Top Dead Center

Daily Grind.....

2011-03-01T11:05:00.000-08:00

Justin's LT1 Camaro is in the shop today for a new McCloud clutch and a set of brake pads. The original clutch that was in his car has seen better days. This car will be turned around same day.

Ramon's STI Engine build is coming together nicely. We hope to have him on the road by Friday.

Phillip also brought his Jetta in for some dyno pulls. He's running a T3/T4 60 trim, and made close to 400 WHP.

VQ35DE Rebuild

2011-03-01T07:04:00.000-08:00

Matt's G35 is in for a rebuild. We pulled the shortblock apart this morning, and here is what we found:

We'll be replacing the pistons and rods with forged pieces, and then reinstalling his supercharger and tuning the car on Turbo XS UTEC.

Friday Night Tuning...

2011-02-25T19:11:00.000-08:00

It's been a VERY busy week at TDC. We're finishing up late tonight with a few tunes.

Nhia has been a TDC customer for a while now. We've had his RSX-S in the shop on several occasions for upgrades and tune. He recently decided to get a turbo car, and bought this Midori Green EK hatch. We had the hatch in today for several repairs, and a tune on Hondata.

Here is the setup:

Bone Stock K24a2

AFI GT35R Turbo Kit

Walbro 255LPH Fuel Pump
Precision 1000cc Injectors
AEM Injector Driver
Hondata K Pro
Hondata 4 Bar MAP Sensor

Here are the results:

This chart is at 14 PSI. Nhia plans to come back soon to have us install ARP head studs, a Cometic Head Gasket, and new cams.

Tuesday, Feb 22nd!!!!

2011-02-22T07:02:00.000-08:00

Micheals '03 Mustang GT is on the rack today for a set of Ford Racing 4:10 gears. We'll have his car ready to go in a few hours. We'll also be calibrating his speedometer via his SCT X3.

Friday again...

2011-02-18T07:44:00.000-08:00

It's been a busy week at TDC. We're in the middle of 5 engine builds, and the dyno has been packed all week.

Today, Sam's Audi A4 is in for several upgrades, including a new exhaust and a ECM reflash from APR.

It's Monday...Back to it!!

2011-02-14T09:14:00.000-08:00

Andrew's 1993 Trans AM is in for a complete engine rebuild. We'll also be installing a cam and a set of long tube headers while every is apart.

Chang also dropped his civic by the shop today. He installed a Skunk2 Intake Manifold over the weekend, and had some vacuum leaks, along with other issues. We'll be sorting out the problems, and getting him back on the road today!

Tuning 7 days a week!!?!?!?

2011-02-13T13:13:00.000-08:00

Kolby brought us his 1998 Honda Accord with a JDM H23 VTEC for a tune on Crome Gold. Since weekends are more convenient for some of our customers, we offer tuning on both Saturday and Sunday, by appointment only. Give us a call to set up your appointment today!!!

RSX Upgrades and tunes.....

2011-02-11T08:06:00.000-08:00

Nhia is in for a Skunk2 intake manifold and Skunk2 Throttle Body installation. After the parts install, it's back to the rollers for a retune on KPro. For those that don't remember this car, we had it in over the summer to install IPS K2 cams, a hybrid racing TCT, SuperTech springs and retainers, and a 3" KTeller exhaust.

Byron also dropped of his AP1 S2K for some issues with an O2 sensor. He's had his car at several other shops, and had 3 O2 sensors installed in the past. We've diagnosed the issue as a faulty air injection pump relay. We hope to get him back on the road today!!!

TGIF!!

2011-02-11T06:39:00.000-08:00

Matt's supercharged G35 build is underway. We pulled the supercharger and mounting bracket in preparation to pull the engine, and since there was no filter on the supercharger, there was some considerable damage to the impeller blades. We'll get the blower shipped to Procharger for a rebuild, and hopefully have it back before the new engine goes in the car.

We're also changing a head gasket on a boosted D16z6. This car made 363 WHP the last time it was on the rollers, and after the ARP studs and Cometic Head Gasket is installed, we'll be shooting for 400 WHP. Check back for the dyno chart!

SCT X3 Ford Flash Devices in stock!!!

2011-02-10T07:26:00.000-08:00

We have several SCT X3 flash devices in stock. Call us for pricing or to set up your dyno tuning appointment today!! 864-69-9436

New Projects at TDC!!

2011-02-10T07:18:00.000-08:00

Jarrod's J swapped EK is in the shop this week. We took delivery of his car at our open house. Jarrod's car had the J swap installed some time ago by another shop, but the swap still has a lot of loose ends. No VSS, resulting in no VTEC, an overheating issue, and a few other issues will be addressed over the next few days.

We have Shane's EG Civic on the dyno for a tune. Shane is shooting for around 600 WHP out of his car, and after a few fueling issues are sorted out, squeezing out plenty of power should be no issue! Be on the lookout for the dyno charts!

Tim's Terminator Cobra is in for a new Power Steering Rack and a supercharger drive belt. After the repairs are done, Tim will hit the rollers for a tune on SCT.

G35 Supercharger Repair and Motor build...

2011-02-08T12:51:00.000-08:00

Matt's G35 is in for some massive repairs. He recently installed a Procharger kit on his car which caused some problems. So we will be resolving those issues and we will be building the motor and tuning this car for its maximum potential. Watch out for the results on this car here in the upcoming days.

Bullseye Turbos in-stock at TDC...

2011-02-08T11:34:00.000-08:00

Just arriving in is the new Bullseye turbo lineup. High quality turbos that make tons of power!

Email us for prices!!!

Cam@tdcauto.com

Aeromotive 340 in-tank IN STOCK!!!

2011-02-08T09:01:00.000-08:00

You heard right! We have the Aeromotive 340 stealth in-tank fuel pumps in stock and ready to go. You won't find these anywhere else until the end of the month.

PM or call for pricing.

TODAY ONLY, we have these on sale, these will be at regular price tomorrow. CALL NOW!!!

AEM Performance parts on Sale....

2011-02-07T14:37:00.000-08:00

Everything AEM is on sale here at TDC... PM us on pricing for parts! Parts will be shipped daily!

DYNO DAY PICTURES!!!!! 2-5-11

2011-02-07T12:56:00.000-08:00

Here are a few pictures from our Dyno Day on 2-5-11. WE had a huge turn out and enjoyed having everyone come out and see our new home. We will be scheduling the next dyno event here soon. For all of the pictures click HERE!

Omni Power now available at TDC

2011-02-02T11:52:00.000-08:00

We are now dealers for Omni Power.

Give us a call today for prices on all Omni Parts! 864-699-9436

NEW! $10 T-Shirts TDCauto - $15 Shipped!!!

2011-02-02T09:33:00.000-08:00

New and Improved T-Shirts from Top Dead Center.

$10 Picked up
$15 Shipped

Sizes: M, L, and XL

Email(chrsi@tdcauto.com) or call (864)699-9436 with any questions or orders.

Civic Competition Clutch installs and Retune....

2011-02-01T13:56:00.000-08:00

Jonathan was in for a retune on his Civic and needed some work done before everything could be touched up. New Competition Stage 5 Clutch, Fixed a bunch of oil leaks, New plugs, changed all the belts, and added a bigger wastegate spring. Car will be ready for tomorrow to roll back onto the dyno for the required changes and more boost.

TDC is now selling Kraftwerks Supercharger kits!

