saved yourself a massive bill too. Glad it was as I thought and the extra cost for towing was justified. Shame about the bill but could be the turning point for your mechanical knowledge of your car
8bit's Mk1 Leon Cupra R. Scarlett - as in Johansson...
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Yup, am glad I listened to yourself and the others who replied to my other post in the mk1 section. £188 this month along with £245 for road tax is still better than £1k - £2k at any time lol, and as you say I understand the car a bit better now, getting there.
Never mind, payday next week, gonna order my R32 ARB to cheer myself up
Never mind, payday next week, gonna order my R32 ARB to cheer myself up
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haha I did mean the car but that picture of the actual scarlett is pretty flattering, I'd like to take a look under the hood on both accounts
Heh heh
More on the reversed DV - never noticed this with the valve in the normal orientation but when I get to about 5500rpm the turbo whistle seems to go a lot higher, it's like it's kicking in all over again. Definitely pulls a good bit harder from there up to the redline. Made me wonder, could the car not be boosting properly between when it starts to whistle about 2200rpm and going a lot higher/louder at 5500? Guess I'll need to get some logs done to have an idea.
Speaking of logs, found this one kindly done by djhorace just after I got the car, back when it was still totally stock. Maybe if someone who understands these things a bit better than I do spots something I need to be aware of they wouldn't mind posting? Looking at the "Mass Flow" column, assuming that's MAF figures the max shows 181.28 g/s, which roughly equates to 226.6 or 231.1 BHP, depending whether you like to multiply by 1.25 or 1.275
More on the reversed DV - never noticed this with the valve in the normal orientation but when I get to about 5500rpm the turbo whistle seems to go a lot higher, it's like it's kicking in all over again. Definitely pulls a good bit harder from there up to the redline. Made me wonder, could the car not be boosting properly between when it starts to whistle about 2200rpm and going a lot higher/louder at 5500? Guess I'll need to get some logs done to have an idea.
Speaking of logs, found this one kindly done by djhorace just after I got the car, back when it was still totally stock. Maybe if someone who understands these things a bit better than I do spots something I need to be aware of they wouldn't mind posting? Looking at the "Mass Flow" column, assuming that's MAF figures the max shows 181.28 g/s, which roughly equates to 226.6 or 231.1 BHP, depending whether you like to multiply by 1.25 or 1.275
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Monday 5 April 2010 17:50:22
1ML 906 032 A 1.8l R4/5VT 0002
Group A: 115 Group B: 116 Group C: 002
RPM Load Absolute Pres. Absolute Pres. RPM Lambda Lambda Lambda RPM Load Inj. On Time Mass Flow
TIME TIME TIME
Marker STAMP /min % mbar mbar STAMP /min % % % STAMP /min % ms g/s
0.3 2560 52.6 990 1050 0.6 2560 0 0 0 0.01 2520 54.1 5.1 27.86
1.22 2560 36.1 990 1040 1.51 2560 0 0 0 0.9 2560 36.8 3.4 17.67
2.16 2520 21.1 990 1020 2.52 2480 0 0 0 1.81 2520 20.3 1.7 7.61
153.58 720 24.1 980 980 153.88 720 0 0 0 154.18 760 24.1 2.04 3.44
154.48 720 24.1 980 980 154.78 760 0 0 0 155.08 760 24.1 2.04 3.44
155.39 760 24.1 980 980 155.69 760 0 0 0 156 720 24.1 2.04 3.47
156.29 720 24.1 980 980 156.59 720 0 0 0 156.9 720 24.1 2.38 3.42
157.2 760 24.1 980 990 157.5 720 0 0 0 157.8 720 24.1 2.04 3.47
158.11 720 24.1 980 980 158.4 720 0 0 0 158.71 760 24.1 2.04 3.47
159.01 760 24.8 980 980 159.31 720 0 0 0 159.61 760 24.8 2.38 3.5
159.92 760 24.1 980 980 160.33 760 0 0 0 160.62 760 24.1 2.38 3.5
160.92 760 24.1 980 990 161.22 760 0 0 0 161.53 760 24.1 2.38 3.5
161.82 720 24.1 980 990 162.13 720 0 0 0 162.43 720 24.1 2.38 3.42
162.73 720 23.3 980 980 163.03 720 0 0 0 163.33 720 24.1 2.04 3.47
163.63 720 24.1 980 980 163.94 720 0 0 0 164.24 720 24.1 2.38 3.53
164.54 720 24.1 980 980 164.84 720 0 0 0 165.14 760 24.1 2.38 3.53
165.44 720 24.1 980 990 165.75 720 0 0 0 166.05 720 24.1 2.38 3.56
166.35 720 24.1 980 980 166.65 720 0 0 0 166.95 720 24.1 2.04 3.53
167.26 720 24.1 980 980 167.56 720 0 0 0 167.86 720 24.1 2.04 3.53
168.16 800 30.8 980 980 168.47 1160 0 0 0 168.77 1280 38.3 3.74 10.94
169.07 1160 44.4 980 990 169.37 1000 0 0 0 169.67 880 65.4 6.8 12.67
169.97 880 74.4 1080 1000 170.27 1040 0 0 0 170.57 1280 68.4 6.12 17.22
170.89 1480 66.9 980 1050 171.19 1680 0 0 0 171.49 1960 71.4 6.8 29.25
171.79 2240 65.4 980 1130 172.09 2040 0 0 0 172.4 1840 18 1.7 4
172.69 1680 15 980 1040 172.99 1680 0 0 0 173.3 1520 53.4 5.1 16.72
173.59 1640 54.9 980 1010 173.9 1800 0 0 0 174.2 1800 54.1 4.08 14.44
174.54 1640 18 980 1060 174.91 1400 0 0 0 175.2 1320 17.3 1.7 4.67
175.5 1320 43.6 980 1000 175.81 1440 0 0 0 176.12 1520 78.2 7.48 24
176.42 1600 82.7 1650 1070 176.71 1680 0 0 0 177.01 1760 91 8.5 34
177.32 1880 94.7 1780 1210 177.62 1960 0 0 0 177.92 2080 106.8 10.2 46.94
178.23 2200 117.3 1910 1430 178.53 2320 0 0 0 178.83 2480 138.3 13.26 73.67
179.13 2640 150.4 1800 1840 179.44 2800 0 0 0 179.74 2960 164.7 15.64 90.81
180.04 3120 158.6 1790 1850 180.34 3320 0 0 0 180.64 3480 156.4 14.62 102.22
180.95 3640 155.6 1810 1840 181.25 3800 0 0 0 181.55 3960 154.9 14.28 118.44
181.85 4120 154.1 1800 1810 182.15 4240 0 0 0 182.45 4400 152.6 14.28 128.92
182.77 4560 155.6 1800 1790 183.06 4720 0 0 0 183.36 4840 151.1 14.28 142.08
183.66 5000 150.4 1810 1820 183.96 5160 0 0 0 184.26 5280 155.6 14.96 158.33
184.57 5400 156.4 1870 1840 184.87 5560 0 0 0 185.17 5680 162.4 15.64 171.67
185.47 5800 154.9 1910 1920 185.77 5960 0 0 0 186.07 6080 156.4 14.62 181.28
186.38 6200 153.4 1830 1890 186.68 6280 0 0 0 186.99 6400 138.3 12.92 176.5
187.28 6520 143.6 1720 1800 187.58 6600 0 0 0 187.89 6720 115.8 10.54 164.11
188.2 6800 120.3 1460 1670 188.5 6800 0 0 0 188.79 6800 12 1.36 7.31
189.09 6680 14.3 980 1170 189.39 6640 0 0 0 189.69 6560 12 0 14.64
190 6520 12 980 1070 190.3 6440 0 0 0 190.6 6040 12 0 15.11
190.9 5360 12.8 980 1050 191.23 4800 0 0 0 191.51 4240 12 0 10.36
192.82 4960 53.4 980 1080 193.12 4880 0 0 0 193.43 4880 54.1 4.76 48.94
193.72 4880 53.4 980 1280 194.02 4800 0 0 0 194.32 4840 14.3 1.36 8.69
194.62 4800 14.3 980 1080 194.92 4800 0 0 0 195.23 4760 14.3 1.36 13.28
195.53 4720 15 980 1030 195.83 4680 0 0 0 196.13 4640 12 0 10.75
196.44 4160 12.8 980 1020 196.74 3680 0 0 0 197.03 3240 12.8 0 8.89
197.34 2800 14.3 980 1020 197.63 2480 0 0 0 197.95 2680 15.8 1.7 7.64
198.25 3320 15 980 1010 198.55 3600 0 0 0 198.85 3680 32.3 3.06 25.75Tiny update... Today ordered a Golf R32 front anti-roll bar, should be here next week. Was inspired by a certain black mk1 LCR around these parts I met on Monday this week and decided I needed to start on some handling mods before getting silly with the power so guess this is the start of £££'s disappearing faster than they appear.
