Giulia Tech CommunityThis article will explain pre-ignition as it occurs in the combustion chamber and goes hand in hand with the article entitled 'Understanding Detonation' . Pre-ignition, sometimes referred to as a ?ping? is caused by the air fuel mixture igniting in the combustion chamber too soon, unlike detonation, which occurs late in the
To understand what detonation is, you first have to know what is going on inside the combustion chamber. I should hope that if you are interested enough to read this article that you would already know such things; however, I will go into it a little bit. Detonation occurs during
Dropzone Suspension performance springs and gas strut review. Overview While looking for a cost effective alternative to a recently installed, but horribly planned coil-over suspension on my 1999 Honda Civic, I came across a company named Dropzone Suspension out of Miami Florida. They offer performance shock, strut and spring combinations
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Yuck! I was out messing around and I did a full nitrous run. I felt the engine studder a little in 2nd gear so I shifted to 3rd and hit it again, same result. Then BOOM dropped a cylinder. I immediately shut off the engine and drifted to the stop.
B18 Throttle Body swap on Honda D series motor Spdweb.net 1999 Honda Civic y7/z6 Mini-Me engine Goal To swap the stock 56mm throttle body for a 60mm throttle body from a B18 motor. This doesn't sound like much of a change but it will provide better throttle response and high end
Spark plug conditions can tell a lot about what is going on inside the combustion chamber of an engine. The chart below shows NGK plugs in various conditions and can help you diagnose engine problems. A few things to remember when checking your plugs Plugs should be pulled and checked
OBD1 Conversion, Adding Vtec circuit to the Mini-me swap So you did a Mini-me, you got the ECU stuff all worked out, and now you want your Vtec. Ok, follow along. First off I guess I should show you want I am doing. The goal here is to simply run
The following picture shows three valves in various states. These valves were taken from a D series Honda engine. The first valve on the left is normal. A light buildup of deposits coats the valve however where the valve meets the seat it is relatively clean and smooth. The middle
Z6 Mini-Me swap General Overview. The definition of a mini-me is basically swapping a Vtec head onto a non vtec block. Examples of Mini-me engines are z6 head on an a6 block, or a y8 head on a y7 block. For this guide I will be swapping a z6 head