I have bought a new toy!!! Guess!!!

[Supercharged_Z]

Alright Guys,

So this week I bought another toy.....

You know me, master horder of everything brilliant lol... anybody guess what it is? its fast!! and isnt from ann summers before you start!!

Ross

[KirkJames]

Petrol powered remote controlled car?

[mattie007]

Motorbike?

[Supercharged_Z]

Petrol powered remote controlled car?

bigger than that ;)

Motorbike?

might as well be as fast!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap2:

[Maxxed_Ross]

another quad?

[KirkJames]

bigger than that ;)

A go kart?? :)

[Taphouse]

I know!!............................

[fastmike]

a Russian bride ?.... ( lend me the catalogue LOL )

[welshone]

Caterham so something similar???

[peterzs]

Atom?????

:whistle::whistle::whistle:

[Bobdope2002]

A rocket propeled Twin Rotored Carrot coloured Rabbit furred Sponge???????//

[Smokey]

Dammit Tim, I was gonna guess that!!

[Quadcam24]

is it german ?

[Supercharged_Z]

Part of it is

[Quadcam24]

be nice to her, and .......enjoy !!

[petet16]

is it xpg?

[Dan1971]

VW 1.8 engined something or other .... Reyland converted MG ?

[big_wasa]

I would love to know how the extra 100bhp compares to the loss of 700cc :dumbells:

I still would love to do my own forced zed.

[Quadcam24]

believe me no comparison at all , been there done that...v6 went backwards like it had stalled, and come to think of it, so did pretty much everything else that ever tried !
midrange its actually 130 bhp up on a tuned zs kv6 with cams and manifolds etc, and it makes double the torque....its insane, and already built to take another 100 bhp.

[Phate]

Come on then Ross! Fess up!

[Supercharged_Z]

Yes guys, I have indeed bought the VAG ZS built by Reyland for Dave V6.

I offered the guy what i could afford and we came to a reluctant deal.

I do not think it has been as well looked after from when Dave had it, so i have a little tidying to do. Also the turbo seals are on there way out so a rebuild needed there.

I picked this up wednesday, he took the stack dash out as i offered such a lowly amount and i suggested he could make some money from that. So I had no dash or sensor lights. I fitted a dash yesterday but the sensors for the stack dash are still in so I only have a few lights, no revs or speedo but at least a fuel gauge.

Can I just say, I have driven some quick cars in my time having been around RSM and also friends. BUT nothing even compares to this, its a car with serious balls, it pulls so hard and grips so well in second, you change to third and expect the pull to be less, but it just goes and goes, change to fourth and the same again.

I cannot express how fast it is, so I am chuffed. Little bit of work to do like upgrade the brakes with my Brembo's, Sort the turbo, clean the inside, repaint the cage. Have already changed the oil and filter as well as sorted a exhaust issue.

The car should have massive credit to Dave and Martin from Reyland its a pure beast, and I will say now the v6 sounds nicer to rev, untill you hear the noise of the turbo on this 4 pot. No kv6, supercharged or not could match this engine i can tell you that now.

before you ask yes one side of the bonnet is up and the other not!! previous owner did it to escape heat

Some pics

as i got her before a clean
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1711.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1714.jpg

and after

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1715.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1719.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1720.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1722.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1723.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1732.jpg
and the two cars i own atm

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1735.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1737.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1736.jpg


Got camber?
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1741.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1742.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1743.jpg

[peterzs]

Lucky you, sounds awesome.

[Ritchy]

get all the grey ones running gear in the red one i say lol

[tb steve]

Vorsprung durch Technik red devil

[big_wasa]

get all the grey ones running gear in the red one i say lol

Not that easy due to the work on the chassis for the engine mounts.

[Phate]

Superb mate

[talkingcars]

get all the grey ones running gear in the red one i say lol

Why spoil the red one?

James

P.S. nice collection.

