FFTEC Motorsports 2012 Highlights
FFTEC Motorsports 2012 Highlights
With 2013 on the horizon FFTEC Motorsports would like to share some of our companies' 2012 highlights with the with the EvolutionM community. FFTEC is now in it’s 8th year of business, and has been building some of the fastest 4G63 vehicles Northern California during that time.
-Global Time Attack Infineon Second place finish with a street car
With John's real time attack Evo still in the making he decided to bring his street car to Global Time Attack in its place not knowing what to expect. Aside from tires, the car was equipped with all the creature comforts you'd expect from a street car including full interior, radio, A/C. The car ran double duty throughout the day competing in the open track sessions, and the time attack sessions often hot lapping these sessions back to back. John’s street Evo gave zero issue the entire day and ended up placing second in the modified class. The competition in that class was pretty stiff to say the least. John’s Evo was running with fully prepped race cars, and holding its own quite well.
Speed Hunters even got a photo of the car in action!
In car videos from the event.
-Zhong Cheung. Daily driven Xtreemspeed champion two years running.
Redline Time Attack Buttonwillow 2012
-Overall Redline Time AttackWinner
-1st place AWD Category
-1st place Modified class
Zhong strolled into FFTEC Motorsports looking for advice on his setup, and a tune. Although Zhong lives in the LA area he brings the car back to us every month or so and we spend some time going over his car, and making sure everything is mechanically sound. The results have been extremely impressive as Zhong's race car is also his daily driver, and competes with fully prepped race cars.
Trophies from Redline Time Attack
Zhong in action
-Our Drag Evo has been running consistent 9 second passes for over 3 years on the same engine. Last year we lost a spark plug on a pass so we have a fresh engine in the car and ready for action in the coming months. We hope to continue to drop our times down by a few tenths this year. Our best run so far is a 9.65 at 151 MPH. This car is owned and driven by Pat B., who is a member of this forum.
-Sean O'Boyle/Josh Salvage. 5th and 2nd place finish at the SCCA National Auto X in an FFTEC Tuned Evo 9
Sean came to us a few months ago in search of a good tune after losing touch with his old tuner. Due to his class specifications, we were unable to modify boost so we were a bit handicapped. We ended up squeezing a few more ponies out of the car, and cleaning up the midrange power delivery. The results came right away with some impressive finishes.
Around July last year we were approached by Mark Arcenal of Fatlace to collaborate on building a Porsche 964. At first, we were unsure how this project would work out, but after seeing the pictures of the RWB kit that would be installed, we didn't hesitate as much. This was also the first RWB Porsche to be built in the U.S. and thus far the fastest RWB car in the world. RWB is a German name for a Japanese company. It means Rauh Welt Begriff (rough world) and the name seems to convey the owner Nakai's outlook of the world. Nakai has secretly been building these cars by hand for years. Each car is built by hand, by him with no exceptions. We went to town on the car, and we transformed the car to perform as well as it looks. We fabricated a custom single turbo kit, roll cage, installed an AEM EMS, custom fuel system designed to support E85 fuel. Since then, the car has become a bit famous and was featured on Super Street's cover earlier this year, as well as blogs such as Speedhunters.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/11/...t_rwb_porsche/
She came in looking like this
And left like this.
She received a makeover this year, so she's a bit more understated. I'm actually a fan of the new color.
-FFTEC/Vishnu Single turbo kit (VFF600, VFF700) for the N54 335i. The first successfully produced single turbo kit for the N54 based vehicles.
-The world's highest horsepower 335i
-The world's fastest 335i 10.82 @132 MPH
-N54 engine and 335i 60-130mph world record holder.
-The BMW was also featured on Edmunds The Inside Line.
We've used the same BMW with the original design of the turbo kit to achieve all of these goals. Last year just before SEMA we started the single turbo conversion on our 335i. It took a few months of building and revising before the kit was completed, and we've been pushing the limits of the 335i ever since. So far, we've been the pioneers of high horsepower of the N54 platform with our turbo kit. Since this kit was produced, we've also developed a Flex Fuel Conversion Kit, and Fuel system upgrades. Our fuel system has also allowed our 335i to run 100% E85 and produce over 600 WHP on our Mustang Dyno on a 100% stock engine.
The record ten second pass.
60-130 MPH
Just for fun, here are some of our customers getting a ride in one of our Single Turbo 335i vehicles.
The initial article is here.
http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...35i-coupe.html
The second article includes some videos
http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...35i-coupe.html
We also made our own video documenting the abuse the car took during that trip. Not only was it driven to Los Angeles for the test, but also made the journey to Las Vegas after the test with no mechanical issues during the entire trip. The turbo kit has since begun production and cars nationwide are shipped here on a regular basis while the turbo kit itself ships worldwide. Watch the video on our You Tube Channel Here.
We also built and completed Evan's Lighning McQueen. The build of this car started because the plastic tires were worn out, and needed to be replaced. We looked into go kart rubber tires, and steel wheels. Before you know it we were cutting up the frame, welding an aluminum chassis together, and converting to 24v batteries, upgraded speed controls, disc brake, and a custom front end with increased steering angle. We joked while building the car that this would be more famous than any car we've built in ten years. It's funny because that actually came true. Evan's Lighning McQueen has over 3 million views on You Tube, and has been featured on new stations world wide.
Take a look at the full build here
http://www.fftec.com/article/109/Eva...g_McQueen.html
Here is the original video
some photos of the car during construction.
Stay tuned for 2013! We've got some big plans for the coming year!
