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[quote][i]Originally posted by Nic Barnes[/i] [quote][i]Originally posted by VXR[/i] But Nics is a homegrown, so problems are expected as he's built it up and home, so credit where its due. [/quote] for the internet record. my homegrown problems are as follows 1. had a liner pressed in by some company, they did it wrong and the liner worked its way downwards and smashed into bits by the crank. new block and pistons. 2. powder coated rocker cover, argue as much as anyone wants i should have checked it, but i didnt know. new gaskets and bearings, oil pump and another std cylinder head. 3. valve guide cracked while at ten of best as head that i fitted from powder coating incident had bent valves but sadly onoly had 3 days to fire a head on it, make it run and drive it to ten of best. my fault for being nieve that it would be "fine". needed new head, new pistons. 4. turbo shaft snapped. ebay cheapo one. it lasted about 10,000 miles and had nothing but pain and abuse. i wasnt that bothered as ive ended up with better stuff 5. drive shaft snapped. it has 458lb/ft of torque. i cant expect something rated at 300bhp to cope really. so in fairness, yes other niggly things have gone wrong like more recently a clutch, but these things wear on a standard car so cant really mention them, they come under service and maintainance parts id say. in my opinion for a homebrew driveway built car, its either doing quite well, or ive just been extremely lucky so far. maybe more lucky than anything as im not a mechanic or an engine tuner at all. i just like to, how they say, have a go. 2 of my problems were cuased by someone else really. the liner and the powder coating. the head that decided to smash valve guides up, well id paid my 100 quid to enter ten of the best. i made the car work and run, it was getting taken down no matter what. it died, i had fun anyway. [/quote]
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