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Something a little Different....
- Thread starter Dale!
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Been busy couple of days, dropped monty to Mark @ Owen Developments to work his magic....
After a little bit of playing 410hp @ 1bar but it wasn't peaking just hitting the limiter which was set at 7,500. This is with both XE cams on standard marks.
More playing and retarded the inlet camshaft 7 deg saw 428hp and brought the midrange up loads....
Which is where it was left, I was happy enough and headed to Owens to pick Monty up... I stated I never wanted it over 450 due to head etc...
On pick up Mark said he had been playing a bit more and got 447.7 HP @ 7214rpm (147mph) with 346.4 lbft @ 6333rpm @ 1.3bar
IMO this shows a great graph and Marks mapping skills
Only problem is the turbo bolts to manifold worked there way loose But tightened them back up and all was good.....
Popped to see Steve and have a chat.... Found this had been stuck on the car?
Which flew off on the way home lol
Then it was off for a good friday night drive with a few friends...
All I can say is the car is "interesting"
Talking to Mark about the turbo to manifold bolts, he said use exhaust paste and loose the gasket so this was todays job
Bye bye
Used longer bolts and fitted nuts to help hold them tight...
Changed boost clamps to "Murray constant tension" clamps as I wasn't happy how the other looked at the front and were dangerous IMO..
All back together
Then I thought I would take last nights logs off the dash..
All looking good, nice intake temps between 19-22 during the drive. EGT's were good too. So happy all is looking well.
Made couple changes to the dash display
Thats all for now
After a little bit of playing 410hp @ 1bar but it wasn't peaking just hitting the limiter which was set at 7,500. This is with both XE cams on standard marks.
More playing and retarded the inlet camshaft 7 deg saw 428hp and brought the midrange up loads....
Which is where it was left, I was happy enough and headed to Owens to pick Monty up... I stated I never wanted it over 450 due to head etc...
On pick up Mark said he had been playing a bit more and got 447.7 HP @ 7214rpm (147mph) with 346.4 lbft @ 6333rpm @ 1.3bar
IMO this shows a great graph and Marks mapping skills
Only problem is the turbo bolts to manifold worked there way loose
But tightened them back up and all was good.....Popped to see Steve and have a chat.... Found this had been stuck on the car?
Which flew off on the way home lol
Then it was off for a good friday night drive with a few friends...
All I can say is the car is "interesting"
Talking to Mark about the turbo to manifold bolts, he said use exhaust paste and loose the gasket so this was todays job
Bye bye
Used longer bolts and fitted nuts to help hold them tight...
Changed boost clamps to "Murray constant tension" clamps as I wasn't happy how the other looked at the front and were dangerous IMO..
All back together
Then I thought I would take last nights logs off the dash..
All looking good, nice intake temps between 19-22 during the drive. EGT's were good too. So happy all is looking well.
Made couple changes to the dash display
Thats all for now
Haven't been doing alot apart form enjoying him at present.... Been for a few drives when weathers been good.
Little video of me toying with my friends RS with Mountune MP350 kit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSu9OKnqH6g&list=UUJLQpEsad6Z1EeiG2yaGnBw&index=1&feature=plcp
Little video of me toying with my friends RS with Mountune MP350 kit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSu9OKnqH6g&list=UUJLQpEsad6Z1EeiG2yaGnBw&index=1&feature=plcp
Holy shizzle it!! That coolers huge on that, looks awesome...hate corsas because of there old image but hhhhmmm not this one. Epic! Weldone.
Does it get the power down or spin its tyres off the rim?
Does it get the power down or spin its tyres off the rim?
that is one epic build! puts all the corsa's that try and race u every time u pull up to a set of trafic lights to shame!
quick question, what did u paint ur gear box with?
jason
quick question, what did u paint ur gear box with?
jason
Its puts power down better in 4th gear but its FWD so it will always spin alot
Cheers
The gearbox is painted with 2k paint
amazed at your skills - brill job
Thankyou
Little update:
Bought new center trim to remove old LED/button for old LC1 wideband kit
Fitted
Bought some new belts as Monty has spat one off, going to look at going multi V belt as engines revving higher now, I also changed bottom pulley (vibration damper) So far so good
Today I took him to get geometry setup correctly and corner weighted...
Total weight, before he was setup. Raised him 10mm at front and 15mm at back.
After setup, showing 50.1% split across diagonal axis. Could ask for better really..
Alignment was miles out had positive camber....
Setting's were left at:
Caster +3 deg
Camber -1.5 deg
Toe set to 0.5mm toe in
Time for a wash:
Also fitted some 10mm rear wheel spacers and tucked him away next to Vinnie
Thats all for now
How do you choose what to drive?
Heads of tales? Or play rock paper Scissors with your self ? Lol
How you finding them new clamps? Been told to get them by sfs but not sure on them, what you think?
Heads of tales? Or play rock paper Scissors with your self ? Lol
How you finding them new clamps? Been told to get them by sfs but not sure on them, what you think?
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Funny you say that, depends on the mood although its a hard choice, normall Astra as I don't leave monty anywhere due to the valve of everything on him! Either i'm driving it or he is in the garage!
Really good, would highly advise using them!
top work, started off bit of a sleeper but that fmic is mean lol top man
Cheers, yer kinda lost the "sleeper" look now!
looks very good in that vid.. lol... bye bye Rs
thats got to be a handfull... but looks like fun
exhaust/dp/wg ok? coping all right?
be interesting to compare rollers
not afan of its face I have to say but where else could you put the fmic with the big arse turbo sat up front.
nice work as always dale..
now get robbie to stop being a girl and get a bt on his cupra
thats got to be a handfull... but looks like fun
exhaust/dp/wg ok? coping all right?
be interesting to compare rollers
not afan of its face I have to say but where else could you put the fmic with the big arse turbo sat up front.
nice work as always dale..
now get robbie to stop being a girl and get a bt on his cupra
looks very good in that vid.. lol... bye bye Rs
thats got to be a handfull... but looks like fun
exhaust/dp/wg ok? coping all right?
be interesting to compare rollers
not afan of its face I have to say but where else could you put the fmic with the big arse turbo sat up front.
nice work as always dale..
now get robbie to stop being a girl and get a bt on his cupra
Its drives alot better now its been setup was dangerous in anything above 4th...
Yep thats all working great
I do plan to pop down to compaire rollers....Cheers
As for Rob he has fallen out of love with it, I have spoken to him loads of times about this and it hurts me more as I have spent alot of time working on there
Needs a BT tho 
Just amazing Dale. I'v really enjoyed following your work so far. I just can't imagine how this must feel on the road. I had a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4S many many years ago whilst at uni and it was a great little car, really fun to drive and really reliable. Good times
Do you think you'll be tracking it, or is it just going to be a weekend road car? kind of a shame that it would be put on the track when it is in such top condition... But that's just my thoughts.
Keep up the top work
Do you think you'll be tracking it, or is it just going to be a weekend road car? kind of a shame that it would be put on the track when it is in such top condition... But that's just my thoughts.
Keep up the top work
Just amazing Dale. I'v really enjoyed following your work so far. I just can't imagine how this must feel on the road. I had a Vauxhall Corsa 1.4S many many years ago whilst at uni and it was a great little car, really fun to drive and really reliable. Good times
Do you think you'll be tracking it, or is it just going to be a weekend road car? kind of a shame that it would be put on the track when it is in such top condition... But that's just my thoughts.
Keep up the top work
They are good little cars but body kits and Chav ruined them like the nova, shame really!!
It's been on track fair few times already, planning on doing one next month if I can!
Cheers
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