Next will be the brakes. They've started squealing when I've been giving it the berries and tonight on the way home from work I had occasion to stop ASAP - and didn't stop as quickly as I hoped. No collision, no damage, just didn't stop nearly as quickly as I'd thought I would. I know the discs are past their best but think I need to get them changed and some Ferodo pads too, so that's next month's beer money out the window too...
Next will be the brakes. They've started squealing when I've been giving it the berries and tonight on the way home from work I had occasion to stop ASAP - and didn't stop as quickly as I hoped. No collision, no damage, just didn't stop nearly as quickly as I'd thought I would. I know the discs are past their best but think I need to get them changed and some Ferodo pads too, so that's next month's beer money out the window too...
Ok time for another update... Just back from a weekend in Glasgow visiting some of my g/f's relatives, while down there managed to drop the car off for the day on Friday to get the wheels refurbished as my birthday present from aforementioned g/f ...
They were coloured in titanium after having being dipped and stripped, shotblasted, having kerb damage filled in and a slight dent in the lip of the offside rear straightened out, drive in/drive out same day service in Glasgow for £200. I'm not sure if we're allowed to say who's done work here if they're not forum sponsors so if anyone's interested then PM me and I'll tell you who did it.
Also got another wee toy for the car, a Jetex cone filter. Managed to do a temporary install before I left for Glasgow by mounting it direct onto the MAF and resting it in the lower half of the OEM airbox for now, got some silicone tube and metal joiner coming this week and will head to B&Q and see about getting something to mount it more securely to the chassis.
On the downside, on the way back from Glasgow this afternoon noticed that there seems to be a strange clicking/scraping sound coming from the rear offside wheel area under braking at low speed. It seems to slow down and stop in time with the car and its' wheels. Can't see anything that would be causing that but will have to investigate properly tomorrow evening. Had to head straight back out when we got back as the g/f was collecting her new car, a 56-plate silver Mazda MX-5 2.0i - no turbo so not enough oomph for me but it's a step up from her 1.3L Suzuki Swift
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They were coloured in titanium after having being dipped and stripped, shotblasted, having kerb damage filled in and a slight dent in the lip of the offside rear straightened out, drive in/drive out same day service in Glasgow for £200. I'm not sure if we're allowed to say who's done work here if they're not forum sponsors so if anyone's interested then PM me and I'll tell you who did it.
Also got another wee toy for the car, a Jetex cone filter. Managed to do a temporary install before I left for Glasgow by mounting it direct onto the MAF and resting it in the lower half of the OEM airbox for now, got some silicone tube and metal joiner coming this week and will head to B&Q and see about getting something to mount it more securely to the chassis.
