Mk6 JWRC fiesta cosworth
#4570
Just for the record, I think that's cheap. I'm not sure I would TIG one up for that! Must take some time to make.
#4572
Not really done anything to the car lately as been busy with other people's work and welding stuff etc
But changed the pads all round as I didn't get on with the ds3000 pads so have gone over to Pagid RS29 on the fronts and APF404 on the rears and will also be changing fluid from super racing blue to Performance Friction 665 fluid so hopefully that will be a big improvement, just need to take it out and bed them in
Then hopefully next month time permitting I will go and get the boost fully mapped in the fiesta as well and get some proper power figures in car on the hub dyno
But changed the pads all round as I didn't get on with the ds3000 pads so have gone over to Pagid RS29 on the fronts and APF404 on the rears and will also be changing fluid from super racing blue to Performance Friction 665 fluid so hopefully that will be a big improvement, just need to take it out and bed them in
Then hopefully next month time permitting I will go and get the boost fully mapped in the fiesta as well and get some proper power figures in car on the hub dyno
#4574
10K+ Poster!!
Are you still going to get your Skyline box rebuilt or do you plan to just buy a replacement? If you go for rebuild will you go for OS Gicken standard or close ratio?
I was speaking to the geezer at gtbitz who do lots of skyline stuff and he said the R34 box can take 1000bhp and is 6 speed, I believe. He seems to think it is thinner than the R33 box and therefore would fit the tunnel and thought he had rebuilt the internals to fit an R33 before. The boxes go for big money though.
I was speaking to the geezer at gtbitz who do lots of skyline stuff and he said the R34 box can take 1000bhp and is 6 speed, I believe. He seems to think it is thinner than the R33 box and therefore would fit the tunnel and thought he had rebuilt the internals to fit an R33 before. The boxes go for big money though.
#4575
Ordered through a friend at relentless performance mate, front and rears delivered were about Ł430
Hi mate, i wont be going for any os giken upgrade or anything anytime soon, to start i will probably buy another good second hand R33 box and run that then i have 1 sitting about to get rebuilt whilst i still have 1 in the car
There is a fella on ebay selling full R33 box rebuild kits for Ł450, thats all bearings and syncros etc, but this kit does not fit the earlier r32 boxes as syncros and a few other things were different
OS giken kits seem very good but again they come in about 4k all built up so not cheap, the kits do not come with syncros etc and can be hard to come by especially if you have an r32 box
Are you still going to get your Skyline box rebuilt or do you plan to just buy a replacement? If you go for rebuild will you go for OS Gicken standard or close ratio?
I was speaking to the geezer at gtbitz who do lots of skyline stuff and he said the R34 box can take 1000bhp and is 6 speed, I believe. He seems to think it is thinner than the R33 box and therefore would fit the tunnel and thought he had rebuilt the internals to fit an R33 before. The boxes go for big money though.
I was speaking to the geezer at gtbitz who do lots of skyline stuff and he said the R34 box can take 1000bhp and is 6 speed, I believe. He seems to think it is thinner than the R33 box and therefore would fit the tunnel and thought he had rebuilt the internals to fit an R33 before. The boxes go for big money though.
There is a fella on ebay selling full R33 box rebuild kits for Ł450, thats all bearings and syncros etc, but this kit does not fit the earlier r32 boxes as syncros and a few other things were different
OS giken kits seem very good but again they come in about 4k all built up so not cheap, the kits do not come with syncros etc and can be hard to come by especially if you have an r32 box
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#4577
10K+ Poster!!
Hard to say, I love the active centre diff and 2wd option. It is just so adjustable but the option of 5 or 6 speed fit and forget oppliger is tempting....if he will even answer an email. I have messaged him so many times, face booked him, emailed him etc....you have to build that in with no reply. Best to buy via Bara imo.
#4578
cossie fan (unluckerly)
Hard to say, I love the active centre diff and 2wd option. It is just so adjustable but the option of 5 or 6 speed fit and forget oppliger is tempting....if he will even answer an email. I have messaged him so many times, face booked him, emailed him etc....you have to build that in with no reply. Best to buy via Bara imo.
#4580
PassionFord Post Whore!!
