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[fiecos dan]

Do you think your oil lines are past their best or the pump needs uprating?

Oil pump and system in all good condition mate,
and new on last build ,
i meant oil ways/system inside the engine.

[fiecos dan]

:o never realised you were a member

your car is amazing mate i love it

Was it the one with the ridiculously (sp) quick 0 - 60 of 3.04 sec iirc

i love this car mate chuffed i can see a load more of it now

Congrats to you for having such a nice Fester mate and hats of or the wor and money put into it

Cheers Mate,

yeah it was timed @ brunters by redline/FF mag 0-60 in 3.04 twice in a row, but before i could better it the turbo let go.

[ianFRST]

[j7aoc]

:o never realised you were a member

your car is amazing mate i love it

Was it the one with the ridiculously (sp) quick 0 - 60 of 3.04 sec iirc

i love this car mate chuffed i can see a load more of it now

Congrats to you for having such a nice Fester mate and hats of or the wor and money put into it

Cheers Mate,

yeah it was timed @ brunters by redline/FF mag 0-60 in 3.04 twice in a row, but before i could better it the turbo let go.

Was that the turbo you got from TD as ive got one from them and it's be good and few of my mate's in the rs owner's club went there did they fix it free in the end

[andyhardy]

I'll stick the videos up again of this beast in action at Brunters

Dan's first run - 4.2MB DivX

Dan's second run - 3.02MB DivX

Dan's car limping back with a knackered turbo - 7.98MB DivX

I don't think I'll forget that day - was awesome just being there let alone having a crack at driving up the runway

Andy

[Badgerboy]

I'll stick the videos up again of this beast in action at Brunters

Dan's first run - 4.2MB DivX

Dan's second run - 3.02MB DivX

Dan's car limping back with a knackered turbo - 7.98MB DivX

I don't think I'll forget that day - was awesome just being there let alone having a crack at driving up the runway

Andy

Ouch, that turbo vid!

Supreme machine though Dan, congrats! God knows how you managed to pay for it all!

[Ghost]

wow, would love to be in there when he boot's it

[fiecos dan]

Cheers lads, and Andy for the clips again,

i managed to pay for it with working as much O/T offered, lol.

Was that the turbo you got from TD as ive got one from them and it's be good and few of my mate's in the rs owner's club went there did they fix it free in the end

Yeah it was the TD md240r that let go, they rpelaced it due it being a fault with the turbo.

[j7aoc]

Cheers lads, and Andy for the clips again,

i managed to pay for it with working as much O/T offered, lol.

Was that the turbo you got from TD as ive got one from them and it's be good and few of my mate's in the rs owner's club went there did they fix it free in the end

Yeah it was the TD md240r that let go, they rpelaced it due it being a fault with the turbo.

Nice to here take i live near them and U turbo's and i know people that have had off both and TD one's all last longer

[fiecos dan]

Cheers lads, and Andy for the clips again,

i managed to pay for it with working as much O/T offered, lol.

Was that the turbo you got from TD as ive got one from them and it's be good and few of my mate's in the rs owner's club went there did they fix it free in the end

Yeah it was the TD md240r that let go, they rpelaced it due it being a fault with the turbo.

Nice to here take i live near them and U turbo's and i know people that have had off both and TD one's all last longer

So far my AET turbo has lasted longer, and performed alot better.

[fiecos dan]

After 15 months of being a std xr2 drivin, I've rebuilt my tt over the last 8 days.

now running,

1.6 rst pistons , xr2 rods with ARP bolts, balanced.
stg3 big valve and ported head, Kent 36 cam.
all running 7.9:1 cr, lower than i wanted, but i didn't wont to skim new head.
New engine breater system, now Works a treat.
my latest spec 4x4 inter, and 1off s/s turbo to inter pipe work.
Deflex engine mounts,
mocal oil temp and pressure gauge.
front suspension set to 2 degree neg camber, 1mm toein, rears no camber or toe.


Mods to follow

1.new carb, 5th inj to combat bad fuelin top end,
2. a solid cold side boost run.
3. new down pipe and elbow, and maybe a 2.5" zorst, to help top end power boost.
4. auto meter EGT gauge
5. engine oil cooler, as got abit hot at a trackday yesterday.
6. tune up on full boost (wont know till then how much, but about 17-22psi)

7. get it timed over the 1/4 mile

Some pics from the last 8 days











I done a trackday yesterday 1-4-06 @ Lydden hill, running low boost (10psi and safe ignition advance)

My cut slicks, Too soft and loked like this after 2 sessions



My road tyres Yok 039's done well for the morning, but in the end were slidding after 4 ish laps

[rs steve]

take it you had a good day then

Couple of very nice festa's you have there

[heeman10]

I sincerely hope your mounts hold up better than my Deflex gearbox mounts Dan. Nothing wrong with low compression on a track car, just means more boost! Any mods to the new house yet?

