I then came across a Mugen gear knob that I actually liked. You don't normally see one of these around as they're for the CRZ - Arrived today :)
Thursday, 28 April 2011
Mugen Gear Knob
Just a small update. I have repeatedly failed to get a new gear knob that I want. I started off with the Arc in satin finish which kept getting back ordered until they went bust.. I then found a seller who had the Blox Neo Chrome in stock or so I thought, he was still waiting on a back order like everyone else in the States so I cancelled.
I then came across a Mugen gear knob that I actually liked. You don't normally see one of these around as they're for the CRZ - Arrived today :)
I then came across a Mugen gear knob that I actually liked. You don't normally see one of these around as they're for the CRZ - Arrived today :)
Tuesday, 19 April 2011
Willans Harness
Yes I know I already have some harnesses but I was not 100% happy with them. Therefore last week I ordered what I had always wanted - A brand new Willans harness in custom white with alloy adjusters.
I was actually expecting them in a couple of weeks but they arrived today at the office!
Sandy@ Willans, you are a star!
Anyway, some pics.
I was actually expecting them in a couple of weeks but they arrived today at the office!
Sandy@ Willans, you are a star!
Anyway, some pics.
Saturday, 16 April 2011
Test drive
I popped down to TGM today to have a little test drive of my newly mapped car and to pick up my dyno graph.
Test Drive
Power delivery is so smooth. As well as there being more power, it just feels so much more useable. Exhaust noise although obviously louder than stock is actually a lot quieter than I was expecting, perfect for track; looks like the decision to go with the stainless steel version of the 60RS paid off :)
I don't know what the car sounds like from the outside but when Tom eased her down the ramp into the workshop, she sounded awesome.
Dyno Graphs
For reference, below are the dyno graphs from the rolling road day in December when my car was stock.
HP at the Fly
HP at the Wheels
After J's Mods and Mapping - HP at the Wheels
Test Drive
Power delivery is so smooth. As well as there being more power, it just feels so much more useable. Exhaust noise although obviously louder than stock is actually a lot quieter than I was expecting, perfect for track; looks like the decision to go with the stainless steel version of the 60RS paid off :)
I don't know what the car sounds like from the outside but when Tom eased her down the ramp into the workshop, she sounded awesome.
Dyno Graphs
For reference, below are the dyno graphs from the rolling road day in December when my car was stock.
HP at the Fly
HP at the Wheels
After J's Mods and Mapping - HP at the Wheels
Saturday, 2 April 2011
MASE'd
Mase of Mase Engineering has a reputation as one of the best tuners in the World. As such, the demand for his services is so high that he makes overseas trips across the globe a few times a year.
It so happened that he was in the UK for a couple weeks so I jumped at the chance to get my car mapped by him. The custom intake pipe that Tom had made up had arrived this week so onwards and upwards he sorted all my bits out ready for Mase to map my car
I unfortunately don't have the graph of the final power run (yet) but it made approximately 216 bhp at the wheels!
To put that into perspective, when my car was dyno'd at Surrey Rolling Road in December it made 181.3 bhp at the wheels and 216.6 bhp at the flywheel.
If we take the same drivetrain loss (I know this is not a terribly accurate way to calculate..), my car is now pushing out just over 258 bhp at the fly with stock internals!
I also believe the car can push out a tiny bit more power when the J's front bumper is fitted.
Reason being that the J's air intake utilises a scoop behind the font grill/bumper to collect air like so.
The J's front bumper has a much larger front grill that the induction kit was designed to utilise and fit exactly.
You can see the difference below.
The eagle eyed of you might have spotted that the oem bumper would cover up part of the scoop as its grill is smaller and not quite the right shape.
It so happened that he was in the UK for a couple weeks so I jumped at the chance to get my car mapped by him. The custom intake pipe that Tom had made up had arrived this week so onwards and upwards he sorted all my bits out ready for Mase to map my car
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| Custom induction pipe - Loving the red finish! |
To put that into perspective, when my car was dyno'd at Surrey Rolling Road in December it made 181.3 bhp at the wheels and 216.6 bhp at the flywheel.
If we take the same drivetrain loss (I know this is not a terribly accurate way to calculate..), my car is now pushing out just over 258 bhp at the fly with stock internals!
I also believe the car can push out a tiny bit more power when the J's front bumper is fitted.
Reason being that the J's air intake utilises a scoop behind the font grill/bumper to collect air like so.
The J's front bumper has a much larger front grill that the induction kit was designed to utilise and fit exactly.
You can see the difference below.
The eagle eyed of you might have spotted that the oem bumper would cover up part of the scoop as its grill is smaller and not quite the right shape.
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