2011-02-01T09:27:00.000-08:00

We are now selling Kraftwerks supercharger kits for the following cars:

Honda S2000
Honda Fit
Honda K-series engine (may require modifications)
Mazda Miata

Give us a call today! 864-699-9436

2011 Shadyside Schedule

2011-02-01T08:45:00.000-08:00

Shady Side Dragway has posted the upcoming 2011 schedule for this year. The dates are as follows;

Feb 26th, March 25th, April 29, May 27th, June 24th, July 22nd, Aug 26th, Sept 24th, Oct 22nd

Regular Payout;
11.00 - $50
10.00 - $60
9.00 - $75, $25 second
8.0 - $100, $25 second

Elite
$400 to win
$200 second
$75 third
2 free passes fourth
Burn out $50

See you there!

Head-gaskets on Mustangs and Saabs... Also BMW Maintenance...

2011-01-31T09:58:00.000-08:00

This Mustang is in for a small build. Needing new head-gaskets he decided to upgrade with Cometic gaskets and ARP studs to go along with his Trickflow intake manifold, long tube headers, new x-pipe, and a nitrous kit. Car will also be tuned using SCT. We will have charts of the car on motor and on nitrous, stay tuned....

Shawn's Saab is in for a head-gasket replacement with other maintenance. Shawn plans on adding more boost here soon and will be on the dyno for that.

This BMW is in for some regular maintenance. Belts were squealing, in need of an oil change, and new spark plugs. The BMW will be put on the dyno for some baseline numbers for fun.

Full House!!... More power to be made!

2011-01-28T12:43:00.000-08:00

TDC shop is loaded up with work!!!!

MKIV Supra Turbo Upgrades, Audi Lowering Springs and Prelude Valve-cover gasket

2011-01-26T10:26:00.001-08:00

Sam's Audi is in TDC for some Tein Lowering springs on his Audi A4.Sam, a regular here at TDC will be coming back in the next few days for a front mount intercooler upgrade along with a down-pipe and exhaust.

Big horsepower is the reason this MKIV Toyota Supra is in here at TDC. The customer has big dreams and for these dreams he will be upgrading pretty huge. Bigger single turbo upgrade and a tune on AEM EMS. Be on the look out for this dyno sheet!

William's Prelude stopped in for some maintenance also. He had a bad oil leak coming from his valve cover gasket which covered his motor in oil. We replaced the valve cover gasket and added some new spark plugs. The wrapped him up with an Castrol GTX oil change and had him on his way.

Head-gasket replacement and Tuning....

2011-01-25T09:53:00.000-08:00

Getting ready for tonight's tuning session, we replaced the head-gasket on the red Integra. We also replaced the 68mm throttle body to a 70mm throttle body and wired in the electronic boost solenoid. We will have some dyno sheets here soon on this car.

Open House/Dyno Night February 5th... Cruise in, Hang out!

2011-01-24T13:19:00.000-08:00

Top Dead Center is bigger and better than before! We moved to a bigger shop to provide you with the best.

TDC will be open Saturday the 5th from 12-5pm at the new shop, located at 625 Southport Road Roebuck, SC 29376.

Cruise-in and hang out! For further details, call 864-699-9436.

TDC Showroom filling up!!

2011-01-24T08:52:00.001-08:00

The TDC showroom is coming along nicely. We have tons of new banners to put up and get things looking good. We still have plenty of deals on Megan, Walbro, and tire mounting specials, so come see us today!

This M3 rolled into TDC today for a diagnostic. Car had been running rather rough lately and needs some regular maintenance taken care of. Car will be wrapped up and ready for tomorrow.

Project STI .... Built Short Block Build...

2011-01-21T10:06:00.000-08:00

The newest project to the TDC shop is this 2008 Subaru Impreza STI. The car arrived with engine failure, as the #4 piston had been completely melted. Instead of just fixing the motor, we are going to upgrade. TopSpeed SS1 Short Block will be installed for future power plans and will have this car like new soon enough.

Competition Clutch specials at TDC!!!!!!!

2011-01-20T10:05:00.000-08:00

TDC has done it again! Comp Clutches are on sale until the end of February. These prices are too low to post, send us a email (Chris@tdcauto.com) for pricing or give us a call at 864-699-9436 or check us out on Facebook

Integra Ball-Joints and Jeep Motor Swaps...

2011-01-19T09:48:00.000-08:00

Banner's H22 Integra is in for some suspension work. He recently was on his way home and his ball-joint failed on him. We will be replacing the ball-joint, new axles on both sides. We will have him ready for later today.

Also we had this 01 Jeep Grand Cherokee that role into TDC rod-knocking badly. We will be replacing the blown motor with a new one that arrived today. This car will be out of here by tomorrow!

SR20DET OEM Motor Re-Builds

2011-01-18T12:45:00.000-08:00

Austin's S13 SR20DET Drift Car is in the shop for a rebuild in prep for tis seasons drift schedule. A rod knock in the motor to end his season last year. Austin also has plans of upgrading the turbo this season (to a GT2871R) and tuning his new setup (Dyno Tune on Nistune). Be on this look out for this car here at some of the upcoming drift events.

D16z6 - T28 Turbo - Pump Gas Dyno Tune

2011-01-18T09:33:00.000-08:00

This setup belongs to Chris from Rock Hill. He brought us the car for a dyno tune, but there were boost leak issues, along with a leaky head gasket before it went on the dyno. We installed a new head gasket, along with a set of ARP head studs, repaired the boost leaks, and got him back on the rollers to finish up the tune.

Here is the setup:

D16z6
Mild port and polished head
ARP Head Studs
Performer X Intake Manifold

RC 750cc Injectors
Walbro 255 LPH
Adjustable FPR
OmniPower 4 Bar MAP Sensor
MSD Coil
MSD Distributor Cap

Cast manifold
T28 Turbo w/ Internal wastegate
eBay FMIC
Greddy Type S BOV
2 1/2" Downpipe

Tuned on Crome Gold

Here are the results:

Boost pressure was fluctuating between 6.5 and 7.1 PSI. This is due to the internal wastegate.

Domestic Start to a busy week.... Mustang Clutch, Motor Mounts, and Exhaust install....

2011-01-17T12:44:00.001-08:00

Ryan's 98 Mustang GT rolled into TDC for some much needed work done. To start it off, a brand new OEM clutch was installed. Ryan was also having issues with his motor mounts so we went ahead and installed new motor and transmission mounts. We also added a new exhaust X-Pipe. To finish off the job we performed an oil change using Castrol GTX oil.

ARP Head Studs and Cometic Gasket Combo Specials...

2011-01-14T11:52:00.000-08:00

We're running a special on ARP Head studs and a Cometic when they're purchased as a combo.

D16z6 Combo - $199 Shipped to your door

D16y8 Combo - $189 Shipped to your door

B18c1 Combo - $205 Shipped to your door

B18b1 Combo - $205 Shipped to your door

Other Combo prices available. Pm engine info for pricing.

PM or call the shop at 864-699-9436 to place an order!!

Open House/Dyno Night February 5th... Cruise in, Hang out!

2011-01-14T10:51:00.000-08:00

Walbro 255LPH 85 shipped!

2011-01-13T08:50:00.000-08:00

TDC is now selling Walbro 255LPH in-tank fuel pumps for $85 right to your door! Click here for details or call us today at 864-699-9436.

TDC has moved!

2011-01-12T07:11:00.001-08:00

Top Dead Center has moved to a bigger and better shop as of January 5th, 2011. In mid December, the shop located on Dudley Drive was broken into and many parts were stolen. However, this didn't slow us down and we were able to recover all the parts, click here for more details. So, without further ado, here is our new shop!

