Hybrid Racing

Australia’s quickest Time Attack Civic

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 22:07:50 +0000

We received a pretty awesome email this morning from the guys at BYP from land down under. They have been building this car for some time following a catastrophe last year when the original motor only lasted 2 laps before being over revved and blew up. Now, finally finished, they got it out at the track to see what this thing can do.

They have a K24 bottom end matted up with a K20A head and a Kraftwerks Supercharger kit. The car puts down 370HP to wheels, and considering it only weighs approximately 2200lbs with a driver, you can bet this thing screams. This car also has the HR shifter and race cables.

“We’ve achieved a monumental goal this past Sunday at Round 8 of the State Supersprint Championship. We recorded a new PB with a new time of 1:38.0, beating our previous PB by 3.1 seconds. This resulted in 1st in Class 4D, 1st Outright (radical are not included in the outright position) and the QUICKEST Time Attack Honda around Eastern Creek. We went up against some of the quickest Time Attack cars, R35 GTRs, WRX’s, EVO’s, Clubmans etc, and top the time sheet by 1.4 second to our nearest competitor in second. We believe we can go even quicker! Our next goal is to hit the 1:36 barrier with the current set-up.” (BYP).

I will keep you guys updated with this car! Hopefully we will see it beat their current record.

Here is a look at the Civic.

Hybrid Racing Del Soul Feature FTW!!

admin — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 21:45:46 +0000

Since the car was going straight to the body shop after everything was taken off, the time available with the car was very minimal. Parts were being ordered left and right and they were going on as fast as they were coming in. This was a team effort with one goal in mind: to make it to Import Alliance 2009. Needless to say, the car made it!

Everyone at the meet stopped and looked, took pictures, and asked questions about it. In fact, this is exactly how I met the HR team. I was walking around the meet talking to people, riding my scooter with my awesome hat, and I came across this car. I was pretty much in love with it instantly and had to know more about it. So I started talking to Dave about the car and what had been done to it. During our conversation he noticed I had a decent camera with a wide angle lens and he asked me to take a couple pictures of it. So, I took some pictures of the engine bay and a few other shots and chilled at the booth for the rest of the day. The next week I edited and sent the photos to HR. This opened the door for me to start making their stickers (the free ones you get when you buy something from HR) and talking to them about doing a Kswap. So, we discussed it and I decided to sell all my B-series stuff to get a K20 going in my car. After a couple months and a handful of successful sticker batches, I got a phone call from David asking me to take a trip down to the shop because the owner (Will) wanted to interview me for an open position. I made a trip down to the Bayou State and spent the day here at the shop. I talked to Will and had an interview, and then we all went out to chill and hang out. After a long month I moved here to work for Hybrid full time!

So, the moral of the story is: I took a pictures that changed my life! Ok, so now on to the Del Sol since I got side tracked… damn ADHD!

I love the attention to detail in every part of the Del Sol. From the Dupont battleship gray outside, to the amazing artwork of the graffiti engine bay, there was nothing left untouched on this car. It is still hard to believe that this car was built in such a short amount of time. IA was a huge success and opened doors for me as well as the shop. Even though we did not have the Del Sol at IA this year, it will be back! We are in the process of changing up a few things and if you keep checking the site you will be the first to see the changes!

Click HERE for more on the build of the project Del Soul!

Below are some pictures of the Del Sol from the Honda-Tuning Magazine Feature.

Visit our Fan Page for more Honda-Tuning and other pictures.

Below is a parts list to give you an idea of what’s going on behind the scenes.

Exterior

1997 Honda Del Sol
JDM Front bumper
JDM fenders
JDM one piece headlights
JDM Clear side markers
Battleship gray exterior/interior paint
Shaved antenna, emblem holes, engine bay
Graffiti Engine bay artwork by Never Rotten (aka Marc Fresh)
New OEM Mudflaps
New OEM moldings
New OEM sideskirts
New OEM cowl
New OEM weather stripping

Interior:
Status Ring Kevlar buckets
Buddy Club seat brackets
HR bolt in shifter
Custom painted HR shift knob
Custom painted MOMO steering wheel
Quick Release
Custom painted fuel pump cover
HR brake line tuck kit
Bat relocation kit

Engine:
K20A2 engine
Weisco 12.0:1
Blueprint Rods
Blueprinted and balanced crank
Skunk2 Pro Series valvetrain
Brian Crower Stage 2 cams
Kinsler 57mm ITBs with custom brackets
Polished HR fuel rail
Chrome powder coated valve cover
Chrome powder coated ITB air horns
HR SS “showtime” engine bolt kit
Shaved water pump housing
Karcepts AC/PS relocation kit
Comp Stage 4 clutch
Comp lightweight flywheel
Hondata intake manifold gasket
HR/Chasebays edition CM2 mil spec engine wiring harness
SSR/DTR Fab Race header
HR Tucked grounding kit

Swap parts:
HR custom tucked fuel kit
HR bolt in full size rad
HR Dual Rad fans
Custom HR tucked clutchline
HR K swap bolt in mounts
DSS 2.9 swap axles
HR Race shifter cables
HR Rad hoses w/ t-bolt clamps
HR V3 conversion harness
AEM FPR
Earls Inline filter
Hondata KPRO
Tuning by P. Ruffino
Karcepts Rad bracket

Suspension/brakes/wheels:
GSR Front and rear brakes
Hawk brake pads
SS brake lines
Skunk2 Pro C coilovers
Skunk2 Front and rear camber kits
Function 7 lower control arms
15×9 +15 Diamond Racing Challenger wheels
Falken 195/50/15 tires
Project Kics R40 Neo Prono Lugs

If you have any questions shoot me an email: tim@hybridracing.com

Leave your comments below!

