seems like the ebrake to me ?

 

yes that is the E-brake, the pads clamp to the inside of the rear discs/rotors.

 

yup

 

Its the ebrake. I think they were pointing out the conversion of thread pattern away from 5x110. I dont think they were pointing out the ebrake!!!

(not sure what the new pattern is)

 

It's not a conversion, just different/stronger wheel studs. It's still a 5x100 bolt pattern.

 

I could have sworn they said they were doing a conversion

And I dont know why I put 110.

 

They said they might consider it at a later point in time. It would be interesting to see, but not sure it would be worth it for the average person.

 

lol no conversion, just stronger studs, they did say they were "looking" into doing a conversion, but don't plan on it until winter I believe.

 

how come you guys went from the kaminari body kit to the stock bumper and the oem lip kit.

 

The Kaminari kit, while nice looking, serves no aerodynamic advantage over the stock. The stock bumper has better function in terms of modifying it. There is only so much that can be done to the Kaminari kit for what they need out of it.

 

yep plus the Kaminari kit adds a good 20 lbs at least, fitment isnt s good as oem, more brittle Urethane compared to oem. When building a race car potential issues must be minimized to ensure reliability on the race-track, including body parts.
Also the front bumper is removed a lot on this tC, ease of removal and installing is important too... nothing beats oem body parts in that respect.

 

Just to add....I don't think the Kaminari kit is "race" purpose if you ask me. Looks like a cosmetic mod, rather than a functional race mod.

 

whats the turbo lag on this build

 

I don't remember seeing proof of this (dyno sheets), but i'm pretty sure as far as turbo kits go for the tc, this would be the kit that has less turbo lag because of the length of the turbo->i/c->throttle body pipes go, diameter of the tubes might affect negatively as well, again, not pretty sure of the results, we might just have to wait for them to finish the car and post dyno sheets.

 

turbo lag does not mean the shorter the tube, the less it has... turbo lag is how fast will it spool (the turbo) to its full potential, the turbo that is. the longer it takes (more RPM) to spool up the turbo, the more lag it has... hence turbo lag.

 

yes, agreed, that would be the influence of turbo size, manifold, etc. but in other means the longer or bigger the tube, the more pressure it takes for the boost to build up and reach the engine, also, you can help this by having a smaller diameter tube, for speed, less time for pressure build up.
again, im no turbo expert.

 

This car is amazing. I've seen it a few times while going through this build. Last time I saw it was list Thursday night when I picked my car up. Mr. C was there to help us getting my car loadeed up even though it was like 1130PM and he still made the time to show my friends a few things about the car. Mr. C, being there at that time helping us out is a perfect example of why PTuning is the best shop around and the only shop my car will be going to for work anymore.

Oh, I cant wait to see this car finished and on the track.

 

Good to hear hypnotic! I would love an update on this project if you have one ptuning...

 

ah updates will be heard soon, but the next few days are crunch time on getting it done as last night we stayed till 1:30am knocking things off the list.... Im sure the next couple of nights will be the same im sure.
The Nashville time attack is this weekend and there is still stuff to be done. Looking good though!

Somebody mentioned spool up time? look on earlier pages for dyno sheets. The larger ic pipes actually decrease spool up time... opposite of what you presume. When flow is increased then there is less backpressure on the turbine thus spool up is faster. The intake tube is a 4" diameter, ic pipes are 3.5" i believe. But also yes the turbo size must come into account as well as manifold runner length and bends. Effeciancy is key. (excuse spelling lol)

 

Reading Tech articles, they always point in the direction of having smaller intercooler pipes, for the purpose of the smaller the pipe, the faster the air will travel through to the engine.