[Quadcam24]

hmmm, its not looking quite how i remember it but the essentials are still there ,ther is nothing that won't sort easily with some elbow grease..
Good idea to upgrade brakes, wilwoods struggle to cope on some tracks, fine on road though.
I had removed the fogs as i was going to put brake ducts through the bumper into the arch area, if it has the same arch liners you will see the holes i started to cut out.
Thankyou for the compliment , it really is a beast isnt it....i spent hours, days even weeks tweeking stuff, and If i could i would have brought it back myself without thinking twice.
I used to love 3rd gear for overtaking, from 30 mph it was just sooo much fun, struggling for traction as it reached peak torque.
It actually can just about lay 2nd gear cant it with the 888's on ....if its dry and warm anyway:-))), i wouldnt like to try it with normal road tyres though,lol.
atb with it, any questions that i might be able to help with just ask.

edit , i never had a problem with under bonnet heat ?!?!?!?, looks a bit odd with one side lifted, why didnt he just lift both sides the same?

[Supercharged_Z]

Theres no way i would try and put this in the Red zs, theres no reason to at all, plus why ruin a fantastic car on both parts.


Cheers for the heads up Dave, I havnt really had a look around it in huge depth only when I cleaned it today, I will come up with some plans soon but no rush just yet. Might do a track day in the next month if i can and go from there.

It lays its power down really well in second i found it really does push you in your seat and make you grin from ear to ear. The R888's sadly wont be replaced i dont think they are just to darn expensive. So it could be intresting. Its a shame to have it lose a bit of grip but the cost of the r888 is somthing like £150 a tyre now iirc.

The fella said it gets hot under there and thats why the coilpacks fail but im not so sure, i will raise the bonnet a little on both sides in the next few weeks. I need to see what actually goes wrong, also plum in a boost gauge and various others, do you know what boost she should be running? 23psi?

Cheers
Ross

[mattie007]

What a collection Ross. You keeping the red one aswell?

[Quadcam24]

iirc it was 1.4 bar which is about 20-21 psi. That should have been safe on that turbo, backdraft said it would do 1.6 bar + no probs. Guess we just dont know how its been treated though, all engines need warming up but high power turbos more so ...and cooling down too.

[daytona365]

Bring it to next dinner !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Quadcam24]

just remembered, it had a boost gauge when i sold it....why would he take that out ?

[Supercharged_Z]

I think he put it all in his stack dash so it told him everything, and then took it all out for the sale. going to do a mod the same as loz and do the dials in the center, oil pressure, oil temp, boost and afr with a wideband :)

with all the sensors he left in its just plug and play, the oil pressure sensor for the stack is £100 quid alone....

[Steves Cleenz]

That thing is very fast!! when we was all at donington track day, couldn't believe how fast that left my ZS!

[sneekyparrot]

Man, like I said you got a cracking deal there Ross. Superb car and just needed some tlc when I saw it at martins somehow I don't think that will be a prob for you :-))

Kinda strange getting back into 4 wheels after years on bikes. I hav always struggled to get a kick from any car after riding bikes but the cupra turbo with a 275hp motor was fun so I can imagine what the stripped out mg must feel like.
Got a chance to drive a formula renault a few yrs back and it's about as close as I got to riding the bikes on a track apart from the cornering forces were in real after 6 laps I thought my neck or head was gonna explode.

Hope we can all meet up sometime next yr at a suitable trackday, may hav to bring the bike to keep up thou or let ur Tyres down lol.

Paul

[Boot Hill Bandit]

Yes guys, I have indeed bought the VAG ZS built by Reyland for Dave V6.

I offered the guy what i could afford and we came to a reluctant deal.

I do not think it has been as well looked after from when Dave had it, so i have a little tidying to do. Also the turbo seals are on there way out so a rebuild needed there.

I picked this up wednesday, he took the stack dash out as i offered such a lowly amount and i suggested he could make some money from that. So I had no dash or sensor lights. I fitted a dash yesterday but the sensors for the stack dash are still in so I only have a few lights, no revs or speedo but at least a fuel gauge.

Can I just say, I have driven some quick cars in my time having been around RSM and also friends. BUT nothing even compares to this, its a car with serious balls, it pulls so hard and grips so well in second, you change to third and expect the pull to be less, but it just goes and goes, change to fourth and the same again.

I cannot express how fast it is, so I am chuffed. Little bit of work to do like upgrade the brakes with my Brembo's, Sort the turbo, clean the inside, repaint the cage. Have already changed the oil and filter as well as sorted a exhaust issue.

