RS343, KATANA3 & shiftR111 2.0 Calibrations and Testing

 We've made some good advances recently with product development.  This Blog will discuss a few of them.  The KATANA3 has made more power than we expected, shiftR 2.0 has passed our testing and RS343 have passed an even stricter JWL spec.  Our DOT glass windshield is also moving along nicely.

shiftR111 2.0

We wrapped up approximately 1000 road miles on two shiftR 2.0 prototypes in two different Elises.  We installed a proto onto our ArtCar2 and ran it for 100 miles at Spring Mountain.  See quick videos below and HERE.

The kit is working out well.  We found a couple of issues that we are addressing with some design and build changes.  Failures during testing can be frustrating but help make the product better.  We've kicked off production parts and expect to see them later this Summer.

KATANA3

Brent came in to do some tuning on our KATANA3.  Here's a quick video of him during his last visit: HERE.  On this visit, he was keen to try some new injectors so we tested them out.  They are modified OEM injectors and really delivered a significant improvement.  Brent landed on 233 hp at the wheels.  This is more the 10hp more than we achieved with KATANA2.  See the dyno below.  We will let the car settled in and check it again.  Then we will start the CARB process to see if we can release a truly street-legal solution.

We plan to release our KATANA3 later this Fall.  The windshield tooling investment delayed our ability to get this on the market sooner but we will get there as soon as we can afford to!

RS343: Monolite II

Our new Monolite IIs have passed the latest JWL spec testing.  Our Supplier sent us these pictures of the sample wheels undergoing the various dynamic tests.  We will get the test samples sent to us shortly.  Production parts are in process and expected later this Summer.  

DOT Glass Windshield

We met with our Supplier on a recent visit to Detroit.  They are making good progress on the windshield.  Our DOT glass windshield will be a direct replacement for the OEM.  We're investing in the tooling to encapsulate the glass with a plastic molding that runs along the a-pillar and header (see below).

We are on track for an August delivery.  We will have them in individual packs along with bulk packaging.

One innovation that we are attempting is to add protection to the leading edge of the windshield.  This is a vulnerable portion that can crack - more than one hapless clam removal has resulted in a cracked windshield!