Green Track Cup - Back To Basics

[neil a]

Well glad I got the car running and most of the parts fitted as it will now be middle of Feb before I get any more work done.
I will have my hose kit to fit then along with tidying up the interior dash/wiring/ switches.
I ordered a small heater at autosport so looks like all the original heater and blower box can now be junked and new blower wired to a simple on/off switch for demisting the screen.

Have decided to sell the sparco wheels as now got a couple of sets of oz f1’s lined up.

 

[Michaelfoz]

Well glad I got the car running and most of the parts fitted as it will now be middle of Feb before I get any more work done.
I will have my hose kit to fit then along with tidying up the interior dash/wiring/ switches.
I ordered a small heater at autosport so looks like all the original heater and blower box can now be junked and new blower wired to a simple on/off switch for demisting the screen.

Have decided to sell the sparco wheels as now got a couple of sets of oz f1’s lined up.

Same setup as me im guessing?


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[neil a]

Similar bought the same heater as Neil M so will have two intakes going to the center screen feed. Keeping the upper dash and some of the drivers side lower I think.
Well unless you want to do the wiring

 

[Akay]

Is it a purely electric heater @neil a

 

[neil a]

Is it a purely electric heater @neil a

No its a small heater matrix with a blower built into it.

 

[neil a]

This is the style I went for .

 

[Michaelfoz]

Ahhh. That’s the bigger size than I went for. Hopefully mines works well enough [emoji23]


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[neil a]

I officially suck at keeping to a budget , just bought a PMS rear roll bar for the car

My proline hose kit should be getting sent out next week to will get that fitted when removing the heater box.

 

[neil a]

Now the car is almost back together , I started to think of ways to develop it further later in the year .

 

[cpaterson76]

Now the car is almost back together , I started to think of ways to develop it further later in the year .

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I do remember discussing........ cheap track fun 😂😂😅

 

[neil a]

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I do remember discussing........ cheap track fun 😂😂😅

I recon 230 bhp can be done for under £1000 so still cheap compared to last build

 

[scotiamr2t]

Low boost should be fun

 

[neil a]

Yip that's what I was thinking
I will build a kit up during the year on my spare engine, then send the spare ecu away to be coded.

 

[Rubicon_]

I have a supercharger bracket kit, intercooler and keyed crank pulley gathering dust...

 

[neil a]

Thanks Arran but I have , a manifold , turbo , injectors, inter cooler and oil pipes , ph1 fuel pump on there way 😢:tongueclosed: ,will still need to source boost pipes and a few other parts .

 

[scotiamr2t]

Low boost if maintained an built properly *should* be as reliable as a standard one IMO

 

[neil a]

That's what I was thinking Scott , if boost is kept low it should only be producing similar power to my old set up but have a larger torque spread.

 

[neil a]

If I were to turbo the car later would there be an issue of fitting the cooler here, the rad could be lowered about 4" more

Way I see it would be less pipe run, still have good airflow from the grill, with a defelector plate should get less heat soak from the rad.

 

[neil a]

I picked up a few parts on a cheeky ebay bid last week , I know the 225 turbo and manifold will make install more difficult than the normal rear mount log manifold.

In the package I got ..

225 turbo (modified outlet so doesnt go over the head)
225 manifold
Downpipe
Oil feed
Ph1 fuel pump
Megane injectors
Intercooler
Oil drain fittings

So will need
Boost pipes
EFI boost module

 

[Ph1 Tom]

I've got a hybrid turbo that needs new bearings and a forge actuator if you're interested.

Would megane boost pipes fit as I've also got a hard boost pipe kit.

 

[neil a]

I will be sticking to low boost on a standard engine so no real need for a hybrid thanks anyway.
For boost pipes I think it will have to be custom

 

[dann2707]

Ebay do a universal boost pipe kit for around £75. I originally got 2.5" but wasn't happy with it as I feel like it gave me a bit of lag and was unnecessarily big.
I've gone down to 2.25" now and it looks much nicer in the engine bay, it's not touching any other components too like what the 2.5 did. Mines made by toyo sports on ebay, you have to get fairly handy with a hacksaw and a flaring tool but that's nothing really.

