With this setup, fuel is pulled from the main tank and swirls it displacing all of the air to the top of the swirl pot or surge tank. This way the fuel lines have 100% fuel at all times. This unit will insure all of the air will not make it to the injectors preventing a potentially dangerous lean condition.
Meet Mr. Swirly
Monday, January 16th, 2012Drift IS300 cutting weight
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
We managed to find more weight that could be removed from our IS300 drift project. The hood weighed in at 35lbs before modifications, after cutting out the inner shell 10lbs was shaved from the nose of the car. It does not sound like much, but after doing this on multiple parts of the car, the overall weight can be reduced greatly. After removing the skeleton of the hood we ran into issues about how to hold the hood up. Our solution was to modify the hinges so that the hood now lays nicely on the windshield providing full access to the engine bay.
Need more angle?
Friday, October 7th, 2011
Batlground is now offering our steering knuckle exchange program. Bring us your S-13 or S-14 stock steering knuckles.
Our modified knuckles are fully TIG welded and extremely strong. These will allow for much more steering angle at full lock as well as quicker steering, excellent for drifting. We offer these with or without additional tie rod drop. Lowering the tie rod mount will correct bad steering geometry for lowered vehicles.
Drop of your stock knuckles and pick up our modified knuckles for $300. We can also perform this service for other types of vehicles. Please give us a call for details 770-319-9605 or drop us an email batlground@gmail.com
7.5″ Lift Completed. 5-6″ to go.
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011This customer decided to go with a Rough Country 7.5″ suspension lift and a 5-6″ body lift. The suspension lift is now completed and this rig is already sitting very high. As soon as the body lift arrives it will be even higher to accommodate for the 40″ tires. 
Batlground’s Lexus IS300 Begins to Take Shape
Thursday, September 29th, 2011This IS has been completely gutted to make room for a full cage and an interesting drive train. Straying away from the norm, our shop foreman Justin has decided to go with an 4G63 mated to a T56. The motor an trans have been positioned much further back than the stock setup for better weight distribution. This Lexus will feature a dry sump setup with a 3 gallon oil tank for increased cooling. At this stage the motor and mock up trans are now in place to begin the motor mount fabrication. 
New from Batlground: Subaru Impreza WRX STI 1.5 Scroll Manifold with UpPipe
Thursday, September 15th, 2011BATLGROUND MOTORSPORTS is proud to offer our new 1.5 scroll header/up-pipe for the 2002-2007 Subaru WRX & STI with either the 2.0 or the 2.5. You must use the 2.5 oil pan for proper clearance. This header is compatible for RHD and LHD chassis.
This is the earliest spooling, equal
length header with the fastest response of any stock location header. The 1.5
scroll header consists of a twin scroll lower manifold utilizing the stock
location for the 1.5 scroll up-pipe. Utilizing ideal cylinder pairing and the
proper implementation of twin scroll technology, huge increases at the low end,
midrange and top end can be achieved while minimizing spool time and improving
throttle response. Proven to make substantial horsepower and torque gains, the
1.5 scroll is the best performing.
This header is designed to optimize
performance for a stock EJ engine and stock location single scroll turbo, this
up pipe uses a twin-tube configuration which locates the final 2-1 merger as
close to the turbine as possible. Any stock or upgraded stock style
turbocharger will fit, and also stock location bolt-on GT30R and GT35R. Want to
go bigger? Simply unbolt the 1.5 scroll up pipe and install a Full-Race twin scroll
up pipe, turbo, downpipe and external wastegates to convert to twin scroll allowing
for an easy upgrade to twin scroll GT30r, GT35R or even a GT40R.
Installation Notes:
This header will not fit with Moroso oilpan without extra
modification. This header will not work with the 2.0 OEM oil pan or the
Cosworth oil pan. The USDM OEM 2.5 oil pan must be used for proper clearance. Header kit includes 2 manifold gaskets, the header to up-pipe gasket and the hardware to attach the turbo. Turbo gasket not included.
$500 Please contact us to order.
This header is in stock. This header ships out with
insurance to ensure that you get your product and it is covered from
damages.
This header carries a 1 year warranty against defects! Buy from a
reputable source that can back the product, not some fly by night guy
selling selling headers out of his house and drop shipping them.
- Brand New In Box
- Made of 304 Stainless steel
- One year limited warranty
- Header/Up-pipe combo
- Machined CNC-ed manifold flange
- Flange is .38″ which is just about 3/8″ thick
- Two piece design
- This manifold up pipe combo will work with ANY stock location/stock flanged turbo
- True Twinscroll design up until the point of turbo.
- Header/ Up-pipe combo design offers you huge gains over an open up-pipe.
- Will need the 2.5 oilpan to work with this header
- Will not fit with Moroso oilpan (moroso pan can fit with slight modification)
- Will not fit with Cosworth oilpan (cosworth pan only allows stock manifold to be used)
- Compatible for RHD and LHD chassis
Shipping Details:
Shipping for this item is FREE to the 48 Continental United States!!
Please contact us for the rest of the world.
Please send your entire address for shipping quotes.
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We
will ship international but you have to contact us for a shipping quote
first. Please send your entire address to us for quotes.
Also, the
calculated shipping given in the auction is not correct for any area
other than the Continental 48 States of the United States.
770-319-9605
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www.batlground.com
Air cooled no more
Thursday, September 8th, 2011
The transformation from an air cooled Porsche to water cooled Porsche has begun. Since the 914 is getting a turbo EJ20, the car needs to have a radiator to cool the engine.With the engine in the back, the front was sealed off for storage. We cut out sections of the front of the car so that air can now enter and pass over the radiator. The 2 boxes are mock up for the radiator and fuel cell. The bar is in place so that the chassis will not flex too much while we are making everything since we cut out the factory bar to make room for the fuel cell. In case you are wondering, the air will exit through vents in the hood. Ducting, and vents to be added later.
LS1 IS300 gets headers, exhaust and tune
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Since no one makes 1 7/8″ headers for an LS1 IS300, we had to take matters into our own hands and make some. The passenger side header was pretty straight forward. Meanwhile, the driver side header had to wrap around the steering rack. After making sure the headers fit perfectly, the exhaust was fabricated. We used twin 3″ pipes going to an x-pipe and then through magnaflow cans. The muffler selection was made to keep the car a little bit quiet, but so the engine will still be heard over the spinning tires. After the mufflers the exhaust dumps just past the rear axle. The car was then put on the dyno and made a healthy 414 whp, and 378 ftlbs of torque. That is an improvement of 21whp over the old manifold/exhaust setup.
Rust removal on Porsche 914 continues
Thursday, August 25th, 2011
Rust removal on the Porsche 914 continues. After cleaning off the rust we coated the inside of the bars with POR-15 before we welded the bars back into place. The entire floor was coated with POR-15 then primed. Next step is to remove more rust behind the driver’s seat.
Drift IS300 gas tank modifications
Monday, August 22nd, 2011
In order to prevent fuel sloshing issues with a saddlebag gas tank in the LS1 IS300, the customer decided to have his gas tank cut in half. Then a plate was welded in place of the new large hole on the side of the tank. The only drawback is the estimated 7 gallon holding capacity. This is an inexpensive solution to the problem in comparison to a fuel cell.
