carnoisseurcraig
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Inverness
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Picked up a 1400 turbo near edinburgh about 2 months ago. It was in a sorry state. bent valves, head was warped, turbo was buggered, cam pullys were missing teeth. Needed a whole new rebuild.
I wanted to improve on courtenay's shoddy cheap work (which isnt hard) so my jedi mechanic and myself set about stripping the lot down and putting in new ported and flowed head, top end rebulid. Bottom end, pistons replaced with low comp ones, ARP bolts, uprated rods etc. The extra fuelling under boost was controlled by a cheap pressure switch that set the injectors to full which is not really acceptable but made the car go.
I installed electronicpressure switch connected to a 5th injector, still not ideal but its cheaper than a complete DTA managment and remap.
Just thought id share my aches and pains with you guys. Car is going well and confused alot of ppl when the dump valve goes off. Looking at what courtenay done and how they got their kits going its not hard to do. Plus my mate has one is his 1600 8v nova. 3 years he has had it now and its still alive on standard internals and that pressure switch.
The condition i bought it
Engine in its new home. Still loads of work to do. Cleaning mostly!!!
Gettin there
New way of sucking in the cold air. 
5TH injector plumbed in
Front mounted intercooler
Finished product
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LukeGSi
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Registered: 9th Dec 03
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 nice one matey looks 
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mark6821
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Registered: 3rd Dec 02
Location: Barnsley (South Yorkshire)
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Whats the power output mate!!
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Red_SXi
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Registered: 23rd Sep 02
Location: Dunstable Drives: 52 Plate BMW 3 M Sport Coupe
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Yeh wots the power and times for it?
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carnoisseurcraig
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Inverness
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dunno. havent taken it anywhere yet. Not hadtime. Been to busy in the shop with me moving and what not.
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ado
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Registered: 19th Oct 03
Location: Chesterfield,midlands
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Shit hot mate i want one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Paul H
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Registered: 11th Aug 03
Location: Lincoln.
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looking good mate bet it goes better now
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nokiairnbru
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Registered: 22nd Feb 04
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looking good m8
do you have a exact part number for the pressure switch and where from?
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
Location: The FACTory
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ya mates kicked ass! looks well, fancy a race on the strip?
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Adam-D
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Registered: 11th May 02
Location: Cheshire
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nice 
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Marco The Corsa Man
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Registered: 24th Mar 04
Location: I Smoke Dead People
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Looks sweet 
quote:
I wanted to improve on courtenay's shoddy cheap work (which isnt hard)
I thought Courtenay were supposed to be good?
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Fad
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Registered: 1st Feb 01
Location: Dartford Kent Drives: 330cd
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looks good on the surface but not sure underneath
manifold looks ancient and the rocker cover is covered in rust...never seen one like it 
i await the rolling road figures
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J da Silva
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Registered: 10th Apr 03
Location: The FACTory
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courtenay have done a few bodge jobs in the past and lots of people dont trust them
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carnoisseurcraig
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Registered: 4th Jun 03
Location: Inverness
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its not covered in rust. LOL. its water from the last expansion tank. I dropped it on the engine. Its all cleaned off now. Manifold just needs a proper clean. Im awaiting the heat resistant paint coming from a company called ADS.
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Davido
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Registered: 18th Aug 03
Location: Reading,Berks
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can i have ur car pls?
 mint car mate
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corsa_jim
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Registered: 21st Sep 03
Location: guisborough
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well done mate looking very nice
Jim
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