Racecapture/Track

Racecapture/Track is a new plug and play data-logging solution for vehicles equipped with OBDII or CAN-Bus.

It is hard to imagine an easier installation.  Just plug the multiway connector into the diagnostic port on your car, put the RaceCapture on the dash and the engine telemetry along with GPS, accellerometer and gyro data will be available in the app on your phone/tablet/PC.

We're really excited by the prospect of this, you can be up and running in under 5 minutes from taking delivery of the new system.  If you need to move between cars just unplug the connector and move it to the new vehicle - total time taken about a minute!

Best of all RaceCapture/Track uses exactly the same user-friendly, phone/tablet/desktop apps as RaceCapture/Pro which you already know and love.  We've got a limited number of systems in stock right now on our website -  RaceCapture/Track

Whoops!

Everyone makes mistakes.  This time it was the person bending a batch of our crank sensor brackets at the factory.   Compare and contrast the two images below.






Rather than bending them "up" the brackets were bent "down" which means that they don't fit the A-series engine installations that we intended. We don't want these brackets going to waste so we're offering them on the Bargain Basement section of our website.

Coil-X RPM adaptor

Lots of modern equipment, be that data logger, rev counter, shiftlight or whatever needs an RPM feed but can only accept a 5-volt pulse.  If you've got an older engine that uses a traditional coil ignition then you're a bit stuck.  Now though we have the Coil-X adaptor which takes the high voltage "flyback" pulse from the ignition coil that drives older rev counters and converts it into a clean 5-volt pulse that modern equipment can understand.

You can find the Coil-X on our website

New website - now with fewer bugs!

Our new website recently went live.  It was supposed to be a much better experience on mobile devices but unfortunately the shopping cart system that our site is built on had a few bugs which have taken the supplier until now to fix.

Our sincere apologies go out to those of you on tablets/phones that have had a less good user experience that we would have liked.  We think things are fixed but I am sure that you'll all let us know if you find any more issues.

VVTpro systems back in stock

We're happy to announce that VVTpro systems are back in stock.  All back-orders will ship by close of play 2nd March.

New website on the horizon

We're about to launch a major website update.  To celebrate this we're going to be doing a special offer so keep an eye open. 

Here's a very quick tease of our clean new design.

VVTpro availability

We're currently out of stock of our VVTpro cam controllers.  Not to worry though - we've a new batch of them being produced at the factory right now.  We should have them back in stock during March.

Stoneleigh show

We're exhibiting at the Stoneleigh kit and performance car show this weekend.  Come see us on stand 108 on Sunday 3rd and Monday 4th May.

RaceCapture/Pro Mk2 now in stock

We now have the new Mk2 version of RaceCapture/Pro in stock.  Look closely at the familiar red case and you'll see the slot for a SIM card and the antenna for live car to pit telemetry.  On the other side of the case is a dedicated port for CAN-bus communication with your engine.

Racecapture/pro fire-sale

We're doing some huge discounts on the Mk1 Racecapture/pro data loggers for a very limited period.  Sale prices are around half the full price with bluetooth and wireless telemetry modules on also on sale.  We expect to sell out of the systems at this price very fast indeed.

Visit our web site at http://trigger-wheels.com/store/contents/en-uk/d66.html to order.

VVTpro cam controller now available for pre-order

With availability of the VVTpro cam controller just days away we're now opening up our site for pre-orders. 

We are also able to share for the first time a demonstration of the huge difference that a VVTpro could make to your car.  I think the dyno plot below speaks for itself but around 10BHP extra all the way up from 3500rpm and up to 25BHP extra at the top end!

You can find the VVTpro on our site just here.  We expect the initial shipment to sell fast so get your order in quickly to ensure your place. 

Stoneleigh 2014

Come visit us at the National Kit Car Show at Stoneleigh on Sunday 4th and Monday 5th May.  We'll be in Hall 2 and in addition to our usual products this will be your first chance to see the new VVT-pro controller for ST170 engines.  We will have a limited amount of stock with us so if you want to purchase at the show please do let us know in advance so that we can have everything ready for you.

For more information on tickets and admission visit http://www.nationalkitcarshow.co.uk/

Black Friday promotion - 25% discount

We are offering a "Black Friday" sale starting today and running throughout the weekend.  In the sale the Megajolt ECUs and the exciting new RaceCapture/Pro data logger systems are being offered at 25% discount.

You don't need to a past customer of ours to get the Black Friday prices and you don't need any special discount codes so please let your friends know so they can also take advantage.

