WORST TRACKDAY I've Had For a Long Time…

[@dannyDC2]

Sorry for the late arrival on this one everyone... I've been racing at Anglesey this weekend in the Civic & MR2 and forgot to schedule this to go live at 8am! Hopefully that hasn't annoyed the algorithm gods as that timeslot has been working pretty good lately take it easy

[@littledan6994]

Im sure the algorithm gods appreciate these epic videos and graft you put in no matter what time man 💪👏💯🔰

[@groeacht8525]

Nowt to do with the algorithm, keep banging out great content and the views will come. Really appreciate your commitment to the youtubes even with everything else you've got going on atm.

[@danielcgomez]

I see that you got some more Silverware for the old cabinet ...congrats1

[@GameDevSPS]

I love how Danny goes full Barnsley around Darkside 😂 ❤

[@jordanc07]

The accent change when speaking to Ryan.. “come out ol hairpin hit rubble strip” 😂

[@Niskovic1]

Mate your so smooth, quick and consistent with your shifts it’s like watching mona lisa

[@DanDrewKarting]

A solid recommendation would be the Volvo power steering setup. You can get a controller with a rotary dial to change the pump duty.

[@VxO4fame]

Imagine the 16 Volts caused the engine failure 😅 Always a pleasure to see Ryan and Scott helping.

[@hairycornflake8580]

Would love to see a mini series on driving techniques. Great content.

[@dannyDC2]

Noted!

[@littledan6994]

Fair play to you man.. no matter what happens, you just take it on the chin.. crack on and still make and edit these quality videos. Hats off to you its much appreciated 💪👏💯

[@adamknight9535]

Think a rewire of the EG is needed for the off session buddy, full looms are cheap enough nowadays and it will bring peace of mind. Good even though you did have issues, keep them coming.

[@JamesBalazs]

I think you can get full chassis harnesses for a PDM for the Civic, that would massively simplify all the rats nest going on, and no fuses needed.

[@BigAuf_]

Electrical issue was definitely giving voltage regulator vibes tbh

[@AidanZealley]

I have a deadweight in my 1 series and when the alternator cable decided to leave the chat the deadweight went to sleep and shut the car down before the car showed a charging light. I’ve previously had an alternator fail while on the standard battery and the car showed 2 stages of light then started losing headlights and speedo before the car finally shut off. The deadweight must just be really aggressive with how soon it goes into sleep mode when it detects low charging.

[@k20ee96]

The best (admittedly large amount of) money I spent on my car was a full custom engine and chassis loom by Racing Circuits. My wiring was shite and I knew I'd have problems with it down the line, such peace of mind having that all done

[@otacon4065]

Outstanding perseverance my brother! I love it when everything is constantly on a mission to wind me up 1 after the other but then you win and it cancels out the bs you've been through and end of a positive!

[@Bucky_ctr]

Interesting I had the same issue with my deadweight battery, spiking to nearly 18v on WOT (this was on a track day!) - was fine cruising round town and also with the lead acid battery. Had to put the dw battery on charge to reset the onboard bms, and been ok.

[@Kobtide]

Man, haven't heard that "Matt Damon" come out of anyone else but me in the last 10 years, I think!

[@joshwattonS2000]

I run a Astra / Zafira EHPS on my DC5, wouldn’t run an OEM pump now. Had no end of issues on my old DC5 with the pump, they are old and nobody makes replacements. Picked up the Astra pump for £20 from scrap yard, made lines and wired it up and it’s good to go. Would recommend 👍🏼

[@Padrone5763]

Thanks to social media I have the attention span of about 5 mins ......but I could watch these videos for hours! And have for years lol

[@tomgadd6516]

i think youd prefer the steering if your seat was a bit more upright or closer to the wheel, so youre on top of it more than having the outstretched arms

[@csp6]

I feel your trackday frustration :( Alternator regulator i would expect - one thing to bear in mind is the alternator does need a bit of cool airflow or the regulator can't keep cool - it basically turns the excess voltage into heat. Just mentioning in case airflow around it has changed.

[@icklepob88]

Slightly different set up on a bike, but it that was happening, it would definitely be regulator/rectifier failing, which in turn, would fry the battery too

[@seanandersen5752]

Don't you have to run a mosfet type regulator tho if you have these lithium batterys

[@icklepob88]

@@seanandersen5752 on bikes, the battery has the tech so work on standard charging system. I've a Lithium on an old 92 ZXR400 and no special adjustments to anything on the bike.

