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Another picture of the bottom of the K24. Pristine! The Moroso oil pan increases capacity to seven litres, a great safety feature for an engine under pressure. Pic by Eric Lavigne.
The engine that Eric Lavigne at R-Division built for Jimmy is full of parts that you can get for your own build. Thoughtful planning, preparation, and attention to detail have created this beast. And then having your engine builder trackside with you allows the opportunity to catch those last minute issues that always show up. Pic by Eric Lavigne.
Eric was so confident in the build that he wrote his WHP estimate on the massive Moroso oil pan (inset). The car was tuned by Jeff Evans. Pic by Eric Lavigne.In 2013 the Type R received forced induction in the form of Kraftwerks Race Kit C38-71 supercharger. It is running strong and more than capable of a second season of Time Attack. In 2013 it ran with 464 WHP and torque at the wheels was 275. This year the engine's output has been boosted to 520 WHP and 328 WTQ. It has a Bell Racing intercooler and the motor receives air through a Skunk 2 Intake and throttle body. Fuel enters the engine compartment via ID 1300 injectors and, after use, exits via a K-Tuned Ram Header and a custom 3” exhaust.
Jimmy travels with R-Division, a race team that not only puts cars together but then goes out and puts it out on the track. Pic by Mercedeh Ajamzadeh.As you can tell the heart of this Type R can easily be replicated with readily accessible parts. The challenge is the manner in which the parts are put together, and that is the job of Eric. There are obviously some custom parts, because few swaps are so straight forward that some customization is not required, but you will see as the list continues to grow that you could duplicate this build.
K-Tuned, a shop based in Ontario, Canada and led by John Veloso, has become very well known for manufacturing those hard to find parts and building some insane drag cars. Jimmy and Eric have taken advantage of these in this Time Attack build. Looking under the hood closely there is a K-Tuned header, K-Tuned power steering delete, K-Tuned TPS sensor, K-Tuned conversion harness, and a K-Tuned fuel rail. Coming soon to the Type R, K-Tuned's Billet shifter box. This piece is art. Very effective art! K-Tuned is a proudly Canadian shop focuses upon having all mass produced items built in either Canada or the United States.