The car should have massive credit to Dave and Martin from Reyland its a pure beast, and I will say now the v6 sounds nicer to rev, untill you hear the noise of the turbo on this 4 pot. No kv6, supercharged or not could match this engine i can tell you that now.

before you ask yes one side of the bonnet is up and the other not!! previous owner did it to escape heat

Some pics

as i got her before a clean
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1711.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1714.jpg

and after

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1715.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1719.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1720.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1722.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1723.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1732.jpg
and the two cars i own atm

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1735.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1737.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1736.jpg


Got camber?
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1741.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1742.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1743.jpg

My baby :sad: I really want you back :sad: let me know if you intend on selling it Ross pretty please. All the rest of you can get in line behind me this time!

[stamford]

Can't say I am surprised when I saw that come up on ebay, was surprised at the condition as it looked a little sad. Keeping both or will we see the red one go again?

[Boot Hill Bandit]

Keeping both or will we see the red one go again?

to me! to me! to me! :sneaky:

The Maestro is virtually gone now so have space on the drive :punk:

[Quadcam24]

hey ross, you should see about doing a side by side with george in his M3, everyone knows M3's are quick so it would be a good reference.
Nice dual carriageway side by side drag from 30 mph in 3rd gear, should do the trick!
Doesnt matter how many times you say its quick, folk just think your exagerating but video gets it over some what better.lol

[Supercharged_Z]

there would be no point in that lol, Il see what i can do, but I kept up just about with that m3 in my 1.8vvc tro and that felt nowhere near like this lol...

Getting the brakes fitted this weekend, finding a track day soon once i got a spare couple of coilpacks. then pod in january if the weathers ok.. then turbo rebuild, then more tracks. And in the mean time i am fitting oil dials etc etc etc. Taking it to matt for a suspension setup. :)

[Bobdope2002]

u have too much money ross

And as echo'd by others what a collection

Get that numberplate changed to lol

[sneekyparrot]

there would be no point in that lol, Il see what i can do, but I kept up just about with that m3 in my 1.8vvc tro and that felt nowhere near like this lol...

Getting the brakes fitted this weekend, finding a track day soon once i got a spare couple of coilpacks. then pod in january if the weathers ok.. then turbo rebuild, then more tracks. And in the mean time i am fitting oil dials etc etc etc. Taking it to matt for a suspension setup. :)

What brakes u fitting Ross ?

With my new pistons I am already looking how to get the hp up without more boost, gotta try and keep up with that beast lol

Paul

[Supercharged_Z]

i have some brembo brakes which is a rovertech thing from a 406, they are 328mm iirc and have a bit more meat than the wilwoods. but yet to be teasted in anger i suppose, also they require special wheels etc.

looking foward to your build :)

[sneekyparrot]

i have some brembo brakes which is a rovertech thing from a 406, they are 328mm iirc and have a bit more meat than the wilwoods. but yet to be teasted in anger i suppose, also they require special wheels etc.

looking foward to your build :)

Yep that's what I've got, went to fit them last nite but after an hr I could not figure it untill it was confirmed I had the r8 adaptors lol!

Gotta be better than the single bucket caliper and discs.

The updated smt7 piggy back unit arrived today from
Drew so that's going on to start with and a chat with dv power about the heads is going to take place.

Been sent the number of the engine guy from QED so will give him a shout about installing the pistons and liners. Prob get the whole bottom end balanced at the same time.

May hav to request an outing in the new toy when I get the charger, that is if it's up and running :rofl:

Paul

[Steves Cleenz]

i have some brembo brakes which is a rovertech thing from a 406, they are 328mm iirc and have a bit more meat than the wilwoods. but yet to be teasted in anger i suppose, also they require special wheels etc.

looking foward to your build :)


Ross would you be interested in some proper brakes? (Alcon) at the right price? i am friends with the director and clean all there test cars there so could ask for you

[MG6Turbo]

Ross would you be interested in some proper brakes? (Alcon) at the right price? i am friends with the director and clean all there test cars there so could ask for you

He dont go fast enough to warrant them.

[Bobdope2002]

He dont go fast enough to warrant them.

OOOO fighting talk haha

:box::box:

[Quadcam24]

there would be no point in that lol, Il see what i can do, but I kept up just about with that m3 in my 1.8vvc tro and that felt nowhere near like this lol...

