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kent cam
lightened and balanced fly wheel
ported and polished head
reground crank
guys what do these items do are they power mods or just general ones to help the engine work a bit better?
so these mixed with a t28, fmic and group a carb will help me see around 150bhp nice and easy then, without straining the engien?
You should be able to make 150bhp on a standard engine Ross. Just make sure the fuelling is right.
If I had a Performance Cam, T28 Turbo, Ported and polished head, Reground crank and all the fueling sorted with more boost, I'd be hoping for a fair bit more than 150bhp.
Suppose it depends a lot on how much boost you run, but surely you wouldn't bother with all of the above unless you were going to run a decent amount of boost?
Guybrush
06-11-2008, 08:58
so these mixed with a t28, fmic and group a carb will help me see around 150bhp nice and easy then, without straining the engien?
FMIC, "group a " carb, and a t28.... dial it up to 20psi and see what you get. i'll guestimate 180bhp.
put a bit more boost in the mix, and some ignition advance and 200bhp is within reach.
ah well it just so happens to all be on my new 5 so was going to add some blingy bits from my white one and then at least i'd know the potential is there, i set out to get a 150bhp track car but one i could enjoy not risk driving it on the limits ofthe parts etc.
the track action it'll see will be light hearted days nothing major but obviously its nice to be able to one minute have it nice and steady on the road then wang the boost up to an accetable level and use it for fun.
well i'm stoked if it'll see well over 150, that was always the bench mark so the car remained drivable at all times etc.
ah speaking of the advance thing, i have on a spare 5 some kinda adjustable thing on the top of the flywheel going to the aei, i'm guessing this is what you mean however do i need it set up professionally, i have no idea how it fits or works?
also gordon do you mean 20 psi at top or manifold? always confused by this
Random question Ross.. On ebay, the first pic with the other black wheels, is that yours? Because that's the one that was from warrington, right?
no mate used that as an example mine is exactly the same as it, but not got those wheels i thought i'd get away with it due to the fact mines the same, when its not dirty, got to end that auction well reminded as got to pilfer bits of the white one for the new one.
that white one was being sold up north somewhere mate yes by a guy with like 5 they used to advertise them all on autotrader.
Guybrush
06-11-2008, 09:29
ah speaking of the advance thing, i have on a spare 5 some kinda adjustable thing on the top of the flywheel going to the aei, i'm guessing this is what you mean however do i need it set up professionally, i have no idea how it fits or works?
also gordon do you mean 20 psi at top or manifold? always confused by this
at the manifold.... always speak about boost at the manifold.
don't worry about the in-car adjuster for the moment, just set the level at the actuator.... but your right, you should probably get it properly setup.
20 psi at the manifold blimey that like 1.5 bar can it cope with that?
With the right fuelling, yeh.. 'Course it can!
lol fook that, i'm sure it can but i trust my workmanship about as much as i trust gordon brown to do a good job.
steady 1 bar will do me until i'm 3 million percent sure of the car
Guybrush
06-11-2008, 10:00
1bar with all those mods sounds tame... its a place to start tho. :)
no confidence mate lol, i'm sure it'll take about 5 minutes of 1 bar boost to get me pondering what more would be like lol.
No confidence in your car? Does it let you down a lot? :confused:
no mate used that as an example mine is exactly the same as it, but not got those wheels i thought i'd get away with it due to the fact mines the same, when its not dirty, got to end that auction well reminded as got to pilfer bits of the white one for the new one.
that white one was being sold up north somewhere mate yes by a guy with like 5 they used to advertise them all on autotrader.
I know.. He is half an hour away from me and I went to see that white one.
lol dont know not even driven it yet, another hair brained scheme of mine, but until i'm confident in the car i wont be shunting the boost up etc etc the usual thing.
where those cars he had any good bric they looked nice, but dont see him seling any now?
last one was a white one with white multi spokes, prices where meadium/high though hey
Yeh - prices were a bit OTT, and he has a bit of a bad name on RTOC due to selling a dodgy car to an RTOC member. I didn't go to see it with the idea to buy it, more just to help get an idea what sort of a car you get for what money, as I was looking for a runaround.
The car wasn't boosting up properly. You would plant the accelerator and it wouldn't go anywhere. He said it's because it's running 'standard boost', but my red GTT is running standard boost, and that goes somewhere when you put your foot down. It was a nice looking car, but it seemed to have a few niggly bits. It also had the rad fan on a switch, which to me points to possible overheating problems in the past. Oh and I don't think it had a thermostat, as it wasn't heating up properly, which, again, to me pointed to overheating problems.
yeah i'm sure it was the case of buying them in cheap and wanging ghte price up double, they all looked the business though
That's exactly what it is mate. My old car, sold it to a lad who used to be on RTOC, had a ball ache with it, tried to get rid but couldn't seem to sell it, so the price kept going down, and down, and down, untill eventually this guy bought it. Few weeks later it's back on ebay after having a good clean (and an advert which took the piss.. things like Ronal Turbo wheels which supposedly cost £1000 new (they actually cost more like £650 with tires) and an external wastegate, which it really didn't have :sad2:) with a price tag of like, £1000+ more than what he must have bought it for.
Thing is though, because he's a trader, he can get away with charging a lot more, because people have this idea, that because it's a trader, the car will be mint, and you won't have any problems.
Andrew Cooke
06-11-2008, 23:10
Kent cams don't really suit the GTT
And you'll need ign retard, not advance.
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 09:52
Yeh - prices were a bit OTT, and he has a bit of a bad name on RTOC due to selling a dodgy car to an RTOC member. I didn't go to see it with the idea to buy it, more just to help get an idea what sort of a car you get for what money, as I was looking for a runaround.
The car wasn't boosting up properly. You would plant the accelerator and it wouldn't go anywhere. He said it's because it's running 'standard boost', but my red GTT is running standard boost, and that goes somewhere when you put your foot down. It was a nice looking car, but it seemed to have a few niggly bits. It also had the rad fan on a switch, which to me points to possible overheating problems in the past. Oh and I don't think it had a thermostat, as it wasn't heating up properly, which, again, to me pointed to overheating problems.
Yep that was me! :(
Thought it was. He was telling me about that I think when I was test driving that white one.. Can't remember how the story went though TBH. How is the car now anyway? Is it OK?
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 09:57
That's exactly what it is mate. My old car, sold it to a lad who used to be on RTOC, had a ball ache with it, tried to get rid but couldn't seem to sell it, so the price kept going down, and down, and down, untill eventually this guy bought it. Few weeks later it's back on ebay after having a good clean (and an advert which took the piss.. things like Ronal Turbo wheels which supposedly cost £1000 new (they actually cost more like £650 with tires) and an external wastegate, which it really didn't have :sad2:) with a price tag of like, £1000+ more than what he must have bought it for.
Thing is though, because he's a trader, he can get away with charging a lot more, because people have this idea, that because it's a trader, the car will be mint, and you won't have any problems.
Exactly what I thought being naive :scared:- tryed to take him to court too but just wasn't worth it in the end. He could obviously see we hadn't owned a 5 before so took the p***.
It's not the fact of the car being a problem cos that can be fixed, it's just the way he handled it all!
I agree, he is the biggest liar and con man i've ever met - covered loadsa **** up on the car and gets away with it all.
Sorry rant over :p
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:00
Only just finished rebuilding it cos the head was cracked - I think we might have done that though!:scared: Oops.
Going to start it Sun. We tryed last week but the starting motor dowell was in the wrong place so didn't sound good.
Everything's sorted though that was the problem when we bought it. It was only smaller things like sender unit, Renix, TDC etc.
Sorry but who are you on about? Name and shame please.
Lol, he's a guy who sells them on Auto Trader (doesn't seem to have had any on there recently). His trader name is: renault5gtturbo.
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:07
R5GTTURBOS.COM on AutoTrader (Warrington)
Trades under:
J L Motors
Unit 1
Bank Quay Trading Estate
****chers Lane
WARRINGTON
WA1 1PJ
He doesn't always trade under that name though - does it 'privately' sometimes but I can always tell by looking at the pics it's him!
Should I put something in the traders bit - I did do something for the last site?
Oh I know. His My Space page was up on a thread on the old site. Dodgy Geeza.:sad2:
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:09
Yep earns £40k a year and works no more than 10 hours a week - thats him!
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:11
Lol, he's a guy who sells them on Auto Trader (doesn't seem to have had any on there recently). His trader name is: renault5gtturbo.
Thats prob cos i s**t him up a bit - he's still on there but not under his trading name as much.
He took us out for a test drive and doesn't even have a license
This wouldnt be him? http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=182605367
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:13
Yep!
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:15
The thing is though - when you speak to him on the phone and go up and see him, he's really helpful and seemed genuine - until you've bought the car:cry:
Well he sound's like a really nice chap..:jerkoff: It's no wonder people always have a bad opinion of the 5 GT Turbo.
This wouldnt be him? http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=182605367
Thats him.. He loves himself doesn't he..
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:20
I'd better put something in the trader bit again
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 10:21
I'd better put something in the trader bit again
OK there isn't one
I'd better put something in the trader bit again
http://www.rtoc.org/boards/forumdisplay.php?f=42
please do :)
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 12:03
A ha - written a bit of an essay on there :)
Guybrush
07-11-2008, 13:22
Thats him.. He loves himself doesn't he..
you seen that m3 video on there...... why would you bother :scared:
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 13:32
you seen that m3 video on there...... why would you bother :scared:
Cos he's a chav
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 13:33
And quite a few other things;)
amber feel for you mate, its never nice being seen off and in fairness the cars he had r5 wise all looked the dogs gonads, shame they must have been riddles with faults etc.
struggle on matey and get the 5 sorted.
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 13:34
Cos he's a chav
Oh s**t - and he admits it too!! lol
Yeh Ross, they have looked quite nice. Very overpriced though.
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 13:35
amber feel for you mate, its never nice being seen off and in fairness the cars he had r5 wise all looked the dogs gonads, shame they must have been riddles with faults etc.
struggle on matey and get the 5 sorted.
Thank you - yep I was actually distraught lol - I love that car! Nearly there though now - we'll see on Sunday :) Fingers crossed :)
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 13:37
Yeh Ross, they have looked quite nice. Very overpriced though.
But when I thought it was a minter and nothing seemed wrong i was happy to pay that. I also didn't know anything about 5's at the time and trusted him. I was stupid really
tobester
07-11-2008, 13:52
He's missing the o/s front indicator on that m3, so it would appear additionally to some limiter bouncing action his own car is neglected and abused. sorry to hear you were stung amber, but at least your experience could stop other people being stitched, hope you get it sorted soon. :agree:
at some points he had like 5 at a time all looking good but priced so high, i have not seen him with any on there for the last few months at leastso hopefully amber your actions against him and on here slowed down his 5 trade so he's left to, trim his eyebrows.
Amber5GTTurb
07-11-2008, 14:41
Hopefully - that's all I really wanted to do - I knew I wouldn't get anything out of it
But when I thought it was a minter and nothing seemed wrong i was happy to pay that. I also didn't know anything about 5's at the time and trusted him. I was stupid really
Aye :(
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