as title car goes be sorted next friday ill get it back the following week i cant bloody wait. having a bottom end rebuild done and also having the inlet manifold ported at the same time
as title car goes be sorted next friday ill get it back the following week i cant bloody wait
dropped the car off friday evening at gt motorsport in stoke
At the moment am not sure when work is starting on my car but he promised work would start next week.
I also went up to endon services yesterday to pick up the liner seals i ordered on tuesday off them and im going to gsf on monday after work to pick up the uprated head gasket
oh and whilst i was on the phone to gsf i was informed that ex europarts guru ian nixon now works at a garage only 2 mins from my house so i think ill be paying him a visit for a few tips etc
ian nixon is the man to see he,s built and supplied me so much in the past shame he dont have his garage EP motorsport any more.Originally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
dropped the car off friday evening at gt motorsport in stoke
At the moment am not sure when work is starting on my car but he promised work would start next week.
I also went up to endon services yesterday to pick up the liner seals i ordered on tuesday off them and im going to gsf on monday after work to pick up the uprated head gasket
oh and whilst i was on the phone to gsf i was informed that ex europarts guru ian nixon now works at a garage only 2 mins from my house so i think ill be paying him a visit for a few tips etc
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Ian Nixon is sound he no's his onions. But i aint to sure about his group a carbs bore washed a couple of me mates 5'sNot knocking the guy i knew of some mega quick 5's he built just never heard much good feedback on the carbs.
Ah wondered what happened to the old boy! If you do see him say hi from me, been ages since i last spoke to him.
not a problem mark i should be going up once my cars back on the road, and i think you will find the general rule is not to put group a carbs on gtt anymore and concentrate mor eon 2nd stage etc
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Ahh I see me owd flirter i stand corrected suppose im a bit V on them these days aint had one for 5 years you seeMikeanics used to set mine up, Never owned one of the E.P Group A carbs but a few of me mates had them back then.
Last edited by Deako83; 21-04-2010 at 18:59.
well after going up to gt motorsport tonight and finding my car in exactly the same place as i left it i was rather miffed to say the least so iv spoken to ian nixon and hes told me take my car to him next wkend and he will also fit me the cam i have without taking engine out
Likewise, had no idea he was still going!!
Pass on my best wishes as well...
yes no probs guys he started working at a garage local to me bout 7 months ago and he still works on gt turbos from his house i was on the phone to him for just over 30mins hes a top bloke
well guys my car is off up to ian nixon in the morning to get the work done not happy one bit with gt motorsport not going to go into why, anyway everything will be sorted by ian
also getting the bb tuning racing cam fitted which i believe to be the same as a piper 270 this will suit me fine as im not going big number chasing
Last edited by BluntyR5GTT; 23-04-2010 at 17:07.
Andy can you ask Ian when you see him, what happened to his twin engined orange 5? Would very much like to know if it's still in one piece
That was sold years ago, a member on here owns it (Mark, but not sure of his last name or user name).
Was featured in recent PFC, had few little changes so still going strong.
Thanks Mark, I will do some digging. Hoping who ever has it now might sell it
From what i read its having 2 new engines, so doubt it'll be for sale!
yes its having 2 new set up engines going for 600bhp
Last edited by BluntyR5GTT; 24-04-2010 at 11:04.
well guys iv just dropped my car off to ian nixon what an absolute top guy he is
mark i remembered you to him and told him bout your car now etc he said ur a good lad and one of the better ones to take advice off
ian called me this morning at 9.30am to let me know he had started work on my car i really am happy that my car is in such capable hands his knowledge is prob 2nd to none, he was asking how much power i wanted and said he could get me 320bhp but at that they dont last to long, i just said get it me running right and just want it a little fast road 5
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i reckon 180 - 200bhp in a 5 will kill most things on the road
Last edited by Deako83; 25-04-2010 at 15:46.
yeah thats about the figure that id like end up with when i upgrade the turbo something like 180-190 will do me fine.
Plenty power that is see ctr's off & all the other clit cars that are about today no probs
you can say hi from me toowell guys my car is off up to ian nixon in the morning to get the work done not happy one bit with gt motorsport not going to go into why, anyway everything will be sorted by ian
also getting the bb tuning racing cam fitted which i believe to be the same as a piper 270 this will suit me fine as im not going big number chasing
Not sure that cam will be a 270, you'd want to check what's stamped on the end.
will do andy
I'd still go bigger with the turbo mate in the future if your having the cam fitted. You'll get the most from it if you do.will do andy
i am mate am still having that turbo we discussed a while back just going run this engine in 1st
just this second received a call from ian he informs me that the head and sump is off, the 270 cam is fitted pistons/liners are out he has re wired the fan and oil pressure and done alot more, and informed me that all being well ill have my car back friday
Would it be possible for you to PM his details to me please? How did you get your car to him if you dont mind me asking? I am very quickly running out of optionswell guys iv just dropped my car off to ian nixon what an absolute top guy he is
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been up to ian earlier drop off the bottom end set and uprated fuel pump plus new front brakes, couldnt believe it when he said all being well you will have this back thurs evening
well guys good news iv finally got my car back and on the road cant thank ian enough for everything its running better than ever now
what you had done mate. i rang him last week for some help think ill ring him 2mora and see if he can have my car and sort it out for me.well guys good news iv finally got my car back and on the road cant thank ian enough for everything its running better than ever now
bottom end rebuild
carb done to his spec
270 cam fitted and set up
fan re wired
something done with the carb top
new front brakes
was lots of other bits he done as well
what boost ya running at with ya new mods.
Fantastic, that didnt take long, resultwell guys good news iv finally got my car back and on the road cant thank ian enough for everything its running better than ever now
running at standard boost whilst bedding in, yeah not bad at all dropped off last sat morn got it back the following thurs evening
5 days ?! Was it all reasonably priced may i ask?
very reasonable priced for all the work hes done, yes 5 days and you have remember he works 3 days a wk so only worked at night in the wk
was also informed that my little t2 turbo is on its last legs so im looking into either full t25 or t28 now for when the engine is ran in.
Well guys absolutely loving the car again now its just so bloody hard to drive like a saint especially as it seems everyone wants see a gt turbo on full chat hence why they get right up to your back bumper lol.
next months job is to fit new rear discs and pads and also get a decent head unit plus front and rear speakers fitted, love the sound of the gtt but on a long run a few tunes are required lol
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