Tylers drift car build thread(56K)

[Tyler]

ASD is based out of Charlotte NC. Im flying down there in january for a chassis seminar/set up day. We also have a private forum to discuss set-ups, questions ect. In addition to that i also get their cost on any parts they carry.

[troskinatior]

Thats sweet man good luck next year. I hope i see some stuff about you on speedhunters next year

[Tyler]

oh man i would love to be on speedhunters, its always been a dream of mine

[Tyler]

update:

Hey guys I figured I would update this since I have now been down to ASD headquarters in Charlotte.

Let me just say that whole crew down there is amazing! I learned so much and I am looking forward to the 2011 season even more now.

ASD also hooked it up with some awesome partnerships for the 2011 season, including Falken Tire, Metal Jeans, The Driveshaft Shop, Mechanix Wear, Seibon Carbon, and Heatshield Products. I am so excited and fortunate to be able to work with these companies and I can see only good things happening in 2011 and beyond. More partnerships are in the works, and I will update when the information becomes available.

Also, I need a favor from my fellow niconauts, Im trying to capitalize on the immense power of social media to help move my race program forward. If you want, it would be greatly appreciated if you could log into your facebooks and “Like” this page and tell all your friends to like it too! http://www.facebook.com/pages/TYGR-Raci ... 0470598649 Also, if you have a Twitter account, please follow me @TYGRRacing. To anyone who does this, thank you so much!

Thanks again! -Tyler

[Tyler]

Ive noticed some of you guys helping me out and liking my page! keep it up and thanks again!

[Tyler]

Small Picture update!

Last weekend was round 4 of the winter drift series at Pacific Grand Prix, a go-cart track located in Kent, WA that has recently opened its doors to us northwest drifters. Its a super fun technical track because its designed for small carts, not full size cars.

Anyways on to the pictures!















Thanks for looking guys! Please check out my site, http://www.tygrracing.com and my facebook page http://www.facebook.com/pages/TYGR-Raci ... 0470598649 if you havent already!

[nevertheless]

Solid car man, the exhaust looks familiar. I think I seen it in a recent video.

[Tyler]

Thanks man!

[Tyler]

So i know I've been neglecting this thread, and i plan on writing another post soon, but in the meantime i figured i could summarize some stuff.

I got picked up by ASD for a second year, which means ill still be working with Falken and all of my partners that i had last year. Im so excited for the opportunity and i feel like 2012 is going to be a really good year for me.

I finished 5th overall in the Evergreen Drift Pro-AM championship, one spot away from getting my FD pro license, and i only attended 4 out of the 5 rounds of competition.

since i seem to forget about this thread unless someone comments on it, if you want to stay up to date please so "like" my fan page on FB, it gets updated wayyyy more frequently. The URL is https://www.facebook.com/TYGRRacing

Im doing a pretty cool give away for some ASD, Falken Tire, and TYGR swag right now too, directions are on my page but basically go like the black and white photo of me before noon tomorrow and you'll be entered into a drawing to win!

[night_krawlers]

Good luck and keep it going

[Tyler]

I have wrote a couple blog posts recently, go check them out!

I also completely redid my website since ive last posted here so feel free to browse around and leave me some feedback!

http://tygrracing.com/2012/03/04/countd ... e-updates/

[Tyler]

The long overdue update is finally here. Im going to briefly go over 2011 and the changes that are happening to the car for 2012. Ill sprinke in some pics that loosely relate to the time period im talking about, sometimes its hard for me to remember exactly what pics are from what day. If anyone wants any extra info please just let me know, I try to be really open and friendly both online and in person because that’s one of the things I hated when I was starting out, I needed to ask some “dumb” questions and I didn’t feel comfortable talking to any of the seasoned guys in my area.



Anyways, flashback to 2011. I did indeed compete in the Evergreen Drift Pro-am championship held at evergreen speedway. The course we use at evergreen is the same course as the Formula D pros use and its very high speed and pretty scary for a first timer like myself. I ran rounds one and two the basically the same car set up as I had the previous year and it was working okay, but with the added stress of long 4th gear drifts I was starting to brake things so it was time for some upgrades.



