Friday, July 31, 2009
Thursday, July 23, 2009
SPAL USA Products now available at SF!
SPAL / Quality Driven, Proven Performance!
Since 1959, SPAL has been a leading manufacturer of OEM and aftermarket automotive products. Our continuous effort in research and development has earned us an excellent reputation for high-quality products and state-of-the-art engineering and manufacturing. The goal of SPAL is to build the best products in the market today. We do this by controlling all areas of manufacturing to ensure the highest quality and performance available.
One of the most under rated item in your high performance engine build is a good radiator fan. Cooling the water/coolant running through the radiator is extremely important in every kind of racing. Maintaning the right temperature is much easier with a good, high-volume, electric fan. We are proud to recommend SPAL as our choice of performance fan.
http://www.speedfactoryracing.net/store/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=37&zenid=3f2f4ae80f1a177d0559f7ffe02e9612
One of the most under rated item in your high performance engine build is a good radiator fan. Cooling the water/coolant running through the radiator is extremely important in every kind of racing. Maintaning the right temperature is much easier with a good, high-volume, electric fan. We are proud to recommend SPAL as our choice of performance fan.
http://www.speedfactoryracing.net/store/index.php?main_page=index&manufacturers_id=37&zenid=3f2f4ae80f1a177d0559f7ffe02e9612
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Waterwerks Car Show
This past weekend we were out at Cheney Stadium with the Waterwerks Car Show. We had been invited to bring our 4wd Dynapack Dyno to the show. The turn out was great and we had the pleasure of meeting many new people and got to dyno some great european cars. Stay tuned for pics from the show!
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
In-car test footage from JFK's Vitara HB
Update:
So we rushed to close up shop Fri evening and got to the track 1.5 hrs before they closed. Then I couldn't do my licensing passes because we forgot to put the tranny blanket back on in the rush to get to the track!
They let me make a few runs though. Very few people there, 85-90* out, track prep wasn't very good, waterbox was so bad I couldn't even do a proper burnout.
We left the bone stock Z6 tranny in the car for the shakedown runs, so I wasn't expecting anything amazing timewise since it's open diff and the gearing doesn't match the setup at all, plus the fact it's an all new setup that'll need some bugs worked out.
As usual there were a few small issues with the new progressive shift light that we are trying geeking out (you can see it in the videos geeking out the whole time), and with the FTS causing the car to bog horribly on the shifts. So we just turned off the FTS, I ignored the new shift light and lift shifted instead of full-throttle shifting it on the last 2 runs.
I got 2 decent passes in right as they were closing. 10.5, 10.6 @ 136-137mph, shifting to 4th ~50ft before the line. We are very happy with the times considering the bad track prep, bad burnouts, and spinning all through 1st & 2nd with the stupid tall 3rd gear dropping the car out of the powerband and taking me the entire length of the track, then hitting limiter in 3rd trying to avoid the shift to 4th. Boost dropped to ~22psi on the shift to 3rd then gradually climbed to 25psi at 8500-9500rpm.
The last pass (10.6) I was all crooked in the burnout box and the car went sideways immediately so I didn't get a real burnout. I tried to launch a little less agressively thinking it was gonna blow the tires off, and it bogged instead. That run would've been a 10.4 otherwise.
All in all it went within a hair of last years best runs being peg-legged with horrid gearing and track conditions, so I'm super happy with it.
With what we saw, the car is definitely going to run low 10's no problem, with 9's in reach. Once we get the good tranny in the car and have a decently prepped track, the times are going to drop dramatically.
Here's the in-car vid:
So we rushed to close up shop Fri evening and got to the track 1.5 hrs before they closed. Then I couldn't do my licensing passes because we forgot to put the tranny blanket back on in the rush to get to the track!
They let me make a few runs though. Very few people there, 85-90* out, track prep wasn't very good, waterbox was so bad I couldn't even do a proper burnout.
We left the bone stock Z6 tranny in the car for the shakedown runs, so I wasn't expecting anything amazing timewise since it's open diff and the gearing doesn't match the setup at all, plus the fact it's an all new setup that'll need some bugs worked out.
As usual there were a few small issues with the new progressive shift light that we are trying geeking out (you can see it in the videos geeking out the whole time), and with the FTS causing the car to bog horribly on the shifts. So we just turned off the FTS, I ignored the new shift light and lift shifted instead of full-throttle shifting it on the last 2 runs.
I got 2 decent passes in right as they were closing. 10.5, 10.6 @ 136-137mph, shifting to 4th ~50ft before the line. We are very happy with the times considering the bad track prep, bad burnouts, and spinning all through 1st & 2nd with the stupid tall 3rd gear dropping the car out of the powerband and taking me the entire length of the track, then hitting limiter in 3rd trying to avoid the shift to 4th. Boost dropped to ~22psi on the shift to 3rd then gradually climbed to 25psi at 8500-9500rpm.
