jazz1 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Can i ask is that a genuine top secret kit? thats the first top secret kit iv seen that matches the way the original top secret kit looks, spot on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jspec Germany Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Beautiful car. Well done. Can't wait to see some video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 Can i ask is that a genuine top secret kit? thats the first top secret kit iv seen that matches the way the original top secret kit looks, spot on Yes its a genuine top secret kit. We took moulds from the rear quaters and made new ones in thicker fibre glass, the originals are very thin and as they are bonded to the shell we did not want any cracking. we modifed the rear arch openings to take full size drag slicks and made the opening in the bumper larger to increase air flow through the rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazz1 Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Yes its a genuine top secret kit. We took moulds from the rear quaters and made new ones in thicker fibre glass, the originals are very thin and as they are bonded to the shell we did not want any cracking. we modifed the rear arch openings to take full size drag slicks and made the opening in the bumper larger to increase air flow through the rad. seriously you can tell that kit is spot on good on you for going original. Iv seen replicas that look odd, yours my friend looks spot on like the original top secret:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted November 29, 2009 Author Share Posted November 29, 2009 seriously you can tell that kit is spot on good on you for going original. Iv seen replicas that look odd, yours my friend looks spot on like the original top secret:) I did buy a copy from an ebay trader the quality was so poor I complained to the credit card company and they stopped payment. The sellers eventually ceased trading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dude Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 I'll have a look at the HKS series may have a go at it. Bruntingthorpe sounds good need to test the car at high speed. Did not intend to use the car until spring don't know when all these things start. First HKS meet is March 21 then May 9th, go to the website for a list of rules etc, I will let you know when Bruntingthorpe is on dude and you can run it there for the day, we are also thinking about hiring the pod to get the car set up and will ahve some supras along to make up the numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway Motorsport Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 WHOA. very nice. Subscribed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Ryan has just finished the road map and traction control via ecu. We used BP ultimate fuel as Shell Vpower is not on sale in our area so power not as high, ultimate dosn't give as much power. The car now picks up very well and off boost and is quite smooth considering 1600 cc injectors. Turbo spools very well VVTi will make a big difference I think. Traction control and launch control both work well, it makes boost @ standsill with revlimit @ 4000. Should have race map done soon will be nice to see what it can do and how turobo spools with no restriction from wastegate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil-NA Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Bloody nice results there fella. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Very nice mate, spool looks good, what cams are you running? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan.G Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 Ryan has just finished the road map and traction control via ecu. We used BP ultimate fuel as Shell Vpower is not on sale in our area so power not as high, ultimate dosn't give as much power. The car now picks up very well and off boost and is quite smooth considering 1600 cc injectors. Turbo spools very well VVTi will make a big difference I think. Traction control and launch control both work well, it makes boost @ standsill with revlimit @ 4000. Should have race map done soon will be nice to see what it can do and how turobo spools with no restriction from wastegate Stronger wastegate spring and race fuel is going to be mental Looking at the spool again you gotta love the VVTI system Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 We use HKS 264 VVTi inlet and 272 exhaust, I have had the cams for some time. HKS were the only ones on the market but I think Whifbitz can now supply some good uprated ones. We originally used a pair of 272 non VVTi cams modified to fit the VVTi head as no one had managed to build a program to run the Toyota VVTi at that time. We didn't know if the VVTi would make much difference @ high boost but I think it will. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 27, 2010 Share Posted April 27, 2010 We use HKS 264 VVTi inlet and 272 exhaust, I have had the cams for some time. HKS were the only ones on the market but I think Whifbitz can now supply some good uprated ones. We originally used a pair of 272 non VVTi cams modified to fit the VVTi head as no one had managed to build a program to run the Toyota VVTi at that time. We didn't know if the VVTi would make much difference @ high boost but I think it will. Hi Steve, I've got my 280 9.9mm lift VVTi cams arriving in the next week or so, put these in your car and you'll notice a massive difference everywhere. When I went from HKS 280 cams to Titan 280 cams I gained 20-30 bhp/torque plus 200-300rpm earlier spool up from just this alone. Going with the VVTi version of the 280 cams will obviously improve it all further, they will be available from stock to purchase in about 1 - 2 weeks approx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted April 28, 2010 Author Share Posted April 28, 2010 Thanks Paul may well look at those cams to fit over winter want to use the car through this summer to get it set up on road and track. Will need a rear wing at some point this summer, grip is much better but needs a wing to give down force. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 (edited) Ryan finished the race fuel map today and at first we thought the results where below expectations. It made 818.9hp@ the hubs and 673.1 lb-ft torque, only around 30 hp more than @AET. I think the power is limited by the cams, the 264 HKS 264 VVTi cam does not have that much lift or duration. When you compare the two graphs there is a massive difference in spool up and power @ lower rpm, so in the real world the car will be much faster than before. Torque is up by 115.8 lb-ft and peaks at lower rpm. At AET it made 350hp @ 5000rpm today it made 650hp @ 5000, it makes around 800hp from 6500-8000rpm. The spread of power is very good it should pull well from much lower revs. AET DYNO RUN POOR SPOOL Edited May 26, 2010 by Steve Sherwood AET RUN (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Nice work, what boost was this at and what race fuel did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 Can't post TDI run it scan is to big will post soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 Much more power through range on VP import. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 Boost was 2 bar I think, the turbo could give more boost but power did not go up so that is the limit the motor can flow with these cams. Its a balance between peak power and low spool. Its time to get the car to the track and run it, sort out launch and getting the power down engine play time is over for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Boost was 2 bar I think, the turbo could give more boost but power did not go up so that is the limit the motor can flow with these cams. Its a balance between peak power and low spool. Its time to get the car to the track and run it, sort out launch and getting the power down engine play time is over for now. Its an impressive graph Steve, at 5000rpm you are 80bhp infront of my tdi graph, did you do any mapping with the nitrous on? This a serious machine now, you should do some blinding times, cant wait to see it run:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 No nitrous just on turbo, we have the nitrous set at 150 shot should give around 200hp and a good 200 lbft but we will see how it goes on the turbo. Congratulations on your times your car is going well as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ricky49 Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 What an impressive motor. Liking the look. Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callaway Motorsport Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Nice results, looking forward to some movies of this beast Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee P Posted May 26, 2010 Share Posted May 26, 2010 Nice work Steve, thats some serious torque. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted May 26, 2010 Author Share Posted May 26, 2010 Thanks Lee at AET it made peak torque of 557 @ 6000 rpm it now does 550 @ 4700 rpm and peak of 673 @ 5000. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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