Insurance and tax now sorted so took the 5 out for its first drive
it was running slightly lean at idle afr's of 15 but nothing that a slight twist of the regulator cant sort but was getting afrs of 10 at wot and general 14's/13.5's while cruising. THe car went really well extremely quick at 0.8bar of boost so should be very quick at the intended 1.2bar
very pleased with it, it ran cool never creeped past half way on the temp gauge even while giving it some stick, Dosnt look like i will have to cut holes in the bumper but may do it anyway to make the most of the large intercooler
I will be keeping it at 0.8bar boost for a little while until all the little niggles are sorted and as my new alloy rad has arrived i can change the coolant and oil then turn the boost up
Again id like to thank anyone who has helped me as im so pleased with the car
but was reading vacuum think the actuator needs adjusting. started to get hot on the gauge also (3/4 line) but when i touched the rad and the pipes it wasnt that hot
Last few little bits need sorting like fine tuning the fueling, boost and cutting a few holes in the bumper for some better air flow to the rad. hopfully it will all be sorted soon in time for the surrey meet
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glad it's finally on the road
Originally Posted by SCHWARTZ
mines number 47 scribbled on the dash wits some blue crayon
) it earts out i get a big spark and the fan only just starts to turn
i have some time on sunday so im going to try earthing it somewhere else. Was thinking of cutting the holes in the bumper to help cooling but mainly to make the most of the intercooler as half is covered by the bumper
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