If your gona go to town I'd seriously think about checking the crank, new shells all round. From my experiences I would take the liners out to check for cracks, and hone them if they are fine and get new rings. Also check the piston sides for melting marks. Obviously it's more money, but your list is what I consider a half job.
Originally Posted by TrixNFlix
Unfortunately my funds wont allow to go that far I wish I could but times are tight this time of year and iv just paid an holiday to ibiza off which as you know is not cheap lol. Id love be able get all that you stated done
bit of a clearer engine bay pic
"new group a head gasket set"
Not sure what the "group a" part is all about but I would personally save your money & just use a standard h/g with the 12.9 head bolts......
As long as everything is ok fueling/ign wise it will be fine.
nice very nice taidy original mint looking 5 mate i like alot
took a few more pics of my car last weekend this was just after id topped the ag high def wax up on it (light was not the best)
also got a pic of the ported/bored turbo elbow that mark at gt motorsport is doing me my car is up there now and should have it back today iv had all the fuelling set up by wideband he tells me it was running very lean so good job its being set up ill let you know what alterations he made to the carb etc when i speak to mark 2nite.
got my car back at 3.45 today and iv just come home so you can say im bloody happy with the results
Did they take any material from inside the elbow you know mate?
Did he say what your AFR's were by any chance?
i forgot exactly what he said they were but they now at 11s i think lol i just wanted my car back so wasnt paying too much attention, am back up there in the morn so ill ask then.
yes he ported both ends then worked on the throat etc
well iv been out in my car all morning bloody loving it more than ever as its alot better than it was before especially now all the fuelling is bang on it just runs sweet as anything and is miles quiter . iv just been order 2 uniroyal rainsport 2 tyres for next friday and also been get a price on the bodywork i need doing which was £800 so looks like i need get a few foreigners on lol.
engine wise this is staying the same now as i want get the bodywork and other little niggles sorted eg the heaters that work when they want and also want remove the centre heaters and fit mechanical oil pressure, afr meter and boost gauges in its place then ill stick the original digital clock back where the boost gauge is now. Another thing is the passenger window jams so thats got be sorted. overall tho i think for a car thats nearly 20 years old thats not bad going at all.
bloody hell just realised iv not updated this thread for a while the car has been spot on tho apart from my horn deciding to stop working lol. and obviously my knackered old t2 is virtually dead.
i now also have a head unit that iv fitted its nice to have a bit of music on longish runs
car is being dropped off to ian nixon 2moz evening to get my replacement t2 turbo fitted and oil/filter changed of course.
future plans are as follows
end of sept will be fitting new drilled rear discs and pads
october is m.o.t time so fingers crossed it does ok i shall be having a pre mot check done by ian nixon so hopefully ill get anything sorted that needs doing before it goes in.
then as winter comes car will be taken off the road covered up with battery disconnected until the time comes to take it the bodyshop to be treated to a respray and louvered bonnet fitted, also want a replacement drivers side door as mine is goin at the bottom and also has a dent in it where some scum bag tried bend the door back.
new year will bring a few changes engine wise eg getting inlet/exhaust manifolds ported/de burred and keep my eyes peeled for a full t25 turbo and maybe more headwork and a change of cam.
Like the colour, and the wheels
cheers fella looks like our cars are twins
goin pick car up from ian nixon a bit later its now got the replacement t2 on there and he informs me am goin need get 2 new hoses ( excuse for a couple more samcos). i shall be having a nice sunday drive i think and the sun is out 4 once lol
got car back at 1pm spent a good couple hours driving its spot on again now, i also had boost turned down to 12psi as i dont wanna wear this t2 out as i wanna sell it in new year to put towards a t25
bored of 12psi
just been out and re set the boost on my car to 16psi took 3 diff attempts the first time it was hitting 20psi second 18psi then bang on the 3rd time. my god what a difference it makes as well was bored at 12psi plus the fuelling is set up for 16 so its miles better now and certainly the quickest since iv owned it . had some great a roads round crewe to give it a test.
next engine plans are port inlet and exhaust manifolds
Well done for getting it back on the roads. I take it the carb has been setup for the increased boost pressure?? or you will be having problems sooner than expectedbored of 12psi
just been out and re set the boost on my car to 16psi took 3 diff attempts the first time it was hitting 20psi second 18psi then bang on the 3rd time. my god what a difference it makes as well was bored at 12psi plus the fuelling is set up for 16 so its miles better now and certainly the quickest since iv owned it . had some great a roads round crewe to give it a test.
next engine plans are port inlet and exhaust manifolds
yes mate carb was set up by ian nixon a bit ago it was so groggy at 12psi like it was overfuelling as soon as i put it back to 16psi it was spot on.
little update
taking car upto Ian Nixon on the 25th Sept for the following
fit new rear brake discs and pads
port inlet and exhaust manifolds
carb rebuilt with solex 32dis service kit (only one thing needs doing but going get the lot done as its done 110k cant do it any harm)
Got tax it end of this month then M.O.T time next month fingers crossed it will pass or only fail on minor things.
Ill be taking it off the road start/mid December for the winter and getting the bodywork sorted at a place called Turning Heads in Stoke On Trent.
then the plans everyone likes the most the engine well ill be looking to add a hybrid t25 running @ 20psi and a possible change of cam to compliment the bigger turbo, also going look into Ian Nixon doing me some proper headwork on the head i already have as its only a very basic porting job thats been done. If funds will allow am looking into getting a set of Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.2 in black as well and maybe a set of perspex windows apart from the windscreen
were is ian nixon nowadays?
i went to him many many years ago at eurocar when he had the twin engine jobbie but that place is long gone
does he still have his own place then?
He works from home doing few 5's now, works at a local garage too so not full time on the 5'swere is ian nixon nowadays?
i went to him many many years ago at eurocar when he had the twin engine jobbie but that place is long gone
does he still have his own place then?
ah the good old europarts, he works at a local garage and does 5s from home (stoke on trent) as a side job
swine beat me to it
good to hear hes still about then
small update
iv now taxed my car for another 6 months
got a carb service kit to freshen the carb up a bit
new rear brake pads
new horn compressor
blue silicone turbo to water hoses
o.e top rad hose
getting the above done and also the other bits i mention a few posts before this wkend.
on another note had a great day at the world series by renault at silverstone got a few pics as well was good to see a few 5 gtts there
had put my car being done back for a week as i need the car this wkend and ian couldnt do it last wkend. on another note i managed get a standard air box feed for really cheap off the bay so happy with that
stuck in a bit of a dilemma atm im considering 2 options turbo wise
either going get the t25/t2 with .63 rear rebuilt or am going get a t28 front and fit the t2 .63 rear to it what do you guys think ?
gave the yesmobile a much needed valet this afternoon before i take it up to ian nixon 2moz evening
i last nite decided to take the car off the road for winter so will not be taking for mot or having other bits done until jan/feb next year.
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