If you would like to see more pictures of the new shop, click here for more details.

We are now located at 625 Southport Rd. Roebuck, SC 29376 Call us today at 864-699-9436

Turbo 350Z and Built WRX STi's at TDC...

2010-12-16T07:43:00.000-08:00

Shane's 350Z is back for an oil change and preparation for a tune tomorrow using UTEC. This car should see close to 400whp on 9psi and also might have some more boost added for this daily driven warrior.

Dr. McGraw Subaru STI came through the shop today in need of a tune up for these cold winter weather. He was also having issues with his methanol injection kit which we were able to resolve that for him.

420a MegaSquirt Tune and B20z Integra Timing Belt....

2010-12-15T10:31:00.000-08:00

Emir dropped off his 96 Integra for a check engine light issue. After solving that issue we also replaced the timing belt and performed some other regular maintenance to have him on his way today.

This car belongs to Levi. He brought his Eclipse to us after he had rebuilt the engine, and was unable to get the car to start. We determined that the ECU was bad, and Levi opted to have us install a MegaSquirt SnS unit.

Levi's car has been at the shop for quite some time now. We originally installed a MS-II board (the newest version). Despite extreme wire insulating measures, it would loose sync (verified by datalog) randomly. For those who don't know, it means that the tach signal and other sensors would loose signal to the ECU. When that happens in the middle of a WOT run, it literally feels like the car shuts off (usually lasts .1sec) and keeps going like nothing every happened.... A pain to deal with especially when it encounters this several times during a run and obviously not safe or drivable with this symptom. The company who sold the assembled MS-II board swore it was everything but the board itself. Long story short, we sent back the MS-II board several months ago so they can separate two components inside the ECU that can suffer from cross-interference due to how close they are together inside the ECU. Rare, but it does happen. We replaced the board with a MS-I board (with spark control) in the mean time and problem solved. Now Levi is finally able to enjoy his car.

Here is the setup:

420a Engine
Eagle Rods
JE 8.8:1 Pistons
Cometic Head Gasket
ARP Head Studs

DSM 450cc Injectors
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump
Aeromotive Regulator

Hahn Racecraft Turbo Kit
Hahn 16g Turbo
2 1/4" Downpipe
FMIC

Tuned on MegaSquirt SnS

Here is the chart. The wastegate pressure is 5 PSI, touching on 6 PSI at higher RPM

4 Door Civic Maintenance and Tires

2010-12-14T13:06:00.000-08:00

Mike's 4 door EG Civic with a B16 swap was in the shop today for some work. Oil Change Transmission flush, new tires and a few other odds and ends to get him through this cold winter. Possibility of a tune in the near future for this car so be on the look out for some numbers on it.

$50 Off Tuning!!!! TDC Christmas Special!!!!!!

2010-12-14T10:57:00.000-08:00

As Christmas nears, TDC wants everyone to have a Happy Holiday.
So to make this happen we are discounting all of our standard tuning rates by $50 if you make an appointments pre-paid by January 1st.
This deal applies to all tuning devices/software and both Imports and Domestics.

For appointments and questions you can either call the shop at (864)574-8588

or

Email & PM

Chris@tdcauto.com
Hubert@tdcauto.com

DA GSR Transmission Upgrade....

2010-12-13T09:14:00.000-08:00

Chris's Built LS DA Integra is in for a new upgrade. He was driving on a stock GSR transmission but has run across a great deal on a Gear Speed built GSR transmission equipped with a Quaife LSD.We will also be replacing the transmission fluid wit a few other maintenance items to have Chris ready for the road today.

E85 Crome Gold tune, and a few Civic fixes....

2010-12-10T07:18:00.000-08:00

Here is the setup:

Stock GSR Block
Stock B16 Head
GSR Cams
ARP Head Studs
Type R Intake Manifold

880cc PTE Injectors
B&M FPR
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump
AEM Fuel Rail

BRMS Top Mount Manifold
eBay 60-1
eBay 38mm Wastegate
eBay FMIC and 2" Piping
3" Downpipe

We were only able to make 2 full passes on the dyno. The eBay wastegate failed, and would not hold boost. Be on the lookout for a new chart within a week with a new Tial wastegate and more boost. This turbo should really come alive at 10-12 PSI.

This chart is on 3.8 PSI.

This chart is on 6.2 PSI.

Heath's cylinder head is back from the machine shop and the new valves are installed. We're installing the head today, and planning to get him back on the road this afternoon.

Also in the shop today is Robbie's EF Civic. Robbie is a long time TDC customer, and his Civic is need of repair. His JDM B16 is getting a valve adjustment and a full tune up, featuring a set of MSD plug wires, a new radiator, and a few other maintenance items. Robbie also had an exhaust leak, so we took care of that while he was on the lift.

SR20DET Motor Builds

2010-12-09T13:31:00.000-08:00

Cam's S13 SR20DET is in for its winter tear down. Instead of just a rebuild , Cam is going with 10:5:1 CP Pistons and Eagle Rods. When all is done and back together, the S13 will then be re-tuned on E85. This car will be ready to go for the new year. Be on the look out of the Lo boost dyno sheets in the next few weeks.

Civic SI Flash Pro Tune and CRX Precision Intercooler....

2010-12-08T10:28:00.000-08:00

Heath's 2009 Civic Si was in for a tune on Hondata FlashPro.

Here is the setup:

K20z3
CP 11:1 Pistons
Eagle Rods

DC Race Header
Tsudo 2 1/2" Exhaust
eBay Intake

Here are the results. The Green Chart is from the base pull, and the Blue Chart is from after the tune.

We also have came across a used Precision Back-Door Intercooler for our CRX. The old customized one was not efficient enough for our power needs. Look for this car to be back on the dyno here soon for more boost!

TDC CRX E85 tune on Crome Gold...448whp...

2010-12-02T08:02:00.000-08:00

We had a chance to get our CRX back on the dyno today for a few pulls, and since there has been so much discussion about E85 tunes as of late on the forums, I thought that I would share the lower boost numbers. This is a really simple setup, and is very similar to what lots of our customers are building.

Here is the setup:

B16 Block
Eagle Rods
81mm CP 11.5:1 Pistons
OEM Honda Bearings
Stock Sleeves
No Block Guard

Stock GSR Head
Stock GSR Cams
Victor X Intake Manifold
70mm Skunk 2 TB
ARP Head Studs
OEM Head Gaskets

Walbro 255 LPH Pump
Bosch 044 Inline Pump
Precison 1000cc Injectors
AEM FPR

Custom Mini Ram Turbo Manifold
Garrett 60-1 Turbo
3" Down Pipe
Tial 38mm Wastegate
Back Door Intercooler

Here is the chart on 9 PSI. Note that the smooting is on 0.

Here is the chart for 14 PSI. I'm not really sure how I grabbed this chart. I let off early, but final numbers were 448 WHP.

Civic Valve adjustments and Crome Gold Tune....

2010-11-30T12:29:00.000-08:00

Jimmy brought us his new Civic for a N/A tune using Crome Gold. With the car here Jimmy has also asked us to adjust all the valves, replace the timing belt and check everything over before the car hits the dyno.

We're currently running a special on select camshaft packages, installs and tunes. These prices will be good until Jan 1st.

