GTE valver fast road/track car project

[astramad]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

just followed the link and then fone TJ MOTORSPORT and ive got it all sorted now thanks everyone for the link and advice

[astrasteve23]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

thanks steve i take it you can use the front and rear front wishbone bushes without a problem?

yeh no problem with superflex front and rear bush.

[Harvey]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

Had a call from my local dealers last week and the gear stick rubber that was on back order had arrived, it’s now fitted and the gear selection is so much better and smoother. Again I used rubber grease to assemble it.





Old verse new



Fitted







Also did some checking on Sunday and found slight play in the o/s/f wheel bearing which is now resolved. Also found what I thought was a heater matrix leak and turned out to be the o/s heater matrix pipe required a slight tweak on the jubilee.

Coolant in the drivers foot well. As my drive is sloped and the GTE faces up the drive you can see why I thought it was the heater matrix.









I also blanked off the rear foot well heater feed as all it does now is heat the tunnel. I used a piece of the old SRi roof lining to blank it off, worked a treat as well.









The last thing I did was to extend the diagnostic port for the MBE967E as just thought it would look neater in the centre console and saves having to crawl on my knees all the time to find it.



Off to Nobles on Friday to have the GTE fully mapped so I’m keeping my fingers crossed nothing breaks and I get over 200bhp and 160ibft, time will tell. I certainly felt fast on Sunday when I popped out for a blast in the afternoon.

[John W]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

Cool, looking forward to seeing the results from the mapping session. I like the idea of the diag plug for the MBE, good idea putting it there.

[Brett]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

Still perfecting Harvey!

Might have a look at the rubber in my gear linkage, it would be good to get a better feel for the gear changes.

[DarrenH]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

cool idea on the coms port. i left my old heater coming out onto the tunnel, still kind of heated your feet lol (although the exhaust does that too !!)

[astramad]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

good stuff mate, do you never relax? your always doing something so i hope all goes well on the mapping front

[Brett]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

Harvey, do you have a part bumber for that bush? Mines shagged!

[Harvey]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

It's on the previous page but if you didn't spot it it's below you get two in a pack and they are about £7 the pair.

[Brett]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

lmao didnt think of that at all.

thanks Harvey.

[Harvey]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

What a day, I’m smiling from ear to ear. Had the car booked in for a full mapping session at Noble Motorsport and after 5 hours of fiddling by Darren Wynn (Chief Dyno Technician) the results speak for them selves; 223.2 BHP and 168.6 lbft. I’m over the mood and chuffed to bits, plus Darren liked the new location for the diagnostic port

The car awaiting and good thrashing



Being lashed down



The power graph after a tweak here and there, rev limiter now set to 8,200



My old health check from a few weeks ago and the new mapped graph for comparison



Breathing a sign of relief nothing blew up after the marathon mapping session, doesn’t she look spanking even if I do say so myself

[Brett]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

nice results, and a considerable improvement. Must pull lovley now looking at that graph!

and those wheels, it just works so well!

[BazW]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

mine was sat in the same spot near enough a year ago. good result, whens it getting it's first outing then?

[DarrenH]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

well done harvey, finally made the money, stonking torque curve.



50lbsft more torque at 7k lol

[mick g]

Re: GTE valver fast road/track car project

Good to see they have done a proper job on it mate, just needs pointing at a track now...