Lateral 2009 Build
01 August 2009, 07:42 PM
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I saw this car at TOTB and was surprised because I'd not seen or heard about it before, now I understand why.
It looks stunning, good luck. Look forward to seeing it a bit more of it on the track
Mark
It looks stunning, good luck. Look forward to seeing it a bit more of it on the track
Mark
01 August 2009, 08:25 PM
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Its looking good steve, keep those **** pics comin.
Glad to see Gazzasti was involved in the exhaust system he's a cracking chap and good at what he does.
JP4 - i believe you will find the the standard manifold becomes restrictive around the 620BHP mark and hence why the cosworth mani is a good choice as i have yet to see anyone mention flow restrictions on this baby, hence the price.
Glad to see Gazzasti was involved in the exhaust system he's a cracking chap and good at what he does.
JP4 - i believe you will find the the standard manifold becomes restrictive around the 620BHP mark and hence why the cosworth mani is a good choice as i have yet to see anyone mention flow restrictions on this baby, hence the price.
02 August 2009, 08:26 AM
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The cosworth manifold isnt difficult per say to fit, its just diffiuclt to find the right parts to go with it, ie tumble deletes, do you go standard or aps 8 injector ones, which cost a lot of money. You then have the throttle body, do yu go DBW or stick to manual and use a spacer?
Based on what was seen on SleeperSy's engine, then the oem manifold became restrictive around the 620 mark. Changing to the Cosworth let him go further.
I cant tell you how it differs on this engine, because we have only ever run this engine setup with the cosworth manifold. It's allowed enough flow so far to set a new Zen dyno record and there is more to come.
Based on what was seen on SleeperSy's engine, then the oem manifold became restrictive around the 620 mark. Changing to the Cosworth let him go further.
I cant tell you how it differs on this engine, because we have only ever run this engine setup with the cosworth manifold. It's allowed enough flow so far to set a new Zen dyno record and there is more to come.
02 August 2009, 11:06 AM
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Shock photo, Mark's been caught on camera working on his car, all we need now is a photo of him driving 
Nice work Guys...
Nice work Guys...
02 August 2009, 12:00 PM
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Neil,
Unlike some, I know my limitations ! However, you never know, I may well give it a go later in the year 
With regard to bonnets, & boot lids, they are currently in production, and I'm in the process of putting together a more sensibly priced 8 injector set up, for those who need it.
More importantly, I have some MASSIVE "thanks" to make, but I will save them for a little later........................
Mark.
Unlike some, I know my limitations !
However, you never know, I may well give it a go later in the year With regard to bonnets, & boot lids, they are currently in production, and I'm in the process of putting together a more sensibly priced 8 injector set up, for those who need it.
More importantly, I have some MASSIVE "thanks" to make, but I will save them for a little later........................
Mark.
11 August 2009, 01:34 PM
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So, a few more pictures to show what else had happened over that weekend.
Fuel tank with –10 feed welded on for the fuel pump. Rear bumper starting to take shape.
Closer pic of fuel arrangement. Small tank, feeding 1550hp pump through –10 pipe, -8 pipe to fuel filter and –8 to front of car, -6 return line
Another pic of dash area, minus the dash board at this point but showing the AIM digital dash and fuse locations.
Dummy engine still in, with manifold mocked up, and car loom well underway.
Another view of cockpit area, again minus dashboard, but “the” handbrake, brake bias valve, brake lines, and battery wires all situated properly.
To me, this just looks like a jumbled mess, but to Pat it’s the start of his custom ecu loom for the Solaris S8!
Closer pic of the front dummy engine mock up
Side view, not the rust old 4 pot oem brakes (cheers John ) these are so that the 15” drag wheels will clear. They still need cleaning up massively though!
Whilst the above was going one, and by the end of that weekend, 12th July, I had received a EJ22t short block with a billet 79mm crank and Lateral rods attached. All I had to do was get the rest of the engine built up.
During the week, I started to tackle the rest of the engine build each night. Whilst I was doing various bits like the ring gaps and inserting the pistons, I had my youngest at the other side of the shed cleaning the callipers a whire wheel
Short block built with Lateral pistons and on the stand ready for the heads.
RCMS 14mm head stud kit installed on one side, ready for the AVCS head.
At this point I was missing the dowel pins for the heads, so tackled the sump area. Cosworth baffle plate designed for EJ257 block, pen marks show what needs to be removed to clear the EJ22 block.
Baffle plate on and sump pick on, and carefully spaced so as not to stress the pipe and cause a fracture. You can also see one head attached.
Thanks to Daz davies who acted as a courier, new dowell pin sourced from Zen and allowed me to attach the other head.
