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408Bhp / 373Ft-Lb Stage 5+ 2006 Vx220 Turbo (Met Black)

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#181 Bumblebee

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 03:06 PM

Just out of curiosity What kind of price does something like this cost? Pm me if you prefer :)

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 03:13 PM

Just out of curiosity What kind of price does something like this cost? Pm me if you prefer :)


Stop spending and drive it girl!

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 03:15 PM

Most of it depends on how far you go with the little things also .......got a feeling MrSimba now has shares in heat reflective / protective products :D As for hardware depending on what your upgrading from plays a massive part tbh DG

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 05:25 PM

Don't tell me Simon..... it'll be back together in 2 weeks? :lol:

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 05:33 PM


Just out of curiosity What kind of price does something like this cost? Pm me if you prefer :)


Stop spending and drive it girl!


I certainly am doing,I've got a week of now :)

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Posted 03 September 2012 - 05:36 PM

Don't tell me Simon..... it'll be back together in 2 weeks? :lol:


:D

Me & DG were cracking that joke yesterday!!!

But yes it WILL be ready in two weeks! :P

Its at CS for mapping on the 19th :)

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:21 AM

Wow, just wow. Can I have a drive..? Swap ya? Good luck with this Mr Simba.

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:24 AM

Turbo power will be too powerful for you Cliffie :P Just kidding. If you are passing by Bristol any time feel free to contact me and I'll take you out in Nipper. :) If you are free/around on Sat we will be at Castle Coombe on the VauxSport stand.

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:33 AM

Mike still got the r5 turbo?

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:36 AM

No, he sold that ages ago.

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 11:55 AM

Turbo power will be too powerful for you Cliffie :P

Just kidding. If you are passing by Bristol any time feel free to contact me and I'll take you out in Nipper. :)

If you are free/around on Sat we will be at Castle Coombe on the VauxSport stand.


I was hoping to be there but with Snetterton and the last two rounds of TA very soon and the championship still undecided the team said no. Plus it is my wedding anniversary weekend and I am doing a Duathlon on Sunday and out for dinner Saturday. I think Mrs C would have had something to say about me going to Combe on Saturday.

Gutted as I would have loved to smash mine around Combe, a circuit I know very well. Last time I drove that I was NA powered.

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Posted 04 September 2012 - 06:07 PM

Wow, just wow.

Can I have a drive..? Swap ya?

Good luck with this Mr Simba.


Swap no... Drive absolutly! Would love to have your feedback & thoughts on it Mike, not just the engine, but as a whole 'package' when done! :)

Edited by MrSimba, 04 September 2012 - 06:09 PM.

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 08:48 PM

With DG putting the engine in this weekend I wanted to copy Nev's great idea and instal an inspection hatch and get rid of the black 'carpet' off the engine cabin wall & put some 'proper' heatshielding in instead :)

Started by cutting the hole (JG look away now! ;))

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Yep that should do it!!!

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Then made a frame so the heatshield could be quickly removed / replaced

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Covered it with Nimbus

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Remaining area covered in 2000' reflective material :o

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And all looks good :)

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Edited by MrSimba, 05 September 2012 - 08:50 PM.

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Posted 05 September 2012 - 10:15 PM

:o your brave!....good stuff looks very neat! Like the sticker :)

Edited by Aimy, 05 September 2012 - 10:16 PM.

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Posted 06 September 2012 - 11:35 AM

Haha, excelent pics. Very robust looking inspection hatch :)

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Posted 06 September 2012 - 11:55 AM

Have to say Simon has done a fantastic job on this to his true ocd based standards :) Also got a taster for the world of doing things that have not been done before and bit of R&D to find it all takes a LOT longer than you would imagine lol - sure he started at 9am and I dropped him home about 9pm :D Looks even better in the flesh and have no doubts of its heat sheilding properties....some real trick high quality product and going to be a very nice car when finished DG

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 06:37 PM

Very busy day round at DG's today :)

Getting ready! :)

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Starting to look like it should again!

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No Garrett photo's yet as thats still to go on :)

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 06:47 PM

All the double charge cooling should make you totally track safe I reckon (so long as you maintain decent speed for the ram effect to cool the front radiator).

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 06:54 PM

At the National my inlet temps never went above 36' however hard I pushed the car :)

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Posted 09 September 2012 - 07:51 PM

All the double charge cooling should make you totally track safe I reckon (so long as you maintain decent speed for the ram effect to cool the front radiator).


With the clam off I've made sure that every bit of air entering the 'ear' goes straight through the IC and out again! :)

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