Well as far as TOTB3 is concerned almost, here's the saga.
The first trip in the car was to Zoo Motorsport & as soon as the car was started it was obvious there was a major exhaust blow.
Investigation on Monday last ,seemed to find the prob the fabricator had put a solid piece of metal , where Mark had asked for a flexi, it was wrapped so we didnt know. It went back & was all stripped down & corrected, the result it was just the same. A closer inspection reavealed the real prob, my mega bling manifold had all but broken in two, not cracked but broken.
We all agreed nothing we had done could have caused this, untill we remembered at the Dyno session in a desperate attempt to cut down on noise a silencer with a 10 foot extension was bolted to the wastegate flange & exit via the roof. maybe this caused it who Knows.
Today i took it back to the fabricator & we both agreed that in an effort to look mega bling design integrity & strength had been compromised.
Well it dont look bling anymore, the complete section near the wastegate has been changed & 3 large strengthening gussets welded in place.
Pictures have been taken & hopefully the design will be changed.
Got it back at 3-45pm today & Mark reassembled it & guess what prob solved. However it has lost us 2 days of progress & the car is far from finished. Tomorrow (friday) the car was due at Brunters ,but that aint going to happen. Mark has to finish off Leons Supra tomorrow morning & then straight back on mine ,Mark thinks it will be finished tomorrow, but i aint so sure & im sure work will be still going on Saturday, when Mark has also to finish off another compeditors car.
Said i would not run an untried car, but Mark will take all the his kit & finish it off on the day.

Believe me NEVER AGAIN & Mark has said the same.
Cheers Rod

 

least its sorted mate

 

I really really really really hope that you do get it sorted in time mate, as your car is gonna be propper fookin mental .

finger and toes crossed for you and mark

 

Good luck Rod & Mark, I REALLY hope you manage to get it ready in time I am SO looking forward to seeing it action!

 

Fook me you had me scared then ROD!!!!!!!!


Hope it all goes well mate, im only got to TOTB to see your car go


Was going to Phone Mark today but i wont bother as i know he will be flat out trying to sort your cars out

 

Fookin wounder Rod
So near yet so far away after all this effort.....

Just as a side note, It may be worth me mentioning that no passengers are allowed at Elvington as i hoped to finish TIB on "The Day" last year and it wasnt allowed.... Just in case you dont know that.

If i can help you or Mark in any way, please feel free to call me.

 

hope you get it sorted Rod

 

Hope u make it rod good luck

 

Stu I will be driving and mapping wont let rod drive me Lucky Autronic has top data logging ,
I will not be doing TOTB again unless the Car I am preparing to take is Finished 1 month before I am not going through this stress again.

Mark

 

Bet your are flat out sorting peeps cars out!! Never mind Mark will be all over after Sunday lol

 

Best of luck to you Rod, I trust that everything go's to plan, and you somehow manage to work around the setbacks encountered.

 

Can i say we had a nasty, when i was driving once & since then Mark insists on doing the test driving , the wuss.
Rod

 

At least you wont have anytraffic to contend with

Hope lady lucks with you all the way on Sunday

 

will it fook

my pestering will start up

 

Understandable Rod, i let a customer drive me once too....






















We hit a kerb sideways whjen he lost control on a roundabout trying to fooking show me how much better than Ayrton Senna he was

 

rod,mark and all the other competitors.

best of luck with the day lads,glad to hear things have worked out but sorry to see its all a late minute dash.takes a little bit of the fun out of it.
wish i was goin as i had planned to go with justin e.am in madrid at the mo and flyin home fri nite.last minute party booked for fathers birthday so cant miss that.

will try my best to get a flight in as justin has agreed to drive to an airport to collect me.fingers crossed as this is one horney day and the few cossies that are takin part are goin to be worth watchin.
have been away from the confuser so is spadge takin part now ???????????

 

Hope it gets sorted.

Too much effort put in to fall at the last hurdle.

Well done Mark.



Dave.

 

Did you get the tyres put on the wheels Rod?

 

Very best of Luck Mark/Rod - looking forward to seeing ur car

 

Not yet Sunny, still have a contact looking for 8" wide so leaving it till the last mo. Will have to make my mind up tomorrow though.
Cheers Rod.

 

rod ,
you lookin for 8" wheels or tyres.

rob

 

Need 15"x 8" wheels et35 or close. 71/2" wide would be OK. have already got 15"X7" wide but they are marginal to fit 235/60/15 Drag radials.
Rod

 

rod, if you need any bits i.e. my manifold and w gate or anything... say the word. the cars in bits so its no problem
martin

 

 

Now that's what a forum is supposed to be all about.

Helping each other out.

Way to go guyz !!!

 

Thanks Martin, but manifold prob has been solved today im sure, its just lost time thats causing the probs. Its mainly electrical things that need doing now, ECU functions, Turbosmart wiring & piping etc, Nitrous/WI have also to be sorted. Must be 50+ wires going to the ECU that aint joined up yet although only some essential functions will be wired in.
Then its finish off & tidy everything up. At the mo i have to join up wires to start the car . The wiring is usually my department but the car has been at Marks so cant get on with it , will be there tomorrow though.
fingers crossed.
Rod

 

Rod

hope you get it sorted intime best of luck

marco

 

Rod,

I hope you make it for Sunday.

On a more sour note you'll find tubular manifolds on a cossie engine are basically a no go and getting the design right from a durability aspect is VERY difficult. All the best in getting it sorted though.

 

Karl

All Tubular manifolds are hard to make durable, I have not made this one, But the Info has been passed on to the manufactor how to improve it.

Mark

 

The problem


The solution


Not as Bling as it once was but hopefully may now work OK.

 

Normal guage tube is NOT strong enough.

Mine is now 6mm wall as 2mm lasted about as long as the first violent application of the throttle!!

Sorry to put a downer on it but that manifold will crack again in less time than it takes to say "Is it cracked again?".

 

fooook

 

Can i use gum gum , how long will that last . The manufacturer assures us its the first one to crack, probably means first today .
Can only wait & see, you never know may last all day Sunday .
Rod

 

Karl

So you say but I already have my own Manifold for the Evo 10k miles no problems,
However These are not sold on a production bases due to the possible problems with them,
With the advent of the Inturnal gated GT series turbo's almost makes these manifolds redunant for all but the maddest engines.

Mark

 

Mark the problem is with the design of the cossie engine, the resonance that the YB exhibits and the space in which we have to package the manifold. The downward angle of the exhaust ports makes expansion issues a serious issue on the YB, and makes slip joints a necessity.

I hope Rod's manifold lasts, truely I do but I know with all the heart ache and effort I've put into mine you're fighting a losing battle.

 

We are trying a new tubular design for my manifold,

So you say but I already have my own Manifold for the Evo 10k miles no problems.

Mark
Is it a tubular manifold and
does the evo make 600 + hp

 

Alq1k I wouldnt have said I have my own Design if it hadnt been Tubular, It makes 517hp 480ftlb thanks , Now going to 550hp 500ftlb+ which makes a change of turbo needed so now a diff manifold,
But we are not here to discuss the merrits of diff types of manifold Rod was giving a progress report on his car after sadly wrong reports of its demise.

Mark

 

Hope all goes well Rod

 

Good luck Rod, hope it works out fine mate

 

Nightmare Thought it was gonna be another Cossie retirement Well done for hanging in there Can't wait to see the beast in action on Sunday, all being well with the car