I love it, weirdly ive enjoyed learning to use it and enjoy using it...
Turbo flange was made today, they'll be a sliding pin type bearing in the top hole which will sit in a (yet to be drawn and made) ally bracket welded to the frame.
Project; Turbo GSXR Slingshot
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I love it, weirdly ive enjoyed learning to use it and enjoy using it...
Turbo flange was made today, they'll be a sliding pin type bearing in the top hole which will sit in a (yet to be drawn and made) ally bracket welded to the frame.
Well as usual things have changed again!!
Ditched the oil cooler and got a smaller one, more room for the fittings and the rest of the stuff I need to fit in.
Also ditched the carb, going to run EFI with 4 injectors in the plenum and a single throttle body before the turbo, all controlled by a megasquirt system, should be good!
So while I research/save for the EFI ive been playing with some ally
Can you guess what it is?
Bit more trimming and bending
And there I have a little tray for electrical parts!
Its mostly bolted in now but didnt take pics...
Ditched the oil cooler and got a smaller one, more room for the fittings and the rest of the stuff I need to fit in.
Also ditched the carb, going to run EFI with 4 injectors in the plenum and a single throttle body before the turbo, all controlled by a megasquirt system, should be good!
So while I research/save for the EFI ive been playing with some ally
Can you guess what it is?
Bit more trimming and bending
And there I have a little tray for electrical parts!
Its mostly bolted in now but didnt take pics...
Ordered some injectors last week, got 4 650cc Bosch injectors on the way from America, EFI is going ahead 
Taken a week to get a battery!
I was a little fussy on how big it had to be though....
So this is where its going, after much thought and costing up tiny batteries ive gone for an AGM battery, will fit in the tail nicely and hopefully leave enough room for everything else, time will tell.
Pics
Just needs a few ritets and mounting properly, hopefully the long side tags will hold the solenoid and relays etc...
Taken a week to get a battery!
I was a little fussy on how big it had to be though....
So this is where its going, after much thought and costing up tiny batteries ive gone for an AGM battery, will fit in the tail nicely and hopefully leave enough room for everything else, time will tell.
Pics
Just needs a few ritets and mounting properly, hopefully the long side tags will hold the solenoid and relays etc...
More work today, finished the battery tray for now, really need to make an order for a load of stainless button/cap head bolts etc!!
Still enough room for a nice flat under tray.
Made up the first mount for the oil cooler too, just didnt take pics
Also, a new toy arrived this week, air shifter!
Will mount the compressor in the tail probably behind the battery, and the bottle in the swinger, should look nice once cleaned/painted up.
Still enough room for a nice flat under tray.
Made up the first mount for the oil cooler too, just didnt take pics
Also, a new toy arrived this week, air shifter!
Will mount the compressor in the tail probably behind the battery, and the bottle in the swinger, should look nice once cleaned/painted up.
Right, the bike is booked in at WarpSpeedRacing for May to have the injectors fitted to the plenum, a fuel rail made up and hopefully a few trick bits for the air shifter.
Also getting a price for having a rad made up to fit the space ive got, see how pennies go....
But for now, I have a set of throttlebodies off a Ducati 749, these are 53mm each and ill be using just one, the one with the TPS. Will take the plastic off the air intake side and obviously wont use the injector either.
Also have a box of goodies! Anyone guess whats in there?
More pics tomorrow
Also getting a price for having a rad made up to fit the space ive got, see how pennies go....
But for now, I have a set of throttlebodies off a Ducati 749, these are 53mm each and ill be using just one, the one with the TPS. Will take the plastic off the air intake side and obviously wont use the injector either.
Also have a box of goodies! Anyone guess whats in there?
More pics tomorrow
Toys!!
Microsquirt ECU and loom
Trigger wheel, Air Intake Temp sensor and Coolant Temp sensor
Ignition Module and Boost/MAP sensor
Datalogger and wideband Lambda sensor
Roughly placed where they'll all fit, got the air shifter stuff in there too.
And the throttle body in place
Microsquirt ECU and loom
Trigger wheel, Air Intake Temp sensor and Coolant Temp sensor
Ignition Module and Boost/MAP sensor
Datalogger and wideband Lambda sensor
Roughly placed where they'll all fit, got the air shifter stuff in there too.
And the throttle body in place
Its a carbon sealed turbo so is designed for draw through
Only difference on my setup is that the fuel is being injected in after the turbo instead of before like the conventional draw through carb setup.
edit; Ive gone for a draw through throttle body as I want to keep the bike clean looking and I hate the look of a turbo hanging off the front of the bike, so it has to go under the tank and there's not enough room for a blow through setup and a turbo under there!
Plus draw through sounds awesome!
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Needs NOS LOL
Haha, would be awesome but a pricey addition, and going on the amount of BHP im expecting this thing to kick out I dont think it'l really be used much..
Argh! More changes are on the cards now!!!!
Its a good one though....
Whilst chatting to the guy I bought the tb's off he suggested using the original velocity stack and an injector for water injection, that planted the seed and it actually works really well!
Its kind of in the way of my knee but the tb will angle forward enough, and if all else fails the technology is in the shed to make a shorter velocity stack.
Will have a read up and see if I can run the water injector off the ECU, that'd be mega! Will likely just use a mechanical setup though.