Hybrid Racing Track Build Part 1.

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 20:10:56 +0000

My name is Tim Schultz. Some of you may know me but if not here is your chance to meet me! (You can also follow me on Facebook HERE) I started working at Hybrid Racing in March of this year, and wow has it been awesome! I have been into Honda’s for about 7 years and I have had pretty much every possible model of Honda from 1989 to 2000. I currently have two 1997 Civic hatchbacks, one being my daily driver and the other one is my baby that took me 2.5 years to complete. If you look HERE you can see my car in a million pieces, but I am happy to say that with the help of the guys here at Hybrid Racing the car debuted at Import Alliance 2010 and is finally complete, for now (more blogging on it shortly) They always say a car is “never” done, and I am probably the most indecisive person in the world so that statement definitely describes me!

I will be posting every Tuesday the inside scoop and crazy shenanigans that we have going on at Hybrid Racing. When I update this every week, it will include everything from car events and builds to new industry product releases and shaved monkeys. With everything and everyone being super busy I am in charge of this now so if you want to see more of something let me know! But, enough about me, let’s talk about the newest build we have at Hybrid Racing!

We are currently building an EG hatchback for a customer that is mainly for the track. The idea behind this car was a clean and simple car (no jdm glory parts) that would be capable of a fun trip to McDonalds or some laps at the local track. With some seat time under his belt, I have no doubt he will have a blast in this car. From Zeal suspension and Wilwood brakes to a fully built K20/24 Frank motor, this car is going to be sick! On top of making it a race car we also took the time to do a full restore on it. Almost every part will be replaced with new Honda pieces and if they were not replaced, they were cleaned and powder-coated. No cutting corners on this build.

So far, the plans are to add a roll cage, full restoration (color change), Wilwood big brake kit, Enkei RPF1’s, Zeal coil overs, Hard Race bushings, Race Pack data logger, full line of Hybrid Racing swap parts, and much much more. I will add details and pics with each update!

These pictures are to show you how the car arrived from California. It is a 95 EH SI hatch original owner, bone stock!

The interior was mint. It just needed a little TLC, but it doesn’t matter because its coming out!

The owner of this car never cleaned the engine bay, nice new radiator though!

Then we began to tear her down! You never know what you are going to find in a 15 year old car when you pull the interior out!

Pens, crumbs, crap oh my!

A photography brochure!

Cassettes anyone??

Finally all cleaned out!

Time for the dash to come out.

Still pretty dusty though.

Done!!!

Next was to get the motor out:

This car was surprisingly clean for a 95! NO Rust!

Here is the color that the SI is going to be in the near future! Milano Beige Metallic

If you have any questions about the parts listed above or Swap parts feel free to shoot me an email at: tim@hybrid-racing.com

What do you think? Add your comments below!

Is your engine safe? HR TCT vs OEM TCT

admin — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 16:19:27 +0000

Check out this comparison of the Hybrid Racing timing chain tensioner and the OEM timing chain tensioner at startup with and without preloading as well as why it’s important to upgrade to a Hybrid Racing tensioner if you plan on installing aftermarket camshafts and valve springs! For more info on how we designed the HR tensioner and the flaws of the OEM tensioner check this OUT

If you already have a Hybrid Racing chain tensioner please feel free to leave a comment here.

Click here if you would like to read more about the tensioner or place an order!

HR TCT vs OEM TCT from Hybrid Racing on Vimeo.

HR Tensioner Reset Guide

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:09:20 +0000

Timing Chain Tensioner Reset

HR Power Steering Kit Install Guide

admin — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 20:53:32 +0000

Hybrid Racing Power Steering Kit Install Guide

NSCRA 2009 Champions!

admin — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:43:15 +0000

Congrats to Marc for the 2009 NSCRA Championship WIN.

Marc also had a few pictures show up in both Import Tuner and Modified Magazine. Head out to your local magazine stop to pick up your copy now!

For more info on the NSCRA check out http://nscra.com/read-news/nscra-2009-champions

Eastcoast style…

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:49:27 +0000

I’m just shining the light on Tim Schultz from Nashville, Tennessee… One of the cleanest EK hatches being built right now.

The best part…

Check out the complete thread at www.Kseries.org

-DC

Recent Outlaw Race!

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:46:07 +0000

Congrats Orfeas!

admin — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 15:30:01 +0000

Congrats to Orfeas for landing on the cover of XL MAG!

For more pics and videos check out these links:

http://www.hybrid-racing.com/?cat=6&p=1097

http://www.hybrid-racing.com/?cat=6&p=231