Ah, interesting Leon, trying to move a 60km MY05 STi with full custom TBE, tuned, and was lookin around for $35k, was getting screamed at for it being too exxy.
Jimbo agree entirely, I'd only buy a TT if it were factory fast and I intended to keep it factory-ish, there are some amazing TT applications throughout the motor world, the euro's do it best though.
Oh yea, that was just under a year ago that i sold mine. So i would imagine that 35k is probably on the pricey side for one of these now (they are 6 years old now). But good luck with selling it. Have you posted it up on rexnet?
Im actually quite entrigued at the moment by the weedy VW group 1.4 Twin-charge engines (super charged at low RPM, then changing over to a Turbo for mid-high RPM). There's some crazy innovative tech coming from over there lately!
If someone had the time to be a mad scientist, i would love to see what you could do to a B4 if you borrowed from the twin-charge setup. What i would like to know is how the VW group have done it with no VOD or drop in torque on change over. They would still surely need to utilise some sort of system like what we know??
FYI
"The mechanical supercharger compressor, driven at 1.5 times the speed of the crankshaft, mainly operates at low engine speeds from tick-over up to 2,400 revolutions per minute (rpm) to increase low-end torque. At engine speeds just above idle, the belt-driven supercharger provides a boost pressure of 1.2 bars (17.4 psi)**. The turbocharger assumes full effectiveness at middle revs, and the engine map disengages the clutch-controlled supercharger at a maximum upper limit of 3,500 rpm; the supercharger will then be bypassed once the turbocharger spools up and reaches sufficient speed to provide adequate boost in the upper rev-ranges"
** 17.4 PSI!!!!
VW 1.4 TSI
Thats pretty interesting, i might have to try and get a test drive to see what they are like.
I havent driven an STI but a B4 TT as you say is great, but you really got to love the idea behind the TT and how it works, most people on here say single turbo etc works better but it just isnt the same.
Exactly, thats one of the things that made me go the b4 over the gen4 lib turbo, I was just fascinated about the twin system setup and it was a challenge for me to tune it open source (even more cause there is practically no info about it around) and try to make it better than factory, so that was half the appeal to me
I do think they probably over complicated it though.
Jim I am very much wanting at some stage to go down the supercharge path with a h6, doubt I'd ever have the funds to do a twin-charge experiment, but at least see how well the 6 goes with a supercharger instead of the turbo set-ups.
VW's best achievement to date is their dual clutch paddle shift system, but want to see this twin stuff you talk of.
TO get back on Leon's stuff, I want more info on the track WRX.
Oooo, I had the idea to drop the H6 in the B4... I think that could be awesome
Ill see how im going in another year or so and hopefully can find funds to do something silly like that!
Some pics of the first car (and 1 pic with my Dad's Sister's and Brother in law's car hahaha)
http://www.facebook....50076.597980613The first one ended up into the wall at forest elbow at bathurst. It sheered the studs off the hub, wheel came off in the middle of the corner then i was a passenger into the wall at about 90km.
That wasnt fun...
Here is pics from the crash,
http://www.facebook....64293.597980613Here is the rebuild pics of the race car. (we managed to completely rebuild it in 2 months, ready for a race. That was such a strain on my body and my bank account... Not doing that again. So many late nights)
http://www.facebook....79446.597980613This was MK II
The burgundy one was my old road car, when i got the sti i turned that into a track car.
Unfortunately at the 300 last year, in practice the bottom coolant hose came off, dropped all the coolant and fried the engine. Actually melted a bit through the cylinder wall, and the adjacent part of the head
Block is stuffed.
That sucked
cause the car was just getting really competitive.
Was going to cost too much to get up and running for this year so now she is sitting in the garage as i work out my finances this year and plan to rebuild it next year. May do a 2.2. or 2.5 build depending on the series i choose to run in. but for now, patience.
Specs are.
Engine
closed block
Forged pistons
race bearing
forged rods
cross drilled crank
jap spec sti cams
intake manifold risers
full 3" exhaust that we made, Was straight through with no mufflers or cats, dropped down to 2.5: from diff back with 2x90 degree bends. (when we had this as 3" at the back it wouldnt control boost accurately, there wasnt enough pressure in the exhaust but the 2.5" fixed that)
oil catch can
hyperflow stage 2 racing sump
aluminium radiator
no abs (cause i had the r180 rear end which had no abs)
850cc injectors
wallbro pump
td05-20g turbo
std headers
Autronic SM4
Suspension
Racing logic coilovers (these are actually really good for the price. Racing logic have the best shocks out of all the jap/asian made ones)
Sti control arms
castor mod (had 7degrees castor)
modified strut tops to allow more castor
Others
V6 Sti RA gearbox
r180 rear diff
front cusco LSD
short steering rack
All the other racing bits
cage
seat
harnesses etc
She was making 198kw atw on 18psi
That was fun
I miss getting to race this year
