Category: Featured Projects


Nissan GTR: TSM Built Motor, HKS GT800 Turbo Kit in Matte White

Filed Under: Featured Projects, Nissan
Jan.27, 2012

Matte White Nissan GT-R Front

This matte white vinyl wrapped Nissan GT-R came to us with all of the supporting mods minus the motor and turbo kit, but wasn’t running at its full potential. Making less than 500whp with full bolt on’s the owner decided it was time to step up the game and send his car down to us from New Jersey. We were very excited to transform this car into something our customer can enjoy and extract the full potential of the parts chosen.

Matte White Nissan GT-R Front

We were very happy with how this build came together. We removed the aging matte white vinyl and re-wrapped the car in protective matte film wrap. The film was impressive to all of us including the customer, you can really still see the lines and pearls pop through the film to create a great contrast.

TopSpeed Motor Nissan GT-R Motor

Even with the stock tranny the GT800 performed very well making 738whp and 654 tq. We kept the torque turned down in order to preserve the factory clutches. The New Volk G12 wheels look just awesome on the GT-R, especially with the matte film.

Here are some photos of the car all finished as well as the dyno graph…..enjoy!

Mod List

  • HKS GT800 Kit
  • TSM Built Motor
    • Carrillo Rods
    • CP Pistons
    • H11 Head Studs
    • Balance Assembly
    • TSM Race Tested Tolerances
  • Speed Density Conversion
  • TSM ECU Calibration for 93oct & Race Gas
  • Matte wrap removed – replaced with Matte film
  • ADV1 Wheel Package (Street)
  • Volk G12 Wheel Package (Track)
  • KW Sleeve Kit
  • S2 CarbonWorks Coolant/Catch Can
  • Custom Painted Engine Bay
  • Toyo R888 Tires

Wallpaper Downloads for Matte White GT-R

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Front Fisheye Shot | Engine Bay | Black and White

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Second of Three Alpha9 GT-R Builds **THIS MONTH**

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Sep.22, 2011
Ok well we just kicked out the second of the three Alpha9 builds that have to be done by the end of this month. The third one was just started on and needs to be cranked out so we can send the car back to Cali for Sema.

I didn’t get any pictures of this car on the dyno because we were in a bit of a rush to get it tuned and out the door. The customer wanted to go to the drag strip lastnight and see what it would do. I did however get a couple pictures of his personal roll back that he picked the car up on which was pretty cool. BTW Check out this dudes custom Honda CBR1000 (Sorry for the crappy cell phone pictures.

The interesting part about this build is that we did a minimal mod path for the customer because thats what he wanted, but it still made awesome power. The dyno graph below is using the factory BOVs, upper IC piping, and muffler!! We were very impressed with the results on MS109!

The other thing we did a little different on this car was the boost levels in first/second gear. Normally we set the customer up with lower boost in first and second in order to keep the tires planted on the ground, and increase safety, however this customer wanted nothing to do with low boost anyplace, and didn’t really care about safety LOL His words to me were “My buddy has a worked ZR1, and I don’t care if I have to break this thing to beat him” Gotta love friendly competition right? !!! His goal is to run 9s on the stock motor/tranny then build it with a Boost Logic kit.

That being said he called me this morning and said the car went 10.31 @ 141 spinning all the way through 3rd gear Drag Radials have needless to say been ordered

MOD LIST

-AMS Alpha9 Turbos
-AMS FMIC
-AMS Downpipes
-Forge Motorsports Actuators
-TSM Y-Pipe
-ID1000 Injectors
-Aeromotive Fuel Pumps
-Cobb AP *005
-TSM ECU Calibration

*STOCK IC PIPING & BOVs
*STOCK MUFFLER
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First of THREE Alpha9s This Month @ TopSpeed Motorsports

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Sep.16, 2011

Hey guys,

I just figured I would update you with some info on some of the builds going on in the shop…

Its seems to be the month of Alpha9s here at TopSpeed this month. Last week we completed the first one of three in the shop.