LS1 package 1:
Texas Speed MS3 Cam - 237/242 .603"/.609"
PAC 1518 Beehive Springs
Texas Speed Hardened Chromoly Pushrods
New OEM Crankshaft Pulley Bolt
New OEM Timing Cover Gasket and Front Main Seal

Installed at TDC
Flush and Fill Radiator
New Oil and Filter
Dyno Tuned with HP Tuners
$1600 Package Price

LS1 package 2:
Texas Speed MS4 Cam v4
Precision Race Components Double Spring Kit
Texas Speed Hardened Chromoly Pushrods
New OEM Crankshaft Pulley Bolt
New OEM Timing Cover Gasket and Front Main Seal

Installed at TDC
Flush and Fill Radiator
New Oil and Filter
Dyno Tuned with HP Tuners
$1750 Package Price

Add SLP oil pump w/ install to either package for an additional $280

Lay away available with half down, Gift certificates are available for Christmas.

Give us a call for more information. (864-574-8588)
or feel free to email us at Chris@tdcauto.com

Integra water pump and timing belt installs...

2010-11-29T07:41:00.000-08:00

Chris brought us his daily driven 4dr Integra for a timing belt and water pump install. Chris brings all of his cars here to TDC, along wit his fully built DA Integra. This car will be finished today ready for him after work.

240 LSX Swap Progress...

2010-11-29T07:11:00.000-08:00

With almost all of the parts needed to complete the LSX 240sx sponsored TDC Drift Car, work on the engine has started. Using a motor out of a Chevy 5.3L Truck (LM7), the swap will consist of an LS1 intake manifold,Long tube headers, New cam, and a GTO Oil Pan for the motor to be complete. We will be tuning the car on HP Tuners when the install is complete

Here are some of the pictures of the progress from start to beginning.

Here is the platform...

Out with the old S14 SR20det...

The new heart...

Happy Thanksgiving from the TDC crew!!!

2010-11-25T11:35:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at TDC!

We hope everyone has a blessed Thanksgiving, and we would like to take a second to thank all of our customers. You guys are the reason that we're able to do what we love everyday. Thanks for your continued support!

RSX New Motor Installs...

2010-11-23T11:15:00.000-08:00

Bee's Motor has arrived and is ready for install. Bee shifted his RSX into the wrong gear, which cause his motor to blow up. His new swap with 35,000 miles will be in his car running by the end of the day. Bee also decided to upgrade his clutch while everything was out. He went with a Stage 2 Comp Clutch for his street car.

Megan Racing EZ-Streetz Coilovers Now Available!!!

2010-11-23T06:55:00.000-08:00

Email us for BEST price!! ( Cam@tdcauto.com )

Megan Racing's most recent addition to their expansive coil-over kit line up, the EZ STREET coil-over line up is aimed towards the more [B]budget oriented[/B] enthusiast to offer the most basic essentials from an after-market coil-over setup, yet makes no compromises for quality and performance.

Features:

- Spring Rates vary by application

- 15 Levels of Adjustable Damper Strength

- Aluminum Brackets paired with rubber inserts

- Rubber Dust Covers

- Adjustable Ride Height

- Conservative Spring Rates

- Single-Cylinder Design - monotube

- All coilover damper kits come with 1 year manufacture-defect warranty.

- All Hardware is Included

Email us for BEST price!! ( Cam@tdcauto.com )

Turbo Camaro Tune, K20 Nitrous Tune, and CRX Drag Times

2010-11-22T10:21:00.000-08:00

Jon brought us his turbo Camaro in for a tune a while back. He had a few small issues with some oil leaks at the optispark, and needed a new set of plug wires. We got him back on the rollers today, with the leaks resolved, and a set of MSD braided wires installed.

Here is Jon's setup:

LT1
355ci w/ main girdle
Scat Crank
Eagle Rods
Scat 9:1 Pistons
Trick Flow heads
Custom Grind Cam

ProTurbo Turbo Kit
PT76GTS Turbo
3" Down Pipe
Open Wastegate Dump

Walbro 255 LPH Pumps
Bosch 60# Injectors
Kenne Bell Boost-A-Pump

Tuned on TunerCats

Here is the chart for 14.5 PSI. Jon's car will be back for more boost and more power, once he upgrades his fuel system. Future plans include a Bosch 044 fuel pump, and larger injectors. which will allow us to run more boost and higher RPM.

Barnie brought his RSX back today for a tune on nitrous. We had tuned the car a while back for his cam setup, but this time he had added the 100 Shot.

Here is Barnie's tuning thread from the last time he was in.

Bottle pressure was a little lower than optimal, at 880-900 PSI. We usually like to see around 1000-1100 PSI.

Here is the setup:

RSX-S - k20a2
Toruku street cams (stock valve springs)
RBC Intake Manifold
DC Race Header (designed for mid-range)
3" exhaust > 2.25 or 2.5" exhaust towards the end
Tuned on KPro

Zex Nitrous Kit (100 Shot, 880-900 PSI pressure)

Here is the chart.

We took my CRX out to Union Dragway yesterday. I'd never been to the new track out there, and it's really nice. I had a really good time. This was only our third time out with the car.

Our setup is really basic. Stock sleeves, no block guard, piston rod motor. Tuned on E85, Stock Axles. We put the car together in a few days, and it hasn't changed much at all. Still working the kinks out of the setup.

As you can tell from the video, the 2 step was too low, and the car bogged out of the hole. We pulled out several 7.6 passes. I think that we'll play with the 2 step a little next time, and hopefully see some low 7 sec passes. Maybe I'll play with a little better suspension too.

Here are a few pictures:

TDC Drag Car upgrade and Shop Dog update...

2010-11-18T08:12:00.000-08:00

In prep for our next showing , the TDC Drag CRX has some new parts. A Quiafe differential is being installed on our B16 transmission. Be on the lookout for the TDC Drag Car at the track here soon.

Lucy is the TDC shop dog, and has grew big time. Now at 21 lbs, she is really filling out. She also cleans up the shop very well so don't leave anything laying around lol.

Delsol Headgasket.....

2010-11-16T09:44:00.000-08:00

Zac's Head-gasket has seen its last legs. When everything was pulled off the head was severely warped, but it was nothing the machine shop could not fix. Everything is being put back together to finish his tune on Wednesday.

Here are some pictures from last night. Chris's Supra was in need of some nwe tires and he decided to let the old ones go out with a bang!

Here is the Video

New TDCauto Wallpapers!!!!!

2010-11-15T08:46:00.000-08:00

Click on the pictures for full size!

Here are some of are original ones...

H23 VTEC and 4 Wheeler Dynos....

2010-11-12T06:35:00.000-08:00

Kolby has brought us his Accord for some tie ups on his H23 Vtec Accord. He recently installed the motor and has not been able to get the car running since. We will be going through everything and making sure the car is in running condition.

We also had some fun yesterday as one of our customers brought there 4 Wheeler for some air to fuel ratios and dyno numbers. Definitely a very cool experience

Camaro Wrap ups, SR20det Rebuilds, and E85 Tunes...

2010-11-11T07:00:00.000-08:00

Daniel's Camaro is coming up to a wrap. With all of the parts on and almost completely done it shouldn't be long till he is back on the road.

Cam's 240sx SR20det is ready to be rebuilt. Cam had some thoughts as to parting everything out and going in another direction but he has decided to say with his setup and build with it.

Zac's car went on the dyno last night for an E85 dyno tune on Crome Gold. Zac decided to not post the numbers as he hopes to make this car as sleeper as possible.

Little more of an update on the G35 2JZ. BOV on and Intake Made!

