Im finally getting round to putting a thread up for my MR2 project, I hope to put some interesting stuff in here.
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My previous project car was my Skyline which is now up for sale; I got it perfect then realized how much it was worth and couldnt really drive it in anger anymore.
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Just too scared to damage it
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Its running 600 hp and is able to put all of that down.
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Ive had my MR2 for some years, initially planned to use it for the MR2 Championship and while acquiring skill, I got bored with the power it had.
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It was just not powerful enough to have fun on the track IMO.
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Im not sure what Im going to do now for my first race season but for now just concentrating of acquiring skill.
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I stripped the car down and race prepped it.
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So after tons of dicky about with the car, I took the car off the road early this year.
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At that point the spec was:
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Rev2 engine with Forged pistons
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CT20 Hybrid turbo
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Rogue Rollcage
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Yellow Bilstein shock and Tein springs.
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HKS Exhaust
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Syvecs ECU with lots of aftermarket sensors.
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CoP and trigger wheel
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So over the cause this year Ive had a ton of jobs on my todo list and I keep adding to it
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, so heres what Ive done and doing this year:
Intercooler to Charge cooler conversion:
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I found that when using the car in anger on the track, the intake temps were pretty high.
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In fact as you drove the car more and more, the intake temps would just get higher and higher until I get a noticeable lose in power.
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Because I have the Syvecs setup to pull timing out if the temps rise, I dont get knock but just lose power.
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So I picked up a ST205 charge cooler and then discovered that fitting it would be a big more challenging than I initially thought.
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But I now have that fitted to the engine and am working on getting the Radtec cooler rad fitted
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(Ill get to that later as that relates to another mod Im doing).
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You may also have noticed from these pics that Ive installed a new fuel system with Teflon hoses throughout, this was recent job.
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The interesting thing with the fuel system is that I have installed ASNU injectors
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(IMO one of the best injectors on the market) and Im using a custom fuel created by Ashley.
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Top bloke Ashley and he did a lovely job on the fuel rail; Im hoping he has some better pics that he can post up.
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Another job Ive been working on is to put a bonnet scoop with ducting from the front of the car, so that I dont get that horrible high speed lift.
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Again with Ashelys help I managed to modify the bonnet, Ive also got the hole cut in the front of the frunk
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(Still need to finish some welding) and I am currently still working on the ducting and radiator mounting.
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Im got to the point where the ducting got me stumped so I switched to some other jobs for the last few weeks.
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I decided to move the ECU to the cabin behind the passenger seat and created a new engine loom; due to some OCD tendencies Im now rewiring the whole car
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 but havent started on the other circuits
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(Lights, Electric windows, power steering) yet.
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Ive now finished the engine loom and tied it into the dash, which brings me on to my most exciting development.
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I decided a while back that I wanted to develop my own digital dash, Ive been working on it for the last year and the first prototype is now complete.
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Im basically reading the Canbus stream from the Syvecs ECU and displaying a graphical representation of all the telemetry.
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I did a little video but cant run the engine for long as the radiator isnt fitted yet and so havent even been able to map it yet.
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Here are some pics and a short video of the display.
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Its the first design and Im already reworking the graphics completely.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4ofga4z8hE
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This has been a bit of bulk download, Ive missed loads of detail but I hope you enjoy seeing the work Im doing.
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It certainly interests me
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