SpyderLEE--Widebody gt300 turbo project

[StuC]

No doubt.   s:wink: :wink: s:wink:  

I reckon there will be LOTS of interest (and requests for rides) in your motor.  :-) :-) :-)

[Leethesparky]

Here is my latest video

A proper look around the car

 m https://youtu.be/9xIaqCQ0RwU m

[shnazzle]

If possible a run-down of your mods and why you chose them would be amazing. Not that I'm being demanding.
I.e. Why fpr, why fuel pump (in tank?), why charge cooler, why TD04, etc etc.
Would be great for people who want to follow your path and DIY the lot

[Bernie]

Car is a credit to you Lee to have done all of it yourself self taught is incredible

[andyroo104]

Gorgeous car and loving the video.[emoji3]

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[Leethesparky]

Cheers for the comments guys.
I enjoy my car, photography, computers, drones,  learning stuff
Making these videos brings all my hobbys together, quite enjoying it

If possible a run-down of your mods and why you chose them would be amazing. Not that I'm being demanding.
I.e. Why fpr, why fuel pump (in tank?), why charge cooler, why TD04, etc etc.
Would be great for people who want to follow your path and DIY the lot

Good idea   s:D s:D

[m1tch]

Just subscribed to the channel, great videos and hats off to you for the work you have done on the car. A question on the FPR, just wondering why you are running one as I believe the stock system is deadhead returnless unless you also changed the rail to have the system work as a return system to install the FPR to restrict the return?

Do you have specs on the TD04 as you mentioned it has a larger compressor wheel etc?

[jvanzyl]

Used your channel last night to show a friend "what's possible" with these cars  :-) :-) :-)

[Hext007]

Just watched a couple of your vids, awesome job lee, bet you are well proud, when I go to car meets I love seeing what people have done to their cars, yes it would be awesome to own a Lamborghini or fezza, but I find the home made stuff so much more interesting, it's a testimony to people's skills not just wallet.

[Essex2Visuvesi]

even more impressive is that its all your own work and not a "chequebook build"

[m1tch]

Just watched a couple of your vids, awesome job lee, bet you are well proud, when I go to car meets I love seeing what people have done to their cars, yes it would be awesome to own a Lamborghini or fezza, but I find the home made stuff so much more interesting, it's a testimony to people's skills not just wallet.

Always like the 'built not bought' principle, especially as the car can probably out handle and out accelerate quite a few high priced supercars etc.

[Leethesparky]

Just subscribed to the channel, great videos and hats off to you for the work you have done on the car. A question on the FPR, just wondering why you are running one as I believe the stock system is deadhead returnless unless you also changed the rail to have the system work as a return system to install the FPR to restrict the return?

Do you have specs on the TD04 as you mentioned it has a larger compressor wheel etc?

The Fpr is a 1:1 rising rate one to push more fuel through the injectors as the boost rises. It's Tee'd in just before the rail. Doesn't need to be a return rail to control the pressure in it. Not that much fuel going through it. The fuel pump and stock reg have been ripped out and changed for a walbro 255 pump.

Thanks for the nice comments, I want to go into more detail with things, to try and point people in the kind of right direction to do their own car. I put almost as many hours into scouring the net for info as I did actually doing the car

Assuming I can make it to dingday I'm hoping to do a video similar to this one (it's looking promising, I will be there)

 m https://youtu.be/2S-CFNKxJQY m

[m1tch]

Just subscribed to the channel, great videos and hats off to you for the work you have done on the car. A question on the FPR, just wondering why you are running one as I believe the stock system is deadhead returnless unless you also changed the rail to have the system work as a return system to install the FPR to restrict the return?

Do you have specs on the TD04 as you mentioned it has a larger compressor wheel etc?

The Fpr is a 1:1 rising rate one to push more fuel through the injectors as the boost rises. It's Tee'd in just before the rail. Doesn't need to be a return rail to control the pressure in it. Not that much fuel going through it. The fuel pump and stock reg have been ripped out and changed for a walbro 255 pump.