This particular car is one of the sexiest GT-Rs I have laid eyes on! Very tastefully done mods, it just looks and sounds amazing!

This is a local customer, so I will be doing some video work with the car next week and will post it up for you guys.

This is the highest HP Pump gas Alpha9 we have seen yet…the car is very strong! (Graphs Below)

MOD LIST

-Alpha9 Turbos
-Forge Motorsports Actuators
-AMS Downpipes
-AMS Resonated Y-Pipe
-Garage Active CBE
-ID1000 Injectors
-Aeromotive Fuel Pumps
-HKS Intercooler Piping
-HKS Intercooler
-Cobb AP Speed Density Tune
-Cor Wheels

Thanks for looking guys, and feel free to ask any questions you may have.

~Cicio
TopSpeed Motorsports

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2012 GT-R | 600 WHP | E85 @ TopSpeed Motorsports

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Jun.30, 2011
This customer had completed his goal of dipping into the 10′s with an HKS LegaMax exhaust and HKS resonated midpipe installed. At the strip, the car ran a 10.98 @ 123mph which was very respectable, however like any enthusiust…we all want MORE!

After consulting with him several times about his goals we set a plan of action and shipped him some go fast goodies! Mike has worked on his own cars for years, and wasn’t about to change that now, so all of the installs were done by him in his garage with us for phone support when he needed it. This is the first step toward our goals for the car and we were very excited to see how the 2012 responded to some nice cool corn running through her veins! ;) We were very pleased with the results.

On 93 Octane @ 18.5 PSI the GT-R made 555.52whp|557.24tq and on E85 the GT-R made 601.49whp|630.77tq

We were very pleased with the results and Mike is happy with the car.

“I couldn’t hold my head up when Doug punched it”- Mike

Mod List:
-HKS LegaMax exhaust
-HKS resonated midpipe
-AMS catless downpipes
-Aeromotive 340 fuel pumps
-AMS front mount intercooler
-Cobb Accessport w/ TCM
-AMS MAF sensors
-ID2000 fuel injectors
-TopSpeed E85 tune

On a funny note on 93octane the ID2000cc injectors were at a whopping 36% duty cycle!
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2012 Nissan GT-R tuning @ TopSpeed Motorsports **Updates throughout the day**

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Jun.21, 2011
Today @ TopSpeed Motorsports, we have a very busy and exciting day ahead of us. We thought it would be fun to update this thread throughout the day with our progress on today’s small project car…. a beautiful Red 2012 GT-R!!

The days events will go as follows:

-Morning Baseline
-TSM ProTune by Doug Wilks using Cobb ALPHA Software
-AMS Downpipe / HKS Y-Pipe Install
-TSM ProTune with aftermarket parts
-TSM Race Gas Tune

BASELINE DYNO RESULTS POSTED
Initial stock tuning complete!
The car responded great to Doug’s tuning, the amount of power we were able to gain throughout the power band was awesome! We have a lot of work to do on the car before the end of the day so we unfortunately didn’t have time to push the base map to its limits at this point, however on a conservative boost calibration we were still able to pull out some impressive gains.
**Added three new dyno graphs**
-Stg.0 Flash SAE
-Stg.0 Flash STD
-Boost Graph
The tune was set at a VERY conservative 17.5 PSI of boost peak, falling below 13 PSI @ redline. I have included a graph of the boost from the ALPHA logging software below for you guys viewing pleasure .
If you notice on these graphs the amount of power picked up in the mid range its phenomenal!

