"The First" from the SPEEDSPORT stable !!

Ricky_63 · 8th July 2009, 16:10

Hi

So here it is

the FIRST car modded out of the SPEEDSPORT stable. My Swift Zxi.

Having had a horrendous experiance at my earlier attempt to get as fast(er) than stock car, did not quite go as planned or rather promised. As many of you are aware of the miserable work done earlier on my Lancer.

So this time around I was sure, that I was not going to be short changed, and was going to give my car in a "tuner's hands" & not to some self-proclaimed "tooner"

It was passion & expertise personified, to see Phil work on porting & polishing the head. I knew that instant, that I had landed at the right place (though this was no co-incidence). I had driven the Zen that won him many laurels at the Autocross 2008. That masterpiece was built by Phil with his own hands, so my confidence was/is high.

Post the headwork, the lathe work was done & THEN the shiny new custom built street cam came in

, built to the specs of SPEEDSPORT somewhere accross many an ocean !!

The headers & FFE again custom built to SPEEDSPORT specs.

I being a stickler for perfection asked Phil to also take a look at the suspension, as I felt the front strut was bottoming out every once in a while over potholes..Sure enough the front struts had leaked, so without much ado in went a pair of new Struts.

The car is being tested by Phil as of now & the exhaust note I heard over the phone was....NICE. Fine tuning is on, minor rattles of plastic panels are being attended to. An audio upgrade is being put in place. Contemplating between Bull and Rainbow for the components.

So this is the story so far, pardon me but the pictures shall be uploaded soon..

Hoping to have a nice crisp everyday car.

Cheers

pramodkumar · 8th July 2009, 16:21

Ok let me be the first to reply. Congrats and enjoy your rides new avatar.

EDIT:There is one thing i liked about them "AT SPEED SPORT WE HAVE NO FALSE PRETENSES, IF WHAT YOU DESIRE WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT OF DELIVERING OURSELVES THEN WE GET IT DONE FOR YOU BY THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE THE GOODWILL IN THE MARKET TO DO SO"

crazydiablo · 8th July 2009, 16:29

Great to hear this, now we need drive report and how you are enjoying it.

Whats being done for fuelling? You should have invested in Konis straightaway. Worth the effort and money.

megazoid · 8th July 2009, 16:51

great job phil. Nice to see things coming good. Plan something for my vtec as well. I would love it if you could do something for my suspension.

DocG · 8th July 2009, 17:42

Phil is an excellent guy and quite knowledgeable as well. I have no doubt that he has done a great job with your car Ricky ji, would love to see some pictures of the finished work.

abhinav.gupta88 · 8th July 2009, 20:37

Congrats Ricky.

Good Job Phil.
Ricky , Post the pics as soon as possible man.
Would love to see the FIRST

Ricky_63 · 8th July 2009, 21:32

Thanks all you wonderful people Pramod, carazydiablo,megazoid,DocG, Abhinav - for the positive responses..I shall post pics once I have the car in my hands - so far Phil is busy doing 160 kmph & letting me have the pleasure of hearing the exhaust note - which to put it mildly is EUPHORIC

Cheers

PatienceWins · 8th July 2009, 21:39

Congrats!! Waiting for the pictures, list of mods and detailed review.

greenhorn · 8th July 2009, 21:48

This is so frustrating

Showoff threads without pictures must be locked at sight until the OP has the photos ready

car_crazy1400 · 8th July 2009, 21:54

Congrats Ricky!

Now just get the car & post some pics

swift8847 · 8th July 2009, 22:11

Eagerly waiting for the pictures.

Do you also have WIP pics?

razor4077 · 8th July 2009, 22:38

Congrats Ricky! Is the Lancer going the same route too? If you still have it, that is.

jithudigitised · 8th July 2009, 23:43

congrats man for the mods.So where are the pics.
As greenhorn said,there must be some punishment for a mod job thread with no pics.Hmm

So what happened to your lancer atlast ?

pradster · 8th July 2009, 23:50

Many congrats Ricky, having read about your previous mis-experiences I guess you deserve a solid ride!
Lets hope this new ride of yours is super and we see the first speedsport car on this forum.

Cheers, do post time pics as soon as ya have them!

p.s. Tell the speedsport guys to fix their website and put some content on it

nitrous · 9th July 2009, 00:00

Good luck, Ricky. Welcome to the "dark side"

Quote:

Originally Posted by razor4077

Congrats Ricky! Is the Lancer going the same route too? If you still have it, that is.

Can't do much with that 12 valve 4G15.

8th July 2009, 16:10	#1
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 518 Times View My Garage	"The First" from the SPEEDSPORT stable !! Hi So here it is the FIRST car modded out of the SPEEDSPORT stable. My Swift Zxi. Having had a horrendous experiance at my earlier attempt to get as fast(er) than stock car, did not quite go as planned or rather promised. As many of you are aware of the miserable work done earlier on my Lancer. So this time around I was sure, that I was not going to be short changed, and was going to give my car in a "tuner's hands" & not to some self-proclaimed "tooner" It was passion & expertise personified, to see Phil work on porting & polishing the head. I knew that instant, that I had landed at the right place (though this was no co-incidence). I had driven the Zen that won him many laurels at the Autocross 2008. That masterpiece was built by Phil with his own hands, so my confidence was/is high. Post the headwork, the lathe work was done & THEN the shiny new custom built street cam came in , built to the specs of SPEEDSPORT somewhere accross many an ocean !! The headers & FFE again custom built to SPEEDSPORT specs. I being a stickler for perfection asked Phil to also take a look at the suspension, as I felt the front strut was bottoming out every once in a while over potholes..Sure enough the front struts had leaked, so without much ado in went a pair of new Struts. The car is being tested by Phil as of now & the exhaust note I heard over the phone was....NICE. Fine tuning is on, minor rattles of plastic panels are being attended to. An audio upgrade is being put in place. Contemplating between Bull and Rainbow for the components. So this is the story so far, pardon me but the pictures shall be uploaded soon.. Hoping to have a nice crisp everyday car. Cheers Last edited by Technocrat : 8th July 2009 at 16:44. Reason: Only 2 smilies per post allowed
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8th July 2009, 16:21	#2
pramodkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gods own country Posts: 2,302 Thanked: 2,208 Times View My Garage	Ok let me be the first to reply. Congrats and enjoy your rides new avatar. EDIT:There is one thing i liked about them "AT SPEED SPORT WE HAVE NO FALSE PRETENSES, IF WHAT YOU DESIRE WE ARE NOT CONFIDENT OF DELIVERING OURSELVES THEN WE GET IT DONE FOR YOU BY THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS. OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE THE GOODWILL IN THE MARKET TO DO SO" Last edited by pramodkumar : 8th July 2009 at 16:25.
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8th July 2009, 16:29	#3
crazydiablo BHPian Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bangalore/San Francisco Posts: 854 Thanked: 24 Times View My Garage	Great to hear this, now we need drive report and how you are enjoying it. Whats being done for fuelling? You should have invested in Konis straightaway. Worth the effort and money.
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8th July 2009, 16:51	#4
megazoid BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 502 Thanked: 3,371 Times View My Garage	great job phil. Nice to see things coming good. Plan something for my vtec as well. I would love it if you could do something for my suspension.
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8th July 2009, 17:42	#5
DocG BHPian Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Mumbai - Singapore - Cali - Sydney - S.Korea Posts: 870 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Phil is an excellent guy and quite knowledgeable as well. I have no doubt that he has done a great job with your car Ricky ji, would love to see some pictures of the finished work.
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8th July 2009, 20:37	#6
abhinav.gupta88 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Delhi , India Posts: 4,092 Thanked: 325 Times View My Garage	Congrats Ricky. Good Job Phil. Ricky , Post the pics as soon as possible man. Would love to see the FIRST
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8th July 2009, 21:32	#7
Ricky_63 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,885 Thanked: 518 Times View My Garage	Thanks all you wonderful people Pramod, carazydiablo,megazoid,DocG, Abhinav - for the positive responses..I shall post pics once I have the car in my hands - so far Phil is busy doing 160 kmph & letting me have the pleasure of hearing the exhaust note - which to put it mildly is EUPHORIC Cheers Last edited by Ricky_63 : 8th July 2009 at 21:35.
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8th July 2009, 21:39	#8
PatienceWins Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 2,416 Thanked: 809 Times View My Garage	Congrats!! Waiting for the pictures, list of mods and detailed review.
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8th July 2009, 21:48	#9
greenhorn Senior - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: KL-01 Posts: 7,745 Thanked: 4,402 Times View My Garage	This is so frustrating Showoff threads without pictures must be locked at sight until the OP has the photos ready
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8th July 2009, 21:54	#10
car_crazy1400 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: DL/UP16/PB10 Posts: 647 Thanked: 330 Times	Congrats Ricky! Now just get the car & post some pics
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8th July 2009, 22:11	#11
swift8847 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bangalore/Houston Posts: 324 Thanked: 2 Times	Eagerly waiting for the pictures. Do you also have WIP pics?
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8th July 2009, 22:38	#12
razor4077 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,882 Thanked: 298 Times View My Garage	Congrats Ricky! Is the Lancer going the same route too? If you still have it, that is.
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8th July 2009, 23:43	#13
jithudigitised BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Thiruvananthapuram Posts: 359 Thanked: 141 Times View My Garage	congrats man for the mods.So where are the pics. As greenhorn said,there must be some punishment for a mod job thread with no pics.Hmm So what happened to your lancer atlast ?
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8th July 2009, 23:50	#14
pradster BHPian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 292 Thanked: 16 Times	Many congrats Ricky, having read about your previous mis-experiences I guess you deserve a solid ride! Lets hope this new ride of yours is super and we see the first speedsport car on this forum. Cheers, do post time pics as soon as ya have them! p.s. Tell the speedsport guys to fix their website and put some content on it
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