Injected Performance is Newest GoPro Dealer
After following the release of GoPro’s new products over the past year, we are proud to be one of their newest stocking dealers. We were recently most impressed by their new line of HD cameras, capable of shooting up to 1080p from the compact and durable GoPro camera design. The Motorsports HD Hero, which are currently in stock, are the perfect solution to recording your track days, autocrosses, time attack sessions, or just a casual drive through the canyons.
With a multitude of mounting options included with every GoPro HD camera, you will surely find a creative way to getting the right shot for every scenario. Extra strong suction cup mounts and waterproof cases are just another way for you to accommodate for any situation. In addition, long-lasting rechargeable batteries and the capability for a 32gb SD card will allow you to keep shooting video much longer than comparable video cameras.
GoPro’s Youtube channel brings us this demo video featuring some great footage from Laguna Seca and other interesting scenes.
Stay tuned as we will be using the same GoPro HD Motorsports videos on all of our shop cars this season! Plenty of additional footage from the drag strip and road courses will be featured.
Rare JDM Now Carried by Injected Performance
At Injected Performance, there is no doubt that we enjoy building powerful motors and going fast. However, we want to make sure our cars look as well as they perform. Rare JDM currently offers a wire harness cover for the VQ35 that is sure to clean up your engine bay and hide the main engine harness. This is the perfect item for those with polished front covers, intake plenums, or who just want to start their collection of quality engine dress-up items.
Aspiring to be a major name in the aftermarket parts world, Rare JDM has plenty of additional products up their sleeve to be released in the near future. Rear differential coolers, aluminum under trays, and strut tower bars are just a few of the various products that we will be able to offer from the Rare JDM product lineup. For now, these polished engine harness covers for the VQ35 are in stock and readily available.
New Wideband Solutions from AEM
AEM is bringing in the new year with the launch of two new products to help solve your wideband needs. Although we saw a sneak peak of these items at SEMA a few months ago, these are shipping soon and will be in stock momentarily.
AEM Inline UEGO Wideband Controller
A weatherproof wideband controller for those instances where a gauge is not required - but accurate readings to 0.1 AFR is. This would be ideal for pure datalogging purposes in race cars or on the dyno. The 0-5V analog output is compatible with almost any engine management solution, such as AEM or Haltech. Pricing lies below $180.
AEM X-WiFi UEGO Wideband and EGT Wireless Gauge Controller
Combining the features of the UEGO wideband controller and up to two EGT readings, this compact device wirelessly transmits gauge and logging data to your wireless device. Supported applications include the iPhone, Droid, Storm, and more, by using their native web browsers, rather than another app to take up space. A 0-5V output allows you to datalog with popular engine management systems as well. Pricing starts under $400.
Please contact us directly to place your pre-orders or to inquire for additional information.
APS TT Tune on Automatic 350Z
Another local customer of ours brought us his automatic Rev-up 350Z with the APS twin turbo kit already installed. Although he had previously been using the Haltech EMS, he gave us a visit for our tuning expertise.
With this being a car that gets daily driven for most of the year, we wanted to clean up any drivability issues and make as much reliable power as possible on our Dyno Dynamics. Despite using the automatic transmission, a TransGo valve body upgrade kit had been installed to help with shifting at these power levels.
This particular car utilized the newest public version of the Haltech software, which we have been privately testing on shop cars in previous weeks. Despite some initial hurdles from the new software, specific only to automatic models, our unmatched Haltech experience allowed us to produce nearly 390 whp between 9-10 psi. Wheel torque measured near a constant 350 throughout the entire powerband.
Between this much improved flat torque curve and constant power increase with the automatic transmission, this is one great daily driver. The fresh looking Daytona Blue paint is complemented nicely by a new Alliance big brake kit behind the popular Volk SF-Winning wheels. It’s great when the looks match the impressive power.
