Steve's Rev3 black tubby - *BIG UPDATE*

[sjm1984]

Here is my Project of owing my MR2 since October 2008
Wheels:
15" ENKEI Lightweight Alloys
ICE:
Alpine Sat Nav & DVD player from Jap land…………….none of it was in English
After washing it and polishing it this is how it came out. Pictures don’t do any justice but in person it looks wicked. Wet look/mirror finish.







I then purchased a set of strut braces from Dave (oddshoe) Front Cusco brace and a rear Motoria Upper Brace.






I got rid of the HKS turbo exhaust as it was blowing and not best free flowing. So I went on the hunt for a Berk Technology exhaust 3 inch twin exit and with luck I picked a good deal with Peanut and sold me his

I got my gear gaiter retrimmed by Rhon over at the MR2OC forum


And I got in touch with Ben over at Carben Fibre creations for the CF heater panel and cluster surround


Then I replaced my front side light lenses with a slick pair of black crystal ones with led's

And some general car porn material





First Rolling Road Session at Torque of the Devil in February 09
I was kind of shitting it TBH as it was the first time it was on the rollers, and was only expecting 230bhp
The sound of the engine sounded sweet and never missed a beat.
here was the final reading
252 bhp & 238 torque @14 psi........running on V power


Wanted to start on making the engine bay look more to life and presentable. So I started to think about what color to use and should I mix and match them. Conclusion came and I went with Candy apple red.
So I went on and started to prepare the engine cross brace and rear "Motoria" strut brace. I also had an Apexi Power intake induction kit that I got. I went and started to fit the induction kit and I didn’t take many pics of this but the following pic will show the work I have done so far with the paint.



Before:

After:

I also wanted to do something with the engine rain tray cover. Rough draft and it will look better than the pic

Started to prep

Then I masked off where the out lining was going to be


This is still in progress as it has proved to be a little time consuming and I want the finish to be perfect.
I also started on the engine stay bar




I allowed the paint dried and hardened for a few days and it took me a good part of an hour to tape of the remaining area to be colored.
And here is the final product. I am very happy with it.




I have now fitted a HKS SSQV dump valve/BOV (many thanks to www.funkypower.com) fitting wasn't bad only a 35 min job. The build quality is top notch and sounds really nice to.
Stock valve

HKS SSQV



Then came time to finally fit my new decat pipe with big flexi
This was not an easy task. 6 hours in total.
old cat down pipe, this weighed a massive 11.3 kg



And the new one which weighed something like a bag of sugar. The build quality is brilliant



I then upgraded my speakers for a nice set of Infinity Kappa 65.7cs 6.5" components
http://caraudiosecurity.com/shop/popup_ ... rt_order=1
No pics of them installed but here is what a 14 year old speaker looks like after some D&B tunage


Rolling road result from Surrey Rolling Road


The power it produced

I have just started on the exterior of the car and thought long and hard on what front bumper to go for. I opted for the Rouge motorsport Revision 6 bumper as it looks aggressive and doesn’t look like the typical "jap style body kit"
And I ordered up a 12 x 3 number plate from myshowplates.com for £11



I then spotted a set of Super Advan Racing wheels over in the for sale section and picked these up with brand new Fulken 452 tyres. These have been in the Jap mags in the last 2 months in random pics
215/40/17 - Front 8j
245/40/17 Rear 9j



I'm still thinking on what color I’ll be refurbing the wheels in.
Performance wise I have upgraded the intercooler to a new side mount 4 inch core. I have felt gains in performance with this and only when I have it tested on the rollers again I can show the gains.



I moved onto sorting out my gear linkage problem after the last RWYB day I had out. So I went to GTS Chris and ordered a set of brass linkage bushes. It has defo made gear changed Sharpe yet smoother.
Fitted these within minutes with the up the ramp
I then changed the vacuum lines from the old OEM ones to brand new WHITE lines that I purchased from viper performance.

Some before and after pictures.







I added the wording "turbo" to compliment the tray.



Currently on order I have a CERAMETALLIC PADDLE CLUTCH KIT from CG motor sport to be delivered and then I will be getting pacific works to fit it for me.
Then I shall book a mapping session with Ryan @ 2 bar to install and map my power FC.
Thanks for looking and I hope your heads are not sore from looking LOL

[sutton]

looking nice mate, nice power figures too, i think i prefer the enkei wheels though!

[sjm1984]

I still have the Enkie's for track days and 1/4 mile RWYB days

[sutton]

what size are the advans? have you noticed a difference in handling going with bigger wheels?

