Bumper on with all new clips and brackets.



Finally the stars aligned and I got to do some fun things with the car...



Swapping wheels and brakes at an event wasn't fun.



The R-comps are a bit of a squeeze.



Luckily my cameras caught some of my rubber...



But sure enough, the car was working for too long.



It's broken again. This time the clutch is totally burnt out. Couldn't even limp it home.



Running around on the slicks was fun though.

 

Ordered a new clutch. Trying Competition Clutch Stage 2 this time.



Got the car back to my mechanic. He seemed thrilled...





Old clutch out. Engine side didn't look too bad.



Trans side however...



Yeah, that would do it.

New clutch in.



Car is back home. Get to be gentile for the next few hundred miles.

 

Worked my way through clutch break-in. Pedal was still wonky. So the pedal problem wasn't a clutch problem. Problem must be with either the slave cylinder, master cylinder, or line. I figure if I'm going to change all that, I'll do the brake master cylinder too. Just all new hydralics.

Just as the clutch is broken is... Some lights come on.



What's the issue?



Of course... Off she goes...



Wasn't alone this time.



Swapped out the hydraulics and the cam and crank position sensors.

Left side still a little advanced...



Gotta get to the timing belt... again...



Belt still lined up. Perhaps the cam gear has gone bad and got stuck in advance.

While the radiator was out, a crack was found.



And while the car was on the lift a broken endlink was found.



Excuse me, both endlinks were broken...



I hope I'm starting to run out of random **** that can break...

Luckily I still have my old spherical endlinks. I just need to get a new bolt for those. SO far car is running much better than it was before. I have an appointment with my tuner next week to go over everything and see if it's clear for racing again.

 

With_A_U tested.

If Jourdan hasn't broken it...

 

Oh, Imgur still works here... Hmm...

I'm at kind of a loss on how to update this thing. I didn't think Imgur would give Nasioc the finger like it did.

Maybe I can use fb. (fb didn't work, trying imgbox)

For clarity, the full story is on fb. The information here is abridged.

Anyway, where were we? Broken endlinks, broken cam gear, broken radiator?

K.

So, got a new cam gear in there. Engine was still knocking. Did a smoke test. Smoke was coming out of the IAT sensor...

So... New Sensor.



Also got my own boost leak tester.



Hooked that **** up...



No leaks! Cool. Also cleaned the MAF for good measure.






(4-10 hp at the wheels. LMAO)

It was also at this point that one of my lights also **** the bed...



Pulled out the broken endlinks...



The old Spheres back in...



While working on dat ***, I did some hotboi ****.



Got the stuff to get a matching rear tow strap.



TEN IMAGE LIMIT! (Please let me know if you don't see images.)

 

Then what... Oh, the battery died.



That was fun...



Keeping track of the **** that was broken and fixed...

Cam gear - Replaced
IAT - Replaced
Endlinks - Repalced
MAF - Cleaned
Radiator - YOLO

Went back to dyno, **** still ****ed. Went back to Mechanic... What do now?

MOTOR OUT!



What's the problem you might ask? Cylinder walls are fubar...



One of the pistons is also cracked...



Because I know you're asking... Barely 15k on this ****.



NEW CASE AND NEW PISTONS!!!



Also, when this went back together, added a DOM cylinder 4 cooling mod and swapped to a not cracked Koyo rad.

Back on the dyno.



It finally dynoed goodly. Making basically same power it did before.



Also learned that at full tilt, **** makes 115dB of noise. (More on this later)

 

Breaking in the engine, oil gauges started getting wonky... Wiring harness melted. NEAT.



Got my hands on some narrow brakes. Stock wheels fit again. If I take the decals off, this car can look basic AF.



Also got the Grids that I bought a year ago mounted up. They look pretty good.



Got the green light to go racing again.



Little over a year since the last time the car was driven in anger.

 

Basic:



Ready to Rock:



It was a super nice day.



Sorta got to the end of one of the tires. :/



Finished 9th and 10th out of 11. NOT LAST!



Video:


More videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...iccZSxRzYGPHld

Hot shots:

 

Little later, did some actual racecar ****.



The day was cold af, like 50. First session was legit. Went out with a full tank. Came back with nearly half. After ONE SESSION.



Broke into the 2:05s in the first session. New PB. Car was running great.





Second session, it warmed up a bit. Like 60. Kinda ran out of gas? Got a weird hiccup coming out of Off Ramp. Car was running warmer. But I was able to stay in it for the whole session.

Third session, it warmed up some more. Like 70. One lap and the car was too hot. But I was able to manage it with a slow lap. Mildly frustrating.

Fourth session, Challenge session. Slightly warmer, like 75. Had to alternate flying laps. Car in front of me spun on my last flyer and I had to abandon it. Kinda pissed me off.

After that it was like 80 out. Didn't even both going out. Just packed my stuff. Car runs good. It's fast. But it still can't keep its friggen cool!

Times from the whole day:



PB Video:


Full session videos:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...qpM-kzAe5aurr-

Pics:

 

So, **** is still hot... What now? Time to cut some holes in the hood!

Ordered some TrackSpec vents.

Did some eye-balling.



Going from the back side, these vents actually lined up kinda well with the structure of the hood.



Drilled holes from the backside to use as reference on the top side.



Lined up templates on the drilled holes.



CUT LINES!



DEATH WHEEL!



CUT!



Dress for success.



****, this might actually work...



That actually came out really good.



Hood not on the car yet. Waiting on some washer nozzles and for it to not be raining.

 

None of the pics work!

 

I would say that is a negative.