Pashley26 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Just take the rotor head off and keep it at home, job done I miss rotor heads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muel Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thought not! I wouldn't have cared if i'd been asked, but coming home to a mate of a mate telling me on facebook how much fun it was to drive the last night hasn't put me int he best of moods. It's insured for road risks only on a questionable trader's policy at the moment too so i don't really want it on the road. Think i'm gonna swap it for Bernard here at halls and stick him over at the yard instead. Wait, was this the Capri? That's even more out of order. I'd just leave it locked and take the keys away to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Yeah it was - the agreement was that the Capri would be inside the workshop with a cover (which my mate would buy me in exchange for using it once in a while). It's been outside with no cover since it first went there. I get the feeling it's been used most days by him and now other people who I don't even really know that well, so i'm a bit f**ked off. I've only got space for one car at halls, so i think i'll keep that here and the Landy at the workshop - not too fussed if that gets used (and to be honest, it probably wouldn't anyway). Edited May 13, 2013 by Skoze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Savage dude, not so good at all 1.8t boys; Going to delete the SAI over the next week or so. I've not got my mitts on resistors yet, but if I just whack in the blanking plate for now there shouldn't be any adverse effects bar a light on the dash, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 I did it on that Cupra I stage 2'd for my friend. Didn't even put a resistor in, and have had no fault codes in about a month. You wouldn't believe the amount of pipework and crap that comes out when you do it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thinking about setting the 'rocco up with a dcoe 40 or 45 after its had a rebuild..Opinions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yes mate do it. It'll be easier to set up than bike carbs. Twin 40's. 45's will probably be a bit big. Me and the old man had 40's on a 2.1L pinto engined Westfield, and that was just right. Had a stage 3 head, Kent fr33k cam, vernier pulley and a tubular manifold. 175 rear wheel bhp and a massive torque curve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Thinking about setting the 'rocco up with a dcoe 40 or 45 after its had a rebuild..Opinions? Waste of money, they cost a f*cking fortune for relatively little reward! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Went for a drive tonight, forgot how good that car is... Good enough to scare my mate who owns a 400bhp 300zx anyway. That's a lot of power from a Pinto! Got any pics of the car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 (edited) Waste of money, they cost a f*cking fortune for relatively little reward! You be quiet. There'll be no talk of bodge it bike carb set-ups on this one. Also..I have a job so..they're not 'expensive'. Edited May 13, 2013 by Boumsong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Yes mate do it. It'll be easier to set up than bike carbs. Twin 40's. 45's will probably be a bit big. Me and the old man had 40's on a 2.1L pinto engined Westfield, and that was just right. Had a stage 3 head, Kent fr33k cam, vernier pulley and a tubular manifold. 175 rear wheel bhp and a massive torque curve. I was gunna go for a single 45 rather than a twin set-up. Not after particularly massive powergains..Its just something to play with. Only be going for a stage 1 cam..Stage 2 at the very most.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 You be quiet. There'll be no talk of bodge it bike carb set-ups on this one. Also..I have a job so..they're not 'expensive'. Will always be expensive, spend the money on a proper engine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Will always be expensive, spend the money on a proper engine Nerrr..Aint interested in an engine swap, not for this one. Just a good scrub up and a few mild mods. Mild road cam and a weber will more than suit my needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 13, 2013 Report Share Posted May 13, 2013 Went to view another practical diesel estate tonight. Private sale, the price was a bit high but it looked tidy in photos and seeing as it was only an hour drive away I thought it was worth viewing. The seller was really cool and just left me and my mate alone to look around and take it out for a test drive. 2004 VW Passat 1.9 TDI Highline with 124000 miles, it needed a new passenger side CV (the drivers side had just been changed to get it through the MOT and the passenger side was an advisory on the last 2 MOT's), x2 new tyres, disks and pads, there was no record of a clutch change and as soon as you put the car in reverse the parking sensors went crazy thinking you were about to hit something (although this could have been the ugly massive tow bar on the back confusing it) Not for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Went for a drive tonight, forgot how good that car is... Good enough to scare my mate who owns a 400bhp 300zx anyway. That's a lot of power from a Pinto! Got any pics of the car? Ill have to have a look through my dads old photos and have a look. It was bright yellow, and had a comfort pack, it was an SEI. Yeah it was a lot of power, he had it dyno'd at a place in castle ford to set the carbs up after the head and cam went in. Then he bought a cossie plate type LSD for it, and it transformed the handling. I couldn't drive on the road at the time, but one of my mates could, the old fella let him have a go and it scared the f**k out of him. Think it weighed about 520 kgs from memory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Finished fitting my dry sump setup today, all works and no leaks = chuffed What engine is it? And care to explain how it works? