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My dad always told me, you can have all the power in the world, but without the chassis and traction it needs depending on the build, track/drag, you'll be slower that a 300hp car.(This was back in the 2000's when 300hp was quite a bit).

@davidparker9676

2 жыл бұрын

The characteristics of the power band are critical too. You want more power under the curve rather than focusing on the peak power numbers. Where and how the power come on make the difference between a confidence inspiring car vs. a terrifying car. We had two customers with vintage Datsun Zs. One of them was making about 400 hp, the other was making 600hp. The 600 hp Z was a nightmare to drive, it would spin the wheels when you wouldn't want it to and you were primarily focusing on regaining control more than driving. The 400hp Z was a delight to drive. The power came on when you wanted/expected it to and was plenty of power to put a smile on your face. Of all our customer's cars, the most enjoyable ones were the ones with linear power through the power band, not a violent peak at high rpm.

@SavageBunny1

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidparker9676 Same, my dad had a 64 Mustang with about 350hp that was a death trap, he just didint invest in suspension, I had a friend with an E46 M3 that would murder him on a drag, its was mostly 60 rolls that he was bsle to keep up, but E46's have top end like mofo, even with only 333hp, about 290 wheel, my dad's was making 320sh to the wheels.

@archieabitria892

Жыл бұрын

@@davidparker9676 à000

@dylan4972

Жыл бұрын

@@davidparker9676 unfortunately the average car person just wants to post the highest peak numbers, but they are missing out.

@ya55er4008

Жыл бұрын

Is your dad Dom Toretto?

Props to the interviewer who clearly done his homework!

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

Props to the interviewee Ben for help with that too! Andre knows a lot for sure and much of that is learnt from study and help from others in the industry like Ben over the years. No man is a lonely island as they say! - Taz.

@mc1996

Жыл бұрын

Andre isn't your usual interviewer, the man breathes racing builds

The emphasis and importance of correct chassis tuning is incredibly visible in Ryan tuerck’s a90 supra with the Judd v10. All the power in the world, all the diff and chassis potential but in its current tuning state it’s struggling to even put 300HP to the track and is even unstable in straight line braking

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

Wonder if the team has seen the corner weighting course 😅 haha I'm sure they're onto that side of things and have a few more fundamental issues to work through, hell even F1 teams struggle to nail it all right out of the box, part of the challenge - Taz.

@schoona90

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, it has only ‘just’ been converted from a drift car to a TA type vehicle and it’s not his core driving discipline.

@morecarthanskill

2 жыл бұрын

Also, he had his aero package fail and the wing and splitter had to be removed, that will change just about all of the suspension tuning like he had mentioned...

@ArchOfficial

Жыл бұрын

That will arguably have a lot to do with the tire itself. Your suspension won't really affect how much power you can put down when driving relatively straight.

Best automotive performance channel on youtube, or on TV.

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the support Pab, appreciate it dude! - Taz.

This is a prime example of power is not everything, when everything else needs to be treated with equal importance. Benchmarks solutions, tuning strategy and troubleshooting was so insightful!

I always think of the Best Motoring Video that showed the Mines R34, that car was built for response over anything else & it was fast as hell but didn't have the usual big horsepower figure. Even running the standard airbox.

This was an epic discussion and overview.

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers dude, we really enjoyed this chat with Ben too and it's great to see the team, car and driver jump up the time sheets year after year too - Taz.

I'm not a religious person but the 'Allah' decal at the front bumper and tauhid spell at the rear windshield really do participate in lap time shaving.

@ilham7345

2 жыл бұрын

Blessing of God really did wonders, man

@MRosewood259

Ай бұрын

That's what I came here for 😅

8:52 What a great question to ask. You're the best Andre

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

Solid answer too I thought even if Ben is on the fine tuning side of things, which you do still need to understand a thing or 10 about to get right 😎 - Taz.

Let’s not forget switching to the A052 and adding ABS. That’s 3-4 seconds there alone.

@TheWarcraftIII

9 ай бұрын

They talked about that

Benny from Benchmark Solutions is a good egg and definitely knows his shit!

@beauhenderson4959

2 жыл бұрын

Oath

Sounds like Touge Battle, all about balance and usable power.

@davidparker9676

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely! The peak hp numbers are worthless if you cant control the car.

