As i never brought it to Nat day i thought i'd start a thread to on the Volvo conversion i'm doing, i'll update it every now and then when more is completed
As i never brought it to Nat day i thought i'd start a thread to on the Volvo conversion i'm doing, i'll update it every now and then when more is completed
oh flippin heckthats discraceful! its more porn for me eyes
Originally Posted by raj
oh flippin heck
Never thought my car would get you that excited
oh man yo just dont know! thing is ive wanted a b18ft powered 5 for ages but never had the time to do one, so you can understand why i get a boner when i see yoursNever thought my car would get you that excited
the only other one i get to see personally is the rear engined one which has been off the road ever since notnormal sold it, its been rebuilt now but unsure how far its actually got.
im assuming youve got a that wild cam fitted? did you have the exhaust manifold fabricated or did you buy it from prima?
Yeah the wild cam is i the head now and is all torqued down now to the block. At the moment its a prima exhaust ma nifold but its getting taking off and a new one fitted, i've got a few probs with it so need to fabricate a new one. Plus i don't like the Prima one anyway
what issues are you having with the prima one? clearance or something else? i thought with being similar to the gtt one it would be ok! it looks ok from the pics.
The quality and the fit isn't brilliant, its been extended already to move the turbo out abit more but i need it out further as the compressor housing is about 1" from the thermostat housing so can't fit a hose on. Also i got to fit the external wastegate in there too
Its going to be easier to fabricate a new one rather then mod this one plus i can position the turbo where i want.
so will you be going for a shorter manifold to turbo run.? hang on..isnt the OE manifold short.? suppose the problem with the turbo being down the back of the engine would be clearance? and more faffin around?The quality and the fit isn't brilliant, its been extended already to move the turbo out abit more but i need it out further as the compressor housing is about 1" from the thermostat housing so can't fit a hose on. Also i got to fit the external wastegate in there too
Its going to be easier to fabricate a new one rather then mod this one plus i can position the turbo where i want.
Yeah with the turbo i'm using the space down the back is limited so positioning it above the gearbox works better for me, obviously the run will be longer than standard.
Just to compare Haz said he didn't feel any difference between the standard manifold and the Prima one, just made getting to the turbo easier, with the new manofold i'll se if i can squeeze abit more out of it by changing the design abit.
Cooler alert
..... You going for a mani design to the one said in PM a while ago?.... The only changed id do is move the battery to other side to spread the weight more over the front wheels.....
looks goodis that still the one from many moons ago?
Yeah the cooler is abit big isn't it
On;y reason battery is in that place is because header tank other parts will be living on the other side so hopefully the weight will be even, if not it'll go just behind the passenger seat.
Its still the same red one i had when i met you boys in the pub near windsor, if your thinking of the blue one that was sold over a year ago now.looks good
mate, that intercooler is bigger than my house!!
its looking good, i didn't get to see it properly in your garage.
yep defo looks the lick in the flesh and attention to detail in the bay so far gets my vote
mark my 5 will be ready on friday so i'll be able to give you a hand over the weekend
I think that's the biggest I/C I've ever seen and I have friends into highly tuned Jap cars, damn boy!
I think that's the biggest I/C I've ever seen and I have friends into highly tuned Jap cars, damn boy!
Thing is i'm not the only one with this size intercooler on my car, i believe another high powered car runs the same one.
its not the size of the cooler, its the way you push it through it......LOL
Oh i haven't forgot about that mateits not the size of the cooler, its the way you push it through it......LOL
I am fabricating a few little panels to direct air into the rad too just to make sure it has enough air flow sitting behind it.
would nt that massive intercooler increase turbo lag?
im sure a little extra boooooshhht will compensate for thatwould nt that massive intercooler increase turbo lag?
Really depends on turbo, air flow and pipe run.would nt that massive intercooler increase turbo lag?
I've used this intercooler with a C1J in situ with a VNT and between this intercooler and the old intercooler i had (forge front mount) i had no decrease in boost pressure across the set up.
I had a little sneak preview when you done the work on my 5.
Very nice mark. Should be a minter when done.
Cheers mate, i should be doing some more work on it soon so will have some more pics to put up.
Been a while since i added to my thread so i thought i'd write an up date.
