Recent content by Chris Sawatsky

I know this is going to be on the bottom end of the tow vehicle scale, but Honda is advertising the pilot as having a 4500lb towing capacity. Would this be suitable for a ITA crx and open trailer? It'd be nice to have a tow vehicle that's not too burly for daily driver duty in the city For...

What size wrench do I need to tighten a -10an hose onto the fitting? I usually use a crescent, but it's too big to fit in behind the block so I figured I'd get a stubby wrench that fits right. I think it's 25 or 26mm but some real input would be nice

I heard from another racer that Ford has changed their HD brake fluid and it's not the cheap racer fluid it once was. Does anyone have any solid info on this? My local ford dealership has a less than helpful parts guy "We only have one kind of brake fluid."

For measuring tire temperatures, what's the best tool? Is there a big difference between the measurements of infrared and contact type pyrometers? Is there any model that is recommended over another? I've seen a few cheap infrareds that are intended for use in cooking, but can handle the...

I've raced the past few years with an open diff (ITA crx) and am planning on using a welded diff for the upcoming season. I likely won't have much opportunity to practice with it beforehand, so I'm wondering how my driving technique will need to be altered, and what to watch out for. I've...

What kind of engine break-in procedures are recommended for IT engines? I found this information http://www.mototuneusa.com/break_in_secrets.htm Is it accurate? My car is able to be registered for street use, so I could break-in like that, or I may also have the option of extensive dyno use...

I'm talking about these things http://www.carchemistry.com/ccinserts.html Does something like this work, in theory? I'm looking for a quick and easy fix to slip into my exhaust to quiet it down enough that I don't set off car alarms if I decide to drive the race car on the street once in a...

is it legal to remove the casting marks on the inside of intake manny/head? it seems to me that it would be, since the casting marks were not designed to be there in the first place

Is there any reason not to use ethanol blended gas? The stations that sell it here sell 90 octane gasahol for the price of 87 octane gasoline

Does anyone have any insight on searching these forums? I tried the search function and all it seems to be able to index is old posts (like 2001) and even those links are dead Any help would be appreciated!

I'm looking to buy some camber correction products for my roadrace crx and want to make sure I'm getting the right thing, as the concept is kind of foreign to me at this point I'm looking at the line-up from Ingalls, and yes I know they are not "IT Legal" but I'm not concerned with that (no I...

so I sat down once again today intending to finish chiseling out the sound deadener from my crx. And as usual, after half an hour I lost interest. So I decided to try a new approach... I put a wire wheel on an angle grinder, and used it to brush off the sound deadener. As promised, it was...

My crx Si is constantly running hot, and I'm looking to sort it out. First, is it a good idea to have a rad fan in place? It seems to me that the air coming through the bumper is moving faster than a fan could pull it, but maybe I'm wrong on this Second, should the thermostat be removed? I've...

So I found out recently that the 2001 civic EX has a 4.40 final drive gear, on an SOHC transmission... Has anyone looked into adapting this into the crx tranny? I believe the countershaft in the 92-2000 civics was 3mm longer than in the crx transmission.

has anyone driven both? Also, maintenance and lifespan are of course an issue... are the small bearing size quaifes even available anymore for the 88-89 crx Si? I've been looking around lately and haven't been able to find anything but the 90-91 quaife