Dan@SJM's 1720v

[Dan@SJM]

It came up in the right area, at the right price.

 

[marc1330]

You didnt buy it off a chap called Jamie did you mate
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[Dan@SJM]

I did mate, his car is currently in my workshop lol.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Re: My Phase 1 ITB Daily Runner

Ooooo new parts!

 

[The Russian.]

Ooooo new parts!

That was effin quick!!!

 

[BoatNonce]

Overnight parts from japan IIRC.

 

[Dan@SJM]

That was effin quick!!!

Drove to Southampton today to go and collect it. Need to get some traction fluid and inlets and then we are complete. I'm not paying £109 a litre for it either! I have a list of alternatives to try and trace yet.

 

[Michael Woodford MST]

I have inlets for you mate.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Epic cheers dude. I forgot to send the ballast with chip. Ill fire it over the post this week.

 

[Chip-mk1]

Apologies that the free somerset to london delivery service doesnt run weekly anymore lads, lol.

 

[SharkyUK]

Heh heh, nice one Dan. So... is it done yet?! Following this with interest...

 

[JaredHasNoBrain]

Oh dayum, Subbed!

 

[Bobby.]

What you going to do about the noise issue from the s/c Dan?

 

[Chip-mk1]

What you going to do about the noise issue from the s/c Dan?

He's bought a new charger.

 

[Bobby.]

Oh I see, I did think that s/c looked in good condition

was the old one not repairable then?

 

[Chip-mk1]

Oh I see, I did think that s/c looked in good condition

was the old one not repairable then?

Rotrex official line is that their chargers arent rebuildable and everytime you have an issue with them you have to bin it and buy a new one, but Dan did say he knows of a company stateside that will repair them anyway.

Its the lack of a rebuild at sensible costs that puts me off them compared to a turbo TBH, they are great when they are working but if you end up having to pay best part of a couple of K for a replacement its going to be painful.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Sounds like a terrible way to do business.


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[Chip-mk1]

Sounds like a terrible way to do business.

Depends on the logistics of rebuilding and how reliably they can do so and how much cost is actually involved in doing so compared to supply a new unit, not everything in life makes sense to rebuild.

If you had a pint glass and it failed you would just replace it etc.

So it might be more a case of a non suitable design for rebuilding than bad business strategy to not rebuild.

 

[Silent_Scone]

I meant more within a warranty period


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[Bobby.]

Yeah that is very off putting. I know Craig's one let go as well a while back and he had to buy a new one.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Well had a slow day today waiting for parts to arrive etc.

So started removing the kit from the car and prepping it to go into mine.

Old super charger mocking up (mainly as I've no idea how it came apart as I got it in a box of bits!)

All bolted up

And a little experiment, not sure on it as yet, will see how it is behind the bumper.

 

[dmallett]

This is a proper home brew kit then? Never seen brackets like them before!

 

[marc1330]

Rs Tuning Kit If i remember correctly. It's the kit from Ben's white 172.

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?463149-Ben_Stevo172-White-Supercharged-172

 

[Dan@SJM]

It is indeed a rst kit, I'm hoping that one of the brackets has broken at some point and someone has made one and that it isn't what rst made!!

 

[dmallett]

I stand correct, very different to the brackets DannyR had from them

 

[Michael Woodford MST]

Apologies that the free somerset to london delivery service doesnt run weekly anymore lads, lol.

Selfish barstard. Talk about think of yourself when moving house!

 

[DannyR]

I stand correct, very different to the brackets DannyR had from them

Exactly the same as I had from RST.

The inlet brackets were weak. Me and Ben had the first two ever made. They both broke!

 

[Dan@SJM]

Selfish barstard. Talk about think of yourself when moving house!

I know!!

Exactly the same as I had from RST.

The inlet brackets were weak. Me and Ben had the first two ever made. They both broke!

Glad my hunch was correct!!

 

[dmallett]

Exactly the same as I had from RST.

The inlet brackets were weak. Me and Ben had the first two ever made. They both broke!

Im getting confused, what brackets were on the last super chargered one you had?

 

[DannyR]

Original Omex/Massive c***s ones.

 

[dmallett]

Original Omex/Massive c**ts ones.

Makes sense now!

 

[Djw John]

I see its famous now, just picked up PPC magazine.

 

[Dan@SJM]

Oh yeh. Forgot to mention that! That was Russ' doing mind.

 

[Dan@SJM]

So quick update, the engine decided to become an oil pump, and emptied the sump into the catch can/out of the exhaust in 5 miles. Queue the impromptu engine change... At mid day on Tuesday.

Old..

1145pm:

And then a lot of this yesterday afternoon...

 

[BoatNonce]

B0llocks, it just wants to be a diesel.

 

[Martin.]

What caused the car to s**t oil so badly?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Rings were fucked.

 

[Silent_Scone]

Glug glug glug. Fast work mate

 

[Martin.]

Rings were fucked.

For the non educated what does that mean lol?

 

[Dan@SJM]

Piston rings weren't sealing, so it was sucking oil up past them and blowing combustion past pressurising th crank case his blowing oil out the breather