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About time I updated this.
Had not planned to do more to the car this year other than drive it on the new box and gt30s.
Plans are meant for changing?!
Engine pulled for cdb insert - all built back up and waiting on parts* before refitting, thanks to Smg and tfs racing.
Also bought a syvecs s8 at the start of the year as twin widebands, twin egt, extra inputs all would be very nice
John Stevenson troubled again for a loom - wish I had the time to do my own but John does too good a job
New bonnet, boot, sideskirts all awaiting collection from bodyshop.
Itching to get back out in it.
Simon
Had not planned to do more to the car this year other than drive it on the new box and gt30s.
Plans are meant for changing?!
Engine pulled for cdb insert - all built back up and waiting on parts* before refitting, thanks to Smg and tfs racing.
- dailey engineering drysump another change of plan thanks to Mattys group buy, can't wait to get my hands on the piece of art
Also bought a syvecs s8 at the start of the year as twin widebands, twin egt, extra inputs all would be very nice
John Stevenson troubled again for a loom - wish I had the time to do my own but John does too good a job
New bonnet, boot, sideskirts all awaiting collection from bodyshop.
Itching to get back out in it.
Simon
Been a long while since I have had time to work on the car and a lot longer since I last drove it, its been in some ways a nice break as I have come back to it today with renewed enfusiasm. I was meant to be flying out of gatwick today but the mapping job has been postponed to next month so took advantage and spent the day at tfs racing with stew and craig "wiggle it a bit" taylor (massive thanks to them both for help today)
First up was to start emptying some of the many shelves I take up in the engine build room! And fit the manifold, alternator, water cross pipe and new plugs and coilpacks and crank pulley!
Whilst waiting for new plugs to arrive we removed a bit more weight from the car lol
One brake stew power
Then added the clutch and dropped the engine back in
We then fitted the gearbox, prop.
Then the exhaust headers and turbos
Also altered the wastegate sprint rates and plugged the engine loom in and plumbed most of the engine bay up.
Pretty much just the dry sump plumbing and tank to install
Although cdf racing has the new fuel rails near completion
So will be swapping the rails and injectors before first fire up
Simon
First up was to start emptying some of the many shelves I take up in the engine build room! And fit the manifold, alternator, water cross pipe and new plugs and coilpacks and crank pulley!
Whilst waiting for new plugs to arrive we removed a bit more weight from the car lol
One brake stew power
Then added the clutch and dropped the engine back in
We then fitted the gearbox, prop.
Then the exhaust headers and turbos
Also altered the wastegate sprint rates and plugged the engine loom in and plumbed most of the engine bay up.
Pretty much just the dry sump plumbing and tank to install
Although cdf racing has the new fuel rails near completion
So will be swapping the rails and injectors before first fire up
Simon
Seems like an age since this was last running and stew @ tfs (thanks mate) has been as keen as me to see it running again and whilst I have been busy has fitted the oil tank and made up the oil lines etc
So today was the day
http://youtu.be/9dBql7tSIts
It lives again
Some tidying up and a tank vent to sort and vac regulator left to do.
Simon
So today was the day
http://youtu.be/9dBql7tSIts
It lives again
Some tidying up and a tank vent to sort and vac regulator left to do.
Simon
Well that was a busy day!
Got up early and got to tfs racing to collect the car for 8.
Over to surrey rr and did a few runs at low boost to run it in.
I wonder if the passenger footwell was most sensible place for oil tank lol
Just have to map it in winter from now on
Load car back on trailer and off to collect panels from paint shop which unfortunately are still not right!
Over to stews again and as the Wastegate springs had gone much weaker than expected so we changed the wastegate springs also which is always fun when they are in place, changed the oil and fitted the arches, boot and bonnet.
Back to surrey rr and a quick run on vpower to check that map is okay and then onto meth.
Got to 1.2bar and whilst idling as I was altering the map and basically pausing to keep it cool the engine stalls, strange, it wont restart and no cam sensor signal - quick check of wiring all okay, spend an hour searching for my spare sensor and find it and fit and it fires straight up - guess the sensor must be 20years old and objected to sitting 6inches from a hot gt30.
Very hot and himid evening and now 9:30pm so knocked it on the head at that.
Massive thanks to stew at tfs and charlie at surrey rr for today
Simon
Got up early and got to tfs racing to collect the car for 8.
Over to surrey rr and did a few runs at low boost to run it in.
I wonder if the passenger footwell was most sensible place for oil tank lol
Just have to map it in winter from now on
Load car back on trailer and off to collect panels from paint shop which unfortunately are still not right!
Over to stews again and as the Wastegate springs had gone much weaker than expected so we changed the wastegate springs also which is always fun when they are in place, changed the oil and fitted the arches, boot and bonnet.
Back to surrey rr and a quick run on vpower to check that map is okay and then onto meth.
Got to 1.2bar and whilst idling as I was altering the map and basically pausing to keep it cool the engine stalls, strange, it wont restart and no cam sensor signal - quick check of wiring all okay, spend an hour searching for my spare sensor and find it and fit and it fires straight up - guess the sensor must be 20years old and objected to sitting 6inches from a hot gt30.
Very hot and himid evening and now 9:30pm so knocked it on the head at that.
Massive thanks to stew at tfs and charlie at surrey rr for today
Simon
markCSC said:
Can't wait to see what this beast does
What has happened to the arch extension? Also why did you decide to have arch extensions rather than a 22B kit?
Arches were away for paint, see above post. What has happened to the arch extension? Also why did you decide to have arch extensions rather than a 22B kit?
Basically although I have tried to keep it neat and tidy it is a race car rather than show car.
The 22b arches or wrc arches are the best route for looks I think, although I do like he look of the abw arches i am using very much. I believe it is possibly lighter as is and allows greater width tyres to be used, quick, cheap and easy to replace.
Simon
So this weekend I traveled to Elvington airfield to compete as part of the subaru 22b team at ten of the best..
The intention was to use the Saturday test day to get used to the gearbox and give the car a shake down but not risk breaking it before the event on the Sunday..
weekend wasn't without drama's lol.
Simon
The intention was to use the Saturday test day to get used to the gearbox and give the car a shake down but not risk breaking it before the event on the Sunday..
weekend wasn't without drama's lol.
Simon
first run out and only one fuel pump was working, syvecs fuel pressure trip saving the engine from lunching itself as it drove normally until on boost.
Took a while to find the issue, spade connector pulled off the back of the fuse box for one of the pumps, was possibly the guy checking the car over to meet safety regs as he was insistent on checking the battery thats mounted right up behind the dash was secure.
Simon
Took a while to find the issue, spade connector pulled off the back of the fuse box for one of the pumps, was possibly the guy checking the car over to meet safety regs as he was insistent on checking the battery thats mounted right up behind the dash was secure.
Simon
Ran the whole day on the toyo r888's as was saving the drag tyres for the event on the sunday and just wanted to get used to the gearbox and shake the car down without risking breaking it.. low 10 second run I think by the end of the day which I was v pleased with.
Sunday morning and I filled the tank with race fuel for the first time and the drag tyres were fitted.. I had an educated guess at the racefuel map and then did a run and check datalogs and altered the map repeatedly for most of the day, slowly getting more used to the gearbox and quicker.. eventually managing a 9.82sec pass.
Simon
Sunday morning and I filled the tank with race fuel for the first time and the drag tyres were fitted.. I had an educated guess at the racefuel map and then did a run and check datalogs and altered the map repeatedly for most of the day, slowly getting more used to the gearbox and quicker.. eventually managing a 9.82sec pass.
Simon
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