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Nightmare evening!
Picked car up at 7ish knowing that until it's mapped it won't rev past 3k as the secondary injectors will drown the spark. No problem. Drive down to the monthly pub-meet near Dartford and car dies pulling into the car park.
Clouds of smoke and a very strong smell of petrol. Bit of a panick, grab extinguisher and open bonnet. Just smoke, no flames. Wait until t few others turn up and push car to a safe spot. call guy who did the work.
2 hours later the offending piece of fuel hose was replaced - original part, completely perished and jetting fuel about under the plenum.
Battery had also died (which is why it cut out int he first place) so we popped a spare he had in and all was well.
Head home after some food and a quarter mile from home car dies completely. Lots of battery but suspected flooding. Call a mate, tow car back to my place. New battery now dead from attempting to start it. Electric window stuck open. Feck.
Dig around in shed and find battery-powered jump starter. Almost no charge but was enough to get the window up.
Spent a sleepless night expecting the alarm to go off as it really doesn't like low battery power.
So far have managed two (failed) journies of 20 mins. Have to make a 3 hour trip next week to get it mapped. That'll be relaxing.
Still, looks brilliant - intercooler right in your face looks great!
Picked car up at 7ish knowing that until it's mapped it won't rev past 3k as the secondary injectors will drown the spark. No problem. Drive down to the monthly pub-meet near Dartford and car dies pulling into the car park.
Clouds of smoke and a very strong smell of petrol. Bit of a panick, grab extinguisher and open bonnet. Just smoke, no flames. Wait until t few others turn up and push car to a safe spot. call guy who did the work.
2 hours later the offending piece of fuel hose was replaced - original part, completely perished and jetting fuel about under the plenum.
Battery had also died (which is why it cut out int he first place) so we popped a spare he had in and all was well.
Head home after some food and a quarter mile from home car dies completely. Lots of battery but suspected flooding. Call a mate, tow car back to my place. New battery now dead from attempting to start it. Electric window stuck open. Feck.
Dig around in shed and find battery-powered jump starter. Almost no charge but was enough to get the window up.
Spent a sleepless night expecting the alarm to go off as it really doesn't like low battery power.
So far have managed two (failed) journies of 20 mins. Have to make a 3 hour trip next week to get it mapped. That'll be relaxing.
Still, looks brilliant - intercooler right in your face looks great!
_Batty_ said:
shame about the rough start, but you *KNOW* that thing will be an animal when its done...
can't wait buddy, really can't
M
That's true. Was feeling pretty down about it last night but my better half was mega-supportive and I'm feeling better about it now. Just a little bit of an anti-climax.
All big mods are like that...
i remember when i out a set of dual choke Webber 40's on my Bug, was expecting great things, but all it did was fart and back-fire....
however once it was set up, the noise plus its ability to chase down Astra GSi's etc made it all worth while...
you know that its worth it, just alittle more waiting
i remember when i out a set of dual choke Webber 40's on my Bug, was expecting great things, but all it did was fart and back-fire....
however once it was set up, the noise plus its ability to chase down Astra GSi's etc made it all worth while...
you know that its worth it, just alittle more waiting
tuttle said:
Is this the V-mount fmic, that I've been hearing so much about? -very envious.
Nope, fairly standard FMIC with aircon and rad behind. The FMIC is mounted right in the mouth and is very prominent. Looks like it's going hunting for small cars to eat.
FMIC and rad have been custom built by Brise Motorsport and the real target is to go single-turbo later this year (GT 35/40 or similar).
The I/C was designed to have little pressure drop and decent flow so enough air gets to the rad.
Ended up discarding the v-mount (intercooler/rad arrangement) as it doesn't fit well with thetwin turbos I'm stuck with at the moment...
Gazboy said:
This car is going to eb a beast!
Bet your glad you've lost that poxy stock intercooler!
Definately. Really not sure but I suspect that it lost me a good 8-10mph at VMAX8. The extra boost should be good for another 8-10
Should see 170 next time out... Just remembered... must book in for our club's track afternoon @ Brands
Gazboy said:
I thought you were almost reving out in 5th last time out?
Nope
Revs were high but the shift buzzer wasn't happening so less than 7k - that's a whole load left. Should top out around 170 for the gearing though depending on rev limit and mine's a bit higher than standard (by 200 rpm).
