hi guys,
just wondering if anyone knew the previous owner of my new car who had the engine built or if there was a build thread for it the guy i got the car off said the previous owner was a member on here thanks guys!
the car in question;
Go on I dare you admit it :hidesbehi
that bad is it? haha
That's Shrek's old R. I rebuilt the injectors and fitted new ignition and HIDs before the old engine went bang. He and Niles fitted a V70R engine. it was running between 280 and 300 bhp.
By the way, those wheels used to be white with rainbow sparkles :) it's the one in my signature picture :)
apparently it now has a rebuilt engine with forged pistons and rods steel head gasket and i have a dyno printout for 380bhp, i dont think its a v70r engine now because it still has a distributor cap?
[QUOTE=sundog;697529]apparently it now has a rebuilt engine with forged pistons and rods steel head gasket and i have a dyno printout for 380bhp, i dont think its a v70r engine now because it still has a distributor cap?[/QUOTE] Old - style V70R engine mate, pre ME7. What happened to it after Dan sold it is anybody's guess. **EDIT - he swapped it for a shogun lol**
[QUOTE=sundog;697529]apparently it now has a rebuilt engine with forged pistons and rods steel head gasket and i have a dyno printout for 380bhp, i dont think its a v70r engine now because it still has a distributor cap?[/QUOTE] That means its a volvo 2.3 pre me7 engine from 1997 or earlier
i wish it was still that clean now :) the bonnet has all blistered paint and the passenger side looks like its had a burgondy door fitted and painted. thanks for all your help guys, also it has a td05h16g turbo fitted and running 15psi would that equate to anywhere near the power claimed?
Pink wheels, almost as nice as a Hammerite Silver Suspension..... :P :D
[QUOTE=sundog;697535]i wish it was still that clean now :) the bonnet has all blistered paint and the passenger side looks like its had a burgondy door fitted and painted. thanks for all your help guys, also it has a td05h16g turbo fitted and running 15psi would that equate to anywhere near the power claimed?[/QUOTE] Only one way to find out that's put it on a dyno
[QUOTE=sundog;697535]i wish it was still that clean now :) the bonnet has all blistered paint and the passenger side looks like its had a burgondy door fitted and painted. thanks for all your help guys, also it has a td05h16g turbo fitted and running 15psi would that equate to anywhere near the power claimed?[/QUOTE] TD0516G? Dunno but mine's running 17+ psi and only makes 278.
tell me about it! apparently its purple but i beg to differ, this will be rectified this week :)
Could do with some nice bright wheels
must be them pink wheels getting them extra ponies :)
Fastest gay in the village :hail:
its not really common here with t5s to run a 16g. so hope this helps http://bbs.scoobynet.com/general-technical-10/646604-max-hp-from-td05-16g.html
haha cheers guys, i swapped it with a non turbo 2 litre skyline, i also have a mk1 850 which now has a phase 1 v70 dash and a turbo engine thats my on going project and a 340 drift car so its in good company with the other pieces of junk i own :D
yep Danny's old car
thanks, T5RatherAmusin that seems to say it is possible. will just have to wait and see when i start getting payed from my new job and get it on the rollers, it seems to pull real hard if you floor it at 60 it lights the wheels up when it comes on boost with brand new tryes. i think i will be taking it easy for a while until i get get a wide band afr in it. once i have some money coming in i will give it a good service and do the o rings in the sump as an excuse to make sure it has the internals claimed
[QUOTE=sundog;697551]thanks, T5RatherAmusin that seems to say it is possible. will just have to wait and see when i start getting payed from my new job and get it on the rollers, it seems to pull real hard if you floor it at 60 it lights the wheels up when it comes on boost with brand new tryes. i think i will be taking it easy for a while until i get get a wide band afr in it. once i have some money coming in i will give it a good service and do the o rings in the sump as an excuse to make sure it has the internals claimed[/QUOTE] Sounds like a plan,
my other cars, some of you may remember the 850 i did have a thread on here a long while ago :)
excuse the dirt my unit is on a farm and when the farmers away the boys will play :)
It could still be a later 2.4R engine, I have a 2.4 with a latter twin vvt head but still use a distributor., I would think with that turbo at 15psi, you would see around 280 bhp.
