Mad Maru's P11 GTT

The end is nigh...

First pics all done just being mopped?

Broken handle be gone:

Out of the shop, daylight strikes the work:

Baby got curves:

Guess who Blue has been teaching?

That's your lot sorry if that took valuable moments that you will never get back again but I needed to share!

Thanks for looking.

Ok guys, here is are some updated pictures courtesy of me being fortunate enough to win COTM May 2010 over on NPOC Also a brief reference to the total Nissan competition I entered and got into the final but alas didn't win.

To check out that feature follow the link below:

COTM - May 2010

Now in the UK modified car scene our cars never seem to get the respect they deserve compared to some of the other models in the Nissan range, so please help by voting & getting our models the exposure they rightly deserve.

To get through to the next round I need to get into the top three positions so your help would be greatly appreciated.
Also if you have voted already you can do so every 15 days until the 28th May. So please spare me 30 seconds, vote for car 10 the turbo Primera:

:Voting & poll closed:

Thank You!!

Ok this is the last major update to get you guys up to date I have a few plans up my sleeve for this show season but they will have to wait and see if I get them done in time?

After another busy day oop in bonnie wee Scotland Aug 2010, I have finally managed to free up some time to take pictures of the graphs from Friday's dyno runs & find the past runs done with GTT after the previous mapping session by another tuner (not setup on a dyno on the road instead).

After having issues with my ECU I decided to go in another direction with the engine management for the car. I am not suggesting the issue was related to the previous daughterboard so please let's keep this post on the facts...

After extensive research & glowing testimonials from others I trust who have used the equipment I decided to go with the now mature NIStune mapping software & daughterboard.

I contacted Pete from PMLS regarding the equipment needed to install the board but while investigating this option stumbled onto the work of FCTuning's Steve Sadler who has been supplying, fitting & tuning these boards for quite some time. Steve offered a very competative price for supply, fitting & mapping so I decided to go with that option as it would have worked out more expensive to have bought the board then paid for the mapping separately.

Due to the logistics with my car being north of the boarder once the board & base map were merged the board was sent up to Ant for installation. I won't bore you all with the intricate details but instead get on to the details you wanted to hear about.

Day of the Dyno began with me following Ant to Hypertech where a dyno tuning day had been planned with two P11's a pulsar & other cars all being tuned. This being the 1st time of me driving the car in almost 6 months I was nervous to be behind the wheel but this soon passed.

The base map did it's job & got the car to it's destination once all the prep had been carried out (remember preperation is the key to things going smoothly). Prior to setting off Ant fitted my new SARD fpr & gauge as per the recommendation by Steve, the improvement from the ebay jobbie was noticed immediately.

Now for the 2nd time that morning I looked as white as a sheep as once at the dyno all my fears about something going wrong had me worrying about having no car & failng in my quest to get GTT up & running properly. Ant commented on my expression & ensured he made sure I was sufficiently wound up over it...

The car was connected up to the dyno by Duncan the owner of Hypertech & we were now ready to let Steve work his magic. As he worked away with the engine in different stages of mapping I began to fret less & less as the time ticked on. The engine was singing & Steve was impressed with the build quality & made comment to Ant for all his quality work.

I didn't manage to take many pictures that came out clearly at all due to having forgotten my camera so images were taken with my iPhone.

Here are some images taken followed by the previous dyno results from the previous management system & map for comparrison (pictures are limited due to my needing to film the mapping at the request of Steve):

Previous runs:
Dyno Dynamics day of the original map

Dyno run after JF 2009:

As you can see from those graphs the fueling was far from ideal & the figure was indeed disappointing from a retrospective viewpoint.

Now do I reveal the new graphs or come back later to post them???

Ok I will sort it now so you all don't try & lynch me on mass:

Dyno run 20/08/10:

BHP @ flywheel

BHP @ wheels

Boost setting @ 1.2 bar

Torque - 347 ft lbs

So there you have it am I estatic you bet ya I am there are so many positives the engine has so much more to give Steve believes if I replace the 2.5" exhaust with a 3" I will get better results due the the restriction of the gases getting out of the manifold faster without putting as much strain on the turbo. He also stated he felt the boost could be raised as high as 1.5 bar but that he wasn't sure the gearbox or driveshafts could handle the additional power. This leaves me with a nice few options if I crave more power but honetly I am just happy to have the car properly setup and ready to be driven & enjoyed.

I hope this hasn't taken up too much of your time & can I just say a few thank you's to those who have helped me in the recent months with getting the car back on the road...

Gizz - Andy, thank you for getting my stricken car & taking it oop north you are a life saver & I owe ya big time.

Ant-Dat, you are a Legend my friend & by far one of the most talented if not the most talented folk I have ever had the fortune to have met & been helped by.

