PowerRev

Just thought i would share our current build for 2009 with you guys. Basically a 2000 Accord Coupe with a J32A2 engine.
The car is being built to race in a local series called FARA. In a class called MP-2 which allows up to 3.49 liter engines. Plans are to race the full 2009 season and win the championship. We will also be racing the car in a local group called ER autoX series. The car will be setup for road racing; however, we will race in the AutoX series also, and try to win the XP (X Prepared class) championship.

We will keep updating you guys with pictures as we go along. Here are a few details on the engine.
J32A2 Engine
6 Speed Tranny with LSD from 2006 Acura TL
Custom 3.4 liter setup.
12.5:1 compression

Current weight of the car is 2,062. We are planning for the car to weigh in at about 2,300 lbs when complete. Sitting in the car currently is a stock J32A2 which will be replaced with the built 3.4 engine after the car goes to paint.

You cant tell from the pictures, but even the sunroof is made out of lexan. We have the windows just about finished, however, they will not bolt onto the car until after it paints also.





Welding in the Cage.




Basics of the cage mostly completed.

aznbo187

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Very nice! Best of luck with the project!

Ravi621

that is the prettiest thing i have ever seen. Keep updating

TCM 01 CL-S

Just the weight reduction alone would make that thing fly, imagine with the 3.4L engine & bolt ons.

Shes been moving along nicely since I last saw her, keep up the great work!

krisdlm

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very nice

RYANGP

damn that's crazy, it's gonna be a beast when it's finished

GRNMCHN03cl

NICE!! I like it. It's something different that you don't see everyday.

SlickShiftNall6

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Nice work guys! Keep us updated with all the race results. Good Luck!

nbennettksu

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Now that... is a roll cage.

Good luck in 09!

nf3d0149ab

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Love to see these wild projects!

Keep up the good work!

ACCURATEin

NICE!

2300lbs? That thing is going to fly.

What kind of suspension will you guys be running? Motons?

CL-S.Kid

go sean and the guys.

Zippee

Not familiar with FARA. Is that local or part of SCCA or NASA? Where do you run?

PowerRev

This is the link to FARA
http://www.farausa.com/aspxhome.aspx

Its a local series completely seperate from NASA & SCCA. We will most likely race in some NASA Time Trials also; however, that will be based on budget and once it dosent conflict with any of our FARA races.

We are not running Motons . We dont have that kind of money yet. We are running a special Koni setup.

Thanks for all the comments. I will try and post up some more pictures by monday. I will post some pictures of the suspension once it shows up. And i will also post up some pictures of the engine bay soon.

Excelerate

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That thing looks slow; I bet my i4 can beat it.

PowerRev

Yeah, maybe its some of the parts you sent me thats slowing it down lol

Excelerate

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I have to keep one step ahead of the competition.

DC3328

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nice, you guys should show some love to the TL side too and post this over there

2003TL-S

the 6 speed out of a '06 TL will bolt right up to the J32A2??

phee

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^yup

swoleCL

^^crazy right? what happened to the 2nd gen CL that was getting turned into a drag car?

implicit

Its about time you posted these!

And that's just awesome - good luck man!

Accordinglo

That thing is sweet...i am definitely excited beyond belief to see that thing compete. My father and uncle compete in the FARA series down here in miami as well. We have the yellow tube chassis oldsmobile car. Cant wait to see it out there!!

02type-s

Nice! Keep us updated. And how are you getting a 3.4? Modify the 3.5 down some?

Accordinglo

my guess could be a de-stroke?

Pinho

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what HP #'s are u looking for??

nspec_ya4

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nice project.

huh? i wonder how u'd do that.


12.5 in a 3.4?

Accord_V6_400m

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Bored out the J32 from its native 3.2 to 3.4 eh? Or possibly 3.5 internals with thicker sleeves and custom pistons to accomadate the smaller bore and achieve the higher CR.

97supratt

That looks like a mean setup. With that weight and that hp you're looking at a great car to throw around the course plus road racing. What type of tires are you guys planning on running?

PowerRev

We are planning to test the car on BF Goodrich R1 tires to start off.


As we finish parts for the engine, i will post up pictures.
We are using the J32A2 crank and we will be offset grinding to slightly increase the stroke.

SIRSIG

how much RPM this beast can do?

PowerRev

Just finished the Throttle Body earlier today.

72mm

97supratt

R1's aren't bad, are you guys going to corner balance that thing? It would benefit that car tremendously at that weight. It really helped my MR-S too. Your setup looks good, i'm definitely looking forward to this build.

SIRSIG

where do you go to get that done? i'm local to your area...

and P2R, how far would you get the RPM to go? 8k?

PowerRev

We will only be reving to 8k. If you want to balance your car, we can help you with that. We have Longacre scales here.

JCharged

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Interesting. Good luck and nice build.



I can hear Moe nut-riding you now...

IntegraType-S

updates?

PowerRev

We will be out of town this week for the PRI (Performance Racing Industry) trade show. I will get you guys updated pictures and progress when we get back. If any of you are coming to the trade show, our booth number is 1552.

If none of you have heard of PRI. Its www.PerformanceRacing.com

Excelerate

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We will be there also and will be in P2R's booth part of Friday and all day Saturday.

97supratt

Go to westend alignment, talk to Darrin. He does a fantastic job of corner balancing and alignment. Make sure you have coilovers, sway bars, and adjustable end links and you're set. He did my alignment and I can't thank him enough.