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Race mode is like plunging through a wormhole in
space, tumbling into a distorted mirror and slamming through
the back of the celestial closet
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of vision, such is the aggressive nature of the Prior
Design kit. Expertly applied by Long Tran at revered
modifying superhero hangout LTMW, the kit’s been
perfectly colour-matched to the factory paint and it
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lower thanks to its Novitec springs, and the colossal
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shot glass full of pure adrenaline cut with a dash of
snake venom, are a custom set of rollers fabricated by
the wheel-wizards at Rotiform. You’re looking at 22
mighty inches of forged, three-piece splendour.
What have Sheepey Race been up to beneath that
engine lid? It’s a fairly comprehensive mechanical
transformation. The Sheepey system centres around
a brace of Precision 6062 Gen 2 .82A/R turbochargers,
each one a work of art with a forged aluminium
compressor wheel and air-cooled, dual ceramic ball-
bearing centre housing rotating assembly. These work
in conjunction with a pair of Turbosmart Hypergate45
wastegates and Race-Port 50mm blow-off valves,
and the pipework really is gorgeous – not just quality,
but native quality.
It looks utterly fabulous and you can’t argue with
the results: the team’s engineering prowess has
unlocked 700bhp at the wheels, and that’s running
at a very safe and conservative 5psi. This means that
while the system may be making seismic alterations
to the powertrain’s delivery, it’s not causing undue
component stress in doing so. This seemingly brutal
setup is actually docile enough for day-to-day use.HIDDEN GENIUS
A hidden element of genius within the system
is thanks to CSF’s mould-breaking technology,
intelligently customised by Sheepey. You see that tank
at the rear of the engine bay? That contains a pair of
CSF air-to-water intercoolers. As opposed to the usual
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intercooler, these use a water reservoir for cooling.
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ice water. Liquid-to-air coolers are technically more
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heat exchangers completing the cycle, and Sheepey’s
execution has packaged it all with panache.Germany’s Prior Design are the artisans of
the PD458 aerodynamic bodykit