[fiecos dan]

Cheers lads.


How did your deflex mounts fail? any pictures? how long ago did you try them?


i've had engines in my tt, from 7.0:1 to 10.2:1, and i prefere the high cr and less boost

[heeman10]

The bolt head snapped off the rear mount, letting the engine rock forward and punch through three tubes of my ally rad with the actuator bracket. The poly insert that comes with the mount had been tearing gradually as well. Deflex said they'd refund me and offer compensation for the radiator damage, plus send out some newly-designed mounts. None of the above happened, and they stopped returning my emails. This was in August, about 2-3 weeks and around 2,000 miles into their use.

I'd go with you on the higher compression ratio and lower boost for the many obvious reasons, but every now and then, there's nothing like an engine running huge boost

[fiecos dan]

bolt snapping sounds a fault of the bolt supplier, rather than deflex, which if was a zinc 8.8 steel bolt, they will normally with stand alot more load than on a engine mount.

[heeman10]

I don't know if you've seen Deflex gearbox mounts now, but they have a poly insert/sleeve through which the bolt passes, and it holds the bolt centrally in the mount block. The insert had been tearing and allow the mount to move around I think. As I say, Deflex never got back to me with any comments, test results, compensation or re-design info, so I have no idea what they found.

I've replied to your oil cooler thread on PF btw.

[fiecos dan]

yeah i've got a set of deflex mounts 15 months ago, they gave them to me to test for them, but only i fitted them last week.

this are them,





i spoke to deflex the other day, and they are sending me a new design to try,

i'll take a few pics of them before i fit them.

[fiecos dan]

Been out in xr2tt today.

tested my new 4wd inter, and after mainy (10+) top speed runs back to back, with 6oC ambients, i was getting 24oC ACT's max @5500rpm in 5th.(130mph)
compared to 34oC on my old 2wd set up, in same conditions and test.
Thats 10oC saveing from 2wd to 4wd inters.

[fiecos dan]

Been out today trying to sort fuelin issue's (rich mid range) in the xr2tt.
and of yet, not solved, its now back to how it was this morning,
been playing with emulsion tubes, soldering etc etc, and also played with different static fuel pressure's.


Also checked speeds in each gear @ 6k rpm, using my snooper, these down on 195/45/15 yok tyres and wear on limit,

1st 30 mph
2nd 50 mph
3rd 76 mph
4th 103 mph
5th 130 mph, 6500rpm = 140 mph

all held at sed rpm for 5 - 10 seconds to record accurate speed of Snooper.

Also in todays 15oC ambients, saw 23-25 oC ACT's @ top in 5th.


Dueing the week i fitted new design deflex mounts with my own mod's, and now got no vibration @ idle, and engine got limited movement.

[ScottP]

How did you modify the mounts dan?

thanks

[fiecos dan]

i changed insert sleeve, so now twice as thick wall, and also longer to allow for large washers to be fitted, to help stress on poly mounts.

[fiecos dan]

Not done anything on cars for a while, as working on house.

Except fitted Goodyear F1's on the front of the xr2tt 2 weeks ago, it now understeers alot less in wet, and on par with the yok 539's in the dry too.
i was out on Friday with the warm weather, and NO torque steer/wheel spin in 2nd.

Been out in xr2tt today.

tested my new 4wd inter, and after mainy (10+) top speed runs back to back, with 10oC ambients, i was getting 24oC ACT's
compared to 34oC on my old 2wd set up, in same conditions and test.
Thats 10oC saveing from 2wd to 4wd inters.

Just done similer test, but with todays 14-15oC ambients, and after many top speed runs back to back, its topin out at 29.5 - 30 oC act's.

[heeman10]

So 4-5 degrees increase in ambients sees a 4-5 degree rise in ACT's, that's good info to know

[fiecos dan]

Matters on cars, but i have heard people say similar things that their ACTs are always "" amount above ambients.

[fiecos dan]

finished off my new turbo elbow/down pipe today.

made from 2.5" s/s pipe, also fitted flexi joint, and boss for my Auto meter EGT sensor.



Going back out to garage to fit it, and get car running for work in the morning.


Some pics

[fiecos dan]

Update Time.



