Heyup andy! Glad things are going well with the old girl! And she's Looking awesome! Too. Sounds like she's running well too which is great. All the best palOriginally Posted by BluntyR5GTT
ps how was Donny?
Heyup andy! Glad things are going well with the old girl! And she's Looking awesome! Too. Sounds like she's running well too which is great. All the best pal
Donny was great as always btcc is more competitive than ever this year such a great line up.
Haha paul thats about right matey.
Andy cheers mate its good to finally be out in it and it actually feels like my car again.
They really are starting to get some attention nowadays that's for sure, can't even take mine to end of the road without a thumbs up from someone
glad to see you have sorted them niggles out.
defo agree phil i actually lost count of the amount of thumbs up and rubber necking i seen, we actually stopped on the petrol station just before donno to get some money and a car full in a saph cossie couldnt take there eyes off it then when i was pulling up he was nodding and giving it the thumbs up.They really are starting to get some attention nowadays that's for sure, can't even take mine to end of the road without a thumbs up from someone
best one was when we got to park up at donno i popped the bonnet and had a crowd of 8 people around it all saying this andn that, my lady thinks its a right laugh
cheers roy its getting there now and useable which is the main thing all the final niggles will be done over the winter now.
looking at booking tickets for btcc at oulton park in june so will be another trip out for it
was looking at that myself but out of the uk then so will do what i normally do and find a bar that will put it on the tv.
well i wont know if we can defo go until the week of the races as got so much going on its unreal.
fingers crossed we can as i really enjoy the whole days action
well its just been decided that were now heading to RAF Cosford tomorrow for the bike4life fest so it will be another 100 miles my car can rack up
thinking of upping the boost back to 23-24psi as its only at 20 atm with very good fuelling and no signs of det, but if its wet when we go then i wont bother as theres no way of testing it out
well we didnt end up going to cosford on the sunday, in fact didnt end up doing anything as i only went and did my groin in first thing sunday morning ouch
might get out in the car this weekend even if its just to go the gym and back sat/sun mornings, iv also been looking into some more additions to optimise and improve engine performance over this coming winter so keep your eyes peeled for them updates
What you looking at doing to the engine now then?well we didnt end up going to cosford on the sunday, in fact didnt end up doing anything as i only went and did my groin in first thing sunday morning ouch
might get out in the car this weekend even if its just to go the gym and back sat/sun mornings, iv also been looking into some more additions to optimise and improve engine performance over this coming winter so keep your eyes peeled for them updates
hi mark hope your well fella
just a few bits and bobs, going go for a larger rad possibly off the 1.6 diesel? then external oil cooler.
i have negotiated a deal for a proper genuine 27mm group A carb kit from france, and also talking to xenon about getting one of his mates programmable aei units
still toying with the idea of going for larger exhaust valves in the head but not wanting go for metro turbo ones as they seem to be a bit fragile
and all this will be done on the complete hush hush from the future wife whilst the car is in my mates garage all over winter
and all this will be done on the complete hush hush from the future wife whilst the car is in my mates garage all over winter
had a day out boosting in the car yesterday went for a small run around leek and a bit of the roaches stopped off at thorncliffe for 5 and took a quick pic
we then headed to scholar green to a little country pub for some dinner and a drink, car performed great didnt miss a beat just have to work the gearbox a bit more now due to the new spec turbo being a bit laggy, hopefully will be able to dial a bit of this out with mappable aei
bit of a boring update
weather depending we might be going to darley moor this sunday for the thundersprint event, if we do go were going go in the r5 again i said i want it to be used as much as possible this year and this would put another 85-90 miles on it
another update which is not so boring is that im toying with the idea of going for a full efi conversion on my engine but gotta wait on a couple of things before we can see if i can go for it, failing that it will 100% be getting the mappable aei from france
Has anyone shown the results and are living with this conversion? I know the stats looke great but has anyone put plenty of miles onto there 5?
the results of the mappable aei? if so then the french guys have been running them for quite some time and have great results, my car is in big need of some ignition tuning thats for sure
Big update
as above i was really toying with the idea of going for the mappable aei unit from the french guys, but iv decided to go the whole hog and bin the carb and go for a full efi conversion
iv already been in contact with scoff with regards to fitting/mapping and am hopefully buying the efi inlet from michael tierney end of this month, i shall then gather parts as and when maybe one thing a month eg cossie fuel pump one month then vxr injectors next one etc.
scoff already does the efi conversion kit so that will be purchased through him along with coil pack and leads.
i really think my cars engine will be amazing with an efi conversion im not to fussed about peak figures more so a more linear power curve with much more low/mid range also much better mpg and turn key starting
that's cool andy another efi 5 on the board, this is what mike was going to do but bought a f7r instead the mad fecker
i was thinking about the f7 route myself but i cant bring myself to let the c1j go, i see it as retaining an integral part of the car but giving it a more modern lease of life
andy im on a similar page to you and many others, that a 5s not a 5 realllly without the c1j, not critisizing any other engines but my opinion, but ya cant tell ya step kids anything can ya
Nearly took the plunge with this aswell Andy........
you wont miss the carb. if you need a hand give us a shout
Cheers roy thats good of yoy fella.
