Hello people I have been on here before as rsmark86

Been away from the scene for years and just purchased a xr3i rs turbo, want some advise before my stupidity gets me into a project rather than an upgrade

I’m running a stage 2 hybrid that has hit 238bhp @jamsport, I want more so should i?
Stage 3 hybrid.48/55 or .48/60 ?
Cosworth t3 or t34? With new downpipe?
Mamba gtx2860 with crazycage manifold (this means a lot of other upgrades)

Spec is
Forged bottom end
Newman phase 4
Solid lifters
Ford valve springs
Efi head
Modified efi inlet
Vxr injectors
Cossie pump
Gotech mfi
Helix paddle with mk6 pedal
Airtec cooler and rad
Stage 2 TT hybrid

And all the cars supporting mods etc

I’m thinking just fit, double valve springs, vernier to get the timing perfect, stage 3 hybrid.48/55, and back to jamsport for hopefully 260+bhp

Thing is i had a golf 1.8t that had a gtx2860 turbo that made 380bhp and then ran out of fuel, the car was epic on the road with so much punch and pull

What do you all think ?

 

I think we need pictures

what about a zetec conversion?

 

Attached pics

I have been thinking about going zetec as I loved my last one

But mines a running driving car that I can simply bolt a bigger turbo to and get mapped, meaning no real hard work

 

Springs swapped and a cosworth Turbo with a swept exhaust would be my choice really opens them up

 

drive the tits out of it till it breaks ,then stick a zetec in it .

 

Nice car mate


Zetec is the way forward mate respond so much better when turbo'd the cvh is just shite and just gets shittier the more you mod it not to mention the lag lol you can put a pig in a suite but you wont stop it snorting lol ... yeh go zetec

 

Cheers for all the replies lads

I知 thinking get the boost wacked right up on the next remap and then start collecting parts to go full zt and gtx2860?

Working it out the stuff I could sell off it now would pay for the engine with ease to big spec

Then will need a better ecu and turbo set up

 

sounds like a plan but a zt mmmm id go full st170 or zetec unless you want the standard look

 

Shame about changing your username tbh!

I'm glad the car hasn't gone down the full RS turbo replica. The tailgate 'turbo' bit is a nice addition while keeping with the XR3i theme, as with keeping the red trim.

I'd like to see 15' Cosworth Lattice alloys to keep it looking more XR3i. Of course all up to you.

 

Yeh shame, I couldn稚 get into that account sadly, lost the email address too

Yeh going to leave it as is, maybe some wheels that stand out but not Ford, something different

More worried about getting some more boost 😂

 

[QUOTE=Jay,;6752508]sounds like a plan but a zt mmmm id go full st170 or zetec unless you want the standard look

I wouldn稚 mind the ST170 especially when you can get a plug and play ecu these days for it

Needs to have my favourite turbo fitted a gtx2860, it痴 an awesome fast road turbo, 400bhp with naff all lag
Super responsive

 

Looks good, I miss the few xr3i's I had. I keep thinking of getting another but spares put me off

 

I wanted another rs but I知 not paying 10/12k for a decent rs turbo

I致e had 4 cosworths over the years and I wouldn稚 pay 30k for one of them either, shame really when I miss mine like 😠 mad

I got a good deal on this and it痴 nearly the sort of spec I壇 want, just needs more boost lol

 

Yeah my rs turbo convertible I think was around 600-800 pounds when I got it. But thanks to my stupid ex girlfriend it got sold not long afterwards.

 

It happens mate, I sold my 500bhp gt35 cosworth 3dr to pay for a wedding that never happened, then sold my mk2 frs to get a house

Spent years with nothing but finally got something again, it痴 nothing special but it痴 mine

 

should have kept the cars and binned off the woman instead mate

 

Welcome back Mark.

 

Nice car Mark. I've got an ST170 engine that's only ever been on a dyno doing nothing!

 

there we go better than a cvh donkey get it done lol

 

nothing wrong with a cvh if its looked after properly

 

Cheers lads, it痴 something I will have a think on

It痴 going into a body shop today to tidy a couple of bits then I will decide what I知 doing