On the downside, on the way back from Glasgow this afternoon noticed that there seems to be a strange clicking/scraping sound coming from the rear offside wheel area under braking at low speed. It seems to slow down and stop in time with the car and its' wheels. Can't see anything that would be causing that but will have to investigate properly tomorrow evening. Had to head straight back out when we got back as the g/f was collecting her new car, a 56-plate silver Mazda MX-5 2.0i - no turbo so not enough oomph for me but it's a step up from her 1.3L Suzuki Swift
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Cheers
Still needs a bit of work to be mint, there's some stone chips and scratches needing a bit of ChipEx, could do with replacing the R badges and the splitter is looking a little bit worse for wear but she's not in bad shape.
Cheers buddy
aye there's a few now, started seeing another red one at my work lately and another black one I pass most mornings and evenings going the opposite directions to me, maybe they'll find their way here eventually...Another wee update, got my Jetex cone installed, well sort of - it's a lot bigger than I thought it was gonna be (think it used to belong to DPJ, I bought it from another member on here that said it did anyway). Was hoping to put a bit of cable-tie round the narrow end and fasten it to the bracket inside of the nearside wing that the OEM airbox used to mount in with the little rubbery bit on one end. It's a bit big for that so for now it's wedged fairly firmly against that bracket bit until I work out what to do about securing it.
Any ideas? It'd have to be something I can easily knock together with parts available from Halfords or B&Q as I have no access to any metalworking facilities nor much by way of engineering skills.
On the plus side it's made a definite improvement in performance, the car pulls a good bit harder, sooner and for longer through the rev range, even in higher gears. Had a good run in it tonight and reminded myself why I fell in love with the car in the first place
Another happy Jetex fan here now.
I initially had tywraps holding my one still till I made up the metal loop thing I've got now.
Vibration kills MAF's
Vibration kills MAF's
Had heard that about vibrations killing MAFs, think it'll be ok for now as it's jammed in there fairly snugly. Will raid B&Q for some array of brackets and/or clips at the weekend and see if I can bold it in to one of the holes the airbox was fixed to.
Next job will be to get some 3" flexible hose and get the bumper off, run some cold air feed in place of the snorkel. May have to look at some battery relocation brackets too, so as to get it out of the way of the new cold feed...
Next job will be to get some 3" flexible hose and get the bumper off, run some cold air feed in place of the snorkel. May have to look at some battery relocation brackets too, so as to get it out of the way of the new cold feed...
Another wee update, got my Jetex cone installed, well sort of - it's a lot bigger than I thought it was gonna be (think it used to belong to DPJ, I bought it from another member on here that said it did anyway). Was hoping to put a bit of cable-tie round the narrow end and fasten it to the bracket inside of the nearside wing that the OEM airbox used to mount in with the little rubbery bit on one end. It's a bit big for that so for now it's wedged fairly firmly against that bracket bit until I work out what to do about securing it.
Yes, that was mine. To be honest, I ran it with a ball or bubblewrap wedged between its head and the round-holed bracket on the inner wing. Never had a problem. Glad it's found a good home.
Can you ease it away from the battery cover to get a bit more airflow?Yes, that was mine. To be honest, I ran it with a ball or bubblewrap wedged between its head and the round-holed bracket on the inner wing. Never had a problem. Glad it's found a good home.
Cheers mate, when I found out it had been yours I was a bit chuffed to be giving part of your car a new home, read a lot about your car since I've been on here. Quite fancied some more of the bits you've been selling too but spare funds this month and the last couple have been pretty much zip.
I got an 80mm P-clip off ebay which arrived yesterday so hopefully today I'll get time to take the filter back off again and look at getting something a bit more stable sorted re. mounting it properly. At the moment it's just kinda wedged against that circular bracket bit on the wing and the back of the battery box but will hopefully manage to get it away from the battery today.
Unfortunately I think the car is gonna have to go to the garage today or the start of next week, since getting the wheels refurbed there's been a sort of clicking sound coming from where we think is the rear offside wheel under braking. It stops as soon as I release the footbrake so I think it probably just needs new discs which is on the plan anyway. Was hoping to hold out to get EBC ultimax all round, if i have to replace rears now then I'll have to just get what I can afford
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