[@DubSe7en]

My starlet doesn't have power steering and that coupled with anti lift kit and bigger than stock wheels means It's just too heavy off centre around 90 degrees and causes me to do the same as you did cos I couldn't physically turn the wheel with hands at 9 and 3. Got 2 old ford escorts the same and I'd definitely want power steering with them too.

[@dannyDC2]

I felt I was losing control without it. That’s no good

[@FridgetoPantry]

Leccy issues can be a real pain, I speak from recent experience with a car that runs an external diode cable instead of a conventional regulator set up in the alternator. I know, mental. Similarly mental getting under an e46 with just a jack (yes jack stand on the other side), your H&S advisor must have been barking mad at you for that, chuck another axle stand or at least a wheel under there just incase next time. Stay safe Danny, we need these regular updates! There was an old evo article where I think Richard Meaden remarked that he was put off by the lightness of the steering on an endurance racer to its driver (996 gt1 LM car?/can’t recall the driver?) and they replied ‘I think you’ll find its perfectly fine after a long stint.’ Comfortable control = greater ability to pursue speed! PAS worth the weight/ maybe you can lose some more in the wiring instead?

[@mwilko79]

Great driving Danny...Love the Windows Blue screen of death 🤪

[@StuartWindow]

Worst mistake i made on my DC5 race car was try goto manual, i soon changed back to power steering.

[@Retrobeemer]

Now then Dan! Glad you got it sorted I hate bloody electrics. Finally pulled the trigger on a new track toy and got an E46 325ti instead of an E30 that was going to need loads of welding! Anyway, thanks as ever for the video and for brightening up a miserable Monday morning! Mark

[@grezza112]

Was that a fast and furious gearbox at 14:20?😂. Swear there were 6 downshifts from 5th!

[@BenchRacerRC]

What sort of weight saving would there be by binning off the entire look and making up a barebones race loom? Be easier to fault find in future too.

[@MomentumThief]

The black 46 looking good

[@LukeAnthony-v3r]

made the same mistake on my sw20 mr2, went manual but not in love with it. sometimes the steering effort is too high for an urgent moment.. would be faster with ps back.

[@benwilliams1396]

Thing is though you would much rather have these issues on a track day over than a race weekend. That's always my thinking anyway, glass half full and all that...

[@AaronBluestone]

I always say that without bad track days you can’t have good race days.

[@dannyDC2]

Not bad

[@ryanp6138]

I've had the opposite mostly, haha

[@hansiwurst7492]

loved the „really tired. Matt Damon“ reference 😂

[@markwalton8644]

Electrical Gremlins😢 My thoughts are it's more than likely an Alternator issue. Because you've taken out the power steering pump the Alternator maybe spinning faster and if the regulator on the Alternator isn't compensating than will have an over voltage giving you the 16v on the Lithium and your Redtop cutting out, your wideband issues and your Garmin playing up!! I maybe wrong but it seems to much of a coincidence for it all to happen after the Power steering taken out🤔

[@aaronalp2639]

On a completely random suggestion, could you lift the limiter to about 8500 rather than the 8k it seems to be at? Looked like you were perhaps running out of legs a wee bit in a few spots that an extra 500 or so rpm would have just about seen you through rather than hitting the limiter. Not sure if that would help lap times or specifically that track!

[@TassieLorenzo]

8500rpm on a stock K24 bottom end? 😮

[@doobersigaming9312]

Get the power steering back in keep running 15s or even 16” as light as possible makes such a difference as you know but another great vid mate loved it. Si

[@deadlegintheface568]

Speed academy went faster on 17s and they weren’t happy about it, light makes sense but the grip did better times

[@welshmunn]

Steering looked sketchy, did your old DC2 have a power steering delete too? MR2 pump is a good idea.

[@littledan6994]

20mins in and already loving the onboard saves and sends 👏💪😎💯

[@CraigOverend]

Probably a dud regulator or connector to the regulator and then the alternator overcharged the battery to the 16.5-18.0V you showed and mentioned. LiPos will self disconnect if over volted and this disconnect can cause alternators to then fail due to the back EMF of a battery suddenly disconnecting and the charge from the alternator having nowhere to go but back into the alternator windings. Either the back EMF or over voltage may have then blown your lap timer's fuse and caused problems with the EGT, and ultimately the alternator melted itself and stopped charging and your EGT was happy again at battery voltage so you went on track, then after track work your LiPo's internal BMS hit low voltage cut-off to save itself. I'm wondering what caused the regulator to fail in the first place... make sure the wire into the voltage regulator that senses battery voltage is seeing battery voltage, and that the regulator ground is good.