-Global Time Attack Infineon Second place finish with a street car
With John's real time attack Evo still in the making he decided to bring his street car to Global Time Attack in its place not knowing what to expect. Aside from tires, the car was equipped with all the creature comforts you'd expect from a street car including full interior, radio, A/C. The car ran double duty throughout the day competing in the open track sessions, and the time attack sessions often hot lapping these sessions back to back. John’s street Evo gave zero issue the entire day and ended up placing second in the modified class. The competition in that class was pretty stiff to say the least. John’s Evo was running with fully prepped race cars, and holding its own quite well.
Speed Hunters even got a photo of the car in action!
In car videos from the event.
-Zhong Cheung. Daily driven Xtreemspeed champion two years running.
Redline Time Attack Buttonwillow 2012
-Overall Redline Time AttackWinner
-1st place AWD Category
-1st place Modified class
Zhong strolled into FFTEC Motorsports looking for advice on his setup, and a tune. Although Zhong lives in the LA area he brings the car back to us every month or so and we spend some time going over his car, and making sure everything is mechanically sound. The results have been extremely impressive as Zhong's race car is also his daily driver, and competes with fully prepped race cars.
Trophies from Redline Time Attack
Zhong in action
-Our Drag Evo has been running consistent 9 second passes for over 3 years on the same engine. Last year we lost a spark plug on a pass so we have a fresh engine in the car and ready for action in the coming months. We hope to continue to drop our times down by a few tenths this year. Our best run so far is a 9.65 at 151 MPH. This car is owned and driven by Pat B., who is a member of this forum.
-Sean O'Boyle/Josh Salvage. 5th and 2nd place finish at the SCCA National Auto X in an FFTEC Tuned Evo 9
Sean came to us a few months ago in search of a good tune after losing touch with his old tuner. Due to his class specifications, we were unable to modify boost so we were a bit handicapped. We ended up squeezing a few more ponies out of the car, and cleaning up the midrange power delivery. The results came right away with some impressive finishes.
Around July last year we were approached by Mark Arcenal of Fatlace to collaborate on building a Porsche 964. At first, we were unsure how this project would work out, but after seeing the pictures of the RWB kit that would be installed, we didn't hesitate as much. This was also the first RWB Porsche to be built in the U.S. and thus far the fastest RWB car in the world. RWB is a German name for a Japanese company. It means Rauh Welt Begriff (rough world) and the name seems to convey the owner Nakai's outlook of the world. Nakai has secretly been building these cars by hand for years. Each car is built by hand, by him with no exceptions. We went to town on the car, and we transformed the car to perform as well as it looks. We fabricated a custom single turbo kit, roll cage, installed an AEM EMS, custom fuel system designed to support E85 fuel. Since then, the car has become a bit famous and was featured on Super Street's cover earlier this year, as well as blogs such as Speedhunters.
http://www.speedhunters.com/2011/11/...t_rwb_porsche/
She came in looking like this
And left like this.
She received a makeover this year, so she's a bit more understated. I'm actually a fan of the new color.
-FFTEC/Vishnu Single turbo kit (VFF600, VFF700) for the N54 335i. The first successfully produced single turbo kit for the N54 based vehicles.
-The world's highest horsepower 335i
-The world's fastest 335i 10.82 @132 MPH
-N54 engine and 335i 60-130mph world record holder.
-The BMW was also featured on Edmunds The Inside Line.
We've used the same BMW with the original design of the turbo kit to achieve all of these goals. Last year just before SEMA we started the single turbo conversion on our 335i. It took a few months of building and revising before the kit was completed, and we've been pushing the limits of the 335i ever since. So far, we've been the pioneers of high horsepower of the N54 platform with our turbo kit. Since this kit was produced, we've also developed a Flex Fuel Conversion Kit, and Fuel system upgrades. Our fuel system has also allowed our 335i to run 100% E85 and produce over 600 WHP on our Mustang Dyno on a 100% stock engine.
The record ten second pass.
60-130 MPH
Just for fun, here are some of our customers getting a ride in one of our Single Turbo 335i vehicles.
The initial article is here.
http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...35i-coupe.html
The second article includes some videos
http://blogs.insideline.com/straight...35i-coupe.html
We also made our own video documenting the abuse the car took during that trip. Not only was it driven to Los Angeles for the test, but also made the journey to Las Vegas after the test with no mechanical issues during the entire trip. The turbo kit has since begun production and cars nationwide are shipped here on a regular basis while the turbo kit itself ships worldwide. Watch the video on our You Tube Channel Here.
We also built and completed Evan's Lighning McQueen. The build of this car started because the plastic tires were worn out, and needed to be replaced. We looked into go kart rubber tires, and steel wheels. Before you know it we were cutting up the frame, welding an aluminum chassis together, and converting to 24v batteries, upgraded speed controls, disc brake, and a custom front end with increased steering angle. We joked while building the car that this would be more famous than any car we've built in ten years. It's funny because that actually came true. Evan's Lighning McQueen has over 3 million views on You Tube, and has been featured on new stations world wide.
Take a look at the full build here
http://www.fftec.com/article/109/Eva...g_McQueen.html
Here is the original video
some photos of the car during construction.
Stay tuned for 2013! We've got some big plans for the coming year!
Last edited by MikeB@FFTEC; Nov 19, 2012 at 06:27 PM.
I've been debating about picking one up myself. The engine is a very durable unit, and has put up with our abuse without complaint.
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Awesome cars, very cool projects and obviously a huge attention to detail. I loved the work that went into that little Lightning McQueen car too... I would love to make one of those for my kid. Congratulations on a great season guys.
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Thanks! Your 2013 should be a lot better!
Thanks!
Thanks! Your 2013 should be a lot better!
Thanks!