How To Build An ITB Carbon Fiber Airbox Honda S2000 - Project BADASS2000- EP14

[@Shadowboost]

I'm a composites engineer, this is excellent work

[@paulwade5853]

Congrats on 100K subs guys! :D It was actually the badass2000 that brought me here about a year or so ago. Stuck around because there's no bullshit or ego with you guys, just good informative builds. best of luck in hitting future milestones.

[@speedacademy]

Great to hear! Thanks for the props.

[@BlakesGarage]

100k congrats guys! Carbon freaking fiber this must be awesome world.

[@dominikhofmann603]

Very impressive!!! I like how it looked pretty fubar at first and then turned into this work of art

[@mcfreid]

Yes! 'been looking forward to a BADASS2000 update

[@ravenstylea2]

Michael Freid me too.

[@ChaseHoffman]

That ending in the credits was amazing! :D

[@p330hne]

Chase Hoffman it's from a UK cadburys chocolate advert

[@cdnbluesdriver]

I love the Tim's cups for mixing resin!!

[@MitchDenham]

I was sceptical at first, but damn that's one sexy meatloaf.

[@2lobih28]

Finally !!!! Been waiting for a s2000 forever !

[@DeKay]

Yes finally back to the BadAss2000!!!

[@onigaijin9259]

Finally more of Ken! Get him on more guys, he brings a different vibe to the videos and has a great sense of humour. Just my two cents worth 😆

[@speedacademy]

We're trying! He's been busy painting the car and trying to get it done before the season is over.

[@skrily35p20]

Skeptical at first but you guys know what you are doing and the end result was a work of art!

[@UndergroundTrev]

Wow. All the progress shots were making me doubt this guy's skills, then jump to the finished product and BAM! Beautiful work!

[@snackbags]

UndergroundTrev I had the exact same feeling. Impressive.

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

Oh hell yes, my favorite project is back! So sick

[@Haider_Malik]

Great vid! An excellent insight into how these carbon parts are made. Cant wait to see how it looks in the engine bay.

[@Dhruv215]

100K baby, well done guys. Hope to see you guys at TMP next season

[@victoroliveira3256]

That came out awesome

[@oldjdmtek488]

I don't normally comment on videos but this one was very informative and spot on. I probably would have approached it with cutting the hood so the filter stuck out for cold air #racecarstyle

[@Gravstein]

Really nice work! Grats on 100 000 subs!

[@gabea.458]

The outtro was badass.

[@STEELERS743]

YESS BADASS000 is back!! This is the best car

[@jronayne88]

turned out awesome and congrats at 100k!

[@bgh187s2k]

Another BadAss2000 episode! today is a good day :)

[@HPMvdBerg]

Wow! The result looks amazing!

[@quinton.chester]

Congrats on 100k! The ending was worth the wait

[@Born2doU]

What a nice peice of loaf, will be sweet to see it installed and see how you figure out the CAI.

[@bwheels02]

Be safe, don't risk your health we need more videos!

[@msabbagh4518]

Thank god, more S2000 videos!

[@antdo]

Congrats on 100k Guys!!!

[@grecoconduris6716]

Having worked for a major aircraft manufacture designing and building carbon passenger aircraft the process seemed rough as guts. Having said that, it turned out really and fit for purpose.

[@arumrunner]

How about a link to Kevins shop? Great project BTW

[@speedacademy]

Good call! Added that to the Description.

[@carl_marks1626]

I made one years ago for a ford escort out of aluminum chequer plate. A lot of measuring and bending but worked a treat.

[@Stigs722]

Congrats on 100,000 subscribers! Onto 200,000

[@tiagobernardo6807]

incredible, i asked just yesterday about the badass2000 and here it is :-)

[@Coda5610]

CONGRATZ ON 100,000 SUBS!!!!

[@Adam_824]

Nice work..always enjoy the badass 2000 vids

[@PrecisionAutoCanada]

Do you guys plan to test it on Sacha dyno to compare with the Jenvey filter?

[@MC1796]

Just out for a rip, are ya bud?! What a sick piece DP, so much cooler than the filter.

[@artschoolrejectz9467]

KZbin unsubscribed me from you guys :(. Good thing I have you guys bookmarked!

[@speedacademy]

Silly KZbin! Glad you're back :D

[@Charper]

Curious if you guys ever experimented with different length velocity stacks?...or Maybe even thought fitting a set of rpm-adjustable velo stacks(like the stock ones off an R1)

[@theholymolar]

Wow the final product turned out great. Did you guys think of going with a 4in intake opening to give the ITBs some more air to breathe? Looking forward to see Sasha work his magic on the dyno.

[@speedacademy]

We do some testing on intake sizing in an upcoming episode!

[@charliechang9mil]

yes! finally a vid of the S2k!

[@HDConcussionz]

Great video, that came out so good!

[@seanhenry8030]

Good stuff. Let's see it installed and tested!

[@speedacademy]

Yup, video coming soon.