 

[dann2707]

That was me copying the big ones so I could directly replace them with the smaller pipes.

 

[neil a]

Ebay do a universal boost pipe kit for around £75. I originally got 2.5" but wasn't happy with it as I feel like it gave me a bit of lag and was unnecessarily big.
I've gone down to 2.25" now and it looks much nicer in the engine bay, it's not touching any other components too like what the 2.5 did. Mines made by toyo sports on ebay, you have to get fairly handy with a hacksaw and a flaring tool but that's nothing really.

Thanks I have seen those kits and will probably go for one later on .

Plan is justnow to get the car out on the engine thats fitted , as its already mapped by EFI with group N settings and was always a fast engine in Frasers car.
I will then fit the turbo kit to my spare engine and work out pipe routes based on measurements, then later on in the season or next winter I will switch the engine and box over.

 

[neil a]

Managed to buy some OZ F1's with track tyres, which should get delivered next week.

Matching R8 mmmm

 

[Rubicon_]

Have you recieved your brake lines yet Neil? Im still waiting on mine!

 

[neil a]

Yes Arran they arrived about a week ago , to my address rather than my parents where they were meant to go . I haven't checked them yet as not back in the UK until the end of the week.

 

[vroomtshh]

Theres a pretty good chance that one of them will be the wrong size to fit in the master cylinder

 

[neil a]

Theres a pretty good chance that one of them will be the wrong size to fit in the master cylinder

Less than ideal as im now going to be working with the engine in the bay, original plan was for them to be fitted before the engine.

 

[vroomtshh]

Less than ideal as im now going to be working with the engine in the bay, original plan was for them to be fitted before the engine.

I might be wrong, but out of 3 kits I've seen, 3 of them had the same hose wrong. Theres an M10 and an M12 out from the master cylinder. Both hoses were M10

 

[neil a]

Yip i mind from before when i went to fit a R5 master cylinder to balance out the brake ratio when trying to fit the Porsche calipers that there were two different sized fittings. Im not sure if the full fat MC is different threads from the cup, that some kits have been mixed up ?

 

[vroomtshh]

The cup has a 4 port master cylinder so it's different again

 

[neil a]

Thanks for the heads up I have found M12-M10 adapters ifhr hose is wrong may be easier than sending it back.

With the grey wheels and head light blanks the car should be back to looking something like this

 

[Nafoff]

Looks 10x better on the darker wheels.
Also awaiting my fuel and brake lines from Mitch. Hopefully this week.

 

[massiveCoRbyn]

Thanks for the heads up I have found M12-M10 adapters ifhr hose is wrong may be easier than sending it back.

With the grey wheels and head light blanks the car should be back to looking something like this
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Looks sooooooo good there.

 

[robzracing]

I thought I had the wrong size connectors on my hoses from Mitch. Dropped him a message and he explained that his hoses go in the MC with both fronts nearest the pedal and the rear in either of the furthest ports. (I have a cup MC) and you blank the other one off.
The standard set up was one front and one rear nearest the pedal which is what threw me.

So, ignore my labelling on the master cylinder!

 

[neil a]

Checked my hoses today all look correct lengths, did think the were coming with bulkhead fittings rather than rubber grommets

 

[robzracing]

Checked my hoses today all look correct lengths, did think the were coming with bulkhead fittings rather than rubber grommets

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I received gommets too but actually they work well and it means fewer joints to leak!

 

[Tomo3292]

Checked my hoses today all look correct lengths, did think the were coming with bulkhead fittings rather than rubber grommets

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Same dramas as you mate. Mine are so tight it' unreal. Be happy to here how you get on with them. Product seems good quality however way to tight in my opinion.

 

[Nafoff]

Mine SHOULD be coming with bulkhead fittings.. we will see next week.