killamats

i'd be interested too

Billet cams are a must for your bhp needs, and I suggest billet cams are the way forward. According to the specs on the cams you get, then you will require valve springs that do not mind under full load while still giving you correct base pressure. We have a kit consisting of valve springs and retainers for high duration cams, in most cases there is no requirement to machine under the valve springs but in others where duration is high, you will have to, unless obviously go install a bigger valve with a longer stem. Valves are a great upgrade, but a big outlay to buy and install for marginal increase. If you are interested to discuss your intentions, drop me a PM. Lastly, the GT28 journal bearing turbo is not the best turbo for your application unless you have some .82AR to increase hp but then increase lag considerably. Keith

i will hv 3 sets if we can get these within 3-4 weeks.

Thank you all for your comments Your enthusiasm helps us go forward and achieve the best possible result. I will certainly continue to do so Matt, thanks for your help too. The map needs to be well refined and up the boost a little more, but main issue is launching. We're working on that most We're in discussion with a US company to make coilovers for our specification. Hopefully get them ready by end of January. Every 0.1s less on 0-60ft is a gain of 0.2s on trap time, all going well Thanks bud much appreciated The 10.5ET was on 25psi mate, I think 2 bar will be massive but then one has to see how long it will last. One step at a time

No we don't as it was not tuned on a dyno. We booked a 2 hour dyno session for February to tweek a few things, and do a power run. I'll let you know the figures then

It's been a while since the last update now, its about time we give you an update on the progress The car was ready in July in terms of bodywork and interior, however it required a full engine harness, get the DTA S60 Pro plugged in, all gauges etc etc. After a few months of hard work, we found some time to finish it off, and the car was fired up in the first week of November What a day that was!! We were very relieved everything went well. We made a few mods in the head and even if the engineers were confident to proceed its still not easy to think everything will be 100% before you see it working. In the end, the wait has paid off We had an issue with the cooling system,it was trapping a lot of air inside but we got that sorted. Here's a small video we put up of the start up [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9e1EaEFzdGI Within one week we hit the drag strip, and the car was tuned to 17psi. We did some test with launch control and also made sure dog box and sequential shifter had no issues. All went well The following week there was the last 1/4 event for this season and we decided to get the car registered, just in the bracket race. We had no idea of the times it would do, so we thought we would decide which bracket we will race depending on the time it will register in the practice sessions. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxZVSw19y5E&NR=1&feature=endscreen The first trap time was 11.8 secs, and we were happy but there was a lot of room for improvement so the car we set up with very modest timing figures for 25psi. We managed a 10.9sec run so it we raced between 10.6 and 11 sec bracket. In the first race, we managed 10.8, we were very happy with that but we got a fright when the car puffed a heavy smoke on 5th gear and we thought it was a connecting rod..when it was just the washer on the oil filter that blew up Turned out to be a defective one! It made one hell of a mess, there was oil everywhere. The car was towed to our garage, we replaced the filter, poured oil in and fired it up. It was all fine, but we still decided to take the crank off for further inspection. There was a few light scratches, so we took it to the engineers and had it polished up. I wish to thank Ton'y Engineering as they did a a great job and if it hadnt been for them we would not have raced the next day! On Sunday, we raced again, and we managed a 10.54sec run!! We were so overjoyed we did not realise the car was disqualified lol (as it managed lower than 10.6s which was the bottom time of the bracket we raced it) but it didnt matter at that point as our main target for the time being is getting the car to trap the best time possible. Here's a vid of the run it made: />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxo9doIT-oI This makes it the fastest Starlet in Malta now, as the previous record holder had recorded a 10.58sec run. As for the next season which starts again in March, the car shall be mapped again at the same boost level but timing will be improved, and we have quite a few issues we need to resolved. Currently we're only managing a 1.7sec 0-60ft, while we need to get this down to 1.5s. Car is getting wheel spin off the start even with the massive slicks and launch reduced to 4500rpm. The front suspensions are being changed completely, and we shall make some testing with the wheelie bar aswell. I shall keep you guys updated with all progress till then. Thank you for reading and any comments are welcome