What will I need to make a 2015+ EX 6spd Sundae Cup friendly?
What will I need to make a 2015+ EX 6spd Sundae Cup friendly?
Hello Fit folks,
I've had some good help from the Gridlife community plugging me in and pointing me in the right direction for a Sundae Cup build. However, I'm being a bit contrarian and wanting to go with a 3rd gen EX for all the safety features and know it takes a bit more work to make BoP and is inherently less trackable (ESC?).
But it's going to be my partner's DD and our road trip car so we'll suffer a bit more work for the newer safety benefits. Any 3rd gen specific things I should be aware of, or must-have parts? All the research I've done at this point is on 1st/2nd Gen so just throwing this up in case anyone wants to add anything while I continue to read and search more on 3rd gens.
TIA!
Well wishes,
Drew Cleaver
I've had some good help from the Gridlife community plugging me in and pointing me in the right direction for a Sundae Cup build. However, I'm being a bit contrarian and wanting to go with a 3rd gen EX for all the safety features and know it takes a bit more work to make BoP and is inherently less trackable (ESC?).
But it's going to be my partner's DD and our road trip car so we'll suffer a bit more work for the newer safety benefits. Any 3rd gen specific things I should be aware of, or must-have parts? All the research I've done at this point is on 1st/2nd Gen so just throwing this up in case anyone wants to add anything while I continue to read and search more on 3rd gens.
TIA!
Well wishes,
Drew Cleaver
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Slightly wider tires, strut braces (you can do just front but a welder and fabrication makes things cheap, may as well do rear), obviously stiffer suspension, lowered. Make sure your aero components are all there, undertray...
Apart from that you should be fine, just make sure the engine is healthy, check for sensor discrepancies on a good computer; and an active air brake if you can manage it. Ideally one in front and the rear spoiler, but that's out of a lot of people's budget/knowledge base so. Yeah, have fun!
Apart from that you should be fine, just make sure the engine is healthy, check for sensor discrepancies on a good computer; and an active air brake if you can manage it. Ideally one in front and the rear spoiler, but that's out of a lot of people's budget/knowledge base so. Yeah, have fun!
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Not that I'm really aware of. I know the geometry overall is pretty decent, but for abusing a car, especially one with a lack of direct overhead frame out on the front (back has it indirectly) it's something to consider. Kind of like pushing a pancake up from each side without a roof. Braking forces and cornering forces will put some shear stress on and depending on how fast you're pushing things, might be a good idea. Who knows maybe metal fatigue comes about and shears out a tower. No downside to it.
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Slightly wider tires, strut braces (you can do just front but a welder and fabrication makes things cheap, may as well do rear), obviously stiffer suspension, lowered. Make sure your aero components are all there, undertray...
Apart from that you should be fine, just make sure the engine is healthy, check for sensor discrepancies on a good computer; and an active air brake if you can manage it. Ideally one in front and the rear spoiler, but that's out of a lot of people's budget/knowledge base so. Yeah, have fun!
Apart from that you should be fine, just make sure the engine is healthy, check for sensor discrepancies on a good computer; and an active air brake if you can manage it. Ideally one in front and the rear spoiler, but that's out of a lot of people's budget/knowledge base so. Yeah, have fun!
When you say active air brake, do you mean something like the DRS system on F1 cars?.... Do you have a page or document explaining this.....
Thanks!!
Not that I'm really aware of. I know the geometry overall is pretty decent, but for abusing a car, especially one with a lack of direct overhead frame out on the front (back has it indirectly) it's something to consider. Kind of like pushing a pancake up from each side without a roof. Braking forces and cornering forces will put some shear stress on and depending on how fast you're pushing things, might be a good idea. Who knows maybe metal fatigue comes about and shears out a tower. No downside to it.
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