Mark_w

martin hadland has his own block but who knows the spec...same as karl....like i said very rare but whats the point when a 200 block is more than enough for 99.9% of people and easily replaceable

mark

RSrussell

205 all the way for me nice and cheeep

CozzyBrom

well this will put the cat amunst the pigons
lol
my old engine has been stripped and here ya go
205 block
7.2 comp
standard crank and rods lightend and balanced
twin plate race clutch
arp bottom end bolts
wire rung
4x4 gasket
ported head
bd14s
rs500 plenum and t4 t68 hybred
38 psi held on extrunal watgate to 7800 !!!!!!!!!!!!

now here is the mad bit
after 12000 miles of track days and proper thrash about then engine was getting slappy in the bores
so on strip down this is what i found
no head sealin propblems
no cracked head stud holes
worn out bore (to be expected)
mint crank and rods still no wear what so ever would go again
pistons look ok aswell but will find out 2moz
the power was not proven but got me to 178.6 at brunters in 500 set up
plz explane why it never went bang ??????????????

Anonymous

fookin bastid ! lol
i guess some people are just lucky !
can i have wednesdays lottery numbers please ?

CozzyBrom

7 11 13 17 23 36 39

Anonymous

cheers bud
im gna give em a try !
as for ur motor , do u wanna sell it

CozzyBrom

its been striped mate
can build it back to standard if ya want £3500 with a new fresh built standard engine

Anonymous

There ya go proves it! Nice one brom!

Must be ok if they can withstand your driving as ive heard your best performance mod is a 20kg lead boot for your right foot!

CozzyBrom

well i have to admit i gave the car death all the time
as ya know 7 diffs, 5 old paddle clutchs
and if it wasnt for piston slap when cold the car wud be in 1 piece now by the way it dint even smoke the engine that is
the back brakes used to catch fire

Anonymous

Bloody hell, you should test for the wrc team, if their components can stand your abuse they should last the whole season with no maintenance!

CozzyBrom

all the tecky ppl dont take this the wrong way my new engine will be wrc block cozzy forged pistons,ally rods and stuff am not sayin the 205 lock is better am sayin it looks like they can take the streses and stuff !!!
the engine was built and never intended to be 500 set up it was built for light blues
the new engine will be bling bling and going for over 600 on gas

Anonymous

best ring ford and tell them to get another shipment of diffs in then!
20 should do it!

CozzyBrom

no mate
where have ya been for the last few months
i run a jag xk8 diff now 10.5 crownwheel and 6 inch plated slipper diff
masive shafts and prop
am guessing not fact its the bigest road car productoin diff out there make a sky line diff look small

Anonymous

feck me !! duz this mean im gna be needing diffs aswell . i like to drive it like i stole it and race just about everything , even slow cars like festas , just to really piss em off . and theres nothing better than playing with a fast bike and watching his head double take in the mirror when he realizes ur pushing him up the road !! ,
i bet the jag diff was an arse to fit ?

Anonymous

sorry been living under my student rock

somehow i dont think one of those would fit in my car

i have just started a thread on the rs forum asking if there are any issues with running greys on a l6 ecu, what ecu were you running?

this guy has been told that the l6 wont be able to keep up and that he needs a l8
have you heard of this

Stu @ M Developments

iTrader: (12)

Well fancy starting it over there......

Ive answered it for you anyway

Anonymous

sorry, does that make me treacherous scum then stu?


stu, am i correct in thinkin the l8 has no advantages over the l6 and that its only the p8 that has lots more mapping points or something?

Stu @ M Developments

iTrader: (12)

No mate,
L8 is actually better as it has various multiplyers and transient fuel algorythms in place to improve throttle response, but that wasnt the original question

Greys are fine on L6,8,8B and P8.

Anonymous

mine is using l6 , would that be y it wasnt mapped properly then and was detonating in 3rd 4th and 5th , or is it cos the person that mapped it was a gimp ?

Anonymous

but would it be worth the money upgrading from a l6 to a l8 to run greys?
what would be the plus points?

Stu @ M Developments

iTrader: (12)

I refuse to comment on other peoples work as it can always be the car at fault, but it isnt an issue with its Ecu if its a working L6.

Level 8 will give smoother low speed running and better fuel economy on round town driving than L6.

Anonymous

Got a 205 bare block for free if anyone wants it come from mountune i beleve all good painted blue and wire runged.

replaced with new 200 block.

07887548980

Anonymous

thanks for the offer but i already have a 205 block that is good and a not so good wire rung 200 block that has cracked altinator mounts.

PJay

Brom was that a standards 205 block or an RS500 one?

PJay

Anonymous

Dunno proberly standard its .25 oversize.

i will keep it for another week or so and then i will dig a hole and bury it to put it to sleep.

so if anybody wants it?

Anonymous

Well , i spose this is a bonus !
the 1mm oversize pistons im supposed to have been running , turn out to be .5 oversize ! i only noticed it cos ive been cleaning everything up again ready for the rebuild !
Im NEVER EVER EVER gna let any 1 work on my car again ! especially if they cant even tell me what theyve done to it ...