Glad you had a fun and safe track day!
How'd the brakes hold up?
what was this I heard about a motec?
How much air did you lose in the tire with the process? Really neat man! I've never bled my brakes on any car and have dreaded trying it.
With a track day approaching, it was time to remove the center caps and switch back to hub centric rings... Also needed to bleed the brakes... Til now, have been doing the (2) person method, where someone needs to press the brake pedal while the other guy bleeds and refills the brake reservoir... What a pain.
Have been looking for a good option to accomplish this task alone... Enter the “Speedi-Bleed“ pressure brake bleeder kit
Comes fully assembled with a brake system C900 adapter cap, fill bottle, regulator, an air fill line, tubing in between and a plastic storage box.
https://www.speedibleed.com/
The link has a nice video demonstrating it in use... And convinced me to give it a try.
The cap adapter twists on in place of the OEM brake fill cap. Really like that it clears the J’s Racing strut bar with no issues.
Removed the cap from the fill bottle, which dropped in perfectly beside the ECU.
Poured in (1) bottle of brake fluid.
Then twisted the cap back on tightly. The fill bottle has a minimum level marked that needs to be maintained. (1) bottle of brake fluid put it well above that.
Removed a cap from (1) of the tires to provide air pressure to power the Speedi-bleed.
Connected this end of the Speedi-bleed to the tire, per instructions.
set the regulator to 10-15 psi per the instructions.
Removed the rubber bleeder caps and connected an old water bottle with clear tubing through the cap. Bled each brake in this sequence:
Driver side rear
Passenger side rear
Driver side front outer then inner
Passenger side front outer then inner
Tools needed:
10mm and 11mm flare nut wrenches
10mm combo wrench
Paper towels for any spills
The Speedi-bleed maintained a uninterrupted supply of brake fluid throughout the bleeding process. Made sure to check the fill bottle towards the end to make sure it was still above the minimum.
Bled all (4) brakes in a matter of minutes. The tire supplying the air pressure dropped maybe 1 PSI.
Disconnected the Speedi-bleed and returned everything back to normal.
Wow. Very impressed with this brilliant tool. The Speedi-bleed is a game changer, how easy it makes brake bleeding, which until now, I didn’t like doing.
As an added bonus, It stores nicely in the provided case, ready for next time. It will also bleed the clutch. Highly recommended
How much air did you lose in the tire with the process? Really neat man! I've never bled my brakes on any car and have dreaded trying it.
if this is not the most detailed and organized build thread I've ever seen I don't know what is... bravo! lots of useful info!
Cant wait to hear it!! Once i hear yours, ill be running to do the same. The stock recirc valve on the EFR turbo is pretty quiet, even with the intake.There has been numerous back and forth here on CivicX and elsewhere about potential damage running this on MAF tuned cars, as opposed to safely running it on speed density with MoTeC.
Cant wait to hear it!! Once i hear yours, ill be running to do the same. The stock recirc valve on the EFR turbo is pretty quiet, even with the intake.
Off Topic, but what ramps do you use?
No Issues since installed which is about 2 years now. changed out bov sound by changing front to purple and now it make more intakes sounds then whooosh sounds.There has been numerous back and forth here on CivicX and elsewhere about potential damage running this on MAF tuned cars, as opposed to safely running it on speed density with MoTeC.
The sole purpose of the HKS BOV is to make cool whoosh noises. To my knowledge there are no performance gains to be had.
Still, I’ve wanted one ever since I’ve had the car. My good buddy boosted180sx can attest to this. And while there are plenty of folks rocking these with no apparent issues, I’ve held off until now to install simultaneously with MoTeC.
This is what is included in the SSQV HKS BOV Kit.
As I am running an Eventuri intake, the parts circled in purple will not be used. They are incompatible with the airbox.
Instead they will be replaced with the Evasive Motorsports Eventuri adapter kit In blue.
Evasive Motorsports posted a really good install video:
But for some reason, the narration stops at about the 16 minute mark where I needed it most