Post by atlex on May 31, 2021 20:30:47 GMT
Continuing my aging 4x100 car garage theme.
2000 ZZW30 with an EP3 K20A2 engine (and ECU) making 200 Flywheel HP.
I bought it off Blackcat motorsports - Martyn made a rather nice exhaust for it. The chap who did the conversion itself is a mate of his called Alister.
The car's kind of been ignored and needs some loving OCD attention to get sorted the way I like it.
Already done..
Battery died. Put in a lifepo4 - Apparently the K20A2 is about 15 KGs heavier than the ZZ1FE, but the lifepo, which sits in the standard battery location right next to the engine, is more or less 1KG - most Lead Acid batteries weigh in at 10-15KG so.. I may have restored the balance of the car in this process.
Headlights replaced with the EU spec LHD ones.
Replaced the drive shafts with properly over-engineered Type MR ones (the chap who did the original conversion did this for me since he wanted to reuse the old shafts).
Put in a momo hub so I can run my usual selection of non-airbag steering wheels.
There'll be a sort of continuous improvement since there are all sorts of rattles and the drivers seat is worn and and and.
Actual Plans:
Urgently: Refresh the Brakes (including, if needed, calliper rebuilds - I have all the pads and disks to go) then get it through the Spanish importation process, with a few tricks. Complete fluid flushes too.
Short-Term: Sort out the Suspension - Was leaning towards Meisters. But having now driven the car on its standard suspension I can start to have a real opinion.
Long-Term: Without actually opening it up, the K20A2 can be brought to about 250HP at the fly. This requires a new intake mani, throttle body, injectors and ecu (in addition to the exhaust, which is already a work of art thanks to Martyn). I'd also get a lighter fly, stronker clutch and an LSD added.
And some visual improvements.
Comments:
Holy cow did Toyota make an interesting car. It's above and beyond a MK2.5 MX5 in handling. Feels like a racecar tamed for daily use. The steering is like cutting butter with a scalpel.
And as everyone knows K20A2 is a remarkable engine. It VTECs like hell but idles at 900rpm like a little puppy.
Understeery without the weight of the spare tyre up front.
Credits:
MOCA2CV for the inspiration. My friend Dave who kept it for a month or so at his place. And Alexey (thunderwoodracing) for .. more things than I can possibly list.
http://instagr.am/p/CPdi23snfpl
2000 ZZW30 with an EP3 K20A2 engine (and ECU) making 200 Flywheel HP.
I bought it off Blackcat motorsports - Martyn made a rather nice exhaust for it. The chap who did the conversion itself is a mate of his called Alister.
The car's kind of been ignored and needs some loving OCD attention to get sorted the way I like it.
Already done..
Battery died. Put in a lifepo4 - Apparently the K20A2 is about 15 KGs heavier than the ZZ1FE, but the lifepo, which sits in the standard battery location right next to the engine, is more or less 1KG - most Lead Acid batteries weigh in at 10-15KG so.. I may have restored the balance of the car in this process.
Headlights replaced with the EU spec LHD ones.
Replaced the drive shafts with properly over-engineered Type MR ones (the chap who did the original conversion did this for me since he wanted to reuse the old shafts).
Put in a momo hub so I can run my usual selection of non-airbag steering wheels.
There'll be a sort of continuous improvement since there are all sorts of rattles and the drivers seat is worn and and and.
Actual Plans:
Urgently: Refresh the Brakes (including, if needed, calliper rebuilds - I have all the pads and disks to go) then get it through the Spanish importation process, with a few tricks. Complete fluid flushes too.
Short-Term: Sort out the Suspension - Was leaning towards Meisters. But having now driven the car on its standard suspension I can start to have a real opinion.
Long-Term: Without actually opening it up, the K20A2 can be brought to about 250HP at the fly. This requires a new intake mani, throttle body, injectors and ecu (in addition to the exhaust, which is already a work of art thanks to Martyn). I'd also get a lighter fly, stronker clutch and an LSD added.
And some visual improvements.
Comments:
Holy cow did Toyota make an interesting car. It's above and beyond a MK2.5 MX5 in handling. Feels like a racecar tamed for daily use. The steering is like cutting butter with a scalpel.
And as everyone knows K20A2 is a remarkable engine. It VTECs like hell but idles at 900rpm like a little puppy.
Understeery without the weight of the spare tyre up front.
Credits:
MOCA2CV for the inspiration. My friend Dave who kept it for a month or so at his place. And Alexey (thunderwoodracing) for .. more things than I can possibly list.
If you haven't watched him, its worth watching his review/thoughts on his last drive vid. He discusses how twitchy they can be, which my only breif experience of a light mid ship would be the Exige on semi's on a wet Donnington circuit so I can attest to that somewhat, not that it wasn't fun, you just need to be awake and confident really. 
