Element Tuning FRS Battling the Corvettes at VIR - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Element Tuning · 07-22-2013, 05:24 PM

Element Tuning FRS with Hydra EMS and FA20 Club 60 trim take on the Corvettes in the Whelen US TT Championship. We've been fighting overheating issues so when so when the Hydra EMS puts the car in "limp" mode it only makes 320 whp.

[ame]http://youtu.be/HM0QreNSV38[/ame]

As you can see we are super fast in the turns but a little....a lot slow on the straights compared to the Z06s.

Thanks,
Phil Grabow

DarkSunrise · 07-22-2013, 05:46 PM

Impressive how much faster the Corvettes are in the straights, even with your FR-S running the 60 trim.

Element Tuning · 07-22-2013, 07:11 PM

Yeah the Z06 in front is about 400 whp and the next one was a C6 so much more than my 320 whp. If the engine wasn't over heating at that race I had up to 360 whp and when I went to 900cc I had 400 whp and then it would be more even.

60 trim with enough injector and boost should get near 500 whp though.

DarkSunrise · 07-22-2013, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Element Tuning

Yeah the Z06 in front is about 400 whp and the next one was a C6 so much more than my 320 whp. If the engine wasn't over heating at that race I had up to 360 whp and when I went to 900cc I had 400 whp and then it would be more even.

60 trim with enough injector and boost should get near 500 whp though.

Nice, make it happen! Love watching your track vids btw. :happy0180:

Element Tuning · 07-22-2013, 09:30 PM

Well the car practically burned to the ground at Ultimate Track Car Challenge this past weekend so it will be awhile.

White64Goat · 07-22-2013, 09:42 PM

Holy crap...what the heck happened?

DarkSunrise · 07-22-2013, 10:51 PM

Damn!

post_break · 07-22-2013, 10:59 PM

What rear fender thing is that?

mush · 07-22-2013, 11:17 PM

amazing how the FRS catches up on the turns

Element Tuning · 07-22-2013, 11:19 PM

Operator head gasket error. LOL! You can only overheat an engine so many times....in this case 12 races before your luck runs out. We don't know for sure but I suspect a blown head gasket, hydrolock, rod through the block, and then a massive engine fire.

Element Tuning · 07-22-2013, 11:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by post_break

What rear fender thing is that?

From a Skykine...Chaser Aero Carbon Fiber. Just happens to fit near perfectly with the body lines.

Shit Luck · 07-22-2013, 11:22 PM

so phil do you think that the heat issues are turbo related or compression related?

i.e.
low compression pistons solve the issues?
supercharger kit may create less heat?

thill · 07-22-2013, 11:31 PM

That sucks, but it sounds like you went one too many times to the well.

Fun video to watch

Jessicaarrr · 07-23-2013, 12:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Element Tuning

Well the car practically burned to the ground at Ultimate Track Car Challenge this past weekend so it will be awhile.

My Lord I want that spoiler

07-22-2013, 05:24 PM	#1
Element Tuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hydra EMS Powered FRS Raven Black Location: Maryland Posts: 839 Thanks: 54 Thanked 1,021 Times in 365 Posts Mentioned: 61 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Element Tuning FRS Battling the Corvettes at VIR Element Tuning FRS with Hydra EMS and FA20 Club 60 trim take on the Corvettes in the Whelen US TT Championship. We've been fighting overheating issues so when so when the Hydra EMS puts the car in "limp" mode it only makes 320 whp. [ame]http://youtu.be/HM0QreNSV38[/ame] As you can see we are super fast in the turns but a little....a lot slow on the straights compared to the Z06s. Thanks, Phil Grabow

07-22-2013, 05:46 PM	#2
DarkSunrise Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Drives: 22 BRZ (Previously 13 FR-S) Location: USA Posts: 5,798 Thanks: 2,187 Thanked 4,243 Times in 2,221 Posts Mentioned: 48 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Impressive how much faster the Corvettes are in the straights, even with your FR-S running the 60 trim. __________________ "Never run out of real estate, traction, and ideas at the same time." 2022 BRZ Build 2013 FR-S Build

07-22-2013, 10:51 PM	#7
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07-22-2013, 07:11 PM	#3
Element Tuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hydra EMS Powered FRS Raven Black Location: Maryland Posts: 839 Thanks: 54 Thanked 1,021 Times in 365 Posts Mentioned: 61 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Yeah the Z06 in front is about 400 whp and the next one was a C6 so much more than my 320 whp. If the engine wasn't over heating at that race I had up to 360 whp and when I went to 900cc I had 400 whp and then it would be more even. 60 trim with enough injector and boost should get near 500 whp though.

07-22-2013, 09:30 PM	#5
Element Tuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hydra EMS Powered FRS Raven Black Location: Maryland Posts: 839 Thanks: 54 Thanked 1,021 Times in 365 Posts Mentioned: 61 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Well the car practically burned to the ground at Ultimate Track Car Challenge this past weekend so it will be awhile.

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mush Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS 10 Series #81 of 2500 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 951 Thanks: 358 Thanked 395 Times in 240 Posts Mentioned: 13 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	amazing how the FRS catches up on the turns

07-22-2013, 11:19 PM	#10
Element Tuning Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: Hydra EMS Powered FRS Raven Black Location: Maryland Posts: 839 Thanks: 54 Thanked 1,021 Times in 365 Posts Mentioned: 61 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Operator head gasket error. LOL! You can only overheat an engine so many times....in this case 12 races before your luck runs out. We don't know for sure but I suspect a blown head gasket, hydrolock, rod through the block, and then a massive engine fire.

07-22-2013, 11:22 PM	#12
Shit Luck Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: red frs Location: pa Posts: 1,031 Thanks: 244 Thanked 229 Times in 140 Posts Mentioned: 11 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	so phil do you think that the heat issues are turbo related or compression related? i.e. low compression pistons solve the issues? supercharger kit may create less heat?

07-22-2013, 11:31 PM	#13
thill Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: 2020 SS1LE (previous 13 BRZ owner) Location: North Pole Posts: 2,753 Thanks: 328 Thanked 1,463 Times in 802 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	That sucks, but it sounds like you went one too many times to the well. Fun video to watch

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