Corvette Suspension and Accord Struts...

2010-11-09T14:19:00.000-08:00

Chris's Z06 Corvette was here today for some suspension adjustments. Car had recently been lowered and needed some things tightened up.

Mike's Accord was in here for some last minute work today. He need to have new struts installed and had him out of here just by 5pm.

Diesel Truck Installs here at TDC...

2010-11-08T07:08:00.000-08:00

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We had a customers Dodge Ram 2500 truck here at TDC for some new parts in there truck. A new Banks exhaust and Banks Cold Air intake were the biggest parts that were put on. We had him out the same day.

Here is a shot of the down pipe that has been completed on the G35 2JZ swap. We will have some more updates in the next few days.

RX-7 Dyno Numbers and the Delsols bigger plans ...

2010-11-04T11:32:00.000-07:00

Charles RX-7 is done with all of the maintenance and minor upgrades performed here at TDC. A GReddy Profec electronic boost controller was installed for a more precise boost level. Charles originally had a Turbo-smart manuel boost controller installed that was not the best.

Also while we were in there we installed a new Kenwood CD player deck in Charles car. He was real interested in being able to listen to his Ipod in his RX-7

Zac's Delsol was thought to be just getting a new B-Series motor in his car but that has changed completely. With a few trades and a little money Zac has come into a complete turbo kit for his car. The kit consists of a brand new BRMS Top Mount Manifold, HKS BOV, a 60 trim turbo, and 880cc Precision Injectors. This car will be tuned on E85 here in the next coming days only on 8psi(this is for driving reliability). but here are some pics of the install process!

G35 2JZ Update!!!!!!!!

2010-11-04T11:01:00.000-07:00

Here is some of the progress that has been going on with our G35 Sedan 2JZ project.

All of the intercooler piping has been made. We used 3" inch aluminum piping through out the whole thing. We also have a 4" intake for the turbo that has been made too.

Down-pipe is in the process of being made. This will be a 3" down-pipe that will run into the original G35 3" exhaust that was on the car.

And the driveshaft is out being made at Carolina Driveshafts. This will be a 1 piece driveshaft that will have a R154 side and a G35 differential side for the completed shaft.

New TDCauto Website!!!!!!!!!

2010-11-03T08:57:00.000-07:00

Our new website launched yesterday. Click the picture below to check it out. Take a second to browse the new site. With new pictures and more cars that we have worked on! There is a lot of information on the new site, and we think it looks great too!

Delsol Engine Installs and Camaro Rebuilds...

2010-11-02T08:47:00.000-07:00

Zac's Eclipse is down so it was time to get his Delsol back on the road. He came a across a nice GSR with a B16 head. Car will have an LS transmission and will be tuned with Crome Gold on E85.

Daniel's Camaro is almost ready for the tear down. Daniel's Camaro has a rod knock and decided it was time to fix it. Motor will be going together here soon and should have him back on the road quick.

Prelude Swap Wrap up...

2010-11-01T10:46:00.000-07:00

Fred's motor is in! When we were about to put the motor in last week Fred decided last minute on upgrading his clutch would be a good idea. His motor went back in with a Stage 2 Competition Clutch and Flywheel. Fred also purchased 4 new 17" Nexen tires for his Prelude. We look to have him on the road today!

DC header Installs on Civic SI....

2010-10-28T13:52:00.001-07:00

Heath's car was back to add some more parts to his fresh build on his 09 Civic Si. He came across a good deal on a DC header for his car and decided to jump on it. Next is the cams and tune on FlashPro.

BRMS Manifolds Available at TDC!!!!

2010-10-27T10:36:00.000-07:00

The entire line of BRMS manifolds are now available at TDC!!

A few of the more popular choices are in stock, and ready to be installed!!

B and D series Ramhorn Manifolds - $595 - IN STOCK

Top Mount Manifolds - $695 - IN STOCK

Most other popular applications are available.

T3 Flanged, 38mm WG

304 SS , Tig Welded & Back Purged!

These are the same, if not better quality than other manifolds on the market, with a much more reasonable price.

Give us a call today to reserve yours! 864-574-8588

Tuning Results!!!

2010-10-27T08:54:00.000-07:00

After installing the exhaust components, we got Remo's car on the rollers.

Here is the Setup:

Stock DOHC ZC block
ExoSpeed Stage 3 Cams
ExoSpeed Springs and Retainers

Bisimoto V1 Header
2 1/2" Exhaust
Magnaflow Muffler and Resonator

OBD1 Conversion
Chipped P06 ECU
Tuned on Crome Gold

The Red Chart is the Baseline pull, and the Blue Chart is after our tune.

Bee brought us his RSX in hopes of getting the car back running. Once we started digging into it, we immediately figured out what his problem was. A dropped valve was the cause off his disaster and with that the devastation of these spark plugs.

Work begins with Dyno Night Over! Custom Exhaust Work

2010-10-25T09:33:00.000-07:00

Remo brought us his very fresh ef hatch on dyno night for some custom exhaust work and header install. He had bought a type 1 Bisimoto header and a Magnaflow muffler for his custom piping. This car will be tuned tonight on Crome Gold with his new modifications, so be on the look out for the dyno sheets.

Dyno Night Sucess !!!!

2010-10-25T09:09:00.000-07:00

Dyno Night ended up going perfect and we all had a great time. Here are some of the pictures from the other night

300ZX Radiator Installs..

2010-10-20T10:46:00.000-07:00

Tim's new radiators in and ready for install. He ordered a new Mishimoto Radiator to support his cars setup. Everything is going on the car today and then back on the rollers for a retune. Tim will be driving his car home tonight.

Small Week Recap....10/15 - 10/19

2010-10-19T08:40:00.000-07:00

Trey brought us his RB20 S13 for a look over. He had originally thought the turbo had went bad, but we will be checking everything over to make sure it is just that.

Brett's Megan Racing OE-RS is in and installed. He was running around with no exhaust at all. Now his car is way softer with a very sport tune.

Cheng brought us his Hatch for some preventative maintenance. We installed a new Timing belt, water pump and had him out the same day.

TDC Super Snake Mustang Dyno Run...

2010-10-13T08:39:00.000-07:00

Jeff brought us his 2010 Shelby Super Snake Mustang for some Dyno pulls. Car is rated at 750hp and the numbers feel way short of it. Jeff purchased an SCT Tuner while he was here and will be coming in Friday for a complete tune on SCT. Be on the look out for these numbers as there will be more horsepower to be made.

Here is the chart with A/F ratios...

And More Pics...

LS/Vtec Tune and Prelude Motor Swaps..

2010-10-11T09:09:00.000-07:00

Travis brought us his Integra Sedan for a tune on Saturday.

Here is the setup:

B18b Block
Eagle Rods
Wiseco 9:1 Pistons
Block Guard

GSR Head
GSR Cams
Skunk2 Intake Manifold
ARP Head Studs
T1 Catch Can

PeakBoost Ramhorn Manifold
Garrett 6063 Turbo
Tial Wastegate
HKS BOV

RC 750cc Injectors
Walbro FPR
Adjustable FPR

Here is the chart on 18 psi.

Work has started on Fred's Prelude. Motor has hydro-locked and is in need of a new motor. The new motor has arrived and we will be placing it in tomorrow.

Civic Radiator Replacements and Infinti Brakes and Rotors ...

2010-10-08T10:35:00.000-07:00

John Mark is a long time customer of TDC and has been around the shop since day one. Well he brought his car to us today because it was running hot. A new water pump and radiator was put on the car. His old radiator literally had a stick through it lol. We had him all fixed up and out the door today.

