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  1. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Dropped off my engine at the new shop on friday. I was a little nervous at first but after arriving there… This must be what a NASA laboratory looks like. Nicer than my dentist’s office. Nicer than my work office which is extremely nice lol. Never seen such a nice front room. Nevermind the...
  2. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    One clip from sunday. Not my fastest but first lap i am finally catching the mustang GT350 i was chasing. The driver is a regular at this track so she knows what shes doing. That was fun Second lap is mostly clean until i hit the oil slick at the end. Couldve been much worse as there is a wall...
  3. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Honda manual is funny. Found this last night while working on the car. Engine was definitely leaking from here. All over the place. Big mess. All over my transmission, drive shaft, control arm, wheel. Coated in oil lol Honda solution, hit it with some sand paper This makes sense. My freshly...
  4. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    i have thrown so many heads in the trash. What a bummer now. Of course i did not expect my machine shop to close down and i regret not grabbing the torque plate the second i found that my pistons were missing. That plate will sit forever now and be lost eventually. Total bummer
  5. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    It’s about 1 to 1.5 thou of distortion. CP wants 3 thou P2W. I have special pistons that want 1.5thou Short answer? If you wanna do it right. Yes. Torque plate. Being NA, tighter the better until the piston seizes in the bore. I found a Canadian source for a torque plate. It’s still...
  6. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    The day went very well minus my oil leak lol. A Camaro trans am race car popped an oil line and hosed down the track. Dude did not pull off like you’re supposed to. I hit the oil slick at full kill. Video to come lol. It was a lot less bad than it could’ve been. It was a bad spot on the track...
  7. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Sunday was an absolutely beautiful day. 12c and sunny. Felt warm. Went out for 3 sessions. This is the first time this track has seen any action this year and it rained all week so we were starting with less than ideal track surface. Found some time rather quick. The car is working. Engine...
  8. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Been working through my prep list this week. Track on Sunday. One of my absolute favorite parts of this car. I bought the setup 5 years ago and it’s been through some serious racing. One of the best investments I’ve made and would make again anytime. Not sure why but this picture gives me...
  9. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    You got it. 225’s for the rear Different series like to have different rules so competitors can’t easily build for both. In the one series for my class I’m limited to 245. Other is 255. I will be doing more events where I need 255’s but for the one series, gotta be 245’s. It’s stupid but...
  10. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    The tire stack. Still pending a pair of 225/45/17. The shop had them for me but they were 2023 date code so they wouldn’t give them to me. They have reached out to the distributor and are getting me a fresher pair. This is why I don’t have a turbo. The same guys barely affording their turbo...
  11. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Hahah. Had a stomach biopsy. I’ve never been put under. What a trip. Gonna have my buddy come by with his bore gauge and micrometer. We’re gonna measure P2W ourselves. If it’s 3.5thou or less, perfect. Anything more and I’ll need to use my virgin block. Talked to CP and they said 3thou is...
  12. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    How my day started today How my day is going Can’t stop won’t stop don’t know how to stop! Also weighed my rods. BC light weight. They real nice. Every rod is exactly 440grams with bolts. Extremely light. I see balancing marks on them so he did balance them but not sure if he had to...
  13. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Story time. So Monday I finally received all the CP quotes from my Canadian sources. Everyone was willing to eat some cost but after tariffs and whatnot I was looking at $1800cad+. Insane. Wasn’t gonna pay that. I wasn’t willing to accept this. I called CP directly. First guy I talked too...
  14. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    My exact thoughts. Fuck the wisecos. Clearly not meant for me. Will share the CP story soon here. It kinda worked out like it was supposed to happen this way lol
  15. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    These were ordered by me on Tuesday. My wisecos were stolen. They are gone gone. Nothing even on marketplace for those so whatever. Fuck em. I called CP directly for these and it was well worth the phone call
  16. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Best pins money can buy for my setup. 0.170” wall, and more importantly 9310 material. I googled it vs the 5100 shit Wiseco had and Google be like “one is for high rpm high HP race engines, one is for oem replacement and street engines” I shit you not. That was google ai reply lmfao There’s a...
  17. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Well then. Just gonna say. Someone got some nice stuff here. My scale shows just how high quality this stuff really is. It’s impressive
  18. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    Yea seriously lol I will figure something out. I still can’t believe someone stole my pistons. Wtff They haven’t shown up on marketplace yet so whoever must be keeping them for himself
  19. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    So after talking to everyone and anyone it seems I am looking the same price more or less. The 25% tariff hits hard. We are talking $1800cad for a set of pistons. ~1400ish without tariffs. This includes some heavy duty wrist pins. After calling CP directly they hooked me up with a guy who...
  20. gotovato

    Building for the road course...again

    I’ve got a box of blown up Wiseco pistons lol. I also have some oem Honda pistons hanging around. I guess the biggest thing is declared value. It’s gotta be low, then just hope they don’t check part numbers
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