Recent content by mvanbuhl

Thanks everyone for the suggestions. I finally identified the culprit - slightly loose battery cable at the negative post! Hopefully my experience will help others troubleshooting starting issues. Thanks to my father-in-law, a small airplane mechanic, for his triage skills. I think the...

The car is a 2001 with only 35,000 miles. Tomorrow I'll check the negative terminal at the body, the starter connector, and engine ground wires. Thanks!

Thought I would check with Prime to confirm that the starter is my problem. I get rapid clicking when I turn the ignition. All interior lights come on at first position of the ignition switch. There is slight dimming of the interior light when I turn the key. I did have the battery tested...

Acura wants $933 for a starter, I called a local parts place (Winchester Auto) and they can get me a replacement after my core trade-in for $100. I asked the Acura parts guy why there is such a discrepancy in price and he said the Acura one is better quality. He said the $100 starter would...

Hmmm, I continue to be confused. I thought the following was true about suspension stiffness: Front Springs Stiffer: Front roll resistance increases, increasing understeer or reducing oversteer Rear Springs Stiffer: Rear roll resistance increases, increasing oversteer or reducing understeer

Thanks guys for the replies! Unfortunately, I am still a little confused. As nsxtacy and nsx2tall state, I guess tire pressure is too fine an adjustment to deal with under/oversteer. I think Dave makes a good point about maximizing grip as the focus for tire pressure, so I will concentrate on...

The variables that go into setting up a car for the track get pretty complex for a beginner like me. However, I have read recommendations about tire pressure producing understeer that I find confusing. I have read on different threads that increasing rear tire pressure increases understeer. I...

Good questions. Yes, I installed the bar back in 2006 using the spacers recommended. The front was installed in the middle position and the rear in the tightest position. No problems at the time. I did purchase the bars new from SoS, but I don't think they were specific to a model year. Now...

The car is approximately 1.5" lowered from stock. I wasn't aware that lowering the car affected the sway bar.

Well, I tried reversing the links. It is kind of hard for me to tell which end is up, they both look the same to me. But I did flip them, and no luck. The bar won't move back far enough to get the link in the tightest hole. I do have the JIC suspension and the links are right up against the...

I haven't reversed the end-links. By that, do you mean flipping them upside down? Is that recommended? I already snapped my original end-links with the bar in the middle position.

I am trying to install a SoS front sway bar on an '01, but can't get the drop-end links into the tightest position. I have all nuts and brackets loose, but I can't slide the the bar far enough back to get the end links into the tightest hole. It seems like it is about 1" off, so too far to try...

What is the recommended change interval for ATE super blue when tracking? I have talked to people who completely flush the brake system after every track event, others who do it annually, any advice? I only run 2 or 3 HPDE weekends per year and only drive the car on the street to and from the...

Ah, no I did a cool down lap and checked temps back at my parking spot. Yes, I am sticking the entire probe into the tire to take the temp readings. I guess my real reason for going into such detail is I have always felt my car has too much over steer (I have spun twice under acceleration, but...

Great guidance, thanks! In defense of this instructor, he did tell me to get a pyrometer, which I did. I don't mean to take this thread too far, but I did collect tire temps from my last track day. Laguna was the track. Air temp was in the mid to upper 60s. I was running the A048s. My mods...