dk_supra

Ok i took out the HKS triple and again the stupid most idiotic problem with all the freaking HKS twin, and triple in every freaking car. The stupid locator bolts of the springs of the clutch on the cover broke and fell inside. Once and for all i will change the design and call it a day. I'm not buying from HKS another cover because of this inferior design issue.

I know Jamie, running through the German autobahn, is the most fun part of the trip, doing 340-350 km/h

you guys should go out racing together, and then i have to rebuild all the destroyed metal parts of the car

Ok, your settings are so good, the traction is so perfect, that last night we literally exploded the HKS triple disk. The pressure plate wanted to retire after 150-200km of racing. Oh well, tonight i will just install a new one and check it out again. So basically we found the weak link. I hope with all this grip we don't blow up the Getrag and then we are in for a treat. And when i told Dionysis, Ernie said you should maybe change your driving habbits, his response was: I drive this car for the adrenaline rush nothing else, every time i drive it i rape it, if things brake oh well, we'll fix them, who cares, after all if you don't drive it like you stole it there is no reason in owning one. Later

On mine, my brother's doesn't need that much camber correction.

Dionysis, (my brother) gave it a nice run last night on the roads in Athens, and he said the car felt like never before. Almost felt like it's tightened on the road. Took a couple of turns around 100-130mph, and it felt in total control. I believe the handling will even increase after the bushing install. We will be able to be a lot more precise on the camber and toe settings in the back, and the camber, caster & toe in the front. With the current bushings, the camber (back) and the caster (front), were a bitch to dial in right. For real. I was under the car for about 1.5 hour dialing on the alignment.

You AIN'T getting this little Greek guy in your car, after getting AIRBORN with you at 160+ mph on those tight roads of Ireland, my god, i think i broke one of the clips on my IBM thinkpad. If the tuning laptop wasn't IBM, then the hard drive would be long dead by now. Anyway one thing for sure you know your stuff about alignment Ernie, and after setting up my brother's ride at your settings and your recommendation of tires, my lord. It must be about under 4 sec for 60mph, with neck snapping traction. BRILLIANT. But we saw all the weak points and new camber bolts, new powerflex bushings are on order. After that we will align it again, and set it up even more precise, and then test run it. Steering now is like driving a train on rails on turns, unreal G forces, never ever experienced on a supra before. I think you and my brother will have lots of fun in the RING this summer, I will be watching and trailing, but you guys you will be fighting for the trophy.

How many days were you itching after the wrapping, I hate wrapping, that's why i charge the customers about 300-400 euros plus the wrap in order to do the job.

We are putting my brother's car inside the shop for the following maintenance today, and some other goodies. TRD differential with new bearing and seals, with Castrol RS diff fluid TRD strut brace Goodridge brake lines and fluid change New Boostlogic turbo blankets Oil Change Oil filter change Boost solenoid install, and tuning at 1.5 bars New tyres 235/35/19 front, 295/30/19 rear inspection of every nuts and bolt on the front and rear subframe Allignment check Brake system complete check up TEIN suspension check and rebuild if neccesary HKS midpipe (he had an exhaust shop made one, but it looks like $hit) Air filter clean up IK24s replacement Compression check, leakdown check and shimming check of valves. HKS triple clutch check and retighten Complete instrument cluster carbon kit install HKS manifolds retighten, turbine housings retighten, wastegates retighten. Inspect all the t-bolt clamps on the IC pipes. The one year basic maintenance and some more stuff. It should be interesting to see if at 1.5 bars, we run out of injectors on pump gas. I'm pretty sure we will, so we might reduce our target to 1.4 or 1.3. We'll see and act accordingly. Should be back on the street by mid next week, hopefully a lot faster.

i will look at my supplier for the brand, as far as the crossing, just look at the manual and it says everything pretty clear.

And then spray it with the COOL IT thermal paint to make it absolutely perfect and you will never see it deteriorate. That's how we do it. All you have to do is ask about it. Cheers Dk

The block is completely stock only difference is that I put ARP bolts on the rods, clevite bearings, and some really different piston rings. The head is prepared by me and shimmed to perfection 0,15 the intake and 0,25 the exhaust, perfectly. The cams are 264s and the springs are from an American supplier of mine, about 270% stiffer using the stock retainers and keepers. ARP studs on the head and torqued at 86lb. The most important is the crossing of the piston rings to be done as toyota instructs, otherwise you will be loosing compression after some miles. The engine is running on a daily use for the last 12,000km, and if you see my brother drive you will not believe your eyes. No worries whatsoever, and frequent compression tests show 160 all across, with -2 to +2 difference. No oil consumption at all.

afrs at 11.4-11.5 and timing at 15 degrees

The mounting has already started and the testing of the VTG blades through the AEM software already started.

