my ginger mobile, from start to present... pic heavy!!

[Fordy]

you need to run more fuel through it fella 12.3 is only just safe on most injection turbo engines.

I'd be down into 11.8-11.5, you will loose a max of 10hp but your pistons will be much happier in the long bike chasing runs

[Danboi2]

Have you seen these?

http://www.lloydspecialistdevelopmen...ition-ECU.html

[markey b]

looks a bit posh, mappable ignition will probably be my next step once i've remorgaged for a VNT overhaul

[markey b]

update is...... its still sleeping

on the plus side, the new toy arrives tomorrow...

its only 110bhp

[markey b]

slight update... after its slumber since aug 2011, finally got it out the garage friday night, got it up to the unit and replaced the starter and clutch cable, then got it MOT'd on sat





needless t o say it sailed through, so just need to tax it ready for the nice weather

bit smokey and my turbo needs a rebuild so thats going to be next on the list

only problem i have now is that i'm spoilt for choice when the sun is out.....

[markey b]

30miles so far this year... then booom!









new head to go on, and this, and a few tweaks for 2012

[Coops]

blummin heck you chew through a few engines

F7P turbo time

[Brigsy]

About time you set it up properly aint it lol

[markey b]

just liners not engines

overskimmed head is finally being retired, found split coolant pipe and no mixture screw which i think helped it die, also retarded the ignition timing and i'm gonna swap the TDC leads over to make up for less advance..

should be back and running again in a few evenings and wonder how far i'll get this time, and as for F7 turbo... naaaaa

[James5]

M

just liners not engines

overskimmed head is finally being retired, found split coolant pipe and no mixture screw which i think helped it die, also retarded the ignition timing and i'm gonna swap the TDC leads over to make up for less advance..

should be back and running again in a few evenings and wonder how far i'll get this time, and as for F7 turbo... naaaaa

Mark doing all that will help but you seriously need to monitor for det

[markey b]

M

Mark doing all that will help but you seriously need to monitor for det

and a little less boost for time being until i get some EFI or mappable ignition

[jamie_clioGTT]

dude.. you are a living ledgend

how many times have u blew it up? fair play for keep going back to it.

[HAndy]

just liners not engines

overskimmed head is finally being retired, found split coolant pipe and no mixture screw which i think helped it die, also retarded the ignition timing and i'm gonna swap the TDC leads over to make up for less advance..

should be back and running again in a few evenings and wonder how far i'll get this time, and as for F7 turbo... naaaaa

about time mr B
maybe invest in a digital/twin port boost controller for the spike issues and start measuring inlet temps/egt's your pushing way to much boost for
" best guess tuning"

or if you want more reliable 230-300 bhp then start again with more capacity, like the b18f/f7 engines

after the 3 or 4 blow ups you have had, the c1j rebuilds would have paid for a bigger /better engine set up ie oil sprays under the pistons and fuel injection, and no liners to split, that said get it wrong on the above renault blocks and you can start spending money

your call

might be up and running in another month or so( depending on how much longer helix can piss about making my clutch) anyway could pop over and tempt you to the join the f series club, its catching

[markey b]

i can see what your saying but the power delivery of a C1j is unlike any other, and i dont want it to loose its savageness, thats what makes it fun

liner replaced last night, just got to put valves in the new head and put it all back together





thought id sort some of my carbon bits too, as they had been attacked by the UV light

before:



after:



just need to put some 2k lacquer on to gloss them up a bit

[Os8472]

Does this mean ginge will make an appreance at Blyton Park?

[markey b]

Does this mean ginge will make an appreance at Blyton Park?

nope, ali's birthday

[Os8472]

nope, ali's birthday

Tell her, her mother lied and she was born on the 29th

[markey b]

Tell her, her mother lied and she was born on the 29th

u tell her that hero! lol

[Os8472]

u tell her that hero! lol

F**k no lol

[r5 rich]

when you going to sell it to me then, it matches my hair pefect

[markey b]

when you going to sell it to me then, it matches my hair pefect

i'll sell it when u make me a tidy offer
*cough* E46 M3 *cough*

[markey b]

spent a couple of hours on it yesterday and got new head built up. remembered how much of an arse fitting uprated valve springs with a 16v tool is...

