Wednesday, January 26, 2011

ARP L19 Head Stud Kits NOW available for PREORDER for R35 GTR

ARP has been a long & strong company here in the USA and if you are any part of the Automotive you know who they are!!

ARP has a special alloy stud material that we have access to that we are making custom L19 Head studs to fit the 800+hp needs of your R35 GTR.

Now of course we already have the L19s for the RB26 and 2JZGTE :)

I have presold half the batch as we speak and wanted to get everyone else in on getting a set because these studs take 8-10 weeks to make and are VERY expensive and will only do another batch if the demand is there.

The ARP L19 Head Stud kit represents the most clamping power available for the R35 cylinder head. The L19 head studs have over 1000 psi more clamping force compared to the standard ARP Head Stud Kit (WHICH IS NOT RELEASED YET). These exotic head studs are recommended in any application exceeding 800+ Horsepower. No modification to the block or cylinder head are required, these are a direct drop-in replacement for the OEM head stud. When you consider doing 1/2" studs you have to machine the head, machine the block, redo the head gasket, buy 1/2" studs, washers, nuts, and they are a pain to install. And you also have to transport an entire engine somewhere to do it. This solution is much more cost effective and feasibly work better than 1/2" studs while saving you time and work.

The L19 Head Stud Kit will be RETAILING for $1000 and will be selling at $950

We are offering the PRESALE at $850 Shipped for a 4 week period starting today and ending on Feb 16th. We will allow a 50% deposit now and the remaining when complete.

Again we have about 10 sets left out of the batch so if this is something that will fit into your build ie: (Sleeves, Cams, Big Bore, etc) then this is for you!

Below is a picture of the L19 Head Stud Kit for 2JZ, R35 will look the same but have 16 STUDS, NUTS and Washers!


Email, Post, Call for placing the order!

Thanks,
Joe

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Febuary 2011 Modified Tech Feature with Powerhouse Racing!

Toyota Exhaust Test Rear View

3-Inch Vs. 3.5-inch Exhaust Test - Tech

Today, Bigger Is Always Better.
January 19, 2011
By Pablo Mazlumian
Photography by Pablo Mazlumian
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Toyota Exhaust Test Rear View
For modified turbocharged cars pushing 300 to 600 whp, the most common exhaust size seems to be 3-inch. Some big-turbo cars use 4 inches at the expense of increased noise and decreased ground clearances, which is enough to deter many away from the larger-diameter piping. With piping sizing becoming more diverse, the option to go to a 3.5-inch diameter is now a viable choice. Experts say a 3-inch exhaust is fine for sub-800-whp levels like our Toyota Supra test car, but how much is being left on the table?
Toyota Exhaust Test Exhausts
The 3-inch exhaust (left)... 
   
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3.5-inch Exhaust Test (Downpipe back)
Modified by KC in Kansas City was kind enough to build our 3.5-inch exhaust and let us perform our testing on its Dynojet 424x, with pump fuel maps with methanol injection. Using 304 stainless tubing and a 3.5-inch, free-flow muffler (including a 5-inch tip from MagnaFlow), MKC fabricated the entire exhaust system from the existing 3-inch downpipe on the car.
Toyota Exhaust Test Installing
Surprisingly, the 3.5-inch... 
   
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3.5-inch Downpipe Test (Full Exhaust)
Fabricating a custom downpipe on a Supra with the engine still in the car is a tedious and costly job. And while there are a few outfits with 4-inch setups, 3.5-inch is almost nonexistent. Fortunately, our friends at Powerhouse Racing (PHR) in Texas sell a 3.5-inch downpipe and mid-pipe specifically for HKS-style manifolds, the same used on our SP turbo kit.
Toyota Exhaust Test Parts
Setting the boost back up to 29 psi, the larger 3.5-inch system started to expose the octane limits of our engine with pump fuel still coursing through its veins. At 764 whp, the AEM EMS pulled a couple of degrees of timing up top, limiting the gains to 30 whp at 6100 rpm. Still, compared to our first baseline, our total gain was now up to 70 whp at 6100 rpm with the full 3.5-inch exhaust. With a couple gallons of race fuel in the mix, surely we could have clipped the 775-whp mark.
Toyota Exhaust Test Downpipe Midpipe
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Toyota Exhaust Test Downpipe Midpipe
The PHR 3.5-inch downpipe and mid-pipe combo is a true 3.5-inch system with 3.5-inch V-band clamps. Adding the downpipe to our new 3.5-inch exhaust netted us another 52 whp and 30 whp in peak gains over our 3-inch downpipe.

Toyota Exhaust Test Parts
Toyota Exhaust Test Close Up
Toyota Exhaust Test Dyno
All told, at our mid-range... 
   
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Toyota Exhaust Test Dyno
All told, at our mid-range 19-psi boost level we gained a whopping 103 whp with a 200-rpm improvement in spool-up.
Toyota Exhaust Test Dyno
At high boost, our total gain... 
   
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Toyota Exhaust Test Dyno
At high boost, our total gain equated to 70 whp at 6100 rpm, but easily could've been higher with a bit more octane over our pump fuel/methanol delivery.
80-120 MPH DYNO ACCELERATION, FOURTH GEAR

BASELINE 3.5" EXHAUST 3.5 DP/EXH*
19 psi 2.54 seconds 2.54 seconds 2.24 seconds
29 psi 2.00 seconds 1.88 seconds 1.84 seconds

*8 degrees (F) hotter that day

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

Media: Tomei on an S15 Euro Comp. Drift Car



This was a recent car feature,

on the world famous Speedhunters.com

One of our distributors Powerhouse Racing Sponsored Jocks Bilimport

SPECS:
1999 Nissan Silvia S15
ENGINE:
SR20DET base Tomei 2.2L Stroker Kit
Tomei ARMS M8270 turbine
Tomei Solid Pivots
Tomei Tubine Outlet
Tomei Expreme Exhaust Manifold
Tomei Headgasket t=1.5mm x 87mm bore
Tomei N2 block adaptor for oil cooler
FUEL SYSTEM:
Tomei Fuel Pressure Regulator Type L
(The following is also available from TOMEI POWERED INC.)
SUSPENSION & TRANSMISSION:
Nismo adjustable camber, toe and castor arms
Nismo front brace
Nismo 2way LSD
for more details on their car and updates, you can check Jocks Bilimport website.

JOCKS BILIMPORT
Feature on SPEEDHUNTERS
Awesome photos by Alok Paleri
Speedhunters.com

2011 Sponsorship for Jocks Bilimport!

Thanks to the great hustle of 2010 without sponsorship but support from the owner Kim Somod and crew with Jocks Bilimport we have developed the relationship and 2011 sponsorship to cover the entire drift team with shirts, hoodies, suspension, motor, fuel system items etc to help support the team with the travel around the world in 2011.

Cars on the Drift Team are:

S15
S15

AE86
AE86


Monday, January 17, 2011

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