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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 08:45 PM
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THOUGHT YOU WOULD ALL LIKE TO SEE MY CAPRI 280 COSWORTH PROJECT,HAS BEEN SAT AROUND FOR THE LAST TWO YEAR DUE TO WORK COMMITMENTS,IN THAT TIME I NEARLY SOLD HER THEN CHANGED MY MIND AGAIN....SO IM BACK TO WORK ON HER THIS WEEKEND...

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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:02 PM
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Nice, is it up and running
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:15 PM
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not yet mate,because its been sat so long i have whipped the engine out again to give it a good going over,should be back in next week then the matter of bolting everything back together....all the wiring is in but i am going to have to get my head around which ecu/chips to use etc...
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:20 PM
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L6 ecu will do the job mate, stage 3 chip, if your running 803 greens, 3 bar map sensor!
nice work mate!
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:31 PM
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cheers for that shaun..i have a set of greens and a set of light blues..just wondering which ones will be the best to use,i have a 3bar map sensor,t34 turbo with -31 actuator,bd10/bd14 cams.....what do you think ??? stick with the greens ??? cheers bernie
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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yeah the greens mate, blue's are not big enough for a T34 turbo
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 09:46 PM
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cheers again thanks for your help..
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Old Mar 25, 2010 | 10:34 PM
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Love it mate that engine is spotless well done
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Old Mar 27, 2010 | 05:40 PM
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You made a good choice to keep the capri mate
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 10:49 AM
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cheers for the comments,i cant wait till its finished but it aint half expensive doing it,keep running out of money having to save then doing a bit more...does anyone know how to identify ecu's ???? i have two in my spares box but dont know if they are L6 etc etc....cheers bernie
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Old Mar 29, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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like that a lot and the esc cos wheels,suit it down to the ground
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Old Mar 30, 2010 | 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by chadcapriman
cheers for the comments,i cant wait till its finished but it aint half expensive doing it,keep running out of money having to save then doing a bit more...does anyone know how to identify ecu's ???? i have two in my spares box but dont know if they are L6 etc etc....cheers bernie
http://www.bigturbo.co.uk/

Look in ecu section, it tells the differances, nice car btw
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Old Apr 9, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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stunning car m8. i would love to do that to mine
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 10:02 AM
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Lookin' good
That'll upset a few people
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Old Apr 10, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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nice car that mate allthough i think your dizzy cap is on backwards as the plug leads should point to the back of the engine not the front
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