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***bah14*** · 05-03-2005, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

AGH!!! The cat's out of the bag! Have you been talking to Bah14? We have new plans for a heatshield doing something nobody else is currently doing. I have a sample material on the way for testing, and if it performs as well as the data sheets claim it will then I think you guys will be quite pleased.

no way. I never told a soul! Must have been Tony!

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-10-2005, 08:58 PM

Kartboy order came in today. I now have some super shifter sets in stock, and I have a few more rear klicky kits in stock. Currently I am out of just the rear bushing, but if you ask real nice I might just break up one of the kits for you if you can't wait.

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-11-2005, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by bah14

no way. I never told a soul! Must have been Tony!

HEY!!! Wait a minute.

Tony

***bah14*** · 05-11-2005, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

HEY!!! Wait a minute.

Tony

;-)

STi_Mark · 05-23-2005, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

HEY!!! Wait a minute.

Tony

No! Haven't talked to anyone but its been on my mind! Doooo itt!

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-25-2005, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by STi_Mark

No! Haven't talked to anyone but its been on my mind! Doooo itt!

We got some sample materials in yesterday, and Tony and I are hoping to run some real world tests and take some temp measurements this weekend.

***bah14*** · 05-26-2005, 06:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

We got some sample materials in yesterday, and Tony and I are hoping to run some real world tests and take some temp measurements this weekend.

sounds great. I'm exicted to see this work out. Good luck and keep us updated!

***jaybara*** · 05-26-2005, 01:36 PM

I got the Whiteline subframe bushings already, and while they help, they certainly do not completely eliminate the clunk on hard launches and shifts. I'd be interested in this bad boy.

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-26-2005, 05:19 PM

good deal. we expect to get some of the first production ones in a few weeks, and if they pass some extensive stress testing we'll be releasing them for sale.

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Originally Posted by jaybara

I got the Whiteline subframe bushings already, and while they help, they certainly do not completely eliminate the clunk on hard launches and shifts. I'd be interested in this bad boy.

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-26-2005, 05:21 PM

Just to let everyone know. The most of the Kartboy orders came in today. The backorders have been filled, and we have all the kits back in stock. You may want to act quick though because lots of people have been asking me about them.

-Clint

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-30-2005, 08:40 PM

While waiting for the tooling to come in for the rear diff bushings Tony and I had some time this weekend to play with our idea for the heat shields. We got our samples of the material in and we are more than pleased with the results, and these are just preliminary. We expect our full blown prototype to work even better.

To help you understand here's what we did. We ran two tests. In both tests we hooked a thermocouple to to top of the heat shield in the same place. We know we could have placed the TC between the heat shield and the IC, but this was just a test of the material for proof of concept. In the first test we ran just the stock heatshield, and in the second test we ran the new material. For the both tests we drove for a little over an hour taking readings every minute. The driving conditions were a mix of country road, interstate, and city traffic with stop lights. We then came back, allowed the car to cool, and installed the new material. For the second test we drove the exact same route, in as close as we could same conditions. We tried to mimic every nuance that we could between the two tests, including trying to hit the same stop lights at the same time, and high boost 4th gear pulls. The last four data points in both tests are interesting. The last data point was taken 1 minute after the car was shut off, and the previous three were taken with car at idle and not moving.

Now keep in mind this is just proof of concept for the material. When we have the prototype finished we will run three TCs in similar tests. One below the heat shield, one on top of the heat shield between the IC and the heatshield, and one on the surface of the IC closest to the heatshield. Here's the graph. I hope you all enjoy.

StiMike74 · 05-30-2005, 08:43 PM

when will this be ready?

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-30-2005, 09:09 PM

Good question - we don't really even know the full price of the material as we got the samples for really cheap just to test the concept. Then we have to figure out final shape. Make some full blown prototypes. Do more testing with the prototypes. Figure out cost of bulk materials, and manufacturing. Collect bids for the bits we can outsource. Get some one offs of the final product made using the outsourced bits. Retest extensively. Tweak if necessary. Retest for changes. And THEN do a full production run. AND we have to figure out if we can do all this for a price that is realistic for everyone.