[sjm1984]

I have noticed the car was a little bit heavier when driving.

the advans are 17's with 8J on the front and 9 or 9.5 j on the back

Grips really good with the fulken 452s i have noticed a slight understeer when i throw it into a corner hard

with th 15's they are only 6.5j all round but they are good for kicking the back end out

[sw20GTS]

Wow a 50bhp increase with just an induction kit and downpipe.

I guess I know what my next mod is going to be

Great work mate, liking your style!

[sjm1984]

Wow a 50bhp increase with just an induction kit and downpipe.

I guess I know what my next mod is going to be

Great work mate, liking your style!

i've been looking the thread and noticed i never mentioned about my apex'i Avc-R set to 1.2 bar

So from a Induction Kit and DP you wont get a 50 hp increase

[sw20GTS]

Wow a 50bhp increase with just an induction kit and downpipe.

I guess I know what my next mod is going to be

Great work mate, liking your style!

i've been looking the thread and noticed i never mentioned about my apex'i Avc-R set to 1.2 bar

So from a Induction Kit and DP you wont get a 50 hp increase

meh

Is it still reliable @ 1.2bar with stock internals? Also, would be ace if you could post some pics of your AVC-R setup with the boost controller etc mate

I'm still learning the concept of an electronic boost controller. Did you disconnect your VSV? Over 300bhp (at flywheel I presume) is really impressive if your internals are still stock and only mods are DP, intake and boost controller.

[sjm1984]

as far as i know its stock internals

i made that power with the standard IC @ 1.2 bar

Now i have fitted the bigger IC it over boost's to 1.34 before the ECU slaps me and cuts out So i need to adjust the settings for 1.2, But i'm going to wait till ryan from 2 bar tuning to adjust it when he installs and maps my Power FC

Everyday i run 1.1 bar and i have not had 1 single problem.

[sw20GTS]

as far as i know its stock internals

i made that power with the standard IC @ 1.2 bar

Now i have fitted the bigger IC it over boost's to 1.34 before the ECU slaps me and cuts out So i need to adjust the settings for 1.2, But i'm going to wait till ryan from 2 bar tuning to adjust it when he installs and maps my Power FC

Everyday i run 1.1 bar and i have not had 1 single problem.

Very nice mate! When I first got the car I was telling myself "whoa the power is awesome!!!" but now I keep feeling something a miss. I used to feel like I'm on a rollercoaster ride on boost but now I keep looking at the gauge to check if there's even boost (there is though from my acceleration times).

Just collecting bits of tips and information here and there before committing to modify my 2

Update this thread with pics of your new IC if pos mate!

[sjm1984]

i know what you mean, i'm already used to the power but when i run 1.2 bar its like SHHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

The pics of the IC are there mate

[mattymr2]

be careful running those mods and 1.2 bar of boost mate.

mine didnt last.

nice looking car though.

[sjm1984]

be careful running those mods and 1.2 bar of boost mate.

mine didnt last.

nice looking car though.

What else would support 1.2 bar?

[mattymr2]

looking after the engine, although i did and it still died.


i think chargecoolers are suppose to be safer at higer boost levels by keeping the charge of air going through the engine cooler????

[sjm1984]

i heard of some sort of cryo halo system that can freeze the intercooler?

kit is from the states, seen it on Fuel topia

[RobCrezz]

looking after the engine, although i did and it still died.


i think chargecoolers are suppose to be safer at higer boost levels by keeping the charge of air going through the engine cooler????

Water/meth injection would help keep it all cool too I guess.

Either way thats awesome power results for the mods!

[Steve@EdgeAutomotive]

In which mags did you see the wheels mate?

Steve

[EarL]

If you're running 1.2 bar on stock pistons, it's just a matter of time before the ringlands crack, and you start crying my friend. At 1.34 bar, you're just shortening it's life even further.

EarL.

[sjm1984]

If you're running 1.2 bar on stock pistons, it's just a matter of time before the ringlands crack, and you start crying my friend. At 1.34 bar, you're just shortening it's life even further.

EarL.

In the last 8 months its only seen 1.2 bar about 4-6 times on the dyno and a few runs up pod. every day use i run 1 - 1.1 bar.

the 1 off occation it hit 1.34 was just a over boost and its now been sorted .

if engine failure happens i'll just do a forge build.

Happy times

[Nick86]

If you're running 1.2 bar on stock pistons, it's just a matter of time before the ringlands crack, and you start crying my friend. At 1.34 bar, you're just shortening it's life even further.

EarL.

so why does ryan from 2bar tuning map cars to run 1.2bar if it's that bad?