Finishing the week with a BANG!!

It's been a busy week at TDC. We've been blessed with lots of work, and we seem like we're only getting busier!

After installing a set of Full-race traction bars on Jon's CRX, the 21 year old mounting holes just couldn't hold on anymore. Since this car sees a lot of track time, we decided to weld the bars to the frame, making them a permanent, more solid addition to the car.




Jeramiah brought in his AP1 S2000 for some transmission work today. His higher mileage S2K lost 6th gear a few days ago, so he brought it in to us. We dropped the tranny this morning, and we should receive the shift fork and bearings Monday morning. We hope to have him back on the road by Tuesday.



Another customer brought us his newly acquired Turbo Civic today for a valve lash adjustment. He just bought the car, and wanted to make sure that it's in perfect running order. We should be retuning this car before long, and with a few more psi, should see some more power!




And lastly, Steven had his EK Civic Sedan on the rollers for a tune on Crome Gold. This is a daily driver, with reliability and longevity in mind. It's a sleeper to say the least, and even has the BOV recirculated to cut down on the sound.

More Engine Build and a Dyno Special!!

"Smurf" brought us his B16 Turbo CRX for a engine rebuild. His car developed a rod knock a while back. The motor is coming out of the car today, and should be broke down and be on the stand this afternoon. Before he leaves TDC, he will also be getting a tune on Crome Gold. Stay tuned for dyno results and a build thread on this car.





All this week, through next Friday, we will be doing dyno runs for $25. This includes 3 runs, and can only be during normal business hours. Please call ahead if you plan to come during lunch hours.

Monster Clutch FTW!!

TDC is now a distributor for Monster Clutch!

LSX, Mustang. and C6 Packages Available!

Monster is one of the few Clutch companies on the market to offer single disc applications that support up to 900 wtq! Email Chris@TDCauto.com, or call the shop for your best price today!

www.MonsterClutches.com

Monday! Back to Work!

After Saturday's dyno night, we're back to the grind.

Shawn's Saab Viggen build is wrapping up, with the motor going back in to the car today. Travis has spent some long hours on this one, and we're glad to see it finished.



Remember, TDC can handle all of your general maintenance work too! Email or call for a quote on anything from an oil change to a timing belt!

Thanks to everyone who came out to the dyno night on Saturday. Attendance was way down from our usual crowd. Apparently, people don't really like to stand ou in the jungle like heat! Be looking for another TDC dyno night around October!

Dyno Night!!! Saturday!!! Worst Tune Contest!!!!

Dyno Night. July 24th, 2010, 6PM until!!

$40 for 3 Pulls, Wideband $10!!

$10 TDC T-Shirts!!

Hamburgers, Hotdogs and Wings on site!!


Worst Tune / Dyno Chart 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.

G35 Intake Manifold and Saab Motor Built!

Josh brought us his G35 Coupe that he had just installed an Aftermarket Intake Manifold. He had problems with it and decided that it would be best to go to a different setup. A M-Rev2 Lower Intake MAnifold with a Stock Upper Intake Manifold and a Intake Manifold Spacer. We will have him done today.



Shauns' Saab Motor is finally complete. AFter having tons a problems getting Parts for the Saab Dealership, everything has come in and been put together. Look for this car to be on the Dyno next week.

Dyno Night and Tune Updates...

Dyno Night. July 24th, 2010, 6PM until!!

$40 for 3 Pulls, Wideband $10!!

$10 TDC T-Shirts!!

Hamburgers, Hotdogs and Wings on site!!


Worst Tune / Dyno Chart 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 car belongs to Josh from Sumter (user name JoshuaM07). After installing the kit, he brought it to us for a tune on Crome Gold. He was looking for a little more power, while keeping a reliable Daily Driver with A/C and PS. After a repairing a few small issues on the dyno (blown manifold gasket and a few vacuum leaks) and installing the 3 Bar MAP Sensor, here are the results.

