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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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after paying good money for a 1988 s2 rs turbo in rosso red only 91,000 miles loads of history mods. its been sat up for 3 weeks. called the aa out to find out my fuel pump and metering unit fucked. after some time sorceing parts i fitted the new metering unit and pump. started it up today runs lumpy but nice to here it running.so its off to be set up tomro. cant wait to drive it. its got bayjo chip, stage one turbo, 31 act, boost control, samco hoses, balley dumpvalve, some crome parts, new s/s exhaust from turbo, fitted a cossie fuel pump, oil, water, boost,volt, gauges,
17, inch momo arrows, uprated discs and pads, konis alround, rs 3 spoke sterring wheel, what sort of power should i see
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 04:43 PM
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160bhp? still on standard intercooler?
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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yea I would expect to see 150 - 160 bhp
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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got a pace intercooler in
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:15 PM
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I would expect 160 maybe a little bit more.
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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mines roughley the same spec and it made 182.3
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 06:34 PM
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what step should i look at next cams pulleys
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sounds nice mate any piccies
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Old Oct 14, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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how do i get them up loaded
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 08:03 AM
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I would look at ported head and cams before cam pullys and a decent front mount, dump that pace
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 08:04 AM
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how do i get them up loaded
you have to upload them to a picture hosting site such as imageshack and then post the url to that image as follows

[img]imageurl.com/picture.jpg[/img]
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:06 AM
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what cams would be best and intercooler, what do you thing about zvh 1.8. uprated pistons iv been told they use calibra turbo pistons
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 10:21 AM
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id say 170 180 ish my mates s1 has standard turbo and cooler set up by norris and was 170 odd horses
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what cams would be best and intercooler, what do you thing about zvh 1.8. uprated pistons iv been told they use calibra turbo pistons

the calibra pistons will fit the 2 litre zetec far easier
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 11:08 AM
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sounds good thanks for all your help. just need to sorce all parts,
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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after all the car wont start paid to tuned called them back out cant get it going. iv cheaked the cold start valve. put new pump and meter unit in. had timeing done. changed plugs leads, diz rota arm. what could it be
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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have you got a spark? ECU sometimes go on them
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 05:31 PM
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You've not got an after market alarm have you?
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 06:38 PM
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I have a radtec front mount intercooler for sale PM me if you are interested
Mine has -31 act, piper cams, stage 1 chip, magnex system, air filter, radtec front mount at 12ppsi boost its making 155 at the wheels so I would think you would be about that
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:24 PM
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got a spark runs for 3 secs then cuts out could the imobiser be cutting in
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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yes full alarm system
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Old Oct 15, 2008 | 07:25 PM
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yes belled up

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Old Oct 16, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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Imobilser sounds likely
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:50 PM
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same spec as mine and mine made 186bhp at 1bar

i have since swapped for airtec front mount and am looking at a Newman cam, don't go solid lifters tho there a bastard to adjust
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