OD404 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Been one hell of a long time since I posted anything regarding my car, but things are changing... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Rainbird Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 What are the plans, Steve? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OD404 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 In typical rotary fashion; a new engine... More specifically, I noticed that one of the water seals in the block was beginning to give up the ghost and while it still had plenty of miles left before it really became an issue, I figured I'd be proactive. So the engine is coming out for a full seal change, the apex seals will be inspected before I decide whether or not to replace those, if they aren't too worn I'll just replace the springs behind them to give compression a boost. The block is also going to be ported to give a little more flow at top end (whilst maintaining low end torque). Gonna clean up the engine bay and fit a new cooling system and intercooler and delete some unwanted bits and pieces. Hopefully the result all this will be about 340bhp (limited by the capacity of the fuel system) but achieved with the turbos running stock boost levels at the very most. I've also got a new bonnet on its way, and intend to give the interior a complete overhaul, but that's taking a back seat until I've got it back on the road again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bing Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 I'll put my usual £30 in 2mora, then let you know how many miles I get to it. It's usually somewhere around 270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Y'all bitches need Fuelly... Or not, IDGAF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Need advice, there's a massive ongoing debate about this larger air intake for PD130's. This isn't a piece going to the turbo, it only goes to the air box! That's £100 + VAT. Yup, £120 for a piece of f**king plastic haha. The original is on the left compared to the larger intake on the right I was thinking of making my own intake by using another PD130 standard intake so it will have 2 intakes to the air box. Or do the unthinkable and fit a really subtle bonnet vent. and I mean small and subtle not like a maxpower thing. Anything to get it breathing properly before the hybrid and remap happens. What do people think? Not sure how the bonnet vent would fit though on my bonnet: This is where my air box is located: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolfa Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 If you're that arsed just get a cone filter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurtisRider Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Ditch your fogs and run 2 CAFs? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrayvon Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 No, just no. Also the intake thing makes very very little difference as I'm sure you've read. If you're that bothered make your own, otherwise shush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 No, just no. Also the intake thing makes very very little difference as I'm sure you've read. If you're that bothered make your own, otherwise shush Haha it's good to be a bit different now and again. And i've read the air intake doesn't make much difference when it's on a stage 1 map but when going 200+ it should be done ideally. I'm not talking subaru bonnet scoop, I was more talking bonnet vents like the Focus RS, almost unnoticeable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 I currently get around 230 miles a tank..25.4mpg according to mfa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Mines returning 35ish average, 40 on the motorway. Drops to around 20ish when thrashing it, I could probably get it a fair bit lower if I drove more aggressively though. Dan, any scoop will look crap on there IMO. Besides which, the bumper's a MUCH better place to take air from than the bonnet, and the area directly above where your air-box is probably the worst place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dann2707 Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 That's what I want to hear! Cheers man. Any ideas on what material would be better to create some kind of cold air feed? Want some beautiful ideas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boumsong Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 Aluminium flexi pipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobinJI Posted December 4, 2013 Report Share Posted December 4, 2013 (edited) The factory set-up's basically what I'd go with in terms of where it's taking the air from/to. I'd be tempted to either go with a cone filter with a heat shield and a cold air-feed, or just a larger pipe cut into the side of the standard air-box. Realistically it's unlikely to make much difference as long as you've got the area of intake to get the air you're after through, and you're not sucking it straight off the exhaust. Turbo engines are less fussy about cold air intakes, so spending too much time/effort over it's likely to be wasted; just avoid restrictions and make sure the air's not silly-hot. Edited December 4, 2013 by RobinJI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewEH1 Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 (edited) Well wheel of shame is on... Curbed the alloy which then cut into the sidewall of the tyre, right near the bead. Pretty new tyre too, only have myself to blame though! Edited December 5, 2013 by AndrewEH1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamWood! Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 That's what I want to hear! Cheers man. Any ideas on what material would be better to create some kind of cold air feed? Want some beautiful ideas. Take a look at the gruppe m air boxes for the the ep3 type r. You could make up something similar for yourself. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Brakes. Hi-Spec vs Wilwood, what would everyone go with? Or is it worth going for one of the kits that allows the fitment of Brembos nicked off another car? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I've had both (well, a Raceleda copy of Wilwood Dynalites, which are the same in every way) - think I prefer the Raceledas. Not much in it though, and the HiSpecs were damn light. Which ones were you thinking of exactly? I have no experience with Brembos though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greetings Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I got 88 miles around Donington to 52L back in Feb. I think that works out around 7.7mpg Better than I thought actually! I thought it was more like 6! ~5.6mpg is my best (worst), got it while drifting. Rallysprint returns better mpg. That said, JD could probably top us on a track. Here's an old recording I did of a 0-160 run, the display at the bottom shows the fuel consumption. Values of 0-30 are in fact 100-130 since the display is a double digit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFyNAqdyV-Y Actually I'd be quite interested to know what the 4.4 E39 shows on that test on the OBC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 I've had both (well, a Raceleda copy of Wilwood Dynalites, which are the same in every way) - think I prefer the Raceledas. Not much in it though, and the HiSpecs were damn light. Which ones were you thinking of exactly? I have no experience with Brembos though... No idea when it comes to the Wilwoods to be honest, seems to be about a thousand variations on the same caliper! I've been looking at the Hi Spec Billet 4, so whatever their equivalent would be I guess? I just want something fit and forget really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Haha, yeah there are waaayyy too many. I think the Dynalite is pretty similar to the Billet 4. The ones I had were the Ultralight 4. Do you specifically want to save weight, try and increase performance or are you just after bling factor? Reason I say that is because the M16 calipers (guessing that's what you have on but my Capri knowledge is poor...) are actually pretty sweet and changing the pads will make more difference than the calipers. Or if it's 'free' due to the PH thing then I'll be quiet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 Ah ok, how did you find the Ultralites? They're a lot cheaper than the Billets, so it's one i've definitely been drawn to. I'm just trying to step up the performance really - i've currently got standard 3.0 brakes (pre Capris using M16s) at the moment so i could potentially try those calipers and decent pads out, just don't wanna drop a load of cash on them and realise they're not much cop either! I've been trying my best to get them free/ cheap, got a bit off but nothing major which sucks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamR28 Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 The Ultralights were fine once I'd fitted good pads - but the car was only ~570kg... (Max rated vehicle weight for the Ultralites is 750kg IIRC) In that case, personally I'd go with better pads. You can fit the best calipers in the world but if you have crap pads, you still have shit brakes... I'd liken it to wheels and tyres - posh wheels and crap tyres = crap handling, standard OE wheels and good tyres = good road manners. What is the exact issue anyway? Just lack of power when cold / hot / all the time? Fade? Soft pedal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skoze Posted December 5, 2013 Report Share Posted December 5, 2013 yeah this'll be on it's way to double that haha. At the moment there's a tonne of travel in the pedal no matter how much I bleed it (m/c?), it does lock the wheels though when i really ask it to, and generally fades pretty badly (admittedly pads would sort that) Main reason for looking at new brakes is that i'm switching the 3.0 struts for some coilover converted 2.8 Bilsteins which have different brake mounts and hubs, so whatever happens I need new calipers and discs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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