Best wishes from all the team at Trigger-Wheels.

Spark plug lead adaptors

We've long stocked spark plug lead adaptors for the 1st gen Ford coilpacks and have been asked if we can do the same for the 2nd gen coil packs.  They're a little more fiddly to install than the adaptors for the 1st gen coils but still an easy DIY job.

RaceCapture/Pro - now available

Finally... We have both RaceCapture/Pro and the Realtime Telemetry modules to go with them in stock and ready for you to find exciting uses to put them to.

As an added bonus we've got a limited time introductory offer with the RaceCapture being offered at just £329.99 including VAT!  Compare that to the price of the closest equivalents from Race Technology which are the excellent DL1/Sport or DL1/Club systems which are priced at £599.99 and £719.99 respectively once you've added VAT to Race Technology's headline prices. 

Coming Soon - RaceCapture/Pro - GPS Datalogger

We are really excited to be able to announce that the new RaceCapture/Pro GPS datalogger is about to hit our shelves.


With 10Hz GPS and triple-axis accelerometer and yaw sensor it covers the same ground as most other data loggers.  The RaceCapture/Pro also features a wide range of flexible inputs for you to hook up other sensors.

Where the system really comes into its own is that the system has an onboard scripting language and programmable outputs.  Maybe you are trying to stretch every last horsepower from your engine and electrical system so you only activate the cooling fan when the engine temperature is high but not when the car is moving fast enough that the fan wouldn't make any difference.  Perhaps you have a turbocharged vehicle, you can now activate an intercooler automatically when the temperature and boost hits certain thresholds but not when you are doing more or less than the speeds you configure.  Ever get annoyed that your oil pressure warning light gives you a false alarm at a hot idle or under braking, well you could use the programmable outputs to override the warning light if you're experiencing more than 1G of braking force or you're stationary.  If you wanted to you could even connect up a cut-out so that under certain conditions you cut the engine completely for safety reasons.

The possibilities of the scripting really are endless and they don't just stop at switching outputs on or off, the entire system is completely open and can be configured.  Even the software has been released as an Open Source project so is undergoing constant development and improvement by the community as a whole.  To our knowledge this is completely unique in this market.

We are also going to be stocking the RaceCapture Telemetry Module.  This connects up to the RaceCapture/Pro and uploads live data to the web.  We expect this live data functionality to be very popular with competitors, pit crew and race organisers alike.

We're not announcing pricing just yet but trust us that if you have seen the market leading DL1 from Race Technology you will be _very_ pleasantly surprised when you see how reasonably priced the RaceCapture/Pro is. 

EDIS module availability

It has come to our attention that some people are spreading rumours that EDIS modules are impossible to find and are "running out".  There's an element of truth to the rumour in that if you go to your local scrapyard you'll find fewer modules there than you would have done a few years ago so if that is where you want to source your module from then yes they are less plentiful than once they were.

We source our modules from a number of global suppliers through which we have long term, secure sources.  Only today we took delivery of more than 100 EDIS modules to add to our stocks.  At any given time we generally have 200-300 modules in stock and similar quantities lined up with our suppliers which they can ship to us at the drop of a hat.

The supply of EDIS modules has never been better from our point of view.  If you need a module, be that EDIS-4, EDIS-6 or EDIS-8 we are always happy to supply them whether you need just the module, an a full EDIS kit or a complete Megajolt/Megasquirt/Microsquirt package.

Snow

Whilst most of the country has seemingly ground to a halt due to snow we're operating pretty much as normal.  Whilst we continue to be able to dispatch orders in a timely manner we do however expect that the postal services themselves will experience delays in some regions.

Price drops

We wrote back in July how EDIS-4 modules were becoming harder to obtain.  Inevitably the price we had to pay for the modules went up.  We held off for as long as we could from putting our prices up but eventually we had no choice as the price we were having to pay rose to unsustainable levels. 

We asked you for your help in finding additional supplies of the modules and we went spent what seemed like an age hunting down new sources and suppliers.  We're happy to say that all the work has paid off and as of today we've dropped our prices, in some cases you could now be saving as much as £70!

We'd like to thank all our customers and suppliers for their help.

SLC PurePlus wideband lambda systems

At the end of the summer the manufacture of the SLC PurePlus2 lambda systems had a supply issue and left us short of stock.  We'd like to thank all those customers for bearing with us whilst we've been waiting for the factory get us another batch.  We're pleased to say that the drought is now over over and we have the systems back in stock.