2018 results: 5th place with 1.40.8430 2019 result: 1st place with 1.38.6140 2022 result: 1st place with 1.33.7760, a new class record 2023 result: Any guesses? A great drive, team and setup will get you so far, but we all know it's actually seeing Andres t-shirt through the years that has really helped here right? Just logic. Get yours and start spreading the good fortune around, or not, that's cool too, we'll still make videos while we cry a little on the inside because you're missing out - shop.hpacademy.com/ - Taz.

@911CARRILLO

2 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, looking at the direction they are taking and all the thought That's going on this project it would not surprise me if they go sub 1.30.. congratulations very nice and proper car!

@Barry.ONeill

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love achange to drive that car to see how beautifuly it handles 🤙💯🤌 I was utterly disappointed with this year's new Wrc regulations. They removed the active center diff and the Biger areo package and reduced suspension travel yet gave the car an electric motor that boosts the car upto 500hp from 380hp using different strategies that we are not informed about . Feels like and the car look to drive like they took a step backwards 🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

No matter how much power you make, it's absolutely useless if you can't put it down to the ground. 😎👍

@MafiaboysWorld

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChefofWar33 Can you race the F-22 raptor around this racetrack in WTAC? Nope. 🤡

@MafiaboysWorld

2 жыл бұрын

@@ChefofWar33 Nah I won't do that. When 14 people already understood but your dumbass doesn't, it's best to illustrate you as the 🤡 you are. Now run along to your planes flyboy, the racers are talking. 😎

Great vid, a lot of us probably don't have the car sorted but add more power anyway, I struggle to put down what I've got but am looking at a new turbo lol

@hpa101

Жыл бұрын

Right on, we all know that battle, shiny new parts vs dialling in what we have in front of us first. Sometimes it just seems easier to throw money at a part and hope it's going to be worth it I think! Glad you enjoyed this interview too - Taz.

happy these videos have returned!

@hpa101

Жыл бұрын

Us too! We'll have a bit of a gap before we get to PRI later in the year but from there hopefully the world is back to being normal enough that we can pick up where we left off in 2019. If you have any topic requests let us know, and if you haven't been listening to the podcasts note, they are pretty awesome. Have a listen and give us a rating on whatever platform you use so that others keen on these topics can find the podcast too :) - Taz. www.hpa-tunedin.com/

Liked that video. Thanks

I bet we see the g30-900 on it next year. Haha. I wonder how the artec manifold goes up in the 600wkw range? Also looks like they stepped down to a skunk2 intake manifold. I love how these guys do solid testing of their setups, not just a Sik Dose down a back road then back to the workshop for a beer and a round of complimentary high 5's.

Id love to see you guys do a break down of a full drag application engine vs a time attack engine like this

First thought before clip, power curve with more low and mid torque at earlier RPM, vs high HP at topend but narrow power band. Second, transmission tuning and traction. Third, suspension tuning and corner tuning.

Yes Benny!

@Benchmark413

2 жыл бұрын

Cheers bro.

THe old saying, with low power you are able to use everything vs high power and you need to be more controlled.

Power delivery and chassis balance is everything on the track. To often too much horsepower makes the car more difficult to drive

Tyres Weight Reduction Aero Driving Style Gearing + LSD Can all effect times heavily. its not just all about Horsepower.

Power under the curve and linear power is way more important than peak power. I remember a small Suzuki GTI with a humongous turbo running quicker than anybody because the head flowed so much the torque curve was actually good when turbo lagging. Very curious to see at that time

0:57 everything was massive, big power, BIG A-- big piping...

Now thats a fast car

Higher tq? Better gearing? Areo? Weight? All of the above?

How much negative camber at front wheels? By looking at it I assume that I was less than -2?

Would have to see a dyno graph of both setups. I'm debating on staying with the stock frame turbo or going vband with the artec

I wonder how the artec manifolds are for roll/drag racing

It’s all about overall setup and lowest possible weight. Power makes you faster in straight

@davidparker9676

2 жыл бұрын

Getting the power to the ground is another part of it. Traction is not great on light high-power cars. It is a balancing act.

Is that standard radiator?

side-note//question; Is that a big burn on andres arm just @ top of his forearm and bicep?????

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

From a bad break I believe. His left handed arm wrestling career was over before it started - Taz.

@gordowg1wg145

Жыл бұрын

@@hpa101 Sorry to read that, but you know what they say "them's the breaks".

@hpa101

Жыл бұрын

@@gordowg1wg145 he's still a bit 'cut up' about it all these years later although he found your joke 'humerus' 😅 - Taz.