The main thing we changed last year was our engine management. Ask anyone who has a successful KA-T and they should tell you that’s the most important part. My Nistune setup was working before, but the step up to the proam level required some bigger guns, so I bought the biggest. MoTeC!

I got hooked up with http://www.johnreedracing.com and a shop in the Portland Area called Portland Speed Industries, or PSI. I bought a MoTeC M84 box from John, and he re-tuned the car. John is an amazing tuner and im honored to have him tune my vehicles, as his normal clients are the Underground Racing twin turbo Lambos.

With Johns help, we bumped the power up to 407whp and 377ft-lbs.









After the tune, the car was so awesome! The throttle response is insane with the MoTeC and everything is running like it’s supposed to. Round 3 was my first race with the new setup and everything went great. Round 4 was help in conjunction with FD Seattle so it was awesome being able to drive on the “big stage” so to speak. I was unfortunately knocked out in the great 8 after we suffered a fuel starvation issue due to still running a stock tank. Evergreen drift runs 5 rounds in its proam division, but unfortunately I was unable to attend round 5. Even with missing a round I still finished 5th overall in the standings, and the top four guys were awarded FD pro licenses.









Now that we are basically caught up, here is whats happening in 2012. As you may have read from a couple posts above, im working with ASD and Falken for a second year. I love these guys and they are honestly like family to me now, so im very excited to continue our partnership.

I have also totally redesigned my website, facebook, and twitter and I please ask that if you guys have any of those things to follow/like my pages. It really would mean a lot to me as im really trying to get my name out there for 2012. Also, I update them more frequently than this thread, so it’s an awesome way to stay up to date. Plus sometimes I do giveaways for cool s***, or just cause I like you.

http://tygrracing.com/
https://www.facebook.com/TYGRRacing

Now on to the car, basic recipe is still the same but we have made some much-needed improvements. First up is the wastegate. I fought my old gate all last season, I broke it 3 times, it would either stick open or closed and it was so frustrating. I think the issue was because I was asking a street oriented wastegate to perform under conditions it was never intended for, so I ditched it for 2012. I bought a Tial MVR gate, which is amazing. Its water-cooled and proven in some of the harshest race environments so if I break this one something else is up.



I also upgraded to a z32 transmission to improve reliability. Also, a mid mount intercooler was installed; new ASD hydro handbrake, and a dual rear caliper setup are all new for this season. I know I kinda covered this stuff quickly, but its all detailed in my last two blog posts on my site.

Anyways, that’s about it so far this year. My first practice day is March 31st and im hoping to pick up right where I left off. -Tyler

[revel]

Just read through the entire thread. You are seriously lucky to have such an amazing dad that not only supports what you are doing but has been there every step of the way with you and the car. I know you are going to kill it this year. Hope to see ya again either at an event or at ASD.

[Tyler]

Teaser of my 2012 video series!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lOp_qrO ... AAAAAAAAAA

[markytt]

sick vid bro!

[240sxAli4Life]

wow dude just spend the past hour reading your whole thread! Thats awsome you got sponsored... your living my dream haha... ill be 18 next month... want to get into drifting as much as possible!

[Tyler]

Thanks man! I love hearing stuff like that.

Hit up some local tracks around your area and try to keep it off the street

[andre's240]

ur build is sick as hell man...id love if u could check out my thread n leave some feedback, cant seem to get much since its just a ka24e to ka24de out of an s14

[Tyler]

Here is the latest!

http://tygrracing.com/2012/05/20/nobody ... -was-easy/

[Tyler]

New motor is assembled, installed, and tuned!

all the details + dyno footage is here: http://tygrracing.com/2012/06/09/final- ... nd-tuning/

[S13_RB25]

Wow! You have one of the best dads ever lol! But its nice to see how everything turned out for you bro! Im 21 and I haven't ever drifted yet lol! Congrats on the sponsor! Keep the updates coming lol! And whats up with your dads s14??

[Tyler]

I actually bought the s14 from my dad, and turned it into this:

[S13_RB25]

Looking good! So where is your dad at then lol!

[Tyler]

He's busy with his crew chief duties! Running a full pro-am season and trying to make it to the next level takes a ton of work from both ends.

For now he's happy just spectating but who knows what the future holds. Maybe if i stop breaking things we'd have time to build him a missile!

[4cylLOL]

dope as f*ck