ULTIMA RS - Q & A and Finally Making Power (and Gapping Liter Bikes!)
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- Опубликовано: 11 июн 2024
- In this video I give updates about why the Ultima would not make power, show how it was fixed, answer questions, and show a few clips of it running hard.
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Seeing an Ultima on DragTimes would be amazing. Finally real world comparison with other fast cars.
It should keep up with a Plaid (and beat it with the 1000hp) if he can get the power down.
We talked through direct message a bit yesterday- we'll see if I can set something up! I'm trying for sure!
@@UltimateUltimaRS back after 4 months
@@UltimateUltimaRS epic!
@@UltimateUltimaRS Hello full price car?
I’d stick with the header wrap regardless of how it looks. Let’s be honest, performance over fashion all day. Besides, I’ve yet to run any header wrap that hasn’t changed color from use over time as well as getting moisture on it at some point while it’s hot. Once that happens I’ve found it’ll discolor unevenly. Keep up the great work! PS, 🙏 the pup heals up fast. Boxer dad as well.
Thanks man. Boxers are definitely the best. And agreed about the header wrap!
Great to see your Buddies and sorry to hear about his cancer. Lots of love from Braxton and I ❤️🐕❤️🐕🇦🇺
Car is looking great; I really loved how it squats under acceleration.
Thanks man. I always recognize your comments from your Boxer photo. Give Braxton a treat from his Ultima friends.
Been looking forward to this update. Can’t wait for more content. Really enjoy your channel and especially the build.
Excellent q&a session.
I'm in the uk and following a chap who has build one and is in the process of getting it through an mot test. ( ministry of transport). As its a hand built car it needs a more in depth test. I think it's approximately 4 hours, but don't quote me on that. Once it's done he will be showing us what it can do on the road and track.
Excellent channel. Thanks
The only thing more impressive than the car is your perseverance to see it done right. Good for you, my friend. You worked hard and made something awesome.
Thank you, Lance!
So glad to see you back, being from the UK I just love seeing an Ultima and even here they are a rare sight. Yours is one of the best looking, in the right colour. A truly stunning build and I'm sure a rare car in the USA. Wish you all the best and just enjoy.
Oh and hope your dogs are well now.
Thank you, J!
Watched your Ultima build from the very beginning. Please more update videos. Also please get on a track and race your awesome creation. Thank you and be safe
Brilliant update. Great detail and your car looks and sounds amazing.. I have a 5.0L v8 westfield kitcar (650kg and 350bhp) which I built in 2002 and to reduce under bonnet temperature like you I found the wrapped headers was by far the best method. Can't wait for some further updates. Perhaps a standing 1/4 mile as well as track ?
I'm definitely going to take it to the track very soon. And agreed about the header wrap!
Shout out to Jeremy! Car sounds wicked.
congrats on the build, love the channel and thanks for taking the time to film everything while your building, that's not easy.
Thanks for getting to my questions!
Looking forward to see you and the car out and about! 🔥💯
I was just wondering why there wasn't any new uploads. Glad to see you posting again...
For the price of an M5 (not factoring in your 400+ hours of course)you have an amazingly special car. It would be my dream weekend/track day car. It’s a Lotus on steroids basically. Wanted one around 20 years ago as I know them well being from the 🇬🇧 also around that time my neighbour had one of the first and iterations which was much rougher around the edges and with lower engine spec but still amazing. My dad at the time owned a Speed 6 TVR which was beautiful and crazy quick but dynamically not in the same league as the Ultima. I have always wanted one but due to not being a mechanic and with a young family it was impossible as I couldn’t afford the factory built version. It’s the handling and the visceral experience that always appealed to me. A breath of fresh air in a modern world being filled with Tesla’s for sure.
I have really been looking forward to the completion of this build. I hope your pooch is doing better. It's amazing how much and how quickly a good dog can get in a our hearts.
Thank you. Yeah they are my best buds and are treated like children!
@@UltimateUltimaRS yeah I have 2 children of my own and my Percy is treated like one of the family.
@@UltimateUltimaRS Man, did you forget about your channel and the Whipple powersd Coyote/Predator GT40 build you promised? Hope you are still enjoying the car!!
Really pleased to watch the update and progress made. I thought the throttle body intake might be an issue especially in such an awkward spot. Nice of you to answer all the questions and be so honest too. Hope your dog recovers well and will look forward to the next update, hopefully not in 6 months time 😉
Thanks for watching and commenting, CK. I'll definitely have more content soon!
I've used a bunch of DEI stuff including reflect a gold tape and it works quite well for engine bay temps, even on intakes/ducts, on the bottom of intake manifolds etc and looks cool too. They make quality stuff.
