Mike@TD.co.uk 467 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 Hi All, Thought we'd start a little thread to keep a track of things with our own in house GT86, we've owned it from new in May 2013 and its been a LOT of fun, lovely car to live with everyday, and fantastic on twisty lanes as i'm sure all of you already know Anyhow, we picked the car up in May 2013, having a set of Rota Torque Drift wheels in 18x9.5 ET35 in Bronze waiting for it at the workshop, along with a set of BC Racing BR Series coilovers. Those went on the car approximately 40 minutes after collecting it Along with some subtle decals along the sides after taking inspiration from the optional sticker kit from Toyota. We used the car for a little while like this, letting the engine break in nicely and not giving it too much abuse from day 1. Several hundred miles later, we popped her onto the Dyno and did a few base runs to see what we we're working with. The plot is our car, having done around 10 pulls, the power varied from 179bhp to 184bhp, this being the highest it made. From there we designed our exhaust system, second decat, overpipe and equal length manifold, along with a remap on the ECUTeK software! This saw us at a peak of 205bhp, smoothening out the torque dip area hugely with the manifold along with the remap. The car was completely different to drive as to be expected, and drove a lot better than the improvements would show on paper. Having explored that area we then moved onto forced induction... We designed our inhouse turbo kit, choosing to mount the turbo right up top at the front of the engine bay, with the factory airbox out of the way it leaves a perfect area for the turbo to sit along with external wastegate and downpipe. We chose to run a larger frame turbo from the get go as to keep the kit 'future proof'. Onto the Dyno the car went and began tuning, running via a TiAL MVR 44m external wastegate, we get precise and perfect boost control everytime which is exactly what we wanted when forcing air into an engine of this caliber. After time on the dyno and at a very modest 5psi or 0.35bar we managed to boost our horsepower by 94bhp upto 278bhp and boosted our peak torque from 160lb.ft upto 230lb.ft. Still on the stock clutch, fuel pump, injectors and so on. Needless to say this has transformed the car into something very special, no longer is there the need to rev the car to get it to go, joining motorways and picking up speed feels effortless. The power band below 4000rpm is night and day different to a factory car. It has to be experienced to explain it fully The car has took hours on the dyno along with months on the road and now thousands of miles, gathering mileage and data logs in varying environments to ensure its longevity and reliability. We're glad to say it hasn't missed a beat and on a good run we still return 44mpg We also added a powerflex rear gearbox mount insert, along with their rear differential and rear subframe inserts, these have made a nice improvement to the car, without adding any negative input to the daily drivability of the car. Ontop of this we fitted some KSport 8Pot/356mm Front Brakes along with KSport 4Pot/356mm Rear Brakes in 'caution yellow'. The car now stops on a sixpence and adds a lot of confidence when pushing on into braking zones. We removed the stock spoiler and replaced it with a TRD version which really finishes off the exterior of the car for us. We're a big fan of the factory bodyshape The car also has the GFB Lightweight Pulley kit installed. I'll add to this as we continue to push forward with things, we have fuel system, drivetrain and electronic boost control going onto the car very shortly and will be winding the boost up some more to form the next stage to our turbo package More to follow! Thanks for reading Mike Jones Tuning Developments Ltd 2 chillismoke and Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 Good to see the work you guys have put into it Mike Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike 458 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 Did you only do the 1 dyno run before modding? When I got mine dyno'd at a meet at your old place it gave a similar result and I remember you saying that's what yours got as well. Would be interesting to see if mine has gained anything now it has 20k miles on it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 Can't wait to see this baby, nice work Mike. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foulsmell 120 Report post Posted August 12, 2015 Ksport brakes,front and rear, look awesome too Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Any pics of the front and rear brakes Mike? Do love a big brake setup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minion 132 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 I do really like the look of this setup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike@TD.co.uk 467 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Did you only do the 1 dyno run before modding? When I got mine dyno'd at a meet at your old place it gave a similar result and I remember you saying that's what yours got as well. Would be interesting to see if mine has gained anything now it has 20k miles on it! We did around 10 pulls, but just the single session on the dyno yes, I think the most power we've seen from a stock car could well be Alec's 86 which i'm sure was late 190s? Be interesting to see the difference after 20k miles of usage though Can't wait to see this baby, nice work Mike. Pop in whenever Mark, we're easier to find now too Any pics of the front and rear brakes Mike? Do love a big brake setup Look smart bud! I've got some photos on the camera which I need to get uploaded, will add them soon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Good stuff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minion 132 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Been reading through your website at the exhaust's which you make are they 2.5" or 3"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike@TD.co.uk 467 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Been reading through your website at the exhaust's which you make are they 2.5" or 3"? Currently 2.5" which we run on our car at the moment, with a resonated center section. All of our exhausts are made with mandrel bent tubing and are all flange jointed too. We will be looking at 3" systems in the future, but at the moment it isn't needed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Minion 132 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Is a 2.5" system good for that sort of power then? What power would you need to be going to 3"? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 A bigger bore will always help but you realistically won't be choking the system with a 2.5" until you start pushing silly figures like 500+bhp Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kodename47 446 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 A bigger bore will always help but you realistically won't be choking the system with a 2.5" until you start pushing silly figures like 500+bhpBigger bore is better for turbo Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike@TD.co.uk 467 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 We won't be looking at any larger until we're onto forged internals. Will then do some back to back testing on our car on the dyno Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Mike, how do you find the standard clutch with all that more power? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike@TD.co.uk 467 Report post Posted August 13, 2015 Flawless Mark, granted we don't do standing start launches, but its holding perfectly fine across the peak torque area in all gears, no signs of slippage when into 5th and 6th gears Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike@TD.co.uk 467 Report post Posted August 24, 2015 Couple more photos of the car as it stands at the moment, including: STRi Racing Boost Gauge Install Powerflex Rear Gearbox Mount Insert Powerflex Rear Subframe Bush Inserts Powerflex Rear Diff Bush Inserts KSport 8Pot 356mm Front Brake Kit KSport 4Pot 356mm Rear Brake Kit TRD Rear Spoiler 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted August 24, 2015 Probably a silly question but how are the brakes Mike? Would like to compare to my setup if possible somehow? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mike@TD.co.uk 467 Report post Posted August 24, 2015 Really good Jordan, very firm brake pedal with little travel compared to OE calipers. Nice progressive feel as they apply and always feels like there is plenty more stopping power available in reserve if needed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
smudge 1020 Report post Posted August 24, 2015 We need a comparison Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted September 6, 2015 Mike, Thanks for yesterday buddy, "feckin awesome" is all I can say, and by the way you owe me a new pair of pants. 2 Keethos and Ztox reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Keethos 842 Report post Posted September 6, 2015 You can't leave it like that Mark, details! 1 Ztox reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark-in-Stoke 488 Report post Posted September 6, 2015 Keethos, you really need to visit TD to find out for yourself but basically it pulls like a friken train at the same time as being really easy to drive. Go visit!! Personally I wouldn't need to upgrade this unit at all, it has way more than I would ever need. 1 Keethos reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob275 1817 Report post Posted September 7, 2015 Keethos, you really need to visit TD to find out for yourself but basically it pulls like a friken train at the same time as being really easy to drive. Go visit!! Personally I wouldn't need to upgrade this unit at all, it has way more than I would ever need. But they all pull like a train to be fair compared to stock 1 GT86-Ian reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