The last pass (10.6) I was all crooked in the burnout box and the car went sideways immediately so I didn't get a real burnout. I tried to launch a little less agressively thinking it was gonna blow the tires off, and it bogged instead. That run would've been a 10.4 otherwise.
All in all it went within a hair of last years best runs being peg-legged with horrid gearing and track conditions, so I'm super happy with it.
With what we saw, the car is definitely going to run low 10's no problem, with 9's in reach. Once we get the good tranny in the car and have a decently prepped track, the times are going to drop dramatically.
Here's the in-car vid:
Friday, July 10, 2009
Official Distributor for Torco Lubricants!!
We are proud to announce that we are now an authorized Torco USA Lubricants Distributor. We have teamed up to carry all the products that Torco offers including the #1 Honda Manual transmission fluid Torco RTF. Please log on to our website http://www.speedfactoryracing.net/store/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=84&zenid=9d139047a61860c5e8cd2946b5bb1228 to read more about Torco Oils!
Thursday, July 9, 2009
New 4 Bar Map Sensor from Speedfactory!!!
Speedfactory 4 Bar MAP sensors use state of the art bipolar op amp circuitry with thin film resistor networks built into each micro chip. Pressure changes are calculated on a true linear 0-5 volt scale via a specially designed silicon pressure sensor that also compensates for temperature changes. The unique ability to compensate for temperature changes allows our MAP sensor to remain a minimum of 99% accurate from 32 degrees F to 180 degrees F through out its range of scale. With the true linear pressure vs. voltage scale there is never a need to re-tune at different altitudes as with other sensors. Speedfactory 4 bar MAP sensors can precisely calculate boost pressure from 1-43+ psi while still allowing smooth stock OEM drivability at any boost level. Conveniently packaged in an OEM dimensional housing for easy install and an OEM look.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Dyno results of Vitara build
I was so excited by the test results yesterday, that we decided to stay late tonight and do a bit more tuning. We only intended to finish the tune up off the WG with the 59500 cam, but got caught up in it and upped the boost a bit. The Bisi cam will go in at a later date.
So, after some cam gear adjustments, it made 451whp/281tq @ 19psi.
Absolutely incredible, exceeded my expectations by miles. I never though a D16 could make so much power so easily!
Then we upped it to 25psi and called it good for now. There's plenty left in it, but we stopped here for the moment.
551whp/355tq @ 25psi is the solid line.
451whp/281tq @ 19psi is the dotted line.
So, after some cam gear adjustments, it made 451whp/281tq @ 19psi.
Absolutely incredible, exceeded my expectations by miles. I never though a D16 could make so much power so easily!
Then we upped it to 25psi and called it good for now. There's plenty left in it, but we stopped here for the moment.
551whp/355tq @ 25psi is the solid line.
451whp/281tq @ 19psi is the dotted line.
New Pictures with Turbo Setup Complete
Here is a picture of the car with the finished turbo kit installed!
SpeedFactory Racing 2009 Vitara Build
Well, we toyed w/the idea of going sleeved/forged this year, but decided to do another Vitara build instead and just step things up a bit from the old setup. We'll see how she holds up!We are hoping for low 10's-high 9's at 142+mph this year. 500+whp.
Here are the current build specs, which may change slightly as we progress. I'll keep this updated as changes take place.
Engine:
Stock sleeve D16Z6 block & crank (block is step decked .0065)
75mm Vitara pistons, Custom length FJT I-beam rods
Custom 4 layer OEM HG (needed to achieve .0325 P2H clearance)
King bearings
AdvancedStreetPerformance (ASP) Ported D16Y8 head, stock valves (175cfm stock, 225+cfm now!)
3 angle VJ
Supertech valvesprings & retainers
Ported & shimmed oil pump
Zex 59500 cam for now (custom Bisimoto cam on the way)
Golden Eagle IM (newer redesigned version)
Thermal IM gasket
68mm Omni Power TB
Drivetrain:
D16Y8 tranny w/ ZC 1.346 3rd & VX 1.066 3rd as 4th.
OBX LSD
Stock axles
Action 2MD clutch
Competition Clutch flywheel
Hasport billet mounts, 94A durometer (hardest available)
Turbo setup:
Precision SC6262SP .82 a/r
SpeedFactory topmount manifold
SpeedFactory 2qt. catchcan setup
Tial 44mm WG
Tial Q BOV
Precision 600hp core intercooler
3" dp and exhaust
Fueling, etc.
Hondata S300
SpeedFactory 4 bar MAP
Stock ignition for now
Precision 1000's
Walbro 255HP
Upgraded wiring/relay
We just got it up and running in basic NA form, all seems good. 19-20in/vac, idles perfectly. We performed the break-in and Dyno tuned it in NA form just for kicks, now it's time to build the turbo setup!
Here's a crappy phone pic of how she looks right now, things will be cleaned up and modified when we turbo it. I'll post the NA dyno charts tomorrow.
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