VT2 UPGRADE KIT arrived!!!

[Beedub]

detailed review and pics shortly.

[ZStig]

when is someone finally gonna get us some 0-60 and 1/4mile times hmm?

[ZStig]

Got my financing approved at 2.49%. Ordering VT2 in about a week. AWWW YEAAHHHH

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by Roffle Waffle

when is someone finally gonna get us some 0-60 and 1/4mile times hmm?

Im going to guess very low 4s to 60 and there is mid 11s in this car all day long, with proper tyres who knows!! What i can tell you vt2 will break something unless the drivetrain is beefed up....... Trackwork, fine, general beating fine but the drag strip will damage something, my car will never see the strip....

[ZStig]

Can't wait. ~3 weeks until its shipped to my local shop

[beta]

Originally Posted by Roffle Waffle

Got my financing approved at 2.49%. Ordering VT2 in about a week. AWWW YEAAHHHH

Grats!! It's about time

+1 on some official 0-60 times after VT1 or VT2.

[ZStig]

what does the vt2+ kit consist of?

[Beedub]

roffle, have you actually ordered the vt2 kit??
you REALLY need to pop over to my other thread "detailed vt2 pics" and you'll see al the parts..... you will also see some of my tweaks that ive made to just further protect things, one thing i can tell you, aside from performance, the kits fits in the engine bay like o.e.m, not a single hole is added to your car and when you drive the car, lol......

you will laugh out loud!!

time to get to my thread for some detailed indepth images, its also very good to be familiar with your kit as i actively maintain my s/c kit...... remember to pick up some supercharger oil, you car will also take an extra litre of engine oil... oil temps will now be cooler than stock and much more stable.... dont forget a boost gauge.

roffle, i can promise you, youve just turned your car into a supercar slayer :-) i hope youve got a BBK, your stock brakes will simply not handle vt2.

[ZStig]

I didn't order it yet, I'm waiting for my bank to send me the check first, but I already got approval. Probably placing the order in a week + 2 weeks to get the kit in.

I WAS going to wait a year or 2 more, but my bank told me I have enough equity, so i said, "fuck it"

I saw your thread, and have been up to date on my reading with everyone else's impressions. I'm hoping my ceramic coated euro headers will give me a slight edge over the other applications here.

I don't plan on going much past 100mph on the streets, so I think a stock brake setup with upgraded pads/lines/fluid should suffice for now

I'll have to shop around for a boost gauge, I don't wanna half ass it, but also don't have $1k extra in my budget for a really good one

I'm waiting to see where you locate the oil catch kit. Future mods might include a CF driveshaft, seats, bbk, ltw battery, and crap like that. But this kit should keep my power needs satisfied for a while before I do other things

[ZStig]

my friends have an ess 500rwhp e92 m3, and a 550+rwhp 911 turbo. They're my targets. hahaha

[Beedub]

ok cool.....

your coated header wont see you any performance benefit in the s/c application, a freer flowing exhaust will do however.

i hear you on the gauges, to do it properly costs a fortune, i spent around $2250 for my setup, but again perfection was the only way i would put something in my interior.

use this time to go over your braking system, also good tyres is a must, i can spin my Pilot super sports at will. Roffle, your about to have some serious fun, i cant tell you how much i love recieving the ESS box!! When you have the vortech v3 si in your hands you will simply not believe the size of thsi blower!! its huuuggeee!!

[Shipkiller]

I do have a question: If you don't take your car to the track or do autocross, only drive it on the street, why would you have to upgrade the brakes when you do a SC kit? Just for the look?

[Z4-VILLA]

how much to go right into VT2? 9k, 10k, 12k,
Ess never gets back to me about the price...sheesh

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by Shipkiller

I do have a question: If you don't take your car to the track or do autocross, only drive it on the street, why would you have to upgrade the brakes when you do a SC kit? Just for the look?

I track my car very reguarly :-)
Imo a bbk is a must even with a street driven car. I use every drop of the vt2 kits power and i need serious brakes to stop me.

[inTgr8r]

Originally Posted by Beedub

I track my car very reguarly :-)
Imo a bbk is a must even with a street driven car. I use every drop of the vt2 kits power and i need serious brakes to stop me.

I know we're drifting OT here, but have you had any knock back issues with your BBK on the track?

[ZStig]

Originally Posted by Beedub

ok cool.....

your coated header wont see you any performance benefit in the s/c application, a freer flowing exhaust will do however.

i hear you on the gauges, to do it properly costs a fortune, i spent around $2250 for my setup, but again perfection was the only way i would put something in my interior.

use this time to go over your braking system, also good tyres is a must, i can spin my Pilot super sports at will. Roffle, your about to have some serious fun, i cant tell you how much i love recieving the ESS box!! When you have the vortech v3 si in your hands you will simply not believe the size of thsi blower!! its huuuggeee!!

the coating on the headers should greatly decrease underhood temperatures, especially the upgraded coating I got. I MAY remove the secondary cats later, if its proven that they help with power.

I have 265 wide hankook ventus v12s in the back now, I don't expect them to be great in 1st gear. I'd like to eventually move to flared rear fenders and 18x12" wheels, but thats a few grand I don't want to spend right now

I'm trying not to get TOO excited, since I didn't receive the check from my bank yet. Who knows what they might do last minute.

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

I know we're drifting OT here, but have you had any knock back issues with your BBK on the track?

Ive ran this car on pilot sport cups very hard in a warm day so the tytes were properly hooked up, ive never noticed pad knock back of any type..... My ap bbk has knockback springs.

I hear the stoptech kits suffer from this.

[inTgr8r]

Originally Posted by Beedub

Ive ran this car on pilot sport cups very hard in a warm day so the tytes were properly hooked up, ive never noticed pad knock back of any type..... My ap bbk has knockback springs.

I hear the stoptech kits suffer from this.

Thanks...
I'm hearing the same thing, some worse than others.

...Loving your VT2 writeup.

[Beedub]

Originally Posted by inTgr8r

Thanks...
I'm hearing the same thing, some worse than others.

...Loving your VT2 writeup.

Thankyou :-)

Very pleased with it, its become impossible to part with this car :-)

[dreamcast731]

Congrats on the VT2! What's the rated hp/tq numbers for this kit? Any dyno numbers for your car? I think we're all interested in some datas, thanks.

[Beedub]

hi dreamcast, the kit is rated 500 crank hp, my numbers were slightly inflated due to having slightly increased boost 1psi up on the normal vt2-500 kits, so in total im seeing 8psi @ 7900, i really want to get back to the dyno again to get some definitive numbers, my tuner gave me a printout for 450rwhp @ 8psi, with the 7psi it should be producing im guessing it should be 420rwhp.......

pullies arnt exact science so i just happened to get an 7.6-8psi pulley, it could have easily been 6-7psi.... either way performance is brisk to say the least, im rather happy with the extra psi i got for free!!! lol

AFRs are nice and safe also :-)

[ZStig]

450? niiiiiice