Currently one of the main hurtles Cobb is facing with their ALPHA software is the ignition/knock control in the ECU. As I am sure many of you know that is a pretty crucial aspect of safe tuning. That being said Doug has the control over some of the logic as it relates to knock in the ALPHA software. In order to further the R&D with Cobb, and ensure that our customer gets the most out of his tune safely, Doug pulled out his det cans to dig a little deeper into how the car is truly reacting. He uses this technology very often when tuning for international race teams in South America due to the lack of knock control on their standalone ECUs!
With this device he is able to listen for what the engine is actually doing as appose to relying 100% on what the computer tells him. In the hands of an experienced tuner the cans are a very useful tool, especially when testing somewhat unchartered technology. This is a perfect example of the attention to detail that goes into our tuning here at TopSpeed
**Refer to the photo of Doug tuning the GT-R with his det cans!**


~Cicio
TopSpeed Motorsports

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Suspension! One Step Closer to THE ULTIMATE Z!

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Jun.03, 2011
Parts are really starting to roll in for the Datsun now. The full Arizona Z Cars suspension kit showed up this week so the test fitting has begun. Most of this will have to come back off before we do a few needed repairs to the chassis, however we want to check clearances and make sure everything will mesh first. The Arizona Z Cars parts are quite frankly beautiful, the machining and fit is excellent. It looked great on their website but it looks even better in person. Some of the rod ends and pillow balls they choose to use on their kit aren’t quite of the standard that we usually use, so some of those will be getting replaced.

It may be hard to see in the photos but the control arm mounts have been totally hand fabricated in Double Sheer and welded to the chassis. This provides more clearance for the headers and is much stronger.

The Mustache bar in the rear is waiting to provide a home to the Carbonetics rear diff thats coming in. It will be housed in a Infinity Q45 diff housing that has been totally rebuilt.

Stay tuned for more updates next week.

Here is a teaser wheel picture!!
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AMS Alpha9 Turbos make 758whp on LOW BOOST***

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Jun.02, 2011
TopSpeed Motorsports gives Godzilla some extra muscle!!

Just wanted to share with you guys a recent build we just completed. The customer brought us his 2009 GT-R in bone stock form looking for more. We sat down, went over his driving habits, power goals, and what type of racing if any he wanted to do with this particular GT-R. Turns out a fun weekend car with the occasional drag day thrown in there was what he had in mind.

The target was around 700whp with the possibility for a 9 second pass given the right fuel and tire combo. After reviewing all of the turbo options the mutual consensus was the AMS Alpha 9 upgraded turbos. The AMS Alpha 9 turbos deliver usable power while retaining factory like spool and reliability, which is exactly what we were looking for.

The AMS parts coupled with a few things from our TSM Products line made for one mean GT-R! We did a few things a little different on this build than the others. First off we tested the new Aeromotive fuel pumps in the factory GT-R basket to provide plenty of fuel for a possible E85 upgrade in the future. That modification worked flawlessly and we would recommend it to anyone. Secondly the customer wanted to retain the factory muffler and tips in order to keep the car as “sleeper” as possible (we assume it had a little something to do with the girlfriend as well :) )
We achieved that by custom fabricating a 3.5 inch test pipe extending from the y-pipe to the factory muffler set! At first we were slightly skeptical whether that would rob the car of power, but as the dyno graph shows…that was certainly NOT the case!

The rest of the modifications were pretty straight forward, and install in a weeks time by one of our Nissan techs BrandonB. After a TSM custom tune by our in house tuner Doug Wilks the car put down an astounding 758whp!

Our customer was very happy with his new setup. We have plans to take the car to the strip in the very near future, so stay tuned for the drag slip!

Thanks for reading guys, feel free to ask any questions or add any comments you may have!

Dynograph & Pictures below

~Tyler

MOD LIST:

-Alpha 9 Turbos
-AMS FMIC
-AMS Downpipes
-TSM Products Y-Pipe
-TSM Custom CBE Modification
-TSM Custom Fabricated Upper Intercooler Piping
-Dual Aeromotive 340LPH in-tank fuel pumps
-Injected Dynamics 1000cc Injectors
-Cobb BOVs
-Cobb NIS-006

FUTURE PLANS:
-Race gas tune
-Transmission upgrade
-New wheels/Tires
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Boxes and boxes of Datsun parts

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Apr.08, 2011

Boxes and boxes and boxes of parts.

