Great car, great write up. Threads like this are a brilliant resource.
I need to get back down to R-Tech to get my full Powervalve mapped in, I'm still on Stage 1. All my budget went on a Helix Organic clutch recently so I've had to put it off! Huge gains just from the map tweak, it'll definitely be a worthwhile trip down for me by the looks of it.
I'm also looking at a k03 hybrid in the future so I'll keep tabs on what you decide to do. It's just that fear of pushing the axx/bwa internals too far isn't it.
Mega spec this. Great work Sam.
Thank you for the kinds words buddy.
Visit to R-Tech will definitely be the best trip of your life But as always, whatever effort you make now to ensure your car is healthy, will result in better/reliable figures towards the end.
I am also quite vary of pushing the stock AXX/BWA lump to its limits. Hence my time to research and take all precautions before going down the Hybrid route. It'll happen this year. At the moment I'm curious to see the potential of the TTE 350+. It might be that it makes similar figures as the BBT (or better) but requires more hardware to compliment that, such as S3 injectors etc. Let's see...
If it's even half as good as going from stock to Stage 1 R-Tech I'll be a happy man. It was actually the Powervalve that tipped the original clutch over the edge - I was already booked in for the map tweak but obviously had to cancel as it'd be pointless on a dying clutch!
Now the uprated clutch is sorted, and good for up to 400lb/ft, and it's got a major service booked in at the end of the month, so it should be healthy and ready for another dose of Gower Power.
It's only really the brakes that are letting it down as things stand, it's on H&R springs like yours, and MPSS all round.
BBK is the next big job, then HPFP etc.
Keep us all updated regarding the hybrid. It's one thing I've been reading up on as much as I can, so I'll be very interested to hear how you get on!