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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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Will do thanks Simon apperciated
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Old Jul 5, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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Simon YHPM mate
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Old Jul 13, 2004 | 10:08 PM
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Hi All

A few more piccies up at www.tunertek.com/sigc8 show's what i've been looking at the last couple of weeks (sort by date to see the latest ones)

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Old Jul 13, 2004 | 10:16 PM
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Simon why the shallow plugs??
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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 09:05 AM
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Without going into it too deep, it appears that most plug designs sit shallow as standard, looking at the Denso www it appears that they call for a 19mm thread length which will be better but not perfect

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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 10:46 AM
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simon,

can I ask why exactly you undertook this project? was it purely to have the best of all worlds ie. better drivetrain with lower weight?

why bother with the dash and the engine? why not stick with standard electronics? or was that the only way to get the dccd-a across?
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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 11:04 AM
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Because he can.. and he is as mad as I am..

Wait for the second phase of this car
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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 11:45 AM
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And its a damn good read
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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Adam M
simon,

can I ask why exactly you undertook this project? was it purely to have the best of all worlds ie. better drivetrain with lower weight?

why bother with the dash and the engine? why not stick with standard electronics? or was that the only way to get the dccd-a across?
It seem'd like a fun way to blow 14.5k (and counting...)

No to be honest it's bit of - light car / best base engine (now the modded 2.5lt so best heads with biggest CC's...) making a really good road car, it was also a bit of "because I can" / "because it's there" and finaly because of Jun's 200mph try-out in New Zealand, I thought it would be fun to do 200mph...

As for the dash, it was kind of "it's there - I may as well stick it all in and make a proper job of it"

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Old Jul 14, 2004 | 02:20 PM
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200mph really does prove something.....

Now, where did I put that screw that needs replacing....?

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 11:46 AM
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Simon,

You noticed the cracks in the head from the plug to the inlet valve seats? What type of engine are those heads from?

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Old Jul 15, 2004 | 11:53 AM
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I was wondering when that would be noticed...

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Old Jul 16, 2004 | 10:47 PM
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Old Jul 18, 2004 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by EMS
Simon,

You noticed the cracks in the head from the plug to the inlet valve seats? What type of engine are those heads from?

Mark.
They are cracked between the the plug hole and exhaust too
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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 12:13 PM
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Well that's it then...the slippery slope.....

Just ordered a GT30R and 40mm TiAl wastgate from Mark @ Lateral

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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 12:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Simon Lines
Well that's in then...the slippery slope.....

Just ordered a GT30R and 40mm TiAl wastgate from Mark @ Lateral

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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 02:03 PM
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LOL, slippery slope? This is the point where you start accelerating down it........
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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 02:22 PM
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It's arrived!

Kind of hmmm, not small....!
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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 02:33 PM
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****ing hell .. two hours from placing order to delivery.. well done mark
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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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Good Choice of Turbo

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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 02:49 PM
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'kin hell

Interesting?
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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by David_Wallis
****ing hell .. two hours from placing order to delivery.. well done mark
LMAO...

I may have slightly delayed posting that i'd ordered it, it did take 24 hours to arrive

Simon
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Old Jul 24, 2004 | 10:20 PM
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is it still twin scroll turbo ?
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 01:41 PM
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 06:35 PM
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nope, it's not even got a bloody integral wastgate...I may need to bigger engine bay...

David, pass the plasma cutter..!
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Old Jul 25, 2004 | 10:43 PM
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Simon, I managed to squeeze a 42mm turbosmart ext wastegate in, theres at least 1mm clearance left either side...LOL
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 08:36 AM
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Conrad, you may have squeezed it in, wait while the ****** gets red hot, expands, and starts tapping the fecking bulkhead!!
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 08:50 AM
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Conrad, you may have squeezed it in, wait while the ****** gets red hot, expands, and starts tapping the fecking bulkhead!!
pmsl.. I just spat coke on the keyboard..
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 09:24 AM
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Thought you had stopped drinking coke

Seriously i have about 5 to 10mm clearance on mine, but once the up pipe is hot, the wastegate starts tapping the bulkhead.
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Old Jul 26, 2004 | 09:25 AM
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Thought you had stopped drinking coke

Seriously i have about 5 to 10mm clearance on mine, but once the up pipe is hot, the wastegate starts tapping the bulkhead.
I tried but failed.. I have an addiction..
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