Tony Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 250 bhp @ flywheel.... The term "clucking bell" was blurted at my monitor .. no wonder your pleased, i mean the car weighs less then a nat's nut, 250 bhp is... well it's... it's... "scary" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 250 bhp @ flywheel.... The term "clucking bell" was blurted at my monitor .. no wonder your pleased, i mean the car weighs less then a nat's nut, 250 bhp is... well it's... it's... "scary" Â its fun ! ..................scarey fun ! Â the test driver for Abbeys reportedly came back smiling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 250 bhp @ flywheel.... The term "clucking bell" was blurted at my monitor .. no wonder your pleased, i mean the car weighs less then a nat's nut, 250 bhp is... well it's... it's... "scary"  its fun ! ..................scarey fun !  the test driver for Abbeys reportedly came back smiling  Jeramey Clarkson turbo Atom style kind of smile was it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkystav Posted September 21, 2008 Report Share Posted September 21, 2008 Sounds great mate, Â Sounds like abbey did a good job. Whats next then? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellz Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Ive got an FCON for sale if you need it  Actually the plugs might jsut swap straight over , not sure ?  Sounds pretty good if you ask me, that getting on to 300bhp per ton isnt it ?  Doddys car magically stopped boosting the other day so i think race is off ,we're guessing actuators broken or snapped turbine shaft, either way its engine out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Ive got an FCON for sale if you need it  Actually the plugs might jsut swap straight over , not sure ?  Sounds pretty good if you ask me, that getting on to 300bhp per ton isnt it ?  Doddys car magically stopped boosting the other day so i think race is off ,we're guessing actuators broken or snapped turbine shaft, either way its engine out  I think the next step will be to swap over to the Motec ecu ! far superior to the hks, and far more mappers available  Doddy scared off was he !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Sounds great mate, Sounds like abbey did a good job. Whats next then? lol  "whats next"  hopefully drive the bloody thing ! seems its been off the road more than on, actually it has !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellz Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Ive got an FCON for sale if you need it  Actually the plugs might jsut swap straight over , not sure ?  Sounds pretty good if you ask me, that getting on to 300bhp per ton isnt it ?  Doddys car magically stopped boosting the other day so i think race is off ,we're guessing actuators broken or snapped turbine shaft, either way its engine out  I think the next step will be to swap over to the Motec ecu ! far superior to the hks, and far more mappers available  Doddy scared off was he !!  Nope he was really up for it, he came back from golf the other day and was going fine then nout nothing nudda no boost at all im just hoping its the actuator thats snapped/failed whatever as if the turbo's fooked its not good as it had a fulllllll over hall before being put back on the car and its was mega bucks.  Now yours can go so fast you'll need some good brakes barry give me a shout if you want some of the good stuff hmmmm carbon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted September 23, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Ive got an FCON for sale if you need it  Actually the plugs might jsut swap straight over , not sure ?  Sounds pretty good if you ask me, that getting on to 300bhp per ton isnt it ?  Doddys car magically stopped boosting the other day so i think race is off ,we're guessing actuators broken or snapped turbine shaft, either way its engine out  I think the next step will be to swap over to the Motec ecu ! far superior to the hks, and far more mappers available  Doddy scared off was he !!  Nope he was really up for it, he came back from golf the other day and was going fine then nout nothing nudda no boost at all im just hoping its the actuator thats snapped/failed whatever as if the turbo's fooked its not good as it had a fulllllll over hall before being put back on the car and its was mega bucks.  Now yours can go so fast you'll need some good brakes barry give me a shout if you want some of the good stuff hmmmm carbon  pah ! brakes are for wimps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztecbandit1 Posted September 26, 2008 Report Share Posted September 26, 2008 Looks like i'm going to need a faster camera for the jap show then Good work Barrie, look forward to seeing it again mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellz Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Not sure if posting this will work but o well. Saw this and it reminded me of the tartlet LoL. At the time of video it had 3 up and there all big lads. Â http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=...6976&ref=nf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mat Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 wow......  wow   erm wow, how the hell you going to get all that power through the front wheels...how is the gearbox going to cope?  did i say WOW  congratulations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Not sure if posting this will work but o well. Saw this and it reminded me of the tartlet LoL. At the time of video it had 3 up and there all big lads.  http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=...6976&ref=nf  I cant see it without logging on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 wow......  wow   erm wow, how the hell you going to get all that power through the front wheels...how is the gearbox going to cope?  did i say WOW  congratulations  traction is a little problematic ! is fine right up until the boost starts kicking in Kaaz LSD going in soon poly engine mounts will be the next job  gearbox seems fine so far, handily I know where some spare ones live Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellz Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 wow......  wow   erm wow, how the hell you going to get all that power through the front wheels...how is the gearbox going to cope?  did i say WOW  congratulations  traction is a little problematic ! is fine right up until the boost starts kicking in Kaaz LSD going in soon poly engine mounts will be the next job  gearbox seems fine so far, handily I know where some spare ones live  Think he was taking the p**s out of the Ibiza Lol.  