Getting the brakes fitted this weekend, finding a track day soon once i got a spare couple of coilpacks. then pod in january if the weathers ok.. then turbo rebuild, then more tracks. And in the mean time i am fitting oil dials etc etc etc. Taking it to matt for a suspension setup. :)

suspension set up......thats a great idea tbh.
i used to have notes on all diferent settings id tried and i had found a set up i liked but that doesnt mean it was the best it could be.....and besides i dare say the last owner fiddled anyway.
Keep your eye on the front top arm bolts, i had one side come loose and it caused mot fail,, flippin wheel was wobbling !!...no probs just nipped it back up, but summat to check when your fettling. ...was drivers side.
another thing on my to do list, was stiffen up the rarb to reduce roll a bit , car 13 told me how to do it, just by tack welding a rod down the bar....sounds a bit like guess work but he swore by it. Maybe summat to talk to Matt about.?
Reason i never fitted rear adjustable arms on is because generally a good guide to camber is to have double the negative camber on the front compared to the rear, and with the rear being lowerred thats about what it was without dialling in anymore. Iirc the fronts were 3.4 degrees and the rears 1.6 degrees.

edit , wonder how it will go on at pod what with 1st gear being somewhat sensitive for want of a better description, lol.

[Supercharged_Z]

Yep that's what I've got, went to fit them last nite but after an hr I could not figure it untill it was confirmed I had the r8 adaptors lol!

Gotta be better than the single bucket caliper and discs.

The updated smt7 piggy back unit arrived today from
Drew so that's going on to start with and a chat with dv power about the heads is going to take place.

Been sent the number of the engine guy from QED so will give him a shout about installing the pistons and liners. Prob get the whole bottom end balanced at the same time.

May hav to request an outing in the new toy when I get the charger, that is if it's up and running :rofl:

Paul

Hi Paul, sounds like a good thing you have going on, i will be mega jelous of the supercharger whine!!!!! As for a outing in the new toy!!! then this is not a problem at all its a true beast!!! The brakes are worth sorting out they are a good setup .

Ross would you be interested in some proper brakes? (Alcon) at the right price? i am friends with the director and clean all there test cars there so could ask for you

Hello mate, the brembos are a fair conversion, so its just a mix up of parts from other cars they work very well, if anything changes il be in touch as you never know....

suspension set up......thats a great idea tbh.
i used to have notes on all diferent settings id tried and i had found a set up i liked but that doesnt mean it was the best it could be.....and besides i dare say the last owner fiddled anyway.
Keep your eye on the front top arm bolts, i had one side come loose and it caused mot fail,, flippin wheel was wobbling !!...no probs just nipped it back up, but summat to check when your fettling. ...was drivers side.
another thing on my to do list, was stiffen up the rarb to reduce roll a bit , car 13 told me how to do it, just by tack welding a rod down the bar....sounds a bit like guess work but he swore by it. Maybe summat to talk to Matt about.?
Reason i never fitted rear adjustable arms on is because generally a good guide to camber is to have double the negative camber on the front compared to the rear, and with the rear being lowerred thats about what it was without dialling in anymore. Iirc the fronts were 3.4 degrees and the rears 1.6 degrees.

edit , wonder how it will go on at pod what with 1st gear being somewhat sensitive for want of a better description, lol.

Hi Dave, I have so much to learn all things you already know, i really want to give it a spanner check and once the wheels are of and my workshop is finished I will get it on 4 jacks and go over it. I really have no idea what the other fella did as he claimed to have made it 370 bhp with new turbos etc, but as i said the turbos never been of I can tell.

Need to see what matt reckons as i havnt a driving style i suppose i would like it tight to turn in with little back end movement as possible. But am yet to test the car. I was thinking of getting some rear strut braces, but i assumed they would do a simular thing to the cage?

Pod- No idea. I havnt actually tried to pull away in first in anger lol, I might copy what Ed did and launch in second he had great results....

[petet16]

I'd agree with the Brembo comments, they are a proper brake set up, for the price they deliver excellent stopping power, an additional bonus is that being oe fitment you don't need to keep fettling them as you would a more competition set up.

[Quadcam24]

best just test it / drive it and then see what you think, my ideas might have been totally different to where you will go and its nigh on impossible to say one is right and one is wrong.
I would just say find something you are comfortable with and then just build some confidence from a known base line, and only change / tweek one handling part at a time, that way you can see the effects of what you have done and revert back if it doesnt work. If you do like i did more than once and change a few things at once, then i didnt know what was causing what, so it made it hard to understand what was happening and why.
It is an intimidating car to try and drive quickly around a race track , simply because you build up high speed so quickly, i found i was arriving at every corner much faster than i ever had before and regardless of what folk think its blumming difficult to learn....it was certainly capable of more than i ever got out of it !
Tell you what though, when you can be confident enough to drive it hard and yet still keep it all controlled, its such a rush.......damn im jealous ;-))

Aaaaaah, you will soon be hounding everything else on track and making my laptimes look tardy....ya bitch , rflmao.
Its a good job you live nowhere near me else id be round everyday interfering,lol.

