I'm guessing Will has one or two f20's lying about lol
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I'm guessing Will has one or two f20's lying about lol
I would imagine vauxhall built the F28 so that big cars like the cav/calibra could cruise on motorways, not just to hit 160mph.Quote:
Originally Posted by MattBrown
So if it's a standard let i cant see why it would NEED an F28, and Will's been around long enough to know what he's doing Matt.:thumb:
Scott
I know what you mean re the F28 - but I cba to cut/re-weld and then paint the engine bay for the new mount....
F20 are OK, as long as you dont run P2+ I am on P1, so SHOULD be OK! lol
I can swap an F20 in about 40 mins anyway on the ramp, so no biggie!
Matt - SCCR?? lol For an everyday smoker!? Would love screaming around at 7000 rpm at 75mph, but I dont think I would want to drive it to work everyday;)
How did I miss this? Just been through all 29 pages.
Minter as always matey. Do you plan to spray inside the boot too?
lol You again!?Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil GTE
Yep - its all been done now - just didnt bother updating the thread!
Are you getting a nova-related twinge??
Oops - forgot these
Slam panel trimmed for air filter - turbo pipe...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-03125643.jpg
Rad and all water hoses connected, gear linkage and fuel lines connected and looms soldered ready to go...
Unfortunately I left the ECU at my dad's house, so didnt actually fire her up! :mad:
Roll on next weekend!
A turbo? Nice dude.
nice i love this car and the colour, im sooo tempted to xe my brown loon, but funds and the new house(and the mrs) are not allowing it:cry:
F28 only way to go imo
Yeah - how's yours going btw? lolQuote:
Originally Posted by discoinferno
She runs! :thumb:
Fired up first turn of the key - I obv made sure that the oil pressure was up etc first by cranking with the ECU disconnected.
Let it run for about ten minutes to cure a few leaky water pipes and then started to fit the charge cooler...
No pics though I'm afraid - still need to wire in the pump and res for the c/cooler and need to do the gear linkage, but then its off to get the exhaust done...
Weather was too nice to be in the garage, otherwise she would be out and driving now!
:)
why you running a cc setup?
because he got it cheap! and he doesnt want to cut the front end about to fit intercooler (basically because hes a keyboard warrior and internet mechanic and doesnt have the kaknow how!) so the less fabrication he has to do the better! and thats the reasoning behind f20 over f28 because of the mount! you know how he drives he'll be eating f20's on a daily basis lmfao, GET IT ON THE ROAD!
You havent got a leg to stand on - if you keep this banter up - I will post pics of your red corsa, that was essentially Halfords/Ripspeed on a set of chav wheels.Quote:
Originally Posted by corsakid
Wasnt your FMIC fitted with cable ties? lol
Ben - as Kris said - didnt want to have a FMIC sticking out of the front and I am only running P1, so dont need a huge CC either... its an early Courtney one that I got cheap - so will see what happens...
post pics up! 299.76bhp isnt nothing to be ashamed of especially on a kkk16 hybrid =) ! was a lot better put to gether than this, looked a lot lot better in the engine bay aswell! did mine way back in 2003 when i was 18!Quote:
Originally Posted by Will F
esssentially though you need a much better charge cooler pump to pump the cooling agent around fast etc the rad/heat exchanger for the charge cooler is small so a decent pump is essential, ph1 is still 13-14 psi just with less if no over boost! still requires a decent set up, especially with the mileage you do and your driving style
should of gone f28 aswell not much hassle to fit!
Yeahhhhhhhhh - well if its not efficient enough - I will try something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by corsakid
You havent even see my pump - it was used to pump water out of the QE2 so it should be OK.
I have seen in it the box in the Volvo!Quote:
Originally Posted by Will F
wtf is the volvo about anyhow!
It replaced the Combo - £12 each time over the bridge was starting to get on my breastsQuote:
Originally Posted by Ben
I expect it was the first time your old man was intrested in a car you brought home!
Some more mincing means that the gear linkage is done and the chargecooler is all plumbed in - albeit with pikey pipes, but new silicones are on order!
Pre-rad fitted (with fan/rad fixings to the main rad)
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-16113224.jpg
Finessed the trim I cut for the AFM pipe and fitted a rubber strip to protect the pipe from the slam panel
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-16113245.jpg
Water pump fitted - looks a bit pikey - but it seems to go a good job..
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-16113301.jpg
Spaghetti junction - I will take all pipes off and re-route. I just wanted to test it all first!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-16150106.jpg
Took me ages to find a suitable place for the header tank - settled for the bulk head in the end - trimmed the turbo cover (got a new one to go one - so this one's a dummy) will also need to cut the mount flush and tidy the bolt etc - but needed to make sure it all fitted and the bonnet would shut! lol
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-16150020.jpg
Getting there!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-16150123.jpg
Also fitted the GSI sound deadening I bought about 2 years ago to the bulkhead - that was done before the engine went in btw!
pikey motorsport FTW
Doesn't look like much room by the alternator, Good mincing:thumb:
Coming along nicely, whens it going to be running then Will???
it does run :cuckoo: lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Will F
Looking good wilf!
There is actually - well as much as there is anywhere else! (not much).Quote:
Originally Posted by Jeff16v
Do you mean with the header tank or with the chassis leg?
Either way - no issues.
Cheers John - hopefully inspiration for you not to give up!??
but the gearbox is shiney!Quote:
Originally Posted by discoinferno
thats ok thenlol lol lol lol lol shame you cant see it, what with the mass of garden hose pipe and what ever else he found in his dads unit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
I will try and come over next weekend for an hour or two to have a laugh at the mincers mincing.
meant the tank above the alt, I presumed it was long so dropped down quite a bit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Will F
No dude - its shallow and miles from the alt!
Will get the hoses and clamps sorted next weekend - ordered a load off eBay and they are all the wrong size! lol
So today she went for her first drive! Albeit with the exhaust cable tied to the gear linkage and with no exhaust - it was quite noisy! lol
Seems to go well enough (in first and second) but as I only had pikey hose clamps as soon as it came on boost they all popped off! lol
Also had time to tidy the header tank up...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-17115443.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-17115429.jpg
Will get the proper inlet cover fitted next weekend, now that I know where to trim!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-17115501.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-17115522.jpg
As she sits now...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-17141449.jpg
:thumb:
Looking good dude,
no mention of the bent down pipe, hole in the floor episode today ........
lolQuote:
Originally Posted by discoinferno
It was the old exhaust you tool - luckily the bit that will be coming off.
Looking good! Will certainly be a sleeper with the LET in it :)
do nova sleepers exsist anymore? tbh if i see one and its slow i am more suprised!
Very true - its not really a sleeper, but then sleepers dont really exist as Ben says.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ben
Should be quite fun with the phase button pressed! Needless to say that didnt happen in the 5 mins I had driving back and forth in the yard!lol
How long are you back for Ben?
Only spent 2 hours on it yesterday - but managed to get the bits done that I wanted...
Modified the proper top hat cover
Fitted the proper boost hose clamps
Fitted full silicone chargecooler pipes (black)
Flushed the gearbox and filled with fresh fluid
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...4-22143549.jpg
;)
Looks good Will, have you driven it yet?