Hes spent 3 years on it so im guessing most bits including tranny have been uprated, i do agree though putting 460hp through the front wheel is a little excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 wow......  wow   erm wow, how the hell you going to get all that power through the front wheels...how is the gearbox going to cope?  did i say WOW  congratulations  traction is a little problematic ! is fine right up until the boost starts kicking in Kaaz LSD going in soon poly engine mounts will be the next job  gearbox seems fine so far, handily I know where some spare ones live  Think he was taking the p**s out of the Ibiza Lol.  Hes spent 3 years on it so im guessing most bits including tranny have been uprated, i do agree though putting 460hp through the front wheel is a little excessive.  typically mat's humour went over my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellz Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 wow......  wow   erm wow, how the hell you going to get all that power through the front wheels...how is the gearbox going to cope?  did i say WOW  congratulations  traction is a little problematic ! is fine right up until the boost starts kicking in Kaaz LSD going in soon poly engine mounts will be the next job  gearbox seems fine so far, handily I know where some spare ones live  Think he was taking the p**s out of the Ibiza Lol.  Hes spent 3 years on it so im guessing most bits including tranny have been uprated, i do agree though putting 460hp through the front wheel is a little excessive.  typically mat's humour went over my head  Its not hard LoL Any idea if that chap wants the FCON ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 wow......  wow   erm wow, how the hell you going to get all that power through the front wheels...how is the gearbox going to cope?  did i say WOW  congratulations  traction is a little problematic ! is fine right up until the boost starts kicking in Kaaz LSD going in soon poly engine mounts will be the next job  gearbox seems fine so far, handily I know where some spare ones live  Think he was taking the p**s out of the Ibiza Lol.  Hes spent 3 years on it so im guessing most bits including tranny have been uprated, i do agree though putting 460hp through the front wheel is a little excessive.  typically mat's humour went over my head  Its not hard LoL Any idea if that chap wants the FCON ?  not heard back from him, so i guess its a no Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Well hopefully we should be setting some Geo traction control into the rocket on Sunday...... If all else fails Bazza can you bring some string. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Well hopefully we should be setting some Geo traction control into the rocket on Sunday...... If all else fails Bazza can you bring some string.   some trusty string and a pencil and paper we dont need all this technology  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted October 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2010 wow 2 years without an update !!  so about time  2009 went by the starlet winning class B in the Toyota Sprint Series without fault it ran like a dream the only upgrade being willwood 4 pots for the front braking  2010 came the competition was hotter although the starlet was running fine, something had to be done to keep up along came Fensport who took it under their wing  with the existing TD04 turbo starting to smoke it was time for a new one rather than go for a straight swap a IHI V28 ball bearing unit was sought fully specced and brand new, one just happened to came along from a local supplier at the right time  with a new turbo capable of more power, new engine management was needed next was a visit to Fensport and the Motec m4 ecu was fitted and mapped  many recommendations were forthcoming, the biggest was that the car needed a new suspension set up, the existing D2 coilovers being too hard for anything but a perfectly smooth track new BC coilovers were installed, with a transformation of the handling still not good enough for the Fensport team, new softer springs were fitted to the front, this allows for absorbtion of the bumps instead of bumping over them although so much better, they think it could go even softer, quite a contrast to the rock solid D2 coilovers with the change in set up the geometry was then in dire need of some TLC with the car stuck in Cambridge it was left for Fensports to evolve WIM's settings a bit further following on from Tony's recommendation for more castor, more was added, a bit of trickery was carried out with more castor, the camber could then be reduced a bit theory being that camber helps the handling in the corners but reduces footprint/traction in a straight line,, with front wheel drive traction is pretty important !! with a bit more twiddling and twisting the car was ready for round 5 of the Toyota Sprint what a difference ! the car handled like never before power strangely enough didnt seem as much as before ? with a boost leak and a blown head gasket diagnosed, more work was going to be needed still took second place though  back up to Fensports, new head gasket fitted, head skimmed and new ARP bolts fitted leaks solved, and another recommendation of taking out the restriction in the exhaust where the down pipe mates up with the main exhaust, all dutifully carried out  back up to round 6th of the Toyota Sprint power was immense, nothing like i had felt before sadly the day was wet and the track very slippery front wheel drive, rain, slippery track do not go together well, with problems getting any kind of traction down, the day was no indication of how well this car goes and how well it handles  next year will tell  all the mapping was carried "out on the road" no dyno charts are available  but in the words of Fensport it is ...................running about 300 bhp not bad for a 1300cc  couple of latest pics  Dave @Fensport  trickery !  on track wet and slippery  a bit dirty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Nice update Barrie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Nice update...... Good to see camber/ castor adjusters up front, finally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Tony are you still doing the geo's on the Starlet? I got the impression from reading above that Fensport set it up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHAHZ Posted October 27, 2010 Report Share Posted October 27, 2010 Looks good Barrie......get some more pics & vids up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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