No Lag Turbo Design......

Now Many have try many different things, but this is i believe to be the most cost effective way to build a no lag turbo system. It is based on a design, by Nick Mann. Well I was working in the aerospace industry, I learned of a car racer that was using a Helicopter Gas Turbine APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) to power his race car, as he worked in the aerospace industry.  After Much research I found out it was Nick Mann and his "Mannic Beattie" , an AWD hill climb monster.  You can find More Information on this car at http://raceenginedesign.co.uk/the-manic-beattie/

The Manic Beattie Hillclimb Car

So Now that I got you all excited about that car porn.... I can tell you, how to do this for CHEAP, and have the same benefits....

You are probably saying to yourself, I can't afford a APU, "if you know what these cost and got the loot, good luck on getting one....

I have an alternative Idea. How about turning a turbo into a gas powered turbine yourself, it cheap, easy, and you don't need much believe it or not!

First yoiu have to understand how Turbines work. This should help.


Basically a Turbo works almost the same as a typical turbine engine, it is just missing a combustion chamber. so we have to add that!
It will loook something like this!
Now how is this going to help us, well, now you have a turbine! We will use this in order to power our turbocharger now!

And Now Some Silly Jet DIY Video

Now there is no reason, we cannot apply the same idea from a small turbo turned turbine, feeding a larger turbo and creating a no lag boost system as it is running as an APU. 

NO LAG.

I personally Would love to build these and install it on a v8 in a little car and spend the rest of the money on suspension and enter into the Grassroots Motorsports Challange

IT WOULD BE A MONSTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Largest challenge is most likely controlling the turbine as well as output boost, but i imagine that could be simply overcome from a arduino controller and a few simple solenoids and pressure sensors 

Brittany's Seat Conversion Part two

 

 

 

 

 

 

The SRAD Tail and Seat! before Installing it.

 

 

Her Tail Parts only Cost us $150 for everything, granted the seat and the tail are used but the undertail was brand new.Now Installation went quite easily. I just alined the tail section where it looked good, drilled and tapped some new holes into the frame to bolt it too, made custom rear mounts for the upper part of the tail, and trimed the undertail to fit. All and All, it turned out pretty good. The seat from the gsxr needed a little trimming around the seat mounts to get it to fit,  but the front hooks even grabbed the stock spot from the honda, it was like they where designed by the same company. So now the much awaited Photos of the installed tail.

The Tail And Bike Are not finished yet As I have yet to pull the stock vinyls off and paint the rear tail just gloss black, and then we will be ordering the Pink Vinyl to finish the bike and add the awsome fushia zebra stripes. We  will see how it goes cutting the zebra stripes on my vinyl cutter, should turn out as Awesome as I Imagine.

Brittany's Seat Conversion

My girlfried has a CBR600 F4 and thats right it is a F4 not an F4i, all and all it's a pretty decent bike. But its BANANA Yellow and it has a Banana SEAT!!!! I hate the seat most of all and it doesn't help the bike is yellow...... that and it needs some updates to make it look like a much newer bike. Like the single headlight... to a dual headlight conversion. And Some Sweet paint to make it all Look great...

It does have the Polished frame, and wheels going for it, and a Micron Exhaust, custom grips, and is lowered about 4 inches. It runs great and it a perfect size for her, we just need to get it up to date.


So on to this swap! The tail swap it pretty straight forward and really simple on this bike. What do we need?

Here what u need to get started!! All the following parts should be for or from a 2001-2003 Honda F4i:

The Major Parts:

- Subframe

- Rear Cowl - new or used, generic aftermarket replacement(will need to be painted to match your bike so color is not important)

- Rear footpegs

- Rear Tail Light

- Undertray, with Battery compartment Lid... Important to relocate the ECU module

After Market Undertail - you won't need a brakelight or a undertray, as the undertail replaces them



- Front Seat

- Rear Seat

And random hardware to make it all work.

Before

After

It Provides a MUCH sportier look then the original Banana Seat did. This make the CBR600 F4 look like a much newer bike!





I would also like to swap the single headlight both the dual head light fairing setup. That would really help update bike alot! And I really belive it will look great. And Then to finish off the bike in a Fusha and Black zebra strips  and chrome CBR600 and Honda Logos!

Single Light Before

Duel Light After

What this might look like

So we started on the conversion. but not to a f4i a GSXR Solo tail! It Fit well and should be easy for me to swap out here is a teaser pic!

Brittany's Bike with the race Tail Mocked up On it.

