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StragglaSteve 16-08-13 05:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by talkingcars (Post 317433)
Battery cable from ebay.

I also got a universal battery tray and the required clamps.

Just looking for the battery cable on ebay, wasnt sure if i should go for the 110amp or 170amp cable?

StragglaSteve 16-08-13 06:09 PM

Also,

Had a nice bang today on the motorway followed by lack of turbo power!

quick inspection and...

https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.n...22267381_n.jpg


Is there meant to be that much oil in the intercooler pipes? :detective:

petet16 16-08-13 06:14 PM

You need a catch tank, and monitor how much oil ends up in it, pack it with wire wool to help catch the oil.

If the hard boost pipes haven't got a raised ridge it'll keep blowing the pipes off.

StragglaSteve 16-08-13 06:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by petet16 (Post 317780)
You need a catch tank, and monitor how much oil ends up in it, pack it with wire wool to help catch the oil.

If the hard boost pipes haven't got a raised ridge it'll keep blowing the pipes off.

Cheers mate, i think ive got a catch tank kicking around somewhere.

Ive ordered a new silicon elbow as the legs on this one look like they have been chopped too short, but i will get a new set of hard pipes too! thanks for the advice mate.

peterzs 16-08-13 06:31 PM

My boost pipe popped off, had a fair amount of oily stuff come out as well.

It came off on the way to Trax, at Silverstone, had to get a new clip as it had disappeared somewhere.

One of the stalls was selling silicone pipes and clips. The clips were a lot stronger than the jubilee clips that I had fitted, but you had to know the diameter of the pipe as there wasnt much adjustment on the clips. They were special turbo clips, lot thicker and stronger.

Might be worth swapping yours, if they are just the Jubilee types.

petet16 16-08-13 06:35 PM

i agree with Pete, Mikalor clips are much wider than the normal Jubilee type clips.

peterzs 16-08-13 06:35 PM

Thats the ones Pete!!

petet16 16-08-13 06:36 PM

Like these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Genuine-MI...item2c6e8154f9

peterzs 16-08-13 06:37 PM

Bookmarked, wont forget now!!

petet16 16-08-13 06:38 PM

For the battery cable I used 170 amp with a 200 amp circuit breaker, I've only managed to pop the breaker once when I forgot to reconnect the injector loom and was turning the engine over for quite a while wondering why it wouldn't start.


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