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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 03:35 PM
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Finally managed to get some pics of my rst.

I have also put the car's spec below:

Engine: Low compression bottom end. Farndon steel crank, arrow steel rods, accrelite pistons 0.5mm oversize, A.R.P rod bolts, A.R.P flywheel bolts, new main and big end bearings and thrust bearing, new oil pump, new water pump. Cosworth fuel pump. Head ported polished and gas flowed as far as possible. Inlet manifold ported to match head. 1mm oversize valves 1 piece steel valves from Paul Harvey, twin valve springs with titanium valve caps and bronze guides, piper T285 camshaft, vernier pulley, brand new tappets, new cam belt and tensioner. Hybrid T3 turbo with 360° bearing and -34 actuator. Magnacore Leads. Mappable 5th injector, pace charge-cooler, pace alloy radiator, pace intercooler, bailey swirl pot, aquamist water injection, flamer kit, 3 1/2 inch mongoose exhaust system. Samco hose kit for boost pipes and water pipes, Bailey twin piston dump valve, hearts and diamonds chip. chrome rocker cover, boost inlet pipe, Bailey header tank, Bailey oil separator, fuse box cover, break reservoir cover, turbo cover and 1 off under bonnet RS plates. AP 4 paddle clutch and LSD gearbox.

Bodywork and exterior: 1990 spec front bumper with Mondeo splitter, 1990 boot spoiler and rear bumper. De-locked and de-badged. 16-inch Cosworth rep wheels with yokohama AR520 tyres 205/40/16. Uprated Cosworth front brakes drilled and grooved discs, mintex pads and up-rated Cosworth callipers. Rear disc conversion, Cosworth rear callipers discs and pads. Uprated braded brake hoses front and back. Koni adjustable suspension. All round polly bushes. Single wiper conversion.

Interior and Security: 1990 interior absolutely mint like the day it came out of the factory, 4 spoke RS steering wheel. Boost & oil pressure gauge. Charge temperature digital display unit. Ait to fuel mixture computer. RS turbo floor mats. Clifford concept 600 alarm & immobiliser - thatchman approved, extra separate immobiliser.

Performance: 240 bhp @ 18 psi


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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 03:42 PM
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sweet lookin s2 u got there mate
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 03:44 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 03:52 PM
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 04:05 PM
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lookin good mate,whens it back out to play
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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lovely looking s2 mate
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 05:12 PM
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very nice looking s2 mate, may i ask how much it cost to get such a high spec
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 05:18 PM
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i like it
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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Still looking minted lewis

You gonna put speakers in the front then?
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 06:02 PM
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cheers guys will be out to play in spring time jamie

i was lucky enough to buy the car with this work done im sure some people on here will know the car. i have some recipts for engine adding up to Ł12500 which is pretty scary im sure some guys on here have spent a lot more

dont want speakers pete m8 engine sound to good lol
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 06:03 PM
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Looks like a tidy motor and i bet it goes well with those engine mods
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Old Jan 18, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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like it, very tidy
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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 11:06 PM
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here are a few more pics


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Old Jan 19, 2007 | 11:20 PM
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Perfect

Hope to see it at the scottish shows/meets this year
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:29 AM
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Looks nice mate


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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 12:54 PM
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i like that a lot very nice dont see many rs turbos with the zetec wheels
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 05:21 PM
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Good number plate you have aswell
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 05:29 PM
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Very nice
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Old Jan 20, 2007 | 08:46 PM
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cheers guys glad i didnt sell it

the plates def a bit special kind of made me want to buy it more
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 09:44 PM
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do i find ur charge cooler gets blocked alot?
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 10:29 PM
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Very tidy
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Old Jan 21, 2007 | 11:51 PM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
do i find ur charge cooler gets blocked alot?
not noticed as ive changed the hoses on it recently as the took a beaten when my fan bracket snapped
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Old Jan 22, 2007 | 12:13 AM
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looks lovely mate nice motor
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very clean
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:40 AM
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Nice looking motor you got there, although, in the spec you say it has a pace chargecooler and a pace intercooler
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 12:30 PM
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Originally Posted by DanRSturbo
Nice looking motor you got there, although, in the spec you say it has a pace chargecooler and a pace intercooler
it has both m8 the chargecooler sits to the side of the rad and intercooler infront they both run off the same pump. in the pic u will see a hose infront of the charge cooler thats going down to the intercooler
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thats not an intercooler lol, its the rad for the water from the charge cooler,

youve got a charge coole set up, no inter cooler there,
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by marky_g
do i find ur charge cooler gets blocked alot?
Mines been on 8 years and NEVER had any problems....
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Old Jan 23, 2007 | 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by zippyobrien
thats not an intercooler lol, its the rad for the water from the charge cooler,

youve got a charge coole set up, no inter cooler there,
Sorry to say Bungle is right mate
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 12:39 AM
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Originally Posted by zippyobrien
thats not an intercooler lol, its the rad for the water from the charge cooler,

youve got a charge coole set up, no inter cooler there,
cool mate, it looked like 1 and i wasnt sure why it was all connected up to same pump
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 11:24 AM
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bloody bungle,

you could fit an intercooler to if you really wanted, some bloke with a series one did it, fitted it alle scooby style behind the inlet and had a scooby bonnet vent fitted,
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Old Jan 24, 2007 | 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by zippyobrien
bloody bungle,
Wheres George
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