Weight decrease and downforce increase will make you so much faster it's silly. Power isn't always the answer

I do this on forza yes i know ill probably get scolded for this comment cause thats a game but everythings true if you focus on weight grip and handling rathe rthan just power it can be faster being able to put the power down harder and faster

Short answer: less weight for power to pull in the first and second gear

@scathachx

Жыл бұрын

I havent even watched the video

Why such a big turbo for that power? 770hp rated turbo seems way overkill and sacrificing even quicker spool. The rest of the Garrett G series including G30-660 and G25-660 can comfortably make this power so what’s the point?

@Benchmark413

2 жыл бұрын

No they can't. We tested all turbos in the G-Series range. The G25-660 made ~340kw on our Mainline dyno. This equals roughly ~570 hp at the flywheel, the turbo was maxed for the application in both shaft speed and EMAP. The smaller G-Series turbos aren't always able to support the required power we need at the higher pressure ratios required.

@Joe-qc2fw

2 жыл бұрын

@@Benchmark413 Cheers for the explanation :)

@roskataqv

2 жыл бұрын

All depends on engine efficiency.

@Joe-qc2fw

2 жыл бұрын

@@roskataqv Yeah it’s interesting because motive dvd/powertune made like 370awkw with a G25 on the GR Yaris and we see Evo X making same power as this Evo with small turbos but like you said they are newer and more efficient engines.

@Benchmark413

Жыл бұрын

@@Joe-qc2fw they made their power at the front hubs. Ours was at the wheels on a chassis dyno. Typically a ~20% difference in my experience.

What is the engine displacement?

@Benchmark413

Жыл бұрын

2.2L

Everyone needs to be better at driving before cars get more powerful

So what does he use for gaskets and studs?

@SouthlandFlyer

2 жыл бұрын

I think he was referring to no studs or gaskets between the manifold and turbo. Hence going to V band turbine inlet.

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

@@SouthlandFlyer spot on, cheers for helping out Dez here - Taz.

@davidparker9676

2 жыл бұрын

Fabricated manifolds have a lot of stress built into them. Studs for the turbo often stretch or strip due to the warping forces. More and more successful race teams are returning to cast manifolds for increased reliability and lower energy losses.

I wonder what A/R it is, 0.83 or 1.01?

@hpa101

Жыл бұрын

It depends on the fuel to be fair, that is the beauty of the scale in making it so much easier for tuners to know where things are at with 1 as a baseline regardless - Taz.

@Benchmark413

Жыл бұрын

0.83 AR

classic more is less and less is more

@davidparker9676

2 жыл бұрын

Balance is a beautiful thing.

4:45 only evo owners can tell from here it's a right have drive evo...

Wow i would like to see this happen in a log

Stock radiator??

@Benchmark413

2 жыл бұрын

Yes.

Torque, handling, grip and brakes. Those are the keys. Ohh and weight and its distribution. Aero. List is long.

@hpa101

Жыл бұрын

Many assume that power is the best and most important factor to zero in on. That doesn't mean there is only one other thing to focus on instead, just that lumping more and more power at a car doesn't actually mean it will go faster than something with less power which has also had the low hanging fruit in other setup areas dealt with as well - Taz

GSC>HKS/Kelford/Tomei cams!

2 seconds is all related to the tyres. A052 is almost A050 in terms of performance, with less endurance.

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

Not everyone was up 2 seconds, and they ended up being 4.8 seconds up on their previous best by the end of the event. There are certainly a few variables between years but at the end of the weekend of racing the team were top of the bunch of all those racing on the same tyre in the same conditions to the same rules. Winners are grinners 😎 - Taz.

@gtpumps

2 жыл бұрын

Yes the class record set in 2017 on AD08R's was 1:36.83

@hpa101

2 жыл бұрын

@gtpumps so with 2 seconds off that would be 1.34.83, which still isn't a gold medal. All speculation though. Really it sounds like you'll just have to put a faster time up in 2023 using the same compound as everyone else on the day for that year and see where you place .Records are there to be broken, as this one has been and will be again 😉 - Taz.

@gtpumps

2 жыл бұрын

@@hpa101 fair comment but 1:34.83 would have finished in second place :)

@JDMEVOVIGSR

2 жыл бұрын

@@gtpumps throw Jordan Cox (who is in essence a pro driver) in Jimmy's Evo 6RS and just imagine what time it would do around SMP.

See boys and girls power isn’t everything

You lowered your lap time , with more spool , not less power

@hpa101

Жыл бұрын

Yes, at the 'cost' of peak power output - Taz.