JGM Project Car

[Jolly Green Monster]

after digging the car out of its hiding place and bringing it home for a wash, impressed with race battery - started first time and not been touched for four weeks.

Morrettes with middle lens removed at totb

new graphics which were added just before totb


the you cant miss it rev counter and Toucan display also added just before totb


Simon

[asperformance]

"saashages"

[Jolly Green Monster]

Lol

[Jolly Green Monster]

Trailered the car over to stew @ tfs racing and back last week and we removed the gearbox I broke at totb.
Some metal on the drain plug so definately stripped first gear I guess.
Awaiting a hawkeye gearset arriving to build it back up.

While there the exhaust system was redone to exit the rear of the car.
The side exits did their job and were quiet measuring 88db at totb although that was with down turned tailpipes, they didnt believe it could be that quiet and remeasured with the mic nearer and said 92 and 94db.
The problem with the side exists has always been extraction on the dyno.
So set stew the task of making them exit at the rear bumper.
Rather pleased with the results.



Simon

[kartingsteve]

Nice job

[Jolly Green Monster]

Busy week for the car and me, tfs, teg sport, ian (bod).

Realised there was a test and tune day at santapod coming up on 21st sept that worked with my mapping schedule perfectly so rather than the relaxed fix the box when I get around to it, it became a rush and last minute dot com.
Thanks to teg sport for building the box nice and quick.
I didnt want to risk it being delayed by a courier so dropped it up there and then on wednesday headed off to collect it (2x650mile round trips). Had a busy mapping day at tfs on the thursday so whilst I mapped the cars stew and ian fitted the box. Clutch was being a pain in the ass and box came out and back in several times late into the night to get it sorted and I cancelled the dyno time booked for my car at surrey rolling road to tweak for the new exhaust and I headed north with a working car strapped on the trailer at 10ish and started the task of searching for a hotel that had a room spare and space for car and trailer and that I could be happy leaving it.
Friday morning came way to quick and rolled up at pod at 8am.
First run on r888s straight off the trailer and all good but car felt slow, it didnt scare me.
Think is was a 10.7, which wasnt bad on the r888s but car was noticably less powerful.
Checked logs and rich and so made some adjustments but my mind wasnt happy as it shouldnt be rich.
Another run on r888s and it was better but still down on power.
Then notice in the logs the battery voltage is 11.7volts - doh.
Tried few checks and wiring all good, thanks to stew and ian for help. Conclusion was alternator dead, which was always a question mark over whether it would be okay and it had been fine until now. Logs from elvington show 13.9v.
To an extent I was pleased to find that and pleased I was correct it was less powerful.
As everything else on the car was 100% and I was there and had paid for the day thought whatsit to it and put drag wheels and tyres on and used jump pack to start it as battery got lower still and ran with electric powersteering off and enjoyed running it anyway, more quarter miles under my belt, all good fun.
Quickest was 10.14 if I recall correct.
So no 9s for 2012, that can wait until 2013.

More Pics and videos to follow



Simon

[Hongkongfooi]

Nice one Simon, let's face we would all dream of a 10.14!

[Tomma]

Thats still very very quick!

What gearbox do you use in the car?

[Jolly Green Monster]

Thanks.

Wr1 6spd with forester gearing

[Jolly Green Monster]

would have been quicker had I not tried to hold 4th across the line and twatted the limiter

car trying to save weight during the run by shedding the fog light cover

I think this was the 10.14.. blast limiter again lol

last run of the day I think (you can see the weather coming in) I was sat watching the water temp climb going "come on ffs"..
whose got the biggest crack (on gearchange lol)


Simon

[Jolly Green Monster]

[Tomma]

Like the last photo, should try and get a photo from the same spot each time and when the times get faster compare how smaller your car looks in each one until its fast enough to be obscured by a parachute!

Is there any difference between the forester gears and say what gears I have in my bug sti? Strength or ratio-wise? Is it right that the hawk onwards gears are stronger than the earlier 6 speeds?

[Jolly Green Monster]

length of gears only difference.. along with I think the bulk rings changed and the selector fork tips but nothing strength wise is different

[harvey05]

the time should be there as andy forest got an 8.6 with the same engine but he might be quicker now as it was testing kept boging down off the line

[Jolly Green Monster]

He has larger turbos, sequential box, no full weld in cage (ie. cars lighter).