Thanks for the vid! Exciting potential content you speak of. Can-not cannot wait!
Thank you for answering my questions. What an awesome car. And thank you for sharing this awesome build.
No problem 👍
Followed this build and the want just to see this thing is huge, looks insane
Glad to here your little buddy is ok. Awesome build. Looking forward to seeing you hurt some feelings with that beast.
Thank you!
Beautiful car. Thanks for sharing!
The color is awesome. Really cool to hear about the end product.
Congratulations on a job _very_ well done.
Thanks for another great video. Have a great day. I think the header wraps are great. Your hyper car is putting down some serious power.
Amazing video man! Thanks for sharing this with the community. Definitly a dream car
Its been a long time me looking up for videos of the untima vs everything and finally there will be some.
nice. glad u posted up again. Enjoyed the build series
I only recently discovered kit cars and im hooked already. Cant wait to see more
To any prospective builder/current builder. Remember that the build process is a big part of the enjoyment. Don’t rush it or make it feel like”work”. Take your time and savour they build experience.
Good on you OP for answering questions.
I have 18k miles on my Ultima GTR including 6 trips to LeMans 24 Hrs. Great fun for me and bystanders.
Definitely a great comment, Paul. A lot of people can't imagine why someone would spend a bunch of money only to then have to put it together- but you get it!
Thanks for sharing a dream that many have but not the means to see it through!
So cool watching this build. You built this with really good parts
Man what an awesome build and video, I’ve never seen one of those cars in person but with that power and weight, the power to weight ratio is insane 🤯. Hopefully I can see in person at PB cars and coffee some day 🙏🏻
Thanks man. I bring it every once in a while so you probably will!
Such an awesome build man, great work.
Another great video! Cool seeing the dogs in the video. I hope they're doing better. I grew up with boxers...great dogs! Love seeing the car on the dyno and road. I can't believe it grabs so well. Heard the airport in the background a few times lol. Placing my order tomorrow!
Thanks Brian!
Oh man i watch your channel fro the beginning i can't take my eyes of the Ultimate ultima rs and to top it of your two handsome dog's and now i'm hook i'm a new subscriber God bless and keep it comin'
Thanks so very much for this video. Your thoroughness is much appreciated and I have now subscribed to your channel. Great Work!!!
Keep the vids comming great build congrats looks so sick
You must live damn near in my back yard. I'm a field engineer for General Motors and live in Weston. I noticed that one shot was in Davie...
You would be right!
Love what you did unbelievable 🤩 car sounds and looks amazing a real super car with pure American V8 power what a beast best of luck with the car enjoy 👍
This car is blowing my mind how sweet it is! Nice channel. New subscriber!!
Love the dogs looking at pics of themselves.
You are converting me to buy one, and the color is so sweet! Of course Orange is my favorite color.
Looking forward to some comparison video's. Would be interesting to see how the car performs. Pretty sure it will be quicker around a track than a plaid.
Am a litre bike nut but your car has me astonished!
Great video 😎 I'm glad you wait to put out a decent video and not just throw up random updates that get dragged out daily like most channels.
Thanks Lawrence. I agree. I could have made 20 videos about every little thing but I can't stand channels that do that.
We need more of the Ultima videos...this is beast 😎
So good to see a new upload man and glad all is well.
Thiink about mounting a wide angle go-pro or something for when you're driving around and going into gas stations and such, so we can see some of those reactions. Always get a kick outta them.
Thanks man. I definitely will get more reaction videos.
20:21, friend :) Unless you just mean he should keep doing it...
Ultima always has been my absolute dream car, but I didn’t know what engine I’d use. The BMW V10 has not enough power and it is fragile. American V8 were not my flavour until the moment until the C8 Z06 came out. I personally think that the new LT6 engine is the best choice for this car, lightweight, low rotational mass, flat plane, high reving, a dream of an engine.
You have a really amazing car! Thanks for sharing.
I think a Judd V10 would be amazing, though they are huge $$$$.
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I fully agree. This is a dream engine, Normas with Judd V10 are just awesome. If money wouldn’t be an issue a Cosworth 6,5 V12 would certainly be best. At the moment I call an AJP Speed 8 in a Cerbera MK2 my own, but Ultima is very much my dream.
How is the power delivery of your engine? How is the rear behaving when you exit a corner on the limit when hitting the accelerator and pulling out on the limit?
You have built a hell of a car, drive safely.
GM could be selling the LT6 as a crate engine but it isn't sure at this point.
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This would be great.
@@kledomuc1713 yes, a package connect and cruise with LT6 and Tremec DCT will
be very interesting.
