Willsys VTS Engine conversion. Hydra now available to others, price included

[willsy]

It is an insanely good RR that they've got Ill get them to do figures for everything.

[AlexBp]

thats what there gunna do for mine lol

i said just go mad with it haha

[willsy]

Still no update with this unfortunately.

The KMS is being temperamental for unknown reasons and has so far refused to communicate with any mapping equipment thats been tried on it

Fingers crossed for an update soon after a bit of ringing around and thanks to Josh for offering use of his computer if needed

[AlexBp]

thats quite poo matt

hope its sorted soon
i wanna know the figures!

[jpsaxo]

I really hope you make more than 150 Matt, you know why lol

[RedB]

Engine bay is spankingly lush man (if thats a word?)
Picking my jaw up, tilting, taking off and eating my hat tbh...
Car is awesome mate and glad everything is almost sorted for ya

Canny wait to see this at FCS and we'll get a BBQ with a few beers sorted this year

RR figures and map will be interesting to see when you get the KMS problemo fixed

[MattJ89]

WOW. fair doos to you m8. thats amazing to what youve done to it ..top marks!!

[Connor_scotland]

wow

I aint been on here looking at cars for ages an DAM you have come along way with this mate

Hats off to you

Looks lovely

[willsy]

Update

Monday 7th April

Still no luck getting the car running smoothly.

When warm and driving along theres no real problem

However, on tick over and startup its running bloody awful. Stepper motor was diagnosed as knackered and it couldnt be moved by hand, so its been replaced with a new part.

Still the problem is the same. Eventually all of the loom wiring was checked for signals from the ECU and there was none coming from the ECU to the stepper motor atall rendering it inactive

After more indept inspection its become apparent that there is NO PIN from the ECU going into the loom and therefore providing the necessary signals to enable the stepper motor to work and regulate the idle speed.

So i need to call GMC today and find out if theyve actually sent me the wrong ECU for the car, or whether its faulty.

Considering the KMS was supposed to be the easiest/most plug and play option available this is not a good start with nothing but problems.

[AlexBp]

thats pretty crap willsy

is it a case of sending the kms back and getting a replacement then??

[jpsaxo]

The kms ecu is a generic standalone ecu, i dont think they are change for each car mate. Have you phoned gmc yet?

[LEE_VTR1]

this is shit mate

really hope you get this sorted soon i want a drive

[AlexBp]

Originally Posted by LEE_VTR1

really hope you get this sorted soon i want a drive

get in the que lee haha
i think theres about 5 or 6 people in front of you lol

[willsy]

After going back up to xspec today to see the car (much more easy to understand whats going on from seeing/hearing it rather than just talking by phone) a few things are clear:

- There is 100% nothing signal/power wise reaching the stepper motor from the ECU
- Car runs perfectly when manually imitating the stepper motor and a steady idle/tickover is achieved, bloody smooth too, love it.
- Its the adapter loom which looks to be at fault as where the metal bits are that the ECU plugs into there is one which is pushed back (too far to pull back out, and not making contact with the ECU pin) if this is the contact point for the stepper motor signal/power to go from then this is the cause.
- Also theyre pretty confident that the basemap given on the ECU when it was bought has been given for a TB setup rather than standard TB bit the stepper motor in use

I should know later this afternoon exactly whats wrong, adapter loom being the primary suspect so far.

Ive also dropped off the standard ECU which is currently locked to the old cars immobiliser code. Hopefully this will be easy to unlock and can be tried on my car just to see if it will run fine then (obviously KMS adaptor loom is out of the equasion and all original contact points will be in place)

See how things go. Ill update later

[AlexBp]

sounds like your getting closer to fixing the problem then

the stanard ecu should be easy for them as theve had to sort all the software and codes out to remap mine

[willsy]

See how it does, the problem does seem to be in 'check' status now, assuming everything is clarified btween them and GMC about whether its the adaptor loom thats faulty or not then hopefully itll be 'check mate' and problem solved soon.

I can only hope. See what becomes of it later, im not anticipating a dramatic quick victory in getting it sorted, something else will no doubt go wrong lol just my luck of late

[AlexBp]

its the kind of thing that happens with a big project like this
the little details allways seem to cause the biggest problems

[willsy]

Originally Posted by Alex-VTS

its the kind of thing that happens with a big project like this
the little details allways seem to cause the biggest problems

Yep there's always something and to be fair its a pretty massive project to take on. would have to be incredibly lucky to get something spot on straight away.

As i was saying to a few people at the weekend and to Graham earlier the most frustrating bit is that it took:

2 weeks to get the old engine out, engine pay painted, new engine in and getting it running the first time. That was all work done myself and by Laurie (gf's dad) just a few hours work per day aswel spare time.

And then since then its been nearly 7 weeks of just rubbish problem after problem which is out of my hands and capabilities.

The oil leak was an absolute pain, should never have occured had the place put the head/bottom end together with the timing right in the first place

Then the mapping has taken a while due to having to take the time finding out where the problem is and eventually identifying that its a faulty part thats been supplied. It happens to the best of us unfortunately but its such an inconvenience to all involved and a big drain on the finances.

Graham at Xspec has been immensely helpful and supportive throughout. Massive thanks to him

I just hope its every bit as worth it when i take it out for its first proper drive

[Mysticp]

Originally Posted by willsy

I just hope its every bit as worth it when i take it out for its first proper drive

Dont go over 2500rpm for the first couple weeks, i will cry if something happens to this car (or you )

[AlexBp]

Originally Posted by willsy

Yep there's always something and to be fair its a pretty massive project to take on. would have to be incredibly lucky to get something spot on straight away.

As i was saying to a few people at the weekend and to Graham earlier the most frustrating bit is that it took:

2 weeks to get the old engine out, engine pay painted, new engine in and getting it running the first time. That was all work done myself and by Laurie (gf's dad) just a few hours work per day aswel spare time.

And then since then its been nearly 7 weeks of just rubbish problem after problem which is out of my hands and capabilities.

The oil leak was an absolute pain, should never have occured had the place put the head/bottom end together with the timing right in the first place

Then the mapping has taken a while due to having to take the time finding out where the problem is and eventually identifying that its a faulty part thats been supplied. It happens to the best of us unfortunately but its such an inconvenience to all involved and a big drain on the finances.

Graham at Xspec has been immensely helpful and supportive throughout. Massive thanks to him

I just hope its every bit as worth it when i take it out for its first proper drive

yea it gets you down a bit
i gotta say though from the seek peeks ive had its going to be worth it
and i know ive said but im willing to help out with little bits (when i can walk)

and having some1 like graeme helping out is definatly a bonus
he definatly knows what hes on about