AutoX today - Went worse than drag racing last night

[knochgoon24]

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And that's how it ended.

The car just shut off mid run.


The timing belt has little nicks down the left side spaced about an inch apart all the way around the belt. I pulled the valve cover and nothing looks like it's out of place.

I'll do a compression test to tomorrow just to make sure. I'm pretty sure something took out the crank position sensor. The plate bent and put the nicks in the belt. I won't get a chance to pull the timing belt cover off until tomorrow or Tuesday.

I do have some good action shots of my car. I just have to get them off my friends camera.

Oh, and the Dunlop Direzza's get a bit from me. They rocked today.


UPDATE:
Today is a great day. Fixing my car this time will be cheap.

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Well, I still have the shaft, but I don't spin it. I didn't want to mess with a freeze plug.

And about the tires.
I was running with the Central PA Region SCCA. I can't afford more than one set of tires, so I went with a set that could do double duty (summer and racing). They do quite well at that. The car still handles like a pig, but I have zero suspension work done to the car.

 

[Develop247]

i like federals semi slick. they compared with people wearing Hoosiers. also where were u autocrossing at? i know scca has a few places in the philadelphia region. warminster, philadelphia, ripkin stadium.

 

[92AWDHX40]

Thats good nothing major damaged.

 

[knochgoon24]

Yep. Ordered replacement parts from rockauto or less that $60 shipped.

 

[90moneypit]

I hope that didn't include the timing belt. There really is something to be said for going with either a Kevlar OR a factory Mitsu t-belt, especially since you're racing. I'm also guessing that you removed that bolt on your hydraulic tensioner in that last shot. Otherwise all I can say is, use more red loctite on that bolt if you don't want to use the freeze plug/jb weld method. I personally skimped on the loctite with my build and had to tear everything apart and re-do it after my tensioner bolts backed out and started tearing up my belt. I got lucky (and so did you) that nothing too bad happened.

Glad to hear that Dunlop is making good tires again after all this time, my last experience with them was in the 80's with the GT Qualifiers. Those are outdated today but used to be the poopy-pop back in the day

 

[knochgoon24]

The timing belt is still fine. I'm not worried about it at all. The damage is more of a scuff on the rubber coating more than anything.

The missing bolt on the tensioner is one for the timing belt cover. I thought the same thing at first.

The bolt is going to get red loctite on it for sure. Parts should be here tomorrow or Friday.

 

[cs82685]

sorry to hear it ruined the day, at least it's not too bad. I just had a track weekend ended after the first day by a suicidal deer that decided to take out the evos fender, door, side mirror and windshield.

 

[volkerding95GSX]

that's too bad man... good luck putting it back together