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    Who's got a td td04 kit ???

    in Intake, Turbo & Exhaust

    Posted

    It's the same as yours Mike, when routing the screamer to atmosphere the flange bolting to the downpipe is a solid flange, so no gas is routing back into the downpipe, and no gas can escape from the downpipe.

    It is made within the UK solely for us, and we have had great results with every kit so far. True bolt on kit and no modifications needed to fit this one :) Full size radiator (including sard) and OEM fan friendly. A Hybrid TD04 turbo is being tested at the moment also :)

    Cheers!

    bottom end nocking again

    in Forged Series

    Posted

    Ryan we are going to look into your engine for you, i've already sorted this with you so i'm a little surprised at this thread?

    There is one other engine that had an issue, neither were fitted by ourselves and therefore neither covered by a warantee, we have still offered to look into both cases to find the cause, the first has been sorted, this will be looked into shortly.

    There are many many engines which have been built and installed by us which are running without fault and making good power, a few of which were at Japfest which is great to see!

    Cheers

    Mike @ TD

    £950 for K-Sport brakes?

    in Braking

    Posted · Edited by Nick@TD.co.uk

    James, ring me bud? Why start a 'jump of the bandwagon' thread on here? You know we're here 7 days a week bud.

    Bit disappointed you think we're spilling you 'bullshit' and 'taking the piss' for 6 months bud also. You've been advised of each issue we've had with your motor as and when it has occured.

    I wont go into details on the forum as it isn't anybodys business but yours and ours.

    Like I said a couple of days ago when you messaged me, we should be making good progress with yours very soon, same goes for Michael as yes, having the TD04 Kit designed and made took too waaaay longer than we ever expected, I will be sorting you both out for your inconvenience, just posting on a forum like this isn't really needed tbh, just ring me if you have a problem! :) 01925 822 266 (Sorry if this is classed as advertising)

    Also, for clarity...

    KSPORT Pricing:

    Brake Kit - £885.00 - with NO PADS!

    Yellowstuff Pads are the cheapest option for the 6 Pot caliper which is what I was advised by KSport themselves, those are £78.13

    P&P From memory from KSport is around £15 + VAT

    Total being £981.13, or so, we're not having anybody off by advertising them for £949.99 all in :) and if we're not the cheapest by £10 or £20? we have them in stock most of the time ;) they're a fantastic set of brakes, anyone running them will agree im sure :)

    Cheers folks

    Mike Jones

    Tuning Developments Ltd

    tuning developments

    in Lifestyle General

    Posted

    Morning guys,

    Yes the site is all new, and FINALLY shows prices including VAT and mainland UK shipping! :p

    The payment side has been playing up (nothing goes smoothly eh?!) so feel free to signup for accounts and add orders and we'll get in touch for payment, or alternatively, give me a call on 01925 822 266 <_<

    Cheers

    Mike Jones

    Tuning Developments Ltd

    Whos to blame

    in Off Topic

    Posted

    Morning Folks,

    Been alerted to this thread via a couple of members, (thank you for bringing to our attention) :)

    Many points have been raised in this thread, i'll try my best to answer all of them in this reply but apologise if I miss anything out.

    Firstly, Ishaq, you were very eager to drop your car off with us, a short time before christmas once the snow had cleared and your donor car was able to be delivered. You kept asking both me and Nick when it would be done and whether christmas was possible, we stated 'we would try our best' there wasn't a confirmation that it would be done before christmas so I can confidently say you are wrong with that point.

    Regarding pricing, everything was quoted prior and prices were agreed 'plus VAT' you had agreed with the pricing before you left the car with us, so if you weren't happy with the prices we quoted then maybe you shouldn't have asked us to undertake the job? Remembering we had a GT to strip inc wiring loom which is a pain and time consuming, then strip your Corolla, fit the GT motor into the Corolla, sort the wiring out to suit so you could keep all the interior wiring for the Corolla, then sort your FMIC out which was interesting seeing as we couldn't remove your front bumper as it has been fitted permanently.