[asperformance]

Originally Posted by harvey05

the time should be there as andy forest got an 8.6 with the same engine but he might be quicker now as it was testing kept boging down off the line

to be fair to Simon, Mr.Forests car is built to do a specific job whereas Simons is still (to a degree) a road going car with less power and more importantly less development that Andy has put in

it also has a largely unbreakable sequential box wheras Simon is still attempting to keep all of the gears in his factory spec 6spd........

[Jolly Green Monster]

As I have said to Andy I want to be as fast as him when I am his age

theres a lot more to it than a big power figure

[asperformance]

i'll tell him next time i see him mind...............

[Jolly Green Monster]

Originally Posted by asperformance

i'll tell him next time i see him mind...............

I have said it to him. Speak quite often.

[asperformance]

i'm joshing

[ralliart didz]

JGM wot size are your works xt7 alloys and r888 tyres please

[Jolly Green Monster]

255/35/18 and about to go up for sale

[ralliart didz]

Originally Posted by Jolly Green Monster

255/35/18 and about to go up for sale

lol,yours are 100 pcd arnt they,i need 5x114.3

[Jolly Green Monster]

Yes or they might be both. Cant remember

[ralliart didz]

pm me a price if there 114.3 and size and offset please

[Jolly Green Monster]

Replacement Alternator ordered as current one is definitly fubar...

I know there is more in the car on the current turbos, but........ ordered some new bigger ones

Weather today had me wanting to take the car out, so keen to get it back up and running and map it on new turbos now

Collecting my daughter from school in it is always amusing

Simon

[Hongkongfooi]

And the turbos are and will allow what power?

Did you get my pm?

[Jolly Green Monster]

Will allow an theoretical 1200hp but will be aiming for 1000

Not aware of one. Will check

[Jolly Green Monster]

Engine bay with no turbos

The new turbos from Lateral


Look small in the bay


Simon

[BIG"E"]

Quality

what BHP are you expecting to make with them.?

[Jolly Green Monster]

Aiming for around 1000 which will max current injectors. Unless I get chance to change them first. Have had 600 on a couple of cars running one of these.

What sort of torque will it end up with if you get the 1000bhp will the gearbox cope?

[Jolly Green Monster]

I will restrict the torque so as not to lift the heads etc.

The sequential dog box arrives later this week so hopefully that wont break

[Jolly Green Monster]

Gearbox repaired and ready to install again.
Thanks to Stew @ TFS racing for collecting it today


Simon

[Jolly Green Monster]

I have been manic with work so not had chance to do anything on the car myself.

In the mean time Stew and Ian have done a fair bit. The clutch hub for the carnetic clutch I use I bought a replacement to match the new larger input shaft on the new box. Unfortunatly because the input shaft is machined to mount to an impreza flywheel but isnt an impreza diameter we have a minor issue with the clutch hub.
Have a solution but only 80% happy with it. Talking with carbonetic about them possibly making a one off for it, either that or I have to change to a different make of clutch but the current one has been very good and so when something works I try not to change. This is delaying box fitment.

In the meantime another gearbox has been fitted to ensure the engine is in the correct position and Stew has cracked on with making the new manifolds for the new turbos



Simon

[Jolly Green Monster]

Simon

[Tomma]

Looks like Santa has come early this year!!

do you think it will be back running again soon or with the new turbos before the sequential box is in?

[Jolly Green Monster]

No gearbox to run it on other than sequential

[Steve_PPP]

Those turbos look very cool

I assume you have arch liners to refit to stop crap getting in the engine bay, does the turbo pipework get in the way?

[Jolly Green Monster]

Originally Posted by Steve_PPP

Those turbos look very cool

I assume you have arch liners to refit to stop crap getting in the engine bay, does the turbo pipework get in the way?

Narrrr add weight that would

[Jolly Green Monster]

Stews been working like crazy

Wastegates now on and manifolds complete.

Downpipes and turbo plumbing and filters left to do

Simon

[SpecB]

Are the filters going to come through the light housings?

[Jolly Green Monster]

Few options on filters but not decided fully yet

[Jolly Green Monster]

Stews worked another blinder.

Turbos mounted and wastegates and downpipes


More to do as always

Simom

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

Are the filters going to come through the light housings?

Fine mesh maybe ???

[Jolly Green Monster]

One of the options and probably

[SpecB]

Not much room for a std shape cone, possibly a mushroom filter? Or sod it and run them open!

[Jolly Green Monster]

this might give a clue for another option

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/a...EFA8398780.jpg

[SpecB]

I can see a set of these poking out of there!

[Jolly Green Monster]

Originally Posted by BlueBugEye

I can see a set of these poking out of there!

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