Looks ace, that came quick! Any customs to pay?

Yeah got stung £17. Not too bad, they marked it as less than I paid anyway so I didn't have to pay more.

Billet 20G 7+7 blade with extended tips. It's like a work of art, it's a shame it'll be tucked up in the turbo where it can't be seen.

3" to 2.5" decat downpipe ordered. Just need some exhaust wrap and a Silicone intake pipe and it'll be ready to go together (once the turbo is built).

Just dropped it off for it's MOT. See how it does on emissions this year. Last year it just scraped through but it had a 2.1 lump and a map for a 2.0 engine and a few other teething issues. So fingers crossed :D.

So it failed on Emission, middle rear seat belt not latching and a numberplate light.

Emissions were:

CO: 6.79
HC: 60
Lambda: 0.829

Not good... So I popped back up to the MOT station, seat belt was because the guy was trying to put the latch in backwards, so that was resolved. Changed the numberplate bulb.

Then got the cat stinking hot and the emissions were then:

CO: 0.20
HC: 28
Lambda: 1.023

:norty:

So it passed :D

I think you need to find another mot tester.
Another years happy motoring though 👍

Lol, he's alright, he's an older guy. Anyway sorted for another year. Just need to tax it at the end of the month too.

I pay mine monthly now, £25 a month boom.
You have me thinking about upgrading my big16 wheel to billet! Ffs! Choice of four for my turbo, all 48.3mm inducer, all direct fit. What's your view?
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I'll not say what I'm thinking yet!

I'd probably go with the last one, 6+6 extended tip.

Well that's what I was thinking too, my cast wheels is 6+6, so it should have similar flow properties, and possibly a bit more. It not going to be a massive difference, won't be getting a remap.
Badicay my cast wheel wasn't the best, slightly worn around the edges and the tips of the inducer are rounded off. Looking for a more effecient wheel that ain't gona heat the air up so much with leakage etc.
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The billet wheels have a thinner central hub so have more surface area, also with the extended tips too. I should think a map tweak might be an idea? If not make sure you log your AFR's before and after?

I don't have that issue as I'm going straight to a billet 20G so it'll need mapping full stop.

The evo 3 16g has the small hub and thin blades as standard. My car has no boost cut and a wee bit of overhead in it, I have a wideband gauge right in front of me every time I turn the key (doesn't everyone?). Do I go for a direct replacement (identical) or the extended tip and also taller blade one?? I can't see it flowing that much more than what I have

The hub on the billet will be smaller. I'd go extended tip, might as well make the most of it.

Do you think the hub will
Be smaller than my current setup?
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I should think it would be, my Billet wheel has a thinner hub that the cast one.

Aye but the evo 3 one is smaller already, guess we will soon see ha 😉 👍

Decat downpipe arrived yesterday. Looks really good for the money. Need to get some exhaust wrap for it. Turbo rebuild kit should be arriving in the next day or so.

Then just need a silicone turbo inlet. Expensive month this month though as I've bought a new carpet, Sofa and have to tax the car. And the Mondeo needs a service. So might have to wait another month :(.

Sounds like the turbo will be ready soon though 👍

Yeah I'll be able to build the turbo up ready to go on.

Pictures please!

I'm not particularly great at taking pics and working at the same time, but I'll have a go.

Have the rebuild kit now. Looks great, everything is individually bagged. So I'll be able to strip and build the turbo and get that ready.

Cool, only take half hour or so to rebuild it 👍
Do you know the torque setting for the nut? 100 lb ins rings a bell, not sure what that was in ftlb

80 inch lbs I think. I'll probably just mark the shaft with a paint pen and go with that as you can bend the shaft if you over tighten.

I'll probably take my time a bit I think, so bit longer than 30 mins for me lol.

Use an angular torque of 90 degrees? That what you mean?
Honestly it's a piece of cake, nut off, comp wheel off, turbine out the back, couple of screws and bits, swap some bearings, put it back together, remember and take plenty pics 👍

No, paint pen to mark the position of the nut on the shaft and tighten it back to as it was.

You can't do that if your replacing the wheel

Same height as the original so shouldn't be an issue? If not I'll just go with 80 inch lbs, I've also read that you snug it up with your fingers then 1/4 turn. Black art this lol.

I rarely torque anythjng up, nothing ever comes slack or causes a problem. I put it down to experience.
Have you miked the hieght of them both? A thou here and there will make a massive difference on angular torque.
Use a drop of loctite too, you can't go wrong.
Just make sure there is plenty oil in the cartridge before you start it up.

New daily ****ter has arrived.

So I got a bit bored of using the Mondeo, 50Mpg is great but I'm not actually doing that many miles and working from home 4 days a week so it just sits doing nothing. Fancied something with a bit more comfort, bit quicker (although that's debatable lol), bit more fun to drive but not completely terrible on fuel for when it gets used for work journeys etc.

I'd been seeing what was around locally for a few weeks for cheapness as it's still just my daily ****ter, and saw an E46 320i SE touring pop up a 5 minute drive from where I live. So I went and had a look, it was pretty tidy, full service history, 12 months MOT, tons of receipts & ran sweetly. Seller told me he'd end it for a grand, I didn't think it would make a grand so said I'd take my chances on the auction. So £870 later is what you see below :).

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It's Topaz blue, full grey leather interior, ice cold climate control, horrific alloys, 5 speed manual box and a 2.2L 170 Bhp M54 lump that has no torque whatsoever but loves a good thrashing. It's just been serviced also, it's on 147k miles and runs so smoothly you can't really even tell its on. It's no minter, drivers rear arch has a scab of rust on it, some rusty stone chips here and there but for the money it's bang on :lol:

Need to sort a couple of bits on it, the intake hose that connects to the airbox is ruined, I've taped it up for now, and the passenger side front kidney grille is broken and held in with string lol.