lmao...... you git!!:smile:
been speaking to the guy @ IPD about replacing all air / charge pipes on my car, 8 weeks time they'll have a full kit for the early T5s that replaces the lot...
so...
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lmao...... you git!!:smile:
been speaking to the guy @ IPD about replacing all air / charge pipes on my car, 8 weeks time they'll have a full kit for the early T5s that replaces the lot...
so...
lol..... yeah but your a HUGE bloke!!!
your foot probably dwarfs the accelerator.. i might ask when remapping if i can have 100% acceleration with 70% throttle travel. (as long as they dont do a...
lol.... ive probably just reached that point then, the point all you guys reach where standard hardware just wont cut the mustard anymore.
i was looking at 18psi TD04 actuators, but thats...
:hail: thanks mate...... it is MUCH improved.
opps....... i meant MBC, not BCS...... i dont really want an OEM BCS as i have to use the full travel of the throttle to get the car going...an MBC if used lightly should give a little more..??
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ah...... so it is supposed to drop the boost off.
the BCS is my next cheap mod, will that allow me to hold boost for longer..??
lol.... i was thinking the same,
but...
http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthread.php?46867-i-think-my-wastegate-is-letting-by&highlight=
:wtf:
since finding a crack in one of my boost pipes (IC - ETM) the car feels sooooo much better, ive actually seen 13psi since the fix.
but.....
it pulls like a freight train from 3k to 4k then the...
i fitted the powerflex strut-brace bushes yesterday & i feel no difference!!
i think the gold washer needs to be a little thicker or be doubled up to make it completely stiff.....
yep..... it turned out to be a mixture of 2 issues.
a big b-stard crack hidden on the pipe from IC to ETM & a super clogged ETM disc.... car runs like a charm again!! :smile:
soooo..... you both crashed.
http://i48.tinypic.com/10wqjxl.jpg
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cant you keep the air filter in the front of the car..?? in the old engine bay, just extend & plumb the piping through..??
very very cool though!! :smile:
hi Stribo....
could the boost pipes proximity to the manifold be the problem, i know my boost pipe gets very soft when its warmed up by the engine & mine is possibly expanding slightly under...
Shell Helix 5w40 in my T5 & she loves it!! :B_thumb:, engine is practically silent on tickover & burns hardly any oil..
oooh, thats a real bad whack!!:eye-poppi
lol... i bet the said scooby driver was laughing, god that must of hurt seeing him dissapear over the horizon.
cheers Lee........ yep the drain plug is letting by, so praise the lord!! no gearbox housing failure!! :B_thumb:
lmao....... i know i know.:bricks:
dont let the branding fool you, a few other audio companies use this same model..... it was built back when amps were amps not just shiney bits for your car.
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ok so here's the replacemets for that huge thing taking up your boot...
http://i49.tinypic.com/20pudex.jpg
so weve got a 10'' Lanzar MAX, cracking litte sub 400wrms capable, in a 0.9cuft ported...
yeah... i think its due to the diameter of the vac hose being a little too large (& too long), i had to buy one long enough & the only place at the precise moment that had it was B&Q... & it was for...
thanks simon........ ill turn my attention to the IC & connections:smile:
well..... my gauge is working EXACTLY how it should be going by this video (cheers martin)....:smile:
as my vid will now show, its pretty similar to martins.... gauge stays well in the vacuum most...
lol.... well we know the gauge is poo :redface:, so i should be seeing 0psi while cruising with no boost...??
from what ive read, a decent vacuum shows a healthy engine..??
ah....... in steps the knowledge!! :wink:
cheers mate.....
it is......:B_thumb:
im sure the facelift 2.4 T5's were all 260bhp...
my car, 2002 2.3 T5 is the 245bhp version...
the last letter in the code relates to the type of turbo i believe........
thanks stribo.......
looking closer at the gauge im only actually getting 11psi i think, im gonna wait till it gets dark & throw up a vid....:smile: