+Till the 13th+

Hey team we love Ultimates, this will be the last post till the 13th of October, i'm going on holidays!

But i can grantee that there will be some very cool posts coming up when i get back, and also the still have to plan our Grand Opening Event and we have to get the X back from Hyperflow and we have a Track day only 19 days away from today, not to mention v mounted RX7's and purple people eater wagons

so I'll see you back here on the 13th of October

Customer Car: Bad Ass Bug Eye (aka BABE)

I know what your thinking: "Shaun it's just a blue bug eye rex, dude just get over it!" But really is that what this is, just another rex...?

No, I personally don't see many other rexes rocking 18" Gold Enkei's and oh my word are they, no they can't be, THEY ARE, MASSIVE AP calipers on the front which look like they used to be part of a Boeing 747!

But yeah other then that it's stock, now lift the bonnet and WHAT LIES BENEATH? EJ20 hooked up to a Black Label TD06-20G! other nice bits include a front mount cooler, cold air intake and to control the whole sh-bang, the wonderful and undetectable but super tunerable ECUtek.

What does all this equal, well it gives you about 220awkw's on around 17-18psi, which ain't to shabby, considering this is temporary engine, that's right next year brings 2010 and plans of an EJ25 Monster, and more track oriented goodies.

Now should i just get over it?

Our X @ Hyperflow

Over the course of the weekend we dropped our Evolution X at Hyperflow headquarters in Wollongong, it will be getting used as the development vehicle for Hyperflows new range of air intake and intercooler systems coming out very soon for the X, we expect the car back in about 3 weeks.

But before then a few of the team from Hyperflow have enlisted themselves at the next track day so be sure to say hi, also it's nice to see a parts company getting out amongst the users for some good times and product research.

Be sure to check out their website for a full list of applications http://www.hyperflow.com.au/

and drop us a line if you like what you see.

DK (drifto king) by Track Day?!

Yes, boys and girls the challenge has been thrown down by Mr Paul and His 330kw R32 GTR, after obviously being inspired by the White R33 GTR cutting loose last track day, Paul is going to kick out sideways like a Donkey!

So to all the other competitors, please take this as your first and final warning, that if you see his grey GTR hooking into a the last right hander at Wakefield, it's probably, best NOT to attempt to take him from the outside. unless you've been practicing some team drifting and want to get in on that mad action.

Stay Tuned...

I Forgot to Mention

Ultimate Tunes is also an authorised roadworthy inspection station for the ACT and not only do we modify tuff street cars and race prepare vehicles from the ground up, but we can actually service anything!

So if you have that RH9 GTR in the garage or Grandma's 1991 Green 626 manual, give us a call and we'll book you in for a service that will either help maintain the madness or improve the drive.

Cause here at Ultimates we serve the community, that service at us.

ULTIMATES RX-3 WAGON UPDATE

Yeah, so it didn't quite make it to JDM'FEST! Life in a workshop is a double edged sword you get to do what you love, but your cars and projects always get put aside for the greater good of the customers at the end of the day.

But it's okay, we have secured another RX-3 wagon to utilise it's fancy rear end and bits to make our one super scary and it might actually get traction. Once we have the "little red wagon that could" up and jiving, we will then turn our attention to the new "purple is a girls colour" wagon and transform it into a old school street cruiser with a dirty big carb and all.

I will put up more info on the purple wagon in a future post

Random Snap: Just Add Water

Another one of the great moments from last track day that turned into a skid pan day, was watching this White R33 GTR get all crossed up everywhere. It was not only entertaining for the guy and girls on the side line but the owner was big smiles even when i mentioned it to him at JDM'FEST.

Also just a reminder that our 3rd track day of the year is almost full up, so drop us a line to get in the Que for the 20th of October @ Wakefield Park! Where it should stay a little more dry this time.

email: ultimatetunes@netspeed.com.au

Project: V8 HOTLINE Update

Well, this is the flip side to good times in the car world, when it all goes horribly pear shaped!

On the drive home Project Hotline was nicely secured to it's trailer and had already travelled 2/3rd's of it journey, and that's when disaster struck and a gust of wind caught the carbon bonnet and smashed it straight into the roof...enter that sinking feeling!

the car was brought back to base, where a evaluation of the damage turned out to be a lot less then first anticipated, a new bonnet is required and a bit paint and she'll be as good as new.

But always looking to add to awesomeness, we have also sourced a set of NISMO 400r flares to compliment the kit, so it will be back on a trailer and up to the body shop for round two!

Ultimates get's "FUNKY FRESH"

Since JDM'FEST, we have been busy, creating a super fresh new showroom, to better serve our clients and showcase some of the parts which we now distribute. it also cements us as the ACT's leading high performance, one stop shop, offering the great tuning skills coupled with supplying the actual go fast bits.

With final touches coming together this week, we will be planning a grand opening event for sometime in October! This new area gives our clients somewhere to look around at new performance parts to suit their application and a selection of used parts will also be on display, it's also to encourage owners to have a chat about their cars and future modifications, so stay tuned for information on the Grand Opening Mega Sale Event

Another Ultimates Car Leading Championship

J.Hart should be a name that strikes fear into the harts of all those that compete against him, but unfortunately his way too nicer of a guy for that!

But he is however leading his series running into the last round at Oran Park in October, but with only a 1 point advantage going into the event it's still any ones game, With a few tricks up our sleeves and a couple little tweaks since the last round, hopefully he'll come out on top.

And as per usual our team will be there Win/Lose or Draw

A History of TUNES

We were started by Mr Nick Tozzi (Boss) way back in 1991, as a local mechanical workshop with a passion for Motorsport, even in those early days Boss was dabbling in the dark art of tuning, but more importantly it was his emphasis on customer service and doing what was right by the client that kept him in Business during the ups and the downs.

In 2002 the Business was handed down to his Sons who had all grown up in the workshop and have a absolute passion for speed machines, and more so the technical knowledge that you can't just read out of a book or from a forum.

When the boys took over the Dream was racing and building those cars that everyone will talk about long after it's wrapped into a tree, and as you can see over the few posts on this site we are doing just that, building some truly awesome street and track machines, but the one thing that hasn't changed and never will (or Boss will kick us in the CULO!), is our dedication and unrivaled service to our customers, we do this not only for ourselves but for you, if we can surround ourselves with like minded people and have a blast doing what we are doing then at the end of the day, it's a job well done.

Project: 001/300

Well here is yet another one of our project cars, this time it's a MY07 Subaru Liberty GT-B Tuned by STi and it's build number 001 of the 300 produced.

These things are fairly trick for a family car, coming out of the factory with Bilstiens and Brembos and not to mention all of the fancy Sti bits and bobs, and the nice part is that no one suspects the Liberty.

It's current state of tune is 198awkw with a turbo back custom exhaust system through to a quad tips, a huge HyperFlow top mount with a GFB pttshhh valve and most importantly a custom ECUtek tune.

Currently on the way is a Black Label TD06-20G and fresh air intake system, we are chasing about 240 at all corners with these and a few other minor bolt on's

357kw @ all fours...Yep!

This is another one of our favorite customer cars, we'll call him Mr Tap Out. Now if you saw this thing rolling around the streets you'd look and say wow clean evo and then think nothing else of it.

All the while this thing has got the balls absolutely tear the road apart, with it's 2.3 Stroker and big turbo (which rumour has it, is making way for an even bigger turbo!) combo this thing is lightening fast, and a 100% street car.

So mental note: Silver Evo VIII :tick: Carbon Rear Wing :tick: Titanium lipped rims :tick:...Yep just pull over, because it will make you cry till you, TAP OUT!

Random Snap: CH 45 IN

Here is one of my favorite car's from JDM'Fest, a very evil looking Chaser in my colour combination of choice...Black on Black on Black!

With the car's sinister stance and offset it's little wonder why he scored so highly in the peoples choice category.

Old Skool Cool @ JDM'Fest

Here are just a few shots of the more vintage metal that was on hand at JDM'fest.