Here is a link to the car on the Rollers as video'd for the tuner I used FCTuning's Steve Sadler I hope you all enjoy:

http://fctuning.com/fctwp/?p=776

Right last update for now forgot this one:
Well thanks to Johnny Young for the heads up on this via the good old bay of e. I went over to inspect the goods and was fairly pleased with what I found so a deal was done and I now have the basis for my new 3' stainless exhaust.

It was formerly owned by a NPOC non member who's own turbo'd car unfortunately lost it's bottom end. So once we established all of this and had a good chat about all things Primera etc. I packed the car up with my little haul and headed for home.

Now the exhaust is a direct fit apart from the downpipe as his was a bottom mount and mine is a top mount. It's a straight through system all mandrel bends welded together by a friend of his at mates rates, according to Jon it "isn't the quietest of exhausts by a long shot".

So my plan is to chop it up where needed to fit a couple of silencers and a proper hi-flow sports cat to help with those emmision tests and hopefully have it all fitted by JAE. I'll post up once it's done as I do like my pictures etc.

So here are a few pictures from the listing as the car is all unpacked and the shed is now packed to the rafters with even more car parts...

And the last one will bring a smile to Fluff as he has been on at me for ages to change the backbox on my motor for one he says is more manly, I think it's so he can tamper with my rim???

Right the updates have been on hold for a while as I have been planning and scheming on what I can get done this show season. So finally I have seen a guy about fitting and customising my 3" exhaust and hopefully it may be fitted within the coming weeks

Also I've had good news on a future mod that will hopefully revamp the interior and is in the hands of a vary capable member with a flair for the custom look with an exceptional talent and eye for detail. The exterior also has some planned extras to go on, but time will determine if that happens this season or not.

Also on the mechanical side of things the Quaife limited slip differential group buy is proceeding well and once we pinpoint and confirm a few details the car will be as near as finished as can ever be said of a car such as this.

Pics to follow...

Also am going to recirculate the BOV to improve response and running of the car as with the MAF I've been told this is a better option then venting into the engine bay as it currently is.

Right after a few visits to various exhaust specialist I have the car booked in early next week to have the exhaust fitted along with a resonator box along the mid section. Now depending on the noise/tone level it may be just as I want it if not further work will be carried out to add further boxes and a new sport catalyser. I will also hopefully have the BOV recirculating as he has said he can sort that also.

I will keep you guys posted on progress and with loads of pictures of the install.

Car is booked in for remap on Tuesday after the exhaust has been finished so hopefully some new power figures and pictures coming soon.

Also a few more things arrived today to add to the pile of items on the to do list:
New licence plates with a personal twist to them and large quantities on epoxy resin chassis paint ready for undersealing the underneath of the car.

I'm still awaiting my car ramps to arrive so I can press on with the protection work, I'll try to get images if I've managed to avoid covering myself in more paint the the car...

Right car was worked on today and the exhaust was fitted and the ECU was also re-mapped here are some images of the work carried out:

Big thanks to Incarsolutions for the hard graft today with all my attempts to hamper them in my own individual way

Here are all the goodies that will find there way onto the car:

So taking place today fitting of 3" exhaust including resonator box to help with the tone of the exhaust. Also the BOV was being recirculated to before the turbo as this is the most efficient way to run a turbo'd car with a MAF. Only thing fitted today that isn't in that bundle is my new turbo jacket to keep those temps constant around the turbo.

Backbox

Resonator box

Silicon Hose for recirculating

Car is up

Now that's some lean

Downpipe is off

As is the backbox

Old versus new

Centre section

Amount taken out of downpipe to raise clearance

BOV before

During

Catch tank breather

BOV trumpet

After

You can probably just make out the turbo jacket hidden under the existing metal shield for the stealth look as it was light nordic blue and I doubted it was stay that colour for long

Close up of pipework run

That's where the images come to an end as I was cutting it fine to get the car mapped so paid up and headed over to Hayes Engineering (Dynotech), where Steve from FCTuning was waiting to get to work on ensuring that the car wasn't running lean now there was a free flowing exhaust now installed.

Needless to say Steve and Bob were absolutely top draw and everything went without a hitch and some good figures were given and areas for improvement identified. Now I could avoid mentioning the Dyno results as that is for another thread but as I haven't scanned the sheets yet I'll just put up the figures and provide the proof later.

345bhp and 340 ft lbs of torque which equates to 292hp @ the wheels boost pressure just below 1.3 bar

Right after Japfest I needed to correct a slight rubbing of my exhaust on the heatshield and decided to get some powerflex exhaust hangers but as I left it too late at the show most folk had already packed up for the day.

So off to Halfrauds and grabbed a few and some spares so my mate could sort the issue out. Some hammering and heating of the shield allowed for better clearance but to sort the job properly we are going to remove all the heat shields and heat wrap the exhaust so it can be positioned higher in the tunnel to keep it away from the rear beam also.

