If you follow time attack, you'll know this car. Steve Ka's Nissan R34 GT-R, with Dean Lillie driving, came away with Open Class honors at World Time Attack in 2014. What makes it interesting to us is that nearly all of the electronics are Haltech.
The Haltech package
- Elite 2500 ECU managing the engine.
- IQ3 dash showing the driver what the car is doing.
- A complete SmartWire system handling power distribution.
In Haltech's Technically Speaking series, Scott goes through how these parts work together with the engine and gearbox. From our side of the bench, the appeal of a package like this is having the ECU, dash and power control from one system rather than three unrelated boxes. On a time attack car, where a lap depends on everything working every time, that matters.
What it means for your build
You don't need a class-winning GT-R to use the same approach. Plenty of street and track cars benefit from an ECU, dash and power control that share data. Our articles on getting smarter with SmartWire, Elite in maximum attack mode and Elite 1500 vs Elite 2500 are good next reads. Planning something similar? Book a free consultation.
