i have one of these sitting in my garden, havent used it for nearly a year now.
i ve decided i'm going to do somthing with it
i want to mod it
i know not many people like these cars but i bought it for silly money and to just have bit of fun, as you guys probly know they have 200bhp and are fairly nippy little cars. just shite at stopping!
i am writing this on here as i cant find any decent info on the net about tuning them of buying aftermarket parts for them
can anyone help?
have any of you lot got any experiance with them?

cheers

 

Anyone say Headgasket lol...

Nah im joking, dunno really, Need more boost i suppose.

 

its been years since i had one but few things i can remember (vaguley) areKlinger gasket cures the oil leaks from the head, standard pistons are weak and limit the boost, iirc you can only up to 16psi standard, maybe not even that. Otherwise good motors, intercooler is tiny so upgrade asap, turbos are good on em (the incorporated dump valves fail due to being old mainly)

 

Can you put some pics up mate? Shame they're so rare I love em!

 

I had the 800 2.0 turbo and it was a good motor and liked to pick it's skirt up and dance lol!!

I also had a tomcat coupe, I had it standard, but the lads who bought it off me lowered it and put 17" on it along with a decent exhaust, it felt like a different car and looked nice for what it was.

 

they are cool cars, i used to have one years ago, the only problem i had(although quite a major one) was the gearbox. The drivers side drive shaft would just fall out as one of the planet gears had cracked during an outing to santa pod !! where i did manage to run a 15:9 at 98 mph which isn't bad for a standard car

 

cheers for replys
i have brought few parts for it already
t34
evo 6 intercooler
k&n
stainless exhaust system
konis
roll cage

where can i get a klinger gasket?

how can i add pics?

cheers ppl

 

As standard 12/13psi max, air filter, exhaust system inc decat and remove the boost control, and bleed valve it. Rovertech.net will tell you what you need to know.

 

my mate had one and it was mint,but like most nice things some cunt robbed it from my house one night,chased it in my xr2 and stuck up its arse through my estate but as soon as it hit the duel carrigway woosh gone,never seen again
think it had a prob with the box aswell

 

sign up to http://www.rovertech.net/forum/

 

i just signed up to that site cheers
can any1 tell me how to add pics please?

 

i've got one too,
sounds like your going to track day it.
have the box rebulit with steel caged bearings available @140 a set and use the lsd from a late 620ti or 820vittesse. the B type Torsen. lots of info on Rovertech.

the std box will fail under abuse the bearings break up and then they throw a driveshaft out. or the diff fails, if your good at 110 on the M1 like mine did....thats the only thing in five years thats failed.
originally i did by it as a non runner i had a klinger fitted and a 2nd hand turbo and its been good as gold since after an inital problem down to the engine builder.

*after reading through its important over 12psi on a t25 it will go bang fitting a bleed valve is a sure way to break it.
pistons are good for intended power but no good for tuning. im not sure if it will last on that t34!

nissan pulsar t28 fits with a bit of fiddelling and gives good results

but the main thing is as above get over to Rovertech.net as that is a v good resource for parts and advice

 

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im quite happy with mine

 

think ive done it now?!

 

thats nice m8

 

t16coupe
whats the spec of yours fella?
looks real nice

 

cheers pal
i only paid monkey for it
drove it around for a bit of fun then layed her up wen i got into motocross
time to have some more fun now tho!
i love the underatedness of it

 

Dam good cars when suspension sorted on them,i had one in british racing green,can be picked up real cheap now.

 

i quite like em,i also like the 620ti

 

engine
rebored t16 engine
86mm gbe forged pistons
rebuilt and skimmed head
arp head studs
klinger headset
magnecore kv85 leads
NGK Iridium spark plugs - BKR8EIX
roversport engine mounts
block painted red

induction turbo exhaust
gizzmo msibc set @18 psi
garrett gt28rs turbo
gbe evo intercooler
gbe fuel cut defender
samco boost hoses
bailey dv24 dump valve
Innovate LC-1 Wideband Lambda and db gauge
walbro gss342 uprated fuel pump

exhaust
i.t tunning 2/5 downpipe/elbow
mongoose 2/5 decat
mongoose 2/5 catback exhaust with 3.5 tailpipe
yellow polly exhaust rubbers

induction
itg air filter with 78mm intake hose
battery moved to boot

transmission/gearbox
rebuilt 220 turbo box with type b diff
new seals and steel cage bearings
gbe stage 1 uprated clutch
polybushed gear linkage bushes
quick shift with uj mod
new mtf 94 oil

suspenion/handling
front sparco strut brace
pi red springs 35 mm
koni yellow adjustable shocks
Polybushed tie rod bars
polybushed rear lower arms
polybushed front arb

brakes
front mg zs conversion 282ml
ebc flat disks
ebc greenstuff pads
rear std with unipart pads

Interior
custom twin gauge pod
mocal white face boost gauge
Innovate db afr gauge blue
gizzmo msibc boost Controller
rover coupe oe mats

Exterior
aerocatch bonnet locks
colour coded front grill
colour coded bumper rub strips
jap spec archs
17 inch oz racing hydra wheels

 

thats a bloody good spec fella

 

i have a full leather interior for one of these in cream including the door cards

 

Well done, you must be very proud

 

i do miss mine it was 300 bhp i had a 620ti which i did take to central day once done 14.7 at 107 in that lol

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I like that^^ Sahme there aint many of them around.

 

i loved these when i was 17, mostly as my first car was a rover 216 of the same shape. i remember i was really jealous of a guy at uni that had a 220 hatch turbo, went really well.

would i have one now, would i f*ck

 

Shame that they run gay MEMS ecu that you can't do much with, sort some managment out on it and get some pistons and rods and the sky is the limit just look at Andy Nichols car, epic.

 

I always loved these one of the cars I always wanted but by the time I could afford one the pushchair wouldn't fit in the boot a bloke round here has a k plate one in nightfire red like yours it's immaculate and garaged I only see it on the odd sunny weekend in the summer

 

This

Quality rover money saving at its best by using the plastic gearbox bearings.

Mine fell out very quickly.

 

Holy thread resurrection but while I am here its one of those cars I quite liked but would I balls own one

 

Yooo geez obviously you don't no me but I no you

How's the ol' lady doing?
door still jammin in your bathroom door hmmm how do I no that you wonder

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Hope you've replaced the intercooler for a bigger inlet bro WHEN MESSING WITH THE FUEL MANAGMENT TELL US ABOUT WOT UVE DONE TO IT STOCK 2NOR M8

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