[Supercharged_Z]

Haha Dave. Im really pleased i got it, it lives in my works workshop so nice and clean, its got everything i want, finally we can get on lol.. As i have said in my Pm's your welcome of a drive once i have learnt the ropes.

Im trying to find a ZS120 badge atm lol only thing i will take of is the 300 badge.. got a lot of dash work to do as thats not that tidy anymore sadly. Plus trying to find the correct dials to fit to the stack Gauges. oil temp, coolant temp, fuel pres, oil pres, boost, and more. want quality but at a good price and to match ... some effort.

Was seeing bedford at the end of the month..... might have to book.

Also I am amazed at how well it starts and idles from cold. It dosnt idle perfect but imo it shouldnt, it just gives it that little "im a tuned mother******* engine" lol

[zsserbia]

So it will be beauty and the beast all in one package. Some M3's are going to be jealous I can tell! Great car.

[carmadbaker]

We both need to get up the pod Ross, leave people scratching heads and very confused! :blink:
Good buy mate looks awesome fun!!

[Supercharged_Z]

We both need to get up the pod Ross, leave people scratching heads and very confused! :blink:
Good buy mate looks awesome fun!!

That would be fun indeed, i dont think this would do brilliant at pod due to the suspension setup etc but its still good fun, as i say im going to go in january just to get a idea of the terminal speed etc and go from there

[carmadbaker]

That would be fun indeed, i dont think this would do brilliant at pod due to the suspension setup etc but its still good fun, as i say im going to go in january just to get a idea of the terminal speed etc and go from there

see you there pal :boxing:

[Supercharged_Z]

what we reckon... it could carry the plate

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/mycar.jpg

[petet16]

what we reckon... it could carry the plate

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/mycar.jpg

I like it

[Quadcam24]

id like to see it run at pod, let us know if you fix a date and ill try and get down.
Could run my car, its about the same power, rflmao.

[Supercharged_Z]

No probs Dave, will see how the weather gets on Snow has been persistant in them months over the years...

never asked but what you driving now?

[Quadcam24]

aaah im in the bus lane now ,i have to have 7 seats to fit all the family in....... but i decided just because i need a bus doesnt mean i cant enjoy driving anymore, so i got a bus with a turbo :innocent:

[Supercharged_Z]

Zafira

[Supercharged_Z]

Well got my brakes of the red one this weekend, these are due on the ZS tommorow, however i have ordered new groved disks and Ferodo ds3000 pads along with some race fluid :)

mug is their for size reference these are 330mm iirc

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/IMG_1774.jpg

[Supercharged_Z]

also found myself one of these

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk107/MollyWheezes/DSC_0021.jpg
so bought these 4 gauges although they are not as pictured, the ones i bought are two colours and have a adjustable warning, i.e temps to high.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330635349093?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

just waiting for a AFR gauges and wideband to finish, im highest bidder atm :) busy busy busy

[Quadcam24]

brakes should be a step in the right direction, were you gonna mount all the gauges ?, should look good when theyre all lit up....post us a pic when theyre up and running please .

[Supercharged_Z]

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=11249

[Taphouse]

also found myself one of these

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk107/MollyWheezes/DSC_0021.jpg
so bought these 4 gauges although they are not as pictured, the ones i bought are two colours and have a adjustable warning, i.e temps to high.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330635349093?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649

just waiting for a AFR gauges and wideband to finish, im highest bidder atm :) busy busy busy

The other one of those has got my name on it! :clap:

[Quadcam24]

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=11249



very nice!

[sneekyparrot]

http://www.themgzs.co.uk/vb/showthread.php?t=11249

Snap, got mine mounted the weekend but I am using prosport dual digital. They are not as deep as the ones loz used do no problems with fouling.

Post some pics l8r

I take it the beastie has no cat?

Paul.

