vr6tee Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 This was a larger job than anticipated. It took a lot of alterations to make it fit, but the shifter and cables are in! A lot of interior wiring to come, but the fab is complete. Quote Link to comment
dragon Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Totally insane in a very good way!! Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted November 15, 2017 Author Share Posted November 15, 2017 The monsters have arrived! I am officially a lot cooler. Quote Link to comment
Brodie Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Carbon fiber goodness Quote Link to comment
dragon Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 flagship ams coolers Quote Link to comment
Perci Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Totally insane in a very good way!! +1 Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Perci PCA DE Instructor 2014 Cayman S 2000 Boxster S 2000 Carrera 2010 Panamera 4S 1989 928GT Link to comment
vr6tee Posted November 16, 2017 Author Share Posted November 16, 2017 Took a few pics today of a portion of the timing system. Can't wait for 2018 race season! Quote Link to comment
KevinJ Posted November 18, 2017 Share Posted November 18, 2017 Wow, cool!!! Tons of research and work went into this! Well done. Kevin Quote 22 Porsche Cayman GT4 21 BMW X5 Link to comment
vr6tee Posted November 19, 2017 Author Share Posted November 19, 2017 The air shifter install is done and interior is back together !!! I just have to get a new leather shift boot made. The car is designed so incredibly tight. There is zero tolerance for anything to move or be adjusted. Seemingly small jobs are taking much longer than expected I wanted to see the intercoolers installed, so I did that too. Some pics: Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted November 23, 2017 Author Share Posted November 23, 2017 I finished up the rest of the wiring, installed the fuel pump voltage booster and ran all the lines from the frunk to the back of the car. I have removed the ECU as I'm out of I/O and need to add an I/O expander. It's off to the best Syvecs tuner in North America to have some firmware updates and initial setup for the new 12 injectors, tranmission, nitrous and back pressure sensors. ECU out and ready to send away 300M billet axle stubs New turbos !!! Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted November 24, 2017 Author Share Posted November 24, 2017 Steering wheel is modified. Will glue and bolt in paddles shortly. Turned out awesome Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 4, 2017 Author Share Posted December 4, 2017 Wiring the engine harness for 12 injectors, new ignition and back pressure sensors Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 7, 2017 Author Share Posted December 7, 2017 Well.... After all my steering wheel mods, I just wasn't happy with the location of the paddles. My hand clearance was not what I wanted so I grabbed a 991 Turbo S wheel and air bag. For the paddles to work, I had to buy a new steering control module and have to rewire the pins to work with my shifter. I also grabbed some new coils and wires. Gone are the days of the E85 killing plugs. Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 Custom GT3 intake is starting to take shape. Quote Link to comment
Brodie Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 Hi James, You're running E85? We're are you getting it from? Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 15, 2017 Author Share Posted December 15, 2017 I use a guy from Red deer. He brings is "no name" and "fuse" E85 and E98. I "think" it's $325 and $375 per barrel (208 litres). His name is Adam Vokes https://www.facebook.com/ChassisFlex/ Quote Link to comment
malcolm Posted December 15, 2017 Share Posted December 15, 2017 (edited) I believe the VP folks beside the airport can supply E85 or know a friend who...... Edited December 16, 2017 by malcolm Quote '21 Macan GTS PDK Miami Blue/Black, 7k kms '93 928 GTS 5 speed Polar Silver/Linen, 192k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Black/Ivory, 190k kms '09 Cayenne GTS Tiptronic Nordic Gold/Black, +336k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Red/Champagne, 110k miles (US car) Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 16, 2017 Author Share Posted December 16, 2017 VP is almost 3 times the cost of Adam. Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 The new wheel is in. The PDK wheel is Can based and runs no direct wires. Sometimes seemingly simple tasks are not so simple. I've ordered an OBD shield for a micro controller so I can sniff the can bus to get the paddle codes. Then I'll use the codes on the bus to shift the air shifter. Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Also got the ignition fully wired. Quote Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Here is all you can see of the nearly 1000 ft of wire I added to the car. Quote Link to comment
malcolm Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 The new wheel is in. The PDK wheel is Can based and runs no direct wires. Sometimes seemingly simple tasks are not so simple. I've ordered an OBD shield for a micro controller so I can sniff the can bus to get the paddle codes. Then I'll use the codes on the bus to shift the air shifter. [ATTACH=CONFIG]5862[/ATTACH] do you know how much modification of the code will be needed for the air shifter? I take it the controller will accept multiple programming until its dialled in. can it be done on the fly? I have used a sharktuner for ignition and fi system mapping that records live as you go down the road so the resultant fine tuned map can be uploaded to eproms in the respective ecu. Quote '21 Macan GTS PDK Miami Blue/Black, 7k kms '93 928 GTS 5 speed Polar Silver/Linen, 192k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Black/Ivory, 190k kms '09 Cayenne GTS Tiptronic Nordic Gold/Black, +336k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Red/Champagne, 110k miles (US car) Link to comment
vr6tee Posted December 17, 2017 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 Everything on the can bus has an "identifier" and a value. Once I learn the hex values for the up and down shifts, I'll pass them along to the shifter manufacturer. He will listen for those identifiers in the shifter ECU (which is connected to the can bus) and know that an up or down shift has been requested. He's going to build those into a new custom firmware for me. The can bus is a pretty awesome thing, it's just more complicated than running a dedicated wire I'm waiting to get my can bus, engine ECU and harness back from my Syvecs tuner. I sent them off so he can build the harness exactly how he likes it. I'm out of I/O pins and have to add an additional I/O expander to my ECU. This is a complex build and the tuner needs to understand it 100%. Once I get everything back (early January) I'll connect it all to the bus and "hopefully" I can see the shift requests from the 997.2 steering control module. I'm 99% done my build until my engine returns. Quote Link to comment
dragon Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 Congrats on the progress to date James. Can't wait to see it start making some insane passes this summer! Quote Link to comment
malcolm Posted December 17, 2017 Share Posted December 17, 2017 (edited) thanks........I was curious if you were building the code yourself; now makes perfect sense. The Sharktuner I referenced takes the reading out of the equation for me; thankfully!!! I find it fascinating it can read all parameters by going for a lengthy drive with a willing passenger working the laptop who can handle idle to cruise to WFO runs Perhaps, if you dont already have, build in a gear indicator with a shift light aka F1. Edited December 17, 2017 by malcolm Quote '21 Macan GTS PDK Miami Blue/Black, 7k kms '93 928 GTS 5 speed Polar Silver/Linen, 192k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Black/Ivory, 190k kms '09 Cayenne GTS Tiptronic Nordic Gold/Black, +336k kms '88 928 S4 A/T Red/Champagne, 110k miles (US car) Link to comment
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