What a beast! It began as a track project and ended like this! Build engine, build head, standalone computer and a big turbocharger! Producing 703HP and hitting 195mph!

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Thunder Road 2017 winner – 178mph
Race Wars 2018 winner – 185mph
Race Wars 2019 winner – 195mph

Spec is as follows:
Engine block

– Built by Jonathan Heard/SpecJ Motorsport
– Z20LEL block – this particular block was the thickest casting out of the ones Jonny had ultrasonically measured
– Wedged, bored to 86.5mm and decked
– BMW oil jets
– Billet girdle with ARP fasteners
– ARP main stud kit
– Custom head studs (L19 strength)
– Arrow Precision conrods with ARP CA625+ rod bolts
– Omega pistons 8.5:1 CR
– Whole rotating assembly balanced (crank pulley, timing belt pulley, crank, flywheel, clutch cover)
– TTV billet flywheel
– Sachs clutch cover and Helix 4 paddle plate

Cylinder Head

– Roper Developments head
– Port bored inlet and exhaust ports
– Hand blended valve throat area
– Colsibro alloy valve guides
– +1.0mm one piece forged exhaust valves made from Nimonic 80
– +1.0mm one piece forged stainless inlet valves
– Solid lifters with deep locating shims
– Double valve springs
– Steel retainers
– Custom grind mechanical profile Piper camshafts

Turbo kit

– Borg Warner EFR 9180 turbo fitted with turbo speed sensor
– Twin scroll 1.05AR exhaust housing
– Nortech big runner twinscroll manifold
– Nortech 3″ downpipe
– 2x Tial MV-SA 38mm wastegates with screamer pipes
– 4” intake pipe or TurboGuard

Fuel System

– Aeromotive stealth 340lph in tank pump
– Integrated engineering surge tank
– 2x Bosch 044 fuel pumps. The second pump activates when it sees 5psi boost via a Hobbs switch
– All fuel lines replaced with AN6 BMRS Pro Gold hose and fittings
– Injector Dynamics 1700cc injectors
– TurboSmart FPR800
– Torques E85 compatible fuel filter

Other

– Piper cambelt with solid tensioner
– Custom inlet manifold with billet fuel rail
– Porsche 3” throttle body with Vibrant vanjen clamp
– Nortech 3” boost pipes
– IGN-1a ignition coils with MSD leads
– RnD ‘race’ Intercooler – designed by RnD with an ITEC core and welded together by Forge
– Vibratechnics engine mounts all round
– Piper 3” cat back exhaust
– Pro Alloy radiator with twin revotec 11” fans
– 13 row front mounted oil cooler with AN10 lines
– TigWorx rear water bar (standard oil cooler delete)
– TigWorx oil catch can
– BTCC alternator belt tensioner

ECU
– Link G4+ Fury ECU
– Nortech adaptor loom – everything works in the car as it should, no dash lights etc
– Launch control, traction control, Launch RPM and Boost all activated/adjusted via a custom switch panel
– Clutch pressure sensor for flat shift and rev matched downshifts
– Two 3 port boost solenoids to control each side of the wastegates separatley – this allows a wide range of boost control from as little as 0.5 bar all the way up to 2.6bar
– Ethanol content sensor with Flex fuel all set up – pour Ethanol in and the ECU sorts the rest out
– Oil and fuel pressure safety strategies setup as well as many other safety strategies
– Switchable anti lag on the sport button
– Boost by gear setup
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Gearbox

– M32 with big bearing/end case upgrade carried out by WG Motorworks
– Gearset and all input/output shafts cryogenically treated by Frozen Solid
– Gripper plated LSD

Exterior

– Full bare shell respray in Lamborghini Grigio Telesto pearl
– Custom new style Vauxhall front grill
– DAP bonnet vents
– Aerocatches
– DAP front splitter

Interior

– Recaro Pole Position seats
– Willans 4 point harnesses
– Flocked dashboard
– Flocked centre tunnel
– Alcantara/leather steering wheel
– Custom full bolt in cage by GD Cages
– All unnecessary brackets removed and smoothed
– Innovate AFR gauge
– Stack oil temp/oil pressure/boost gauges

Wheels/Brakes/Suspension

– Revolution Millenium 18×8
– Toyo R888R tyres 235/40/18
– Alcon 6 pot front calipers
– Pagid RS29 pads
– KW V3 coilovers
– DAP front anti roll bar
– RnD solid subframe bushes
– SuperPro wishbone bushes