Trackcar whirlwind MK2

[brakedust]

Just got this from Joo, will be fitting it this weekend and tuning the engine as my adaptives etc are a total mess and running like crap!

Will post my results up when im all sorted, and then later in the summer i will be going down and having her rolling roaded.

[itiejim]

SO, what's a Trackcar Whirlwind 2?

Sounds like a food processor sponsored by Jenson Button

Edited by itiejim on Tuesday 19th May 21:45

[brakedust]

itiejim said:

SO, what's a Trackcar Whirlwind 2?

Sounds like a food processor sponsored by Jenson Button

Edited by itiejim on Tuesday 19th May 21:45

Its a short induction kit with a chip to sort the fueling, with this and my linked de-cats i should be nearer the 400 bhp goal.

[SimonKD]

brakedust said:

itiejim said:

SO, what's a Trackcar Whirlwind 2?

Sounds like a food processor sponsored by Jenson Button

Edited by itiejim on Tuesday 19th May 21:45

Its a short induction kit with a chip to sort the fueling, with this and my linked de-cats i should be nearer the 400 bhp goal.

So, were you the lucky ebay bidder?

Regards
Simon

[esso]

Wots the difference from the MK1?

[dirty boy]

SimonKD said:

brakedust said:

itiejim said:

SO, what's a Trackcar Whirlwind 2?

Sounds like a food processor sponsored by Jenson Button

Edited by itiejim on Tuesday 19th May 21:45

Its a short induction kit with a chip to sort the fueling, with this and my linked de-cats i should be nearer the 400 bhp goal.

So, were you the lucky ebay bidder?

Regards
Simon

No, that was ridds.

[brakedust]

Joo says the mark 2 is easier to fit with the same gains, will get it done this weekend once my new starter is fitted

Im looking forward to it!

[ridds]

Mine is going on at the moment!

Joo provided fantastic service. Won the auction Monday and the kit arrived at 11:30 this morning.

Leave for the Ring tonight!

[JensenA]

Damm! And I paid over a grand for mine - I should have waited

[itsallyellow]

That would have been with a remap though? wouldnt it?

[JensenA]

itsallyellow said:

That would have been with a remap though? wouldnt it?

Yes it was - it was just my initial reaction actually I don't know how much the new kits go for, although I would think that with Joo's experience a Generic mapped chip wouldn't be a million miles out. Would it?

[itsallyellow]

From my experience of getting all my cerbs mapped at Joos is that a good individual map could get you 10hp or more. The best part being that everything is optimised to your specific engine.

Mike

[Gazzab]

I thought the specific rolling road map was the only way to go up until now?

[FarmyardPants]

I imagine a generic chip will be mapped on the conservative side, fuelling and ignition wise, to cater for variations between cars and exhausts so as not to lean out if the car flows more air than the norm, especially as the cerb doesn't use an airflow meter. It'll be better than the oem map + whirlwind but a RR remap is the way to go.

[ridds]

Fitted!

Had to mod the scuttle panel a little to allow it to fit without the panel wearing away the top of the pipes. The old pipes suffered from this too.



Chip installed with generic map and cooling mods.

Happy days.

[SimonKD]

So how's She running?

Regards
Simon

[ridds]

Only fired it up to check it worked.

Will post up when I've driven it to my friends later.

[Gazzab]

Here's the blurb that Joolz had on the kit Ridds bought..... So he hasnt sold a massive BHP seeking map on the chip. Should be good none-the-less.


TVR Cerbera 4.5 Short Induction Kit.

Designed to replace the original long TVR induction pipes, this short kit improves horsepower above 3500rpm.
Fitting takes only 15 minutes and the new short pipes transform the look of the engine bay compared to tarnished original spec purple TVR pipework. Short Kit available in Black only.

With remapping this Short Induction Kit is capable of up to 420hp on standard 4.5 cars in good condition with efficient exhaust systems, or 430-440hp on RedRose cars. A Tuscan race spec 4.7 engine has peaked at 477hp with this kit fitted.

Kit is supplied with an ECU chip which corrects the fuelling requirements of the engine but isn't designed to provide massive bhp increases, although increases of 12-15bhp are typical from this kit and chip combination as delivered. For greater bhp increases and improved fuel economy bespoke ECU mapping is available, please email for details.

[greenm]

Yep thats right its the re map and rolling road that costs and takes the time. Whole day for mine but made the majic 400 hp and well worth the dosh.

[brakedust]

ridds said:

Fitted!

Had to mod the scuttle panel a little to allow it to fit without the panel wearing away the top of the pipes. The old pipes suffered from this too.



Chip installed with generic map and cooling mods.

Happy days.

Looking forward to getting mine fitted this week now, Ridds is your backing plate metal? only ask because mine have seen better days as someone tightened the clamps down to much at some point and have damaged them