JamJay's 290bhp Ovni Yellow LCR - Latest: SOLD & Replaced With A BMW 335i Cabrio

james.l said:

banned from SCN mate

I've just spoken to the guy there, said they could do me a 3" system all the way back as long as the exhaust flange on the turbo supports, if it doesn't then they will get it to 3" as soon as they can.

They quoted me a very reasonable price for the full system and only need 1 day to fabricate and fit it?

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Ah bummer, not to worry, they love you once more .

What price did you get? They are very reasonable there and the work is very good, I lost count of the amount of times they called me to update me and I watched the guy welding with great care. 3" at the turbo flange is fine, you'll find the the OE DP is actually a 3" flange at the start and then quickly becomes two pea shooter style pipes afterwards. Have you listened to my exhaust clip on pg. 37? It's pretty loud & louder again in real life, this is with a 200cell Cat & one small silencer at the rear, if you want to tame it yet have 3" from Turbo to Tail Pipe then i'd recommened a larger rear silencer.

james.l said:

quoted me £700 for DP, 200Cell Cat, and (I am guessing) the same catback as you've got fitted.

Seemed fairly reasonable to me, what do you think?

Fingers crossed for 3" system all the way back then.

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That's a good price, would be around the £600 mark for DP, Cat & 2.5" cat-back then I would assume. If you want 3" James, they'll give you 3" . They questioned me for this but as I planned on hybrid or BT it makes sense and I was paying the money so they obliged. Just make sure you know what sound you want, mine is classed as Full Sport but with a tiny silencer, I didn't know what it would sound like in reality but I gambled and got something to my taste.

james.l said:

Well it's got lifetime guarantee, seems good service and good reviews.

Miltek want over 1k for their new style DP & sports cat alone for the LCR now! This seems so expensive in comparison.

I didn't think that £700 was expensive, might try and haggle a bit more to see what they can do, and will have a think about the rear silencer as well. I've had a look at what you've got an it sounds sweet, is the silencer you went for just classed as "small" ?

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£700 is cheap for a full stainless system of good quality . I just asked for a small one and that's what they gave me, looks like I've set a trend .

james.l said:

Especially seeing as though I am making a jamspeed shield too!

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Good stuff! I just like to show that you don't need to be scared to try something new, sometimes all it takes is someone to be the first and others will gain the confidence.

Turbo Outlet Pipe Fitted

Just a quick one and a guide, I fitted my Forge TOP today. This was part if that bundle and I thought it was used but it turns out it's brand new . A bit of a pain to fit but I got there and it was done in 30mins with @rsing about time included.

Undo the jubilee clips on the TOP, bottom one is a pain, I managed it with a stubby screwdriver.



Undo the charge pipe clamps.



Detatch the DV & N75 hoses from the charge pipe, now move the CP out of the way.





Pull the old TOP out and tuck back the heat wrap.



Comparison.



Now follow the steps backwards to fit the Forge TOP.

aaronipswich said:

I've been thinking about that hose
Is there any benefits ??

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Only if the OE is split, it'll cost around the same as Forge so may as well go silicone. Mine wasn't split at all, looked virtually like new but I had it laying around so why noot .

sambryant said:

good job jamjay. now remove the n249 expansion chamber

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Would love to, another bunck of useless cr@p out of the bay .

Ronin225 said:

Little tip jason, a jubilee clip has a hexagonal head with a slot in, instead of using a screwdriver in the slot use a 7mm socket on hexagonal part
Muchos easier to get into awkward areas and with no risk of slipping off and stabbing yourself wit screwdriver

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Thanks dude. I had the socket for the top clip but the bottom ne was in such a place that I could only reach with a stubby screwdriver, real pain.

Ok so another update albeit a minor one and another thing I will be selling but I needed to test it before I could legitimately sell it as being functional.

The Forge Split-R, the subject of many DV threads but I can confirm that IT DOES WORK! It's set to 20-clicks and It's holding boost every bit as well as the old 007 with yellow spring. I must say that with and open cone filter this this a fecking loud, a really kind of Scooby Psshhh on low boost followed by a Cossie kind of chatter on high boost. Coupled with my exhaust it has people asking what the hell I have going on under there .

I'm kind of in two mind whether to keep this or service the 007 and sell that . Either way, well done Forge or maybe I'm just one of the lucky ones with a more tolerant 1.8T. I'm half tempted to try a Forge 004 twin piston...

I'm also starting work on my custom crash bar for the FMIC kit, this should mean that I can fit the cooler over the next couple of weekends and have mapping done soon after.

It has been on for 3days now over the bank holiday and no issues so far, MPG seems unchanged as is performance, I can't fault it right now TBH. Forge recommend 20 clicks for remap, 16 for standard, seems to be coping just fine.