nissanman312 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yeah but was he happy tho Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodyboarder81 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Yes he was 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Serious question - reading some the previous posts about supercharging I came to the conclusion that it led to all sorts of issues that could be costly and time consuming to resolve. It put me off going down that route in future. Is everything hunky-dory now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Serious question - reading some the previous posts about supercharging I came to the conclusion that it led to all sorts of issues that could be costly and time consuming to resolve. It put me off going down that route in future. Is everything hunky-dory now? I think the key to it all is to have the system installed professionally and a proper tune and there is no reason it shouldn't be as reliable as a standard car The power delivery on mine is now fantastic and worth every penny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Right, so when are we doing yours sipar69? :lol: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Serious question - reading some the previous posts about supercharging I came to the conclusion that it led to all sorts of issues that could be costly and time consuming to resolve. It put me off going down that route in future. Is everything hunky-dory now? Things wrong with mine have only been silly nigly things The facts are really I've done 8 thousand odd since charging and all is well Like John says get it done right maintain it and drive it Great fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Right, so when are we doing yours sipar69? :lol: When you do you can have my injectors you keep "forgetting" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Bloody hell, just had some sets for some Vortech SC custom kits delivered today, completely forgot again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I dint belevie a man of your calibre could be so forgetfull lmao I know the score Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 You lot are going to bankrupt me. Good to know you're all enjoying your supercharged beasties. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 You lot are going to bankrupt me. Good to know you're all enjoying your supercharged beasties. If your going to be broke may as well be happy with it lol Let me know if you need a spin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Serious question - reading some the previous posts about supercharging I came to the conclusion that it led to all sorts of issues that could be costly and time consuming to resolve. It put me off going down that route in future. Is everything hunky-dory now? Hey mate: it's mostly been trouble free. The few issues I've had were because… 1. The rough running followed by failure of the ECU the day I collected the car. It stopped sending a spark to one of the plugs: probably water ingress and maybe unrelated to the installation of the supercharger kit. ECU repaired at the installer's cost. No issues since. 2. Somebody drive into the back of my car, and whilst it was being repaired I met Adrian. This is the main cause of all my issues. That man is like a money hoover! You can see the bank notes spiralling into Torqen. Fortunately when he empties the dustbag lots of shiny things fall out and magically appear on my car. 3. I added an oil cooler. I didn't have hot oil, but when I added the cooler my oil temp was down but my charge cooler overheated and the intakes were ingesting very hot air. Solution: remove the oil cooler. Mine didn't need one. Lesson learned. 4. I want to fit a frozen boost (I have one in the cellar, waiting). It won't fit in a way that I'm happy with. I won't touch the crash bar, nor deviate from the stock appearance of my car. Thinking on this one. Might get creative with a Dremel and some brackets. Why do this? On a hot day, or after a jolly good thrashing the car needs some cool-down. If you park it up, the intercooler/plenum heatsoaks and you get a little knocking. Drive carefully and it goes away once the airflow reduces the intercooler coolant temps. I got Jez at Horsham to fit a 6.5" fan that runs permanently on the Stillen heat exchanger radiator to help with this on 'normal' driving. I'm also tempted to do some pressure analysis on the bonnet and cut some discrete vents at a low pressure zone to pull air through the rads (but concerned this will deviate too much from the stock look, which I deem tasteful). HTH 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 Missed one: 5. The auto transmission needs help! Firstly you can ask your tuning house to increase the line pressures on the gears to hold the increased torque, an essential part of mapping FI on the Auto (read Ady's build thread for what happens if you don't). When you do this, the shifting becomes very firm, and often so hard that you can feel driveline shock / wheels chirp etc. My solution to this was to let Ady wave his magic money hoover around. I bought his Level 10 transmissions built box. That holds the power, but retains the stock drive ability (mostly - I've got it set up firm). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted October 16, 2015 Author Share Posted October 16, 2015 So remember this is my daily driver. 470 horses, 18k miles, lots of v-power, and a frequent oil change. All good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 (edited) 4. I want to fit a frozen boost (I have one in the cellar, waiting). It won't fit in a way that I'm happy with. I won't touch the crash bar, nor deviate from the stock appearance of my car. Thinking on this one. Might get creative with a Dremel and some brackets. Why do this? On a hot day, or after a jolly good thrashing the car needs some cool-down. If you park it up, the intercooler/plenum heatsoaks and you get a little knocking. Drive carefully and it goes away once the airflow reduces the intercooler coolant temps. I got Jez at Horsham to fit a 6.5" fan that runs permanently on the Stillen heat exchanger radiator to help with this on 'normal' driving. I'm also tempted to do some pressure analysis on the bonnet and cut some discrete vents at a low pressure zone to pull air through the rads (but concerned this will deviate too much from the stock look, which I deem tasteful). (Genral info ) Go Ecutek get the temp sensor fitting at the manifold and and then closed loop monitoring and good mapping and you won't get knock because the car will add fuel to cool the burn. =happy engine Edited October 16, 2015 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Really interesting stuff guys and has definitely made me reconsider the possibility for the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian@TORQEN Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The future is today 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Really interesting stuff guys and has definitely made me reconsider the possibility for the future. Like I say your welcome to a spin in mine to see if it's what your after anytime Just hola 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted October 17, 2015 Author Share Posted October 17, 2015 Really interesting stuff guys and has definitely made me reconsider the possibility for the future. Just remember that it is a modified car, so there are days when it isn't quite behaving, or there's a rattle or it's really cold and you have to use a lot of throttle to start the bloody thing - this is when I think "sod it, I'm selling up for an SUV and a pair of comfortable slippers." …Then you drive it and remember why you did this, with a massive smile! Plus, how the hell do you even sell a car this modified? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipar69 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 The future is today Nope. The future is about18 months when we move a few miles down the road to Jane's place, which is currently rented out to cover the remaining months of her mortgage and we go from chucking £1500 a month down the toilet in rent here to living mortgage/ rent free. You won't be able to get rid of me then 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnymonno Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Really interesting stuff guys and has definitely made me reconsider the possibility for the future. Just remember that it is a modified car, so there are days when it isn't quite behaving, or there's a rattle or it's really cold and you have to use a lot of throttle to start the bloody thing - this is when I think "sod it, I'm selling up for an SUV and a pair of comfortable slippers." …Then you drive it and remember why you did this, with a massive smile! Plus, how the hell do you even sell a car this modified? Erm....you don't sell Dom just keep it and buy something else You could never pull back the money spent on mods unless you get some real enthusiast willing to pay extra and the work and problems encountered already sorted on a completed car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 That's my plan! If the motor ever lets go then it will either be forged and TT or... Or something totally crazy like a Tesla powertrain (if that's even possible). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 (edited) That's my plan! If the motor ever lets go then it will either be forged and TT or... Or something totally crazy like a Tesla powertrain (if that's even possible). That would be nice umm tt I was chatting to a chap yesterday about suspension setup and corner weighting To really fine tune the handling Now I've slapped a bit more weight in the front end Also was chatting to the missus about new house lol Edited October 18, 2015 by nissanman312 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dajw Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 Ah yes Nic.... We are going to buy our place, all being well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nissanman312 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Ah yes Nic.... We are going to buy our place, all being well. Sounds good mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.