My not-so-jdm EF (12.3:1 b17a street car)

tim_adams85 · Post by **tim_adams85** » September 03, 2005

Finished up the rebuild process yesterday on my "other" car.

It's a 12.3:1 CR B17 with an ITR head, some head work, CTR cams, YS1+LSD, daily driven. Not the greatest thing on here, but I've built this car from when it was stock in '01. Some pics...

I'll get better pics eventually. I'm just glad to be driving it again.... it's been a while.

Comments / Suggestions welcome.

munster · Post by **munster** » September 03, 2005

Awesome. EFs are rad.

ls.pwrd.hb. · Post by **ls.pwrd.hb.** » September 03, 2005

ef with a 1.7 is nice, good work man

idreamidrive · Post by **idreamidrive** » September 03, 2005

don't go searching for 6th gear in that thing...

Post by **kotomile** » September 03, 2005

sleeper ('cept the wheels + tip)

B17A!

12.3:1

What kinda times does it pull in?

Secret Squirrel · Post by **Secret Squirrel** » September 04, 2005

b17....nice...

SS

tim_adams85 · Post by **tim_adams85** » September 04, 2005

kotomile wrote: sleeper ('cept the wheels + tip)
B17A!
12.3:1

What kinda times does it pull in?

Thanks, everyone.

I actually haven't even taken the car to the track yet. But it feels like mid-to-low 13's. Once I get it all re-tuned, I'll be taking it out asap. Can't wait!

Post by **BRYCE** » September 04, 2005

ever dynoed it??? love it though!

ls.pwrd.hb. · Post by **ls.pwrd.hb.** » September 04, 2005

13's.... nice man

tim_adams85 · Post by **tim_adams85** » September 04, 2005

Nope, never got around to dyno tuning.... there's a bit of history with this set up. Kinda sad.

Last spring/summer, I pieced this set up together, got it running, and street tuned with a wideband o2 sensor, turboedit chips, and a vafc. I got it running real strong.... then spun a rod bearing.

Fuuuck! Mind you, this was about a week after tuning, one night before I was going to take it to the drag strip.

Anyway, checked out the bottom end, and it was perfectly fine. Replaced the bearing, started it up, and still got a nice metal on metal sound. Ugh. Then school started, and I didn't have time to mess with it. A year passed, I finally got around to disassembling the engine, took off the pressure plate, disk, and get to the flywheel.... and start loosening the flywheel bolts with my fingers.... wait. That ain't right!

So it sat for about a year, when the knocking was coming from a loose flywheel.

So, ANYWAY.... I with this set up, I predict around 180-185whp, but we'll see. I have a few bugs I'm still trying to straighten out, and my tuner seems to be MIA. Oh well.

Thanks for the nice comments, everyone.