Thanks for the nice comments, I want to go into more detail with things, to try and point people in the kind of right direction to do their own car. I put almost as many hours into scouring the net for info as I did actually doing the car

Assuming I can make it to dingday I'm hoping to do a video similar to this one (it's looking promising, I will be there)

 m https://youtu.be/2S-CFNKxJQY m

Good you have a 1:1 reg and a decent pump, even if the car was stock I would have still swapped out the pump as they are getting on in age now!

I am currently researching the roadster myself, I haven't even got my project car as of yet but build threads and photos like yours are great to see what can be done - do you have any dyno figures at all? Am I correct you are getting the E-manage Ultimate to map itself using the wideband? I had an E-manage ultimate on one of my previous cars, much easier for the E-manage to work out what it needs to do although I might go with the AEM EMS4 for my build as I will probably go 1zz turbo then swap out to a 2zz later and then simply remap the ECU.

Its also great to see that you have done things properly such as uprating the brakes, fuel pump and supporting mods, the amount of threads I see where people have just bolted on a large turbo, no changed the injectors or fuel pump and then wonder why the engine went lean and went bang!

Have you thought about running that charge cooler radiator in one of the side pods instead of the long run to the front of the car?

[shnazzle]

I did think whether it was possible to run two small radiators behind the vents instead of one big one up front.
But, on the other hand, it makes no difference other than piping.

[m1tch]

I did think whether it was possible to run two small radiators behind the vents instead of one big one up front.
But, on the other hand, it makes no difference other than piping.

Was thinking about simply running a single air/air intercooler in one of the side pods (same size as some of the side mounted intercoolers) or a single thin charge cooler radiator - was more thinking about the weight of the larger rad at the front plus all of the additional water and pipework etc.

[Essex2Visuvesi]

Running an effective A-A intercooler in the side vents is a challenge
While the intercooler will fit routing the boost pipes is the real challenge

[m1tch]

Running an effective A-A intercooler in the side vents is a challenge
While the intercooler will fit routing the boost pipes is the real challenge

Relocate the battery in the front for extra space on the intake side also helping weight distribution?

[Essex2Visuvesi]

Running an effective A-A intercooler in the side vents is a challenge
While the intercooler will fit routing the boost pipes is the real challenge

Relocate the battery in the front for extra space on the intake side also helping weight distribution?

It's not really the intake side thats a problem
Running the IC from the side Pods creates some rather convoluted pipe runs, even with the battery moved.
It would work better for a charge cooler rad, tho the MK1 Ford Focus RS Chargegooler rad fits nicely in the front, if you don't have AC

[Leethesparky]

Yeah I moved my battery to the front.

Gave me room for the charge cooler header tank and enabled me to plumb the air filter into the side vent.

I'm not sure how much use those side vents are though, if you look at Lamborghini's etc.. they are actually a scoop, the mr2 seems to be more of a cutout. I think the air would just flow over rather than in. At least with the air filter it sucks its own air in, I'd rather it be sucking cold from the vent , than warm from around the engine.

I have been thinking about fitting a oil cooler in the other side though.

[Essex2Visuvesi]

Do you know if anyone does a kit for battery reloaction?

[shnazzle]

If you look at jaworjawor's build, he's done something very similar, but with an oil cooler. Basically what he's done is he's made a plastic or alu "case" of sorts for it so that it directs all airflow through the oil cooler. You're right though. There's a tiny bit of a "scoop", but it would be easy enough to make a new one. Especially with your skills of alu manufacturing that you've already demonstrated  s:) s:)   s:) s:)  hehe

Oil cooler is a good idea anyway.

[Essex2Visuvesi]

Amd with those wider rear arches theres a fair bit more room for Extras

[Leethesparky]

Yeah I think the wider arches definitely have an advantage over stock ones. I will get around to putting g an oil cooler in the other one... At some point

[stupink]

buy some shinies.... buy them..

[Leethesparky]

Don't you start Stuart!!!

You cost me a fortune   s:lol: :lol: s:lol: