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willay
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short motor?
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bottom end

block crank and pistons
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fooking hell thats awesome
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Bloody hell , how does that happen ! ?
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running lean
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Originally posted by escortgti.com
Bloody hell , how does that happen ! ?


lead right foot, he did say it was suffering from det just the other day. Seemed ok dragging my corsa behind it though after my cv joint "issue"
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manual boost controller caused the problem was runing no over boost my fault totaly
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I always find something interesting/curious about engines that have blown, i think it's just the shear power that has to be involed to disform metal that thick that always amazes me!
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it mush have been hot seeing as normal crown temp is around 1200 degrees c
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it mush have been hot seeing as normal crown temp is around 1200 degrees c


Faaaaaaaarrrrrkkkkkkkk!!!!!!
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new engine should be ready for fitting by end of week
Jambo
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Whoopsie! Why did it run lean?
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cos the injectors wont flow enough juice to dampen 1.1 bar of boost!

I regularly run 1.2 bar of boost in my Celica... think im going to turn the boost controller down a bit after seeing that though!
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ah i see im not up to scratch on bar/psi as ive never had a boost guage lol.
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4bar fuel pressure is a bit too lean for 1.1 bar on yellows. would have been ok on a 4.5bar like p3 runs.

but an mbc.......


nothing wrong with a mbc if set correctly, ive been running one set a 18psi for donkeys years with 440cc injectors at 3bar, walbro 255ltr pump and custom fmic.

Never had a prob.

[Edited on 12-06-2006 by midlandvauxhalls]
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yea boost controllers are only ever as safe as the person setting them up / using it!
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Originally posted by muppetsport
with a vauxhall though, an mbc removes the amal valve which removes the ecu's ability to safety cut the boost. which would have happened in this case avoiding the melt down.

also, your running larger injectors and a good fuel pump which will also help. to me, an mbc is just 30 quid better off spent in matches and throwing them down a cylinder instead. same outcome.


from someone who should know
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i know nothing mr riley, im just a keyboard warrior with no facts or experience, i just type up what i once heard someone say on a fiat forum and pretend to be clever


as long as its ghetto stylee who cares
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the amal valve aint what cuts the boost though, its the chip in the ecu, try using a mbc with a standard chip it will still boost cut anything over 12psi, it would have been worser with the amal valve as it would/could have been overboosting more over 16psi then drop off too around 14ish psi, i reackon there was a serious issue with either fueling, standard intercooler ect but he hasnt meanted wat was done toot he car too run 16psi so cant answer correctly.
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Got to ask...

What scooby was it?
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just a uk spec turbo nothing flash
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Originally posted by midlandvauxhalls
the amal valve aint what cuts the boost though, its the chip in the ecu, try using a mbc with a standard chip it will still boost cut anything over 12psi, it would have been worser with the amal valve as it would/could have been overboosting more over 16psi then drop off too around 14ish psi, i reackon there was a serious issue with either fueling, standard intercooler ect but he hasnt meanted wat was done toot he car too run 16psi so cant answer correctly.



if its not the amal valve that cuts the boost what is it then??

yes the chip says at what boost to cut at via the amal valve i was running a mbc wich was running no over boost was running 1.1bar constant. if id have had the amal valve conected if have got an over boost of 1.1bar and the it would have run at a constant of around .85
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the standard boost chip cuts the boost when it detects its running more then 12psi, it does this by the vacuum feed that goes too the map sensor, dont matter if ur using a mbc or not, once chipped it wont cut boost no matter howmuch u run unless you have mis gapped plugs ect, i 2 lets of my own currently running fine and also done a m8s with no problems, the only thing thats cause ur engine too go pop is crap fueling, very hot intake temps in this weather which is why i hardly every boot it in this kind of weather with maybe standard intercooler but i dont know that due spec of this calibra not being posted except it was running 1.1 bar at 4bar fuel pressure, did it have fmic ect.

[Edited on 12-06-2006 by midlandvauxhalls]
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disconnet your amal valve mate, take the car for a thrashing, the turbo will spin up all the way til you change gear, j100 is right.

and , maybe i should get a new fuel pump for mine just incase! dont wanna end up doing that. from what i could see the other night after taking out my plugs and peering down with a torch, my pistons look nothign like that, maybe time to get the head off and check........
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if amal valve is disconected how can it cut boost?? the amal valve is the waist gate solonoide all it can do is retard the timing as there is no electronic link to the turbo with the amal disconected

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