Matt @ FSP

Yes I'd be glad to grab some further pics and make a new thread, don't want to hijack Tuomas' here!

No pipe work, all frame, besides the two vband flanges for the discharge entrance from turbos & frame rail discharge (Ya weird saying that) to intercooler up front.

Tuomas FIN

Of course you can!!

Tuomas FIN

Nice. Really f*king nice.

Due to engine failure wanted replace valves at same were on melted cylinder. Well, Del West intake valve is good but REV replacement inconel valve retainer lock slot is tight!! WTF??

Proper fit


Replacement ex valve fit

BLOWNBLUEZ06@RKT Performance

When setting up a valve height micrometer, I always hit the valve tip with a phenolic hammer to make sure it seats fully. Have you tried that?

Tuomas FIN

Normally do the same as well after springs installed but not yet on this valve because unproper fitment is so obvious.

Tuomas FIN

Hammering slowly helped, thanks!!

chuntington101

Tuomas, I'm a little disappointed in you to be honest! I thought you would have got the guys over at koenigsegg to build you a set of 4 valve per cylinder heads with their pneumatic valve actuators! Lol

Someone really needs to develop a set of heads using these for the LS!

Tuomas FIN

After checking fitment with color lock needed bit grinding as well but came good.

Tuomas FIN

Isn't there in the market some 4 valve heads?? Don't know how they really works on LS? What I have heard, so far they just testing pneumatic system on their Saab

Tuomas FIN

Took one week holiday trip to North Italy and at same drove yesterday to Austria see one friend and his Vette specialized speed shop.
Wanted to see TIKT carbon frond end personally before place an order. Really nice pieces and absolutely best quality I've seen so far.
I'm sold, and gets possibility add two big coolers to front.

chuntington101

It is a stunning bit of kit! Didn't realise you could buy the part separate now. What are you mounting in the side vents? Guessing oil coolers rather than intercoolers.

Unreal

That is a nice looking kit. One day when I hit the lotto.

Tuomas FIN

Yeah oil coolers probably.

Tuomas FIN

I know and can feel the pain of the all costs, like over seas shipping, customs etc. before those big parts are in the US. But $$$ is strong now, so would be good time hit now

chuntington101

Or why dose someone in the US not just create their own? It's only plastic at the end of the day. Not that hard to do. Even the carbon work isn't impossible. Just takes a little longer.

I'm supposed there aren't more front ends out for the corvette from the US. It could solve so many issue, like cooling.

ace32x

ive wondered this myself. probably because the market for designing a front end isnt that big no one wants to put the r and D into it

schpenxel

Tooling ain't cheap.

Tuomas FIN

As well actual parts if real CF and show finished.. One example what we have made.

chuntington101

Correct! You can make them yourself with a little practice! A accountant in the UK has re-made the WHOLE body of his noble m12 in carbon! This includes the tub that is maasive and complex. He had no skills before but with practice anyone can do it.

You don't need to a big company to sell you a bumper! cut up a stock unit to how you want it. Take some moles and make a copy in carbon. Save about 50% of the weight and make it as strong as you like (all in the layup).

This is what tkit did. Once someone has the moulds then others could even rent them and provide their own materials. Gives the guy the made the moulds some cash back, spreads the knowledge around a little and more people get a cool body panel in carbon that they did themselves. Really surprised there are so few people doing this in the US.

Some don't even do the moulds! They just make the body panels look how they want and then do the layout right on top. Even easier than above but your panels will be the thickness of the layup thicker than the mould bodywork.

chuntington101

Any updates OP on the car?

Also was having a look at Speedhunters and found this car. Reminds me of your car for some reason.

http://www.speedhunters.com/2015/08/...o-4-rotor-rx7/

Think you should do a rear mounted radiator and a MASSIVE intercooler!