Why upgrade? What’s wrong with standard? Let’s dive into the first question. Why upgrade over the stock brakes? How good are the stock brakes? This is a fairly common question in the groups. To answer that short and fast, the answer is for stock or 200bhp cars they are plenty adequate. Let alone with upgraded […]
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Turbo NC
Where do I begin? So, you’ve installed your new RoadsterWireWorks patch-harness and new Haltech Elite 1500. What’s the next step now you’ve got it all plugged in? Don’t worry is a lot less difficult than you think! Can anyone program the ECU? Yes. Theres three basic things you’ll need. Starting with the most important, common-sense. […]
But, what was wrong with the stock ECU?? Before we start, we need to clarify a few basic facts. Firstly, the stock ECU can run the stock 1.8/2.0 litre MZR/LF engine when the engine is turbocharged or supercharged. In fact, the leading UK tuner BBR has been tuning NC’s while utilizing the stock ecu. They […]
Why custom? So, prior to offering the turbo and manifold combination onto the engine. It is comprised of a new Garrett T25 GT2871R 0.64 A/R bolted to a Kraken cast-iron top-mount manifold. I have purchased a Turbosmart IWG75 to use in conjunction with a three-port MAC valve (Part No: 35-AAA-DDBA-1BA). The IWG75 came with a […]
Why and what are we doing? So lets clarify from a strategic point of view. What components need vacuum-reference to operate in total. First the fuel setup has changed. To an aftermarket fuel-rail by Radium Engineering. This fuel-rail has Radium Engineering’s fuel-pressure-regulator and fuel-pulse-damper mounted directly to the fuel-rail. Both of which need vacuum-reference to […]