[@dannyDC2]

Excellent reply, just catching up on comments. The previous engine did let go with quite a lot of smoke so perhaps the internals of the alternator got a soaking from that? That's all I can think of

[@pirotehs]

4:10 did I understand correctly? There will be an answer to these electrical mysteries, but not in this video? Because in this video there was no definite problem reveal. Could be this or could be that. p.s. Integra is a legend. You think Daniel has borrowed everything possible from her. But NO, another part is taken and put to good use on Civic.

[@florian_montuzet]

Without power steering it looks slower to correct oversteer 😕. Does this engine makes good power now or it's still slower than the previous one ?

[@doderiolarkisso4038]

lmao that bluescreen

[@the1beard]

14.3 Volts max from alternator is correct .. more = damage .

[@tinuse3670]

Dan, would it be possible to do a trackday with the green bastard maybe? I mean not drifting but racing it :) Would love to see that happen dude 😊 anyways nice vid always entertaining to watch your content ! Cheers

[@TrueBlueEG8]

Passing a McLaren, in a slightly broken Honda Civic, thats good times😆

[@k55rxn12]

Not 100% but looks maybe like it’s had the sump off in the past and whoever’s resealed it has gone round that bit with the sealant for some reason? Maybe not but looks like it could make sense! Good video again mate liking these longer watches

[@abc123732]

You champion of the world today ? Tried following the live timings etc etc

[@dannyDC2]

Not quite

[@abc123732]

@@dannyDC2 Ahhh you lot get 16 rounds! GP circuit could be interesting 💪 I’ll congratulate you on the championship then instead 👌

[@quentinrs2507]

Good vid lad

[@muzzrmuzzracing2394]

If you transfer the parts from the Civic to the Integra, is the Integra is better to drive or not

[@CraigFyfe]

What was the exclamation mark for at 14:42? normally i get all these edited bits, love the editing btw! i just couldn't get this one haha

[@dannyDC2]

hand position

[@briantenpow9469]

Hey Danny, may I ask, what is the screen in your car that has the live lap timing. May I ask what is it and name and where I can get it from? Thank you in advance!

[@DanDrewKarting]

Garmin Catalyst

[@exgtt2061]

You up Saddleworth chasing an E46 M3?

[@colinmorand129]

New loom ,put race dash put power steering back

[@mo-r-racing]

people in Mclarens always the slowest drivers on track days.

[@TheLateApex]

I de-powered a PS rack on my track car. Hated it. People seem to think it's great but I do think think internet willy waving plays apart.

[@dannyDC2]

Big time

[@luckiee_]

@@dannyDC2 in the world of pugs the PAS racks have quicker steering ratio than non PAS. not sure if it's the same in the civic world but i imagine a non PAS rack would help it with the heavy feeling. also just as a viewer your steering inputs looked really, really smooth in this vid - unsure if that's to do with you adjusting to to the steering but just something i noticed :p good shit as always anyway, always entertaining so i've always got time for a ddc2 vidya.

[@18edits42]

Bad earth to engine/ floating earth?

[@joecarrolljnr]

Understeer from TT was ridiculous..

[@dannyDC2]

NS2R

[@joecarrolljnr]

@@dannyDC2 great save in the EG, twice 😂. Mad man.

[@cedriccope178]

will we ever see the dc2 again?

[@fredjames9867]

Wouldn't it been easier just to add a volt gauge

[@deadlegintheface568]

🙂

[@ИгорьКоптев-х7ш]

😎😎👍👍👍👍

[@ИгорьКоптев-х7ш]

🙄👍😎😎😉

[@Thetametiger2023]

If you shaved that awful hair cut you’ll lose an extra couple of kg’s

[@dannyDC2]

How much do you think hair weighs mate cos I’ve got bad news for you

[@Bondy94]

It's a known fact that mullets actually make you faster 😄

[@newagetemplar6100]

Going off the comments and footage Craigoverend ‘ comment sounds like the cause and I’d tend to agree. A loose change wire from the alt could have also caused a failure when hitting the rumble strip hard . Leading to voltage regulator failure . Had one fail before once on a road car and smoked the battery. 🫣 Jobs to do list- Junk any old wiring not needed Re wire / tidy original loom n check Fit an Anderson connector for charging / jump starting. New voltage regulator plus a spare . Use a merc auxiliary battery isolator instead of the autolec Get some aftermarket bike PDMs and junk some fuses. Revert back to original PS Or use a switched electric pump so it can be turned off in the wet. . Sell me your 46 😂