nightSpirit Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Was pointed in the direction of this site by a good friend (Jon . Saw the EP82 project Bazza is working on (very impressed) and thought I'd share my starlet project with you all. Coming from a highly modified MR2 Turbo that I never drove pushing 448hp at the flywheel and 303 lb/ft...I thought I'd buy a nice daily driver and concentrate on a weekend track weapon with no frills. I'm going more extreme than Bazza, although the engine mods will stop (to start with) at the Power FC, Supra fuel pump and Supra injectors....all of which are sat in the shed. This weekend our container has arrived from Japan with a few bits for the EP in there so hopefully I'll be able to get the TRD Coilovers, cusco adjustable panhard rod and the Safety 21, 7 point roll cage in there www.night-spirit.co.uk/blog Click above for the blog...better than me typing it all again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 looking good we will have to share tips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 thats the funniest thing ive seen for ages http://www.night-spirit.co.uk/projectep82/P1020485.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Lol... Hopefully we'll end up on a track together at some point and we can terrorise all the other peeps I'm loving that ct20b with custom manifold, gotta get me one of those! You keeping the stock internals for as long as possible until it turns to mush from the power? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazza Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Lol... Hopefully we'll end up on a track together at some point and we can terrorise all the other peeps I'm loving that ct20b with custom manifold, gotta get me one of those! You keeping the stock internals for as long as possible until it turns to mush from the power? stock internals until cash allows for a rebuild, hopefully by the end of the year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 sounds like a very sensible way forward...head gasket? My EP has 101k miles on it, so I'm trying to preserve that really but when it does go bang I'll be going for a 5E block, forged pistons, valve springs, crank, HG, bolts and studs, cams, pulleys, flywheel etc. My ultimate aim before moving onto another track car would be ~300 hp from the EP. The key being instant, useable power...none of this huge turbo and figures bollocks like I did on the mr2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDIPLC Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 There's a lot of working going on there - good to see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Nice to see you finally joined Mark It's coming a long very nicely, no excuses for not getting on a track day with me this year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adie Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Great project you're doing there mate. Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Hoping to get some more done this weekend, unless the wife drags me off to a garden centre, or a supermarket or something else that simply removes time from your day... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ahmet Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Welcome to WIM ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted April 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 thankyou Glad to be here.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 27, 2007 Report Share Posted April 27, 2007 Welcome to wim.... That is one nice blog you have for the Starlet Something wim is fortunate to have is members who appreciate the work/ time and money that goes into a project like yours so we thank you for sharing this with us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Well, apart from the injectors and fuel pump (and the all important power fc) the ep is now ready for the road/track. Updated on the blog (I'm lazy) www.night-spirit.co.uk/blog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 23, 2007 Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Well, apart from the injectors and fuel pump (and the all important power fc) the ep is now ready for the road/track. Updated on the blog (I'm lazy) www.night-spirit.co.uk/blog Excellent developments mate.... Any ideas what route you will take regarding the Geometry calibration Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted July 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2007 Funny you should say that..I was kind of hoping you could tell me Needs doing when the car is on the road before I wear the tyres down to the canvas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Funny you should say that..I was kind of hoping you could tell me Needs doing when the car is on the road before I wear the tyres down to the canvas Initially it depends on the adjust-ability of the chassis.... Then we would determine your intentions with the car, suggest a set-up, set and test. Your feed-back would then be used to fine-tune the calibration.. I would also suggest the car is corner weighted and indexed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 ah ok, well where do I go for all this lovely work? would love to know what the car weighs if I get anywhere near the target of 700kg I'll be a happy happy man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 ah ok, well where do I go for all this lovely work? would love to know what the car weighs if I get anywhere near the target of 700kg I'll be a happy happy man! "TDI PowerTuning" top right of the page here is the place to go. They have the corner weigh scales, 3D chassis imaging machine and are Prodrive accredited in chassis dynamics..... Recently we had a TDI/wim meet to show the world the entire operation> http://www.wheels-inmotion.co.uk/forum/ind...c=1384&st=0 If you scroll down the threads you can see the calibration/weighting in action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Fantastic...will get that booked when the ep is on the road. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Fantastic...will get that booked when the ep is on the road. You have invested a lot of time and money into your evolution.... When it comes to the finishing touches you need to do it right and do it once.... TDI are the best "nuff said". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Let me know when you head that way Mark, I might come along for the ride (unless you're on the way to mine to make that panel...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Will do jon, the ep only has one seat though and you're far too fat...you'll ruin the setup. If I have to leave the car (TDI could do the powerfc possibly aswell) I could get a lift from you and make that panel no sweat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted July 24, 2007 Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 My seat if i recall. My sexy carbon fibre seat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightSpirit Posted July 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2007 Very true...do you still own 'the wheels' ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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