Looks great! My 4 and 6 year old love to tell me how slow our element is. You won’t have that problem [emoji38]


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Looks great! My 4 and 6 year old love to tell me how slow our element is. You won’t have that problem [emoji38]


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That's funny. My 7 year old likes riding in the back and saying "go fast... go fast!"

 

I reached out to Jose Mercado at Merc Racing and he kindly mailed me a 3.0 pulley, and 2.8 pulley to 'play with'. Currently am running a 3.2 pulley making 5lbs of boost on 93 octane fuel. Talked to my tuner Jorge who is cool with trying the 2.8 pulley on the condition I switch to E85 fuel. E85 will help contend with high IATs and (after talking further with Jorge and doing some research) it just makes sense on a boosted setup like mine. I was surprised to learn that simply switching to E85 alone and re-tune will net more WHP. So I am super excited to try new 2.8lb pulley AND switch to E85 for next dyno session which is slated for late January 2022, stay tuned!

 

Ok y’all just trying to stay patient for next months smaller pulley upgrade. Had a pro install some decals yesterday. AWD Element on the fenders, and E85 sticker on the rear window in lieu of the upcoming fuel switch and new dyno tune. (Yes I know my Element is dirty) Am hoping to find some time to detail it soon. Stay tuned!

 

Was a little nervous... Today was the annual vehicle inspection. First one since installing supercharger. Turns out I passed inspection no problem! Stay tuned... plan to upgrade with E85, smaller pulley, and new dyno tune in about 2 weeks. Can't wait!

 

Am running on hardly any sleep last 48 hrs. Am about to hit the hay. So my Element is running great on E85 and now at 257 WHP. The Element really feels alive now. We needed more boost and we got close to 9 PSI with a 2.8 pulley. We have come a long way since the early days when we were at baseline 115 WHP. Shout out to Jose Mercado with Merc Racing and Jorge Hurtado with H-Car Dyno.

 

That is a very respectable increase in power over stock.
Does the transmission seem to handle the extra power alright?
How much difference did you get with the E85?

Great job pushing the envelope, thanks for sharing with us.

 

So this is 257 WHP (at the wheels horsepower), different than at the crank HP. This was my third dyno tune, second with the supercharger. Baseline dyno (stock without tune and just k@n intake) was 113 WHP. I made a separate thread on this a few years ago. Yesterday, with a smaller pulley and switching to E85 we got to 9 psi equaling a 52 whp gain since last dyno tune which was 205WHP on 5 psi. More importantly we noticed the engine runs much cooler with the E85. Trans is fine so far.

 

Some video links from yesterdays dyno session below:

Can you guys access the videos?

 

Some video links from yesterdays dyno session below:

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Dyno run 1 21 22

Can you guys access the videos?

Both links worked for me

 

Links worked for me too.

 

So my baby is asleep and I’m just looking through old footage from last dyno session. I really enjoyed hanging out with my good friend Jorge and watching him do his thing. He is very experienced in the fine art of tuning. Here’s another dyno video link:

 

Thought I would share this clip below of my tuner on the throttle a bit. I have a vibrant resonator added so my exhaust is not super loud.

 

Polished the exhaust with bronze wool and simichrome polish today.

 

Was the last video from the same session, or a new one?

 

Yeah, exhaust clip is from last dyno session in January. Just now posting it. My tuner and I will be doing some remote tuning this weekend. Since doing 2000 miles + (on 93 tune) to Tail of the Dragon meet and back, I will now be switching back to E85 tune.

 

Are you getting more power on the E85?

 

Yes, more aggressive tune for E85 on smaller 2.8 pulley. I am getting good at manipulating belt and switching pulleys and learning on how to tune ECU with help from my tuner logging in remotely.

 

Nice little interview with me that showcases my build from our recent Houston Element meet:

 

We just had another meet in Houston! Attached is another video that contains some footage of me talking about my build a little more. Thanks for making the video Cody!

