James' LCR - 2008cc Stroker HTA GT3071r! - Tuned @ Badger5

[james.l]

B5 Cam Update

Sorry I haven't been on here and updated this. Have been manic recently at work.

Went up to Bills on Saturday to have the cams put in, long day all in all... once thing lead to another and before we knew it the turbo was off the car as some of the bolts where backing out of the hotside, cams wouldn't time up correctly etc etc.

Anyway after a long day the cams are in and are epic! Wants to rev so much...

A few pics.

Cams all fixed together, gears on, wheel on.

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Cams going in

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I was a little bit nervous at first about how far the belt sits near the edge of the pulley but I was reasured by the B5 team and drove it >200 miles back home and it's still going.

Unfortunatly didn't get a chance to put it on the dyno due to how late we finished but will be up there again at some point i'm sure and will hopefully get it done then. One thing I have noticed is that the rev limiter will need to be raised from it's current 7,800rpm as it feels like it just wants to keep reving.

Obviously didn't get the meth kit installed, that is going on the list of 'to-do' along with fitting locking fixers to the turbo hotside to stop the bolts backing out again.

Thanks to bill & paul for their profesionalism as always.

 

[sambryant]

Great stuff James. Have to say those cams looked so impressive in the flesh, billet ftw.
Can't wait to see what the car can do on the dyno
It Was good to catch up again.

 

[james.l]

Great stuff James. Have to say those cams looked so impressive in the flesh, billet ftw.
Can't wait to see what the car can do on the dyno
It Was good to catch up again.

Yer good to see you too mate, yer looking forward to see what it does on the dyno aswell, should start with a 5...

There is an AmD RR next week which the cams would be the only difference since the last one so should show a relative gain.

 

[sambryant]

Do it

 

[james.l]

Do it

Will do mate. Although i'm trying to save a bit of £ at the moment. Buying a new bike in a few weeks. Decided to stay away from the JAP and go for something british.

 

[Seal_LCR]

Did you do any logs on the liquid see what maf readings your getting with the cams installed?

 

[t0m]

Did you do any logs on the liquid see what maf readings your getting with the cams installed?

Was just thinking this.

 

[EL]

Nice bike choice James, love the colour if that's what your going for

 

[james.l]

Nice bike choice James, love the colour if that's what your going for

That's what I'm planning on going for, a bit different to black, grey or red that are the normal colours in this bike.

 

[ibizacupra]

Glad its Epic..

We can ease the limiter up to 8200rpm or more.. My ibiza's 8800rpm, was 9000rpm previously..

See if its still making more ponies in the upper revs.. which it could well be now with those cams.
What do you make of any losses lower in the rpm range?

regards
bill

 

[james.l]

Glad its Epic..

We can ease the limiter up to 8200rpm or more.. My ibiza's 8800rpm, was 9000rpm previously..

See if its still making more ponies in the upper revs.. which it could well be now with those cams.
What do you make of any losses lower in the rpm range?

regards
bill

Would be good to raise the limiter, where is the safety point with hydraulic lifters?

Any losses in the lower RPM's aren't that bad especially in a FWD car, where as it was starting to boost quite hard by 3K it's now more like 3.5K so not a HUGE difference and keeps pulling harder right up to the current limiter at 7.8K?

Did put big on my face when I gave it the beans past 6K!

 

[wild willy]

What cat cam profile did you go for.

 

[cupra-barn]

Another awesome step in this build!

Top effort mate looking amazing

 

[james.l]

Did you do any logs on the liquid see what maf readings your getting with the cams installed?

Will try and get these done, haven't driven the car since having back.

Was just thinking this.

On the list mate, might have a go this weekend if the weather holds up. Need to get a full logging session done just the battery on my laptop has died and have to run it off the mains.

Nice bike choice James, love the colour if that's what your going for

Yer that is the plan to go for that colour.

What cat cam profile did you go for.

Cat Cams 3658's

Another awesome step in this build!

Top effort mate looking amazing

Thank you!

 

[JDUB 20V]

Would be good to raise the limiter, where is the safety point with hydraulic lifters?

Any losses in the lower RPM's aren't that bad especially in a FWD car, where as it was starting to boost quite hard by 3K it's now more like 3.5K so not a HUGE difference and keeps pulling harder right up to the current limiter at 7.8K?

Did put big on my face when I gave it the beans past 6K!

Like It!

 

[ibizacupra]

Will try and get these done, haven't driven the car since having back.



On the list mate, might have a go this weekend if the weather holds up. Need to get a full logging session done just the battery on my laptop has died and have to run it off the mains.



Yer that is the plan to go for that colour.


Cat Cams 3658's



Thank you!

maf readings will be meaningless.... scaled completely differently in map

 

[james.l]

maf readings will be meaningless.... scaled completely differently in map

Ah right ok, never mind.

Question, is there any software I can download to raise the RPM on my motor or does it mean a 4 hour round trip for you to do it?

 

[ReDBull]

James how are you finding the breaks?

 

[james.l]

James how are you finding the breaks?

Yer not bad, they are the same callipers with a different name on them as the like of the K-Sports.

Need to order myself some ds3000's really to get the most out of them.

 

[EL]

Couple of pics of your car at the Comrades-of-Vag Dyno Day at AmD today mate:

This car is just immense. Thanks for the passenger ride. What an absolute beast!