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    Val!

    in Spotted or Flyered

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    he purchased the kit ages ago and was in talks with a tuner to get it set up to the way he wanted according to his posts so most probably is by now.

     

    I think you'll find he was buying up second hand parts and trying accumulate enough together to form a full kit, he was on ebay a while back tring to flog used APS stuff..................... ;)

     

    woah not good, if was me and I wanted to go turbo Id save up or get two jobs to get the turbo kit I wanted not buy parts second hand, cos its messing with the engine and thats serious stuff, lets just hope he knows what he is doing

     

    What's wrong with secondhand parts. My Cossie Turbo is 22 years old...reconditioned of course, but producing 32 psi all the same... ;)

     

    Just wouldnt want to risk it with second hand parts, wouldnt know when it would go wrong, at least with a new kit there is some kind of reassurance. But thats just me. He will probably end up spending the same if not more with a second hand kit and tuners time, would just make sense to me getting a new kit for near enough same price and with piece of mind. But hey each to their own

     

    Some of the older kit is much better quality than modern mass produced parts which are built to a price, especially homologation items.... ;)

     

    Secondhand items can be checked too. Just remember next time you are on a flight, the mileage of those engines.... :lol:

    Val!

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    he purchased the kit ages ago and was in talks with a tuner to get it set up to the way he wanted according to his posts so most probably is by now.

     

    I think you'll find he was buying up second hand parts and trying accumulate enough together to form a full kit, he was on ebay a while back tring to flog used APS stuff..................... ;)

     

    woah not good, if was me and I wanted to go turbo Id save up or get two jobs to get the turbo kit I wanted not buy parts second hand, cos its messing with the engine and thats serious stuff, lets just hope he knows what he is doing

     

    What's wrong with secondhand parts. My Cossie Turbo is 22 years old...reconditioned of course, but producing 32 psi all the same... ;)

    Lotus/ Spyker Deal

    in Other Cars

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    A replacement for the Cossie maybe Kev??

     

    http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/549132.htm

     

    I would if I could sell the Cossie. It owes me so much I'm never likely to sell it in one piece. It's back on the road though and I'm looking for a track evening as a shake down since it never got on track in 2007. Everything seems to be running well though, apart from clutch showing signs of wear and rear diff chattering when hot....but otherwise OK... :lol:

    Turbo Quiz

    in Forced Induction

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    I noticed that most of these turbo kits only seem to run at around 7-8 PSI. That seems quite low, is there scope for running at higher boost levels? My GTO use to run at around 10-12 PSI without any engine or fueling mods.

     

    My Cossie peaked at 32 psi on the rolling road. This is with standard crank, con rods, block, head, etc. with new forged Cossie pistons although the standard ones are ok and forged. You won't get away with this with modern engines though. This means if you do want big power it will be vastly expensive, as you will need forged pistons, crank, rods etc. and then there's the risk the block could crack, although I'm not up on the strength of the Zed block.

     

    A single Turbo normaly gives more lag than twin turbos due to the larger airflow needed to spin up the turbine.

     

    If you are sticking to 6psi why not go the SC route, much cheaper?

    Lotus/ Spyker Deal

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    Lotus and TVR's are both hand built, so if one of the guys putting it together was having a off day, bad cury the night before, (can they get curry in Norfolk.....:lol:

     

    Mine was built by the A Team on a good day... :lol:

     

    Now I've said that i'll be plague with issues... :lol:

    Lotus/ Spyker Deal

    in Other Cars

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    It would certainly seem so. It will be interesting to see if comparisons between the marques start to creep in. Love the look of Spyker.

     

    The Spykers I've seen have been :yuck:

     

    I think the benefits will be more than skin deep. Lotus don't need any help in styling a car...IMHO of course... ;)

     

    Agree with you there Kev, but they could certainly learn to improve in the quality control department from my experience.

     

    Well I'm delighted with my Exige. No warranty issues and it's all put together very well. Not even any niggling rattles, which is amazing for this type of car. I think they had issues on the earlier S1 cars.

    Lotus/ Spyker Deal

    in Other Cars

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    It would certainly seem so. It will be interesting to see if comparisons between the marques start to creep in. Love the look of Spyker.

     

    The Spykers I've seen have been :yuck:

     

    I think the benefits will be more than skin deep. Lotus don't need any help in styling a car...IMHO of course... ;)

    Artega

    in Other Cars

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    Up-start automaker Artega has unveiled its Artega GT. Designed by Henrik Fisker  a former Aston Martin designer  the sports car uses a rear-engine configuration and measures in at 157 inches long and 74 inches wide. The Artega GT is powered by a VW-sourced 3.6L V6 mated to a DSG transmission.

     

    Nice engine.. :thumbs:

    Artega

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    I like it. Nice and light, decent power and hopefully german reliability. I notice it has a BMW headlight switch.

     

    Who's engine are they using?

     

    Unfortunately it will have to be exceptional to succeed at this price having no heritage / badge esteem which is a shame.

    Exige GT4 Race Car

    in Other Cars

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    I can personally recommend this car, I know the driver, Skeggs as does Louis. I know the chap who helps him tune the engine etc and the car is quick as is the driver. Was second only to Randy at Brands on the A1GP day.

     

    Randy's for 50k is extremely quick, he is now racing a B spec one and still won the race at A1GP.

     

     

    This one is more in my price range:

     

    http://www.pistonheads.com/SALES/509407.htm

     

    I think I'm having Randy's suspension setup on mine, Nitrons that is. Basically he ha them built to his spec, valving etc. You then get the same setup as his race car... :thumbs:

    Exige GT4 Race Car

    in Other Cars

    Posted

    400 bhp and 718 Kgs - wow :drive1

     

    There's a guy in the states on SELOC who has around 350bhp in an S2 Exige. He's currently installing a new SC and expecting over 400 bhp. That's 900 kg's BTW.

    Exige GT4 Race Car

    in Other Cars

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    Apparently was raced by a guy called Tenque Djan-Lee (or something similar), won the MME (a couple of times I think), as well as a couple of FIA GT rounds out there...

     

    GT4a.jpg

     

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