Big single turbo (T88 etc) and an auto diff and 185-190mph is not too distant but you'd need careful consideration on the aero side.
Head-to-head but Gaz and I managed 153 at VMax 8 although it was stupidly hot and I was seeing intake temps of 77C!!! (hence Gaz's comment about the silly stock intercooler).
Realistically though I'll be happy to top 160 next time out.
Head-to-head but Gaz and I managed 153 at VMax 8 although it was stupidly hot and I was seeing intake temps of 77C!!! (hence Gaz's comment about the silly stock intercooler).
Realistically though I'll be happy to top 160 next time out.
iaint said:
Is this the V-mount fmic, that I've been hearing so much about? -very envious.
Nope, fairly standard FMIC with aircon and rad behind. The FMIC is mounted right in the mouth and is very prominent. Looks like it's going hunting for small cars to eat.
FMIC and rad have been custom built by Brise Motorsport and the real target is to go single-turbo later this year (GT 35/40 or similar).
The I/C was designed to have little pressure drop and decent flow so enough air gets to the rad.
Ended up discarding the v-mount (intercooler/rad arrangement) as it doesn't fit well with thetwin turbos I'm stuck with at the moment...
What have you ended up having done Iain... Mine was off the road similar time at Dragon when I had my mods done and when you get it back all you want to do is drive!
I went for a V mount in the end but at the expense of the air con and some boot space for the relocated battery...
Hope it gets sorted - I'm sure it will. These things usually iron out under mapping...
Cheers
DC
dai capp said:
I went for a V mount in the end but at the expense of the air con and some boot space for the relocated battery...
Battery relocated but I'm keeping the aircon dammit! I'll post the full spec and dyno sheet in a week or so but, apart from the bespoke nature of the intercooler and rad, it's all pretty standard mods really
I must say the quality of the fabrication and fitting is brilliant and makes up for the wait and (minor) hiccups.
Well, it's mapped an dall the bits are sorted (clutch etc) and I'm picking it up in the morning...
294rwhp at 0.9 bar boost. I'll post up a graph when I get home tomorrow.
For those who care and have a good memeory the previous rwhp figure (taken just before VMax 8) was 293rwhp. Turns out the tuners made a bit of a mistake with their dyno and the positioning of the temp sensor. Rather than reading the air temp at teh intake they were reading it post intercooler. This then led to the dyno making a power correction based on this temp and inflating the power figures. In real-world terms it was putting out some 30-40, poss more, less before this work.
Result.
Pics and graph to follow
294rwhp at 0.9 bar boost. I'll post up a graph when I get home tomorrow.
For those who care and have a good memeory the previous rwhp figure (taken just before VMax 8) was 293rwhp. Turns out the tuners made a bit of a mistake with their dyno and the positioning of the temp sensor. Rather than reading the air temp at teh intake they were reading it post intercooler. This then led to the dyno making a power correction based on this temp and inflating the power figures. In real-world terms it was putting out some 30-40, poss more, less before this work.
Result.
Pics and graph to follow
Drive home was fun. Not.
Torrential rain and loony drivers on the M25. No aircon at the mo so kept steaming up. Even in low boost setting it was being an evil biatch and kept trying to kill me. Nice to have it back
No dry weather yet and the new clutch is a) very heavy b) on/off - the bite point is covered by about 5mm of peddle travel! Clutch upgrade, 5.1 fluid (shared with the breaking system) and braided clutch line makes everything feel nice and tight. Feels like a new 'box too, not sure why that should be!
Need a dry day to start getting comfy with it again before I can relax behind the wheel. Will take a photo of the dyno sheet tonight (haven't even looked at it myself yet!).
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Torrential rain and loony drivers on the M25. No aircon at the mo so kept steaming up. Even in low boost setting it was being an evil biatch and kept trying to kill me. Nice to have it back
No dry weather yet and the new clutch is a) very heavy b) on/off - the bite point is covered by about 5mm of peddle travel! Clutch upgrade, 5.1 fluid (shared with the breaking system) and braided clutch line makes everything feel nice and tight. Feels like a new 'box too, not sure why that should be!
Need a dry day to start getting comfy with it again before I can relax behind the wheel. Will take a photo of the dyno sheet tonight (haven't even looked at it myself yet!).
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