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Hawkeye STI - now time for a 'mini' build!
I bought my 55 plate Hawk STI about 5 weeks ago with 63k on the clock.
It had on it a prodrive sports cat, H&S 2.5" system, BC coilovers and a front splitter on it. So as an 'out of the box' car for me, it was great! It was running probably about 320bhp. A trip to the 'ring was on the table and with my 400bhp Mini being in pieces still I had no choice but to get Simon at JGM up to come up and do a me a map having had a 3" Miltek decat fitted, a Cosworth baffle plate, a new Defi Advanced system and a service! Simon came up and having heard me mention the 'ring mapped it to a safe 1.4 bar peak (1.2 held). Car made about 360bhp which was plenty quick enough for the daily hack! Anyway, being more than aware of the Head Gasket issues and chocolate pistons, a group of us took off for a blast to the 'ring :) http://www.leeproctor.co.uk/personal/ring1.jpg The car did well - til the second lap! With this being a closed day, we had access to the final straight ... ! Hitting the limiter in 6th down the straight did me no favours it would seem. Cooling down after this lap I saw the coolant temp just rise a little - so I came off boost and then the cooling issues really started :( Pressurised coolant system - water over flowing everywhere :( I managed to limp the car home where it's been sat on the driveway ever since. Anyway, a few emails back and forwards to Alan Jeffrey and I've decided to build the engine up and give it some more power :) So the plan is: Mahle pistons with 0.025" overbore. K1 rods ACL Race bearings RCM oil pump ARP head stud kit Cosworth head gaskets Fully overhaul the heads, and balance the assembly New water pump New cam belt In addition to this, my plan is to go SC46, APS front mount and Syvecs with maps for low boost, high boost and meth :) I'll post some pics up soon of the Defi install (it's the work that people with OCD would appreciate) and my new Clarion double din Sat Nav system too :) Car goes away on friday and, all being well, will be collected next friday :) |
Sorry hear about the your engine,but at least you are sorted with new build, which will take more than before
Engine spec looks good and really I only can vouch for Syvecs,great ECU and with sensor pack(oil pressure,oil temp and Fuel pressure) from TimH@JTi you or mapper can set the engine trips,which can save your engine Good luck with your project Jura |
mmmmm, project thread :-)
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subscribed look forward to seeing some updates on this :thumb:
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Sorry to hear bad news but a great excuse for a build
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Bad luck but on the bright side, the beginning of a new project thread!
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Another great Engintuner build.
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Well the car is on it's way down to Alan now! Left me here at 6AM!
So now the wait begins......!!! |
Make sure you treat Martyn and Alan to a burger at the burger van when you collect!!!!!!!!!!
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Looks like a lovely motor, good luck with the build :)
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Well the spec has changed - I will write a full spec list soon but I am going SC50 billet, 1000cc injectors, spec-c manifold, Perrin FMIC and hard inlet, RCM oil pump, RCM headers and much much more :)
Attachment 57098 Attachment 57099 Attachment 57100 http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f2...ery/002-13.jpg The car landed with Alan on friday afternoon and already a lot has happened! Cannot wait for this to be ready! Cannot thank the guys for what they have done already :) A new organic clutch will be going in too - 63k on the old one, so time for something new me thinks! |
Awesome mate Alan is Deffo the Scooby guru I hope one day I have the funds to get my car to him might be a while mind lol
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The spec ALWAYS changes!! Subscribed and watching intently!
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Just to clear up before anyone jumps on in and says it, lol, the Spec C inlet manifold had to be dropped in favour of in house modified, TGV deleted bodies.
They had the butterflies removed and were welded internally to blank the holes left behind by the shaft that runs through them. The extremities that usually mount the motors and sensors were then removed allowing for a much neater install of the Perrin 3 inch intake and they were then painted black. As someone said before, spec changes aplenty ! |
Thanks Martyn :)
I had to figure out what your dad was talking about at first but now understand what was changed and why! |
Looking awesome there :thumb:
Jura |
No problem, looking forward to mapping her.
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The engine looks really nice mate:thumb:.
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Nice.:thumb:
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Great project :thumb:
Can you or anyone tell me where I can get a set of replacement bolts like yours :thumb: |
Originally Posted by johnnybon
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Great project :thumb:
Can you or anyone tell me where I can get a set of replacement bolts like yours :thumb: |
Originally Posted by stevep360
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buy a set from alan.
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looking great mate
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Well sunday night, me and a friend jumped on a train to Plymouth. 8 hours later we got there, had a few beers in the hotel and got some shut eye ready for the long drive back.
Alan collected us from the hotel at 11.30 the next day and after 30 minutes going over the car I went out for a drive with Martyn. It's great to be back in the Scoob! It's currently limited to 0.5 bar and 4500rpm for running in but it's done over 400 miles already. I'll be changing the oil again this week and then giving Martyn a call to book in for final mapping :D |
The attention to detail in the build is second to none. Everything from the intercooler piping, every nut and bolt being replaced with new, the front mount install looks sock - absolutely over the moon with it :)
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good thread - cheers for the insight
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Happy days mate I bet the drive home was nice :)
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Lovely attention to detail there guys.
Great job :thumb: |
Good read mate :thumb:
So which turbo did you go for in the end - was it the SC50 as per your last post, and what's the expected output of the engine being a 2.5? |
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