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FINALLLLYYYYY! Car is completely built and on the road, went for its first drive last night, sounds beautiful! I7m running the engine in so won't see its full potential for a while. Will be doing a lot of logs and getting the map right this week.
Need to get rid of the koni FSD and Eibach springs. Found out that the FSD's are not even for my car, they are for all models except mine hence why they were so soft. Will be ordering KW coilovers soon but the ones I want are 700 odd quid...Maybe a few weeks wait before them.
I'll pop up what I'm running engine wise and pics soon!
Need to get rid of the koni FSD and Eibach springs. Found out that the FSD's are not even for my car, they are for all models except mine hence why they were so soft. Will be ordering KW coilovers soon but the ones I want are 700 odd quid...Maybe a few weeks wait before them.
I'll pop up what I'm running engine wise and pics soon!
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ARRRGGHH!! I don't know what happened to my pictures but they have managed to vanish from my memory card, so i only have a few off my phone.
I wanted to re-build for a number of reasons, first was i knew my clutch had messed up so it had to get the gearbox out anyway and i also wanted to put bigger pistons in too so thought it was time to get on with it!
After taking the engine out i got the gearbox out to find these disturbing images;
And it put a lovely hole in my box;
I wanted to re-build for a number of reasons, first was i knew my clutch had messed up so it had to get the gearbox out anyway and i also wanted to put bigger pistons in too so thought it was time to get on with it!
After taking the engine out i got the gearbox out to find these disturbing images;
And it put a lovely hole in my box;
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I was in Japan when it happened, my little brother was driving it and apart from what he says I feel it would have been caused by a very heavy downshift...who knows?!! the pressure plate came apart;
I spent a lot of hard work and time (not to forget money) on this rebuild and I have to say I am well pleased. Going to be working on the map to get it perfect, the map on it just now is working great tho. Currently boosting at 2bar, peaking at 2.25 but brings pulls back and holds at 2bar. Oil temperature keeps well within limits, 90-110*C and oil pressure is a decent 4bar.
The car accelerates really well, and handles great witht he Diff, ARB and strut but the actual dampers and springs are too soft so can be crashy and bouncy depending on road condition.
Got all my sounds done too
I will be busy logging data and working this week too so wont get more pics till the weekend!
The car accelerates really well, and handles great witht he Diff, ARB and strut but the actual dampers and springs are too soft so can be crashy and bouncy depending on road condition.
Got all my sounds done too
I will be busy logging data and working this week too so wont get more pics till the weekend!
Interested to see the spec on this. Imagine it to be similar to mine, bar I didnt bore mine to 2.0l
You done any head work or fitted a cam?
You done any head work or fitted a cam?
Good to see its going well . Interesting to see what power it makes
good to see this is back
thanks lads!
For those of you who are wondering what I'm running here is a spec list;
Engine:
Re-Bored bottom end to fit new 81mm pistons
Custom balanced race spec big end and main bearings
ARP big end and main bolts
Rosten performance forged con rods
Revised oil pump
3 hole head gasket
Fully ported head
Ported inlet manifold
Custom balanced race spec cam bearing
Newmans custom CAM
Firad 1043 nozzles
2.5" Race pipe
2.5" full intercooler/turbo pipework
4 bar MAP sensor
MAF delete
3" Custom OMI (TIP)
GTB2260VK Turbo
Custom oil feed/return line
Custom exh manifiold
3" full exhuast
Spec Stage 3+ clutch
Spec SMF
ProVent CVV filter
AEM Water methanol
Oil Pressure guage
Oil Temp guage
Boost guage
Suspension
Quaife LSD
Seat Sport momo Top strut
Whiteline rear ARB
Koni FSD Dampers with Eibach springs - changing to coilovers
I have some pics from the build my mate took that I will put up later tonight!
Engine:
Re-Bored bottom end to fit new 81mm pistons
Custom balanced race spec big end and main bearings
ARP big end and main bolts
Rosten performance forged con rods
Revised oil pump
3 hole head gasket
Fully ported head
Ported inlet manifold
Custom balanced race spec cam bearing
Newmans custom CAM
Firad 1043 nozzles
2.5" Race pipe
2.5" full intercooler/turbo pipework
4 bar MAP sensor
MAF delete
3" Custom OMI (TIP)
GTB2260VK Turbo
Custom oil feed/return line
Custom exh manifiold
3" full exhuast
Spec Stage 3+ clutch
Spec SMF
ProVent CVV filter
AEM Water methanol
Oil Pressure guage
Oil Temp guage
Boost guage
Suspension
Quaife LSD
Seat Sport momo Top strut
Whiteline rear ARB
Koni FSD Dampers with Eibach springs - changing to coilovers
I have some pics from the build my mate took that I will put up later tonight!
Very similar spec to mine. Guess your running standard valves?
You on a cut and shut cast mani or tubular? I was going to use a Newman cam in my engine build but upon recieving it sent it straight back, as the quality of the work was terrible. Still had burrs on the edge of the lobes!
What you estimating power at? I'd estimate mine to be around 280.
You on a cut and shut cast mani or tubular? I was going to use a Newman cam in my engine build but upon recieving it sent it straight back, as the quality of the work was terrible. Still had burrs on the edge of the lobes!
What you estimating power at? I'd estimate mine to be around 280.
I dont want to say power figures untill my map is finalised (almost there) then I'll get it RR'd and compare it to my estimations.
I gave Newmans a spec to make my cam to, and to be honest I was not overly pleased with it but because it was custom I couldn't do much. I have a new head at the moment which has been fully ported by a guy from a different galaxy
bigger vales fitted to this too. Once I get a new cam and some other pieces I will put it together and swap with my one. Although mine has been ported well it made more sense to get a new head and do the work to this over some months, that way i can still drive and stick it in on a saturday when i'm off
My manifold is tubular with equal length runners but that is also getting changed either design and make a new one or get one off Ryan.when you putting yours on the rollers?
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