Here is Josh's setup:

All Stock F22B2

Top Mount Manifold
Super 60 turbo
2 1/2" downpipe
Full 2 1/2" exhaust
eBay FMIC
RS Style BOV

Walbro 255lph
DSM 450cc Injectors
B&M Adjustable FPR
GM 3 Bar MAP Sensor (Plans for more boost later)

MSD Ignition
MSD Plug Wires
BKR7E-11 Plugs @ .030"




This chart is fluctuating between 7.8 - 8.1 psi.

Tuning and B-Series Valve Adjustments...

Brad brought us his EF hatch here to TDC for some issues he was having with his car. First, we adjusted the valves on his B20b. Then he was having some grounding issues from his new wire-tuck. All is fixed and had Brad right on his way.


Josh's Accord is here for a Crome Gold tune. He just had the Turbo Kit Installed and looking to make some power on 8psi. Once done Josh plans to turn the boost up in a few weeks.

AEM F/IC and Civic Lowering Springs

Ryan's AEM F/IC install is wrapping up and should be on the Dyno sometime this week. Ryan is trying to pass emissions with his 2000 SI, so converting back to OBD2 is a must.


Branden had brought us his Civic Hatch a while back when he was unhappy with choppy his car rode with eBay Coilovers. So yesterday we installed some Skunk2 Lowering Springs to loosen up his ride.

Saab Update.. Motor Build..

Here is some of the pictures from the progress made on the Saab Motor build. We had some issues getting some of the parts from Saab, but now with everything needed its going together. We are still waiting on the head to come back from the bent valve.

Mustang GT Numbers and SR20 Oil Pumps...

Tim's Mustang GT is finally tuned and the numbers are very respectable. We used SCT tuner for this car. We had a Diablo Sport Tuner for this setup but changed over to SCT Tuner which had some other features Tim liked.


The red line is our tune.
The blue line is the base tune that came with the kit.



Alex brought us his S13 SR20 for some Oil Pump problems. He had brought us his Black S14 a few weeks back for a new clutch and some other fixes. We will also be installing an Oil Pressure Gauge so that these problems can be caught in the future.

Boost at TDC.. Civic Sedan Turbo Kits...

Roger here at TDC has finally put together a Turbo Kit for his Civic Sedan. The kit will just be on a low- boost setup and all the intercooler piping is custom. We will be tuning the car this weekend and be on the look out for the dyno sheet.

Jeep Maintenance and Supercharged Mustang Tunes

Ryan's throw out bearing was on it way out and decided to replace it. We also replaced all of the transmission fluid, Clutch, new coil packs, and a crank angle sensor. He should be good for another 100k miles.



Tim recently had his Edelbrock Supercharger installed and was in need of a tune. The tune will be preformed using the Diablo Sport tuner with maxing out his setup as the goal. Tim is currently using a Base-map tune to drive the car. Stay Tuned for the dyno charts tomorrow.

Corvette Tune, Civic Inspection Upgrades, and TL Dynos

Daniel brought us his 01 Corvette for a Diablo Sport Tune. Daniel had told us that the car felt sluggish to him and was wanting the most out of his setup.







Ryan brought us his 00 Si Civic for some inspection modifications to pass North Carolina Inspections. His car is currently running an OBD1 ECU which will be converted back to an OBD2 ECU. Then with that we will be tuning the car again for hit setup.



Ian also came with his TL for some dyno numbers. He is about to start adding parts to his TL and wanted a base numbers that he would be looking at. He plans to add a few ,more parts and then be back in a few weeks for more numbers.

Progress Continues on 350Z and Civic swaps...

Shane's new VQ35DE motor is in the car and we are currently waiting on a new Stage 5 Competition Clutch to come in to finish the job. When the motor was coming out we found his old clutch was close to nothing and with Shane wanting more boost he would need a new, stronger clutch.


Rob's Civic motor swap is coming along. With the motor in Rob decided last minute to replace all of the belts and pumps on the motor for regular maintenance.