[QUOTE=claymore;697559]It could still be a later 2.4R engine, I have a 2.4 with a latter twin vvt head but still use a distributor., I would think with that turbo at 15psi, you would see around 280 bhp.[/QUOTE] didn't know that
If anybody knows turbos, it'll be our Colin :) I'm pretty sure it had an 18t when the v70r engine went in. (it was a 2.3 V70R engine btw)
i will have a good look over it tomorrow, i planned on "borrowing" my new coilovers off my mk1 for a while anyway. starting to think the guy i boutght the car off was full of waste material. but we will see, also i didnt really think about it yesterday when i got it i went for a drive and it pulled real hard with no problems the i put regular 95ron in it and felt what i assume was a misfire on full boost so im basically driving it with no boost now to be safe until i put some higher octance fuel in it also i got told to drive it only in sport mode because it was mapped in that and it misfires when used in the normal gearbox mode? sounded a bit fishy to me but i was too excited to have my first turbo volvo actually on the road
There was quite a debate about this car on facebook and the wild power claims ....lol
yeah i can imagine one dyno print that came with it was for 450bhp but apparently the turbo died on the rollers so they put this one on and mapped it accordingly, i just hope it lasts a couple of months before im supposed to get a company car then it can be sorted
it came with these pictures, there probably of one of your guy's cars, i almost dont want to know :slap:
[QUOTE=sundog;697572]yeah i can imagine one dyno print that came with it was for 450bhp but apparently the turbo died on the rollers so they put this one on and mapped it accordingly, i just hope it lasts a couple of months before im supposed to get a company car then it can be sorted[/QUOTE] Sorry to disappoint mate, but there is no way on this planet an 850 with an auto box is going to give that sort of power, it would be nice to see that dyno chart, as in the picture that was previously put up, the top was missing so we couldn't see the reg number of the car. I have 434bhp with a manual box and it is on the limit of what the clutch and box can handle.
can we have a photo of the turbo please? td05's are not a direct fit
there appear to be four different engine frames there, in one picture it has a metal looking frame, in another pic it has a shiny new red frame in another it has doweled liners and a blue frame and in the last pick it has a different one again. EDIT: the block with the dowels has blue axle stands next to it, but I still think they are three different engines.
when dan swapped it the engine was not internally modified and the guy he swapped it with wanted ALL THE MODIFIED BITS took off before he would swap with the shogun........i know this for sure as most of the bits taken off are still in my workshop...............the bonnet was in primer when swapped as well ( but it had been bare metaled and etch primed underneath ) hope this helps
The pistons are also different
as you would expect all the pictures i have of the dyno prints have no reg only a name one ahmed el-sayed. i didnt really think that much power would be possible with the auto box but it was a nice dream. if anyone knows of him... i will check the turbo tomorrow and if it is what it says it is i will take a picture. its a good job im easily pleased with a bit of turbo flutter otherwise i think i may be crying inside around now. although the car i swapped it for was mostly a shed in my eyes im only into this for around 1k and i have seen a few things it defiantly has an aftermarket turbo actuator on it and a few other nice bits
thanks t5 steve im not sure on the bonnet as it has the worst paint ever on it now. im reluctant to wash the car until i do something with this even if it means making it rusty to take people eye of some of the bad paintwork and get massive respect from my VW friends haha. my only worry is now if it is tuned so little why it wont run in normal mode on the gear box
at the end of the day its an 850r and its worth more than a grand, well it would be when you sort those stupid wheels out, its probably only got the 16 or 18t turbo as well
[QUOTE=sundog;697588]thanks t5 steve im not sure on the bonnet as it has the worst paint ever on it now. im reluctant to wash the car until i do something with this even if it means making it rusty to take people eye of some of the bad paintwork and get massive respect from my VW friends haha. my only worry is now if it is tuned so little why it wont run in normal mode on the gear box[/QUOTE] When you floor it with high octain fuel in, how far over does the needle go on the boost gauge?
thanks guys, at least if it isnt that built i wont mind stealing the few decent parts it has to go on my project 850 and tidy this one up to its former glory and have a nice use able car
[QUOTE=sundog;697588]thanks t5 steve im not sure on the bonnet as it has the worst paint ever on it now. im reluctant to wash the car until i do something with this even if it means making it rusty to take people eye of some of the bad paintwork and get massive respect from my VW friends haha. my only worry is now if it is tuned so little why it wont run in normal mode on the gear box[/QUOTE] i'll check with dan but sure it was a 16t that was fitted..................it developed a slight misfire the day he swapped but it cured itself on the drive to the swap ( amazing what a good thrashing will cure.............haha ) i know dan did a complete gearbox flush as the box was lazy when he got it...............after the flush it was VERY responsive and one of the most aggressive auto's i've known.............by aggressive i mean it took up drive INSTANTLY and changed INSTANTLY..............
