best cosworth tuners in scotland????
09-10-2008, 01:40 PM
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best cosworth tuners in scotland????
where would be the best place to take a sapphire cosworth to to have some work carried out on it up here in scotland? who does mapping etc etc. seems to be loads down south like NMS etc but not sure of up here. also im looking at a car that is fitted with a stage 1 chip and -31 actuator which claims about 270bhp, how easy is it to get the car up to around 330bhp and how much are you looking at? cheers.
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09-10-2008, 02:16 PM
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don't think anyone in scotland maps webber marelli ecu in cosworths,, but maybe wrong,
i usually fit upgrade parts with an off the shelf chip from harvey to suit
i usually fit upgrade parts with an off the shelf chip from harvey to suit
09-10-2008, 02:49 PM
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ava all day long for engine work/mapping, or andy if your needs parts fitted or big mods done.
maybe a blinkered view but i really dont see why anyone would even consider going anywhere other than ava for mapping. in scotland that is
maybe a blinkered view but i really dont see why anyone would even consider going anywhere other than ava for mapping. in scotland that is
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09-10-2008, 03:03 PM
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AG.motorsport without doubt.
took my escossie to ava to change my gearbox as andy was very busy and they ran car on rollers after i told them not to!!!and blew engine up.
took car to andy and he rebuilt engine and box......problem free after that and what an engine.
took my escossie to ava to change my gearbox as andy was very busy and they ran car on rollers after i told them not to!!!and blew engine up.
took car to andy and he rebuilt engine and box......problem free after that and what an engine.
09-10-2008, 03:20 PM
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on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
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andrew dun the work to my sapphire .
the car went from nearly stand to stage 3
and it runs relay good
i have had 3 cosworths all stage 3 and this one is the quickest
its worth looking in to.
the car went from nearly stand to stage 3
and it runs relay good
i have had 3 cosworths all stage 3 and this one is the quickest
its worth looking in to.
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just a quick q being nosy
on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
09-10-2008, 04:52 PM
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apparently allan wanted to acess the box by running it on the rollers.after id nursed it up there and specifically said i wanted the box fully rebuilt.my last words to him were dont run it on the rollers until box has been rebuilt and im there to see it.
and no it was a power run as he said he done one power run and he reconned it was ok.
the storys in this post.im just heading out so aint got time to post again.
https://passionford.com/forum/general-car-related-discussion/163841-ava-tuning-near-glasgow-airport.html
and no it was a power run as he said he done one power run and he reconned it was ok.
the storys in this post.im just heading out so aint got time to post again.
https://passionford.com/forum/general-car-related-discussion/163841-ava-tuning-near-glasgow-airport.html
09-10-2008, 05:25 PM
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i've been to most over the years to set up my cossy's
had a bad experience with ava once
that said been there loads of times and only ever had 1 bad experience with them so maybe just bad luck
they are very expensive imho
andy g's doin good stuff just now, usualy good with prices as well
couple other places around as well but think i'll be goin to msd for a live map when mines ready
gonna be worth the run down as i've only ever heard good stuff about them
just depends on what your wanting done realy
pm me what your after and i'll give you my advice on the best place (imo obviously)
had a bad experience with ava once
that said been there loads of times and only ever had 1 bad experience with them so maybe just bad luck
they are very expensive imho
andy g's doin good stuff just now, usualy good with prices as well
couple other places around as well but think i'll be goin to msd for a live map when mines ready
gonna be worth the run down as i've only ever heard good stuff about them
just depends on what your wanting done realy
pm me what your after and i'll give you my advice on the best place (imo obviously)
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09-10-2008, 05:50 PM
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just a quick q being nosy
on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
09-10-2008, 05:53 PM
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As said above no one in Scotand can live map the standard ecu, or atleast no one that i found when looking into it.
If its a fairly common spec get an off the shelf chip from one of the tuners down south then just get the car checked over and set up, up here once its fitted.