25/5/06

Now with the new downpipe the car is 150rpm less laggy, and running aprox 0.2:1 AFR leaner thro out revs. and does seem to rev slightly better at top rpm in 5th.
Todays ambients and ACT's were similar/same to the previous test with 2" down pipe and std tt elbow



Then i Was out on the night after, and with new down pipe, and full timing setup (not done this since the rebuild, i just run a safe 12degrees static) Now running 23 degrees with out det, and its pulling strongest ever at 12-10psi.




29/5/06

Was tuning car on higher boost (23psi), and H/g water way failed, and leaked out of side of engine

Luckely no other damage was caused, and i rebuilt it 2 nights after, with a new RST ford H/G.

Went out on Thursday night and all seems fine on full boost, But spark was getting blown out, so i fitted my spare GpA coil off cossie, and now sorted.



3/06/06

Had the xr2tt to Surrey Rolling Road.
Big thanks goes to Charlie @ Surrey RR, Top bloke and service


At the ign (no det), and fuel setting (not perfect)
As i run yesterday @ the PF fiesta thrash @ Brunters.

It made

12psi- 179 Bhp/fly, 170 lbft/fly, 148 Bhp/wheel, 140 lbft/wheel
15psi- 186 Bhp/fly, 184 lbft/fly, 155 Bhp/wheel, 156 lbft/wheel
18psi- 191 Bhp/fly, 194 lbft/fly, 159 Bhp/wheel, 161 lbft/wheel
21psi- 198 Bhp/fly, 199 lbft/fly, 166 Bhp/wheel, 167 lbft/wheel

The Most it made was @ 21 psi, but ignition was advanced 4 degrees more than what i can run on the road with out det,

21psi- 203 Bhp/fly, 204 lbft/fly, 169 Bhp/wheel, 170 lbft/wheel


They were all recorded , in 29oC ambients, and the car run 14 runs in total in 15-20 mins with out proper cool down stops, But ACT's, coolant and oil temps all stayed @ fine temps.







18/6/06
Edited for all power figure's, as recieved this week all power plots in post off Charlie @ Surrey RR

[heeman10]

I hadn't seen your downpipe, I like it! Is it mated to a 2" system at the moment though? Is that the next stage?

Loving your findings, the power gain from 16 to 21 psi looks a bit miserable though Any clues as to why?

[fiecos dan]

Hi,


Yeah it mated to a 2" magnex, but i'm quite sure thats not gonna cause a problem,
But i will remove the zorst, and drive it with just down pipe on to see if a difference is there.


i Believe the carb is causing a problem, along with exhaust mani.

[BUTRE]

Really loving your cars fiecos dan... always going different routes when it comes to tune

I notice you bolt the downpipe directly without any rubber mount:


This might crack due to vibrations and thermal expansion of exhaust manifold, turbo, etc... I hope that it doesn't!

[fiecos dan]

Cheers mate,

i dont think it will crack, but if it does, i'll sort another way of doing it.

[fiecos dan]

Recieved all my RR graph's today in the post,
Big thanks goes to Charlie @ Surrey RR, Top bloke and service


See post above for full figures and pic's of graph's

[BUTRE]

Good numbers mate!

Above 12PSI it seems like the engine is strugling for breathing. Would say that the exhaust housing is too small now mate

How high are your ACT's? Compressor wheel can be on the <65% efficiency.

[fiecos dan]

Good numbers mate!

Above 12PSI it seems like the engine is strugling for breathing. Would say that the exhaust housing is too small now mate

How high are your ACT's? Compressor wheel can be on the <65% efficiency.

Hi mate,

Yeah i agree there's something restricting it, but i would pref say its the Ex mani.

As the Ex housing is a .64, and turbo is rated to 230-240 bhp by universal turbo's, but they could be wrong.

The ACT's on the rollers were 28 - 33 oC at end of each run, so no problem there

[BUTRE]

Good numbers mate!

Above 12PSI it seems like the engine is strugling for breathing. Would say that the exhaust housing is too small now mate

How high are your ACT's? Compressor wheel can be on the <65% efficiency.

Hi mate,

Yeah i agree there's something restricting it, but i would pref say its the Ex mani.

As the Ex housing is a .64, and turbo is rated to 230-240 bhp by universal turbo's, but they could be wrong.

The ACT's on the rollers were 28 - 33 oC at end of each run, so no problem there

hum... you have a genuine T25 or a T2 with a T25 compressor wheel?

+86 xr2 carb but larger

What chokes does the carb have? Something is "bottlenecking" the inlet air flow...