Anyway here are some pics of the work being carried out and some closeups of the other bits sorted prior to Japfest and a few bits I carried out at the show as time ran out prior to getting everything I wanted finished before the meet.

My mates company Incarsolutions

Closeup on Turbo jacket under custom heatshield and another pic of recirculating pipework

More of the rear of the car and that exhaust can

Now I had these new road legal number plates to fit as my front plate was damaged last year but time as I say was against me prior to the meet so they went on at Japfest with some help from a few members in getting off the foam fixing pads. I hope you like them as I know many have said they are not a fan of embossed plates but I like them and the aluminium is so cool and my m8 who makes them even did me some vinyl stickers to make the plates more suited to GTT

Before

After (excuse the dead bugs pic taken after trip back from Japfest

Closeup of the stickers showing NPOC and the Mad Maru theme of the car was well happy at that surprise when he handed them over to me last week

Right just been on FCTuning.com and seen my latest dyno run and Nistune mapping has been uploaded check it out it's only a short video as I was doing the filming and obviously my camera skils suck?

FCTuning.com

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Original von JaySTW
Damn, are you serious? More then 300 HP. Since when runs the car with these modifications and have you ever had any problems with the engine? Its really a good job, also the Front-Bumper! Did you all by yourelf or a Company?

Nice Car --- Very nice Engine

Thanks, no the bumper was done by a good friend and paint/bodyshop specialist he was hindered by my attempts to help so I just took pictures and tried to help where I can. Touch wood no major issues engine wise only the ECU/daughterboard failed hence the new NIStune setup and ECU.

Also a few bits arrived this week my heated seat components arrived so I will be pulling the seat cover off soon to get the pads on and plumbed in before winter.

My sports cat arrived for GTT can't wait to get it fitted this weekend. Have heard good things about Magnaflow so took the plunge.

Also ordered some 3" flanges so I can easily remove the cat after MOT etc, hopefully next years MOT will be a breeze with this fitted.

Right well a shortage of 3" pipe work stopped play on getting the new cat fitted ready for its plug and play for testing. However we did manage to heat wrap a section of the 3" exhaust that was banging against the rear beam. Clearance was always going to be an issue but now with additional padding the exhaust is not only well supported it is also quieter and without the crash bang wallop over every bump.

Now to get moving on fitting the various mass of parts for the car before it gets too damn cold wish me luck.

Well time to bring an old thread back to life as in a time honoured tradition I like to unveil bits that were carried out prior to JAE just incase in all the fun of the weekend they were missed. Last time was the front bumper splitter mod and 144 bump strips this year the rear and exhaust got the treatment along with some interior jobs that have been waiting to be completed for some time...

So for some time I had been looking for the ideal match for the front bumper and something to alter the rear profile without being too in your face. So the search was on for something to suit the lines of the existing kit and bring the car a fresh and clean look.

Started of with may options for rear splitter but finally chose to go with this one

Someone trying to work out if this would be a direct bolt on or need slight modification

Was decided that this would need more then just bolting on to fit so off came the bumper after it was obvious that the exhaust would need to be brought over more and the angle of the box adjusted

Surface rust had started to attack the towing eye and rear chassis so they were due to be cleaned up and treated while this work was being carried out

Bumper came off and the first part of the now cut splitter fitted which lined up very well to the existing bumper

Centre section now cut ready to be lined up to the rear of the bumper

Reflectors added to give overall look that we were looking for

Bad rust

Face down arse up that's the way we like to f**k

Thought I through up this for those who love to my car with a clear end empty boot

While exhaust was being worked on I set about the surface rust

Bumper refitted to check the trial fitting of the now cut in to more pieces splitter

Corners in need of building from scratch due to difference in shape from splitter to bumper

Bumper back off and fibreglass added to make up the corners with the remaining parts from the original splitter

After initial fibreglassing of the structure filler was added to build up the surface ready for primer and paint

Trial fit

Reflectors

Back off and much more fettling required

Inside of bumper cut to allow splitter to sit flushly to it

Now as many now know this was only entering the primer stage Friday morning of JAE and well I was really panicking that we would not get this done in time for me to get along to the show that afternoon

Well we managed to get it painted and fitted for JAE and due to the rush I didn't get to take any pictures on the day so thought I grab a few today after checking the bumper over for any cracks etc after the trip to and from JAE all was good and crack free. We knew on Friday the bumper needed much more work till we would be happy with it but time had beaten us so the splitter seen at JAE is only the beginning and will be fine tuned and I'll update once that work has been carried out.

Also fitted in time for JAE were my P11 Plasma dials however the MPH and fuel gauge were faulty so no nice pictures of them working as I await the replacements from the seller. I also found time to fit my BT-300 to my KIV-700 so I can now enjoy audio from my iPod or iPhone (via bluetooth). I'll throw up some images later but all those additions are behind trim pieces so not much to see.

Thanks for looking I'll update the thread once more bits are completed.