Tim's Infiniti QX56 is in here for some slotted rotors and upgraded brakes for the front. He will be back in a few weeks to have the back rotors and brakes done too.

Closing phases of K-Series Build

2010-10-07T13:15:00.000-07:00

Heath's motor is ready to go! Completely together and being placed in the car right now. When in the car, the SI will be driven for a few hundred miles for the break in. Once done we will install the cams and the Hondata for a complete tune.

K-Motor Assembled and H23 Head-Gaskets

2010-10-06T13:50:00.000-07:00

Heath's motor is finally together and getting prepped for install tomorrow. Heath will be driving the car around for a while to break the motor in before the tuning part of his rebuild.

Donna's Prelude is getting a new head-gasket with the other issues we had resolved on her car. The car was originally brought in just to get it running, and with that we discovered that the head-gasket had be put on backwards by a previous shop.

B20 VTEC Issues and K-Series Motor Builds...

2010-10-04T08:13:00.000-07:00

Anthony's CRX is in here for some issues he needs sorted out. Car won't stay running correctly and needs some other miner maintenance done.

Heath's engine build parts are in and its time to put the motor together keep a watch on this build as it will be a very fun and fast street car.

DYNO NIGHT!!!! OCTOBER 23RD!!!

2010-10-01T08:40:00.000-07:00

October 23rd! 6 PM until!

Cruise In, Hang out!!

$25 / 3 Pulls
Wideband $10

Worst Tune Contest!
Customer must purchase Wideband to be entered into the "Worst Tune" contest. TDC will choose one car at the end of dyno night, based on wideband readings, and appearance of the dyno chart. The car with the "worst tune" will be awarded with a voucher for half off the price of a normal tune (a $175 - $300 value). Awarded voucher must be redeemed within 30 days. Winning customer is responsible for purchasing and installing any needed tuning hardware.

Worst Tune Contest is open to all vehicles, Import and Domestic. Entered cars can be previously tuned, mods changed, stock cars etc. No requirements to enter the contest.

This Camaro Z28 rolled in yesterday in need of some new lifters for his car. After those repairs the car will be put on the dyno for some numbers on this setup.

Heath's motor took more of a beaten then we had all assumed in the beginning. After the head came off the rings were all cracked from the nitrous which ruined the pistons. Heath decided to upgrade rather then just fix his car. His new setup up with consist of CP pistons, Eagle rods, ACL bearings, Flash-Pro, and a few other mods to complete his setup. Heath will also be boosting the car down the road and feels it is the best time to prepare for that.

TDCauto.com 420a Eclipse - 25g Turbo - E85 Dyno Tune

2010-09-30T09:29:00.000-07:00

This car belongs to Zac. This has been a long term project for Zac, and after many setbacks, he's finally made it onto the rollers for a tune.

Here is the Setup:

420a (non-turbo Eclipse engine)
10.5:1 JE Pistons
Eagle Rods
Crower Springs and Retainers
Crane 12 Cams
PEP SS +1mm Valves

Hahn Log Manifold
25g Turbo
Hahn FMIC

Walbro 255
Delphi 1000cc Injectors
Aeromotive FPR
Custom Return Line

Tuned on Mega Squirt

Here is the dyno chart. The "waves" in the higher RPMs are from boost fluctuation, caused by a manual boost controller and an internal wastegate. This is for 18 psi, dropping to 14 psi.

Civic SI Upgrades - Head-Gasket and Tune....

2010-09-29T13:10:00.000-07:00

Heath's Civic SI is back for some more upgrades here at TDC. Heath had a nitrous kit installed a few months back and is ready to add more to his setup. The Civic is in for some ARP Head studs, New OEM Honda head-gasket, Hondata Flash Pro and a few more little goodies. Car will be tuned when all is complete. Be on the look for the chart on this car.

XLR-V Tune at TDC...

2010-09-28T08:43:00.000-07:00

Dr. McCraw brought us his 2006 Cadillac ZLR-V in for a tune with HP Tuners. For those unfamiliar with the XLR-V, it features a A 4.4 L (266 cu in) supercharged Northstar engine.

All Stock, no mods

Tuned with HP Tuners

The blue chart is the baseline pull, and the green chart is the tuned pull. Even though this is a bone stock car, notice how lean the stock tune is. Throttle was tipped into slowly on the final pull, there is no low RPM power loss.

And here is a chart with the torque numbers.

TDC Recap.. Weekend of 9/24-9/26

2010-09-27T11:43:00.000-07:00

Weekend started off strong for TDC. First it started off with some tuning. Here are the cars and setups that were tuned.

Cam's car made it onto the dyno on Friday. After changing the head gasket, he was looking for a retune on wastegate pressure.

Here is the setup:

Stock SR20DET
HKS 256 Cams
Greddy Pulleys
Greddy Oil Pan

Isis Intake Manifold
Apexi Intercooler Kit

Nismo 740cc Injectors
Sard FPR
Walbro 255 LPH Fuel Pump

Full Race Turbo Manifold
GT3071r
Tial 38mm Wastegate
Apexi AVCR Boost Controller

Full Race 3" Downpipe
3" Apexi Cat back
3" Cat Pipe

Tuned on Power FC DJetro via Datalogit

Waste gate pressure is 14 psi. The boost controller will be set at 20 psi, but those numbers were not listed, per Cam's request.

Justin brought us his SUPER clean Z32 Saturday for a tune.

Here is the setup:

JDM VG30DETT Conversion (car was originally an NA)
Stock "manual" turbo's
850cc JECS injectors
300 degree high performance fuel rails
AMS underdrive pulley's (Crank, P/S, Alt, Water pump)
Ashspec Sport sidemount intercoolers
AMZ 15 row oil cooler
Koyo Radiator
Z1 Motorsports 1piece driveshaft
Selin Twin MAF translator (set to AVG mode)
Dual N62 MAF's
JWT intake filters (2x)
Nistune Type 2 Daughter board (installed by Andy from Autovaughn Performance)
Megan Racing 2.4" split downpipes/testpipes
Apex-i Hybrid Megaphone 60mm dual exhaust
Apex-i AVCR boost controller, (1.15 bar)

Tuned on Nistune
(previously on a ROM tune)

Justin's car was tuned with the fans off, with multiple back to back pulls, to simulate a heat soak condition. The red chart is the base pull, and the blue chart is our tune.

Then Saturday niight TDC rolled out to Shadyside Import-Shootout. We were able to make a few runs down the track till the rain came. We will be at the next event October 30th. Here are some of the pictures from that event.

TDC's NEW TOYOTA SUPRA!!!!

2010-09-20T07:32:00.000-07:00

Chris, the owner of TDC, purchased the car he has longed to have for many years now. He had come across a deal for a 1994 Toyota Supra. This setup made 1200+whp and is in unbelievably good condition. Be on the lookout for this car at some of our next events.

Had a customer come in for a run on the dyno with his Z71 Chevrolet truck. With headers, exhaust, LS1 intake manifold, and a K&N Intake, he quickly found out that he is in need of a tune. He will be back in a week or two for a tune on HP Tuners.

Jeremiah's Honda S2000 transmission is back and being installed. With putting the transmission back in, he wanted to cut down on the road noise. So we put DynaMat under the car to kill some of the sound. We will have him done this week.