Could use the space in the swinger as a water tank and mount the air tank to the inside of the swinger, was originally thing of using the swinger as an air tank but it'd be better as a water tank.
Im trying to get bits done without spending too much money untill I know how much WSR's bill is going to be, so im a little short on updates!
Its a good one though....
Whilst chatting to the guy I bought the tb's off he suggested using the original velocity stack and an injector for water injection, that planted the seed and it actually works really well!
Its kind of in the way of my knee but the tb will angle forward enough, and if all else fails the technology is in the shed to make a shorter velocity stack.
Will have a read up and see if I can run the water injector off the ECU, that'd be mega! Will likely just use a mechanical setup though.
Could use the space in the swinger as a water tank and mount the air tank to the inside of the swinger, was originally thing of using the swinger as an air tank but it'd be better as a water tank.
Im trying to get bits done without spending too much money untill I know how much WSR's bill is going to be, so im a little short on updates!
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Im not whizz with a welder, Im fine on steel with a mig but all the welding on the build has been done by a pro tig welder.
Its only a fine mist of atomised water, it cools the intake charge (especially useful as im not running an intercooler) and prevents knock/pre detonation. Good for easy HP gains if the setup is right.
Its not really injected either, its sprayed towards the intake and is drawn through with the combustion air.
Its not really injected either, its sprayed towards the intake and is drawn through with the combustion air.
More pics, get your tissues ready!!
Plenum, injectors and fuel rail fitted.
Stuart has mounted the air bottle in the swing arm, dont know what I was expecting but this looks amazing!!
There's a cap to go on the space in the swing arm where the water tank will be.
And the rad mounted.
They're gods I tell ya!!
Plenum, injectors and fuel rail fitted.
Stuart has mounted the air bottle in the swing arm, dont know what I was expecting but this looks amazing!!
There's a cap to go on the space in the swing arm where the water tank will be.
And the rad mounted.
They're gods I tell ya!!
More WSR awesomeness!!
The filler cap welded on to the water tank.
The fuel tank has had a bit cut off the bottom so it clears the fuel pump and regulator.
Fuel pump and reg have been mounted onto a low profile breather that Stuart has made.
Then all mounted in place.
Will be picking the bike up Saturday and I cant wait!!
The filler cap welded on to the water tank.
The fuel tank has had a bit cut off the bottom so it clears the fuel pump and regulator.
Fuel pump and reg have been mounted onto a low profile breather that Stuart has made.
Then all mounted in place.
Will be picking the bike up Saturday and I cant wait!!
Well it came home last weekend, some amazing work by WSR!
Had a little time on it, finished the oil cooler mounts off, made another list of things I need before I start the loom as well, things like the compressor for the air shifter, oil cooler fans, few temp sensors etc, never ending!
Had a little time on it, finished the oil cooler mounts off, made another list of things I need before I start the loom as well, things like the compressor for the air shifter, oil cooler fans, few temp sensors etc, never ending!
Please, PLEASE can I have a go on it?
I will supply beers and pie! For the discussion after the ride obviously
Well that seems a fair deal
Not been greatly busy on this lately, gathering monies again and the GSXR has kept me busy too!!
Got the compressor sorted though, this was the smallest one I could find that does over 120psi!
Also got a pressure switch, on at 90psi and off at 120 psi.
Took a lot of getting in there but it fits, just!
Had to take a little out the subframe and a little off the oil cooler mount, plus alter the bracket for the compressor!
Just ordered an adjustable regulator as I'm looking at pressurising the water injection tank using the compressor, will mean I can get higher pressure than boost levels and pressurising the water tank wont affect my boost level at all.
Got the compressor sorted though, this was the smallest one I could find that does over 120psi!
Also got a pressure switch, on at 90psi and off at 120 psi.
Took a lot of getting in there but it fits, just!
Had to take a little out the subframe and a little off the oil cooler mount, plus alter the bracket for the compressor!
Just ordered an adjustable regulator as I'm looking at pressurising the water injection tank using the compressor, will mean I can get higher pressure than boost levels and pressurising the water tank wont affect my boost level at all.
We have pressure!!
Tiny regulator for pressurising the water tank, fits in real nice!
Drilled and tapped the swing arm, one at the top for pressurising and 2 at the bottom for the outlets, one on either side of the swinger.
Sort of finished the solenoids, managed to break the switch on the air kill assembly so bought another one to find out the thread is now different!
Oh, the blue hose isn't staying, it was just on the shelf so will get used for the set up build!
My swing arm has a tiny leak too
Bought a complete engine this week as well, ill drop in a spacer gasket and run that at 6 psi to set everything up and have a play, saves setting up on a freshly built motor!
Tiny regulator for pressurising the water tank, fits in real nice!
Drilled and tapped the swing arm, one at the top for pressurising and 2 at the bottom for the outlets, one on either side of the swinger.
Sort of finished the solenoids, managed to break the switch on the air kill assembly so bought another one to find out the thread is now different!
Oh, the blue hose isn't staying, it was just on the shelf so will get used for the set up build!
My swing arm has a tiny leak too
Bought a complete engine this week as well, ill drop in a spacer gasket and run that at 6 psi to set everything up and have a play, saves setting up on a freshly built motor!