Nick’s Silver LCR 225- update BMC Twin Cone vs BMC CDA

[LCR 225]

Alright sound.

hmmmm..... Is it a bracket that holds the mbc? Screws are easier to put in rather than rivets.

Rivets would be better as they wont have any chance of coming lose but a bit of a pain to put rivets in there init?lol

If you got all the kit to rivet it than do that Might be easier and quicker with screws though.

When you fitting it? If you need any help let me know and i'll pop over and give you a hand.

 

[sambryant]

i have got the stuff to use rivets. the mbc comes with a little bracket, i will be fixing it to the firewall. i will probably do this tomorrow lunch time

 

[LCR 225]

I'll give you a hand then if you want mate. Only work till 12 on Fridays . So drop me a text ill be home by half 12.

Off to bed now mate gotta be up at 5:45 lol

 

[sambryant]

okay m8, also gota respray part of the mani, as the garage sprayed it with brake cleaner after the oil leak and its removed some of the paint, only a small amount but enough to pee me off lol. good night sleep well

 

[LCR 225]

Ah what a pita! Alright mate speak to you tomorrow. And you, night.

 

[LCR 225]

Right thought I'd put some pics up of some bits that ive bought done to the car in the last 2 months:

Sorry pics were taken on my iphone, the misses keeps on hiding the camera!

Brembo refurb before:

After:

Prosport boost gauge(Impossible to get a good pic of this when lit up):

Cupra R floor mats:

 

[EL]

Good going mate. Just reminds me how badly I need to sort my Brembo's out

 

[t0m]

Good going mate. Just reminds me how badly I need to sort my Brembo's out

+1 Mine need doing aswell.

But Nick mate, keep it up, the car is coming along just fine!! Nice work.

 

[sambryant]

top man
nick just to let you know it might be worth fitting a mbc. if i remember correctly your car boosts at 25psi, bill has turned mine down to 20 psi(1.4)on the mbc as this is classed as safe. i was boosting at 29 psi (2bar) before, the great thing is im still making 280 bhp with 0.6 bar less also i still have the extra boost if i want it.
tbh my car actually feels quicker has it holds boost longer and less heat.
just thought id let you know

 

[LCR 225]

Cheers guys trying my best.

Also I just bought some forge upper silicon boost hoses tonight in red to match my TIP.

Yeah was really happy with the refurb I was so surprised that a good clean and some new lacquer could make the look like brand new again. It just took a lot of time prepin, removing all the old lacquer off was a PITA worth it though .

 

[tom0311]

Brembos look nice mate, need to do mine so badly spray and lacquer was it?

 

[LCR 225]

top man
nick just to let you know it might be worth fitting a mbc. if i remember correctly your car boosts at 25psi, bill has turned mine down to 20 psi(1.4)on the mbc as this is classed as safe. i was boosting at 29 psi (2bar) before, the great thing is im still making 280 bhp with 0.6 bar less also i still have the extra boost if i want it.
tbh my car actually feels quicker has it holds boost longer and less heat.
just thought id let you know

Hello mate!

Yeah it is boosting at 25psi, was watching it more than the road today lol.

So you think thats to much then? I dont want to hurt the car so will investigate doing the mbc then, not so sure at buying the forge one though at £70.

Are the mbc's difficult to install and set up or would it be best to get bill to do it?

Your really good at spending my money mate, luckily i just got paid yesterday!

 

[LCR 225]

Brembos look nice mate, need to do mine so badly spray and lacquer was it?

Cheers tom, yeah just a lot of time peeling off all the old lacquer then mask up the area and a can of lacquer i used high temp but i dont think you need to. I used that guide on here think it was called "Brembo refurb for dummies".

 

[LCR 225]

top man
nick just to let you know it might be worth fitting a mbc. if i remember correctly your car boosts at 25psi, bill has turned mine down to 20 psi(1.4)on the mbc as this is classed as safe. i was boosting at 29 psi (2bar) before, the great thing is im still making 280 bhp with 0.6 bar less also i still have the extra boost if i want it.
tbh my car actually feels quicker has it holds boost longer and less heat.
just thought id let you know

Btw mate how did it go Sat you happy with it then?

 

[tom0311]

Cheers tom, yeah just a lot of time peeling off all the old lacquer then mask up the area and a can of lacquer i used high temp but i dont think you need to. I used that guide on here think it was called "Brembo refurb for dummies".

Makes the paint look fresh too! My fronts will be done asap, rears have paint flaking off How long did it take? Makes such a difference to the car.

 

[LCR 225]

Makes the paint look fresh too! My fronts will be done asap, rears have paint flaking off How long did it take? Makes such a difference to the car.

Well i took my time as I have a garage but i spent one weekend on the drivers side and the next weekend on the passenger side but thats allowing 24hr for the paint to cure properly as well. But the time consuming bit is pealing off all the old, but this all depends how much of the old lacquer you want to remove. I removed all of it from the front of the calipers didnt touch the rear of the caliper as you dont see it and it was in good shape anyways.

 

[sambryant]

Hello mate!

Yeah it is boosting at 25psi, was watching it more than the road today lol.

So you think thats to much then? I dont want to hurt the car so will investigate doing the mbc then, not so sure at buying the forge one though at £70.

Are the mbc's difficult to install and set up or would it be best to get bill to do it?

Your really good at spending my money mate, luckily i just got paid yesterday!

going by the advise i was given then yes your car is boosting a little too high, its common for mappers to just turn the boost up too much. your best bet is to give bill a call. the forge mbc does look good in the bay
as for installing it, it needs to be inline with the n75 , not to tricky but it does need to be set up on the dyno to get the best out of it.
bill charged me £60 to fit it, set it up and a number of power runs on the dyno so its a good price.
sorry for spending your money again m8

 

[LCR 225]

going by the advise i was given then yes your car is boosting a little too high, its common for mappers to just turn the boost up too much. your best bet is to give bill a call. the forge mbc does look good in the bay
as for installing it, it needs to be inline with the n75 , not to tricky but it does need to be set up on the dyno to get the best out of it.
bill charged me £60 to fit it, set it up and a number of power runs on the dyno so its a good price.
sorry for spending your money again m8

Sweet glad it went well for you mate.

So it looks like next pay check is going to be for a Forge mbc and the set up, the forge one you have did look sweet the other night when i saw it. Going to cost about £130 then lol.


What sort of issues can you have from over boosting? Is it extra wear and tear on everything?

 

[LCR 225]

Just pm'd bill for advice and prices for the mbc and install

Cheers Sam cant wait for the misses to come home and tell her the exciting news! lol

Just going to blame you, sorry mate

 

[sambryant]

no problem m8
save your own skin
i guess the danger is, engine rods and the turbo its self, not saying there going to blow up as mine has been running high for ages, its more prolonging the life
tell helen im spending this money as im prolonging the life of my first love hahahaha