Welcome to my thread.
Recently had some major engine work done over the winter months, thought i'd give the club a sneak preview before next years show season
It all started a few months back when i dual decatted my exhaust system/manifold the recieved a tremendous flatspot which was very difficult to drive around. A simple case of another remap i thought? Well i took it to AmD Essex and they tried to map it out but failed. So i then got in touch with TDF, someone more specialised to these vehicles. After speaking to Matt it became apparent that with my engine setup i was pushing on the limits of the ECU and it was questionable just how much it would be able to control the engine efficiently anymore.
This started of talk about a standalone ECU, and then naturally we soon got talking about an ITB kit similar to their race car 225 kits. The rest, as they say, is history...
5 weeks later the car was ready. I added a few extras. The setup as it stands is:
AT Power ITBs.
EC1 Standalone ECU.
Race Technology Pro Race 2 Dash.
19 Row oil cooler with sensor take off.
ARP con rod bolts, raising limiter to 7800rpm.
Carbon Fibre filter backing plate.
Nitrous converted to direct port, one injector per trumpet.
Mapped to suit.
Dyno'd pre work at 196bhp, increased to 215bhp with ITBS with a 20+ lb/ft torque increase across the entire rev range. Pulls much harder mid range most noticable along with neck snapping throttle response. Dash shift lights like an F1 car, very helpful and fun
As far as im aware this is the 1st ROAD car to adopt the traditional ITB setup in the Uk and only the 2nd to run ITBS, following GDIs 'up and over' design.
EC1 ecu fits into OEM cover:
Space is restricted at slam panel lol:
Matt also noticed the exhaust cam is slightly out of timing costing me around 5bhp more, this will be rectified in the new year with Race spec cams and VVT delete pulleys, hopefully getting around the 225-230bhp mark
Thanks for looking, comments and questions welcome.
Recently had some major engine work done over the winter months, thought i'd give the club a sneak preview before next years show season
It all started a few months back when i dual decatted my exhaust system/manifold the recieved a tremendous flatspot which was very difficult to drive around. A simple case of another remap i thought? Well i took it to AmD Essex and they tried to map it out but failed. So i then got in touch with TDF, someone more specialised to these vehicles. After speaking to Matt it became apparent that with my engine setup i was pushing on the limits of the ECU and it was questionable just how much it would be able to control the engine efficiently anymore.
This started of talk about a standalone ECU, and then naturally we soon got talking about an ITB kit similar to their race car 225 kits. The rest, as they say, is history...
5 weeks later the car was ready. I added a few extras. The setup as it stands is:
AT Power ITBs.
EC1 Standalone ECU.
Race Technology Pro Race 2 Dash.
19 Row oil cooler with sensor take off.
ARP con rod bolts, raising limiter to 7800rpm.
Carbon Fibre filter backing plate.
Nitrous converted to direct port, one injector per trumpet.
Mapped to suit.
Dyno'd pre work at 196bhp, increased to 215bhp with ITBS with a 20+ lb/ft torque increase across the entire rev range. Pulls much harder mid range most noticable along with neck snapping throttle response. Dash shift lights like an F1 car, very helpful and fun
As far as im aware this is the 1st ROAD car to adopt the traditional ITB setup in the Uk and only the 2nd to run ITBS, following GDIs 'up and over' design.
EC1 ecu fits into OEM cover:
Space is restricted at slam panel lol:
Matt also noticed the exhaust cam is slightly out of timing costing me around 5bhp more, this will be rectified in the new year with Race spec cams and VVT delete pulleys, hopefully getting around the 225-230bhp mark
Thanks for looking, comments and questions welcome.
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