chris r Posted July 6, 2021 Share Posted July 6, 2021 I've had a quick play sroundd with a wood burning and a microwave oven transformer. The wood has to be much wetter than I expected, the stuff I was playing with was out in the rain for a few days but was still too dry to conduct nicely. Or just Wang a few transformers together for max voltage/death and stand back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted July 7, 2021 Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Oh cool! Yeah the old neon 15000v transformers pack a decent punch, if not I have access to a neon bombarder which runs much higher amperage / death 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris r Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 1 hour ago, chris r said: I've had a quick play around with a wood burning and a microwave oven transformer. The wood has to be much wetter than I expected, the stuff I was playing with was out in the rain for a few days but was still too dry to conduct nicely. Or just Wang a few transformers together for max voltage/death and stand back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 EP starlets are so damn cool. If I could have a dream garage of cars I think a full bodykit factory turbo EP starlet would be in there. The first time I saw a factory turbo one I couldnt believe it. That and the first time I saw a Z20 soarer stick out in my mind was "WTAF!" moments for seeing cool 80s cars in the wild back in the day. haha. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted September 17, 2023 Author Share Posted September 17, 2023 Haha yeah they are pretty cool although I am biased. I'd love to fit a Turbo S bumper on it but finding one is so hard these days. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Is @kpr going to give it a VVTI upgrade from the factory VVT? Does it have a @kpr exhaust? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 Haha nah not on this thing - no amount of beer will make it ok for him to work on a silvertop 20v Its got a stainless 2.5inch system feed by factory headers which have the factory squish - Ive been trying to convince him to grovel under the car but I'll likely end up doing it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Here's a little song I've written in tribute to the 20v, set to the tune of What's my age again by Blink 182 Nightspeed drags, on a Friday night Put helmet on to get the feelin' right We started burning out, we started spinning cranks But then the car it stalled on me And that's about the time VW walked away from me Nobody likes you when you're twenty-vee It's got too many valves and it shows What the hell is 16V? My friends say build 4age again build 4age again? build 4age again? Then later on, on the drive home I called my mom from a payphone I said my silvertop it handles like on rails But I took a drag based sodomy And that's about the time that bitch hung up on me 1 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 20v Jokes aside this car has come together awesomely, great work. Cant wait to see it / hear it! Are you going to do anything further apart from fix the exhaust when someone gives your welder back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 1 hour ago, shrike said: Is @kpr going to give it a VVTI upgrade from the factory VVT? Does it have a @kpr exhaust? if only mr toyota carried on with the 16v head, added itb's, vvt/i and the bigger cams like the 20v got 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted October 21 Author Share Posted October 21 49 minutes ago, Roman said: 20v Jokes aside this car has come together awesomely, great work. Cant wait to see it / hear it! Are you going to do anything further apart from fix the exhaust when someone gives your welder back Just minor bits and pieces to make it tidy - its not bad as is but I tend to get a bit carried away. Then it might be for sale after that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 He kept telling me all day how incredible the experience to work on a 20v was , only issue was the itbs are too big for the 4age and in that setup It will never rev to 12,300 rpm 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 Doesn't jump as well as the gc either 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted Friday at 23:11 Share Posted Friday at 23:11 Custom @kpr VVTI Head setup? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted Friday at 23:57 Author Share Posted Friday at 23:57 Yep! More on that to follow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted Saturday at 00:17 Share Posted Saturday at 00:17 19 minutes ago, Stu said: Yep! More on that to follow Love it keen to see results on how it works with boost Have you mentioned turbo selection? Or still deciding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu Posted Saturday at 00:26 Author Share Posted Saturday at 00:26 Me too! If KPR's Hilux is anything to go by it should be fun especially in a light car. Ive got a GTX2867 series 2 turbo sitting on the shelf which is the next size up from whats on the Hilux. I havent quite decided if it will make it onto the 86 or upgrade to the starlet then buy something else. It will depend a bit on the budget at the time I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted Saturday at 00:30 Share Posted Saturday at 00:30 Stu's engine is basiclly the fancy version of whats in the Hilux, which is vvti long rod turbo, but built from worn out old junk and a weird cam combo. @Stu is going to run a g25, so we can make a nice easy 300kw at 10,000rpm 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrike Posted Saturday at 00:56 Share Posted Saturday at 00:56 25 minutes ago, Stu said: Me too! If KPR's Hilux is anything to go by it should be fun especially in a light car. Ive got a GTX2867 series 2 turbo sitting on the shelf which is the next size up from whats on the Hilux. I havent quite decided if it will make it onto the 86 or upgrade to the starlet then buy something else. It will depend a bit on the budget at the time I guess. 21 minutes ago, kpr said: Stu's engine is basiclly the fancy version of whats in the Hilux, which is vvti long rod turbo, but built from worn out old junk and a weird cam combo. @Stu is going to run a g25, so we can make a nice easy 300kw at 10,000rpm I was going to say a pulsar g25 (4849) (or a Garrett if you have the coin) would be a great match maybe with a .72 I'd your going for all the revs Though I can't remember what diff/gearbox he's got so may not love the power haha. Ok so the Hilux will be a great comparison, but you've also set that up for different duties to what the 86 will be doing right? The Hilux videos you posted definitely shows how capable the setup is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpr Posted Saturday at 06:07 Share Posted Saturday at 06:07 Yeah hilux is setup to have the widest powerband possible, rather than huge numbers. it maxes the 2860 out pretty easy. havent have a 2860 and g25 on same engine. but the g25 looks to come on 500rpm or so later than a 2860. with the vvti and different cam combo i was able to get the 2860 to come on 600rpm sooner. so should be able to get the g25 to come on like a 2860 on a normal 4age. probably even better since is more of a feat to pull the boost threshold down from 4000rpm to 3400rpm. than it is from 4500 to 4000. since 4ages dont really do much down there. So having something that will come on sub 4000rpm and easy make 300kw, would be weapon in an ae86. cool thing is, since it will be happy to make the power at high rpm, can run a boost ramp to make big power up top, while keeping the cylinder pressures down. long as the maxchinarods stay in the block rpm wise, decent power wont be that taxing on the engine 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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