Eaton M90 SuperCivic and 300zx Repairs

2010-09-16T08:35:00.000-07:00

This project has been in the works for a few years. We have the privilege of tuning this fine setup in hopes from some pretty historic numbers. Here is the first ever Eaton M90 Supercharged B-Series kit. The kit is placed in our sponsored car of Marc Osgood. The motor is a Sleeved b18 block with 8:5:1 compression. The Eaton Blower is capable of 500whp. Last night we started tuning the car. We had a few issues but simply ran out of time. On friday the car will be back with some repairs and with more boost put on it. the goal here is 400whp. Keep checking back for the resultS!!!!

Tim's 300zx is back for some regular maintenance. We are also upgrading the radiator to a Koyo Radiator for cooler engine temps. With that we will put the car back on the dyno as it has some boost controller issues.

C5 Corvette - I/H/E - HP Tuners Dyno Tune

2010-09-15T08:30:00.000-07:00

This Corvette belongs to Kyle of Spartanburg. After installing new headers and exhaust, he brought it in for a tune on HP Tuners.

Kyles new LG Motorsports headers had slip on, high flow Catilytic Converters, but Kyle decided that those would be better replaced with straight 3" pipes. In an effort to keep the exhaust serviceable, we flared 2 sections of 3" pipe to fit into the headers, using the supplied clamps. This will make reinstalling the cats a simple task later down the road, if it's ever needed.

After the exhaust mods were finished, Kyles Corvette went on the rollers.

Here is the setup:

2004 Corvette Z06
LS6 / T56

Vararam VR-1B Intake
LG Motorsports Long Tube Headers
Cat Delete Pipes
3" Exhaust

Tuned on HP Tuners

The blue chart is the baseline pull, untuned. The red chart is the tuned chart.

Shop Dog and 350Z Installs...

2010-09-13T08:25:00.000-07:00

Brett brought back his 350Z for some regular maintenance. With that, he order a new Megan Racing Cat-Back exhaust which will go on when it comes in. He is also about to order lowering springs which will have him ready for the new year of school.

And it has been going around the shop for a good while now and it has finally happened. TDC now has a Shop Dog. Her name is Lucy and she is a English Bulldog. So next time your around the shop, come welcome in a new team member!

Mustang Clutch Install with Regular Maintenance

2010-09-09T06:52:00.000-07:00

Jeff's Mustang is back for some Regular Maintenance and a new stronger clutch. With Jeff's car tuned just on the motor we will be putting it back on to tune it for Nitrous, which is why Jeff wanted to go ahead and get a stronger Center-force Clutch installed. Watch out for dyno charts next week!

TDC is developing a Brand New Website!!!. A new more User friendly Design for all of your horsepower needs!!!! Keep a look out for more updates as the site will be released very soon!!

TDC Drag Car's First Import Event!

2010-09-07T08:09:00.000-07:00

Here at TDC we decided to get into the drag scene more on a regular basis and our first event would be at ShadySide Import Shoot-Out on September 3rd. And with this it turned out to be a great showing for the shop!

First Place in the 8 Second Class. We had put the car together in 3 days prior to the event and had a blast with it. We will be at the next ShadySide event and plan to make some more appearances at the local tracks here on the weekend.

DelSol Upgrades as Import Shoot-out gets closer!!!

2010-09-02T08:27:00.000-07:00

Avery is getting his D16Z6 Honda Delsol ready for this Friday. Shadyside is continuing its Import Shoot-Out once again and TDC plans to be there in full force. On Avery's car, A fully built Crower Head with Cam is going on with a new head-gasket.He is also upgrading to a BRMS D-Series Ram-Horn Turbo Manifold with a 60 Trim Turbo.

Car will be going on the Dyno tomorrow as it will be tuned on E85 too. Be on the look out for the CHarts on this car!

Miata Motor Swaps!!!

2010-09-01T08:35:00.000-07:00

Dean's Miata motor has seen its last days. With 180k miles and a bent valve, it was time to replace the motor with a newer one with less miles. Comp Stage 2 Clutch and new motor mounts will be added to this job. We will have him out of here tomorrow.

More E85 D-Series Tuning...

2010-08-31T07:52:00.000-07:00

This car belongs to Marc from Simpsonville. He brought the car in last night for a tune on 93 Octane, and then a tune on E85.

Marc uses this car to compete in SCCA STS class races, so the engine is essentially stock, due to classing rules, with a few bolt on parts. Since rules on power modifications are so strict, he wanted to convert to E85 to gain any available horsepower. Marc competes on a National level in this car, and is currently ranked 3rd in the nation in his class.

Since he will be driving the car to all events, he wanted a 93 Octane map, as well as the E85 map, since E85 may not be accessible in all areas.

Here is the setup:

Stock D16a6
AEM Cold Air Intake
Custom Header
Stock Cat
2 1/2" Exhaust, through a Burns Stainless Muffler

Stock fuel pump
Stock injectors

Tuned on Zdyne (Usually we recommend converting to OBD1, but due to class rules, Marc needed to run the OEM ECU.)

Here is the chart. The brown line is from the 93 Octane tune, and the green line is from the E85 tune. Notice that there are gains through out the powerband, resulting in around a 5% gain in peak power and torque.

The D16a6 is a low compression, low HP engine. Still, good power gains were had from simply swapping fuels and re-tuning. In a high compression, or boosted application, E85 will allow the tuner more freedom with ignition timing, allowing your engine to produce more power, with less risk of damage to the engine.

Tuning here at TDC

2010-08-30T07:17:00.000-07:00

This setup belongs to Daniel of Greenville who brought over his car for an E85 tune this morning on Crome Gold.

92 VX gutted hatch

20 over stock sleeves
20 over SRP 9:1 Pistons
JE rings
Eagle rods
King bearings
OEM Z6 metal tri-layer HG
ARP head studs
Comp Cams 59300
Comp Cams springs
S2 retainers
Supertech valves (not OS)
OEM keepers
Aerospeed cam gear

Walbro HP 255
AEM FPR (Base Fuel Pressure set at 60psi)
Precision 1000cc injectors
OEM Resistor Box
Mr Gasket Pro Series fuel rail

Edelbrock Intake Manifold (bored out to 68mm)
Thermal Throttle Body and Intake Manifold gasket
Professional Products 68mm TB
Map sensor adapter plate
GM 3 bar map sensor

Spoolin Performance Full Ram TurboManifold
Bullseye Power 57 trim .60/.63 Turbo
Tial Sport 38mm WG
Full-Race 3" DP
Go-Autoworks oil feed and oil drain kit
Copper turbo gaskets (head-to-mani, mani-to-turbo, turbo-to-DP)
VRS 3" mandrel-bent alumnized steel exhaust kit
Vibrant flat black 3" straight-through muffler
Spoolin Performance 2.5" mandrel-bent steel I/C piping w/ Greddy style flange
Greddy Type S BOV
Spoolin 350 I/C

Competition STG 5 clutch kit
DIY poly filled motor mounts and torque mounts
Hydro Si trans (stock gears) and a Quaife LSD (4.25 FD)

Buddy Club Pro Spec Dampers
15" TSW TrakStar 4s w/ Neo Gens
14" Diamond Racing steelies w/ BFG drag radials

Dan plans to paint his car satin black soon :-)

Here is the chart at a smoothing of 5 at 12 & 20psi.

Jessie's 240sx is finally ready for the dyno. His S14 SR20det had a good bit of issues(Wiring, Turbos, etc..) are completed and ready for a Nistune Tune. Look for the Dyno Charts this week.

Mazdaspeed Engine Swap and 240sx Microtech Tune..

