Exit interview

1. What is the best way to refurbish a vehicle in order to get its optimal performance? my best answer is "adding modifications can increase a vehicle performance" I like this answer the best because you can do little things to get a cars "optimal performance". But modification is the bulk of it all without modification you would be unable to get dramatic results that modification offers.

2. Research led me to this answer, because during my research checks I found some interesting data that described certain modifications that truly do increase a vehicles performance. For example state d by "pro chargers F.AQ"  a super charger can give you a 35 to 40% increase in horse power which I find very interesting. Learning exactly how it worked was far more interesting the looking at the numbers alone.

3. A problem I faced was how to deal with work and mentorship. Because I work 8:00 to 5:00 I couldn't find time to work with my mentor. We resolved this issue, my mentor would pick me up from work and take me to his house were the Honda Civic was stationed. It was cool because we would work long hours together doing what ever was needed to be done; but also talking about the senior project or interesting facts that came up. Mentor ship never felt like work it just seemed like another day enjoying the hobby with a friend.

4. One of them was data from "Smokey Dynos" a car tuning company, I liked that they put there data online to show how certain modification would affect the car's after installation. From high flowing exhaust system to piggy back ECU'S. Another source is my mentor's Alex and Paul they really done well at showing me the many parts that needed clarification from my research.  

April blog post

Earlier this month I had the chance to completely take apart one of the engines laying around, for parts. This time we would not put the engine back together because we are selling its parts. Also because of the fact that a crank shaft actually has to be installed with the type of precision that we are incapable of. It was interesting to remove and a lot heavier than I had ever expected. The cars is finally working though, its reliability we are still unsure of. I will try and post a video to finally see the engine come to life. 

Independent component 2

a. I Junior Rico, affirm that I completed my independent component which represents 30 hours of work.

b. Dyno statistics I found for Pitman's was great they had solid proof that modification did increase engine performance with replacing certain parts. My neighbor Alex was also great, when I talked to him I could tell he was very experienced I learned so many little things also because of the fact he worked for triple A t one point.

c. done

d. My mentor and I continued to work on the car because of its multiple engine problems. It was quite simple of what happened when we looked back at it. My mentor might have bitten of more that he could chew. Because he wanted the car to be compatible with a v-tech, so many things were going wrong. It was not as simple as replacing the top portion of the engine block. A new oil system was installed in order to handle the extra pressure. But when we blew a piston we were sure it was over. We were ready to switch yet another engine block but it seems that the engine is good and running.
This independent component has helped me because it shows what parts have to be replaced in order to have a engine with the best performance. A piston had to be replaced because it was pretty much useless. Also the oil pump was modified in order to handle the extra pressure. it was also interesting to see the components of an engine block. when we took out the piston of one of the old engine we decided to take apart the entire thing, to possibly sell part.

This is a crank shaft from a old engine (right under it) we decided to remove it just so I can see how you remove it and the components of an engine. It a lot heavier than it looks, its probably the second heaviest thing after the engine block itself.

 

 

This was the old engine prepped to take out its piston that we needed. It was actually interesting to install on the amount because the crane was occupied. We actually lifted it on the mount, it wasn't to heavy because we already took the top portion off, which is why the pistons are showing.

 

 

its supposed to look like oil but antifreeze got mixed with it. this engine was a mess.