Hi i use my fez for drag racing and occasional hillclimb event, engine was running 17psi of boost with some minor engine mods. It was running a kent cvh34b cam and a collins powerchip with beige injectors. Best ET 1/4mile was 13.2 seconds @ 112mph and 0-60 in 5.9 secs. Since i do all the work myself i have been able to spend some more on the parts. Here are a few pics:

Engine before:



Engine taken apart



I knew that there was something wrong as the engine was breathing heavily


Also the turbo was found to be busted :



New pistons and rods purchased and engine had to be cut oversize




Also a T34 turbo came along with a .48 housing

 

Good work

 

engine started taking shape





Engine block retapped and studded before taken out







Cylinder head taken for a regrind


Polished and ported





new cometic multilayer head gasket to cope with boost:


Also a pair of vibratechnics mounts where purchased:

 

battery tray removed with battery now living in the boot





Engine is now ready to be thrown in



and new clutch and pressure plate sourced



Currently rebuilding gearbox so i can put engine in place and therefore start manufacturing the downpipe and exhaust in 2,5 inch stainless steel. Will post more pics as soon as i get some time to spend on my little rocket and ah here is a pic of her in action sometime ago:


will post more pics asap for the attention

 

Looks cool, keep up with the good work

 

cheers mate i was looking at your thread looks good too

 

gearbox opened up and treated with new bearings and lsd diff from an s1. gearbox is an ib5 to which i fitted heavy duty bearings







rose joints where fitted to the lower suspension arms in the quest to eliminate as much torque steer as possible





gearbox painted and engine thrown in place







engine breathing system improved with a bailey breather fitted

 

so now started working and manufacturing the down pipe and first half of the exhaust system in stainless steel











so now its only supplying the turbo with oil and manufacturing the drain, installing ecu and harness back in place and then to the most expected moment of them all - the intial start up, wish me luck!!!

 

looking good mate

 

good work

 

thanks for the comments

 

Nice work mate i bet it goes like fook.

 

Looks great ,bet it goes well

 

Nice turbo. What turbo is it?

 

thanks guys i really hope it does go well i am aiming for 300bhp but engine is new so i ll have to run it in before starting to set it up for power. aiming for 27psi

hey!!! turbo is a t3/t4 with a .48 compressor housing. hows your project going?

 

Got her started up today for the first time it sound the nuts!!!! Everything sound fine. now its just a matter of connecting radiator and intercooler and off for a test drive.

 

Looking awesome mate

 

cheers

 

Dead slow really Thanks for asking

 

lookin gd mate

 

Brian

 

look's realy good mate top job. did you get std comp pistions

 

yes mate standard compression. Thanks for the feedback

 

some bad news looks like the pressure release valve in the oil pump is stuck and my engine is running 100psi of oil pressure. Tried to remove the relieve valve plug but the head of the bolt distorted, so now it means sump and oil pump have to go out again

 

here are some updates :

oil pump was removed and pressure release valve checked

intercooler fitted



bumper has been modified and re sprayed so it can take the intercooler





car is finally ready doin its running in - really powerfull at 12 psi of boost cannot wait to set it up properly !!!

 

well done bet it goes like fook now

 

Nice one mate, working well on that!

 

what kind of intercooler is it mate..??
Looks very good!!
Any specs..??

 

Nice job there. How did you turned the inlet pipe? i am getting the same one. And going to use the same type of ic as you.

 

great job mate looks awesome

 

intercooler was bought through ebay from germany. As to specs its got:

beige injectors, stg2 chip, kent cam, steel rods, forged pistons, balanced bottom end, lsd, t3/4 turbo thats mainly it.

he he cut and tig weld but thats gonna change as well as im looking for a new plenum chamber.


Thanks for the comments

 

running in over and boost upped to 15psi. Fitted rollcage and front semi slick tires. Tried it against my friends EVO 10 - killed it on straights and kept up with it in corners. Next projects - aftermarket ecu and new plenum. Will post some pics of the cage as soon as i find my camera cable

 

Looking good