crumpet

Isnt reek usually coal hangin out the arse end of dturbos? haha

tjRS500

its turf lol

crumpet

same thing, rollin coal, layin turf.. ive found some mint volcanes on the web i want but cant buy any of them because im moving house :/

chaffe

Car passed its mot no probs, going to wait for the snow to subside then she is good to go. Chuffed to bits

cossie4i+

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Well pleased for you mate

What did the garage think of the car ?

Steve

bigryrs

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Happy days man!

scottyrs

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nice one

chaffe

He is used to this sort of stuff lol

BigErn

Looking forward to seeing some better pics and vids of it. Good work mate

Ade500

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Nice work mate looking real smart

ade

tjRS500

great news lad

barrychambers30

Wats it like on fuel mate im thinkin of doing same on my sapphire is it a cheap n easy conversion

chaffe

It does around 25-30 mpg the way i have mapped it, the engine goes in really easy, the turbo and manifold are quite tricky as is the gearbox build, also if wiring is not your thing then the Ecu maybe a problem. Depends if you have done something like this before, i didnt find it much of a challenge, but then ive done loads of similar conversions

barrychambers30

Ive got a 1.8 cvh in mine at the minute but i want sumit faster in it or sumit with turbo any ideas mate its my first conversion ive got a bit of car knowledge myself n my dad has at least 40 yrs ov experience with all sorts of engines so i fancied giving it a go over xmas n that to keep me busy the car is very clean ive got pics on my profile of it any ideas or info will be very much appreciated mate

chaffe

Christmas hols is cutting it a bit short TBH, it took me a few months to do my engine conversion and turbo it, get it running etc. Would you consider turboing the cvh first to get an idea of whats involved? is it currently efi? you will need to change the engine management to something aftermarket

barrychambers30

How woud i go about turboing my 1.8 cvh its carb engine can that be done mate
i would try that im not after loads of bhp or speed just a nice bit of go behind it n hopefully a turbo for the pppptttssshhh ha ha luv rs turbo but ive more love for my sapphire have you seen the pictures of it in my profile

Brigsy

Looks spot on mate!

crumpet

Wouldnt bothered personally pal, id either get your wallet out and buy a cossie or convert to yb, or 24v

barrychambers30

I wish my wallet would open up 4 a cossie ha ha maybe 1 day
its just fuel that worrying me bout a big 2.9 thats wat made me think off a rs turbo engine like i said mate

chaffe

From a performance point of view then the 1800 cvh will never set the wourld on fire, BUT from an experience and engineering point of view you will learn a great deal by turbocharging that engine. You would def need to look into changing it to EFI, using a megasquirt ecu, that way you will have the ecu in place for future engine swaps and modifications, so you will also need to change the fuel tank and put in an efi pump, run an extra fuel pipe and make an engine loom for the ecu. then you will need to make an exhaust manifold, make a downpipe and then make up boost pipes and an oil feed and return, then you will need to set the ecu accordinly and map the car. hey presto turboed. Its not easy otherwise everyone would be doing it

harvcore

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any word on the parts we swapped that im waiting on ?

chaffe

nope, from what you said you didnt really want anything for the three inches of escort rs turbo downpipe you gave me although you suggested you may want some door seals (which i gave you, for you only to say "no its window seals i need") i dont have any escorts or escort spares, and i cant see me getting any in the near future, if it it a major deal i can always give you a tenner for the pipe or even give you another one back if you need it soo much. You may have more luck asking on here if anyone has the parts you are looking for, but be sure to word it correctly and ask for the right bits, thanks chaffe

crumpet

chaffe you still roalin reek out of this? get some vids up of it dude

harvcore

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oh!
The way i saw it was i had the part and you were desperate for it ,and i was happy to help out and give you it as a favour because we share a mutual friend and thats what sites like this are for hence not wanting anything for it ,from that you asked if i needed anything for it and i said i was after door seals and i agree i should have said window seals for doors .
From that you turned up with door seals and i explained what i needed and you replied that your mate had some and i took this in good faith to mean i was getting seals .

i stand by giving you the item for free but would rather have had you told me politely to jog on two months ago so i could have went and sourced them myself rather than being strung along on a conversation and emails that were never going to come to anything

no problems simple misunderstanding and thats the end of it as far as im concerned but i will be less likely to help others in future unless the deal is done there and then
thanks
harvey

155lee

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if its escort 2 door window seals you can get them from ford,go see eric at guthries,they are aboutŁ22 each,i got 2 4 months ago.

harvcore

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cheers im on it

botters

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nice car that mate

chaffe

lol, yeah, ive had the box out and just putting it back in, cos im a tard and didnt build it right (or drank too much lager) first time round. Time for some more boost and some finishing refinements now i think, like radio and some final tuning, It has a bad lean bit/too much ig advance at 3500rpm at about -6 psi, a short while with the laptop should sort this. Then some summer fun, a few day trips with the bird and a few trips to crail 1/4 mile raceway me thinks, oh and i need to get it dynoed! so i can go down the pub and speak shit to everyone when ive drank too much.

crumpet

pmsl sounds like a plan pal, get some pics and vids up

chaffe

will do man, need to get it road tested tommorow, then ill steal the birds camera and get busy

155lee

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you dont need lager for that

whays it not done,what you been doing with your time?

bigryrs

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Need to up zee boost to keep up with zee foost ha ha xxx

chaffe

I think we are all on that boat! (mostly ryan, with me and you a close joint second) this is the second re build, i knobbed it first time, but then im no gearbox specialist (much better now though !)

chaffe

Really? im upping it anyway lol, but i think with all your FWD wheelspin antics, and the fact you dont have an mot ill win lol see you at crail sometime soon? bet you a tattie and bean pie

155lee

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i wont be there with mine,engine is coming out tmrw,pair of wings have been bought and its going for a respray in the next few months,so i doubt ill have it on the road this year,fancy a rs16i as a stopgap toy if funds allow.
might take my pals stage 3 saph down to race you if its mot'd!

chaffe

oh dear, and so it begins! best o luck to ya

clyde 1800

what bhp is she sitting at?
and are there any videos? maybe you could send me a link

chaffe

prob in the region of 250+ by the arse dyno, at only 6psi, upping the boost now ive fixed some teathing probs to nearer 10psi, will be over 300 bhp and over 350 lbft torque then. But as it is just now it is undrivable in the wet lol. ill get on the vids mate, not done any yet!

Rikochet

I'll be cameraman! Could you learn some German? Just some token phrases

chaffe

vursprung durch technic "four doors and a boot"