I just need to Find a GSXR Seat and some type of undertail and we should be golden!

FB RX7 S13 Suspension: So how bout that suspension

I have been thinking long and hard on my suspension setup for the rx7, looks as if I will be using a pieced together system of 240sx and Mustang parts. my, ideal goal is to run QA1 coil-overs on the rx7, but QA1 doesn't make a system for many imports, sadly the rx7 is not one of them. So, nobody makes tubular adjustable control arms, racing beat makes adjustable arms but I don't like them, and they are pricey!

These are for the FB Rx7 and cost $425

What I had been dreaming was some tubular adjustable arms. like these.....

These are for a S13 and cost $175

Simple the cost is much cheaper, and why couldn't I adapt S13 arms to the FB, And with them adjustable I can get them almost perfect to where I need them.
The origanal Idea as to just use these LCAs and replace the RX7 coilover system with one from RE Speed.  Then I saw this.... an rx7 LCA and a S13 LCA next to eachother

Almost the Same Idea I had so did someone in Japan, but i was going to do this with after-market parts, and a better set-up to adjust it to work properly. He Also noted that the lower ball joints had the same pitch and bolt directly to the rx7 gear, if that was your plan......
I have confirmed that the stock S13 LCA will fit the rx7 as well, the rx7 tension rods bolting up as well, so there is a very cheap alternative. they will still need the bushings shaved down and the bolt holes upsized to M14 but pretty much bolt in goodness.

Here is where my idea struck... Why stop there? Why not use the s13 knuckles brakes and coil-overs?  The brakes are bigger and the coil-overs better , and the parts are very easy to come by.

Bigger Brakes
Better Coilover Options
Common Parts

Sounds like a plan to me!

But I had trouble finding s13 coil-overs that would fit my budget and get the job done. There are many out there you could run whatever you like when it comes to them. I really like the Stance line, and priced the ksport line, and still kinda wanted QA1s mainly for price and that local circle track places would have parts if i need to ever overhaul them.  The biggest setback is that QA1 doesn't make the lower mounting brackets to fit S13's, hell they don't make many at all! But they do make them for the mustang!  Now I'm still not sure if they are close to the same bolt pattern or spacing as a S13. So, the only research I currently have to do on the suspension setup is find out how the the s13 strut mounts compare to mustang strut mounts, if they are close....then QA1 shocks and Struts on all four sides of my Rx7 is possible! And if you wanted to go a cheaper route you could used a set of mustang struts and strange Engineering coil-overs.

Next, I'll need a  Camber/Caster Strut Bearing Plate to mount the coilover to. RE speed sells one for the FB.....

But at about $200 is kinda pricey!  Camber plate for the FC Rx7 go for around $75. Much cheaper and will fit in the 1st gen with alittle  bit of drilling the opening on the stock mount holes.
Then pretty much The whole front suspension is finished! I will still need to work out the swaybar goodies and and spring rates,steering knuckle mount location, tierod ends,  but I belive the whole front suspension is doable!

QA1 Carrera Shock Commonly Found Used For Around $30

Carrera QA1 shock are easy for me to come by as they are commonly used in circle track racing and once I measure my shocks, I will have almost a direct replacement. and as far as ride height adjustment

Now after completing this swap with all s13 gear, i have also help a friend do one entirely with FC suspension as well.

Check out Part 2 for how i did it
S13 FB Suspension PART 2

My RX7

People that know me know that the RX7 I call "Savannah" or Anna Is my forever going on going project. I bought this car wheni was 18 and have been building it ever since. An Rx7 was always my dream car and i bought one as soon as i could afford it. Over the years it has changed alot, going from a rotary motor to a V8 and suspesion from stock to custom pieced together goodies. So now that you have the intro on this car, I'm sure I will be posting idea about this, for my motor, and for the car, from pistons to rear end.

First Post

So this is the first post, This is not really a place to tell everyone my ideas, but to put them down, if anyone, decides to discuss them maybe I will develop them more.This is mostaly just for me, I was Inspired to start this mainly because alot of my friends run a blog like these and my friend Jesse he claimed  and I quote, " Your Full of crazy Ideas!, They're all awesome , too!". And I happen to agree. I'm kind of  a jack of all trades, and I see things in a differently then most people. I'm definitely an "out of the Box" thinker. I have many interests; Cars, Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, Engineering,  Web programming, Linux, android phones, restoration, welding, tools, painting, printing equipment, so much that I can even list them all. But many times I look at the experience i have in each field and try to apply them across all of them.