Injected Performance Holiday Hours
Injected Performance will operate with the following schedule this Holiday season. Although our staff will be monitoring emails and voice mails, please note that email and phone response times may be slightly delayed. We do apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Thursday, December 24th, 2009:
Closed. UPS and Fedex offering normal delivery service.
Friday, December 25th through Sunday, December 27th, 2009:
Closed. No shipments will be delivered.
Monday, December 28th through Wednesday, December 30th, 2009:
Open with normal business hours.
Thursday, December 31st, 2009:
Closed. UPS and Fedex offering air delivery service only.
Friday, January 1st through Sunday, January 3rd, 2010:
Closed. No shipments will be delivered.
Monday, January 4th, 2010:
Open with normal business hours.
We wish the best for you and your friends and family in this holiday season. We look forward to continuing to serve you in the new year!
Haltech ECU Manager 1.06.1
Haltech ECU Manager 1.06.1 is now available, packed with new features and updates! Included with the software is new 350Z firmware 1.06.
A few of the key updates include:
- Long term fuel trims - in addition to bank-specific closed loop O2 correction.
- Long term knock retard.
- PC Logging - Records every channel displayed in software. This is in addition to the automatic onboard datalogging.
- Log playback overlaying maps - watch your logs replayed on your maps in realtime, slowed, or paused.
- Full screen tuning, delayed decel-cut after startup, customizable MAF-output, programmable shortcut keys.
As always, please backup your existing map and look through the software fully before updating your ECU.
Updated software may be downloaded at our Haltech downloads page: www.injectedperformance.com/haltech
Injected Powered 4.2L 350Z Blasts Off
This customer’s car has been years in the making, but all of the time invested is beginning to pay off! Over a year ago, we began working with this customer after another shop was unsuccessful in “trying new things” in a stroked VQ35 package that had been sold to him. After visiting our facility, seeing how we operate, and taking a look at our success in drag racing, he decided to go with one of our stroker VQ35 motors. This was just the beginning of his journey, as he decided to bypass his current Greddy turbo kit and go with a custom setup of twin 62mm turbos, fabricated by a local shop.
After a Haltech was installed and tuned by his local tuner, In Tune Motor Sports, clutch issues were found on the first trip to the drag strip. After our recommendation for a Tilton triple cerametallic clutch, widely used in the fastest Supras and growing popular in the VQ world, we promptly shipped out a kit for him to install. At the very next trip to the drag strip, he accomplished a 6.3 second pass in the 1/8th mile, which is good enough for a 9 second pass down the quarter mile.
Now that some setup bugs have been resolved, we look forward to turning this engine up on a high boost tune and a trip to the quarter mile drag strip! We would also like to wish a congratulations for sticking with the project and seeing your hard work pay off. Featured below is one of the low 6-second runs towards the end of the day. Although a time slip was not readily available at the time of this post, 60′ times reached as low as 1.38.
350Z Built HR with Greddy 20G Kit
A local customer of ours had recently purchased a 2008 Nissan 350Z with the relatively undeveloped VQ35HR motor inside. Although this particular engine bridges the gap between the more common VQ35DE and the all new VQ37VHR, it was only produced for two years in the 350Z, and lacks the amount of aftermarket options seen in other versions of Nissan’s VQ platform. However, this would not prevent us from porting our popular “Stage 1″ package over to the HR motor with a few minor tweaks.
The Nogaro Red 350Z was brought to us relatively stock, only featuring a Greddy True Dual Ti-C exhaust, which proves to be a perfect companion for any of the twin turbo kits available. The Greddy 20G Tuner twin turbo kit was chosen as the ideal solution for this car’s needs and budget. The setup would be controlled through the Haltech Platinum for 350Z, which can be wired in for cars equipped with the HR engine, and utilizing Deatschwerks 800cc injectors and a Walbro fuel pump to turn this “tuner” kit into a complete package.