Shrek ? As in really big fella from Nottingham way , ??
only to around 15psi with normal fuel in it misses as soon as it gets past 10 psi, i didnt quite understand how it had been mapped with a "live custom map by AES" as these cars are tuned with chips are they not? unless it has a turbo tuner ecu? which it does not. there is no manual boost controller in line with the standard boost control solenoid but it does have a different actuator. im starting to think it hasnt been mapped and just had the boost upped with the aftermarket actuator? p.s. truly thanks guys i havent been on here 2 years as i went off forums im on retro rides and alike too, but you guys are very welcoming and friendly props to the forum
[QUOTE=gwrt5;697596]Shrek ? As in really big fella from Nottingham way , ??[/QUOTE] big guy yes ..........comes from up north............
If it's boosting to 15psi, it probably is mapped, I think it would hit boost cut before that if it was un mapped, but I might be talking bolloks....lol
t5steve the gearbox is still very good one of the best auto's ive owned. i think when its in economy it hits the boost/fuel cut as its like hitting the rev limiter in my old 2.5 but in sport it just seems to miss badly with this 95 ron fuel
[QUOTE=sundog;697599]only to around 15psi with normal fuel in it misses as soon as it gets past 10 psi, i didnt quite understand how it had been mapped with a "live custom map by AES" as these cars are tuned with chips are they not? unless it has a turbo tuner ecu? which it does not. there is no manual boost controller in line with the standard boost control solenoid but it does have a different actuator. im starting to think it hasnt been mapped and just had the boost upped with the aftermarket actuator? p.s. truly thanks guys i havent been on here 2 years as i went off forums im on retro rides and alike too, but you guys are very welcoming and friendly props to the forum[/QUOTE] sure it still had a rica map when dan swapped it ( only coz we couldn't get our hands on a standard ecu in time ) .................had a full stainless exhaust on as well.............
[QUOTE=claymore;697602]If it's boosting to 15psi, it probably is mapped, I think it would hit boost cut before that if it was un mapped, but I might be talking bolloks....lol[/QUOTE] you talk bolloks........................surely not colin
[QUOTE=sundog;697599]only to around 15psi with normal fuel in it misses as soon as it gets past 10 psi, i didnt quite understand how it had been mapped with a "live custom map by AES" as these cars are tuned with chips are they not? unless it has a turbo tuner ecu? which it does not. there is no manual boost controller in line with the standard boost control solenoid but it does have a different actuator. im starting to think it hasnt been mapped and just had the boost upped with the aftermarket actuator? p.s. truly thanks guys i havent been on here 2 years as i went off forums im on retro rides and alike too, but you guys are very welcoming and friendly props to the forum[/QUOTE] So, will you be coming to the gathering at Shelsley Walsh in August, we have a VPCUK stand this year :)
yeah for sure its one ive always wanted to do but never had anyone to go with, and hopefully have some money laying around as ive just been offered a position as a hgv mot tester with vosa :) gives me a date to get this thing cleaned up for now
here is my supposed spec list, i will use this as a check list tomorrow and see how much is actually there
TD05 16g doesn't have a recirc does it? so why would it have a blanking plate?
Dan had a forge actuator on it so that probably explains one thing. It also used to flutter like mad as a result of the stupidly loud dump valve it had fitted. If there's no dump valve on it now, its gonna flutter like a mo-fo!
yeah there no dump valve at all now so it does flutter like mad, its slightly addictive to say the least.
The 95 ron fuel will be triggering the knock sensors, hence the misfire. I liked that car, thats my old boost gauge on the dash :)
the only upside to that is i cant floor it and watch it drink the fuel! :) every cloud and all that
[QUOTE=sundog;697619]yeah there no dump valve at all now so it does flutter like mad, its slightly addictive to say the least.[/QUOTE] deffo no dump valve when swapped..............i still have it ....haha...............it did have my homemade blanking plate tho..............