If its a fairly common spec get an off the shelf chip from one of the tuners down south then just get the car checked over and set up, up here once its fitted.
09-10-2008, 05:58 PM
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apparently allan wanted to acess the box by running it on the rollers.after id nursed it up there and specifically said i wanted the box fully rebuilt.my last words to him were dont run it on the rollers until box has been rebuilt and im there to see it.
and no it was a power run as he said he done one power run and he reconned it was ok.
the storys in this post.im just heading out so aint got time to post again.
https://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163841
and no it was a power run as he said he done one power run and he reconned it was ok.
the storys in this post.im just heading out so aint got time to post again.
https://passionford.com/forum/showthread.php?t=163841
thats bad luck mate. would you have felt better tho if you were there to see it? i very much doubt anything was done differently to cause it that you wouldnt have done driving it yourself or if you were there? i've watched bloody LOADS of runs over the years and its a meticulous process and monitoring everything at all times. not like a rip straight through the rev range
anyway sorry to hear that
09-10-2008, 06:05 PM
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a drive down to blackpool is surely a bit excessive for a run of the mill stage 3 isnt it? maybe beyond that id head south but for an off the shelf job someone local like dastek in fife , falkland performance or rjm in glenrothes would do the job.theres star performance in kirkaldy as well. .g
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as above they always spend ages strapping the car down and triple checking everything before it even gets started up
they do tend to be a bit ott on the safety 1st approach
thats bad luck mate. would you have felt better tho if you were there to see it? i very much doubt anything was done differently to cause it that you wouldnt have done driving it yourself or if you were there? i've watched bloody LOADS of runs over the years and its a meticulous process and monitoring everything at all times. not like a rip straight through the rev range
anyway sorry to hear that
anyway sorry to hear that
they do tend to be a bit ott on the safety 1st approach
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just a quick q being nosy
on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
on the ag focus there is on the shopping list on the door the name fred crawford, now i remember a fred crawford from ireland who shoved a rs500 engine in a mk2 escort screamer when i wasn't old enough to drive,them were pioneering days when the 2wd sierra cos was still a showroom car. is it the same fred ???
yes fred is still about but not in to the cossies just as much was onto him just this week looking for grp a mag rear end .. real nice man fred is..i just live 40 miles from him
09-10-2008, 06:12 PM
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a drive down to blackpool is surely a bit excessive for a run of the mill stage 3 isnt it? maybe beyond that id head south but for an off the shelf job someone local like dastek in fife , falkland performance or rjm in glenrothes would do the job.theres star performance in kirkaldy as well. .g
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a drive down to blackpool is surely a bit excessive for a run of the mill stage 3 isnt it? maybe beyond that id head south but for an off the shelf job someone local like dastek in fife , falkland performance or rjm in glenrothes would do the job.theres star performance in kirkaldy as well. .g
but falkland are years out of date and star have never had a good rep(not my own personal experience)
and as for dastek, i wouldn't let them service a fiesta, was talking to the guy that claimed to do their mapping
at crail couple years back and was nearly rolling about the floor laughing at the joker, he clearly didn't have a clue, i knew more than him 
and i'm no expert at management systemsbut please feel free to make your own mistakes as i dont want to start tuner wars
09-10-2008, 06:31 PM
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I've been to AVA 3 times now I think, and I'm not convinced by them, they seem to have some customers who are very happy but I expect they are happy because they have told AVA to do everything, rather than just a setup. I went out of necesity and I wont be returning, but thats probably cause I'm moving to Sussex and will be learning calibration myself over the next 2 years.
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I've been to AVA 3 times now I think, and I'm not convinced by them, they seem to have some customers who are very happy but I expect they are happy because they have told AVA to do everything, rather than just a setup. I went out of necesity and I wont be returning, but thats probably cause I'm moving to Sussex and will be learning calibration myself over the next 2 years.
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