The parts are finally starting to roll in for the Datsun Project so an update is in order.

One ultra trick item that was purchased for this project was a Quarter Master 5.5 inch triple plate clutch. Its ultra compact and will allow us to run a reverse mount starter and a very compact bellhousing. This will allow us to wrap the headers and exhaust down and around the motor in a much tighter fashion. Heres a view of the complete kit, keep in mind that this clutch is smaller than a dollar bill, its remarkably light.

There were lots of transmission options and while it would have been perfectly acceptable to put some wild dog box tranny in this car it really just doesn't suit what this customer wanted. We choose to go with a proven winner and install a Tremec TKO-600. The TKO transmission is still a syncro style transmission but its designed to take some serious abuse.

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Engine Decision Time….

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Mar.30, 2011

The “Decision”

427 dry sumped inches that could

We put a lot of thought into what would work best on this car as far as the drivetrain goes. There are many factors to consider when choosing a engine for a project like this. What is the intended use, who will be using it, are they an experienced driver\mechanic, what is the end goal peak power or a huge wide powerband?

We had a long consultation with our customer and after much discussion he agreed that a built LS7 was the way to go. We were pretty excited about this decision to say the least, its exactly what we wanted to do and we were happy that he agreed.

We consider ourselves to be very good at a lot of things and have built a lot of engines but we have never built a LS7 for endurance racing. The owners here at TopSpeed are firm believers that you do what your best at, and staff your weaknesses. That being the case we are lucky to have some very good friends down the street at MTI Racing that have done quite a bit of LS7 work…and by quite a bit I mean they are some of the best in the business. Reece Cox and the crew at MTI came up with a package that will give our customer everything he wants in a engine. Strong, reliable and very low maintenance for a race engine. Here’s a short list of the engine specs below.

LS7 block
Callies Rods
LS7 Crank
Mahle Pistons
MTI CNC Ported LS3 Heads
MTI Custom Grind Comp Cam and Lifters
KSTech Timing Chain
ARE Dry Sump System

Target Horsepower for this project is just over 500whp. This engine will get us there and leave plenty of room to spare.

Stay tuned for more pictures as parts begin to roll in.

-Matt

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Datsun Racecar Project Begins!!!!

Filed Under: Featured Projects
Mar.30, 2011

The Datsun Project:

We at TopSpeed were recently approached by a client to do some work on a vintage Datsun 240z race car. The customer was having some tuning issues with the standalone in the car and brought it to us to sort out. While we were assessing the car our client mentioned that he was considering an LS swap at one point. After a few meetings and some discussion it has been decided that we would do a LS swap on the car rather than fix the existing issues.

The customer wants big power and reliability for running endurance events. Much of the parts still have yet to be chosen will it be a LS1 or a LS7, 5 speed or 6.

Everyone at the shop is very excited about this project. Its a little different than what we usually do here at TopSpeed and we think its a good chance for us to show off our versatility, and fabrication talent.

We will be updating you with pictures of the parts and the progress as it happens.

Here are some pictures of how the car came in.

Enjoy…

-Matt

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TopSpeed Porsche 996 GT2

Filed Under: Featured Projects, Porsche
Mar.29, 2010

Year: 2002
Make: Porsche
Model:GT2
Color: Grey

The newest addition to the TopSpeed line of cars is the Porsche 996 GT2. Our goal with this car is to first build and test the limits of what can be done with the car while maintaining the ability to keep it street legal. Drive it to the track, race it, and drive it home.

Overseeing the entire project is our lead Porsche engineer, who comes from years of working as the lead mechanic on the #87 Farnbacher’s Rolex winning car.

Our tuner Doug Wilks has spent countless hours developing and testing a rock solid tune for the factory setup which is a must with this car. Spending no less than two months in development, countless track days and road trips we have got it all dialed in to the sum of 505whp 565tq still on the factory K24′s and 93oct.

