fiesta st170 turbo
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looks the funlumps mate, very fresh. will prob copy your mounting when i get rid of s2 box!
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looks good mate , cant wait to see what times you get this year will you be going to central day?
Where do you get your V-band clamps from? nobody's got the correct one on ebay.
Where do you get your V-band clamps from? nobody's got the correct one on ebay.
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scouse-sambo :looks good mate , cant wait to see what times you get this year will you be going to central day?
Where do you get your V-band clamps from? nobody's got the correct one on ebay.
ill be there ripping it up mate. i got mine from the us when i was getting loads of other bits, what was your problem again i cant remember
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looking good mate...
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Re: fiesta st170 turbo
my wastegate is a 2.5" internal diameter and external of 3" but the clamp kits on ebay have an outside diameter of about 3 and 3/4" so the clamp doesnt go anywhere near the wastegate.
Have you finished the head now?
What power and times you expecting now then?
Have you finished the head now?
What power and times you expecting now then?
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scouse-sambo :my wastegate is a 2.5" internal diameter and external of 3" but the clamp kits on ebay have an outside diameter of about 3 and 3/4" so the clamp doesnt go anywhere near the wastegate.
Have you finished the head now?
What power and times you expecting now then?
a 12 dead at 120+ is what i want from it yes i have finished a head for it should see 370-420hp i hope.
i ran my 12.7 with about 300-310hp on the smaller .64 housing now on the .86 ported head and bigger injectors but will have to wait and see how the mapping goes.
p-s ill go and have look on your thread to see what you nean lol
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looking sweet gary just dont scratch it when your putting box and engine back in lol,you finished building engine up yet then mate? or is it still going to be the end of feb time? then get out for some mapping end of feb/march time?
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BUFTY ALERT!!!!!!
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crazycage :luca :BUFTY ALERT!!!!!!
been looking at your too much lol.
altho this one has progressed gary! luca you disapoint!!
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dangerousdave :crazycage :luca :BUFTY ALERT!!!!!!
been looking at your too much lol.
altho this one has progressed gary! luca you disapoint!!
lol we need him to get it ready for central day even if i need to go down and help him out.
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yup agreed! we should have a ft day out few crate bbq and bring ya own socket set!!
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dangerousdave :yup agreed! we should have a ft day out few crate bbq and bring ya own socket set!!
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The more the merrier....
Charity day down south!
It should be done for Central day
Charity day down south!
It should be done for Central day
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engine built and ready to be fitted at the weekend
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yey you going to put a video up for us too gary? what did you do to the head in the end? just a polish or do you have inlet valves in the exhaust now?
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great work as usual gary oh cam cover looks sweet also mate
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Love this car mate, reading this thread made me get stuck back into mine Cant wait to see it at central day
Where are you going to map it mate? road?
Where are you going to map it mate? road?
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scouse-sambo :Love this car mate, reading this thread made me get stuck back into mine Cant wait to see it at central day
Where are you going to map it mate? road?
yes mate on the road
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should have some new pic's of the engine and box fitted up later today
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nice one mate just becarful not to scracth the luvly new paint in the bay lol
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Love this car, nice to see something homebrew make impressive power and keeping the cash out of the tuners pockets
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looks sport on mate.
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loving it mate, looks spot on, that rocker cover is well bright!
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looking good...
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whats the rad from mate?
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cowie20 :whats the rad from mate?
escort turbo mate its a fair bit bigger than the fiesta one
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im thinking of making my slam pan the same as that too mate! lol easy to fab and can get the escort rst rads cheaper too!
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looking great gary. also where have you put your chassis plate mate?
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dangerousdave :im thinking of making my slam pan the same as that too mate! lol easy to fab and can get the escort rst rads cheaper too!
its very easy mate, seach for something called anchor nuts.
thats what we used
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creator :looking great gary. also where have you put your chassis plate mate?
they have been sat in the garage for the last year lol they will be getting fitted some time soon tho
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wht size 888's are those on front?
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