[sneekyparrot]

3416

[Supercharged_Z]

boooo i was out of the office today so not sure if my dials turned up :( got the bracket though thank you LOZ :)

Also i got some perspex if you want half on saturday?

[sneekyparrot]

boooo i was out of the office today so not sure if my dials turned up :( got the bracket though thank you LOZ :)

Also i got some perspex if you want half on saturday?

What thickness?

I got hold of some 3mm but it maybe a little thick for my needs, tried to find
2mm but no luck.

The quaife arrived and I must say it's a work of art!!

Paul

[LozMachine]

3416

Paul, it was made to fit "inside" the dash, it no good?

[sneekyparrot]

Paul, it was made to fit "inside" the dash, it no good?

Problem I think is the gauges I am using are not very deep, hence I don't have the issues u had with them hitting the heating ducts that are left behind in the dash.
However I don't mind how they are sitting at the moment.

The bracket is stepped, does the larger L shape go on the rhs?

Paul

[tcb 180]

I was wondering where this car had gone to? Met Dave over Coombe a few years ago when this was first on the scene. I was really surprised at how nice this car was in the flesh as I was expecting it to be knocked about from track use etc but it was awesome looking as well as performance.

[Quadcam24]

hows the turbo zs going ross.?

[Supercharged_Z]

HiDave

Replied to your pm

Car is going ok not done a great dealers to waiting for my brakes to turn up

I have fitted my gauges and brakes with naff discs, I have cleaned the car up inside and out, not done the turbo yet as bdm have been really poor at comming back to me so might use somebody else for the rebuild. I don't think bdm replace the seals when doing the hybrid as they want to charge me just as much for the rebuild as to make one a hybrid.

Took it out with road Tyres on he other week and decided that's a no no so going to look at the kumho track tire in hard compound as much better priced than r888 which are now 160 plus quid a corner.

Will get some new pcs up one day soon.

Oh and I also fitted a light weight heater which is so much nicer than no heat at all

Sorry for the mass of spelling mistakes I typed this on I phone with a beer in my hand lol happy new year

Ross

[Supercharged_Z]

Just a little update to all

finally got around to taking the turbo off, jeezus there is a lot of play in the shaft, anyway thats of for a refurb right now.. Am amazed at the size of it though, its so powerful for such a small unit.

Got a new windscreen going in soon as the one fitted is cracked.

finally my disks turned up and they were worth the wait!!
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/photo.jpg


got the dials installed a while ago much better, not got the perspex installed yet though

boost, coolant temp
oill pres, oil temp

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/dials.jpg


as mentioned above got the lightweight heater installed too..

few plans to come, nothing to major though.

here it is at home in the workshop :)

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a29/rossc0_ti/zsworkshop.jpg

[Quadcam24]

sweet , lol at car in workshop, it looks lost!

[Dan1971]

For about 5 seconds there I thought that big digger thing was sitting on top of traffic cones !!! :smile1:

[Taphouse]

Were the senders for the gauges already in the car from the old stack dash?

[Supercharged_Z]

no, well yes.

the guy who i bought it of left the sendors while taking the dash.

but the stack gauges were just to much to spend imo.

looking back i would of bought another stack dash to be honest or waited to buy dual gauges from spa.

anyway the sendors etc i used the ones with the guages to make sure the readings are correct etc.

[Taphouse]

Did you use a sandwich plate to put the oil pressure and temp senders in?

[Supercharged_Z]

little update.

Turbo has been away for a few weeks with a well established specialist from another rover forum.

He could not get it to balance as well as he liked and the input shaft was on its limit 0.008gm usually he likes them at 0.001gm. Anyhow he claims it will be ok but i have opted for a new shaft to make sure its good as i really cant be bothered to faff about with it in a year. it will only get worse.

He mentioned how the turbo from BDM is not quite how it makes out to be, compressors not matched in size like they should be and generally he claimed the turbo isnt as good as others for the size of the bearings etc its being pushed fairly hard and for the track he would plonk a decent t28 on it with better housings and somthing or other.

its a lovely drive as it is so im reluctant would just rather stick with it for now.

got my new pads ordered at nearly £180 quid a set i hope they bed in well... lol

got my wheels in for refurb next week

all good fun :)

[Eddie]

OMG, Daves old car lives on, great to see it in your hands Ross.
Just read through your thread, good to see you're addressing all the issues, will be worth the effort in the long run.
Shame about the turbo, sounds like Wilky has it?
Have to say it runs a lot of boost to reach it's power, maybe worth looking at other turbo's, loads of units to choose from these days, make the same power at lower boost levels, something like a GT3076 or the likes, would strongly suggest looking at the Precision units.
Really am pleased to see the car back in the fold, would be nice to know when you're planning to have a run at POD, something I always wanted to see?

