Alistair Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 So as some of you know, I bought another EP70. This one was built at almost the same time as I was tutuing with my old one. Recently saw it for sale for way too cheap for the work gone into it so I snapped it up as a weekend doort car/part time track/drag car. Here's some pictures of it, specs below that. Body is pretty arse compared to my old one but add's to the sleeper/pos effect. Same Corolla steels that I had on mine, albeit powder coated silver this time. Pea shooter exhaust.... Which does nothing as you can see, the real exhaust is tucked up underneath next to it. Pretty tidy interior, few seat rips so would like to try and find some better condition ones. Turbo dash with digital boost gauge that works! Dash dimmer to the right is now boost control between 6-16psi. It has some of these for handling assistance. And this is what makes it tick, 5EFTE motor, details below. (Copy paste from the previous owner) Engine & Box Engine rebuilt ~22k kms ago, bottom end assembled by Paeroa Engine Reconditioners . 5EFHE rebored block, 5EFHE rods, 4EFTE Ross forged pistons and rings . Uprated head bolts, new OEM rod and main bolts, bearings . Ported 4EFTE head and ‘Streetfighter’ spec cams (done by Kelfords), OEM 4EFTE headgasket . Rods, bearings, head bolts and all bottom end hardware cryo treated . Custom mild steel manifold with wastegate port. Motorsport Engineering hybrid Mitsi TD05H, Evo III comp wheel and smallest exhaust housing (VR4 6cm^2) for fast spool, rebuilt same time as engine. Genuine Tial 38mm wastegate (plumb-back). Full 2.5” mandrel exhaust, turbo to concealed tip (with straight through muffler). Dummy 1.5” pea-shooter exhaust tip . Aluminium Civic radiator and 'Zirgo' 4000cfm electric fan. Modified 5EFHE ACIS intake manifold with VR4 60mm throttle body. SARD 550cc injectors. Nissan R32 in-tank fuel pump. Modified Legacy RS water > air intercooler and pump, VF750 motorbike radiator and fan for cooling IC (painted black for stealth). Custom mandrel 2.5” aluminum intercooler piping. Simota pod off turbo that sits in front bumper (painted black for stealth). Mitsi VR4 coils and wasted spark setup. Oil catch can (with custom enlarged cam cover breather). Urethane engine mounts. C52 5-speed box with TRD LSD (LSD new at time of engine rebuild), Redline oil. 1900lb pressure plate and 6-puck clutch. Brakes, Suspension, Wheels EP82 hubs and shafts, new CVs (less than 22k kms ago). EP82 calipers, new rotors and OEM rear brake shoes (22k kms ago). EP82 Cusco Zero coilovers and camber plates. EP71 Si front swaybar. Whiteline EP82 adjustable rear swaybar (frame-rails modified to suit). Whiteline antilift kit. EP71 Turbo-R front strut brace. Nylon spacers on steering rack ends (wider wheels = no rub). Corolla 15” steel wheels powder coated in ‘XL spec’ grey (to look like factory 13”s). 4x near new 195/50/15 Hankook Ventus directional tyres. Brain/electronics Link V5, road tune by KPR (Kris). Boost adjust on dash (disguised as dash dimmer knob), 6-16 psi. ACIS switched at 5k rpm. Link also runs water to air IC pump (switches when manifold sees 1psi and runs for 30s, pump also has manual override switch). Future plans include: Getting semi-slicks for track/aiding in general traction (ordered). Tidying up the paint further down the track. Buying an innovate LC-1 or similar to wire into the link and try and learn my way around this tuning thing some more. Possibly swapping to a 20g cover and comp wheel on the TD05. Attending more track days/drags. Zing. Do a skid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterlex Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Lets see some vids of this thing boosting please. Super sweet wip. How much power is the motor making? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Yeah need to get a decent camera mount, driving this thing is a 2 handed affair at all times when being fanged, will try and swap lanes on you in a heartbeat. Power wise is hard to say, closest to mine is another guy with a 5E and the smaller TD04L making 177kw on 17psi (1psi more than mine) but I'm not sure whether his has had any head work like mine. Conservatively somewhere between 170-190kw? (Old starlet was 147kw on 17psi) Will get it on the dyno when I find someone who isn't Speedtech in Wellington. Kris suggested SpeedWorks in Palmy, if anyone has any comments on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jakesae101 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 a guy in harbor capital car club has one of these hybrid engines in his gt starlet making 204kw at the wheels or something stupid its pretty intense to be in the passengers seat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I smiled heaps reading that. Love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock-Lee Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Take me for a ride. Keen to feel like I am about to die as you torque steer towards a tree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Take me for a ride. Keen to feel like I am about to die as you torque steer towards a tree. See you Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridal Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Does the LSD box not rid the torque steer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Does the LSD box not rid the torque steer? It's a TRD LSD swapped in to the non LSD box (factory ones are yuck viscous I think) so it's pretty agressive. 2nd gear frys both wheels, then 3rd as it struggles for traction is where I feel it pull around on the wheel the most. I think the LSD actually makes it torque steer more, my old one didn't have LSD and it would tend to just let one wheel go apeshit but never pull around on the steering much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Does the LSD box not rid the torque steer? Torque steer is because of the wheels angular momentum change acting over the steering geometry rather than one wheel going faster than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Link V5, road tune by KPR (Kris). shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mixmasterlex Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 The intercooler setup is badass too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 The intercooler setup is badass too. Yeah, leaves nothing up the front to see except the filter off the turbo if you squat down and look really hard through the lower valance gap. He did a sweet job of sleepering it up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyteler Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Have you thought about perhaps getting an oldschool car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 Have you thought about perhaps getting an oldschool car? Nah they're slow and expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rot808 Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 ill give you 6 bottlecaps and a button when we go out for lunch date in this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taistorm Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 I'm glad someone on OS brought this. Envy you so much! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikuni Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 First pic rules. Very cool little car, I like the touches he's added like the pee shooter, powder coated steels and the dash. Can't wait to see this thing out on track. Take to 1vaknds trackday in aug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alistair Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 First pic rules. Very cool little car, I like the touches he's added like the pee shooter, powder coated steels and the dash. Can't wait to see this thing out on track. Take to 1vaknds trackday in aug? Yup, all booked and paid for August. First outing in this/first trackday for me ever. Should be a lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KKtrips Posted July 3, 2011 Share Posted July 3, 2011 Does the dimmer still dim the lights too? Cos that would be ruling if it did - dim the lights = wind up the boost... JEAH!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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