Well, got the sump off:



Extracted Number one piston and saw the damage after I wiped the oil off it.




I tapped the back of the piston and the bits broke off!!



Thank god I didnt drive it hard or far with the piston in that shape or I would have been looking for a new block as well !!

When I take something apart and bits fall off after I have the part in my hand  Im often left wondering how the hell it worked at all while the component was cracked/damaged.  Because sure as hell, you couldnt put the bit back in place where it was build the thing back up and expect it to work.

Very strange.

Bah, a bit of gaffa tape would fix that up nicely.

pah!

how are you going to get 500bhp out of that little dinky thing !

With this

rofl.... well its a start

you sure you cant find a bigger turbo?  it seems a little small  

So what is it, a Garrett T1000 or something?  

Shes a GT3582r

Good for 600 bhp

Next on the list is a boot-mount intercooler

going for the 4th one down:

http://www.ssautochrome.com/level.itml/icOid/1437

update

Just ordered downpipe for GT35 and T3 flange adapter to bolt the big bastard on to my exhaust manifold

Block back from gettng bored out this week - w00t

You know, I havent even thought about what its going to be like having a 500+ bhp car (That turbo will pull 600 all day long) on the road

I have a rough idea that its going to be AWESOME though !!

zero to in a hedge in 6 seconds then eh? lol

Quote from: Binary Shadowzero to in a hedge in 6 seconds then eh? lol

nah, its an MR2 not a Calibra  

youd be hard pressed to get a calibra into a hedge in 6 seconds, since itll be FWD or at least FWD bias and wont even hit 60mph in that time

Depends how far away the hedge is