Rowe

hahahaha ^^^^^ +1

massivewangers

iTrader: (1)

Do you have any more info on the ECU you've used on it? I just did a bit of searching and they appear to do some Ford bits, looks interesting. What did you have to do to get it to run with the bike bodies?

PaulinhoT

Turbo.........

The Underdog

hi. its a me221 from motorsport electronics. any more questions let me know

pyle

This isn't the place to argue, find a nicely tuned Integra or Civic with a K-swap and race em.

big_wasa

Maybe I will get a chance to have ago in the Megane 225 now the focus is dead.

PaulinhoT

What happened ?

jonfoc

Ooh ooh more complete bollocks!

The Underdog

PaulinhoT

A good video and impressive numbers.

nevsrevs

Well done mate, matts a good old stick, and his rollers are pretty bang on so at least your not having the wool pulled. Would of liked to see your dyno sheet from the other place. Did you sort your misfire?

The Underdog

thanks paul.


theres a big mystery surrounding my first mapping session. it made 189bhp but didnt feel that fast. it turned out the vvt wasnt mapped properly so thats why i ended up going to matt. so the previous 189 made 153 at matts dyno. there seemed to be a big problem on first dyno with the difference from the wheels to flywheel figure. almost 50bhp which is not normal for a fwd. so anyway that saga is behind me now. i spent a fair bit on first mapping session and it was a waste. luckily matt stepped up and helped me out and mapped it for almost free. basically the price of a power run.

the misfire is fixed but it wasnt any of my sensors. turned out to be noise interference on the crank wires of the loom and was cutting out the sync to the ecu. motorsport electronics wrote me a new ecu firmware with a noise filter built in and cured it.

next on my agenda is building a new exhaust as im pretty sure the 2 inch i have now is strangling some ponies. i need to go up to 2.5 inch i think.

STeve

iTrader: (11)

2.5 is defo the way to go for sure if not a tad bigger, but your car is head and shoulders above most in terms of quality

nevsrevs

Happy days, I bet it's nice now. When you planning on getting on track?

The Underdog

Thank you for saying that. cheers.

Its going well now. not big numbers on dyno but on the road it feels so much better and very loud.
im hoping to do RS combe but looking for something to do before then but cant come to a decision yet. whats your plans this yr rog?

Rowe

Cadwell next Wednesday Steve

The Underdog

its a fair trek from me that.

The Underdog

Rowe

Youll have think of a better excuse than that haha! All my georide friends are making the trip down.
Its definitely a track you should do!!! It's so technical

The Underdog

The Underdog

brands hatch indy evening session booked for 31st may. first time going there and first time on itbs. cant wait.

PaulinhoT

I look forward to the video Steve give it hell

Mashurst

Hi Mate, this has been a good read. Excellent work you've been doing! You really have shown the rest of us the way!

Couple of questions,

I have probably missed the answer some wher ein your thread, but what made you switch from 17" wheels down to 16" ? Did you do some comparison calculations on wheel dia/rolling radius/mph per 1000 revs/tyre size/etc and come up with 16" as the best way forward?

Also, I see why you have the hole in the floor for access to the fuel tank/pump etc., but have you fitted a cover plate to it, just in case of (perish the thought)a roll over/damage ?

Cracking looking motor, absolutely love it And really helpful tips in here even for us real amateurs

The Underdog

Thank you. 16s came about by chance. i actually wanted 15s just for the theory of smaller rolling radius on the wheel is similar effect to changing the final drive on gearbox. plus cheaper track tyres but a mate was selling the 16s so bought them without to much thought. yes i did have a cover over it but its been removed for about the last yr or so. it was a crappy one and i need to make something tidy. to be honest your spot on and it constantly comes into my mind about rolling and blowing the lid off the tank. its on my to do list and your comments have moved it higher up the priority list. il get it done before next track day. cheers.

The Underdog

paddock hill bend scares me lol

Mashurst

Getting withdrawal symptoms Steve, what ya been up to with the car Mate ?

The Underdog

nothing major really. mot. front wings iv put back to standard so dont have the bulge no more. few map tweaks to idle so just small jobs. i found i had very inconsistent brake feel due to the servo vacuum pipes being too small so im waiting on some parts to make the hoses bigger and hopefully get some better pedal.

PaulinhoT

Did I miss something Steve, what had you done to your wings ?

The Underdog

na not much. i cut and bulged the back edge of wing where they meet the door to release air pressure in the wings but decided i dont like it. all the aero is gone. il have to get some pics sorted.

PaulinhoT

Oh that's interesting, and I look forward to some new photos

nevsrevs

Going to pembrey on the 17th of June if your
about bud

The Underdog

i have been thinking of it rog. new layout too.

nevsrevs

Yea looks good
Get it booked bud

The Underdog

I want to but I'm also interested in Caldwell parc and my mate really wants to go there so getting pulled in all directions. Need to decide what I'm going to do soon. Can't wait for brands on wednesday.

nevsrevs

You know what the answer is mate ..... do bith

The Underdog

made some changes since last pictures. all the aero is gone and front bumper is back as standard and rear but not has a full half cut. rear tail section of exhaust was chopped up when fitting the diffuser so now it has a temporary tail section. also had a buffing session of my nephew.

The Underdog

i so want to but want to do rs combe too so money might not stretch to them all

The Underdog

Rocker cover got some paint and a general bay clean up

The Underdog

made a cover for fuel pump opening





Having no idle control valve for cold starts means iv gone old school and fitted a choke pull.





picked up a nearly new set of yokohama a048 but have to burn off a set of federals befroe they get used





left of this pic is how i had brake vacuum set up but pipes were to small and brake feel was very inconsistent. sometimes pedal was firmer than others depending on how much vaccuum. and forget 2 quick stops in a row as second push was solid. so right hand side is new set up gradually increasing pipe size from the 4mm of the bodies up to 12mm of the standard ford pipe. also fitted one way vales for each bank of 2 so if a pipe on one side was to come loose or split then i would still retain vacuum.







so thats all until after brands hatch on wednesday. thanks for looking

Mashurst

Be interesting to see if it goes better without the diffuser Mate, I was thinking of getting one built myself to get rid of the parachute effect.

Looking good though, and nice job on the pump cover too