mike56gte
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Registered: 23rd Jun 09
Location: Fife, scotland Drives: Audi S3
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coming along well what should the car be making with the new mods? getting close to 300bhp?
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AndyCorsaSport
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Registered: 12th Feb 06
Location: Horsforth, West Yorkshire
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Looking good Chris!! With forged pistons etc surely its got to be making near the 350 mark?
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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nope probably about 290ish the 2.5" exhaust limits it alot, idealy i need 3".
the supercharger is going to be working over time to produce about 310ish bhp, but it will all be very safe..
i could if wanted holt on a harrop and be safe up to over 550bhp
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Simon_16v
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Registered: 14th Aug 06
Location: Yorkshire
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Looks awesome bud!
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FlamingCorsa
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Registered: 22nd Apr 03
Location: Shropshire
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looking good chris :-) wot power did u get it up to? before internal mods?
is courtney doing mapping?
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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it was 270 at 7000rpm
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FlamingCorsa
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quote:
Originally posted by chris_uk
it was 270 at 7000rpm
thats good :-) bets its great to drive, be really good on track!
think mine will be going soon :-(
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Warren G
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Registered: 14th May 06
Location: Kent
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loving the mods, keep up the good work!
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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well before it goes let me swap my 330mm alibelled discs for your 308mm ali belled discs 
i need 308's to fit under my 16's and since you run 17's its good for us both
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chris_uk
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engine is finished, runs fine no nasty noises and no fault codes either.
picking it tommorow night!
[Edited on 22-11-2010 by chris_uk]
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Kippers
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Registered: 27th Dec 10
Location: By the sea, Kent Drives: A nee naw
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UPDATE PLEASE CHRIS!
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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apparently he sold it to tomnova16 for £5k 
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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Kano
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quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
apparently he sold it to tomnova16 for £5k
And stole your wheels as extra payment...
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Corsa_Scotty
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Location: Scottish Borders
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
apparently he sold it to tomnova16 for £5k
And stole your wheels as extra payment...
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Kippers
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quote:
Originally posted by Kano
quote:
Originally posted by Tomnova16
apparently he sold it to tomnova16 for £5k
And stole your wheels as extra payment...
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Tomnova16
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Registered: 21st Jan 06
Location: Gerrards Cross Drives: Porsche 911
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supercharged vx220 for £6300
http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
Located in Chalfont st Peter
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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Update :
This is a BIG update!
Picked up the car from MK on the 23/11/10 and had a good long chat, i heard the car running and oh did it sound nice the larger pistons really made it sound deeper. So i set off home and for 170 miles changing from motorway to back roads so i wasnt constantly sat at x rpm.
got home about 1am i think, locked car smiled (as you do) and went inside.
Woke up the next morning and turned the car on and heard a ticking noise, without much choice i drove it to work and it was fine. After work i started it and it just sounded the same, id spoken to the engine builder who said it could quite possibly be piston slap, but he hadnt heard the noise, so i thought id get home and investigate the noise. 1/2 way home the engine died and i had to get towed home.
took the cam cover off and saw this...
i looked down the spark plug hole and sure enough i could see the valve.
My cousin was kind enough to let me store the car and work on it in his garage and i removed the head and discovered what really happened.
The spring retainers
The head
the piston and block
rockers, retainers and lifters
so.. what happened! well..
the new retainers where tapered where the original ones where flat and the gap between the face of the retainer and the top of the valve where different.
because of this difference when the valves were at full stroke the rockers grooved into the retainers and here you can see why
New kit
old kit
I spoke to the guy i got the parts from in america and he spoke to the manufacturers and they are adament that the retainers were perfectly fine for use, so there was some arguments thrown around here and there and finally after 8 weeks we have an answer. They have replaced the entire valve train apart from my springs as they are fine and the guy i got the parts from has replaced the rod and piston..
So who was at fault, well i still believe that supertech who manufactured the valvetrain are, because my rockers are standard albeit a bit bigger than any other ive seen but you can obviously see there is a huge difference between the two, and since my phonecall they have altered the design of the retainers and put a notice in with every kit to make sure there is enough room between the retainer and the rocker.
Here is my valve
I have bough a new block (£25) and a new head (£150) complete with new valves and i will need to buy another head gasket plus oils and antifreeze etc. the re-bore and head work will be about £200 and the guy who built the engine is coming up here, staying in a hotel and re-building it for me over a weekend, obviously ill be helping this time.
so at the moment ive not driven the car for nearly 12 weeks 
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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Also, ive just ordered a new uprated clutch to deal with the extra power and a new slave cylinder,
im ordering these seats next week
once the engine is re-built i can get it run in and back to courtenays for its final map. Im going to get VXR injectors and a smaller pulley so it 'should' be a 100% reliable 290bhp and i can drive it however the hell i want and nothing should break.
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chris_uk
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new clutch arrived yesterday along with a new slave cylinder, this one will be able to handle the power.
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Chris C
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Registered: 2nd Jan 05
Location: Hemel Hempstead
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Hope it all gets sorted soon, sounds like a pain...
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DannyB
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Registered: 6th Feb 08
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That valve is a work of art
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Ant B
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Registered: 4th Jan 09
Location: Woodford Halse, Northamptonshire
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good project chris,ive just read it from start to finish keep it up mate
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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moved the car back home tonight as my cousin needs his garage now and its far enough as its been n there for weeks..
sat on my drive with a cover over it.
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Marc
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Registered: 11th Aug 02
Location: York
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 @ the valve
Seats look funky 
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chris_uk
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Registered: 8th Jul 03
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its ace aint it the company wants all the valvetrain back but he said i could keep that valve.
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