2010-08-24T07:07:00.000-07:00

Adam brought us his Mazdaspeed6 for a complete engine swap. Just after his warranty went out on his Mazda the motor blew and needed to get back on the road fast. The new motor arrived yesterday and the old one is coming out today. We should have Adam back on the road Wednesday.

Anthony's 240sx Coupe is starting to wrap up here at TDC. He recently had just purchased the car and brought it straight to the shop. Anthony had no idea what was wrong with the car and asked us to get it ready for him to track race the car. The Car was in need of a tune which is being preformed on Microtech. He was also having charging issues which was resolved. We are also installing a battery kill-switch so that the car is ready for the track.

Ryan brought back his Jeep for some more repairs. Ryan has been coming to us for the past year with all of his problems, and now he was in need of getting his a/c back. The compressor was completely gone and was screeching very bad. We replaced his old broken compressor with a new one and had him on his way the same day.

Mustang Tuning Results and Civic Tuning Results!!!

2010-08-23T07:06:00.000-07:00

Jeff brought us his 1995 Cobra Mustang for some repairs, parts installs, and a tune on SCT. We started by repairing a "ticking" noise that he had, which turned out to be nothing but a broken spark plug.

Jeff had us replace his Shorty Headers with BBK long tube headers, install a BBK X Pipe, Trick Flow Nitrous Kit, and Autometer gauges and pod.

After the installs, Jeff's Cobra went on to the dyno.

Here is the setup:

347 Stroker Engine
Trick Flow Heads
Nitrous Cam
Roller Rockers
Trick Flow Intake Manifold
BBK Throttle Body

BBK Long Tube Headers
BBK X Pipe
Flowmaster Exhaust

#42 Injectors
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
Aeromotive FPR
Trick Flow Nitrous Kit (Jetted for 150 shot)

MSD Billet Distributor
MSD Plug Wires
MSD Ignition and Coil

Tuned on SCT. As a side note, SCT for OBD1 Ford Cars does not offer datalogging, even though all of their OBD2 programmers do. On OBD1 Fords, we usually recommend Tweecer RT for tuning, but Jeff's ECU already had the chip for SCT.

Here is the chart from the motor tune:

This chart is without the Nitrous. This engine has a nitrous cam installed, which can have a slightly adverse effect on all-motor performance. After Jeff's bottle warmer is installed, we will tune for nitrous, and post those charts as well. Be on the lookout for update!

Mai brought us his Civic on Friday for a few repairs, some parts installs, and a tune on Crome Gold. We installed his AEM Fuel Rail, Resistors, DSM 450cc injectors, chipped his OBD1 P28, and installed a jumper harness. After deciding that he wanted to go over 8 psi, we also installed a GM 3Bar MAP Sensor.

His swap and tune was completed by another shop, so Mai asked us to look over the wiring, since the car had given him a few random issues. Mai told us that his car would randomly "skip", and was not making the power that he thought a turbo car should. Here is what we found:

Notice that not only are there 3 crimp connectors in the injector wiring, the clips also have wires soldered onto them right at the base of the clip. All 4 injectors were rigged up the same way. Can anyone say "fire hazard"?

We replaced the entire injector portion of the wiring harness, soldered and heat shrinked the inline resistors, installed the injectors and fuel rail, and got the car on the dyno. This car was also previously tuned on a VAFC, with the stock injectors, so in the sake of safety, we did not do a base pull.

Here is the setup:

Stock B18C1

eBay Cast Manifold
eBay 50 Trim Turbo
eBay 38mm Wastegate
eBay RS BOV
2 1/2" Down Pipe
FMIC

Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
DSM 450cc Injectors
GM 3Bar MAP Sensor

Tuned on Crome Gold

Here is the dyno chart for low boost. Boost levels were fluctuating between 6.8psi and 7.1psi.

Here is a chart for 10psi, but the clutch started slipping badly on the dyno. This run was ended early, and the dyno session was stopped until the clutch is replaced.

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SCT Tuning time for the Mustang GT...

2010-08-20T07:48:00.000-07:00

All the parts installs are finally complete for Jeff's Mustang GT. After repairing a ticking issue he had we installed long tube headers, Nitrous and Volt gauges, Trick-Flow Nitrous Kit and last but not least will be the Tune on SCT. Nitrous will be sprayed on this car eventually, but for today we will only be tuning the motor. We will have the charts up here soon.

Mustang Gauges and G35 Coilover Installs...

2010-08-19T11:52:00.000-07:00

Austin's D2 coilovers made it in this morning and are on. It completes his maintenance that was started yesterday for his trip to school. When he returns he will be ready for the turbo kit that he has been wanting.

Jeff's Mustang has the last pieces for the build he has started. Gauges were the last touch for tuning the Nitrous on the Mustang. We will have the sheets up when this car is tuned. One on the motor and one on Nitrous. Be on the look out for it.

E85 Integra Tuning Results!!!!

2010-08-19T07:17:00.000-07:00

Tim brought us his Integra a while back for a few repairs and a tune. The first time on the dyno, his car was tuned on 93 Octane, and had a few boost controller issues. He brought the car back this week, and we installed a Blox Fuel Pressure gauge, AEM Tru Boost, removed the 93 Octane and switched over to E85.

Here is the setup:
GSR head
B20B Block
Supertech 9:1 Pistons
Eagle Rods
Stock Sleeves
Block guard
Skunk2 Intake Manifold

Bosch 1000cc Injectors
Walbro 255lph Fuel Pump
AEM Fuel Rail
AEM Fuel Filter
Weapon R FPR

Synapse Turbo Kit
Tial 48mm Wastegate
57 trim Garrett Turbo
3" Open Downpipe
Tuned on Hondata S300

The only changes to Tim's setup were the AEM boost Controller, Blox Fuel pressure gauge, and E85.

Here are the charts, tuned on E85. First is 13psi, second is 17psi, and 15psi, respectively.

The injectors were seeing really high duty cycles at 17psi, so we left the boost controller at 15psi. Tim may be adding an inline Bosch 044 pump to supply the extra fuel capacity needed for E85, and turning the boost back up.

For comparison purposes, here is Tim's chart from the last tune on 93 octane vs. the chart from the E85 tune. Both of these charts are at 15psi.

E85 Conversion and G35 Maintenance..

2010-08-18T13:38:00.000-07:00

Tim brought back his 01 GSR Integra for some more upgrades. He decided it was time to convert over to E85 and add more boost. We installed an True Boost Gauge with a Blox Fuel Pressure Gauge. Car will be re-tuned tonight and will have dyno sheet tomorrow.

Austin has been a long time customer here at TDC and wit him heading off to school he needed some maintenance. All new breaks and rotors, Serpentine belts, Radiator flush, and a new Comp Stage 4 clutch. He just ordered some D2 Coilovers which will be in tomorrow.

Turbo E85 Tunes.....

2010-08-17T10:50:00.000-07:00

James brought us his Turbo GSR for tune yesterday. The car was tune with Crome Gold and used E85. Pictures were asked not to be posted for safety reasons.

Here is James's setup:
57 trim Garrett Turbo
Stock B18C (JDM GSR) Block
Port and polished B16A head
Fullrace Ramhorn
Tial 40mm wastegate
2.5" Downpipe
ARP Studs
OEM Head Gasket

Walbro 255 pump
Precision 1000cc injectors
Base fuel pressure at 58 psi
E85
Crome Gold

The red chart is wastegate pressure, fluctuating between 7 psi and 8 psi.