What u reckon?? my votes with karl.

 

That is a very broad statement to make.

Unanswerable to be honest. Every one has their preference.

 

Everyone will have different views

It's like asking whats the best colour for ERST

 

Thats easy stoo , mercury grey

And king of tuning is a garage in saltcoats called REG BUILDS

 

i went to 3 different places to get my van sorted, but karl was the one that sussed it and got it running sweet ..................go figure, and yes grey is the best colour, LOL

 

Best colour is grey I'm affraid, and I use APT Norwich

 

jamie @ jamsport, radient red

 

grey might be the best but i always thought white was the fastest colour car to have

 

red is the best colour!!, an karl is good but won't touch rst unless ya got cossie man or something like that!!! and he is always busy!!

 

He is very skilled, and is certainly up there with the best when it comes the the CVH

 

I dont doubt he is good......

But grey is the best colour





Must be the reason you weant a colour change then

 

I guess when it comes to the escorts his cars ie setup etc were
2nd and 3rd fastest topspeed on standard ratios,fastest escort to 60,fastest escort to 100 and fastest escort 1/4 all timed by proper gear from PFord says enought to me .
All at the moment lol as cars get better and faster all the time.

Guess im biased lol.
AVE IT.
Wonder what next year will bring what with jamie's monster and a few others.

 

I heared harvey gibbs is good, he tuned the engine i got in my car now, and its solid as a rock - been boosting 26 psi for a while now and not a single engine problem since i bought the car, Only problem ive had is the metering unit which has just packed in

 

26 psi huh tell us about the engine spec ???

 

WERE IS HARVEY GIBBS BASED AT???

 

Full engine spec for those interested, And Harvey Gibbs is based in Peterbrough ( Spelt wrong probably ) i have his number etched on a plate under my bonnet if u want it.



ENGINE: 250 Bhp // 248 Lbs Torque @ 26 PSI

: Tunned and preped by SCS and Harvey Gibbs
: 7:6.1 compression ratio using Mahle pistons
: Mildly ported head using standard cam
: K+N panel filter
: Modified fuel system ( for increased fuel pressure when on WOT only )
: Hybrid T3 turbo 360 degree thrust bearing
: 48 exhaust housing
: 60 trim compressor
: 31 actuator
: Ahmed Bayjoo open chip with revised ignition curve and 3 degrees advance
: GRS EVO 3 intercooler
: Two Kenlowe 2000 blow fans
: Samco hoses
: Scorpion stainless exhaust system
: Felpro Group A Headgasket
: ARP Strengthened Head bolts
: Iridium Spark Plugs
: Ford Motorsport HT Leads
: 2 Stage boost controller // 13 Psi or 26 Psi


TRANSMISSION

: Geartorque £1000 Gearbox with 1 years warrenty
: Enlarged IB5 mainshaft and bearings
: Uprated baulk rings
: Top speed = 157 @ 6250 in fifth
: AP Paddle Clutch
: B&M Quickshift Leaver


SUSPENSION

: Lowered 40mm at the front 40mm at the back
: KONI top adjustable dampers
: Powerflex bushes
: OMP front strut brace
: Custom made rear strut brace


BRAKES

: Wilwood `billet` aluminium 4 pot calipers
: 285mm red dot discs
: Wilwood poly-D race pads
: Braided Brake Lines
: New Copper rear brake lines


WHEELS & TYRES

: 7 x 17" Team Dynamics Monza alloys in Anthracite
: BF goodrich profiler G tyres on rear
: Falken Tyres on front with good tread


EXTERIOR

: Recent full respray and body restoration
: Smoked Rear lights
: Smoked side indicators
: Black Nurburgring Stickers on Rear and side
: RS Badges under indicators
: Underneath just been re-undersealed


INTERIOR

: Mint RS 3 spoke steering wheel
: Sony CD Player
: Sony 13cm Door speakers
: Vibe 300w 6x9's
: Vibe CBR120 Sub Enclosure
: Stealth Shelf
: Kicker Competition Amp
: Boost Control switch
: Fan Overide switch
: Flamer Kit switch
: Fire Extinguisher
: 88 Spec interior, Mint no scuffs or tears atall
: Cat 2 Immobiliser

 

i reckon jamie@jamsport sorted all running problems on my rst

 

Everybody knows that grey ones are the fastest ones lol

 

Ill go with red ones me.