And don't forget that, if you have a couple of Webbers or Solex's that need tuning, were your number one!

It's Track Time Again

With JDM'Fest be hide us we are now focused on delivering the value track days humanly achievable! As most of you know the last two track outings were both big days and a lot of fun!

October 20th is the day you will be faking a sickie, and bring your pride and joy out, and stretch it's legs.

If you'd like to be apart of this day drop us a line at ultimatetunes@netspeed.com.au or call us on 0425 256 324

**Ultimates JDM'FEST 09 WRAP UP**

Okay so the day really started to kick at about 11am with a big influx of cars arriving from then on.

The Show 'n' Shine had all sorts of JDM metal from DR30's to wide body Evo's and a few hard core Honda's thrown in for good measure. With such a mix of cars and different styling cues it was any one's guess who the Peoples Choice trophy was going home with. after a voting stopped it was a Blue/Green Glitter S14 that took it out.

The FWD class only had four competitors and for a while it looked like a very tasty 147fwkw Accord Euro R was going to have the trophy on his mantel, but Wookie in a Black V6 Magna fitted with a supercharger layed down the impressive 187fwkw figure to take it out.

AWD always looked like going home with a Evo owner, it was just a matter of which one, after a strong 280awkw's from a hot little Evo IV, Chris stepped up and threw down the massive 357awkw's to win the class.

And Finally Nathan in his big white Supra stepped up and put the hammer down on the day taking out the Dyno Dominator and RWD class win with a mammoth 398rwkw's. after having to wait all day to see if anyone was going to take his crown, it came down to a very evil looking 180sx running a 2JZ (in a very similar configuration to Nathan's Beast) to post up the challenge, but for whatever reason it couldn't pip the Supra, so Nathan left with a arm full of trophies and a big smile after his mission completed.

So get tuning cause next year is already set to be big!

**Ultimates JDM'FEST 09 AFTERMATH**

JDM'Fest turned out to be a massive success, with over 100 cars showing up for the show'n'shine and around 55 vehicles spinning the rollers on the day really shows why we needed to hold something like this.

I would firstly like to thank all of my team here at Ultimates for really going all out to make the day as smooth and as easy to be a part of as possible, you all did a fantastic job.

Also a huge thank you to our event sponsors Federal Tyres and Shannons Insurance, who are already locked in for next year.

And lastly all of the those who attended from all your different car clubs and groups thank you for making the day what it was, it's because of you we throw these days and we hope you enjoy them.

I'll do a event wrap up tomorrow,

**Ultimates JDM'FEST 09 TOMORROW**

Time to bring the shine back on your cars team, for tomorrow is JDM Judgement day!

for those who don't know it will be held at Bellona Court in Phillip, when you get there look for the people directing you as you turn into the court (as it's one way). or anyone with a Ultimate Tunes shirt on, as there is a good chance that they're with us.

Now if you still feel lonely or want to know what happening just walk to towards the workshop as there will be a board and people to let you know whats cracking, or please give me a call on

0425 256 324.

Also kiddies the cops know we've got this going on, so please be on your best behaviour, and if you do act like an arse, we will kindly asks you to vanish.

Project: V8 HOTLINE Update

With the car physically on it's way down from Mad Hatter Customs in Sydney this morning, I thought I'd share a sneak peak of the HOTLINE as it came out of the spray booth.

You will be able to inspect the work so far, at JDM'FEST where it will be on display, and once things settle down after this weekend's mad panic to get everything sorted. we can get cracking on reassembly, and then maybe project ATE SIX will get the dust blown off her for some serious late night sessions.

see, there really is no rest for the wicked!

Ultimates in ZOOM no138

The newest edition of Zoom (the magazine that puts go before show), will feature two lots of input from us here at Ultimates.

First in the build section has a great shot of our RX-3 wagon, the specs it's running and possible ET, but we also contribute in the feature 10 for 10 article, which is a great read with some of Australia's best tuners throwing in their two cents.

The Magazine hits stands on the 11th, so be sure to grab yourself and your mum a copy!