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To be fair I would never go near a oplinger gear box all iv ever herd is they jump out of second gear . And iv just finished helping my best mate Rex to do a full restore and he has put a oplinger gear box in and gess wot it jumps out of second . He has said if he was not Ł2500 into this box he would of got me to put a skyline gearbox in his car
#4583
cossie fan (unluckerly)
To be fair I would never go near a oplinger gear box all iv ever herd is they jump out of second gear . And iv just finished helping my best mate Rex to do a full restore and he has put a oplinger gear box in and gess wot it jumps out of second . He has said if he was not Ł2500 into this box he would of got me to put a skyline gearbox in his car
#4584
PassionFord Post Whore!!
iTrader: (3)
Hi mate if we are on about the same jay / exsport he had 3 kits and all of them jumped out of second . Bara has admitted that some of them have problems with second gear . This is just wot I no I'm not saying there all the same but I do no of 6 gearboxes that all had / have this problem .But next week I will pull a gearbox out that is jumping out of second witch had a full rebuild with lots of new parts and new gear kit and with in the first 100mt of the very first time it was used it jumped out of second .
#4585
cossie fan (unluckerly)
Hi mate if we are on about the same jay / exsport he had 3 kits and all of them jumped out of second . Bara has admitted that some of them have problems with second gear . This is just wot I no I'm not saying there all the same but I do no of 6 gearboxes that all had / have this problem .But next week I will pull a gearbox out that is jumping out of second witch had a full rebuild with lots of new parts and new gear kit and with in the first 100mt of the very first time it was used it jumped out of second .
#4586
10K+ Poster!!
I spoke to Bara about the quaife, he said that they are expensive but when they need bits they are REALLY expensive, almost as if they sell you the box cheaper and then screw you if you need to rebuild it,
Not heard about the second gear issue, good to know.
Not heard about the second gear issue, good to know.
#4587
Ford lover
15G
60G
87G
..............................I'll get mi coat!!
#4588
10K+ Poster!!
#4590
10K+ Poster!!
#4594
Took the car out for a drive yesterday to a piston heads breakfast meet for a few hours not far from me, maybe a 40mile round trip, I wanted to do a nice drive to bed in discs and pads
Car received a lot of praise as usual
Only thing that puts me off road driving is the clutch as its horrible in any traffic so I'm looking for another clutch set up so I have the choice of either set up so I am after the flowing parts if anyone has them for sale
Cosworth AP updated clutch cover
Standard cosworth 4x4 flywheel
Let me know
Thanks
Marc
Car received a lot of praise as usual
Only thing that puts me off road driving is the clutch as its horrible in any traffic so I'm looking for another clutch set up so I have the choice of either set up so I am after the flowing parts if anyone has them for sale
Cosworth AP updated clutch cover
Standard cosworth 4x4 flywheel
Let me know
Thanks
Marc
#4595
Ford lover
Took the car out for a drive yesterday to a piston heads breakfast meet for a few hours not far from me, maybe a 40mile round trip, I wanted to do a nice drive to bed in discs and pads
Car received a lot of praise as usual
Only thing that puts me off road driving is the clutch as its horrible in any traffic so I'm looking for another clutch set up so I have the choice of either set up so I am after the flowing parts if anyone has them for sale
Cosworth AP updated clutch cover
Standard cosworth 4x4 flywheel
Let me know
Thanks
Marc
Car received a lot of praise as usual
Only thing that puts me off road driving is the clutch as its horrible in any traffic so I'm looking for another clutch set up so I have the choice of either set up so I am after the flowing parts if anyone has them for sale
Cosworth AP updated clutch cover
Standard cosworth 4x4 flywheel
Let me know
Thanks
Marc
#4597
10K+ Poster!!
Looks fantastic in the pics, hope to see it for real some day!
I will no doubt be reading lots of praise for this on pistonheads later.
The Cossie Escos I watched being mapped by Mark Shead on Saturday made a crazy 700.8bhp and around 600 torques....your car sooo needs that!
I will no doubt be reading lots of praise for this on pistonheads later.
The Cossie Escos I watched being mapped by Mark Shead on Saturday made a crazy 700.8bhp and around 600 torques....your car sooo needs that!
#4598
cossie fan (unluckerly)
Looks fantastic in the pics, hope to see it for real some day!
I will no doubt be reading lots of praise for this on pistonheads later.
The Cossie Escos I watched being mapped by Mark Shead on Saturday made a crazy 700.8bhp and around 600 torques....your car sooo needs that!
I will no doubt be reading lots of praise for this on pistonheads later.
The Cossie Escos I watched being mapped by Mark Shead on Saturday made a crazy 700.8bhp and around 600 torques....your car sooo needs that!
#4600
10K+ Poster!!
Yes, totally agree really. 550 is more than enough in our weight of cars. Just make them handle and make the reliable is all you need.