I sure wait to see your videos. Super cool.
Wish quick recovery for the dog and nice work bro
Loved the build 💪💪👍
I use 4 straps in the rear on my Dyno. Love your build & commentary. Well produced! GB your buddy with the tumor! Edit: love the wrap & must make a huge temp difference
Thanks, Macon! Glad you enjoyed!
Great bud dude, hope the doggos are all good.
Love your channel and your work.
Thank you man.
Can’t wait to see you at the track
Great video! Love the content.
Kinda hoping you have goals set for the future with this work of art!!..will there be a video perhaps whereby you break a lap record on a track perhaps..or see if you can beat a supercars best time around a certain track that would be quite awsome!!
The gas station clip made my day!! Nice. 😊
Sweet machine!! The header wrap is my fav, looks tough!! I’m assuming the rest of the bay is clean so I like the contrast. Color is awesome too 👍
I was waiting for this video.
Awesome. So good to find your channel.. subbed!
Very nice good looking car and orange fit it perfectly , I like it !
Best RS ever, great job
We need more videos man where you at?
Working on adding more power right now and will definitely make a video showing all about it, with street driving too. Thanks for still being interested!
Header wrap looks killer.
this car is so cool. no idea why there aren’t more of these.
The header wrap looks great, in my opinion.
Just an amazing job you did with this build. Outstanding! If you're in South Florida let's go for drive. I appreciate and also own a fast lightweight british race car. You got me beat P/W ratio for sure as I'm sitting at 2000 lbs. @ 430whp but it be fun too see these two cars together, they essentially share the same DNA...add light weight. Horsepower makes you fast in a straight line, light weight makes you fast everwhere!
Where in S FL are you?
@@UltimateUltimaRS Lauderdale, car is in the shop getting a new twin disk clutch swap. Should have it back in a couple day's. Still rockin that 6 speed manual lol
Great work, thanks for sharing. How hard is the brake pedal effort without a vacuum booster? ,I was wondering what pedal length and masters you used ? Looking forward to more of your content! Maybe a 0-100-0 video would be interesting to see?
Nice work on the build sir. You have probably thought about but some shielding on the engine cover might be helpful. If your using a Porsche transaxle should look into a PDK then tune for more tire shearing power.Still looks like a blast to drive. Oh and some track time and suspension work also and some tire testing in the future. keep up the content and look forward to seeing more about your experiences with it. I'm a little jealous.Stay safe and God bless
Thank you, Rob. A PDK or the Tremec from the C8 Corvette would be amazing. If there's a way to do, I may go that route.
Its sounds incredible. So sick.
Absolutely Amazing Super Car 👍
Very interesting stuff ! The signal cancelling comment in 'snowbird' FL made me laugh out loud !:-) My first ride was a Corvair - sounds like your Ultima has better center of gravity .
The snowbirds and retirees are the worst! :)
Glad to see it out in the wild! The only real place you can even touch the limits on these cars is the track and even then you approach it with caution. 2nd gear launch is the fastest way to set the 0-60 and 0-100 with a little tire warm up before hand, I'm curious to see if the LT5 is faster than the LS7.
Thanks Will! I'll never forget talking with you before the kit was even ordered and you told me, "imagine going down the quarter mile, then stomping on the brakes and turning hard left... the car will do it all." You were NOT wrong. I'll be doing a performance test shortly so we can see how the engines compare for sure.
Awesome video! Thanks for the update. Sorry about your pupper, but good to see he’s doing well. I love the Corvette? behind y’all doing it’s best to keep up. I can’t wait to see you take it out on the track, and up against other sports carts. How much racing experience do you have? I can’t remember if you’ve said or not.
Thank you Albert! Behind us was a 992 Porsche 911. Definitely couldn't keep up. I don't have any professional racing experience as I've only really driven some decently quick street cars and this is definitely the fastest car I've driven. I am going to get a DD2 kart in the near future though.
Hope to see more soon.
The wrap looks good cause you did it right
Love to see some track footage.
An Update! just what i needed! Also FIRST
Hey brotha I’m glad your dog is better I lost my baby dog princess to cancer and it’s sucks I had her for 13 years and also I think you are doing a great job on building you car I hope one day I can afford to get my self one of those they are beautiful
Thanks, Ryan. Sadly, my boy didn't make it and crossed over in October. He was an awesome and very special pup who I'll always remember helping me with the build. Very sorry to hear about your dog as well- they sure take a piece of our soul with them.
Great videos. Not much else out there on these, so thank you. My concern in building one of these is getting it titled and plated. How was your experience with this?
