Best place to remap a VT2 GTS-R SC?
Best place to remap a VT2 GTS-R SC?
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Turbo T

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1,382 posts

271 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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Hi guys, could anyone tell me where best to get a remap performed on a VT2 GTS-R. The car was originally supplied/SC by LSV with reputedly 512 bhp.

I know things in the tuning world more on and I wondered where my best option was for a remap.

TIA

jumplead

1,823 posts

235 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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I suggest you give either Mark at RapidGB (He is ex LSV so may know of the car) or Roger at Monkfish Performance a call, either of those will be able to help with your request.

Turbo T

Original Poster:

1,382 posts

271 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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Thanks, do you have a website or tel # for RapidGB?

I emailed Wortec a few days ago but sofar no response.

V8HSV

2,457 posts

275 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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Turbo T said:
Thanks, do you have a website or tel # for RapidGB?

I emailed Wortec a few days ago but sofar no response.
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www.rapid-gb.co.uk/

wortec2

103 posts

250 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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I have checked an we have recived no email from you. Our email is info@wortec.co.uk

Turbo T

Original Poster:

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Friday 9th November 2007
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wortec2 said:
I have checked an we have recived no email from you. Our email is info@wortec.co.uk
My fault, sent it to infor@wortec.co.uk. Now resent.

Turbo T

Original Poster:

1,382 posts

271 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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wow just spoke to Mark @ RapidGB, he actually fitted the SC kit to the car orginally, so got a brief history on the car etc.

Thanks for the help guys


anonymous-user

77 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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Turbo T said:
wow just spoke to Mark @ RapidGB, he actually fitted the SC kit to the car orginally, so got a brief history on the car etc.

Thanks for the help guys



Well done, Mark's a good guy and your car is in safe hands.

well_fans

4,193 posts

247 months

Friday 9th November 2007
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Mark is actually an evil genius - spoke to him yesterday re fitting a FAST intake and now I'm looking at the Harrop Hurricane. Wallet having a heart attack at the thought of it.

J. J.

832 posts

240 months

Saturday 10th November 2007
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Post up the result. Be interesting to see if there is any room for improvement on what you have already got.

Turbo T

Original Poster:

1,382 posts

271 months

Saturday 10th November 2007
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Thanks to Duncan from Wortec for a very helpful/detailed response to my email.

OK the car was apparently the first SC conversion that LSV did to a GTS-R, and as such is not intercooled, but uses an ERL aquamist WI system to try and cool the charge temps.

So the first job will be finding a reasonably priced Intercooler kit for the car, either that or building one myself.

I see CAPA sell an IC kit, and Mark @ Rapid has quoted me for a supply/fit price. Having done lots of installs on Supras I am more than happy to do it myself,so if anyone has any links to aftermarket IC kits it would be greatly appreciated.

well_fans

4,193 posts

247 months

Saturday 10th November 2007
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you can order direct from Capa yourself and install it but assume you'll still need someone like Mark to remap it on the rolling road anyway to take advantage of the upgrade.

ringram

14,701 posts

271 months

Saturday 10th November 2007
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Unless he wants to try his hand and map it himself smile

anonymous-user

77 months

Saturday 10th November 2007
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ringram said:
Unless he wants to try his hand and map it himself


How can you do this effectively without a Dyno?

ringram

14,701 posts

271 months

Saturday 10th November 2007
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You can map fuel without a dyno using a wideband controller.
You only need a dyno for spark timing IMO. Of course a dyno lets you do the whole lot faster than on the road, as logging those full throttle 6000rpm power runs on the motorway is harder than it sounds, especially when you are trying to fill certain cells in smile
In fact a road wideband is better than a dyno one as its in the stock location pre-cat so more accurate. Tailpipes ones are not as good.

I realised that there are certain areas of spark you cant really tune on the dyno, anything under idle vacuum for example is very hard. You cant hold the engine at a steady low pressure state (Basically decel) as once it becomes steady vacuum will decrease. So you have to do a quasi guess of spark there. Even an engine dyno would struggle, you would have to just log tractive effort in the split second it was there and via trial and error optimise it. Though seeing as its decel there isnt much point... the only reason I mention it is that if the spark is too far out you can get it doing weird things like surging and jerking..

Then there is idle tuning, cranking/startup, stall savers, aircond load adjustment, speedo calibration, radiator fan adjustment etc, all done off the dyno normally. No sane tuner will just do a dyno tune, virtually all will test it on the street.

Turbo T

Original Poster:

1,382 posts

271 months

Monday 12th November 2007
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I have mapped my own cars before, but as RapidGB & Wortec etc have a specialist knowledge of these engines I would be silly not to use the expertise.

Is it the LS1 Edit software people use for these cars?

well_fans

4,193 posts

247 months

Monday 12th November 2007
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choice of Efilive or HP Tuner - ringram sells Efilive and RapidGB and LSV use that to tune the cars. Wortec dealers use the HP Tuner I believe. Quite a few of us on here have a copy of Efilive we've bought from ringram, takes a while to get into it if you're a noob like myself but with perserverance its a very powerful tool and excellent online support.

Turbo T

Original Poster:

1,382 posts

271 months

Monday 12th November 2007
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Many thanks, I will shoot Ringram a mail nearer the time

ringram

14,701 posts

271 months

Monday 12th November 2007
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I also offer free support to anyone with questions about such things smile