[QUOTE=M-R-P;697623]The 95 ron fuel will be triggering the knock sensors, hence the misfire. I liked that car, thats my old boost gauge on the dash :)[/QUOTE] i liked it too....................they are my old wheels on each corner ( it was me that painted them pearl white with rainbow flake overlay )
[QUOTE=t5steve;697634]i liked it too....................they are my old wheels on each corner ( it was me that painted them pearl white with rainbow flake overlay )[/QUOTE] I know, he told me about the glitter... "one scoop or two... Ah sod it, in it goes" lol
[QUOTE=M-R-P;697640]I know, he told me about the glitter... "one scoop or two... Ah sod it, in it goes" lol[/QUOTE] haha ..............don't know what you mean
[QUOTE=sundog;697608]yeah for sure its one ive always wanted to do but never had anyone to go with, and hopefully have some money laying around as ive just been offered a position as a hgv mot tester with vosa :) gives me a date to get this thing cleaned up Mot tester for vosa ?? Runs and hides behind the sofa !!!
[QUOTE=gwrt5;697653][QUOTE=sundog;697608]yeah for sure its one ive always wanted to do but never had anyone to go with, and hopefully have some money laying around as ive just been offered a position as a hgv mot tester with vosa :) gives me a date to get this thing cleaned up Mot tester for vosa ?? Runs and hides behind the sofa !!![/QUOTE] with how clean your truck looks in that picture i doubt you have many problems :)
I thought id seen the last of this car and its super duper logic defying power lol glad to see it in a good home though ;)
thanks mate, it will be much less trauma for you once the auto autopsy is complete :) haha
hahahaha good luck with your ventures mate but I predict youll find nothing more than a remapped ecu and a forged actuator :redface:
[QUOTE=sundog;697609]here is my supposed spec list, i will use this as a check list tomorrow and see how much is actually there
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Thats a lot of upgrades, just the uprated torque converter would cost a fair bit.
Who did you buy it off?
thanks the flying brick i think tbh i will be happy if thats all i find! atleast then i know its fairly safe to not worry about now, i would much rather start with a standard car and go through it properly and make sure everything is a stage 0 and as unstressed as possible. and i swapped the car for my tatty n/a skyline that would have cost more to insure than a gtr but thats besides the point it was some guy from port talbot, owner of dragon modified? but he hadn't had the car long
lol I like how theres three different blocks in the pics with two different sets of pistons and no mention of the block being doweled in the list but clearly shown on one of the blocks!! oh and im pretty sure the head pic is the head that was fitted to my dads car by the same man that fitted the v70 engine to this one!!
I hate to be a pessimist but there's no way on gods earth that this car is the power claimed and even if it was close the gearbox would have gone south well before the claimed figure considering it's not running at the very least an upgraded cooler
Well, you didn't pay much for it, so at least you've not been done.
[QUOTE=AndysR;697773]I hate to be a pessimist but there's no way on gods earth that this car is the power claimed and even if it was close the gearbox would have gone south well before the claimed figure considering it's not running at the very least an upgraded cooler[/QUOTE] Haha, i missed that. So it has an uprated torque converter, but no extra oil cooler for the box......that makes perfect sense lol
[QUOTE=LiamT4;697774]Well, you didn't pay much for it, so at least you've not been done.[/QUOTE] when shrek had it,it was a darling motor and still is and your right as long as the new owner is happy that's all that counts,its just annoying when people try to sell something that's not honest!! my dad bought hes as it was advertised as 294 bhp but when he got it it was bog standard but at some stage in its life it was as it came with a dyno printout backing the claim,but he was happy with the purchase so all was good but it still makes me laugh when people assume everyone is an idiot so claim ridiculous figures and palm off some randome pictures as "proof" the work was done!!
[QUOTE=sundog;697769]thanks the flying brick i think tbh i will be happy if thats all i find! atleast then i know its fairly safe to not worry about now, i would much rather start with a standard car and go through it properly and make sure everything is a stage 0 and as unstressed as possible. and i swapped the car for my tatty n/a skyline that would have cost more to insure than a gtr but thats besides the point it was some guy from port talbot, owner of dragon modified? but he hadn't had the car long[/QUOTE] yeah he was trying to sell in on facebook but after some fierce questioning he removed the post lol
[QUOTE=theflyingbrick;697782]when shrek had it,it was a darling motor and still is and your right as long as the new owner is happy that's all that counts,its just annoying when people try to sell something that's not honest!! my dad bought hes as it was advertised as 294 bhp but when he got it it was bog standard but at some stage in its life it was as it came with a dyno printout backing the claim,but he was happy with the purchase so all was good but it still makes me laugh when people assume everyone is an idiot so claim ridiculous figures and palm off some randome pictures as "proof" the work was done!![/QUOTE] Of course, its not right when people try to fool someone into believing that the car is something that its not but as the cars new owner was skeptical of the claims anyway and didn't pay much for it, its not turned out that bad. I do wonder if the seller tries it on with every car they sell though.