I know we could do it quick and dirty, but honestly I'd rather give you a well thought out, well tested, reasonably priced product. I've found it tends to make people happier in the long run. Short answer is - I need to gather more data this week, and make some phone calls. Then we'll have a better idea.

**Turninconcepts.com** · 05-31-2005, 02:05 PM

BTW, we have a number of super shifter sets, bodacious bushing bundles, front and rear klicky kits in stock.

***bah14*** · 05-31-2005, 08:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Turninconcepts.com

. . . but honestly I'd rather give you a well thought out, well tested, reasonably priced product. I've found it tends to make people happier in the long run.

I'd expect nothing less from Clint and Tony. ;-)

thanks for the update. Things look promising.

05-30-2005, 08:40 PM	#26
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,266 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	Heat Shield Update While waiting for the tooling to come in for the rear diff bushings Tony and I had some time this weekend to play with our idea for the heat shields. We got our samples of the material in and we are more than pleased with the results, and these are just preliminary. We expect our full blown prototype to work even better. To help you understand here's what we did. We ran two tests. In both tests we hooked a thermocouple to to top of the heat shield in the same place. We know we could have placed the TC between the heat shield and the IC, but this was just a test of the material for proof of concept. In the first test we ran just the stock heatshield, and in the second test we ran the new material. For the both tests we drove for a little over an hour taking readings every minute. The driving conditions were a mix of country road, interstate, and city traffic with stop lights. We then came back, allowed the car to cool, and installed the new material. For the second test we drove the exact same route, in as close as we could same conditions. We tried to mimic every nuance that we could between the two tests, including trying to hit the same stop lights at the same time, and high boost 4th gear pulls. The last four data points in both tests are interesting. The last data point was taken 1 minute after the car was shut off, and the previous three were taken with car at idle and not moving. Now keep in mind this is just proof of concept for the material. When we have the prototype finished we will run three TCs in similar tests. One below the heat shield, one on top of the heat shield between the IC and the heatshield, and one on the surface of the IC closest to the heatshield. Here's the graph. I hope you all enjoy.

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05-10-2005, 08:58 PM	#17
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,266 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	Kartboy order came in today. I now have some super shifter sets in stock, and I have a few more rear klicky kits in stock. Currently I am out of just the rear bushing, but if you ask real nice I might just break up one of the kits for you if you can't wait.

05-26-2005, 01:36 PM	#23
*jaybara* Platinum Metalhead Car: 05 CGM Fav Mod: Wingsectomy Location: Western Mass Posts: 556 IWSTI Addict since: Oct 2004 Trader Rating: (0)	I got the Whiteline subframe bushings already, and while they help, they certainly do not completely eliminate the clunk on hard launches and shifts. I'd be interested in this bad boy.

05-26-2005, 05:21 PM	#25
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,266 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	Just to let everyone know. The most of the Kartboy orders came in today. The backorders have been filled, and we have all the kits back in stock. You may want to act quick though because lots of people have been asking me about them. -Clint

05-30-2005, 08:43 PM	#27
StiMike74 STI Driver Car: 05 STi Fav Mod: 100 octane map Location: Orlando Posts: 217 IWSTI Addict since: Apr 2005 Trader Rating: (0)	when will this be ready?

05-30-2005, 09:09 PM	#28
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,266 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	Good question - we don't really even know the full price of the material as we got the samples for really cheap just to test the concept. Then we have to figure out final shape. Make some full blown prototypes. Do more testing with the prototypes. Figure out cost of bulk materials, and manufacturing. Collect bids for the bits we can outsource. Get some one offs of the final product made using the outsourced bits. Retest extensively. Tweak if necessary. Retest for changes. And THEN do a full production run. AND we have to figure out if we can do all this for a price that is realistic for everyone. I know we could do it quick and dirty, but honestly I'd rather give you a well thought out, well tested, reasonably priced product. I've found it tends to make people happier in the long run. Short answer is - I need to gather more data this week, and make some phone calls. Then we'll have a better idea.

05-31-2005, 02:05 PM	#29
Turninconcepts.com Authorized Vendor Car: 04/08STI 95SVX 86E30 Posts: 5,266 IWSTI Addict since: Jul 2003 Trader Rating: (53)	BTW, we have a number of super shifter sets, bodacious bushing bundles, front and rear klicky kits in stock.