Bisimoto TunerZine article

[Bisimoto]

Greetings, and happy new year. I get so many questions on my set up. This recent article may prove useful. Enjoy, and stay "single"!

http://www.tunerzine.com/articles.asp?id=208

[Ant]

Congrats on your success.

[HondaFan81]

Great article and awesome success Bisi.

You just keep beating your times, last I knew it was 9.75 sec at 139 mph, now it's 9.67 sec at 145 mph, amazing!

[owequitit]

Congrats!

I was somewhat aware of your journey, but really started to follow it with the Insight project.

I wish I knew a fraction of what you do.

[deevergote]

I've never seen pictures of the Insight before... very nice!

I wonder what that motor would do in a heavier CB7 chassis.

[Bisimoto]

I wonder what that motor would do in a heavier CB7 chassis.

I have access to this weird program that can provide that info. What weight would you like to use?

Thanks for the kind words and support, everyone. The F22A is so underestimated...we have not even scratched the surface of performance with these engines.

[deevergote]

I suppose 2600lbs is about average for a moderately lightened CB7. I know people have gotten them MUCH lighter, but 2600lbs is about what you would get if you dropped the un-necessary accessories and interior pieces.

[Bisimoto]

At 2600 lbs, the CB7 would run 11.22 at 119.12mph.

[deevergote]

Wow! That's still impressive! I'm hoping for high 12s at best with my all-motor H22 (fully streetable, though... with adequate gas mileage)

I'm guessing the header you have in the Insight wouldn't fit the CB7 without some major modification... then again, it would be fairly minor modification compared to what is done to the motor!

How often can you run that motor between rebuilds? Can it last an entire season without being opened?

[Bisimoto]

The header on the insight is a test unit; my final production pieces do not look like that, but more involved and compact.

My engines last for more than a season. I only take them apart when I experiment. In 2003, I won the IDRC championship with one powerplant, and ran 13 events, 5 track testing sessions and tons of dyno tuning.

F engines take well to abuse...then again, I use excellent parts, and tuning is key.

[bmxicansd]

The header on the insight is a test unit; my final production pieces do not look like that, but more involved and compact.

My engines last for more than a season. I only take them apart when I experiment. In 2003, I won the IDRC championship with one powerplant, and ran 13 events, 5 track testing sessions and tons of dyno tuning.

F engines take well to abuse...then again, I use excellent parts, and tuning is key.

awesome car.. My buddy gabe @ jdmconcepts has said nothing but good things about you and your car! keep up the good work..

[Bisimoto]

Gabe is such a great guy. If not for him, I would not have this Insight: he sourced the car for me!

My warmest greetings to him, when you talk to him, next.

[owequitit]

At 2600 lbs, the CB7 would run 11.22 at 119.12mph.

LOL!

I could probably live with that!

"What do you have in that thing?"

"A modified stock motor..."

I have another question too. Are you religiously opposed to VTEC, or do you just like the challenge of SOHC?

[cp[mike]]

always impressive and inspiring. bisi

[Bisimoto]

LOL!

I could probably live with that!

"What do you have in that thing?"

"A modified stock motor..."

I have another question too. Are you religiously opposed to VTEC, or do you just like the challenge of SOHC?

The block is sleeved with my spec pistons, cams and aluminum rods. Simple stuff, really. The power is mainly in the head: portings, camshaft, induction and exhaust.

VTEC is amazing. However, for my intended purposes: reliable power with light valvetrain mass, it is a big "no-no". In addition, the F vtec heads do not lend themselves well to port flow.