yeah i just needed a car on the road and my tatty skyline wasn't plus the insurance was £££££. and i got fed up with all the lowballers offering me body kitted corsa's for it. i've always wanted an r and i guess i know volvos better than anything else. if he had messaged me saying its standard the paints tatty and its mot'd for 11 months and taxed for 5 i would have still ripped his hand off. at the end of the day if i believed everything i read on that paper i wouldn't be here asking about it :) it would just have been nice to have the built block as im only a flywheel and clutch away from having a full manual conversion laying around the garage if it was needed. im still estatic with the car just driving it around yesterday has given me more ideas and motivation to get my project one done.
[QUOTE=theflyingbrick;697783]yeah he was trying to sell in on facebook but after some fierce questioning he removed the post lol[/QUOTE] Can't imagine who was involved with that little escapade ;)
[QUOTE=sundog;697789]yeah i just needed a car on the road and my tatty skyline wasn't plus the insurance was £££££. and i got fed up with all the lowballers offering me body kitted corsa's for it. i've always wanted an r and i guess i know volvos better than anything else. if he had messaged me saying its standard the paints tatty and its mot'd for 11 months and taxed for 5 i would have still ripped his hand off. at the end of the day if i believed everything i read on that paper i wouldn't be here asking about it :) it would just have been nice to have the built block as im only a flywheel and clutch away from having a full manual conversion laying around the garage if it was needed. im still estatic with the car just driving it around yesterday has given me more ideas and motivation to get my project one done.[/QUOTE] great attitude fella...............it was a good car and i know dan spent a lot of time and money on her..................i'm sure she will serve you well..............i think i still have the r badge from the boot if you want it...................
I have a black bonnet free to a good home if you can collect or arrange collection
[QUOTE=t5steve;697801]great attitude fella...............it was a good car and i know dan spent a lot of time and money on her..................i'm sure she will serve you well..............i think i still have the r badge from the boot if you want it...................[/QUOTE] thanks mate, it had the 850R badge on the boot when i got it but the boot doesn't close very well and the badge fell off! haha now i need to find some tape!
[QUOTE=caseyt5;697823]I have a black bonnet free to a good home if you can collect or arrange collection[/QUOTE] i wish i could collect mate the bonnet is so bad on it :( thanks for the offer though! ill see what i can do :D
Here's a couple of vids of your car with the noisy dump valve... [video=youtube;LQ8hQQJDheM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQ8hQQJDheM[/video]
[video=youtube;kFL8NSffUw0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kFL8NSffUw0[/video] I'm not normally a fan of dump valves but it was so loud, it was comical lol.
[video=youtube_share;R-Nk8iacrxs]http://youtu.be/R-Nk8iacrxs[/video] this is it now barely boosting :)
link no worky dude
[QUOTE=sundog;697831]i wish i could collect mate the bonnet is so bad on it :( thanks for the offer though! ill see what i can do :D[/QUOTE] No worries, I can always pallet it to you if you pay the carriage :)
May have some extremly good Panels coming up very soon
[QUOTE=merc85;697870]May have some extremly good Panels coming up very soon[/QUOTE] :yikes: don't do it!
[QUOTE=M-R-P;697798]Can't imagine who was involved with that little escapade ;)[/QUOTE] not sure mate but I heard hes a proper good looking bloke lol
thanks guys, it wont be for a while as i don't get payed for some time :) i fitted my coilovers today they have been stood for a year and are a little squeaky i hope that passes as they were only used for a month before i blew my other car. the difference is amazing although it is a little scary when it comes on boost round a corner with the auto box but im very happy with the car i will do my best to bring her back to its former glory in the next few months ready for the RR gathering.
so with the pictures;
it is a 16t turbo as people thought, and this was the actuator, quite a pretty thing :)
fitted my old omp wheel as the steering wheel that came with the car was rather horrible,
gave it a wash this is the bad side there is paint chipping on the doors which are burgondy underneath
and as you can see the state of the bonnet once it dried in this picture. im almost ashamed to say the wheel colour is growing on me a little, although i think a power blue may be nicer.
