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Old 27-03-2015, 01:30 PM
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Default Smokestone 4wd Cosworth Sierra (Greece)

Hello my name is Mitsos along with my brother Takis we run a little garage in order to build cosworths in our free time, this car is my brothers 4wd smokestone cosworth sierra. It was a stock car now we made some upgrades all the work is carried by us. Thanks for watching!

200 block
polished and balanced crank
cometic gasket
t34 turbo
bigger sump
3bar map
l8 ecu with msd wasted spark, als and lc
air injectors
airtec inlet
ap 4 paddle clutch & plate
lightened flywheel
siemens injectors
044 pump
diy turbocooler
datsun radiator
pace intercooler
saab oilcooler
diy quickshift

bilstein front coilovers, avo rear, diy 6 degree beam
front and rear escort cosworth anti roll bars
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coilpack
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saab oil cooler
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fixed the wiring for a cleaner look
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radiator fans relays
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als and launch control switches, launch control has a switch on the clutch pedal so it turns off when the car starts to move
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6 degree rear beam
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bigger sump
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clean look inlet we mounted the wiring on the down side of the inlet
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we made a bigger airbox from sheet metal and drill holes on the airbox and painted flat black
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air injectors and a turbocooler we made from a bmw radiator
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we made and quickshift faster than the aftermarket ones and the we made the tower higher so the selector sits straights, now the changes are very close.
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l8 ecu
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Very nice mate any pictures of the cars?
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Originally Posted by smiley
Very nice mate any pictures of the cars?
I will post tonight, i got a video from the first start too
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Our next builds
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Group N escort restoration coming soon it will run on hillclimb events

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Work on the fenders with foam by wyriwys, on Flickr
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Kool i like the greek style you love big power welcome to passionford mitsos
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Originally Posted by smiley
Kool i like the greek style you love big power welcome to passionford mitsos
Thank you good luck with the rs build! i am an old member just a new profile! Video with the launch control button turned on coming soon
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Originally Posted by Mitsos
Thank you good luck with the rs build! i am an old member just a new profile! Video with the launch control button turned on coming soon
ah gotcha thanks long way to go with the build but will be worth it keep it updated mate
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Cool projects there. You have your hands full.
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Very nice, the white sapphire looks good! Do you get any problems with cooling on really hot days?!
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Originally Posted by cossiestu
Very nice, the white sapphire looks good! Do you get any problems with cooling on really hot days?!
Cheers mate, the white saff had a crooked chassis and we abandoned the project but we kept the molds for the future.

The big problem in Greece is traffic+heat+standard radiator wiring and relays etc. That's a prescription for overheating, so in summer its better to drive you cossie at night in open streets. Turbocoolers is a must also because the water coming from turbo is very hot and we have to address that. But we dont have a major problem that i see you have in UK, RUST we dont have rust here, you will have to leave the car in to a pond to have rust!
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Go for radiator switch about 85/80 into radiator thread and make fan loom with 70 amp relay and 40amp big fuse and correct wires and you will ok on summer Mitsos,especially to your place-Tripoli lol
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Originally Posted by Mitsos

The big problem in Greece is traffic+heat+standard radiator wiring and relays etc. That's a prescription for overheating, so in summer its better to drive you cossie at night in open streets. Turbocoolers is a must also because the water coming from turbo is very hot and we have to address that. But we dont have a major problem that i see you have in UK, RUST we dont have rust here, you will have to leave the car in to a pond to have rust!
What did you use to make the turbo cooler, just out of curiosity?
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A Pro alloy rad will help, too, I guess. But it's better for an egine to get a bit hotter (not overheating) than overcooled.

Btw. really nice cars and project
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Originally Posted by cossiestu
What did you use to make the turbo cooler, just out of curiosity?
A radiator (i think it was fiat), i cut the core i wanted the tig welded the side water chambers and two bolts for inlet and outlet, then i pressure tested it. I havent test the inlet outlet cº difference yet
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Originally Posted by Thanasis
Go for radiator switch about 85/80 into radiator thread and make fan loom with 70 amp relay and 40amp big fuse and correct wires and you will ok on summer Mitsos,especially to your place-Tripoli lol
I have rewired all the radiator wires and relays, so i have no problem
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Originally Posted by Cossiemainful
A Pro alloy rad will help, too, I guess. But it's better for an egine to get a bit hotter (not overheating) than overcooled.

Btw. really nice cars and project
A pro alloy rad, is a work of art but not cheap! Anyway i dont really have big problems with this engine, a bigger spec one will have to have a big modern rad.
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Fitted the racetech tacho an easy way to fix the wasted spark tacho problem if you have an aftermarket tacho.

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an older pic of the car
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Did the wheel alignment today, car was way off but now it rides like a dream
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All DIY work ?
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Originally Posted by carl/saff
All DIY work ?
yes all wiring, welding, fitting, tuning is done in our garage by me and my brother in our pastime. We have some tools already looking to buy a lathe and some more tools later this year.
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Nice carS and set up you have there
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