Engine started!

craig · #1 12th April 2007, 20:28

Hi all! Received my k-pro tonight and just had my engine running for the first time

Only let it run about 20 seconds as it has no cat or back box yet so will try and get the vid tomorrow as it was very loud

Just need them driveshafts now

Craig

alackofspeed · #2 12th April 2007, 23:19

I knew you wouldn't be able to resist.

Good feeling eh???

craig · #3 13th April 2007, 10:48

Cracking feeling!

Here is a short vid, forgive the sound quality the engine is so loud it is not until I back away from it a little that you can really hear it properly. Just click the image

SDMC001 · #4 13th April 2007, 15:24

Craig

It must be the time of year when the cars are being started.

well done Craig.

Steve

alackofspeed · #5 13th April 2007, 16:37

I like to think I started the "get your K20A2 started" challenge

Cough, driveshafts, cough..... 367 mm.... 381 mm.......

http://www.drivelink.com/

Who will be the next one to drive theirs?

Patrick · #6 13th April 2007, 16:38

Well done, almost seems be one day at the moment

Ric H · #7 13th April 2007, 18:59

Inspiring

I'm still a month or so off engine start I reckon, but pushing on!
Are Drivelink recommended for shafts then? I was just startingt to look for a supplier.
Richard

alackofspeed · #8 13th April 2007, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ric H

Inspiring

Are Drivelink recommended for shafts then? I was just startingt to look for a supplier.
Richard

I can't fault the quality of the items I bought from them, and people I know in the VW community who have used Drivelink have found the products good too.

The lengths I mentioned are what mine have been made to, and are definitely fine pottling around my driveway at 15mph. I haven't gone any faster, as it's a bit dodgy without seats (kept out of car to keep clean).

craig · #9 13th April 2007, 23:22

Cheers Guys! Looked at shafts today and think I may have a problem with the nearside one...think there is something missing looks like it may be an oil seal in the gearbox!

Rich I have been checking your web but no updates thought you had stopped building for a minute there will it be updated soon?

Ric H · #10 13th April 2007, 23:30

Heh. Yeah, no updates sorry. Problem is when I've got free time I'd always rather be working on the thing rather than writing about it

I've been taking photos as I go along though; I'll try to make the effort to get some more written up! Progress has been steady - I'm hoping to be finished in June or thereabouts.

alackofspeed · #11 14th April 2007, 09:56

June! You must have been busy!

Ric H · #12 15th April 2007, 10:20

Yeah, been keeping at it. The electrics have put me back a bit as I decided to make my own loom which I don't regret but it was time consuming!

Deadline might slip again yet - you know how it is

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #13 19th April 2007, 10:14

Craig,

nice to see your making progress, just a simple question, how easy and what wiring is needed to install the k-Pro, im getting a bit more than a little annoyed with Marlin taking there time to start ours (so say due to not having an alarm box, no one told me I needed that). So im looking at other routes, due to the class we are entering we have to have a standard ecu, with standard Honda map on it, do you now this is possible and were did you get yours from.

Jon

craig · #14 19th April 2007, 16:39

Jon, k-pro when you get it back it just plugs in and your away but it is not standard??
There is no extra wiring needed as all the connectors on the ecu are the same!

As everyone on here knows my auto wiring skills are none existent and even I managed to get it started, after you have plugged in your ecu plugs you only need 3 wires to get it running......starter from ign......fuel pump wire and coils wire from pump relay

The map I have installed on mine is a tuned type r with v-tec at 5100 instead of 5800 but it does come with a standard map aswell as about 100 others

Craig

ps I sent my ecu to cpl racing they received wed I received back thurs or was it fri can't remember all in including postage about £735 quids

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #15 19th April 2007, 16:52

I'm going to give CPL Racing a call tomorrow as the K-pro looks the way to go, it would be good to lower the vtec a bit as well and have the rev limiter up to about 8500 but we are not ment to do that otherwise we will get moved up into class c, so doubt we will be doing that,

cough,

I need to check witht the factory that it will be fairly easy to do as we have a totally different loom to road cars, all our switches are in the heater control, not too much of a problem but may be a prob so worth a check.

If you dont mind me asking you guess, what sort of price do these units retail at?

Jon

craig · #16 19th April 2007, 16:55

Jon, the ecu is your own cpl just put the hondata module inside and put a usb port on the outside so you can play with it and boy can you change things!!!!!! basically anything you can think of you can change

I'ts about £735

Have you modified your engine harness plugs?

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #17 19th April 2007, 16:58

Ouch, not cheap but you can play with cam angles and things (id rather leave that to the experts but still), i think im going to chase Marlin and see whats happening and then once i now whats really going on ill give cpl a call and get the car back then start it myself.

Thanks for the help guys

craig · #18 19th April 2007, 17:02

The thing is though Jon, Marlins black box which does nowt apart from let you start the engine and you have just said you need the alarm box which I bet nobody has and black box costs about £400 plus from marlin so the differance is negligable epecially if you need to buy alarm box aswell.....

Don't forget the hondata gives you an extra 40hp

Jon@JNRacing.co.uk · #19 19th April 2007, 17:07

Yeh the hondata option is good if it can have a 'STANDARD' cough, map on it then that is fine. sounds stupid but we only want the standard map, for the moment so we are savein money really as when we tune the engine you k-pro can be tuned at the same time.

Wicked

Ric H · #20 19th April 2007, 17:17

And of course in future when we decide to supercharge them then the K-Pro can do that too

I've been messing with my wiring diagrams no end - particularly for the O2 sensor (primary only - you don't need a secondary with Kpro) which is off the main loom not the engine loom? The wiring diagram for engine transplants on the hondata website isn't right as it's for the US wideband O2 sensor. Getting there now I think but not in a position to test just yet (engine not in...). I've done all my loom schematics including ecu on CAD and will willingly share them - but after I know it works! I don't want to fry anyone's ECU for them.

Did you use the honda loom for the O2 sensor etc craig?

Richard