Well, I finally managed to get the car lowered back down on to the engine. Here are a few shots - all totally filthy !







Quick pic of one of the polyeurethane engine mounts (Filthy with rubber grease) - not tightened up yet as I have to tighten the cross member up first that its attached to, and before I do that I need to put the driveshafts on again.

you do realise... when its all done youre going to have to bring it on over to hamsterly forest with you next time and take me for a spin right ?


 

Im bringing it over soon after its built!

Quote from: knightyyou do realise... when its all done youre going to have to bring it on over to hamsterly forest with you next time and take me for a spin right ?


 

wheres that then ?

Quote from: MarkIm bringing it over soon after its built!

sounds like a plan to me  :!:

Quote from: mr_rollwheres that then ?

mmm, kinda near consett

....although... I just realised maybe thats not where mark visits sometimes... and I just thought of if because we deliver to a few customers there.... not sure... but its somewhere round here !

The girlfriends parents live there (Hamsterley), its near bishop auckland.

what type of power are you expecting out of it?  :?

well - lets put it like this

At 1.0 bar of boost with the same turbo but no head work others have been getting 450-500bhp

Ive built the engine to take 2 bar all day and I have had substantial headwork, bigger valves, more agressive cams

low boost (1-1.4 bar) Im expecting 500-550 and at 2 bar Im hoping for who knows (Probably around 600-650 flywheel)

Guys over on mr2oc in the US are getting 700 rwhp (So about 750 or so flywheel bhp) with the same turbo at slightly over 2 bar. But those engines dont last long!

A few worries are the clutch I have only supports up to 450lb/ft torque - I dont expect to exceed that but it could still be a weak point. I need a torque bar as well to stop the thing twisting out of its mounts - theyre already uprated but I still think they wont take it. Wheels and tyres will also be a problem.

so just a little better than the 450bhp you were origonally aiming for :shock:

aye - side effect of a turbo 4 sizes bigger than i originally planned for:)

planned for ?


planning ?


PAH!   real men make it up as they go along :-p

well, I made the fuel system up as I went along!

well.... Ill let you off just this once then.... and I guess the fact that you planned for one turbo then bought a much bigger one counts for something.... ok ok... youre a man again :shock: