At least it gave you plenty of time to save up.

I would imagine a great deal depends on how it's going to be used, in a road car there aren't too many places you'd be kicking the **** out of it for prolonged periods, it would just be the odd squirt here and there for 5 / 10 mins at a time max unless on a track day or at the ring, but anyone who takes a standard engine close to 500bhp and then regularly kicks the **** out of it on track is most definitely on borrowed time and the same can also be said of a built engine. I'd say most would be happy to get circa 20k under those circumstances.

 

If taken care of properly and not driven like a boyracer it should last all the same,but that's the rub right there,to get the best out of modified engines meticulous servicing and maintenance plus a little mechanical sympathy has to be applied,like anything you use continuously hard,if not treated right be prepared for the engine to grenade itself.SJ.

 

Just ordered an sc 42 billet in chilli red with a perrin 3 port boost solenoid

 

NICE.SJ.

 

how much for the turbo?

 

£1600 ish from scoobyclinic

 

you do realise to get the maximum benefit from the turbo you really need fmic,tubular headers and uppipe or its going to be restricted.

 

Up pipe is on the list and ported headers, will contact as performance for these. Going to try sticking with the top mount

 

no good over 400 bhp, you really need all the supporting mods to support the turbo or its a waste of money.


personally on that turbo you need rcm/gt spec headers, harvey uppipe,fmic and obviously appropriate map and injectors.

the mods above are around another 1k

 

Does any 1 no the correct samco hose to fit an rcm induction kit as there are 2 hose
Sizes?

 

Upgrading the actuator vacuum hose to silicone might be a good safety mod.

 

Would I need rcm headers or could ported ones be okay at 400 ish?

 

Would the rcm headers crack?

 

Cracking Turbo thats mate,, got the same one its the new sc42 you'll be getting......

 

congrats on this project!Which bank did you rob!!I want a sc42 but i'm too tight to buy new and sniffing around for a used one. Good luck and enjoy

 

Been selling organs on the black market.
Need to rob a bank. Looking 4ward to getting it all fitted

 

Just bought rcm header from advanced automotives, another things off the list

 

About time you got your camera out and started a project thread eh buddie.SJ.

 

Wot about brakes Mark

 

Andy Forrest ran/runs a TMIC on one of his track orientated scoobs, can't remember the power levels, certainly 400-450 I expect. He said it was a good set up but needed a cooling down lap every 2-3 laps or something along those lines.

It was a feature car in Jap Performance magazine.

 

Brakes will need looking at. Also got a Harvey smith up pipe 3 bolt