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"Sleeper's Stagea Part 2"

This is part 2 of the Sleepers Stagea build. (Read the previous part here.)

If you thought the previous spec was impressive then we are sure you will be equally impressed by the totally reworked Stagea here.

After a lot of work and effort sourcing an impressive Stagea and doing it up, the engine sadly went pop! This is a common story among tuners and shows that you shouldn't ever cut corners.

This led Sleeper to do some soul and wallet searching and he went for a full rebuild using the highest quality internals. All the work was done by Tweenierob and T R Racing.

ENGINE
EARLY R32 N1 BLOCK
BALANCED & POLISHED CRANK
ACL RACING BEARINGS
TOMEI FORGED RODS
TOMEI FORGED PISTONS
REWORKED CYLINDER HEAD
TOMEI CAMS (R34GTR) & LIFTERS
R34 GTR CAS UNIT
TOMEI ADJUSTABLE CAM PULLEYS
NISMO CAM BELT
TRUST OIL PUMP
N1 WATER PUMP
TWIN GARRETT 2860-5 TURBOS
FULL GREDDY INDUCTION KIT
CARBON PLENUM COVER
NISMO THERMOSTAT
O S GIKEN TWIN PLATE CLUTCH
REBUILT TRANSFER BOX
NISMO CLUTCH CYLINDER

Sleeper wasn't just content with uprating the engine. His philosophy is very much "if a job is worth doing it is worth doing well", so he set about a complete upgrade to every other major part of the car and make sure nothing was going to go pop 2nd time round.

It is true that if you uprate one part of a car it will often show up a weakness elsewhere.

To fully realise the potential of your tuning project you should consider this knock on effect and built in a good margin for safety. Plus when you get bored with the power you still have some potential to upgrade further.

So moving on with Sleepers Stagea build we see a good range of sensible additional mods and precautions taken.

EXHAUST
HKS DOWNPIPES
80 mm RB MOTORSPORTS RACING CENTER SILENCER
CUSTOM 80 mm STAINLESS EXHAUST

INDUCTION & COOLING
FRONT MOUNTED INTERCOOLER
HKS FRONT MOUNTED OIL COOLER
ALUMINIUM RACING RADIATOR
GARAGE DEFEND CARBON COOLING PANEL

OTHER MODS
FULL ARTEL SILICONE HOSES
GTArt ALUMINIUM CATCH TANK
SPLITFIRE COILPACKS
GREDDY RACING 8 IRIDIUM SPARK PLUGS (NGK)
RUNS SILKOLENE FULLY SYNTHETIC PRO R 15W 50
AIR CONDITIONING REMOVED

ENGINE MANAGEMENT
HKS F-CON v Pro ECU
NOW RUNNING WITHOUT AFMs
PROFEC B ELECTRONIC BOOST CONTROL SYSTEM
SET AT 0.8 1.2 & 1.56 BAR

POWER
CONFIRMED DYNO READING 525BHP ON LOW BOOST (1.2 BAR)
ESTIMATED POWER ON HIGH BOOST 610-620 BHP

SUSPENSION & STEERING
KANSAI FRONT STRUT
ATTESSA AWD SYSTEM
CUSTOM FULLY ADJUSTABLE COILOVER SUSPENSION
WHITELINE ANTI ROLL BARS
ADJUSTABLE CAMBER ARMS
REAR STRUT BRACE FROM A 33 GTR
UPDATE! - The suspension has now been changed to adjustable bilstein monotube dampers with RSR springs.These work much better than the coilovers because they have variable valving  and are matched to the car.Variable valving means they start off soft and go hard when used more.

BRAKES AND WHEELS
FRONT BRAKING SYSTEM AP RACING 343mm DISCS
AP RACING 6 POT CALIPERS WITH CUSTOM MOUNTS
REAR BRAKING SYSTEM IS FROM 2001 R34 GTR
GOLD BREMBO CALIPERS & DISCS WITH NISMO BRAIDED HOSES ,
BRAKING SYSTEM USES ATE SUPER BLUE RACING BRAKE FLUID
ULTRALITE NURENBERG WHEELS
GOODYEAR F1 TYRES 245 - 40 - 18

INSIDE AND OUT
FULL ORIGINAL NISMO BODYKIT
SERIES 2 REAR LIGHTS
RECARO INTERIOR
FULL SET OF APEXI EL 2 ELECTRONIC GAUGES
OIL PRESS & TEMP WATER TEMP BOOST EGT AND FUEL PRESSUrE
CARBON SPEEDO & SWITCH BEZELS , CENTER CONSOLE,
BATTERY RELOCATED TO REAR WING
CUSTOM EARTH KIT

Recent additions include
GReddy remote boost switch.
Currently Sleepers favourite toy - is the wireless boost controller, mounted on the steering wheel and swaps hi/lo boost. It was certainly a highlight fitting the forged engine.

When pressed for his favourite mod he would say definitely the steering wheel switch, not forgetting that Q car compulsory fitment - The Factory dog guard

The next mods will be a quiet exhaust that doesn't lose any power and finish uprating all the steering bushes and arms.

Sleeper tells us, "Although I did not start out with this in mind. the current plan is to build the ultimate sleeper/ Q car.

Because its completely under the radar - I don't ever get a second look from the boys with lights and it means I can pootle along without constantly being buzzed at traffic lights unless I happen to be in a playful mood.

Plus there really is nothing like an M3 driver saying - excuse me but what the hell is that (after he has caught up!)

Its also deliberately as stealth as possible - people usually don't notice big brakes etc on estates, in fact the most just don't see the car it's a green estate so lifting the bonnet is always good for a grin..."oh my god" or similar is the most common response."

We have to agree and hiding 620BHP in a "boring" looking Estate is fantastic. If there was ever a candidate for the ultimate Sleeper or Q car - this is it!

As far as sleepers go this has to be one of the best around. If you ever get overtaken by a large green estate car then chances are you've been Sleepered!

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