This car will be running One Lap of America this year, so the next couple months are going to be very exciting. Check back in the weeks to come to see pictures, videos and updates as we begin the transformation. For more info on this race click HERE

Please check back later as we start to push the power and aero envelope with new turbos, larger injectors, bigger intercoolers, Porsche Motorsports suspension, JRZ shocks, some RSR aero goodies and more in our next blog

Thanks,

TopSpeed Inc

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TopSpeed 2008 BMW 135i

Filed Under: BMW, Featured Projects
Mar.29, 2010

Year: 2008
Make: BMW
Model:135i
Color: White
1ner1

We here at TopSpeed sat back and watched for a year while people started to mod the 135s. Piggyback units have pretty much dominated the market in aftermarket tuning for the cars since there aren’t alot of shops with the technology or the knowledge to reprogram the factory BMW DME. Seeing the potential that the N54 inline 3.0 liter 6 cylinder had, we decided it was time to start development. We started by just adding some aesthetic parts to make the car ours, and set apart from the stock look. Next we dove right in and went to work on recalibrating the factory BMW DME to find some power. After months of development and rigorous street and track testing we have dialed in the baseline Stg0 TopSpeed reflash. Unlike the piggyback units we have full control over timing, fuel, limiters, boost and all other aspects of this very complex DME. We have been able to achive outstanding hp/tq numbers along with uncompromised reliability with our flash, and better fuel mileage just to put the icing on the cake.
TopSpeed currently has full exhaust systems being developed and produced for the 135 and 335s that we have tested, and will release our Stg1 numbers and flash when the products are ready for shipping.

We are very excited about the advancement into the BMW market, and plan to have alot of fun with our 135 this year. Future plans consist of a full set of JRZ shocks, custom made wheels, upgraded rear diff, and of course more power! Keep checking back to watch the bar continue to be raised for the 135s by TopSpeed’s team!

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TopSpeed 2008 STI Build “BabySeat to RaceTrack” – part 1

Filed Under: Featured Projects, Subaru
Jan.23, 2008

Year: 2008
Make: Subaru
Model: STI
Doug's STI TopSpeed 08 STI “BabySeat to RaceTrack”

The purpose of this project is to show how the new 5 door STI can be transformed with minimal parts into a great looking, awesome  handling, daily driven STI with gobs of power!

Starting with Subaru’s new GR chassis we at TopSpeed are going to dive into addressing the key performance additions needed for the new GR STI to make it the ultimate daily driver for our customers. Initial upgrades will be with suspension, wheels & tires, brakes and then finally power.  All of these would need to work in perfect harmony if we want to obtain the “Ultimate Daily”.   Many cars do one thing really well, but not only is ‘really well’ something we at TopSpeed won’t settle for, doing  just one thing would never satisfy us.  Instead we wanted to design and build this car to do everything perfectly.

Some initial goals include: 10 sec quarter mile,  500whp on pumpgas, Track ready and daily driven,  and to put the icing on the cake the ability to strap the kids in the back and take the wife to dinner!

With our initial plan set, the parts breakdown looks like this:

Suspension

BC COILOVERS 8K/10K
WHITELINE SWAYS
WHITELINE BUSHING KIT
WHITELINE ROLL CENTER KIT
WHITELINE FRT BRACE
WHITELINE CAMBER KIT

Brakes

STOPTECH 355MM 6POT FRONT
STOPTECH 343MM 4POT REAR
PFC01 PADS
ENDLESS BRAKE FLUID
STAINLESS BRAIDED LINES

Wheels & Tires

ENKIE 18X10 +38
285/35/18 YOKO ADO7′S

Power

TOPSPEED SS1 SHORT BLOCK
GSC S2 CAMS
COSWORTH FMIC
TSI 4-1 HEADER
AMS GT35R TURBO KIT
DW 900CC INJ
COBB V2 AP
CRAWFORD AOS
TOPSPEED BOOST ACTIVATED CUTOUT

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