Both heads on, Race spec cams in, and ready for final shimming of the valve clearances.
Again, I must apologise, as I didn’t get many pictures through the next few days as it was another frantic weekend with Mark, Paul, David, Andy, Pat , Gaz, Stewart and I all working on the car.
In summary, AVCS inlet pullies bolted up, adjustable exhaust pullies bolted up, Kevlar cam belt installed, RCMS Cam Belt guide installed, timing checked and adjusted, rocker covers bolted up and engine installed in engine bay.
Turbo, GT40 installed onto the twinscroll manifold, two 38mm v-band waste gates feeding into their own silenced exhaust point to the passenger side. Turbo dumping through a short 3” exhaust to drivers side.
Pat finishing the loom in situe
Fuel lines expertly done by Paul, feeding the 4 billet fuel rails via a distribution block which is fed by the –8 fuel line across the bulkhead. Nitrous solenoids mounted and setup by Mark. Intercooler pipes made by Gaz, nearly done. 63mm leaving turbo expanding to 76mm before intercooler and remaining 76mm thereafter. SFS Black hose joiners where appropriate. Note new screen had been fitted too.
More to follow
Fuel tank with –10 feed welded on for the fuel pump. Rear bumper starting to take shape.
Closer pic of fuel arrangement. Small tank, feeding 1550hp pump through –10 pipe, -8 pipe to fuel filter and –8 to front of car, -6 return line
Another pic of dash area, minus the dash board at this point but showing the AIM digital dash and fuse locations.
Dummy engine still in, with manifold mocked up, and car loom well underway.
Another view of cockpit area, again minus dashboard, but “the” handbrake, brake bias valve, brake lines, and battery wires all situated properly.
To me, this just looks like a jumbled mess, but to Pat it’s the start of his custom ecu loom for the Solaris S8!
Closer pic of the front dummy engine mock up
Side view, not the rust old 4 pot oem brakes (cheers John
) these are so that the 15” drag wheels will clear. They still need cleaning up massively though!Whilst the above was going one, and by the end of that weekend, 12th July, I had received a EJ22t short block with a billet 79mm crank and Lateral rods attached. All I had to do was get the rest of the engine built up.
During the week, I started to tackle the rest of the engine build each night. Whilst I was doing various bits like the ring gaps and inserting the pistons, I had my youngest at the other side of the shed cleaning the callipers a whire wheel
Short block built with Lateral pistons and on the stand ready for the heads.
RCMS 14mm head stud kit installed on one side, ready for the AVCS head.
At this point I was missing the dowel pins for the heads, so tackled the sump area. Cosworth baffle plate designed for EJ257 block, pen marks show what needs to be removed to clear the EJ22 block.
Baffle plate on and sump pick on, and carefully spaced so as not to stress the pipe and cause a fracture. You can also see one head attached.
Thanks to Daz davies who acted as a courier, new dowell pin sourced from Zen and allowed me to attach the other head.
Both heads on, Race spec cams in, and ready for final shimming of the valve clearances.
Again, I must apologise, as I didn’t get many pictures through the next few days as it was another frantic weekend with Mark, Paul, David, Andy, Pat , Gaz, Stewart and I all working on the car.
In summary, AVCS inlet pullies bolted up, adjustable exhaust pullies bolted up, Kevlar cam belt installed, RCMS Cam Belt guide installed, timing checked and adjusted, rocker covers bolted up and engine installed in engine bay.
Turbo, GT40 installed onto the twinscroll manifold, two 38mm v-band waste gates feeding into their own silenced exhaust point to the passenger side. Turbo dumping through a short 3” exhaust to drivers side.
Pat finishing the loom in situe
Fuel lines expertly done by Paul, feeding the 4 billet fuel rails via a distribution block which is fed by the –8 fuel line across the bulkhead. Nitrous solenoids mounted and setup by Mark. Intercooler pipes made by Gaz, nearly done. 63mm leaving turbo expanding to 76mm before intercooler and remaining 76mm thereafter. SFS Black hose joiners where appropriate. Note new screen had been fitted too.
More to follow
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12 August 2009, 11:23 AM
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Again, I must apologise, as I didn’t get many pictures through the next few days as it was another frantic weekend with Mark, David, Andy, Pat , Gaz, Stewart and I all working on the car.
12 August 2009, 05:31 PM
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Superb build!
I'm following with great interest.
I plan to reverse my manifold and inspiration is abundant here!
Very best of luck with the success of the build and its performance on track.
James
I'm following with great interest.
I plan to reverse my manifold and inspiration is abundant here!
Very best of luck with the success of the build and its performance on track.
James
