Nic Barnes
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i havent tested it yet. its 99% finished. will be all back together tomorrow night i hope. waiting on mapping. id like to qualify for totb again. after that i will think about selling up, or trying to get a max power feature or something for a giggle.
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P1CK4D
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
i havent tested it yet. its 99% finished. will be all back together tomorrow night i hope. waiting on mapping. id like to qualify for totb again. after that i will think about selling up, or trying to get a max power feature or something for a giggle.
A copy worth buying for once if that happened. 
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Rick Draper
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I am confused as to why you need a GT35 to run 500+ when a T25 will do 400?
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wilson_sri
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
i havent tested it yet. its 99% finished. will be all back together tomorrow night i hope. waiting on mapping. id like to qualify for totb again. after that i will think about selling up, or trying to get a max power feature or something for a giggle.
Out of interest what kind of figure would you be after? Must be a fair bit, surely be worth more in bits?
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corsa_godfather
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offered me it for £1500 last weekend the way it was.
Dint think it was worth it though
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Rick Draper
I am confused as to why you need a GT35 to run 500+ when a T25 will do 400?
i dont know mate. im not an expert in this stuff.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by wilson_sri
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Originally posted by Nic Barnes
i havent tested it yet. its 99% finished. will be all back together tomorrow night i hope. waiting on mapping. id like to qualify for totb again. after that i will think about selling up, or trying to get a max power feature or something for a giggle.
Out of interest what kind of figure would you be after? Must be a fair bit, surely be worth more in bits?
probably worth more in bits. but i dont know. i know what id take for it if i was offered it. but its a disgusting number so i wont mention it.
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sand-eel
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TBH I think you should put the engine in a nova, still plenty of minted 1.0ls about
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Nic Barnes
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i really doubt the manifold and turbo set up would fit well in a nova. its close enough in the corsa. im maybe getting a nova soon. hopefully going to look at a saloon on the weekend. needs a bit of work, which is cool.
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sand-eel
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mmm not very keen on saloons, the coupe is slightly respectable.
I've always wanted to do a c20let nova with the radiator in the back with cut outs in the boot like the audi quattro group B cars  , do this!!!
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ShEp
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Astra Vxr would be a nice choice,
You can get big BHP from them 
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Nic Barnes
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rubbish dark pics but hey
had a bit bother with the dump valve not working so it had to be taken to bits
some manly spring that
fitted a crail sticker. dont think i will keep it on though.
ghetto throttle linkage time. need to ghetto make something to attach the cable to the bodies next. sod paying 250+ for a jenvey linkage.
thats about it. needs mapped after cable attachment is made.
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Rick Draper
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Looking and sounding good nic.
Bet it feels good to have it up and running again, all bolted together and balanced.
When is it going on the rollers?
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3i_gaz
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wouldent a GT30 be a better bet than a 35?
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Nic Barnes
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within a couple of weeks hopefully. starts really well and runs not too bad considering the map hasnt been changed. johnathan just re did the tps as its now a rover one not a vauxhall one so it would see the voltages etc. fires up and runs no problems on the old map otherwise.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by 3i_gaz
wouldent a GT30 be a better bet than a 35?
for what reason?
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Rick Draper
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I recon a disco potato would have been a even better choice personally....
Or a KKK16
[Edited on 25-02-2009 by Rick Draper]
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3i_gaz
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quote:
Originally posted by Nic Barnes
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Originally posted by 3i_gaz
wouldent a GT30 be a better bet than a 35?
for what reason?
dependant on what trim the 30 and 35 we're, i would imagine that you could get a FWD car to get the power down a bit less savage with a 30. obviosuly dependant on the spec of the motor too and the mapping.
am no turbo expert so not trying to be a smart arse or that, was just saying wouldent it be better as IMO it may be alot easier to make "driveable" on a 30, if your jsut after balls out power figures though a 35 will do upwards of 600 horse.
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Nic Barnes
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depends in a way. id be on the limits of a gt30 really at 500-550bhp. whereas i can run that one at 500 and its only just getting going. engine had nearly 500bhp last time and it managed reasonably well on the roads. will be getting the mapping done so it makes it good to drive. im under no illusions it will handle like a go kart. its not what it was built for.
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sand-eel
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whens the red rocker cover going on? Are you going to hammerite the green filter red to match it to the rocker cover?
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Nic Barnes
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i left the red cover at home. will fit it when i next go down as i have some vacuum pipes to shorten and tidy up etc.
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sand-eel
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I see
Another thing are forged pistons actually thicker than standard? I know forged things are much stronger than cast stuff but for mega bhp won't they still have to be beefier?
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Nic Barnes
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theyre not thicker no. if anything as theyre lower comp there is less material to them
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sand-eel
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oh yeah of course, I was thinking thicker going towards the crank but obviously there would be a conrod in the way 
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Nic Barnes
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yep indeed. con rods i have are steel ones if that helps any concerns about bhp and rpm and boost and stuff.
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