Eddie

[Eddie]

Just in case you need to know how the Precision tubo's works, the guy in this video is running a Honda B16 (1600cc) making approx 600bhp on a Precision 6262, doesn't lag and he was running 1.5 bar (21psi) in this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCylUskRCl4

Turbo sizing to volumetric efficiency, don’t get to hung up on turbo’s just for Rovers or VAG’s there are other options a good prices.

[Supercharged_Z]

Hi Ed, yeah Wilky has the turbo although its done now.

I am in two minds as to what to do with it, i need to spend some time researching what fits etc.

I am happy with the performance as is, this turbo has had a very hard life so cant blame it and £300 odd quid for a rebuild inc new shafts and whatever isnt to terrible.

anyway nice to hear from you on here

pod is somtime in feb depending on my dad who has throat cancer at the mo so supporting the old dear

cheers
Ross

[Supercharged_Z]

Did you use a sandwich plate to put the oil pressure and temp senders in?

sorry missed this, no the 1,8t has places for the sensors in the filter housing sorry mate

[Quadcam24]

surprised to hear the turbo wasn't quite up to scratch spec wise !
i wonder what kind of life it had when i sold it, it was running 1.4 bar which isnt mega high tbh, bdm told me it would run 1.6 bar all day no probs.
I wonder if the last owner raised the boost as he said it was running crazy power didnt he, power that turbo couldn't physically make.
Sounds like re-build cost wasn't too bad anyway, and you'll be able to check the boost on your gauge soon so you will know either way.
i certainly used it hard on track but i always treated the engine and turbo like you should, warm up, cool down etc.
My car runs a k04 which when hybrided with the k06 compressor wheel ( which is same as yours iirc, could be wrong ), makes 330 plus no probs with the correct supporting mods, so personally i dont think its running right at the limit, no doubt its not got an easy life and bigger is better an all that though.

[Supercharged_Z]

well thats the turbo back and installed.

lovely jovely a superb job by Wilky over on rovertech and a fantastic price came in at 260 delivered in the end.

the good news is no more blue smoke :) so quite chuffed to be honest. the shaft had no movement at all compared to when it left

Tax this week get the new discs and pads installed and then get it tidy'd for the show on the 19th :)

might get the wheels refurbed too but I am toying with a pair of team dynamics pro race 3 with great clearance of the calipers.

[stamford]

Good to hear it's coming together, sounds like you have some work to do.

[Supercharged_Z]

lots of long term plans i suppose the basis is there, next for me is a oil cooler as the std one isnt brilliant :) oh and some track action

[Quadcam24]

sounds good ross.

[peterzs]

Sounds a good deal, keep the boost down till after the 19th!!!

[Quadcam24]

did you take it for a spin ross when the turbo went back on ?

it used to stand for short periods when i had it , and that first drive each time i got it out, was always just mind blowing fun.

[Supercharged_Z]

only around the yard to get some heat into the turbo... not driven it since december sometime lol...

am away on business to Paris tommorow until friday night so wont get to tax it untill next week and take it for a blat then :)

[Quadcam24]

be great if you could do us a vid....sounds like a jet on full boost doesnt it ,lol

[Supercharged_Z]

surprised to hear the turbo wasn't quite up to scratch spec wise !
i wonder what kind of life it had when i sold it, it was running 1.4 bar which isnt mega high tbh, bdm told me it would run 1.6 bar all day no probs.


well its running around 1.5 bar on my recent tests. feck its fast. still not got a speedo or rev counter but I can roughly tell.

finished a few bits over the past few days, new brakes = done, heater finally installed, cleaned the engine bay, cleaned the car, cleaned the inside ready for sundays show. few bits and bobs to do tommorow but not got much time to be honest as busy.

must look into some cheaper track day tires as road tyres are not fantastic until 3rd gear to be honest, I am sure second was ok with r888's. they are £170 each now... have look at a kuhmo track day tire thats £130 in soft, medium and hard compound so might give them a try

[peterzs]

Looking forward to seeing the beastie.

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