Brian Crower rods and CP Pistons were used to help build our Stage 1 shortblock package, as well as new bearings, ARP L19 head studs, and a full gasket kit. Once the fresh engine had been reassembled, the car was ready to be broken in and then begin tuning at low boost. At only 6 psi, running off the wastegate spring, the strong VQ35HR was able to produce 395 whp on our Dyno Dynamics. This was the most amount of power we have seen produced at this pressure.
After a thorough initial tuning session, the car was ready to have the boost turned up a notch. By increasing pressure to approximately 13.5 psi, the car produced a whopping 513 whp before running out of fuel supply. This setup will be limited by the single Walbro pump until a dual pump hanger is installed and tuned for. Our customer will be more than pleased with this power level until deciding to turn the boost up even further for a real monster on the street. Our Stage 1 shortblock package will hold up to far more power than currently being used - perfect for the customer looking to plan for the future while the engine has already been removed.
The stout performance of the VQ35HR platform gives us high hopes for building the VQ37VHR from the 370Z when that time comes. Current owners of the 2007-08 350Z should rest assured that there are equally impressive sources of making big power as compared to earlier 350Z and G35 models.
E85 Tuning on GTM Twin Turbo G35
As a repeat customer, we last saw this beautiful example of a street G35 about a year ago. At the time, he brought his built 3.5L VQ35 for a tune on his APS twin turbo kit. Over 500 whp was safely achieved, and the customer backed it up with several 11 second quarter mile passes. While the power level was certainly enjoyable, he craved more. This year, he returned with a new turbo kit, the GTM Stage 5 with twin GT30’s, a bigger fuel system, the CJ Motorsports twin pump hanger and 1200cc injectors, and 30 gallons of E85 gas fresh from the pump.
After battling a smoking problem with the turbo’s oil supply and some electrical problems, we were able to begin tuning. With Hal behind the keyboard, it did not take long to get starting and driveability cleaned up and move on to the power tuning. After a solid baseline tune was established on wastegate spring pressure, 13 psi, the Haltech boost control was enabled and a maximum of 630 whp was achieved before running out of injector duty cycle. It is true that E85 requires as much as 30-40% more fuel compared to gasoline, which is an important factor to consider when weighing alternative options to race gas. Our customer picked up his car and immediately headed down to a National Mustang meet to represent the Nissans.
Since being tuned, this G35 has run an impressive 11.0 at 134 mph in the quarter mile. Judging from the trap speed, we agree that this car has a quicker time in store, even at the same power level. With some upgraded axles and possibly race gas, we look forward to seeing this car running easily in the 10-second range!
Supra Wiring Overhaul and Tune
Tuning and engine building are two specialties that we pride ourselves in, but wiring is an important factor of any heavily modified setup, and is often overlooked. Many of our projects, such as this customer’s Supra, involve cleaning up areas which may have been overlooked by other shops, or simply done incorrectly. This particular car has all of the right parts to go fast, including a 76mm turbo and TH400 3-speed automatic transmission, but could never complete a quality pass at the drag strip due to problems. Upon diagnosing what the car would need, we found an absolute monstrosity of wiring from the engine bay, interior, engine management, and into the trunk for the fuel system and nitrous.
The car’s owner requested that the entire electronics system of the car be re-wired. We started by cutting out the majority of wiring, including wires that were spliced, twisted, soldered and taped together more than 15 times in three feet.
The outdated Autronic EMS was removed in favor of the new Haltech Sport 2000 engine management system, paired with a M&W Pro Ignition box. A Mil-spec engine harness was fit to the car, and the remaining systems, such as nitrous, fuel, and fans, were also professionally wired in-house.
Shown is the dash layout nearing completion.
After a dyno session on low boost and one small stage of nitrous, the car was loaded into our trailer and off to the drag strip to be delivered to the customer, eagerly waiting to make a pass. We were only able to get in two passes before the track closed for the night, and the first was just a shake-down run to get a feel for the car. The second pass was a bit more aggressive, and the car crossed the quarter mile finish line in the 10-second range with ease.
Stay tuned as we turn this Supra up to it’s potential and see it dip deep into the single digits!