Will look onto it. I had a remote starter button mounted in the bay. Gonna check if that’s the issue.
Probably should also fuse the circuit. Don’t think it’s fused
@Mr_Gormsby and @Paulep82. Thanks for thr advise. I was really just throwing my thoughts out as they didn’t have logical reasoning to them. So your shared experience and details help put things into context.
@Mr_Gormsby, you’ve continued to stress on the point of spring rates. That’s what i’ll be focusing on. Im going to get this car right and do you all proud
Quick pics from the meet going through the esses:
Could you please give some pointers on areas in the ignition to check. I’m using a push to start button. The parts I can think of checking are the relay and verify if any wire in the circuit is poling out
Make sure the button itself isn’t wobbling loose. If it is… then it may engage the starterby itself.
It might also be smart to check how the relay is wired and if it functions properly.
Every electrical circuit should be fused in some way.
If further everything checks out oké then it might be smart to check the ringgear on the flywheel for burs or other damage.
What did the teeth of the starter look like?
So all I needed to do was change the front and rear cap of the L500 starter; the internals are the same. Just to remove change the top piece that stops the throw of the gear and presto…found this out after being somewhat upset and ordering a used unit all the way from Ireland ; still doesn’t hurt to have a spare so whenever it reached…like month end November lol
Good day all.
Need some help. Im seeking a LSD for my EJ gearbox. Only thing I’ve come up with so far is the 1.5 way from Dsport. Anyone know the details of how to purchase from them? Does that diff need a different type of CV cup?
Have had a really busy week and been away from home most of thet time. Had trouble with a new 1.5way at the hillclimb on the weekend. Worked really well at low speed with the car turning in better than ever (as a 1.5way should), however, on the highest speed section it would go open under brakes and stay open. This was a Cusco. The dealer is already sending new plates to help with this. Point being the communication issue could really be a problem. See if you can someone to deal with that can provide some support. https://www.cusco.co.jp/cusco_catalog/238/#zoom=z
Thanks everyone. I usually make Japan purchases through sendico. So going to try them
@Mr_Gormsby why did you not choose the 1 way. Asking as I’m still trying to understand how they work.
You know I was having a look at the cusco catalogue and didn’t remember thr K3 diff is the same as the EJ
I see what you’re saying re getting aftermarket support though. Cusco has some dealers in Europe; my gosh it works out twice the price of the D sport
Any suggested dealers you deal with?
One way goes completely open while braking. Might be okay for drags but for what we do the re-engage fraction of a second is not desired. Also it affects braking. Having some diff control can transfer braking force side to side on driven wheels. Some F1 teams ran front diffs for a while on their 2wd cars to stop inside front wheels locking up under really hard braking. FWD really needs 1.5 way or 2way for asphalt or 2 way for dirt action.
WOW; it’s been quite a while since I’ve last been here…Christmas went, New Years and so did my birthday.
Thanks to all who sent wishes. Hope all is well with the Dai family.
I do have some updates to share. Well not a lot of stuff; the race season ended with a 14.8sec pass at the drag strip the best time I’ve done so far.
I decided to take all I’ve learned from the 2017 season and try to make myself better for the 2018 season. So some sacrifices had to be made.
I had another L500 project I was going to do but decided to sell it and use the money from that to help out with acquiring some items for 2018.
Got myself an early Christmas present 1.5 LSD for the L700 gearbox I’m running.
Now little did I know that an LSD needs a particular oil and breaking in. So after installation, I had used my amsoil sever gear oil. Just reversing the car I heard popclank* the steering was fighting me jus moving the car its like it was possessed.
Having conversed with others who have experience with LSD and doing some reseach myself I got to realise two things:
With a clutch type LSD, an anti friction additive is suggested to be used to lower the chatter. I opted to use AMSOIL SLIP lock. It was like magic
Break in the LSD; found an open lot and did some figure 8’s at low speed. Don’t throw on power on it aggressively on it for couple hundred KM, as one wants the clutch packs to seat properly.
The instructions were in Japanese, could not read it, not even google helped, but them I saw this diagram
After the new year I decided to refresh the engine. New rings and bearings and another block which I had put down. So having to break in a fresh engine with the LSD was good timing for me.
Used three new pistons…because I could #startfreshanddone
Recently had a track day to feel out the car. I was trying another camera angle as I had expected to have someone in the passenger seat. So pardon the glaring in the video
I wanted to do the laps with the Sumitomo on the front but since it had rained earlier and I decided to do the laps with the NS-2R up front.
I was way more comfortable driving the car around the track into the corners hard without having to worry about wheel spin.
Still have some suspension tweaking to do at the rear; sadly time is against me with even getting a chance with the car in the pass couple of weeks.
Car feel so much better with the LSD.
Now to find a solution with the axles and sort out the rear suspension.
Here are some vids of how the weekend progressed
; still doesn’t hurt to have a spare so whenever it reached…like month end November lol
1.5 LSD for the L700 gearbox I’m running.