[QUOTE=caseyt5;697860]No worries, I can always pallet it to you if you pay the carriage :)[/QUOTE] do you have any idea on a rough price i might manage a few little jobs this week, or rob a bank or something :bud:
[QUOTE=sundog;698016]thanks guys, it wont be for a while as i don't get payed for some time :) i fitted my coilovers today they have been stood for a year and are a little squeaky i hope that passes as they were only used for a month before i blew my other car. the difference is amazing although it is a little scary when it comes on boost round a corner with the auto box but im very happy with the car i will do my best to bring her back to its former glory in the next few months ready for the RR gathering.
so with the pictures;
it is a 16t turbo as people thought, and this was the actuator, quite a pretty thing :)
fitted my old omp wheel as the steering wheel that came with the car was rather horrible,
gave it a wash this is the bad side there is paint chipping on the doors which are burgondy underneath
and as you can see the state of the bonnet once it dried in this picture. im almost ashamed to say the wheel colour is growing on me a little, although i think a power blue may be nicer.[/QUOTE]
Wheel colour growing on you? Reality check due now! Lol
Looks like it sits well and it's amazing how well these handle with the right suspension set up :)
Btw I suspect your dash cluster has been swapped at some stage as no 850R has a 155 mph speedo they're all 160 speedos from the factory ;)
thanks andysR i didn't know that but it would explain why the millage has gone down :)
[QUOTE=merc85;697870]May have some extremly good Panels coming up very soon[/QUOTE] That doesn't sound good :0
hopfully a good compound will sort out the bodywork, mainly the bonnet. ill pass comment on the wheels lol. loving the steering wheel though.
thanks guys the wheels are kind of love or hate my mate loves them i'm not so keen but i only have what paint is laying around my garage to play with. i'm starting to feel skeptical it even has a remap at all, i ran the fuel as low as i dare (it wasn't registering on the gauge) put some super unleaded in it, ran that through for a while and its still missing all over the place at around 15psi, it even spiked a couple of times and hit fuel cut i did see the gauge go up to maybe past 20psi on one spike. im assuming its harder to diagnose being auto, and not being able to hold it at a continuous load site, i really should just drive it around for a while until i can stage zero it but this new boost game is addictive, i know the car was running as probably mapped with a rip kit but it no longer has that would that make too much of a difference? i;m pretty much rambling now its getting late, i will try some research tomorrow but this is why i like starting with standard cars :D
Rip kit will make no difference. Stg zero sounds a good idea though
car definately had a rica mapped ecu when dan swapped it..................but next owner could have pulled it out....................
Depends on which super unleaded you used, the supermarket stuff is crap. V-power or nothing :) if its still got the blue injectors, it won't be running lean :)
[QUOTE=sundog;698016]...
fitted my old omp wheel as the steering wheel that came with the car was rather horrible...[/QUOTE]
Not sure about the pink wheels but I like the steering wheel, this is mine:
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I found a stage zero list on the IPD website.........sorry if everyone knows this already..... [I]Stage ZERO Tuning List: •Cap, rotor, plugs, and wires •Air, fuel and oil filter service •Trans fluid flush •Inspect & replace vacuum lines and IC piping rubber •Upgrade to silicone hoses where possible •Test / replace 02 sensors •Verify proper fuel flow using a fuel pressure tester and replace fuel pumps if needed •Clean / replace injectors •Clean intercooler / intercooler plumbing •Compression and cylinder leak down test[/I]
[QUOTE=sundog;698016]thanks guys, it wont be for a while as i don't get payed for some time :) i fitted my coilovers today they have been stood for a year and are a little squeaky i hope that passes as they were only used for a month before i blew my other car. the difference is amazing although it is a little scary when it comes on boost round a corner with the auto box but im very happy with the car i will do my best to bring her back to its former glory in the next few months ready for the RR gathering.
so with the pictures;
it is a 16t turbo as people thought, and this was the actuator, quite a pretty thing :)
fitted my old omp wheel as the steering wheel that came with the car was rather horrible,
gave it a wash this is the bad side there is paint chipping on the doors which are burgondy underneath
and as you can see the state of the bonnet once it dried in this picture. im almost ashamed to say the wheel colour is growing on me a little, although i think a power blue may be nicer.[/QUOTE]
Aaah, that's right, it wasn't a forge actuator... we had fun with that thing, if you look closely, you'll see some washers between the actuator and the bracket to help get the actuator in the right place.
