big eck
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Is it as quick as people make out???
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Nic Barnes
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quite easily beat a 106 gti last night if thats anything to go by. other than that one had no other attempts with cars. pulls fair hard even at speed though.
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3i_gaz
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once mapped it will be immense mate!
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Nic Barnes
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screen wash bottle cap arrived, and a poly bush for the corsa back box. not sure it will fit actually. great ordering by me. nice keyring though.
and cap fitted.
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Nic Barnes
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cleaned both the cars, gave the diesel a coat of polish seeing as the sun was out then took the corsa for a run out. quite missed 5th gear wheelspins in the bone dry. amazing amounts of fun tbh, although not so happy at the price of v-power since i last filled up 6 months ago or whatever it was.
corsa is off for mapping tomorrow, hopefully get some more boost in to it get it back over 500 powers. still got a pedal box and line lock to fit to it. maybe do that next month.
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Jon_C
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Over 500!!! Has it been past that before? You aiming for TOTB this year?
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Nic Barnes
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its had a few over 500 readings yeah. its on 1.3 bar currently though, so hopefully it will see a bit more boost tomorrow. would like to try for totb team yeah, competition for places is getting quite big though.
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Jon_C
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How much more boost are you expecting? If you are fitting line lock and pedal box does it mean you wont be getting rid soon?
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Nic Barnes
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there is a possibility i may sell the engine and parts like that but keep the shell as it is and xe it. I've not 100% decided what I'm gonna do now really. might sound a bit daft but I'm really enjoying driving that diesel bmw so i may keep the corsa for longer. I've almost ran out of things i want to do to it though. thats kinda the issue.
hopefully get the boost mapped back up to 1.6 bar or see how far the rollers will let us go with it.
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Jon_C
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Taking the let out to fit an xe seems pointless to me. Not overly quick and you would just end up comparing it to what it used to be.
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Nic Barnes
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that was to keep it for track day type stuff if i was to sell the engine thats in it now i meant although id miss the stupid entertainment of driving it around, and today kinda reminded me why i enjoy the car as its nuts on the open roads. diesel for work and town driving, corsa for kicking the crap out of. i still want an evo, may just wait another year....
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Jon_C
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Keep it and have fun kicking the shit out of it would be my thinking. Especially now s you have a sensible work car.
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Nic Barnes
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thats kinda what I'm thinking. evo plan was being discussed when i was kicking about in a 1.2 corsa c.
really do like driving that 330d. can't believe i had a vectra c diesel on the list of cars above it. having driven both, quite glad i didn't buy the vectra.
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bigron1988
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lets see 2 bar nic, what team are you going to go in with totb for nic
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Nic Barnes
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see if i can run with vauxsport or whoever is doing it this year. got to get the times done first though.
i don't think the rollers would like 2bar lol. not until the new ones are in and finished anyway.
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Mieran
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Do you don't think it will go bang at any second on cheap oil pump?
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3i_gaz
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Good man glad to see its out having vast amounts of pain. That 330d will be the best move you've ever made mate, immense cars out of the tin.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
Do you don't think it will go bang at any second on cheap oil pump?
It's getting Vxr one on it soon getting pipe made up in a few weeks. Hopefully last mapping and bit drag racing before that.
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Nic Barnes
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quote:
Originally posted by Mieran
Do you don't think it will go bang at any second on cheap oil pump?
I do now. Did a run stopped to check fuelling, cut out with no oil pressure again. Guess I'm going z20let pump this week then. 516 at 6k revs power still going up. Typical really. Just my luck....
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Olsrey
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Registered: 13th Jan 07
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Shit news on the pump, at least you may have found some love for the car again.
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Nic Barnes
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Now replaced with hatred.
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Olsrey
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Know that feeling, you'll sort it though 
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connollygt30
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Hate to say it mate...buy shite you buy twice
Thats awesome power too buddy!
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Steve
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utterly ridiculous choice to replace that part with a pattern part in the first place, especially on that application.
if it was a case of not being able to afford it i would have just waited, pattern parts have there place but not that imo
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Nic Barnes
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I stated elsewhere that I got the cheap pump to make sure the engine was ok Steve which it was. Please don't spam this thread.
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