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Old 28-11-2008 | 03:22 PM
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Originally Posted by MadRod
Between Mike & Myself it rarely turns to shite because I PM him if it blows up on here & sort it out . I have respect for Mike, he knows its his fault that I got hooked on Topspeed runs , I was present at Mikes 180.9 run a record at the time & was well impressed.
Dont always agree with Mike, but certainly he aint on my dislike list, only 2 people on that & they dont use this Forum these days.
So where's my PM ?
Old 28-11-2008 | 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Mike Rainbird
So where's my PM ?

If you wait till its tried, ive know doubt some info will be given..
Old 28-11-2008 | 04:33 PM
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The Heads back on rechecked comp ratio with head skim its now 8.7-1.

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Old 28-11-2008 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Shead
The Heads back on rechecked comp ratio with head skim its now 8.7-1.

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I hope it's welded on this time then !
Old 28-11-2008 | 04:37 PM
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Originally Posted by MadRod
If you wait till its tried, ive know doubt some info will be given..
Old 28-11-2008 | 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Mark Shead
The Heads back on rechecked comp ratio with head skim its now 8.7-1.

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Shame the head wont stay on if you gave it 30 degrees of ignition and some 120 RON, imagine the torque it would have made
Old 01-12-2008 | 05:46 PM
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The engine is complete, well the one thats going on the Dyno is.
Bit unhappy I could not get the bits from the States in time, last contact was last Thursday, away for thanksgiving so no idea if my bits been sent or not. If it has it will be here on Thursday if not no idea, its all too late to plan in. So we wont know if my Ł923 would have worked or not .
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Originally Posted by MadRod
The engine is complete, well the one thats going on the Dyno is.
Bit unhappy I could not get the bits from the States in time, last contact was last Thursday, away for thanksgiving so no idea if my bits been sent or not. If it has it will be here on Thursday if not no idea, its all too late to plan in. So we wont know if my Ł923 would have worked or not .
so he never sent it out saturday then rod
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This thread has confused me

Can you break down the Spec of your engine Rod? Or will that have to wait til another day?
Old 01-12-2008 | 07:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Jay.
so he never sent it out saturday then rod

I simply dont know, hes not there until tomorrow.
Old 01-12-2008 | 07:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Paul_RS
This thread has confused me

Can you break down the Spec of your engine Rod? Or will that have to wait til another day?

Well, we decided last week to have a change of Spec involving parts from the States, they arrived last Thursday but certain parts were not correct.
I rang on Thursday but it was Thanksgiving so not at work, he said he would try to sort it over the weekend & send it Monday. However hes not answering his phone so dont know if that happened if it did we could in theory change things on Thursday but we cant really wait so the engine has been built to Similar Spec as last time with higher compression 8.7 : 1 & a higher Power rated Turbo, called a fake GT45 cos its in a 42 case size.

Hope that sorts out the confusion, on the other hand im now confused. .
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Ahhh right, that makes far more sense, a lot easier to read when there is no bitching added

Well i hope everything goes to plan for you!
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when is the big day??
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Have just heard from Honk (not kidding thats spelt right) in the States, hes had trouble sourcing the part & has ordered one which is due to him tomorrow morning if he gets it he will ship straight away & if all goes well will be with me on Thursday. Cant fault this guy hes paying to have it shipped express & told me not to worry about the bits I have. .

Dyno is Friday.
Old 01-12-2008 | 08:09 PM
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good luck rod hope every thing works the way you want top work on a top motor
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Hope all goes well rod are you going to put pics up at some point?
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Originally Posted by MadRod
Have just heard from Honk (not kidding thats spelt right) in the States, hes had trouble sourcing the part & has ordered one which is due to him tomorrow morning if he gets it he will ship straight away & if all goes well will be with me on Thursday. Cant fault this guy hes paying to have it shipped express & told me not to worry about the bits I have. .

Dyno is Friday.
Thats good news hope u get the power/torque you require

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Originally Posted by carlo
Hope all goes well rod are you going to put pics up at some point?

The battery gone in mine, but will con the missus camera & take a shot tomorrow if I remember.
Not sure about the Dyno as I expect Top gear mag will be there, im sure Chip will keep the world informed .
Old 01-12-2008 | 08:52 PM
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Nice one be good to see it
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The 3 Turbos shown will be used on the Dyno, winner takes all.
The one on the engine is a GT42/94 (used last time) which is smaller than the GT42/08 (FAKE gt45) thats on the right, in the centre is the new mystery part sourced from the States. If the independant tests against the Garrett are to be believed it spools quicker than the GT42/94 & makes more Power than the GT42/08. Its more efficient than the Garrett or so they say, but our independant tester does agree that it works as suggested, we shall see. I will have 2 rather large Turbos for Sale after this Dyno session .


ps. Those following the saga of the bit from the States, well it didnt arrive & wont for 8 more weeks,
E-mailed Simon pictures of the fancy exhaust housing sent & he will cobble up a solution for the Dyno run & we will worry about fittment in the car later. Thats if it wins of course or it may go in the bin .
Old 03-12-2008 | 02:41 PM
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Good luck to all .
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WOW cant wait to hear how you get on
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Really looking forward to seeing this on friday
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those turbos big enough

good luck friday
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Is the 1 in the middle a Borg Warner?

Originally Posted by MadRod
The 3 Turbos shown will be used on the Dyno, winner takes all.
The one on the engine is a GT42/94 (used last time) which is smaller than the GT42/08 (FAKE gt45) thats on the right, in the centre is the new mystery part sourced from the States. If the independant tests against the Garrett are to be believed it spools quicker than the GT42/94 & makes more Power than the GT42/08. Its more efficient than the Garrett or so they say, but our independant tester does agree that it works as suggested, we shall see. I will have 2 rather large Turbos for Sale after this Dyno session .


ps. Those following the saga of the bit from the States, well it didnt arrive & wont for 8 more weeks,
E-mailed Simon pictures of the fancy exhaust housing sent & he will cobble up a solution for the Dyno run & we will worry about fittment in the car later. Thats if it wins of course or it may go in the bin .
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all the best with the dyno rod! them turbos look a bit naughty lol
Old 03-12-2008 | 05:27 PM
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They are huge

bit like the girl in the pic on the left

it will be an interesting friday at Simons

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Good luck Rod/Mark

I hope all goes well i will await the call

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Rod how much was that inlet plenum mate?

Best of luck for tomorrow too and i really hope all go's to plan this time
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ROD you got the intercooler yet or ordered it at all??


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Old 04-12-2008 | 09:02 PM
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ROD you got the intercooler yet or ordered it at all??


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Never got my FOC one

Good Luck rod hope it all goes well or im going back to 7.9-1
Old 04-12-2008 | 09:23 PM
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take it easy ! and good luck ! ! ! ! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Good luck today
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Originally Posted by Its Dave
Never got my FOC one

Good Luck rod hope it all goes well or im going back to 7.9-1
dave you monkey, dont think rod will be either... But as said you know it will be the best, the offer is still there same for you...

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any update on this?
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Originally Posted by cossiemanden
any update on this?
updates on what, the Dyno session saw 838bhp/666ft-lb cant believe you are asking must be the only person in the world that dont know that .
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Originally Posted by MadRod
updates on what, the Dyno session saw 838bhp/666ft-lb cant believe you are asking must be the only person in the world that dont know that .
I didnt know either. This looks like your "official" topic and it has nothing about that on it so why would anyone know?

You have reminded me not to ask in future either if thats the response i could expect!

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Originally Posted by MadRod
updates on what, the Dyno session saw 838bhp/666ft-lb cant believe you are asking must be the only person in the world that dont know that .
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