It wasn't bad at all. I just researched the process in FL which includes filling out some forms, scheduling an inspection at the DMV, and then just obtaining a tag from the tag office.
This beast is a beauty!!!!!!!!!
I've watched most of your videos on this build and was just totally knocked out. I can't even guess what you do for income; but as for me it's so far on the other end of the spectrum it's almost laughable. I'm not complaining mind you, few could possibly have experienced the life I have; but to even see such an anti-thesis actually exist from my POV just seems absolutely astounding. If it were up to me to give you an appropriate title it would be "The Immaculate Mechanic". I think you should have done the engine upgrade video In a James Bond Tux with a John Cleese looking butler to hold all your tools on a silver tray with some Bond like sound-track in the back. I know I must sound jaded; but I'm not really. I'm quite pleased to see that there is at least one individual in the world that can live such an extreme dream. You still twisted my mind with your Hp greed for such a light vehicle though, especially since you elected to keep the DFM system on top of it all; but after all, everything else about it is "cutting edge" so why not? Probably help you get a better ROI at the next Mecum event you take it to after it gets dusty. LOL Seriously though, I'd love to show you my 87' Camaro I've built and driven over the course of the last 20 years. I don't post any RUclips videos on it because I just built it for me and not to show. Still, I'd love to park mine next to yours at a car show and then watch the reaction of the spectators. It would be the ultimate juxtaposition of more with less and more with more. LOL Let me know if you're ever up around Kissimmee.
Great comment, Joseph and thank you for the kind words! I don't know if I'd ever be in Kissimmee with the car, but if you're ever in South Florida, give me a shout.
Header wrap looks better -
You will pick up some HPs managing the temps under the clam. The more heat management the better. Nice work hoss
Deciding when to kick in your cooling fans is somehow a must..put a switch ,when temp is rising at a red light on a hot day (don't wait for that coolant temp to rise to max...) ,also installing (2 Porsche surge fans) with manual control will for sure help extracting tons of hot air out of that bay in seconds ( 2011/911 carrera S).... on top of the much needed wraps you installed..(do the turbos have heat covers too..??)anyway i love your car and for sure you built a marvel of a car..!!..can't wait to see some serious track vids..
Thanks man. Since these videos, I installed much more powerful fans that allow the car to be driven with no issues in traffic. The climate is very hot where I live and the new fans have been a game changer for sure.
Hey you can calculate from the white markers start to finish how fast you were going. Those are marked specifically apart.🏁👊💯
Having driven in FL, I concur: the old guy with the blinker on for 25 miles down the turnpike is a thing.
Going 45
I'm fascinated by this car
Love it ! More.videos please
Really cool build! The last 10 % of the build definitely takes the longest since you have to sort outnall the bugs/glitches.What part of SWFL do you live in? I just moved to Fort Myers and brought down my Superlite.. it would be nice to meet some cool people with custom cars down here.
How's it going Gabe? Hope all is well.
Thought we'd be getting orange beast content thick and fast by now. There's not a single, structured review of this beauty in existence yet. You could be the first☝
Very soon!
Great to see it running! Not surprised you had heat issues from all that exhaust manifold under there. Wrapping does a great job though. One question, what's the roof scoop for exactly? Does it just blow some air into the engine compartment?
Yes, it blows air into the compartment, but unfortunately not the intake. The side scoop channels air directly to the intake though.
In an earlier video you showed a brake vacuum pump. Did you ever try to fit it? I am taking delivery of my kit next month & am keen to fit one. Love your build.
Hey Allan, I never fitted it, but I know another owner who did and he loves it. The only downside is that if you need to change the battery or access anything in that area, the booster makes it very difficult and things need to be disassembled. I can tell you that with the Tilton pedal setup, brake effort required is definitely more than a regular road car, but the feedback and braking are awesome.
Oh man! U went to Clearwater maybe I’ll see this car on the road!
I remember years ago seeing an Ultima GTR in a car show with the nitrous bottle in a side cubby. It is probaly the coolest obtainable sports car.
That sounds like a good idea!
Finally is here
Love the car, very badass
Great choice the car is awesome.
Blessings for your pooch bro
I really enjoyed this build. Might I suggest you save the speed for the track. Your wallet and license will appreciate it. On the track all the vehicles are traveling in the same direction at similar speeds and there are safety crews there instantly if things go south. Here in Ontario Canada the cops will impound for racing and or stunt driving. That entails some flunky hooking your car and dragging it on to a flatbed. Any damage is your problem. I’m not sure if FL has a similar law(s)
You can hook up your farm equipment, auger etc to the rear of the transmission!
Shout out to Jeremy! Big fan of his channel.