Project EG Time Attack: An Introduction

October 09, 2009 | Project Cars | Project EG Time Attack | Dave Pratte | Comments (0)

Welcome to a decade-long race car build. Purchased in 2000 with the intent of turning what was a bone-stock CX hatchback into a Time Attack car, it's been through over a dozen engine swaps, a full color change, endless wheel and tire combinations, a roll cage rebuild, and a cross-continent voyage to participate in NASA's now defunct Open Track Challenge (an event that involved racing on 7 different tracks over 7 days in California and Nevada). There have been many highlights and lowlights along the way, including race victories in the Canadian Touring Car Championship, several SoloSprint Class Championships, a number of Redline Time Attack Class victories on the upside, and on the downside there are the blown motors, blown race leads, flat-spotted tires, and more than a few unscheduled high-speed (and sometimes backwards) trips off the race track and into the weeds.

Why then – you might be asking yourself – would we include what appears to be a fully-built racing machine among our listed project cars? Because, like most projects, they're never really complete. Case in point, our trusty old EG is currently at SG Motorsport, where it's undergoing a transformation from normally aspirated to supercharged induction, using a Kraftwerks K-Race kit built around Rotrex's highly advanced centrifugal blower. Edit: the Kraftwerks install and dyno test story is now available.

Beyond adding gobs of wheel-spinning power, there's still a lot of fine-tuning to be done on the EG, and we're all about fine-tuning here at TUNE2WIN. It's easy to just keep bolting in bigger engines or adding more power with boost pressure, but to get the most out of any chassis it's the attention to details like aerodynamic balance and suspension geometry that'll get you to where you want to be (standing on the top step of the podium getting a champagne facial).

Some of the fine-tuning we've got planned for the EG includes adding an electric power steering pump out of a Toyota MR2, doing a full bump-steer and roll-center analysis and adjustment, experimenting with different rear wing sizes, mounting systems and angles of attack, improving the driver's seating position, eliminating the shifter box problem (sequential gearbox, anyone?), reducing weight as much as possible, and God knows what else. We won't know what needs closer attention until we start to implement these changes.

So stayed tuned for the upcoming Kraftwerks supercharger kit story and all the fine-tuning to follow. This little front-wheel drive econobox is going to crush the hopes and dreams of more than a few unsuspecting track day slobs in expensive machinery and we'll be there with cameras in hand to document the look of horror on their faces.

In the meantime, here’s a video of the car in action at Virginia International Raceway a few years ago while attending the GT Live Time Attack. Enjoy!

Current Spec Sheet

Engine & Transmission

• K24A2 longblock, Hasport engine mount kit
• Hybrid Racing engine wiring kit
• Skunk2 Stage 3 camshafts and valvetrain
• Hytech baffled oil pan
• modified S2000 oil pump, RBC intake manifold

• DC5 Type R throttle body, Vibrant CAI
• DC Sports k-swap header
• 3'' Vibrant exhaust with Coastfab turndown muffler
• Fluidyne radiator, Earl's 19-row engine oil cooler
• Hondata K-Pro ECU.
• Kraftwerks K-Race supercharger kit (Rotrex C38-61 supercharger)
• Vibrant front mount intercooler, intercooler tubing, couplers and hose clamps

Drivetrain

• K20A2 RSX Type S transmission KAAZ clutch-type 1.5-way LSD
• DC5 Type R 4.7 final drive and 4th
• 5th, and 6th gears; Exedy Hyper Single clutch kit and chromoly flywheel; Axle System Stage 4 driveshafts
• Hybrid Racing clutch line.

Suspension

• Moton triple-adjustable dampers
• Eibach ERS race springs
• DC2 Type R front and rear sway bars
• ASR rear subframe brace
• DC2 Type R control arms and 5-lug knuckles/hubs
• Skunk2 front upper and rear lower control arms

• SSR rear upper control arms
• Orijin Motorsports front camber control spherical bearings
• PCi/Special Projects rear trailing arm spherical bearings
• Carbing 3-point front upper strut tower brace.

Wheels, Tires & Brakes

• Rota Slipstream 15x8'' wheels
• Michelin Pilot Sport Cup 225/50-15 r-compound tires
• DC2 Type R front and rear calipers and rotors
• Hawk HT10 front and HPS rear brake pads

• Castrol SRF brake fluid
• Goodridge stainless braided brake lines
• DC2 Type R 1'' master cylinder and booster.

Exterior & Body

• JDM NSX 'Lime Green Metallic' paint by Discovery Auto Collision
• fenders pulled and rolled
• 6-point chromoly roll cage by O'Brien Motorsports
• C-West N1 body kit
• el cheapo carbon fiber/fiberglass hood

• J's Racing rear wing
• FAL lexan rear hatch glass
• lexan passenger door window
• Auto Analyser Racing custom carbon/kelvar front splitter.

Interior

• OMP racing seat and 6-point harness
• deep dish steering wheel with Smart Racing quick release
• driver's side window net
• floor-mounted extinguisher
• AiM Pista digital dash and data acquisition system.

Numbers

• 240 whp on 94 octane pump gas (before Kraftwerks install). 412 whp on 110 octane race gas with Kraftwerks Supercharger installed.

October 09, 2009 | Project Cars | Project EG Time Attack | Dave Pratte | Comments (0)