Silver C70 T5 - Manual - 400BHP

**V70 Graham** · Saturday 23rd February 2013, 19:47

Originally Posted by stribo

You'll never get the turbo spooled up enough to blow your boost hoses off.

Anne might !

**stribo** · Saturday 23rd February 2013, 20:09

Best fit them to the Golf then.

**graemewelch** · Saturday 23rd February 2013, 20:52

Originally Posted by V70 Graham

Seems very good, how much for these Graeme....

Mikalor 63mm - 68mm FULL Stainless Steel Mikalor Supra Pro Hose Clamp W4

.....on eBay for £5.29

ill find out for you. will be less than that

**p fandango** · Saturday 23rd February 2013, 20:55

i must sort out a list of sizes i need

**Wobbly Dave** · Sunday 24th February 2013, 00:00

I am hoping that a combination of the increased friction provided by the glue and the wider clamp will be sufficient. In 6 years of 19T ownership not once did I ever take that hose off at the water pipe branch end.

Popped by HLM for a 2nd opinion on oil colour/consistency - Billy seemed confident that I'd got away with it. Oil colour is good - I was just worried about a few small bubbles I saw in the oil on the dipstick.

Well Betsy has run all the way to Portsmouth today - no warning lights & levels remain pretty constant. I have though a small suspicion that there is a small oil weep somewhere - as I noticed some engine oil on my drive way this morning. If the leak is showing on the pavement where I parked her tomorrow - then I will know for sure. However this may not be related to the water pipe incident.

**V70 Graham** · Sunday 24th February 2013, 09:12

You in Portsmouth all day Dave, there's a 'Softies' meet this afternoon.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 25th February 2013, 11:44

It would have been inappropriate for me to leave just to see everyone - but thanks for thinking of me.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 25th February 2013, 11:45

Done fasand miles on me new enjin. Time to up the anti.

**Jamest5r** · Monday 25th February 2013, 12:05

Whack da boost up matey

Seriously though who's mapping the me7

**T5frankie** · Monday 25th February 2013, 12:12

Well done son, not long now, get it booked in for a custom map

**V70 Graham** · Monday 25th February 2013, 12:18

Did you see any oil on the pavement this morning ?

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 25th February 2013, 12:46

Few things to sort out. Got to send my recirc branch pipe off to get it welded on to the turbo/MAF inlet pipe. It's all cut & ready.

Been talking to ASNU about injectors & a fuel pump. 650CC seems to be about where I need to be, with a 300lph pump.

Need an oil change. I haven't seen any leakage but will need to check it on the ramp. A/C needs regassing.

**T5frankie** · Monday 25th February 2013, 14:18

air con? got to keep the luxury eh dave lol

**EddyP** · Monday 25th February 2013, 18:44

If you're talking to ANSU about injectors ask them about their fancy ones that give a similar spray pattern to a direct injection unit, I spoke to them at the Autosport about them, they should give you a bit better fuel consumption as you get much better atomisation.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 25th February 2013, 19:48

ASNU are the ones we've been discussing - http://www.asnuinjectors.co.uk/

Hamish also talked to them.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 25th February 2013, 19:50

Originally Posted by t5frankie

air con? got to keep the luxury eh dave lol

nowt wrong with that. Going to HLM on Thursday - oil change, a/c regas & dyno run. See what we've got.

**Wobbly Dave** · Tuesday 26th February 2013, 15:47

I sent my branch pipe & main MAF>>Turbo pipe to Graeme to have it welded. According to NILES - thankfully no longer with us (at least on here) - Buyer beware & all that - he said the MAF>>Turbo pipe he made me was SS304, so I didn't know you can't weld alloy & stainless together.

I remade the branch pipe out of a piece of SS304 I bought - only to find the little scumbag lied about the material. http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...pipe-completed

TBH it is difficult to tell. The gauge was quite thick - it looked stainless, but Graeme pm-ed me to say - Sorry but no.

So I have sent my original branch pipe.

On the upside - I am glad I decided not to use the forged rods I waited for 3 months for from Niles at the top of last year.

Just so you might want to do something like this yourselves...

I used this software to print & cut the branch & the hole in the main pipe. http://www.harderwoods.com/pipetemplate.php

Just dial the numbers in (I set mine at 45 degrees) print it & stick it to the pipe with sellotape.

I dremelled the branch with a cutting tool a fraction behind the line

and smoothed it with a file head. Beading was created with the beading tool.

Similar process for the hole - Cut...

Smoothed off

**T5frankie** · Tuesday 26th February 2013, 16:23

so you have a set of rods then Dave? dont you think they are what they are supposed to be?

**Wobbly Dave** · Tuesday 26th February 2013, 16:42

No I sold those on to JT. Bought the K1 tech rods instead from Coordsport

**jardon** · Tuesday 26th February 2013, 17:14

Just as an aside you will need an upgraded fuel pump (you may already have fitted one so forgive me if I've missed that) and Coordsport supplied my Deatschwerks DW300. It has lasted longer than my Walbro 255 (which I broke to be fair) and has put up with me running all sorts of methanol mixtures through it (in the name of science).