Since last time half the boost hose's have been fitted, alternator is finally on with the new bracket, sourced a coil pack to convert it from the originl dizzy (just got to mount it), fitted the Willies wheels, new suspension all round and i've finally desided on the turbo position in the engine bay. Once its mounted i can finish off the other side of the boost pipes.
Over christmas the plan is to get the exhaust manifold built so i can mount the turbo and start the exhaust, mount the oil cooler and run the pipes, mount coil pack and modify various other brackets to allow me to fit various bits. Might do abit of wiring too while i've got it out the garage.
I'll stick some progress pics up soon, its taking a while to do but it'll be worth it when its finished
so where have you decided to mount the turbo unit mark.?
Its abit hard to describe but it'll be 90deg the other way to where its sitting now, also got a new turbo for it the old T34 has been sold
Got a few pic's of the slow progress on the 5.
Got the exhaust all mounted now, its Haz's old 3" system which i've modded abit to fit it to the car. I've welded a new 45deg end on the tailpipe and slash cut it, welded new mounts on and made a little mount on the back engine mount so the downpipe will have abit more support. The system has a flexible jiont in the so the movement from the engine won't crack the exhaust.
On thing i might have to change is removing the scilencer, its quite big and sits very close to all the fuel lines so might remove it and just run a straight through pipe.
Got the Willy wheels fitted too finally, just need abit of a clean
Hope to get some more done soon.
That is just complete filth, you filth loving heathin
When do you think the cars ready by? the wheels suit it well
I'm so wanting it done for this year mate, like to have it done for summertime. Money has been abit tight recently so trying to save for the last bits has been abit hard, the ECU is one of the main things i need to get.When do you think the cars ready by? the wheels suit it well
Thats just a massive FMIC yeah? Is it overkill markey or really needed?
I prob didn't need to buy one as big as it but it was cheap and has been used on a 5 before. I've used and tested i before on my old engine and it worked perfect, i wouldn't use it with a small turbo though.
thats coming along nicely
cant wait to see this finished mark.
Well after a long while i finally got an exhaust manifold on my car now
Thanks goes to Big Jim Racing for making the manifold, i was intending to make it myself but just haven't had the time. I'm glad i got him to do it though as it looks bloody brilliant
Now its on the car with the turbo and external in situ i can get on with the other jobs to finish off the engine bay
looks awsome m8 hope all goes well.
nice bit of kit there markWell after a long while i finally got an exhaust manifold on my car now
Thanks goes to Big Jim Racing for making the manifold, i was intending to make it myself but just haven't had the time. I'm glad i got him to do it though as it looks bloody brilliant
Now its on the car with the turbo and external in situ i can get on with the other jobs to finish off the engine bay
nice work mark , love the colour code off the gear box and engine block what did u use ??
keep it up mate
Looking good, looks like its all coming together for the summer
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On the turbo where do you get that mesh from so you do not need a filter?? Car is fecking awesome good work fella.
Cheers mate, its been a long build but nearly there.
Its not mesh mate, its just a cover that the turbo arrives with to protect the blades.
what w/g is that? looks the same as my one from demonmotorsport
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Looks good Mark
I really want to get it done asap mate but its just money at the moment, need to save abit more to get the thing finished.New poster! (less than 10 posts)
Looks good Mark
Always the way mate never enough money. By the way just to let you know ive stripped all the bits off the van engine, ready to take the head off. Probably this weekend
Its a D Developments external, 38mm. Got it a while ago so can't remember the price exactlywhat w/g is that? looks the same as my one from demonmotorsport
Ah cool, let us know what you find when you pull it off mateAlways the way mate never enough money. By the way just to let you know ive stripped all the bits off the van engine, ready to take the head off. Probably this weekend
That is insane mate, I'm putting a volvo lump in my clio but nothing like as mad as what your are doing...
What have you changed engine wise then, better pistons ? just looking at the size of that turbo it's gonna be running some serious hp and was curious to what you have changed internally...
Also what did you paint the engine with ?
Bottom end wise its fairly standard apart from a balanced crank and a very light flywheel, top end the head has recieved a far bit of porting, bigger valves, stronger valve springs, custom spec cam which Scoff kindly come up and just a few other little bits.
I painted the engine block in Hammerite, need a few other bits doing soon but not sure to paint or ploish yet
Shame it won't be ready for the end of the month really, Mark.
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