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Ill have to have a look through my dads old photos and have a look. It was bright yellow, and had a comfort pack, it was an SEI. Yeah it was a lot of power, he had it dyno'd at a place in castle ford to set the carbs up after the head and cam went in. Then he bought a cossie plate type LSD for it, and it transformed the handling. I couldn't drive on the road at the time, but one of my mates could, the old fella let him have a go and it scared the f**k out of him. Think it weighed about 520 kgs from memory Sweet. Haha, yeah they are quick when you are used to 'normal' cars, I think it's the wind buffeting, lowness to the ground and the noise that makes them feel faster too. What engine is it? And care to explain how it works? It's a Vauxhall C20XE (known as 'Red Top'). Basically the oil is held in a separate tank, rather than the sump (hence 'dry sump') and you have an external oil pump which both sucks oil out of the bottom of the sump and feeds it into the engine. The main advantage is that your oil is now held in a tall, thin container rather than a shallow, flat one - meaning no starvation as the 'pickup' is always immersed. This is a pretty good diagram, which will explain better than I can with words! (Ignore the 3rd green line as that seems to go to nowhere, lol) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 (edited) f**king hell Alex that's utterly mental, how do you sit down with balls like that? The most scary part is the practice run where you're only allowed to go around 20mph. You get onto a risky section and think - ok, I'm safe now but in half an hour I'll be doing 110 here and I don't quite trust the choices I'm going to make. Once you're actually on the run, you don't think about what if's It's a shame that the only events which would give me a similar rush are hillclimb and proper rallies - both are way too expensive, the latter also being completely out of my league in terms of skill. I'll be doing an amateur rally in the Daihatsu soon, one where you need a co-driver because the special stages are too long to remember them. One of the more serious problems I'm faced with is rather ridiculous - I have a problem with directions (left/right). A solution was proposed whereby I stick a big LEFT sticker on the left of my screen and RIGHT on the right. Wonder if that could work, it would definitely look incredibly stupid on an on-board recording. Edited May 14, 2013 by Greetings Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Going to look at my 4th car tonight, this will be the 3rd Passat estate I have looked at in the last couple of weeks. All seems good in the photos and on the phone. Private sale, 2004 VW Passat Sport 1.9TDI. 103k miles, current owner has had it from 1 year old and since then it has had full VW warranty service and the cam belt was changed at 80k miles. It went on Auto Trader today and we are the first to view, I'm travelling about 70 miles straight after work. Wish me luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 good luck! Is this the 130pd engine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danny Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 t's a Vauxhall C20XE (known as 'Red Top'). Basically the oil is held in a separate tank, rather than the sump (hence 'dry sump') and you have an external oil pump which both sucks oil out of the bottom of the sump and feeds it into the engine. The main advantage is that your oil is now held in a tall, thin container rather than a shallow, flat one - meaning no starvation as the 'pickup' is always immersed. This is a pretty good diagram, which will explain better than I can with words! (Ignore the 3rd green line as that seems to go to nowhere, lol) Thanks. Is the original oil pump removed then? I looked at the SBD kit. It's a pricy bunch of shinyness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haydon_peter Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Yep the 130bhp TDI. The competitively priced ones seem to be going the same day they are advertised though! Luckily my friend is looking to replace his car with the same engine Passat/A4 so he is happy to drive me around as a way to check the market for himself. Once we have sorted out a car for me I am his taxi driver to find him a car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 he drives like a tool and really forces the gears home just because of the type of driving he does. Prawn being a box killer isn't always down to ham-fisted shifting. His last box (from my a3), he was really gentle with when changing gear. So much so, that I thought he had shifting issues or something when I went around Donnington Park with him, because he was shifting so slowly. Most of his problems seem to stem down to crown wheel bolts trying to make a break for freedom I still have 4 pages to reach to catch up, but these posts have irritated me enough to need to reply straight away. Jardo: I do NOT drive like a tool. I use my car properly, and only when it is appropriate and safe to do so, and also with the utmost mechanical sympathy. Please see Georges thoughts on my gear changing, these have been echoed by most people who've been in my car. I change gear VERY slowly, because it's not a race, the 02J is an old and antique shit gearbox, and given the history of ym car, I want to try and keep them alive as long as possible. George, thanks for the back up, that's actually as fast as I have ever changed gear in the A3, I don't need to change any faster, because once into gear, it's so fu<king fast it makes my world go backwards My dad rebuilt the gearbox that came from your A3, I have seen it in pieces. It WAS f**ked in first and second Come on dude, lets play fair, don't talk sh*t, and I won't call you out on it. Simples. You were in plymouth the entire time your old man had the gearbox, you didn't see it in pieces, and your Dad said georges box was in fantastic condition when he stripped it down. it was the previous one that was knackered, of which I have pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Thanks. Is the original oil pump removed then? I looked at the SBD kit. It's a pricy bunch of shinyness. No worries! There's three ways to do it - use the existing oil pump and just a two-stage external pump (both of these stages 'scavenging' oil from the sump), use the existing oil pump and remove the internals (and use a 3-stage pump, 2 scav and one pressure), or fit a blanking plate over where the oil pump used to be (and use the 3-stage pump), like this: http://www.sbdev.co.uk/Dry_Sump_Systems/Dry_Sump_20L/Dry_Sump_20_norm.gif - it's the item on the right, with the red bung on it. Yeah, the SBD kit is pretty expensive, but it's the going rate for that engine - and well worth it when you're using the car hard. Obviously the oil is going along the crankshaft to feed the bearings, in a Calibra (where the engine comes form originally) the engine is mounted sideways so it can get oil down the crank no problem, but in a kit car the engine is longitudinal - meaning under hard braking oil struggles to get to the rear of the block, plus you may get some starvation as the pickup can suck fresh air = dead bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted May 14, 2013 Report Share Posted May 14, 2013 Box that whined like hell and had the worn out gears was the previous one, bought from a chap called Ben on ED38. Robins box came from OllyB's Bora, the famous white ko4 car that was on air ride. Georges box was perfect for the duration of it's life, until bang. New box has been built properly, with new bearings, new synchros, diff bearings, and some Motul Gear 300 Oil, shifting is WAAAAAAAAY nicer. Fingers crossed it lasts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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