3-rotor 20B FC Drift Build
05-15-13, 07:26 AM
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I was planning on doing all MDU rounds this year, and the only thing in my way is my FC breaking down haha.
I should have the car back together in the next week with a properly welded diff, then was planning on hitting up a Midvale Speedway practice here in Ohio on June 16th, then to MDU Round 2 in July, etc.
Also, here is a short video of my last dyno pull with Defined Autoworks.
Don't worry, those numbers will go up next year once I have the engine rebuilt by Defined Autoworks!
06-05-13, 08:55 AM
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We did get it fixed and re-bled, and after half the day wasted we got it back on the track to test out the new welded diff which I snapped the first round of MDU.
You can tell I'm a bit rusty from lack of drifting since last year, but who cares... the 20B sounds f*ing amazing!!!
06-11-13, 09:06 PM
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06-19-13, 05:55 PM
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I saw you filling up at Sunoco a while back before drift effect at lake county speedway I believe, if I woulda known it was a 20b I woulda pestered you with questions all day lol
06-25-13, 07:48 AM
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Currently I have been inspired a bit by Daigo Saito's SC430, and started taking as much from the engine bay and relocate inside the car (coils, most of harness, relays, fuse box, etc.). I will post some pics once I am done.
07-01-13, 08:55 AM
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Made some serious progress last week!
- Removed all unwanted wires from the front harness (engine harness was already done when ECU was installed 2 years ago)
- Relocated the following under the dash:
* Ignition coils
* Main fuse box
* All relays (except front fans; IC & oil coolers)
After troubleshooting all the changes and fixing any errors I've made in the process, I finally started the car after a week of work and did a burn-out to make sure everything is in order (and it was).
Now I will be unplugging everything, re-wrapping the entire harness, and start putting everything back in.
Will post some pics of the new coils location before I put everything back together, and then some of the emptier engine bay.
Here is a photo during mid last week, as I though the wires will never end lol!
- Removed all unwanted wires from the front harness (engine harness was already done when ECU was installed 2 years ago)
- Relocated the following under the dash:
* Ignition coils
* Main fuse box
* All relays (except front fans; IC & oil coolers)
After troubleshooting all the changes and fixing any errors I've made in the process, I finally started the car after a week of work and did a burn-out to make sure everything is in order (and it was
).Now I will be unplugging everything, re-wrapping the entire harness, and start putting everything back in.
Will post some pics of the new coils location before I put everything back together, and then some of the emptier engine bay.
Here is a photo during mid last week, as I though the wires will never end lol!
07-05-13, 08:47 AM
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I found a nice place for the coils to chill under the dash, where the heater core used to be. I am almost done with the wiring in the engine bay, so I will post a picture of that once it's complete. Need to have it done by tomorrow so I can go to a practice in PA on Sunday.
07-18-13, 08:57 AM
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After having a very unsuccessful round 1 of Midwest Drift Union PRO AM championship (diff broke in practice), we finally managed to qualify 9th and finish 9th in round 2 in St. Louis. Finally got my first points in a PRO AM event and I'm supper excited for round 3 on the streets of Detroit!
Previous practice I went to before round 2, my throttle cable snapped on the last run of the day which my friend was driving. This was a NA FC throttle cable which was shorten by 2" when I originally did the 20B swap. In order to eliminate the possibility of another custom cable failing, my friend decided to extend the stock 20B throttle cable bracket by 2 inches and use a stock NA FC throttle cable instead. The idea worked great, and I don't think I will ever need to worry about my throttle cable ever again.
(Don't mind the beautiful cuts and welds, but we only had a few of days to solve this issue, and we busted out this braket two days before 2nd round...)
07-18-13, 01:40 PM
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Haha yeah, I'm just lucky the cable snapped during second gear at low speeds before the initiation/first corner. Worse thing that could happen is to have it snap on a bank drifting... cuz you're going straight into the wall at the point!
07-22-13, 07:37 AM
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08-02-13, 07:26 AM
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Here we go; I've finally made some progress in the competitive world of drifting. At Midwest Drift Union PRO AM Round 2 in St. Louis I qualified 9th and finished 9th earning my first PRO AM championship points. In top 16 I went OMT, but ultimately lost. I luckily lost at the perfect time, because I ran out of tires for that event lol! 
The track was pretty high speed, fastest I've ever drifted and I probably should have tried 4th!
This wasn't the best footage because of the long track layout and because we weren't allowed on the infield. 3rd run is my qualifying run:
The track was pretty high speed, fastest I've ever drifted and I probably should have tried 4th!
This wasn't the best footage because of the long track layout and because we weren't allowed on the infield. 3rd run is my qualifying run: