Louis19's Build Thread

[louis19]

apologies Louis - how thick are your spacers? IE +30 + ??mm

Just looking at the total offset... 16x7.5 +30 has the same inner clearance as the stock 16x6.5 which is handy.

The +30 I’m referring to is including a 15mm spacer. The rims themselves are +45

[louis19]

Good stuff. So glad it has turned out well for you and thanks for posting your current build it has been a good read and lets others know what works. You must be very stoked.. Keen to know a few good tuners/engineers etc around the Gold coast/Brisbane so please keep posting your recommendations. Enjoy!

Thanks for the kind words mate, appreciate it. Absolutely, happy to share any information people would like. It’s been a good learning curve journey, it’s certainly the largest project I’ve undertaken before.

Looking forward to seeing what the future holds

[simon k]

The +30 I’m referring to is including a 15mm spacer. The rims themselves are +45

even bloody better - you're a champion

[louis19]

Here’s a vid my partner Emm put together a couple nights ago. Touches on some of the main points of the build as well as some vids from the rolling racing event last weekend. I might hear back out to QR this Sunday to get some more footage and test out a couple things. Enjoy

YouTube

[simon k]

that's cool the turbo is HUGE compared with the standard!

after seeing the video and you basically drag racing without a helmet I had to go and find out what 'roll racing' is about... this is on their website! Rules – Roll Racing Australia

Entrants are required to wear helmets, enclosed footwear and non-flammable clothing with full coverage from ankle to wrist to neck. All Entrants/drivers need to follow all Roll Racing Australia Staff and/or Official’s directions promptly and to full compliance.

huh?!

[sambb]

yeah I could never get the no helmet bit either. Australia being Australia with its nanny state rules I was surprised you could go on a track anywhere without safety gear.

[sambb]

Hows the link going? Like its not even there , or a few quirks?

[simon k]

yeah I could never get the no helmet bit either. Australia being Australia with its nanny state rules I was surprised you could go on a track anywhere without safety gear.

don't get me started... it's not Australia's nanny state rules that is the problem, it's the insurance company backing the event permit and licensing making the decisions on what they're willing to cover - but actually, it's our judicial system that allows people to be able to sue for their own stupidity... it should be "don't want to wear a helmet, fine, don't wear one, but if you don't wear one, your family doesn't get to sue when you're dead"

[louis19]

that's cool the turbo is HUGE compared with the standard!

after seeing the video and you basically drag racing without a helmet I had to go and find out what 'roll racing' is about... this is on their website! Rules – Roll Racing Australia



huh?!

And thats not even a stock turbo, thats a TTE280. The stock turbo has an even smaller inlet than that so it looks like a monster next to one of those haha.

As for the roll racing. The actual roll racing events are in the evenings at QR. The events I attend are organized by groups such as downshift, Hi octane, torque time etc. Its not technically called a roll racing event, they just call it "happy laps" or "coffee and circuit" so they dont fall under the rules of the link you attached above. The mornings I attend MUST be street legal cars, nothing with roll cages or anything that rocks up on a trailer (even if registered and legal) will not be allowed on track. I believe that is purely based on the insurance those groups would have for the mornings.

[louis19]

Hows the link going? Like its not even there , or a few quirks?

Overall the car drives the best it ever has. Few little things I'll play with like smoothing out cold start etc but overall very happy with it and how user friendly the user face is.

[sambb]

In the hillclimbs we don't have to have gloves/boots/or suit but I made the mistake of watching "Rush" with my wife and her watching the aftermath of Niki Lauda being burnt to a crisp in that fire had her saying she wouldn't let me race again until I got a suit. A fire'y at work gave me a fire proof hood (and always shows me youtube clips of fire fighters being toasted) and I figured gloves would be good so that I can actually get my visor down/belt off/extinguisher into play/door open with hands that aren't being incinerated if there's a fire. My best mate who I race with was paying me out initially but after seeing some bad crashes (he went into a lake once - and I had to fish him out - not kidding!) he had a flash back maybe and caged his car and is getting all safety too! For me I've had a couple of crashes in the past and they can really bust you up and if a few bits of kit will allow the kids to look at me afterwards and not be freaked out by what they see then all the better. To be honest sometimes I hate wearing all the gear when its hot, nice weather etc but that's what motorcyclist say when they wheely their 1000cc bike in thongs too and we all know how that goes.
Apparently NSW is the most litigious state in the world (surpassing California) so it just surprised me that roll racing didn't need helmets. No idea if its a requirement in NSW. Maybe that's a good thing in a sway though. gets people in at grassroots level which is always a good thing for the sport. There'd probably be half the cars on track if you had to.

[sambb]

Good to hear re the Link Louis. Dave seemed like he'd be way more comfortable pushing an E85 tune if it was an ECU that had more checks and protections (eg flex fuel sensors etc). If down the track I find a suitcase of money it'd be nice to go with the Link G4 for an E85 tuned hybrid. Love what you've done and always watching. Can't wait until you get a diff in it and take it to the drags.

[sambb]

wait what? you had a TTE280? I thought you had the same as Sean.

[louis19]

wait what? you had a TTE280? I thought you had the same as Sean.

I did have the same as Sean. That TTE is my brothers turbo on his polo.

[sambb]

did he get that direct from overseas or is there a dealer here? happy with it?