[@Emikolaitis]

Cool to see this done. One concern, which I'm sure you could change if you wanted, is the diameter of that intake section. Stock manifold s2000's benefit from a 4 inch intake tube. any concern that the intake section is a little under sized to allow the cfm flow into the box that the itb's will be wanting. Basically some what of a bottle neck

[@speedacademy]

Good question, Eric. You'll see more on this subject in the next video where we experiment with intake tube diameter.

[@boostedbuiltgarage]

Man that turned out pretty nice! Was curious how it was gonna go from the initial plug to the finished product 👌

[@flowerrescue]

the finish product is really nice !

[@hazadus2u]

100k!!!!!!!!!! I was your first sub.

[@bartvanriel6767]

what a shit ton of effort for just a small box, excellent work though!

[@MyLonewolf25]

Bart Van Riel not really a lot of effort Mostly time But that's how race cars go man

[@bartvanriel6767]

MyLonewolf25 yeah I know but for an airbox I still think it would be really expensive if you counted the hours

[@MyLonewolf25]

Bart Van Riel imho for me I would have done this myself Not exactly hard

[@bartvanriel6767]

MyLonewolf25 I'd try to find someone who makes the product or something similar

[@imSchwaggy]

Grats on 100k !!!!!!

[@duardyparron850]

This is great carbon work guys, induction air boxes do tend to choke off the air supply to the engine and your ITBs totally eliminate that problem. So... by shrouding the ITBs you have in effect choked the ITBs air supply exactly as an airbox would do, which completely defeats their purpose, but the new air box looks good. Did you consider instead modifying the hood? You could had gone two ways and design it to provide either 1. Easier access to outside air on the intake side of the engine to reach the ITBs, or 2. Allow hot air an easier path to exit the engine compartment on the header side. On the header side you would have to decrease pressure and on the intake side you would have to increase it. Hood mods may also allow you to vent hot air from the radiator. I figured since you guys have already Frankensteined this car I doubt anyone would notice an ugly hood in an already hideous car. Cheers and keep your hands off the Porsche.

[@wesleykurtz6486]

I think cutting an opening in the hood directly above the ITBs and forming some sort of air box/scoop would have been really cool/unique

[@toddxhiggins]

Wesley Kurtz been done lots of times and looks horrible every single time!

[@Luuksen]

lovely, learned some stuff i can use for my project

[@HEKTIC458]

Looks amazing once finished

[@EuroTrashLife]

This is awesome, makes me wanna make my own carbon parts lol

[@paansukarjo90]

7:55 it was a really clean carbon fiber cut! Is he using only a scissor to cut the carbon fiber? I have tried using a scissor to cut wet carbon fiber, but it became such a mess. tried using a knife, but it wouldn't even cut. -.-

[@patw52pb1]

It takes a very sharp scissor to clean cut carbon fiber fabric. We have found that ceramic scissors and shears work great and stay sharp.

[@derekyam1805]

Damn, it came out great! But one question, it looks to me cyl 4 and cyl 1 has the same volume of space in the box, wouldn't that result less air flowing into cyl 4? Shouldn't it taper down into cyl 4 to create a similar airflow to cyl 1?

[@patw52pb1]

No.

[@speedacademy]

Hey Derek. We just built it to the fit the space and will let the dyno and the data we log on the dyno and at the track tell us if it's working well or not. Sasha's 350Z has similarly shaped (non-tapered) airboxes for his ITBs and his VQ is among the most powerful NA in the world, so we're not too concerned about it.

[@walt350z]

Awesome video guys. Sweet to see the s2k getting better and better. Just wondering, should the carbon air box perform better then a hood slit or turbo inlet ducts like the GTR or Evo 9 or 10? Interested in your thoughts guys! Keep it up!

[@masterdash17]

wooooo 100k congrats

[@lachaineal]

Good job guys and congradulation for 100k subss

[@alberto1690]

100k!! Hooray!

[@FreestylerAlbert]

what was the problem withon the track??? Misfire issue was there and how did you fixed it?

[@rogerramjet5092]

IIRC it was a issue with the firmware on the AEM eng controller which they were already addressing. before the guys were affected..??

[@speedacademy]

Exactly. We talk about it more in the next episode.

[@HassanEido1]

so normal packing tape acts as a mold release? can you guys confirm? thats very cool

[@TenBuckTraveler]

The S2000 is back! Lovely times! I'd love to have a sexy meatloaf crammed in my S2000 some day :)

[@TwoBeardsOneCar]

So now there is a nice airbox, I see some options... is it going to be turbo? Cheers J

[@maL4Kas]

Awesome !

[@cyberblade6669]

i use spray tac keeps the weave together like resin in a can

[@ravenstylea2]

It would be epic seeing the S2K auto cross the track

[@dafastone]

Nice work on the custom box, but wouldnt cutting a hole in the hood and scooping it to the filter be easier. Probably could have made a carbon heat shield or a box to suround the filter to get a ram air affect. Just a thought

[@speedacademy]

Not necessarily as you'd have to build a scoop for it and we've never seen it done without looking horrible. This is the cleanest method possible.

[@hdhellion4128]

Anyone know What is the sheet that he lays the dry carbon fiber on? Well, heard him say plastic sheet. Would saran wrap or wax paper work? Just wondering if there is another option.

