Drivetrain SuperTurbo Dyno+Track Day data - 297WHP/232TQ
UPDATE: More modifications...
So I thought I would do a little interior cleaning. But, as usual, one thing let to another:
Needless to say, I've decided to make the car into a true track-oriented car. So *everything* has come out of the interior, the roll cage has been purchased, the A/C and heater were removed, the Motec ECU is going in soon, new seats & harnesses are on the way, and many other improvements/changes.... I particularly like this picture up through the roof with the sunroof assembly removed:
We decided to replace the sunroof with a fiberglass insert with an embedded air duct to blow air at the driver/passenger...
As before BHS is doing the hard stuff & I'm relegated to "easy tasks", i.e. mainly undoing the wiring harness & removing all the unnecessary wires...but do you *realize* how many wires are in a Mini?!?! My current guess is that we're removing about 15lb of wires alone!
BTW, if anyone is looking for some stock Mini parts (e.g. A/C compressor, ECU, H/K sterero, etc.), I'll be posting several things for sale in the marketplace soon....
Lesse, 2200lb w/ 350bhp...yeah, that'd work...
Needless to say, I've decided to make the car into a true track-oriented car. So *everything* has come out of the interior, the roll cage has been purchased, the A/C and heater were removed, the Motec ECU is going in soon, new seats & harnesses are on the way, and many other improvements/changes.... I particularly like this picture up through the roof with the sunroof assembly removed:
We decided to replace the sunroof with a fiberglass insert with an embedded air duct to blow air at the driver/passenger...
As before BHS is doing the hard stuff & I'm relegated to "easy tasks", i.e. mainly undoing the wiring harness & removing all the unnecessary wires...but do you *realize* how many wires are in a Mini?!?! My current guess is that we're removing about 15lb of wires alone!
BTW, if anyone is looking for some stock Mini parts (e.g. A/C compressor, ECU, H/K sterero, etc.), I'll be posting several things for sale in the marketplace soon....
Lesse, 2200lb w/ 350bhp...yeah, that'd work...
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Brief Update
Thought you(all) might enjoy a quick update & a couple of cool pictures. The wiring is almost done, and the new ECU is talking to the new data logger (the cool display above the steering wheel in the last picture).
What kind of cage is that? anymore pics of your interior. I am looking at doing something similar with the mini, just wanted to get some more info and pics. Also i have been wanting to do the sunroof plug. If you dont mind could you post some more info about how and what your doing? or a pm. I am really interested oh and lastly, where did you get the data logger from?. Your car is fantastic. Thanks in advance
Another quick update
Hey all,
I've been traveling on a number of business trips over the last month-and-a-half and haven't had time to give updates. I am happy to say the car is running and getting much closer to completion. But there have been a number of challenges along the way.
I'd say the first challenge was caused by our decision to try to reuse existing Mini sensors instead of buying new (and expensive) MoteC sensors. It seemed logical (and cheaper) to try to reuse as much as possible...but in the end trying to figure out the behavior and properly calibrate the sensors was not worth the effort. Almost all of the sensors on the car now are MoteC.
The second challenge was our decision to try to keep the electric throttle controls rather than switching to a mechanical throttle. The MoteC has an electric throttle control package, but it is very poorly documented. It took a few tries to get the wiring and software working correctly. But having the electric control enables a whole bunch of valuable ECU capabilities (traction control, idle control, etc.)
The third challenge was in getting the cam sync sensor working properly. We first tried using the stock HAL effect sensor, but couldn't get it to work. We switched to a MoteC magnetic sensor, but it was difficult to adjust & got out-of-sync frequently due to noise. Finally we got the built-in Mini HAL sensor working properly. Fortunately the timing sync is rock-solid now.
More work is needed on the tuning and numerous small tasks such as sanding the roof to re-mounting the bumper. And I still have a couple performance additions yet to install. One is the electronic boost control solenoid I've mentioned before. It fits right in the boost line to the wastegate & is controlled by the ECU. The other one...will help keep things cool ;-).
Finally, I'm also going to add yet another computer to the car. This one will not only allow me to remotely access the tuning software, but also I should be able to capture video from multiple cameras simultaneously and stream it *wirelessly* to the Internet in real time!!
Here's some updated pics. I particularly like how the multi-segment rear mirror came out:
I've been traveling on a number of business trips over the last month-and-a-half and haven't had time to give updates. I am happy to say the car is running and getting much closer to completion. But there have been a number of challenges along the way.
I'd say the first challenge was caused by our decision to try to reuse existing Mini sensors instead of buying new (and expensive) MoteC sensors. It seemed logical (and cheaper) to try to reuse as much as possible...but in the end trying to figure out the behavior and properly calibrate the sensors was not worth the effort. Almost all of the sensors on the car now are MoteC.
The second challenge was our decision to try to keep the electric throttle controls rather than switching to a mechanical throttle. The MoteC has an electric throttle control package, but it is very poorly documented. It took a few tries to get the wiring and software working correctly. But having the electric control enables a whole bunch of valuable ECU capabilities (traction control, idle control, etc.)
The third challenge was in getting the cam sync sensor working properly. We first tried using the stock HAL effect sensor, but couldn't get it to work. We switched to a MoteC magnetic sensor, but it was difficult to adjust & got out-of-sync frequently due to noise. Finally we got the built-in Mini HAL sensor working properly. Fortunately the timing sync is rock-solid now.
More work is needed on the tuning and numerous small tasks such as sanding the roof to re-mounting the bumper. And I still have a couple performance additions yet to install. One is the electronic boost control solenoid I've mentioned before. It fits right in the boost line to the wastegate & is controlled by the ECU. The other one...will help keep things cool ;-).
Finally, I'm also going to add yet another computer to the car. This one will not only allow me to remotely access the tuning software, but also I should be able to capture video from multiple cameras simultaneously and stream it *wirelessly* to the Internet in real time!!
Here's some updated pics. I particularly like how the multi-segment rear mirror came out:
New Update: Now THATS an Intercooler!
Ok, you have five seconds to figure out what this is:
If you guessed it's Art, you're right.
If you guessed it's a key part of an amazing front-mount Intercooler, you're also right. I just got it in end of last week & we installed it today. This thing is just incredible:
Trick question: what part is stock in the following picture?
We're going to do more testing with it this week.
If you guessed it's Art, you're right.
If you guessed it's a key part of an amazing front-mount Intercooler, you're also right. I just got it in end of last week & we installed it today. This thing is just incredible:
Trick question: what part is stock in the following picture?
We're going to do more testing with it this week.
Yeah, since this Intercooler drops about 1psi, you need some way of adding it back...fortunately boost is one thing I have *plenty* of! We've even set it up so that the Motec can electronically control the boost level.
supercharger wine + blow off valve + waste gate + turbo = music!
It *really* does sound very good.
supercharger wine + blow off valve + waste gate + turbo = music!
It *really* does sound very good.
Larry, check the MM.org track calendar...when are we going to see you and this beast?
BTW BNW-CCA Lone Star rolled back rates to 2003 levels for solo groups that we all run in, $195 for the weekend!
BTW BNW-CCA Lone Star rolled back rates to 2003 levels for solo groups that we all run in, $195 for the weekend!
Ok, you have five seconds to figure out what this is:
If you guessed it's Art, you're right.
If you guessed it's a key part of an amazing front-mount Intercooler, you're also right. I just got it in end of last week & we installed it today. This thing is just incredible:
Trick question: what part is stock in the following picture?
We're going to do more testing with it this week.
If you guessed it's Art, you're right.
If you guessed it's a key part of an amazing front-mount Intercooler, you're also right. I just got it in end of last week & we installed it today. This thing is just incredible:
Trick question: what part is stock in the following picture?
We're going to do more testing with it this week.
Now you have to start drilling holes in that front bumper to get more air in
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I would never have the guts to gut my car like you have. How much weight have you pulled out?
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... and with the M7 middle and lower grills you get a great view of the FMIC... although I recently removed the lower M7 grill to see if it helped lower IAT's even further and the other day it read this on the scangauge...
8C ambient... 6C Inlets!