James_H
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Location: Slough, Berkshire
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flybikeslee
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Registered: 2nd Jan 07
Location: Liverpool
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the headlights ruin it 
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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each to there own mate, differant though
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
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update
fitted fuel pump today 255lph
everything worked spot on after first start up
so... as i was on the rolling road today i changed the oil and filter, and 50/50 antifreeze and water
then upon the first time driving it since new rad actuator and heat rap i had a quick blip down the road full boost 3rd 4th 5th then cam back and pulled in the drive, smoke everywhere!!!
inspection revealed manifold and downpipe glowing bright red through the heatwrap!!! not good, drove to the rolling road water temp 95 as the turbo was that hot due to heatwrap it was boiling the water and oil temp was also 20 degrees higher than normall at 100 instead of 80 all this through normal driving so off came the manifold wrap straight away, and everythings sorted water 85 and oil 80
word of advise dont heatwrap your manifold!!!
then came the dyno!
spec as it stands
low milage c20let block
86.5mm courtenay low comp pistons
steel rods with bronze grudgen pins
arp rob bolts
1.9mm cometic head gasket
coscast cylinder head
courtenay sport cams
2.0 8v sump baffle plate
astra vxr injectors
adjustable fuel pressure regulator
modified throttle bodie
enlarged tophat
front mounted intercooler
200sx tubular manifold with vauxhall/t3 flanges
garrett t34 .63 escort cosworth turbo
forge actuator
dawes device manual boost controller
pvd big induction kit
3" downpipe
full 3" exhaust system
scorpion 4" outwardly rolled backbox
f28 gearbox
evo5 chips
1.2 bar of boost
ttok it in for a setup tonight it made 290bhp on test run and air fuel ratio was 15's!!!! how the hell it was still alive i dont no!
after 4 hours of messing heres the results
1.2 bar of held boost on the mbc
air fuel 13.8/9 full boost (need to get this down abit)
357bhp @6073rpm
320lbft torque
very please with that just a few issues now
1. lamba must be funcked as its rich as hell 9's on idle
2. running abit rich at full rpm/boost
3. cannot seem to get above 1.2 bar evan with actuator pipe off (actuator strength?)
4. maybe a dodgy fuel pressure regulator as altering anywhere between 4-5bar does not alter the afr much top end?
still happy though and ready for donnington this weekend!
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Graham88
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Registered: 16th Apr 07
Location: South East Kent Drives: E46 M3
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Mental 
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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tis abit lol
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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now found out why it was running abit lean top end, the voltage at the fuel pump was getting only 11v same at the battery but at the alternator i was getting 14.6/7v so the pump had no power at the top end. stuck a load of new earths on it today and im going to test the voltage later
couple of updates,
friday i was up very late getting the car ready for donnington, fitted two new proxes t1rs and blead all the brakes with motorsport dot 5.1 from as performance along with fitting my ds2500 race pads
wip
new pads
then came tracktime at ists donnington park show, first session was good but abit slippy still did amazingly well, managed to keep my brakes not like last time,
second session was bone dry, gave the car everything it had got and did amazingly well until the last lap smoke poured under the dash we came off thinking nothing of it when the car burst into flames!!! talk about panic!! marshells put it straight out with fire extinguishers we left it too cool towed it off the track entrance and checked it over, turned out the breather pipe from the rocker cover to the dipstick tube had got that hot from heat off the manifold it caught fire and burnt through spilling oil onto the manifold and setting the bay on fire including my carbon bonnet!
we wiped everything down as best we could but what a mess, went to just novas and corsas stand and bought a rocker cover breather in silicone and fitted it, couple of turns from the key and it fired straight up.
then session 1 on sunday we went out all was well apart from lack of fuel on corners (swirl pot needed)
session 2 saw disaster again absolutely destroying the passenger side outer cv joint, car got towed off the track and we took it too the carpark again where we stripped it, went home (30 mile trek) got another shaft, came back and fitted it then did another 3 sessions totaling 7 session over the weekend. but had a really good time, vids to follow.
pic of bay after fire!!
after a cleaning session yesterday....
jobs to do now after first track day
swirl pot
custom manifold heat sheild
louvered bonnet instead of carbon bonnet
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Nick-S
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Registered: 3rd Mar 04
Location: Leigh. Drives: RS Megane 230 F1 Team R26
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car
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GregGsi
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Registered: 6th Jan 08
Location: Leigh, Wigan
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 mint car
BHP vaux
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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cheers
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
Location: Bacup (Rossendale)
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Found a pic of you at Donnington Jamie
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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cheers mate just need to photoshop that tow rope lol, you must of got us after the cv joint exploded!
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
Location: Bacup (Rossendale)
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i didnt take the pic mate, found it on another forum.
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Vaux Lad
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Registered: 15th Dec 04
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Good to see the engine bays cleaned up after the burning incident,lol.
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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what forum you find it on mate?
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JonnyJ
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Registered: 23rd Sep 05
Location: Scotchland
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Some crazy fixes during the track sessions then 
Good effort!
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J4M13
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Registered: 15th Apr 06
Location: Bacup (Rossendale)
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erm, cant remember lol, could have been the cupra forum.
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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ok mate just like to have a read up of what peoples reactions were on other forums let me no if you remember
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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couple of pics i just found from another site of my car at donny
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marklawton
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Registered: 24th Apr 05
Location: Pensby, Wirral Drives:Golf mk4 GTI
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sounds like u had fun at the track day. doing any more?
also i would be intersted in your carbon bonnet when u come to sell 
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jamie m
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umw_EPhUneM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGm7PHXcdik
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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yes going to be doing loads this year, and it will be up for sale asoon as i get a louvered one
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jamie m
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Registered: 3rd Oct 06
Location: Ashbourne, Derbyshire
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todays update
fitted an electronic power assisted steering pump off a 106 gti
one pump
one loom.... consisting of permenant live, switched live, and an 2 earths
few hydraulic pipes and wiring and welding/fabricating later it was in, mounted neatly behind the passenger side headlight
and i must say its the best mod i have ever done to any of my cars, i had a power steering rack fitted and no pump and hell it was hard to steer especially with all the weight over the front wheels, now i can lock it over with 1 finger!!
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Adam C
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Registered: 10th Jan 07
Location: Cornwall UK Drives:Arden Blue Gsi T
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Thats Awesome
My Arden Blue Astra GSi MK4 on BBS LM's Project Thread
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marsden
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Registered: 3rd Mar 08
Location: South Yorkshire
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i remember watchin this, went like fuck on track, and ripped 2 focus rs's a new arsehole, if its the one that caught fire just after track session then my mate towed u back after i think in evo, sutton???
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