george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Far too much sneaky editing going on! Yes I am still gay. Are you still woefully inadequate?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Far too much sneaky editing going on! Yes I am still gay. Are you still woefully inadequate?! Hey, mine wasn't sneaky, I just wanted to post the first line before ranting about Honda exhausts. Jardo, I doubt I'll be going to SOS no, planning to head down to the beach camping that weekend, otherwise I'd be along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Far too much sneaky editing going on! Yes I am still gay. Are you still woefully inadequate?! Yes I am indeed. - On the subject of inadequacies I'm upgrading from a minute K03 to a tiny K04. Have you got any stock K04 bits left over? Manifold, downpipe etc? How did your mates car get on with its mapping? xxx 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 See above (I edited it after Robin posted, so doubt you saw it). I've still got the standard downpipe and cats yes. You want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Downpipe and cats would be awesome, what sort of payment would you like? Crafty edit; I have them stored in my wank bank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Seems you can get around £70 for them for scrap value. Will post them for that if you're game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Sweet. I will text you to sort the shit out. I am going to Rockingham next month for training so could pick them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'd be quick, I'll be weighing them in in the next week or so. Certainly won't have them in a month (unless you pay me, then I can hold onto them for you). Need as much money back as I can for this build. Looking at well over £1k already, and thats just the clutch and rods Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Are you f**king mad?! What rods did you buy? £1000? Phil put rods in his and had the turbo ported for £700. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Rod kit (rods, bearings, ARP studs, kevlar cambelt, waterpump, oil filters, cylinder head gasket set etc) was $879 dollars (~£590), Sachs paddle clutch is £300, pressure plate and CSC is £150ish. I then need piston rings, oil pump, oil pickup. The rod kit is the best value one you can get, hence why I got it so quickly. There was a group buy of 25, and I was the last person. Just the rods in the UK are £425. Anyway...you have my paypal...give me monies! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 You got them from Issam? I hate that pretentious willy. No funds until the 25th, wiped out. Just spent a bucket load. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Yeah. I don't like him either, but he's saving me a fortune, so I kinda have to put that to one side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Did you get a quote from Bill? Bit late now to be fair, his prices are good though. He once called me a liar and said my car wasn't 245bh with its spec. Wasn't having that but stayed reserved because of who he was and how good he is to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 If you 100% want them, I'll keep them for you. Will be super mad if you piss me about though. Bill's rods are £425 too. As are Alex Kerr's. There's just no competition. I find Bill really expensive for a lot of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadManMike Posted June 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Just to point out your statement of "Cheap to insure for new drivers" is incorrect Mr Jardo. I wish they were cheap to insure, I can't get a standard Cupra insured for under £2,000 (Cupra R is £3,000+) I wouldn't disagree with the tuning potential though, there's some pretty epic 1.8T's about 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 (edited) Yeah? Cupra isn't an A3, A3's are a lot cheaper due to the less sporty image. Go do a quote on an A3, use my reg number. I will text you tomorrow night once I have spoken to Phil. I never piss about with money, you know that Seamons. Edited June 2, 2013 by Pashley26 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King C Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I was going to question the being cheap to insure bit too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Yeah, was about to say that. A3's are the cheapest to insure. Golfs have the "GTI" badge, and the Leons have the "Cupra" badge. A3's don't really have a sporty image as such...even though the have exactly the same performance, silly really. I think "cheap" was subjective to the performance you get for the money. That's the point he is (badly!) trying to make. For not much more than the average warm-hatch, you can have a very easily tunable, very capable engine. Jardo, I will await your text then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Issams rod package cna't be beaten on price. The bloke is a twat, but he's cheap, and if you get the goods ever, they're top quality it has to be said. Just too much water under the bridge to ever truly trust him sadly.02M stuff for georges car is expensive jardo, taht's why it all adds up so quick, not like our cheap crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Luckily I'm not in a huge hurry for them, so if they do take a while it doesn't matter. It sees that the last batch of orders have all arrived fairly swiftly, so fingers crossed for mine! Nick, there's a complete AGU engine (with manifolds and turbo etc) on ebay for £250 which is about 15 miles from me. I messaged the seller and asked if he would do it for £200 if it didn't go on the auction, and he said yes. Only thing is, its done 160k. Should I get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, tough one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 If it's getting rebuilt I don't really see any issue with buying a high mileage lump. It used to be fairly common practice to use particularly high mileage engines for racing, as the block had been through so many heat and stress cycles you knew it was a good casting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pashley26 Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 Valid point from Robin there, you rebuilt yours after 200k Prawn.... Flol, 02J is so much better than 02M and everyone knows it. Text will be coming your way tomorrow George, but to let you know I have been offered a Relentless manifold and DP for £200 off Marty so not so sure now. Will 100% tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
george_seamons Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 He rebuilt MY 100k engine though, not his 200k one. I did look into swapping back to a 5 speed, but it seems they are much weaker, so promptly knocked that one on the head. Let me know either way about the downpipe. What version manifold is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted June 2, 2013 Report Share Posted June 2, 2013 I'm guessing the petrol 6 speed would even more crap with my tiny wheels (running 195/45R15 at the moment!), but what are the 6 speed diesel ratios like? Are the only really longer in the higher gears, or is it a taller final drive? (Not really planning on changing to an 02M any time soon, or ever if things go to plan, I'm just curious.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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