PumaJay

Air box wise it has a cone filter, Im thinking of having a hunt around on ebay for the 2ltr mondeo throttle body but I can never remember which one is the right one to buy.

No idea exactly how rich it is running but you certainly smell it, I think I might aslo have a leaking exhaust where the flexi is so im going to see if I can patch that up tomorrow when Ive got the car on a ramp. If not it'll need a new flexi welding onto the existing exhaust.

Glenn_

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I got mine off ebay. It wasnt listed as a mondeo tb. I paid 5 quid including postage for mine. A fookin bargain.

PumaJay

If I can find one cheap enough then i'l get it, just dont really know which im looking for, is the one off the old silver top zetec engine?

Glenn_

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Yeh the one off the silver top engine. You will have to swap the throttle linkage over and bore the inlet manifold out too.

You can see the difference here between the two.


You can see how much has to be bored out for the tb to flow the air.


Bored out.

Glenn_

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You need to swap the throttle switch round too cause it catches the manifold.

Glenn_

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I did a how to guide on project puma about doing these throttle bodys.

PumaJay

Ok cool, I'l find it and have a read through it.

Im gonna have to keep my eye out now for on of these throttle bodies!

Glenn_

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Good luck.

PumaJay

First track day of the year done and I wasnt impressed with how the car ran. I need to get back out and tinker around with it a bit I think.

Got a lot of jobs that I now need to do;

Oil leak
Blowing exhaust
Over fuelling
Poly bush torque link

The bodywork also needs some paint, front bumper and wing being the main thing, got a new front splitter as well to fit to replace my broken CF one. Abit of an image change as well for the car is in order, im bored of how it looks so im going to revamp it a bit of the next few weeks, most people wont like it but who cares!!

Got plenty of pictures from the weekend that im going to go through tonight and post up...

one for now!

Glenn_

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I like the nsf head light.

PumaJay

Just something I bodged together, didnt run an air filter. Just a pipe straight into the MAF... probably made no difference but thought id give it a go!

Glenn_

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Waste of time then.

PumaJay

More than likely but it only cost me a couple of scuffed knuckles to make... and I had nothing to do the other afternoon!

gjh

Looks good in that pic there out on track^

bagginsRSturbo

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Looking good can't wait for mine to be finished

JOHNDQ

Saw this on track addict's looks good

PumaJay

Cheers... #TrackAddict is my company.

Lots more events being planned for this year!

CrOwSoN15

Looks well out on track mate!

I have a 2.0 Silvertop TB in the garage, not much use to me now I'm in Volvos lol.

PumaJay

You've got mail

PumaJay

Few images from Rockingham....

IMG_5652 by Jay_Hardy1987, on Flickr

IMG_5668 by Jay_Hardy1987, on Flickr

IMG_6068 by Jay_Hardy1987, on Flickr

IMG_6371 by Jay_Hardy1987, on Flickr

11024680_10152777704753479_1786190371200508091_o by Jay_Hardy1987, on Flickr

JOHNDQ

Shit so im talking to the main man Sounds good couldnt make rockingham as my engine looks like this....

PumaJay

Main man... I guess so lol. No worrys dude, you'll plenty more opportunities to get out on track with us.

Next one for us is Mallory 21st May through Javelin.

Just been making a list of the jobs to do on the Puma before the next track day... It never ends! One day I will buy a car and leave it alone!

JOHNDQ

Should be done by then Is that possible would need to be some car

PumaJay

It would indeed... I bought an FN2 Type R with the sole intention of leaving alone and just having a nice car to drive around in. Didnt last very long!

The Underdog

love the car. looking at the pics though i see your front splitter is not going to work as its not air damed. there should be no air gaps above it. it needs to be a sealed fixing to the bumper.

Glenn_

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Do you still have a bottom strut brace fitted Jay.

PumaJay

Correct, It was a temporary bodge after the splitter fell off, I have a brand new OE Racing Puma splitter ready to go on, will be doing a much better job of fitting it in a couple of weeks, bumper needs some paint so will be getting that done as well.

PumaJay

I do indeed, best £30 I ever spent on the car.

Glenn_

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Is it that good. I bought one months ago but never got round to fitting it. Can you notice the difference with it fitted.

Im just scared in case the bolts are siezd in the bottom arms. Like they were in a mk5 fiesta me and the mrs had years ago. They were a bastard to get out.

PumaJay

Its the one mod I would recommend to any puma owner, makes the car feel much better. I had to replace mine a year or so ago after I bent it on the car and it was really noticeable that i'd taken it off.

I know what your saying about the bolts though, they can be a right pain! Id replace the bolts for some new ones and give them plenty of copper grease.

Glenn_

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I will have to get my finger out and get it fitted. The size of the sub frame you wouldnt think it would flex.

PumaJay

It wasnt flexing that caused mine to bend, I stupidly tried to get the car into a field and bottomed out on it so it bent it up and caused it to vibrate like mad!

JOHNDQ

There thats what the ZR was meant to be just my everyday car and once finished with the Escort start tracking the Evo again but to be honest I have just as much fun using the ZR. Good thing about the normal cars is it doesn't cost stupid money to have a good time you can get one quite well sorted for a fun days out for £1500 where as that would only buy my clutch on the Evo. How do we get a feature on IG by the way? I did get a like thanks very much for my pic this morning (black ZR with Orange wheels and trim )

PumaJay

Ah thats your ZR then.... I have it ready for a feature, will be posted up soon. If you just use #TrackAddict when you post the picture i'l find it. I browse the pictures most nights and screen shot the best ready for a feature.

Update on the Puma.... Its leaking oil, has no fuel and its annoying me. On the plus side, it has a brand new FRP splitter now to replace the battered one and its going for MOT, new centre section exhaust and oil leak diagnosis tomorrow evening.

Really hoping its nothing major like cranck/cam seal, a rocker cover or leaky easy to get to gasket would be an ideal fix!

Glenn_

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Mines got a bit of a oil leak too. One day I will get round to looking at it.

JOHNDQ

Are cool thanks mate

PumaJay

Its been leaking for a little while, it just became quite bad at Rockingham so I think its time to investigate!

Glenn_

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Just hope its something simple and easy to do.

PumaJay

Got another 12 months MOT last night, turns out ive done just over 600 miles in the last 12 months... not good enough! Must use the car more!!

Fitted my replacement centre section exhaust as well that piper kindly supplied to me. £63 delivered which I thought was a pretty good deal.

Also narrowed down the cause of the oil leak to either rocker cover gasket or cam seal, cleaned the engine down with brake cleaner so just need to see where it appears from.

Time to get the car prepped and ready for Mallory now

Glenn_

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600 miles is nowt.


Ive put a set of 17s on my pooma but i think im gonna put the standard wheels back on. The car doesnt seem as nippy with them on.