looks awesome, how long till its a crazy hybrid with obscene figures?
can u not angle grind the hinges off the old door to give u some more room to swing a hammer if the old door is scrap?
looks awesome, how long till its a crazy hybrid with obscene figures?
can u not angle grind the hinges off the old door to give u some more room to swing a hammer if the old door is scrap?
Dint realise you were only after 250bhp matey stick with the b18ft it'll do you proud
Originally Posted by SCHWARTZ
Dint realise you were only after 250bhp matey stick with the b18ft it'll do you proudCouldn't agree more
I will give the b18ft a chance
this is where the funs starts, james will detune the lump, then swap it for a lesser lump, then swap it back and tune it back up to good power, then swap the lump again before putting the car on its roof..Dint realise you were only after 250bhp matey stick with the b18ft it'll do you proud
id leave it as it is now, looks
this is where the funs starts, james will detune the lump, then swap it for a lesser lump, then swap it back and tune it back up to good power, then swap the lump again before putting the car on its roof..
id leave it as it is now, looksYou got that spot on dave.
Cheeky feckers
The b18ft will be staying put for the time being plenty of more work to do on the 5
looking good. nice to see its getting a revival. as it doesnt appear to be mentioned, i was under the assumption that there was an issue with the head causing the coolant system to pressurise?
Cheers just want to get it looking better i believe it has had a couple of engines since the original and the others since all went bang due to know one getting it mapped its still in a base map.
Last edited by James5; 22-11-2012 at 19:19.
remember that anyone could have plugged into the ecu and altered the map themselves so it may not be the base map anymore. at the very least get the files over to scoff to check.
regards the vents and coolers i'd be tempted to keep the charge cooler setup, if its still on it. i dont think the side vents will suck up much air without scoops over them, or having to modify the bodywork more to get it in.
Its not the original chargecoolers it a really small.pathetic thing i will get a pic of it tomoz. Chris has already been really helpful with ecu talk and other advices
Last edited by James5; 23-11-2012 at 09:44.
carbon scoops.....clio v6 scoops modded on might be possible?
i used a torx bit/socket/wratchet and a jack to jack the wratchet up on to the bottom bolt lifting the car up slightly applying alot of pressure and just undid it.
Will try that but one has been snapped within the bracket
drill it out. but support the door.
Can we all chip in for Christmas and get James a set of stabilisers so this poor car dosnt end up where we all know it will.this is where the funs starts, james will detune the lump, then swap it for a lesser lump, then swap it back and tune it back up to good power, then swap the lump again before putting the car on its roof..
id leave it as it is now, looks
Anyone got a copy of the performance gti feature for this car? Not got a copy and would be nice read
Don't know what mag I have but your car is featured in it a big write up handful of pics and also a picture of scoff and haz in it mate you can have it to keep I'm sure it is performance gti thinking about it now mate
Don't know what mag I have but your car is featured in it a big write up handful of pics and also a picture of scoff and haz in it mate you can have it to keep I'm sure it is performance gti thinking about it now mate
Phil that would be awesome
with my old RWD andy I ended up with 0 deg camber at the front and whatever factory standard GTT front camber is at the rear. I also stiffened the standard anti-roll bar at the rear somewhat. I played about with tracking too. A few degrees toe-in at the rear made it feel a lot more stable. Hopefully your tie rods at the rear will be pretty parrallel with the floor too. I used to suffer with bump steer with the standard rack angles until I sorted that out.
In the end the car was pretty well balanced, to me anyway. You could throw it into corners and you'd get a hint of understeer before the back started to get loose. It was quite controllable in the dry. Totally different matter in the wet. You will need to be SO carefull it's untrue. I could spin 180° at 30mph on a roundabout in the rain on new yoko A539's I think they were. Take every corner super carfull once its damp. I even lost it in a straight line once. damp road, lit the rear wheels up at 60mph and ended up heading down the carriageway at 45° for a moment. thankfully by that point I was getting used to RWD so it didn't phase me much. I think if I had of done that early on I'd have stacked it
Last edited by James5; 17-01-2013 at 15:10.
PM Davel485 - i think he might have one ..
Gave it to the new owner with the car when it left me.
Careful walloping door hinges, if you attack them too hard the hinge WILL bend. Well, more specifically the bit its welded to will and your new door either wont fit or will sit funny.
If you dont need the door, cut it away from around the hinge and then drill the top off and push it out the bottom.
It is a base map, or what looks like a base map. I already warned him in a PM anything more than normal driving would be a bad move until its sorted out properly.
whats the fuel cap on the side for then?
whats the fuel cap on the side for then?
if you want more airflow then scoops or bigger inward facing scoops are going to be needed, a decent sized charge core will work well, renault droped the intercooler on the turbo2 production racer and used a chargecooler set up+water injection (450bhp). although they used a 4 port intercooler direct feed to crossflow head on the maxi (350bhp) the rear arches area wider profile than the skeete arches for the gtt by aprox 2" per side, so they did stick out and catch a fair bit of air
you could go more extreme and duct/vent the roof into a scoop and mount the intercooler up above the engine. a certain little blue imp at mallory ppc in the park, had done this conversion,worked really well according to the cars owner,we did speak for quite a while
or go down the scoop route like the v6either way keep your oil cooler pipe work as short as possible if your running a seperate oil cooler, this will also help as the 1.8 engine do get warm in the back
chargecooler vs' intercooler.... FIGHT!
if you mount them at the front i'm sure TNT andy will agree there are gains to be had, however at the rear u need an RS200 style roof mount
what toe in and negative camber have you got on the rear end
Here you go mate this is the mag I have featuring your new 5 blimey don't the boys look young
Last edited by philr5t; 24-11-2012 at 22:34.
Can I be the first to congratulate you at linking feck all..
Can I be the first to congratulate you at linking feck all..managed to do that one alright didnt i dog s**t Dave
Took you a while, most likely writing your post out one handed again..
My car will most likely get painted time that.....2015 perhaps.
Cheers phil will need to borrow it so can have a read
I have no idea i will find out though
what toe in and negative camber have you got on the rear end
carbon scoops.....
Ref side scoops I would do something like that but then it will end up looking like the the attached 5 but I want to keep the car looking as Scoff and Haz done it.
Last edited by James5; 10-12-2012 at 16:41.
According to Chris it was original camber at the rear and a bit toe in.
Yes original 'front' camber I think ? It was a long time ago though. I know I ran the front wheels pretty close to 0 degrees, that helped a lot and actually in the dry you could really chuck it about but in the rain you really need to be carefull james, it'll else 'av ya
Right as promised a pic of the tiny chargecooler I have I will also say the pre rad isn't much bigger 20 x 20cm max.
Also re-meshed the rear quarter vent grill's aswell this eve
Next job is to finish sorting dash wiring out.
Awaiting some good weather to remove the driver's door
Last edited by James5; 25-11-2012 at 21:27.
Mesh looks good mate!
You don't hang about! Good progress on this one
Bl00dy hell - Was that cooler out of a Kinder egg?
Bl00dy hell - Was that cooler out of a Kinder egg?
It is tiny single core custom made pace product looks well made I dont mind using it in conjunction with an intercooler but can't see it doing a good enough job on it's own. Apparently good for 250bhp max
Last edited by James5; 26-11-2012 at 11:35.
It is tiny and that is my concern i dont mind using it in conjunction with and intercooler. These were used on pug 205 turbo conversions and rover turbos apparently good for 250bhp
http://www.rovertech.net/forum/membe...5f42ea95e77def
get yourself one of these
http://www.chargecooler.co.uk/index....d0bee9d156b1bc
i went with the 6x8 core, but will depend on how much space you've got between the turbo/throttle.
I dunno if your interested but I have a pace chargecooler that is no longer being used, it's the same design as yours but a triple pass so 3 times the size of that.
I also have 2 pumps, a driver and 2 pace swirl pot fillers that I'm no longer using.
I can take some pics/measurements tonight if you want?
It would almost be a direct replacement.
Pm for you
you've had as many name changes as engine conversions nearly!!
Lol! Back to James5 again
James had the pace unit before on his Tungy so i guess he knows what it's like
Lol! Back to James5 again
James had the pace unit before on his Tungy so i guess he knows what it's like
yeah I have had a couple of pace one's and yeah the tungy had a 2 core version, i wouldn't use that for anything over 250bhp mind but as I am not expecting over that I will go with that unit again :-) as not many options for rear engine'd car's and lack of funds stops me buying a nice big AVT jobbie. I may use the single core inline aswell so it will be 4 core
Last edited by James5; 27-11-2012 at 08:04.
Looking good matey. I will pop over later this week for a nosey round.. TBH I stay away as I know I will end up wanting another 5 otherwise
One question though, is that tank baffled ?
Your welcome over anytime matey, best coming over when i roll it out the shed otherwise it's stuck in there and it's a bit of a squash LOL I would leave out side as working on it but having no windows at rear doesn't help LOLLooking good matey. I will pop over later this week for a nosey round.. TBH I stay away as I know I will end up wanting another 5 otherwise
One question though, is that tank baffled ?
Yeah tank is baffled
Dave's 5 is still for sale could be a good deal to have matey
I'd love it mate, but not got 2k, I wonder if he takes installmentsYour welcome over anytime matey, best coming over when i roll it out the shed otherwise it's stuck in there and it's a bit of a squash LOL I would leave out side as working on it but having no windows at rear doesn't help LOL
Yeah tank is baffled
Dave's 5 is still for sale could be a good deal to have matey
Come on James this thread has gone a bit quiet there must be more progress pics hiding somewhere mate looking good though
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No doubt get bored and another change soonCome on James this thread has gone a bit quiet there must be more progress pics hiding somewhere mate looking good though
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No real progress matey weather been to bad I am just waiting some dry weather and I will roll the car out of the shed and angle grind the door of next
All i have done is removed the Not normal sticker of the windscreen and the rear decal also, car is now stickerless
Jobs to do
Interior List
Exterior list,
- Lower driver side plastic trim,
- Lower passenger side plastic trim,
- Grab handles
- Roof lining to be replaced / redone,
- GTT roof console,
Engine to do list
- Spray Side mirror cover's,
- Windscreen rubber outer seal,
- Drivers side bodykit plastic black trim,
- New rear number plate cover's,
- Replace driver's door,
- New Chargecooler Pre rad,
- Chargecooler Coolant pipe's,
- New Chargecooler (thanks stu21t),
- New Fuel lines,
- Mount and secure Alloy Fuel cell,
- Replace fuel level sender unit and obtain gauge for level,
- Make up Rad fan relay so fan comes on via rad temp switch,
- Adjust handbrake so not so many click's,
- Re-do the under car engine coolant piperun and secure better,
Last edited by James5; 05-12-2012 at 11:31.
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