I will want to get as much done ready for scoff as possible.
Hi ive efi ed mine about september time and since then ive done about 1200 miles and its amazing turn key and go much better mpg and the power comes in earlier down the revs. And its smoother to drive you wont regret it. Fitting a idle valve will help with cold starts as well. As roy said if you need a hand or info im willing to help. Fitted all of mine and then chris did the mapping.
hi mate many thanks for that it sounds exactly what im after.
i will certainly be picking yours and roys brains in the coming months
you would be able get away with it as well fella as it just looks like an oe aei unit
Nearly took the plunge with this aswell Andy........
you would be able get away with it as well fella as it just looks like an oe aei unit
so iv now started to out a list together of parts im going to need to carry out the efi conversion
here goes
efi conversion kit from efi parts (ecu/loom etc)
efi inlet/tb/fuel rail set up from michael tierney
efi fuel pump either mk1 golf or cosworth
efi fuel pressure regulator
fuel swirl pot to be fitted in boot
throttle position sensor, air temp and water temp sensors from efi parts
wasted spark coil pack and ht leads from efi parts
saab red injectors
trigger wheel and sensor from efi parts
im hopefully going to do most of the fitting with help from others
if you guys can think of something iv missed off above then please let me know
There's a definitive list of items required on another thread somewhere. Might be worth trying to find that and cross-check
cheers trev
i really cannot wait get this part of the project underway
No worries.
A lot of info here, with a list. Not the one I was thinking of but worth a squizz.
just remembered got a trigger wheel here you can have all welded up and ready to go on you will just need the bracket and sensor
roy that is brilliant mate how much do you want for it
massive thanks to roy for sending me his pre welded trigger wheel set up for the cost of a pint at the next classic car meet
in other news i have now sold my old faithful workhorse escort van to ash (redoctober) as i now have a works van again so this means the 5 will be getting alot more
i have been out and about boosting the last 2 days and in fact went to do a cash in hand job yesterday in it, who said 5s cant multi task
had some fun on the way home and again tonight finished work and took the car for a quick 6 mile drive with a bit of spirited driving in places
had 2 lads in a golf r32 giving me big thumbs up and if my lipreading skills are upto scratch said "F'in nice mate"
all in all i cant get enough of the car atm really has that grin factor back on my face, i cant imagine how much better it will be when its converted to efi
got a quick pic of it parked up at the mrs's aunties which is where were staying tonight dogsitting
I always refer back to pascals as it's the only one iv seen running bar hi 5 of course.. It was the instant power that made me turn Efi.. Granted b18 but still Efi it's the future literally
i honestly think this is a great way of staying traditional but with a modern more effective twist.I always refer back to pascals as it's the only one iv seen running bar hi 5 of course.. It was the instant power that made me turn Efi.. Granted b18 but still Efi it's the future literally
there is no doubt my engine is one powerful c1j and the addition of efi will make it an even more capable more responsive engine
well guys circumstances and priorities have changed since i was last on here, short of it is my car is potentially being sold this saturday to a guy local to me, really hope it goes through as the car needs to go to a fresh home and more importantly somewhere where it will get used.
ill update on matters this saturday and if for some reason the guy decides against buying it i will then stick it up for sale on here
Such a shame
Ah bum
Epic rebuild mate, all credit to you.
The question is, which club are you pointing him towards joining?
cheers trev this will make someone a great car with a few more man hours to put the final few niggles right.Ah bum
Epic rebuild mate, all credit to you.
The question is, which club are you pointing him towards joining?
the guy whos potentially buying it is in his early 40s and i dont think hes into internet forums/clubs etc, but of course he will be informed about rtoc
Outrageous ageist assumption.I'm 38 in January I'd better get my coat.
Last edited by Trevhib; 27-06-2014 at 17:37.
I'm 40! And practically invented the SXOC! Lol (I was one if the original dirty dozen members)
Edit: about 15 years ago...
I was a member on the SXOC years ago, around 2002
I was a member on the SXOC years ago, around 2002
Just thought I'd let you guys know that the car finally went to its new owner tonight must say I was glad to see it go especially as the fella will get it as mint as it should be.
the new owner called me today to thank me for such a great car and told me im always more than welcome to pop round and take it out.
iv given him all the relevant contact details that are required when owning a 5gtt.
if a mod would like to lock this thread then please do so as theres no real point of leaving it open
Looks like this is back up for sale again!
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