Spyke
Horse Whisperer
Again?
My N15 5-door GTi Build...
- Thread starter shaggy_master
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Again?
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
There is some movement guys don't panic.
Not saying too much yet as it's nothing exciting.
It will be out this year with vvlz though
Joe
Not saying too much yet as it's nothing exciting.
It will be out this year with vvlz though
Joe
Needs update... Where you at with this so far?
Spyke
Horse Whisperer
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
Other commitments have taken over, although I still have the car and the engine.
Have you not learnt anything 'bro'?
Loling at things gets you in trouble x
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
Right just to get this back up to date for 2014!
Wanted to change the setup a little, got the car in the garage for some loving:
Fitted a new Subframe with Locking Collars, a GTi steering rack with Poly Bushes, and new Wishbones with Poly Bushes so she is feeling fresh and tight as ever!!
Got offered a few Turbo parts so thought why not....
Turbo Technics Hybrid Turbo, new gaskets fitted:
Fuel System - SARD FPR & Rail Adapter, Subaru 440cc Injectors, Walbro Fuel Pump:
Clutchmasters Clutch:
Built it all up:
In:
The above setup ran well for a few weeks on my Greddy Emanage, until it started losing coolant so I thought the Gasket was probably toast.
So I took the head off:
And found that it had detonated a piston and the block on cylinder #4!:
END OF SETUP 1.
Wanted to change the setup a little, got the car in the garage for some loving:
Fitted a new Subframe with Locking Collars, a GTi steering rack with Poly Bushes, and new Wishbones with Poly Bushes so she is feeling fresh and tight as ever!!
Got offered a few Turbo parts so thought why not....
Turbo Technics Hybrid Turbo, new gaskets fitted:
Fuel System - SARD FPR & Rail Adapter, Subaru 440cc Injectors, Walbro Fuel Pump:
Clutchmasters Clutch:
Built it all up:
In:
The above setup ran well for a few weeks on my Greddy Emanage, until it started losing coolant so I thought the Gasket was probably toast.
So I took the head off:
And found that it had detonated a piston and the block on cylinder #4!:
END OF SETUP 1.
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
*CONTINUED*
I got a replacement bottom end and cleaned both surfaces:
Fitted a new Cosworth Headgasket:
Head on:
Timed Up:
New Oil block for Gauge and Turbo Feeds - Cheers Guy! :
And this was how the second turbo setup looked, neat!:
This one ran awesome, until this happened:
So I swapped my Quaife LSD into a P11-144 Gearbox:
The engine was a bit noisy so I checked out a rod bearing and found this:
LUCKY!! The crank was OK so I changed the bearings and it was all good.
I then thought it was now or never to dyno this setup - while it was working!
Unfortunatelty for reasons that we didnt know at the time, after a few abandoned runs on the dyno, it started misfiring so I took it home and put it back in the garage:
Took the engine back out to see what had occurred:
To my horror I found this:
#4 Piston was Melted through.
END OF SETUP 2.
I got a replacement bottom end and cleaned both surfaces:
Fitted a new Cosworth Headgasket:
Head on:
Timed Up:
New Oil block for Gauge and Turbo Feeds - Cheers Guy! :
And this was how the second turbo setup looked, neat!:
This one ran awesome, until this happened:
So I swapped my Quaife LSD into a P11-144 Gearbox:
The engine was a bit noisy so I checked out a rod bearing and found this:
LUCKY!! The crank was OK so I changed the bearings and it was all good.
I then thought it was now or never to dyno this setup - while it was working!
Unfortunatelty for reasons that we didnt know at the time, after a few abandoned runs on the dyno, it started misfiring so I took it home and put it back in the garage:
Took the engine back out to see what had occurred:
To my horror I found this:
#4 Piston was Melted through.
END OF SETUP 2.
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
*CONTINUED*
I was unsure what to do at this point, my garage was an SR20 Scrap yard but I had 1 good block left....
Head and Block faced:
Cleaned:
Pistons Cleaned:
The Setup... Fresh Block & Head, Genuine Nissan Rings & Seals, ACL Bearings, Cosworth Gasket:
Bare Block:
Crank In:
Pistons on Rods:
Rings:
In:
Bottom End Complete:
Head on with Cossie Gasket:
More:
Complete:
Back in the car:
SETUP 3 WAS COMPLETE - and I wasn't taking any chances this time.
So after fixing a few water leaks and an oil pump issue, I ran ~150 miles off boost on mineral oil, changed to semi synthetic then I headed straight to Spykes to have it looked over and the timing and map checked fully - which is where we discovered that one Injector was faulty. BINGO.
We changed it and the car seemed all good.
I was unsure what to do at this point, my garage was an SR20 Scrap yard but I had 1 good block left....
Head and Block faced:
Cleaned:
Pistons Cleaned:
The Setup... Fresh Block & Head, Genuine Nissan Rings & Seals, ACL Bearings, Cosworth Gasket:
Bare Block:
Crank In:
Pistons on Rods:
Rings:
In:
Bottom End Complete:
Head on with Cossie Gasket:
More:
Complete:
Back in the car:
SETUP 3 WAS COMPLETE - and I wasn't taking any chances this time.
So after fixing a few water leaks and an oil pump issue, I ran ~150 miles off boost on mineral oil, changed to semi synthetic then I headed straight to Spykes to have it looked over and the timing and map checked fully - which is where we discovered that one Injector was faulty. BINGO.
We changed it and the car seemed all good.
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
*CONTINUED*
The day after the car was checked over was shakeys, I was reluctant to race the car so early but gave it a few runs anyway.
After a few shitty runs and a few boost hose issues, I came away with this time:
Plenty to improve on so Bring on the 12's next year!!!
THANKS GO TO THIS GUY: (and Guy for oil block, and Pulsar Dave and Dean for midnight mapping help)
Joe
The day after the car was checked over was shakeys, I was reluctant to race the car so early but gave it a few runs anyway.
After a few shitty runs and a few boost hose issues, I came away with this time:
Plenty to improve on so Bring on the 12's next year!!!
THANKS GO TO THIS GUY: (and Guy for oil block, and Pulsar Dave and Dean for midnight mapping help)
Joe
When's it back on the dyno then ? Looks good still
shaggy_master
brapp brapp!
It still needs a few tweaks here and there before I'm confident enough to dyno it again mate. But probably sometime soon!