 

AWD, I just read every post since page 1. Amazing journey and awesome build, and better yet results. Congratulations on the new(ish) edition to your family! I just picked up a swivel car seat since my baby, now 1, graduated from the smaller seat (which pop right out) since a regular rear facing seat is impossible to use with our door setup. Hoping this new seat solves that issue.
Anyways you are an inspiration and thanks for all your sweat equity which made it possible for others to follow suit! I've been eyeing this kit for a while now but my E is currently undergoing a suspension overhaul. The engine will have to wait for now. Anyways congrats again on the build. Very impressive gains.

 

AWD, I just read every post since page 1. Amazing journey and awesome build, and better yet results. Congratulations on the new(ish) edition to your family! I just picked up a swivel car seat since my baby, now 1, graduated from the smaller seat (which pop right out) since a regular rear facing seat is impossible to use with our door setup. Hoping this new seat solves that issue.
Anyways you are an inspiration and thanks for all your sweat equity which made it possible for others to follow suit! I've been eyeing this kit for a while now but my E is currently undergoing a suspension overhaul. The engine will have to wait for now. Anyways congrats again on the build. Very impressive gains.

Thank you sir for the kind words. Yes, it has indeed been a journey. That suspension overhaul is so important. Was one of the first things I did and was a big investment.

 

For all my fellow dreamers out there I just hit 200,000 miles on the way to work today. I am on stock internals and still running strong on E85.

 

shes a bad mfer

 

Nice. I emailed them a couple times about their kit but still having heard anything back from them

 

He’s super busy. He has a regular day job and works out of his house on the side with the racing stuff. He told me he doesn’t make much money on the Honda side. (they work on Audis too). So far John and I are the only two who have taken the plunge with Merc Racing on our Elements. What is it you want to know? I may know the answer.

 

I was asking for a quote for an entire setup and IC piping. Wanted to know if the kit needed new Fuel pump/injectors, engine management included and any other bits needed in order to run.

 

IC piping is not required. He has a separate “aftercooler” setup that is propriety and works with his supercharger. It was not necessary in my setup (as I was not seeking crazy power). It can be added as an upgrade later on though as needed. Engine management, injectors, and pump will all be required and are not included in the kit. There will always be ‘other bits needed’ in my experience. You may need a MR PS relocation bracket or tensioner. I had to get my TB bracket fabricated for RSX TB upgrade. I could go on and on. At the very least, I think you are looking at 7-10k depending on what you want, when you are all said and done. And that doesn’t include header or exhaust work. I used Ktuner for ECU management. Turbo is cheaper, but I wanted reliability which I why I leaned toward MR. Also Jose Mercado has a good rep in the racing community. Also wanted to do something that had never been done on a 4 speed auto with DBC. Haven’t quite seen a build like mine.

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. Good to know. So ktuned using an oem piggy backed or stand alone? State inspection every 2 years so I’ll need to be able to communicate and have readiness monitors active. I have means of getting around that, but that requires a whole different element.
Also did you retain ac? Like to keep that if possible. Kraftwerks kit says you must eliminate the ac

 

I have passed inspection just fine every year. Yes I retained both AC and PS. I am using OEM ECU with Ktuner software. See my thread on Ktuner, I am an end user and have Bluetooth available on tablet. Actually just watch starting at minute 2 below:

 

Me tinkering in the garage last night. Just installed a fuel pressure gauge my wife got me for Christmas. Also installed a fuel damper recently that seems to work quite well.

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Sweet man

 

Just passed annual inspection again with flying colors. Still running E85 and high flow cat.

 

So I am working with my tuner to create a new tune for my pilgrimage to EOTD this year. My tuner is a wizard and he claims he has made me a tune that will run just fine on 87! I will just have to lay off that boost… Anyone else making the trek up to NC in May?

 

Hey guys, I am still plugging along and tinkering on my Element. I am currently working on adding some insulation to the underside of the hood for sound deadening.


Here is a recent video I took while shopping: