Novaneil
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Sorry no progress pics at the mo. Work will commence again tonight.
But in the mean time I now have a deadline....
I've booked the car in for a Custom Exhaust at JP Exhausts (as recommended by Rick Draper  ) on Thursday 5th April and Engine mapping should be the week after.
So fingers crossed the car should be up and running mid April.
We should be fitting the LET later in the van so another update coming sooooon.
Cheers
Neil
[Edited on 15-03-2007 by Novaneil]
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steve_b
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thats very interesting neil im taking mine there, so i can use u as a guidline on price,
u going for 2.5 inch?
cant wait to see yours running will be very interesting indeed!
great work mate keep it up!
just noticed that you only in leamington i work in nuneaton through the week only 20 mile away!!!!
[Edited on 15-03-2007 by steve_b]
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dhdev
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Neil doesn't live in leam, he's a liar, he lives out in the country on farm and mates with the animals. But then he is an animal so its ok, "Cadds monkey" ? WTF I thought u were clever neil, CAD jockey is I hope what you meant. 
Have you started a sweepstake on how long it is before the RX7 gets spanked/blown up/started as a long term project never to get finished? 
I'll def be up this weekend if you're about, need to bring those brakes up.
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Novaneil
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Update:
15th March
Sorry again for the crap Pic quality... will get some digi camera pics tomorrow when we work on them again.
The LET is in the Van.... Woo Hooo....
I let these 3 struggle whilst I took pictures and took the p*ss a lot 
They do know what they are doing..... honest 
And in she sits
Whilst they were messing about I took the opportunity to mask and spray up my new rear discs and also hand painted the Disc backing plate which I have just had blasted
Also cleaned my Shocks up ready for blasting, and masked off the pistons so they don't get damaged
And finally Kev (mate who helped early on in the project) turned up on his summer toy... couldn't resist some pics! Its such a gorgeous machine
CBR600 for anyone who's not sure what it is.
Cheers
Neil
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by steve_b
thats very interesting neil im taking mine there, so i can use u as a guidline on price,
u going for 2.5 inch?
cant wait to see yours running will be very interesting indeed!
great work mate keep it up!
just noticed that you only in leamington i work in nuneaton through the week only 20 mile away!!!!
[Edited on 15-03-2007 by steve_b]
Hi Steve,
I was going for a 2.75" but speeching to John at JP he recons a 2.5" may better suit it... be easier to fit.... and cost less as its an off the shelf size. He reckoned to having the intial downpipe as 2.25" to build up the velocity and back pressure to minimise lag, then flair it to 2.5" for the rest of the system with just a diddy backbox.
Sounds good to me
Yes I know nuneaton. I actually live in the middle of nowhere inbetween Coventry, Leamington and Rugby as Oli (DHDev) politely pointed out
I work up in Derby so go up the M69 which runs past nuneaton everyday.
Cheers
Neil
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by dhdev
Neil doesn't live in leam, he's a liar, he lives out in the country on farm and mates with the animals. But then he is an animal so its ok, "Cadds monkey" ? WTF I thought u were clever neil, CAD jockey is I hope what you meant.
Have you started a sweepstake on how long it is before the RX7 gets spanked/blown up/started as a long term project never to get finished?
I'll def be up this weekend if you're about, need to bring those brakes up.
Get Bent
2 weeks for the RX7
And i'll see you tomorrow MOFO
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cash_2_my_corsa
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quote:
Originally posted by Novaneil
quote:
Originally posted by cash_2_my_corsa
ive finally had time to go through all 12 pages + wow what can i say top work boys,cat.dog.
i wish i had the place,money+skill to do that.
hope all goes well
Thanks mate 
It wasn't always like this though. I started off at 17 with a sh*tty 1.2 Nova and worked outside with cheap Argos Tools and a Haynes manual not having much clue about what I was doing  (My mates will say I still haven't lol)
Its taken me 8 long years to finally get my old man to allow us a space in one of his barns I am very lucky though living on a farm.
Thanks for the comments guys. Glad your enjoying it.
Neil
[Edited on 09-03-2007 by Novaneil]
ive just learned how 2 change the oil lol im a late starter at 29
cant wait 2 c it finished
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paulocutts
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nice work as always mate, I shall await the brakes on monday morning then
now pull your finger out and finish your corsa off
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Novaneil
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UPDATE:
17th March
Today I decided to fit as much as my Nitrous system as can, as im running out of jobs to do without more parts.
First off I drilled a hole in the buckhead and ran a Nitrous feed line through then mounted the solenoid on a bracket
I've had to seperate the 2 solenoids due to ease of mounting and connections
The fuel solenoid is mounted behind the inlet manifold and is tapped into the fuel line just before the Fuel Pressure Regulator
As you can see the Nitrous/Fuel Nozzle is going to be just before the throttle body, i also mounted a couple of the old boost hoses just to see how they fit (new ones on order)
And finally I mounted the Microswitch which activates the system at the end of the fuel rail
Dan sourced me a piece of Alu to shape and become the Dizzy cap blank for my coil pack to mount on.
Dan fitted his front bumper
Bar a seat belt harness, the civic is now FINALLY ready to be mapped and MOT'd, just in time for its first track outing at Castle Combe in April hopefully.
Ben turned up in his freshly cleaned Scooby so I thought it would be rude not to get a pic of Mine, Dan's and Ben's car together as it was such a nice day
Unfortunetely mine and Dan's were dirty though  But hey... still made for some cool pics
4WD, RWD and FWD all together 
I thought this pic was especially cool 
Neil
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STEvieXE
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just noticed dans civic in one of the parts of an old max power mag i was flicking thru. like a wots in ur town type feature or something...
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Mark330d
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good progress so far mate cant wait to see it finished. What kinda power you expecting?
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by STEvieXE
just noticed dans civic in one of the parts of an old max power mag i was flicking thru. like a wots in ur town type feature or something...
Haha, yes mate! Its was at Ultimate Street car 2004 I believe... If you go back a page you'll see a small pic and spec of my old Nova Turbo
Neil
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Mark330d
good progress so far mate cant wait to see it finished. What kinda power you expecting?
Cheers,
Im expecting around 270bhp and over 300lb's ft torque. Fingers crossed.... and thats before the G@S.
As long as it drives well and is very torquey, then i'll be happy whatever it makes to be honest.
Neil
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dhdev
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went up to Neils workshop (barn) yesterday and all the cars look awful...awfully good god damnit. Civic should sound awesome when its done, the van is gonna be an absolute legend on the streets of warwickshire (and the ring) and Neils red beasty looks gorgeous.
Top work boyo's
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Sidesport
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Good progress Neil. Let me know when you will be at Castle Combe and ill pop down (10 mins down the road)
Chris
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Novaneil
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UPDATE:
20th March
A mate of mine (Mike) popped over tonight to help with the wiring (soldering, I don't like it). He is the person who has also been responsable for all my powder coating. Cheers Mike
He set about running the Nitrous solenoid wires through the wings and soldering all the connections together
As you can see i've started trail fitting some old boost hoses I have just to see if its all going to fit as i'd like.
All fits so far
Here you can see the blanking plate fitted on the end of the cam case. This will be machined later this week to look a little smarter
This is how the dash looks at the mo, still lots to do on this
And here's the Billy's after Mike blasted them for me.... as you can see theres a bit of pitting but all the rust has been taken off
I added a few coats of Hammerite and left them to dry
Also Mike had kindly blasted and powder coated my HKS Blow off valve cover and the T-Piece it connects into be cause these were both pitting and rusty
My lastest Ebay bargain.... £7.50 for this Autometer Nitrous Pressure gauge
Whilst we were working, Ben fitted the engine wiring harness to his LET
Whilst he sang to himself
Love that Orange light on top
Now for a quick update on my Calibra.
It was so nice here on Sunday I decided to Wax her for the first time in 6 months!
Then 30mins later it rained
Then the following day she broke down at work (The LPG ECU had decided to stick in Gas mode and wouldn't change back to Petrol to start the car)
So the AA's lowest flat bed was called in to bring the car home
The driver (of 15 years experience with the flatbeds) told me he has never had such a low car on his trailer He's had Ferrari's and Lambo's and they were over an inch higher. So at least that was something to smile about
As you can imagine though it only "JUST" got on and off
Neil
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Novaneil
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UPDATE:
My Engine Management and Custom loom have arrived
Its a DTA S60 PRO and and cost a Cool £1200 with Loom and a few other bits and bobs.
Lucky I don't have to pay a penny of that though as Ben (16v Turbo Van owner) owns me for the LET engine so he's paying it. Nice one Ben
For all you Clever Engine Geeks..... here's the Spec:
ECU Functions
Engine Configuration
20,000 rpm capability
Flexible and easily adapted to different OEM, crank, cam sensor arrangements.
Genuine four and two stroke support.
Twin spark engines.
Twin injector engines.
Sequential or grouped injection.
Individual coils, wasted spark or distributor.
Unequal coil firing capability.
Unequal injection angle capability.
Delayed sequential injection.
User controlled fan activation.
Sensors can be calibrated individually with a lot of preset options supplied.
Flexible Tacho Output
soft and hard rev limits
Main Fuel and Ignition Functions
Two main fuel, spark and turbo maps selected by a dashboard switch.
Comprehensive start up fuelling options both time and temperature dependant.
Air, coolant and manifold pressure compensation maps.
Throttle transient increase compensation.
Throttle transient reduction compensation.
RPM and load breakpoints can be calibrated by the user.
Throttle or MAP as load.
All maps with one or two dimensional with interpolation as required.
Lambda control functions
Extensive lambda parameters table to ensure stable closed loop operation and emissions requirements can be met where needed.
Full three dimensional lambda target map.
Auto-tuning function.
Turbo Control Functions
Open or closed loop turbo pressure control via PWM valve.
Modify target turbo pressure by gear selected.
Modify target turbo pressure by vehicle speed.
Two control maps selected by switch on dashboard.
Active base PWM map for easy calibration.
Idle Control Functions
Open or closed loop idle speed control via PWM valve.
Closed loop idle target speed temperature dependant.
Active base PWM map for easy calibration.
Fuel enrichment table calibrated versus PWM percentage.
ALS Control Functions
Full ALS ignition and fuel maps.
ALS valve control together with map switching controlled
by dash board switch.
Cam Control Functions
Open or closed loop cam advance control via PWM valve.
Static offset table to zero out electrical movement effects.
Active Cam Target Advance map, load and speed dependant.
Active base PWM map for easy calibration.
Water Injection
When not being used to control the camshaft, cam base PWM map can be used instead for water injection, giving complete load and speed dependence.
Flexible Input/Output
Three uncommitted input tables which use 0 5 volt inputs or any input the S60 knows already, linked to fuel and advance modifiers and a PWM output.
Launch Control
Fully flexible first gear launch capability.
Extensively tunable to individual vehicles.
Full Throttle Gear Shift Cut
Shift cut capability with 1ms resolution, variable for each gear with
full switch de-bounce capability.
Voltage Compensation Tables
User configurable voltage compensation tables for injector dead time
and coil on time (dwell time).
Firmware
The ECU firmware is flash upgradeable via the serial port with a special cable and software. Current firmware and software published on www.dtafast.co.uk.
CAN PC Communications.
The ECU can communicate with the PC via our
USB -> CAN converter. This solves the problem
of unreliable USB -> RS232 converters.
Data Logging
Up to thirty six separate items can be logged.
Three user selectable logging frequencies.
Up to nine hours logging capability.
Graphing can be done on-line to the ECU.
Diagnostics and Test Features.
Full sensor diagnostics and fault recording.
Extensive engine run time recording at different load and speed conditions.
Ability to exercise injectors and coils without engine running for fault finding.
I think it should just about be good enough for my 20 year old 8v smoker
Neil
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paulocutts
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Sweeeeeeet!! nice one mate now get it fitted
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Robin
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That loom looks awesome, as does the rest of the work
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STEvieXE
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i think this car is now my favourite corsa on here bar my own xe project. top stuff. i love it
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Novaneil
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Cheers for the comments guys
Did a few bits and bobs last night, the most exciting of which was Ben getting his Van light working
Perfect for the night time RWYB's
And we wired in my DTA... This is roughly where the ECU will sit when finished.
More progress tomorrow.
Neil
[Edited on 23-03-2007 by Novaneil]
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Love the light on the van, is it staying as a sleeper, with standard bodywork etc?
Great couple of cars you're working on there Neil, keep it up!
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ash87
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great projects
i will keep an eye out for the civic at combe next month only down the road so i will be there
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Novaneil
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quote:
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Love the light on the van, is it staying as a sleeper, with standard bodywork etc?
Great couple of cars you're working on there Neil, keep it up!
Yes mate, its staying sleeper apart from some black 16's and a huge intercooler hanging out the front... apart from that it'll look trashed and won't get washed But the engine bay will look tidy
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by ash87
great projects
i will keep an eye out for the civic at combe next month only down the road so i will be there
Fingers crossed all 3 cars will be there, oh and the AX VTS. So come and say hi if you see us
Neil
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