[Coops]

i can see what your saying but the power delivery of a C1j is unlike any other, and i dont want it to loose its savageness, thats what makes it fun

have you been in a high boost F7P motor? if you think a pokey 200 odd bhp C1J is savage try a fastchipped laggy F7P fella, believe me it brings a whole new meaning to savage when it spools up

[James5]

have you been in a high boost F7P motor? if you think a pokey 200 odd bhp C1J is savage try a fastchipped laggy F7P fella, believe me it brings a whole new meaning to savage when it spools up

I am with Coops, about time you changed to the F7p

[markey b]

have you been in a high boost F7P motor? if you think a pokey 200 odd bhp C1J is savage try a fastchipped laggy F7P fella, believe me it brings a whole new meaning to savage when it spools up

i didn't mean they were slow, i meant with a VNT on a c1j starts spooling at 1500rpm hits 27psi by 3000 and pulls to the limiter at 7k, spins up in 5th in the dry by stabbing the loud pedal

[Danboi2]

i didn't mean they were slow, i meant with a VNT on a c1j starts spooling at 1500rpm hits 27psi by 3000 and pulls to the limiter at 7k, spins up in 5th in the dry by stabbing the loud pedal

I think im going to have to get a passenger ride in a c1j with a VNT before I decide on my next turbo

[bigdur]

nope, ali's birthday

My wifes birthday on the 28th too.

[Coops]

i didn't mean they were slow, i meant with a VNT on a c1j starts spooling at 1500rpm hits 27psi by 3000 and pulls to the limiter at 7k, spins up in 5th in the dry by stabbing the loud pedal

oh no I know you didn't mean that mate, its not the speed I thought you we're on about, its the delivery, the F7P on a pikie chip provides a very brutal power spike as it comes on boost, its a right giggle! I know mine aint slow, 12.3 1/4 mile on road tyres shows that, I wasn't talking about outright power

[djinuk]

for me the appeal to the c1j is..

• the fact its 1.4 and sounds like a tractor,
• the fact when you open the bay you cant see the engine, just stuff all around it.
• and the fact that most jobs can be done without removing the engine.

If i was offered another one on a plate for minimal cash id take it.. but until that day im happy to stick with c1j

[markey b]

little bit more done last night... just cooling system to finish and boost pipes etc.

turns over with good oil pressure, also want to do some wiring so will do it thurs eve all being well







Finally put a feed pipe onto the ducts, mounted to the car itself so stays in place when bumper is removed, and lines up with duct when bumper is on. currently just an extra air feed to filter may use it for wastegate if i get heat problems in the bay

[gttjames]

looking good mark

[Os8472]

Does this mean it'll be on the road before Christmas?

[markey b]

Does this mean it'll be on the road before Christmas?

try this eve

[Coops]

[Os8472]

try this eve

About time

[markey b]

well, its apart again, had a rattle, couldn't find it in situ so engine out and stripped again

[Coops]

[James5]

well, its apart again, had a rattle, couldn't find it in situ so engine out and stripped again

Noooooooooooooo I feel for you matey , were was the rattle from top end, bottom?

[markey b]

Noooooooooooooo I feel for you matey , were was the rattle from top end, bottom?

sounded like top end, but with rocker cover off sounds like bottom, but flywheel end?! needs to be stripped and checked and done properly i guess

[Os8472]

sounded like top end, but with rocker cover off sounds like bottom, but flywheel end?! needs to be stripped and checked and done properly i guess

But your idea of properly differs from everybody else's, namely "ah that'll do, chuck it in and wined the boost up"

[markey b]

But your idea of properly differs from everybody else's, namely "ah that'll do, chuck it in and wined the boost up"

That's because if you spend too much time and money it's only a waste when it pops again. I think fuelling is what keeps breaking it, ive never ever had mechanical failure of an engine I've nailed together...

[TNT ANDY]

Gutted for you mate

[markey b]

Thanks to mr mad andy my cam is now at 113deg rather than 120odd lol

Hopefully have bottom end in this eve, just waiting for mls gasket to land. Already changed gearbox oil with elf stuff just brake fluid change and few odds and sods

[James5]

Thanks to mr mad andy my cam is now at 113deg rather than 120odd lol

Hopefully have bottom end in this eve, just waiting for mls gasket to land. Already changed gearbox oil with elf stuff just brake fluid change and few odds and sods

Fingers crossed for you what was the rattle in the end?

[markey b]

Fingers crossed for you what was the rattle in the end?

No idea but I've checked anything expensive so if it still rattles I'll wear ear plugs and ignore it lol

[markey b]

and.....

its running with no knock... no idea what it was but its gone

[James5]

and.....

its running with no knock... no idea what it was but its gone

Fingers crossed it makes more than 30miles

[markey b]

Fingers crossed it makes more than 30miles

who knows?! lol

[TNT ANDY]

Good work fella. NOw get it ts here for a viewing.

[markey b]

Good work fella. NOw get it ts here for a viewing.

will do fella, just not on a school night