Hello F-typers!

I know you've all been waiting for this one. Lots of killer Jag stuff is included. If you have a local VAP dealer who you work with - remember that you can get these same great deals through our dealer network.

 

Hi Stuart,

Do we have to use regional dealers? Scuderia Autoart displays almost nothing on their site, anld I'd personally much rather deal with VAP direct than pay an extra 25% to add a middle man...

Thanks

 

Agreed.
Every time I have checked the Oz Scuderia Autoart site they have next to no listings for any F-Type and/or VAP products, and with their exorbitant price hikes over the VAP prices it would make much more sense to get a friend in the US or Canada to buy the item then ship it to Oz.

 

Ordered the lower pulley! Looking forward to PHASE 2!!!!

 

I'm confident that this question has been asked countless times but wouldn't know where to start searching on all the VAP posts and I can't find the answer on their site. What is the net gain for the ECU tune (tune only, no pully change, etc.) on the 380HP V6? All I can find is that the 340 HP V6 ends up the same end total gain, whatever that is..........

 

Whether you start with the base model 340 PS or the S 380 PS or the Sport 400 PS makes no difference, VAP claim their tune bumps it to 416 HP.
So if you start with the 380 PS of the S the total gain is 36 HP (if you take PS to be the same as HP which it is not really, HP is around 1.4% less than PS).

On the VAP site you have to drill down (select) through the various pulley and tuning tool options before you get to the 416 HP figure, start here: https://www.velocityap.com/product/3...26-ecu-tuning/

 

I did this - VAP tune only on my V6S. It’s a modest bump in power, not terribly obvious. Perhaps more noticeable is that it smooths out the torque delivery. I figure at some point I’ll do the lower pulley, but I’m in no rush.

 

I still have not gone the bully/tune route and I have had the car 3 years. I usually do an ECU upgrade within the first year on prior cars. Is the self install of the upper pulley that difficult? My local shop wanted a ridiculous amount of money to do this upgrade. If I recall it was about $1500 in labor. And I see VAP now seems to sell a tool for the upper pulley install. Anyone used it before and is it really needed?

 

Question to VAP, Have you considered selling rebuilt SC snouts with the P3 pulley installed for those of us who's wife wont let us get near her oven????

 

@Whatsnext - I did a self install upper pulley on my V6. Although I'm a trained mechanic, I'd say any reasonably competent DIYer could do this on the driveway within an hour, if you have all the tools ready to go.
1. Yes, you will definitely need a compatible puller to remove the old pulley. This is a no going back step as you will buckle/distort the old pully due to the interference fit on the supercharger input shaft. At first you will think the pulley is not going to come off, as you wind on the tension, but you usually get a 'crack' as the interference fit is broken, then it's easy the rest of the way. Do NOT heat the old pulley to help with removal, as you will damage the snout oil seal/bearing.
2. The only other special tools you will need are Welders Gloves, a butane blow torch, and a big jug of water.
Rather than explain the process, it's all detailed in this VIEZU video --> It's actually an XF, but all the mechanicals and steps to remove and replace are exactly the same. Most upper pulleys are stainless steel. You don't need to get the new pulley cherry red before fitting, the pulley will turn a golden brown colour when it's hot enough for fitting.
3. Access to the front of the engine is tricky with the F Type due to the clamshell bonnet. I removed the engine cover, used a thick polystyrene pad to kneel on and worked from above. Step stool at front wheel, with protective mat over wing for access to top of engine.
And just to prove you can do it on the driveway --> ECU will adjust fueling to compensate for the additional air flow, but a dyno tune will get the most out of the additional boost.
No way could you justify $1500 in labour for this.

 

Tempting to get the upper pully as well for stage 3. But I am kind of worried about the torque limit on the manual trans.

 

 

YES.

I've been waiting half a year for the proper 2 piece girodisc rotors. Just ordered, LFG.