Nice to see it getting some love :)
i'm glad you said that is the one you fitter i was so close to putting my standard one on just to rule it out, i think its getting a little better now had a look at the spark plugs and they are OLD they have oil stains on the insulator and the gaps were off my local motor factor hasn't got any plugs so i re gapped them and cleaned them up hoping i can get some tomorrow :)
[QUOTE=M-R-P;698434]Depends on which super unleaded you used, the supermarket stuff is crap. V-power or nothing :) if its still got the blue injectors, it won't be running lean :)[/QUOTE] it is still on the blue injectors, unfortunately i live no where near a shell garage, the closest i have is esso, but coming to think of it last time i got some super from there is was cloudy as, i put some in a clear bottle and couldn't see through it :/ i guess being such a small town it dosen't get used alot so gets contaminated over time
They should be platinum plugs, and being the case shouldnt be cleaned and re-gaped as this will result in the centre electrode being damaged.
[QUOTE=merc85;698531]They should be platinum plugs, and being the case shouldnt be cleaned and re-gaped as this will result in the centre electrode being damaged.[/QUOTE] that isn't the best then, it does pull alot higher boost without missing now so the proof of concept is there, which are the best plugs to use in a mild tuned engine? thanks :)
[QUOTE=sundog;698530]it is still on the blue injectors, unfortunately i live no where near a shell garage, the closest i have is esso, but coming to think of it last time i got some super from there is was cloudy as, i put some in a clear bottle and couldn't see through it :/ i guess being such a small town it dosen't get used alot so gets contaminated over time[/QUOTE] lat time i put some esso super in i thought my car was broken misfiring all over the shop
little update on the car for anyone that cares, it is now running great after i had to send my mother out 20 miles to the nearest shell station for some v-power and some fresh plugs :D i had never seen platinum plugs before only having n/a cars previous so i didn't quite grasp how well used the old plugs were until i had something to compare them to the tips were around a mill shorter and burnt to a point! managed to make it out to skeggness last night for a cruise and returned 27mpg which is better than i expected. although my friend following me said it puffs a little smoke out when laboring up hills, hopefully its the turbo and not the piston rings, i have a spare 16t
Good news mate :)
well it seems the guy i got the car off is deffinatly the guy that spews this bull out of his mouth for a living, allow to to preset my skyline which is now back up for "swapz" my mate sent me this last night as i'm too uncool to be part of the facebook group it is advertised on.
the only true thing in that post is the clutch as i fitted that the other week, gtr grill? no thats a standard one that has been cut down because the car had a front end smash, i straightened the inner wing. nismo wheels? "nismo stickers on cheap alloys" would be a better fit. why would you even bother fitting a bigger throttle body and higher fuel pressure on a standard 12 valve 2 litre that originally only made 130bhp and it runs like it makes half of that. just a heads up guys this guy is a king tuner in his head, i feel sorry for the next guy that has to deal with him.
What a tit! Thing is, you still got a good car out of it, even if it doesn't have the spec he said it did. It's a good thing you signed up here as you now have a good idea of what's really going on with the car and plenty of info to hand if there's a problem :)
yeah i've been a member here for 2 years :) i've just been hiding and i feel i got the better deal regardless it's the next person i feel sorry for the person who may not know any different, and be stuck with a lot of problems i can take the risk because i'm a qualified mechanic and auto electrician. but the next person could be someone believes it all and ends up out of pocket big time
[QUOTE=sundog;700093]yeah i've been a member here for 2 years :) i've just been hiding and i feel i got the better deal regardless it's the next person i feel sorry for the person who may not know any different, and be stuck with a lot of problems i can take the risk because i'm a qualified mechanic and auto electrician. but the next person could be someone believes it all and ends up out of pocket big time[/QUOTE] :slap: forgot you've been here nearly as long as me lol. He didn't stick around long on facebook when we started picking holes in his advert. The whole thread got deleted!
glad to hear you sorted the running issue mate,regards the skyline ad...........................................im keeping quite lmao
[QUOTE=claymore;697571]There was quite a debate about this car on facebook and the wild power claims ....lol[/QUOTE] That will have been me lol I'm still waiting for dyno printout ....
don't worry i'm still waiting for the wheels he was posting me :/
Must have seen you coming