    Then there was gauges needed wiring in and rear suspension that needed swapping over, quite a list of work really. Not quite as basic as it is made out.... and I did ring and ask you about the cambelt before changing it to get your views, I can only offer you advice and what we would do in a similar situation, then take your instructions.

    We admit yes there was a fault when you first collected the car, as stated the exhaust decat you had didn't clear the mounting for the front engine mount. We had said we would get it moved to an exhaust place and get it resolved, but you decided you would take the car as is and sort it yourself... therefore, we didn't run the car for very long outside as it was rather loud to say the least and we have noise limits on the estate.

    You contacted us with a complaint that it was running rough, so the same day the car was here and Nick took it out and confirmed it wasn't going to be a simple 10minute fix. So we asked to keep the car overnight so we could sort it, a day later it was sorted and back with you.

    This is when you complained about a lack of boost.... now I stated that I wasn't aware of how the turbo was last ran, as it came off a crashed GT... if it was still at full temp and suddenly shut off due to an accident then that could cause damage to the turbo, which to be fair to the owner they may not have known this.

    I advised to run it for a couple of days and see if anything changes, if not, then it would need a new turbo. To which you said you had another in the boot, but this was also feeling quite tight. A day later you had swapped the turbo's over and your mechanic had said they were both fine? But yet the new turbo was running 0.1bar?

    Nick then had a lengthy phonecall with your mechanic (I think it was, as Nick advised the phone was passed around a few times between people) about how an actuator works as he couldn't understand why you would plumb the actuator into the compressor housing of the turbo? And his thoughts were to bridge the actuator from the low boost port to the high boost port, thus giving you NO boost control whatsoever and should make the car run as much boost as it could, probably sitting on fuel cut and damaging the engine! (Luckily) This second turbo was also faulty as you only managed 0.4bar boost with the actuator looped on itself.

    One of your turbo's has been tried by another member and caused the same symptoms, with an external wastegate setup and free flowing exhaust. Running barely 0.3bar i believe, until completely failing shortly afterwards...

    The engine sounded and ran sweet after we fixed the initial fault. There was no noises, rattles or anything to suggest there was internal damage, the AFR gear was also ran up the road to ensure the fueling was ok, 14.7:1, spot on :p

    IF the bottom end has gone on the engine, then its very very bad luck, these things can happen anytime and I feel for you.... BUT the parts were supplied by you so I can't see how blame can be placed on us for that? Especially when you've had people changing bits and messing with the car a few times since it has left us.....

    We try our best to provide good customer service, and do have many happy customers, however, no-one is perfect.... there will always be ways we can improve, and we strive to do this.

    Officially we no longer trade on UKSC, and the classified adds are in the process of being removed by admin. We are still on 'the other' forum if people would like to contact us, we are happy to try and help wherever we can.

    Hope this has addressed most if not all of the points raised, and if you still require assistance as requested via PM Ishaq then feel free to call me.

    Kind regards,

    Mike Jones

    Tuning Developments Ltd

    01925 822 266

    tuningdevelopments@hotmail.com

    www.tuningdevelopments.co.uk

    piston ring question

    in Engines

    Posted

    Hi guys, i'm in the middle of rebuilding my v engine and need to ask a silly question... i'm putting the piston rings onto the pistons (standard pistons and rings) and i have 3 different rings. oil ring obviously goes in the bottom groove on the piston but then i have ring 1 and ring 2.

    would i be correct in thinking the number 1 ring sits in the top groove and number 2 in the middle?

    just thought i'd better confirm before i make an arse of it lol

    cheers,

    chris.

    You would be correct Chris :thumbsup:

    Cheers

    Mike Jones

    Tuning Developments Ltd

    Hdi Or Jperformance Fmic?

    in Intake, Turbo & Exhaust

    Posted

    As said, there all very similar kits, We find the Jperformance best value for money and we haven't had any issues with them, hence why we sell them :(

    Drop us a PM if you need any further advice.

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Can You Buy An Aftermarket Ecu That Plugs Straight In?

    in Electronics

    Posted

    It all depends on your budget for a ECU, as said you can go with a EMB setup that will run a CT9 setup perfect but of course if you want extra features or want a more expensive ECU then theres huge amounts of options but we can offer EMB Kits, EMU Kits and we can do Standalone Kits if required but as said it all depends on your budget.

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Hi Guys If U Only Reply To One Question Please Make It This One Dont Want To Loose Any More Money

    in Drivetrain & Transmission

    Posted

    We have our Clutch Kits instock and of course we offer fitting with them as well for anyone that needs it, Our Clutch Kits give fantastic driveabilty compared to other aftermarket clutchs out there while being able to hold alot of power.

    Drop us a PM or Call and ill be happy to have a chat with anyone that needs advice.

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Help On Brake Setup

    in Braking

    Posted

    any opinion on the yellows?

    Yellowstuff are very good pads and extremely cost effective, we highly recommend them as a good upgrade even on stock calipers, drop us a PM or Call and we would be happy to have a chat and help you make the right choice for your needs.

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Confused With The Gt4 Setup

    in Braking

    Posted

    I have read through enzo's guide on this setup, I understand that the discs are 5x100 so I would need prius / corolla discs, the bit i'm a bit lost with reading the guide is the spacers. I have a glanza and looking to do this brake upgrade, I would just like to confirm that I would need spacers to space the disc with this conversion? If so where from?

    thanks in advance

    You will need approx a 7-8mm Spacer making to fit behind the Disc IIRC, along with this you will need the Longer Studs, which calipers are you using? the Twin Pot or Single Pot GT4 calipers?

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Would A 277mm Disc Fit?

    in Braking

    Posted

    alright guys. been looking into upgrading the brakes. 185 twin pistons are like rocking horse shit. been chatting to some guys on celica owners club and they reckon to go for the st 185 single piston caliper with the larger 277mm discs. as the larger disc will be better than twin piston on a smaller disc.

    so my question is will the 277mm disc fit? im running 15" rotas. Cheers guys.

    Hi,

    Yeah they fit and performance we found to be better from the larger disc celica kit than the smaller disc twin pots.

    We have a kit here thats been removed from a Glanza, its a complete kit with Yellowstuff pads and braided lines, drop us a message if your interested?

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Which Brake Pads?

    in Braking

    Posted

    After we did alot of testing on different brake pads we found that Greenstuff were pretty well just a stock replacement pad with very minimal upgrade in performance, Redstuff we found were pretty terrible, take awhile to warm up and they soon over heat with only decent stopping power, Yellowstuff we found worked well from cold and once up to temp held performance perfectly even after running 25min track sessions with no brake fade and while still getting decent brake pad life from them, only down side is they do give off abit of brake dust.

    Mintex 1144 and 1155 we have tested and found the 1144 to perform okay, we found pad life to be pretty short with these and you do get squeeling from them but both offered pretty decent stopping power and performance but for our choice it would be Yellowstuff every day of the week.

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Bmc Stoppers?

    in Braking

    Posted

    Only issue you will find with the cheaper brands and "ebay specials" is that the material isnt strong enough and more than likely will still allow the master cylinder to flex, Cusco would be our choice as there proven to fit perfect and there pretty strong.

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    Engine Judder Continued! Ffs

    in 4E-FTE Engine Discussions

    Posted

    Its most likely Fuel Cut kicking in around 0.85bar mate but we always recommend to replace Dizzy Cap, Rotor Arm, HT Leads and Plugs anyways as they will wear and age.

    Let me know if you need anything or any parts etc look forward to speaking to you soon!

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    Gear Sticking Argh!

    in Drivetrain & Transmission

    Posted

    As said, would start with a clutch bleed and make sure theres no air in the system, sounds like the clutch isnt clearing properly, also after that if it doesnt help i would check the slave cylinder and make sure your getting full travel :lol:

    If you need anything else just drop us a message.

    Kind Regards,

    Nick Jones

    Tuning Developments LTD

    Workshop Landline - 01925 822266

    TuningDevelopments@Hotmail.com

    www.TuningDevelopments.co.uk

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