First Request came in. the car was sent into our workshop, with an envelope on the driver seat and key still on the column.
From: @Fayeding_Spray
Comment: “Turn it into a hyper car. Surprise me, and don’t contact me unless the car is done”
#KSR Mk 3
first, we need to know what we’re dealing with. taking a test drive, it’s a pleasure to be inside as expected from a high end premium car, or a luxury car even. but there’s just 1 thing that’s is just really impacting the drive. the engine. it’s just… it’s not bad per se, but there’s a lot of no no. it has good power, good delivery, but is just feels unexplainably lacking when driving it. we’re going to taking it apart later anyway, so we’ll figure that part out.
but on the first step of discerning the engine, the computer software checkups, it reveals everything that was well, not wrong, but improper. it’s badly tuned. it drinks WAY more than it needs, but it’s only puffing it back out through the exhaust without making proper power. opening the oil pan tells us what the bottom end is made out of. it’s a highly over engineered, undertuned engine. it has plenty of OP parts for the power it makes.
and you know what? he(assuming that the customer is a male, nothing was said about this) sent this car at the PERFECT time. we have already announced the Komodo Serba Super Saloon, and it will go on sale within 2 months. and what that has to do with this tune up? the engine. completely overhauling the current engine is gonna take more effort and time than just swapping the engine. so there you go. it now has the same engine as the Serba, a Twin Turbo 7.9L V12, except, it’s not exactly the same. this is the KSR department you know, any car shop car do an engine swap. we’re doing more than just that.
Mk3 SK-R
remember we said that an engine swap is not enough? yup. the 1000+hp Serba engine is tuned up to get almost 200 more horses it is now a twelve-hundred-horsepower-monster
Changes:
- MAJOR chassis re-inforcement to handle almost more than triple the power of the original engine
- interior is ripped out and replaced with a normal car interior, but made out of fiber glass, because who want to make a single plastic mold for just 1 car
- replaced the whole headlights and taillight setup
- repainted it Stabilo green for the “SURPRISE ME” element
- added dual foglamps
- added front lip
- other smaller cosmetic changes needed like cutting open closed vents
- re-engineer suspension setup and retune the software to make it a sport oriented one instead of comfort oriented active suspension
- engine swap. (original engine will be shipped back to customer along with the car, unless the customer specify something else)
- transmission gear replaced with reinforced gears, coupled with bigger and stronger diff
- tyres and wheels are now track spec, race ready ultra wide tires of 315mm both front and rear
- brake system setup overhaul
- installed active rear spoiler and front cooling flaps
- installed roll cage.
it is now a different monster. although we could push it even more, considering this was a luxury car, which means it was probably drive relatively often, we wouldn’t sacrifice more car control for more speed, which was also why we didn’t go with completely ripped interior like for a race prepped. though if he is considering racing it, it’s pretty easy to remove, and we’ve included the manual with it.
now to contact the customer and see if he likes it.
