Went to ProAlloy to see the Progress on Sierra. AWESOME!!!!
20-10-2004, 10:44 PM
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I have only run coolant through 1 of my turbo's in 2 years and have only had 1 failure guess which 
Now building an engine with swarf still in it that would be stupid
Now building an engine with swarf still in it that would be stupid
20-10-2004, 10:47 PM
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Exactly Spadge... the old Turbos don't need water cooling!
Unless Mike SWARFbird is involved 
On a serious note is D8EAM a hom plate? I thought it was V cool...
Unless Mike SWARFbird is involved
On a serious note is D8EAM a hom plate? I thought it was V cool...
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Excellent stuff Porkie. 
Phil, he's right mate. Most T34 / T4 car's are fine without water cooling. When myself and Porkie brought the GT turbo's Garrett (or more specifically in my case Vince at TURBOSHOP) never said that they needed to be water cooled + did not supply any water banjo's either. It's only after our turbo's expired they turned around and said the ball bearing turbo's NEED to be water cooled. Which was a fat lot of good considering they made this rule AFTER we brought the turbo's and didn't say at the time of when we brought them. Oh well, learnt the hard way I guess....for me the very hard way.
Porkie - pm us a price of the turbo pre-rad dude.
Thanks - Sunny.
Phil, he's right mate. Most T34 / T4 car's are fine without water cooling. When myself and Porkie brought the GT turbo's Garrett (or more specifically in my case Vince at TURBOSHOP) never said that they needed to be water cooled + did not supply any water banjo's either. It's only after our turbo's expired they turned around and said the ball bearing turbo's NEED to be water cooled. Which was a fat lot of good considering they made this rule AFTER we brought the turbo's and didn't say at the time of when we brought them.
Oh well, learnt the hard way I guess....for me the very hard way. Porkie - pm us a price of the turbo pre-rad dude.
Thanks - Sunny.
20-10-2004, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Exactly Spadge... the old Turbos don't need water cooling!
Unless Mike SWARFbird is involved
On a serious note is D8EAM a hom plate? I thought it was V cool...
Unless Mike SWARFbird is involved
On a serious note is D8EAM a hom plate? I thought it was V cool...
Its wicked mate
All you have to do now is pop down the registry office and change your name by deed pole to David Beam
20-10-2004, 10:52 PM
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Sunny spot on... feel for you! that advice was sooooooo too late!!!
The 'horse had already bolted' springs to mind I got away lightly compared to you and think its bollox to be honest... 
Sorry mate, feel for ya 
Its all looking BLING now though and the car WILL look as good as its gonna go!
The 'horse had already bolted' springs to mind
I got away lightly compared to you and think its bollox to be honest... Sorry mate, feel for ya Its all looking BLING now though and the car WILL look as good as its gonna go!
20-10-2004, 11:02 PM
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looking good mate,
out of interest, noticed you have fitted your oil cooler in the same place as the eggenburger car, except that has one each side,
out of interest, noticed you have fitted your oil cooler in the same place as the eggenburger car, except that has one each side,
mate!
20-10-2004, 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by martinrs500labatts
looking good mate,
out of interest, noticed you have fitted your oil cooler in the same place as the eggenburger car, except that has one each side,
out of interest, noticed you have fitted your oil cooler in the same place as the eggenburger car, except that has one each side,
Sierra has one on both sides as well. The old Turbo cooler is going on the other side and will either be a Gearbox cooler or a Front Brake caliper water cooler.Eggenburger Styleeee! Like it
20-10-2004, 11:50 PM
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Originally Posted by RichardPON
Porkie - how much for the plate then? Seriously?
And then add the Ł300 you've owed me for a year
20-10-2004, 11:52 PM
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Re: Went to ProAlloy to see the Progress on Sierra. AWESOME!
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They are going to be at the Redline Track day at Bedford in November and have offered 50% discounts to anyone that can out drink them at the Reyland 'aftershow party'
Hmmmmm, guess I'll be paying full price then.
Sean..
21-10-2004, 06:33 AM
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Originally Posted by BROM@ZOO
mmmmm wonder where you got that idea from pork chop nice place to fit a tank
Been planned for years... sadly its the first time we've had the time to do it
21-10-2004, 08:46 AM
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Looks like an excellent job
Out of interest, how much does that fuel tank hold with all that foam in it? Also, is the foam there to stop fuel starvation under cornering etc or something?
Out of interest, how much does that fuel tank hold with all that foam in it? Also, is the foam there to stop fuel starvation under cornering etc or something?
21-10-2004, 08:55 AM
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The fuel tank is about 12 Gallons and you only lose about 3% of the volume due to the foam.
Foam does help with surge and is also a saftey measure if the tank gets ruptured in a crash. (It acts like a sponge)
Foam does help with surge and is also a saftey measure if the tank gets ruptured in a crash. (It acts like a sponge)
21-10-2004, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Ian2wdsaffcos
Looks like an excellent job
Out of interest, how much does that fuel tank hold with all that foam in it? Also, is the foam there to stop fuel starvation under cornering etc or something?
Out of interest, how much does that fuel tank hold with all that foam in it? Also, is the foam there to stop fuel starvation under cornering etc or something?
The foam stops fuel surge and also in case of a large crash holds the fire in one spot rather than spreading as the fuel splashes out....
21-10-2004, 09:04 AM
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Sunny/Porkie....Vince at Universal Turbo said you must ALWAYS run water thru the turbos...well on my T34 anyway!....and Turbo Dynamics said to always run it on the T4...Cosworth put the cooling there for a reason guys
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Originally Posted by Porkie
The fuel tank is about 12 Gallons and you only lose about 3% of the volume due to the foam.
Foam does help with surge and is also a saftey measure if the tank gets ruptured in a crash. (It acts like a sponge)
Foam does help with surge and is also a saftey measure if the tank gets ruptured in a crash. (It acts like a sponge)
What happens if you have to run it quite low unintentionally? Would you not be under more risk of fuel starvation?
Not dissing BTW (cos I know fuck all about stuff like that
), just trying to understand.
21-10-2004, 09:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Ian2wdsaffcos
Oh & can you have a sender in there for the fuel gauge?
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21-10-2004, 09:15 AM
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Originally Posted by Porkie
Originally Posted by Ian2wdsaffcos
Oh & can you have a sender in there for the fuel gauge?
) How about my question about when running low on fuel?
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Phil , the water cooling is only neccessary if your car spends a long time in traffic jams ! Ive never cooled a racecar turbo , T4 or T34 and never had a problem , when the air flow from forward movement is there its more than adequate to keep turbos cool .
Regards
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Regards
Tony