[@s00p3rman]

Ok the part looks super trick. But aren't you effectively resrticting the intake back down to the original diameter of a single tb?

[@claushollen]

What's up with the deleted episodes? Love your videos!!!

[@El_Chompo]

Less talking more cutting ken wagon xD

[@romancarp6427]

Would be cool if you painted the cam cover the same colour as the body

[@doctorlobsteroctopus]

Also, I just finished taking my last final to get my associates. I was thinking about this video as I was taking my chem exam haha.

[@speedacademy]

Speed Academy more important than a Chemistry exam?! Now that's what we like to hear :)

[@Basomga]

Fiber glass would work for this if i didn't have the money for carbon?

[@fawncashew]

Basomga fibre glass would work (although obviously the construction process would be different) but carbon fibre is not hugely expensive to do yourself, and most of the equipment needed can be made using stuff you will probably already have around the house. The carbon fibre weave material itself costs somewhere in the region of $50-$60 per square metre, and is easy to find a lot cheaper in the form of offcuts and so on

[@Basomga]

Where i live the price is probably 4 or 5 times this in my currency, so yeah

[@ChasingTheeDragon]

If you really want to do it cheap resin and pantyhose will work.

[@IntegraDIY]

Chase Watkins and it'll come out a lot more smooth and nice looking! But doesn't look as "cool"

[@teamEP789]

we're talking like...10 bucks difference.

[@TheMXinsidE]

100k hype!

[@aarongradyable]

That's awesome. How much is it to make something like that? Just curious

[@IntegraDIY]

Aaron Grady it's actually cheap, you can get the carbon material and epoxy for less then $100. But they forgot to vacuum seal the carbon which is very important and that process is a little difficult

[@yangyu9990]

+1 for cheap wetlay just takes practice to get it looking good molds are also a pain to setup right if the part is complex but hey, if you have a lot of time wetlay is the way to go

[@SDBoards55]

I like your memes, keep it up 👍

[@airchris103]

Nice work !!!

[@DoRC]

I don't think youre allowed to sell bodily fluids on eBay.

[@uazhar2013]

wheres mac? it cant be project badass without him!

[@famrue527]

When we get Some soundclips of this beaty?

[@speedacademydave]

Next episode, out in early Jan

[@woofer2121]

what about when the engine moves?

[@speedacademy]

we have Hasport mounts with poly bushings so there's very little engine movement, but we'll see if she rubs at the track.

[@tdnoz]

Holy shit that looks amazing:D

[@Dddddddd348]

nice! :) been a while since we have seen this!

[@New_Normal_llc]

Favorite part - 4:01

[@johnss2k434]

Good stuff!👍

[@MyLonewolf25]

I'm a little slightly annoyed at the air box because it'll slightly favor the rear cylinders because of the shape ( especially if forced induction) otherwise super cool! You should definitely paint it so it still says jenvey on it

[@patw52pb1]

No it does not. The air box shape does not have to be symmetrical and the volumetric area of that air box is irrelevant in this case. Neither the air box, the ITBs nor the intake manifold dictate the air flow volume in this case since each of the components are capable of flowing more volume than the swept volume. Airflow volume is determined by the swept cylinder volume and volumetric efficiency of the engine.

[@pvkjhilk8323]

now that you have a good mold why not sale some carbon airboxes for $$. would love to see you guys make a carbon hood.

[@cajunspecial238]

I really like the videos on the FRS racecar but the S2000 is a close second

[@ninopanino10]

Wow! Was extremely skeptical, looked like a hack job while the carbon was being layed but turned out amazing

[@OregonGrown]

So much sexual innuendo had me rollin. Another great video!

[@youtune9997]

why does he choose to go with the with lay method and not the vacuumbag method? any real advantages or disadvantages?

[@devastate754]

vacuum bag methods is to save weight by removing extra solvent epoxy+ reduce chance of bubbles

[@speedacademy]

Hadie's got it, plus vacuum bagging may make for a slightly stronger end product since it spreads the epoxy out in the material but as long as we do a thorough just with the wet lay-up Kevin's method produces a very strong product. His work has been used on many race cars including Mantella Autosport's KTM Xbox GT4 cars in the Pirelli World Challenge series so his methods have passed serious real world tests.

[@youtune9997]

Speed Academy thanks for the detailed explanation! i asked because i still need to make some aero parts for my e46 gtr rep. and this method takes a lot less time then the vacuumbag method does!!

[@yeesenchai]

Why not cut the foam for clearance instead of the hood?

[@paulwade5853]

I think the filter has a metal honeycomb inner lining, pretty sure you get wee glance at it during the vid

[@Chris05STi1982]

Can he carbon wrap interior pieces?

[@devastate754]

probably too easy for him

[@f22cap2s2k]

Bout time the s2k is back! haha jk bros...love it!

[@CluelessEngineer]

100k subs. let's get it...

[@CrimsonSlug]

I was half hoping that the ass2000 would get a carbon fibre shaker intake. That would have solved clearance issues :)

[@speedacademy]

Now that would've been a GREAT idea!

[@rmyc]

Double layer isn't enough, unless ur running solid mounts