anz
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ive decided i think im gona go for it!
any tips?
what do you do about clutch.
any help would be cool.
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anz
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bolox, can some one move this into the right forum
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craigpcg
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lets just hope that ur not an other bullshiter eh
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RobHardyUK
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looking at his avartar pic i woud say he isnt
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craigpcg
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lets hope not
cos u get the all here dsayin that there gona but dont
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Drew
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clutch - if ya aint gunna tune it - just a standard 2.0 Turbo clutch will do the job
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big eck
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quote: Originally posted by craigpcg
lets hope not
cos u get the all here dsayin that there gona but dont
Now now be nice my good lad. Just gimmie your engine and i'll prove I aint no bullshitter.
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luca2020
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bout 2.5 to 3k from say some1 like beardy or lee mitchel
courtney charge about 5k
ull need:
C20LET
ECU
Wiring loom
F28
PVD fitting kit
PVD F28 FWD conversion kit
Higher poundege springs (cant remember what poundege tho) but its best to just go with coilovers
Uprated brakes
Some1 to fit it all
oh and insurance
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craigpcg
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ermmmmmmmm let me think about that..........\/
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big eck
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quote: Originally posted by luca2020
bout 2.5 to 3k from say some1 like beardy or lee mitchel
courtney charge about 5k
ull need:
C20LET
ECU
Wiring loom
F28
PVD fitting kit
PVD F28 FWD conversion kit
Higher poundege springs (cant remember what poundege tho) but its best to just go with coilovers
Uprated brakes
Some1 to fit it all
oh and insurance
You can use the F20 gearbox and the best suspension to use is the bilstein kit, craigpcg will tell you as he has the LET engine in his car.
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craigpcg
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quote: Originally posted by luca2020
bout 2.5 to 3k from say some1 like beardy or lee mitchel
courtney charge about 5k
ull need:
C20LET
ECU
Wiring loom
F28
PVD fitting kit
PVD F28 FWD conversion kit
Higher poundege springs (cant remember what poundege tho) but its best to just go with coilovers
Uprated brakes
Some1 to fit it all
oh and insurance
for the springs there 300lb at the front and 150lb at the bak
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luca2020
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i know u can use a F20, just not as reliable as an F28 as F20 wasent designed for the brunt of a turbo kicking in
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luca2020
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craigpcg, may i ask how much the conversion cost u, and who done it?
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craigpcg
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quote: Originally posted by craigpcg
quote: Originally posted by luca2020
bout 2.5 to 3k from say some1 like beardy or lee mitchel
courtney charge about 5k
ull need:
C20LET
ECU
Wiring loom
F28
PVD fitting kit
PVD F28 FWD conversion kit
Higher poundege springs (cant remember what poundege tho) but its best to just go with coilovers
Uprated brakes
Some1 to fit it all
oh and insurance
for the springs there 300lb at the front and 150lb at the bak
yeh but if u blow the f28 ur gona av a major prob tryin to find a decent 1 and ur lookin at about £500.
the f20 is fine u just cannea rape it in 1st or 2nd
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craigpcg
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quote: Originally posted by luca2020
craigpcg, may i ask how much the conversion cost u, and who done it?
yeah man it cost about 4.5k which included a full engine rebuild
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luca2020
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who from
full engine rebuild, what did that intail?
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craigpcg
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quote: Originally posted by luca2020
who from
full engine rebuild, what did that intail?
calder coach works did it but there fuked up and it cost me £600 to get it sorted.
i got some1 else to do the rebuild which intaled, new piston rings,bearings,new shells,water pump ,oil pump,all new gaskets,new cam shaft and a few other bits and bobs which i cant remember
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luca2020
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cam shaft or shafts? its twin cam
yer if i was to do any conversion u have to do the essentials, even if its just things like new cam belt can save u loads of dolla if it goes bang in 2 months time
sounds sweet mate, u got a bif fuck off dump valve on it lol?
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craigpcg
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yeah man thats some of the other shit i forgot new timing belf and rollers.
got a baileys piston dump valve which sounds sweeeeeeet
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vibrio
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my GT runs soo much better witht he recirc on
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craigpcg
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quote: Originally posted by vibrio
my GT runs soo much better witht he recirc on
runs better in what way??
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vibrio
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better. faster I suppose. smoother
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luca2020
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recirc? - is that a recirculating dump valve?
they ment to be better performance wise, but not by much, but say a baliy dump valve just sounds sweetttttt
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vibrio
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sounds gay thats what it sounds like. only thing more gay are jap blow off valves
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Drew
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hey dont bring jap cars into this - mines got recircle valve on it
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