TIM DO U NO IF OLLIE AND WILL ARE GOING TO THE ROLLING ROAD SHOOTOUT? iS WILL TAKING THE SAPPHIRE.

 

i know S1 Lee on here swears by Karl Norris hes been there a couple of times and had excellent results
I May be taking mine there when i have the cash you know how it is
What are your opinions of PJ Motorsport ??

 

Never used Karl, but he is a top guy to talk to and the results of the cars he works on speak for themselves

Personally, I'm in the APT camp

 

any of you lot been to Harvey gibbs too ?

 

i use harvey gibbs. seems alright to me and fairly cheap
plus he is only 10minutes up the road from me which is a bonus

 

Harvey wasn't interested when I rang him and asked him to build me a 300bhp 1600.

 

probably thought u were taking the piss tony, little does he know

 

LOL, probably. I wonder what he would say now lol

 

whats your full engine spec mate if you dont mind, could you pm it to me ?

 

i know ill be spending time and money at nms in 06 , with karl the customer service is superb, he goes above and beyond what most tuners call a good service , hes thorough and honest , what more could you ask for ?

 

i think i am pretty good at tuning my self

 

Karl is well respected and his cars are very well proven. Whether he is the King of RST tuning is a bold statement.

 

Here is the full engine spec, copied directly from my spec list;



Engine;

1600cc 8v CVH
Farndon H section Steel Rods
Custom made Ross Racing Forged Pistons
Lowered Compression Ratio
Standard size and spec crank
Standalone Omex 710 series Engine Management, entire engine loom over braided, routed through bulkhead behind heater box
Bosch ‘403’ Grey Injectors
2wd Cosworth Bosch Fuel Pump
3 Bar MAP Sensor
Modified 4x4 Cosworth Throttle body fitted on Modified MFI Inlet Manifold
ALS
ALS Valve
Dizzyless ignition, crank pickup in block
Ford Coil Pack
Ford Motorsport Plugs
Greddy Electronic Boost Controller, “Aeroquiped” vacuum hoses
‘Monster’ K&N Air Filter and Trumpet
GRS Evo 4 Intercooler (brushed finish)
GRS Alloy Radiator
Modified thermostat housing, “Aeroquiped” and powder coated silver
Pro Alloy Turbo Water Cooler Mounted under O/S Wheel arch behind Bumper vent
Pro Alloy Header Tank, Powder Coated Black
Independently Controlled Electronic Twin Fans
Mocal 19 Row Oil Cooler Mounted below air filter on custom made brackets, fully “Aeroquiped” -10 fittings/hose
Adjustable fuel pressure regulator, “Aeroquiped” fuel lines throughout
Baffled Sump
Modified Oil Pick- Up
Ceramic Coated Exhaust Manifold
APT Custom Made T34 Exhaust Down pipe
3” Mongoose Exhaust System with 4” Rolled Out Tail Pipe

Ported & Polished Head, Stainless one piece Larger Valves, Radius Valve Seats
Matched Ported Inlet and Exhaust Manifolds
APT Custom spec Cam
Double Valve Springs
Solid Lifters
Piper Vernier Pulley Wheel

Garret T3/04 Hybrid Turbo Charger
.63 Exhaust Housing
247 ALS Maram Shaft
-34 Garret Actuator

 

Can you tune mine lol

 

I use Jamsport. Been there twice now and done a very good job

 

harvey is more interested in cossie engines he dont like building rst with big power he says there more trouble then there worth . but he builds awesome reliable cossie engines had two of his cossie engine and not a problem with either if i was to get another rst karl would definatly get my custom he is a top tuner

 

 

I've used Karl a couple of times and he is the dogs danglies...........


and Grey ones ARE the fastest!!

 

karl is excellent. gives good advice as well.

the reason he's stoppped working on rst's so much is cos he is fed up of people turning up with old smokers and then moaning when it blows up on the way home

if your car is up to scratch he will work on it.

 

Is That All Tony lol

 

For the engine yeah lol. The complete spec list is 4 pages on Word

 

karl done a sterling job mapping mine and i fixed a few things that he was'nt happy with , now running closed loop lamba and water injection on a s8 ecu karl will work on any car aslong as its not a piece of shite. but now my helix six paddle clutch is bloody slipping so the bromster is goner sort me out a twin plate paddle anything that can handle over 400fbt