Good job Tony, we have another project on the go that might be a little bit more interesting for you. We are currently finishing up the VTG controlling through the AEM and after the pilot controller is checked and working, we will slap the Porsche 997 VTG turbos on a Supra motor. With some luck and good manufacturing, we should be able to create the first VTG Supra ever. How about full boost 1.5 bars at 2,2krpm, and maximum torque until 8krpm??? Cheers Dimitri

In my brother's i don't have any boost solenoid as well, only hooked up the wastegates to the lower part for signal. I have though custom made springs that activate at 1,2 bars, much much better than the HKS stuff About fires, and oil leaks, don't even go there. 1st. never pcv vent on the exhaust valve cover with a small filter, when a piston blows, then the car catches on fire. 2nd. never ever an oil leak on a wrapped header or a blanket, they become soiled in oil, and they are like a torch. 3rd. Never leave the back coolant hose without protection, it bursts because of the heat, you leak coolant, it goes on the rear wheels, and if you get alive at 160mph sliding, then go play the lottery. 4th. exhaust leaks create holes on the manifold, because the heat wants to escape from somewhere, so brake lines get warmed up and you wonder why the brakes don't work or are very mushy. 5th. Charcoal canister piping and item, watch became it can become a serious bomb, at least in euro spec left hand drive cars etc etc etc. The list is long and painfull, and by now it has become a routine for us when we built a car to avoid mistake like that.

Strange then, because i run on my brother's MKIV a twin HKS kit, with 3037s on, and he has full boost at 4500 rpm, and he is making 626 at the wheels at 7900rpm on pump gas and on 1.15 bars of boost. Torque is also pretty nice as we have 58kg of torque at the wheels at 4600 rpm and it climbs staight up at 66kg at 7900 rpm. both hp, and torque curves are straight lines going up after the turbos kick in.

Let me tell you a little of history before i come to the skimming part of turbos and manifolds. After putting a perfectly skimmed plate on every surface turbo, manifold, wastegate, we came down to the conclusion that the companies, have been skimming the products before weding them (manifolds of course). and after welding a small amount of warpage is present. That is why they give the gaskets. When we skimmed everything and we mated the surfaces with strong exhaust studs, without a gasket, we had a trouble free run for unlimited miles. After disassembly we didn't find any warpage, but with using gaskets there was always a slight warpage created, even on skimmed surfaces. I don't know why to tell you the truth. But all the racers and the drag cars, never use gaskets on the turbos, it's a wick link. So after applying this to our cars and customers, they never worried about exhaust pressure leaks. Skimming of a manifold and a turbo, is not so tricky, if you take it to a company that skimms heads, they can mount it on the machine, without making jigs etc. It takes about 4-5 passes very very thin ones to get every thing perfect and it maybe is 3-4 10the of 1mm. So the material you loose doesn't affect the strength of the turbo or the manifold at all. And on the studs side, use the longer toyota studs with one nut on top and one at the bottom , this way it will never get loose and leak. If something leaks, it's already warped big time Cheers Dimitri

Tony, you need to tell your mapper to accelerate the exhaust gases with ignition and leaner fuelling. Otherwise you will never get quicker boost response. With this kind of housings the car should be able to have full boost at 4k, not at 5.5k. If that was the case why not putting a gt42rs on it and easier to install, cleaner and a LOT easier to service. Also on the turbo and downpipes, never use gaskets. You need to take the manifolds and the turbo housing to the machine shop, and shim the surfaces. This way you WILL NEVER have a leak and you will never blow a gasket. Also when you have oil leaks like the one you described, you never drive the car. OIL leak on the turbo side means FIRE, means car GAME OVER. Very amateur move. You fix the leak and then after you check you drive it. my 2 cents. Believe me when i say something, i have built a few cars in the last 15 years (approx. more than 100 MKIVs). I have been through fires, engine block cracking, clutches blowing up and Getrags being torn to pieces, shafts being torn in two and being saved by the shields around the tranny. A lot of misfortunes, but i prefer to say it's experience. cheers Dimitri

Finally pm me with paypal address for the deposit and bank info for the rest of the amount so we don't have to pay an arm and a leg to paypal for this transfer. thanks Dimitri

1120 for me

ok no problem

Too expensive Paul, the customer will run away if i tell them that price. cheers Dimitri

I have one new-one from my HKS rasing ti, which i'm pretty sure it's identical So name your price. shipping to the UK is like nothing, because i will there in a few weeks as it looks like Cheers Dimitri

Hey there, i have 2 customers looking for 6 speed boxes here, so that's why i'm posting. If anyone has a 6 speed box in good shaped and in logical amount of money let me know. Thanks Dimitri