2021 Caterham CSR "CatKong"

[wemtd]

This is fantastic news.  You should drive her home over Boxing Day weekend

[Croc]

37 minutes ago, 11Budlite said:

That's great news Croc! What's the timetable from here?

 

Tentative is a winter test session on track in California where we can calibrate the gearbox shifting plus set up the active suspension and traction control.

 

Before that we need to address:

• Fuel pressure is not stable.  As revs increase and the alternator spins up then voltage increases and fuel pressure increases.  It should not do that.  The fuel pump and ECU should regulate pressure to keep it constant.  Clearly thats not working.  Need to diagnose the issue.   Likely need a proper fuel regulator instead of the Caterham approach.  These integration types of tasks to make all the car pieces work together take outsized time spans as you are troubleshooting things.  This year saw one wiring pinout error in a plug take months to track down.  
• Currently has the Duratec mystery map on it.  Need to change that to the engine dyno map from Loyning Engines.  We then take it to a tuning shop to do a proper ECU tune.  

Still some more electrical integration to do.   There are a lot of cosmetic bits and pieces jobs to do - lights, rear lights, dash clean up, seats installed, belts to be bought and installed, build the 13 inch BBS wheels and get tires, etc.  

 

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, wemtd said:

This is fantastic news.  You should drive her home over Boxing Day weekend

 

I seem to recall a similar effort in a 53yo Lamborghini with deferred maintenance and the middle of a pandemic in 2020 which did not go well in the snow....

 

Maybe not a good idea.  

[S1Steve]

You know the deal, Time, Patience and Money. Your over the hump now Son..Congratulations….🍻

[Slonie]

Congrats! Keep us posted on that track session too (depending on where in California, too...) 

[Croc]

1 hour ago, Slonie said:

Congrats! Keep us posted on that track session too (depending on where in California, too...) 

 

 

Thunderhill knowing Bruce.  Private rentals are really cheap.