What have you done to your Car today?

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by Strell2, Jul 23, 2013.

  1. Finally got round to putting this on!

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  2. Well i got my free replacement gearbox so it's now booked for mid box chop and map on the 29th :wink:
     
  3. Got here..with the dreaded check injection error!

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  4. ..and to be told that my driveshaft is missing the offside seal to the gearbox so its pissing box oil...ffs! :worried:
     
  5. Absolute nightmare adz not having much luck fella. Hope you get it all sorted
     
  6. Cheers mate feels like it's in the right hands now at least. Its done a couple of runs but the power is down massively.. I could actually have a little cry right now! Currently at 271 bhp, shockingly bad.
     
  7. Although it was yesterday...

    First time on the ring what an experience, went easy but really want to go again

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  8. what did it end up making just out of curiosity
     
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    Must admit it was a good drive home. Didn't make as much as I thought it would which is a bit disappointing but it still feels like a totally different car.

    I can see why people recommend RS Tuning. The day was brilliant and Paul's a legend.

    Power is down due to the hybrid turbo I wasted money on..bit pissed about this in all honesty but hey ho what can I do?! Mybe I'll pick up a 250 one when I have more funds.

    oh, and found the turbo coolant pump isn't plugged in either, awesome suff :mad: pretty unhappy to find this out..that along with the seal on the gearbox it was a day of ups and downs :rolleyes:
     
  10. Which hybrid turbo do you have?
     
  11. iirc it's a td04-19t compressor housing on the standard turbine. I could have got that the wrong way round. :blush: Waiting on confirmation from the place that advised me to take it, but Paul was saying he's never been able to make decent gains with this type of hybrid.
     
  12. PRESENTLY soaking my car in tardis tar remover - well, the remnants of the old spoiler. Fitting the R spoiler hopefully tomorroww; picked it up from the painters and he's done a cracking job!
     
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    Just found this and tightened it... the further i dig the worse this 'craftsmanship' gets.
     
  14. Adz was all this done when you took your car to a certain place for your forged build??
     
  15. Where did it go for a forged build?
     
  16. yes mate it was. I feel like I need to check everything now. The battery tray has also been over tightened so I can even get to the mentioned bolt properly..wanted to sort my short shifter as that doesn't feel right but again can't get to that.. feel like jacking it in :worried:

    Would mind a it less if they hadn't have had it 8 months so it's not like they were rushing it...
     
  17. I've mentioned the place a few times.. I really didnt want to name and shame and whine about it but the shear number of issues is just not funny now.

    Got all the work done at engine dynamics, there we go.
     
  18. Have you not been back to them
     
  19. Tbh it's quite far for me and Im just not sure I want to
     

  20. A 250 turbo will have a smaller compressor on the cold side.
     
  21. Hope you've told them and sent some pictures at least mate
     
  22. Yeah, got an email with all the info and pics on way.
     

  23. Hope you get this sorted out mate - this is horrible
     
  24. This won't be a good advert for them if they see this, people will lose faith, forums can break a company very fast.
     
  25. the WORST fecking job in the world. sticky shit everywhere!!!
     
  26. Let me just state now that that's not what I want to happen. The guys there are good guys. Due to the time it's taken to get to this point and then to have this has just peeved me off.

    I know they have and do good work for others, maybe I just have the bad luck.

    I feel that maybe I shouldn't have mentioned this here but I do stupid things when not happy and finding all this stuff after all this time and money has frankly made me just that.

    Sorry about hogging this thread too, feel like a right moany old woman :blush::blush:
     
  27. Sorry to read this Adz, Andy is a good guy - have a word and see what he says. My mate has run a 182 turbo done by him for probably 2+ yrs without any issues. Hope you get it all sorted.
     
  28. Possibly just bad luck and broken attention to the job- that never ends up well.

    It's all human error after all but I would imagine you paid well enough for this not to happen.

    Great shame for everybody!
     

  29. If its a stage 1 from a well known turbo company its actually smaller than a 250 turbo
     
  30. I fitted red LEDs to the interior of my car.....cooooollll (and seedy at the same time lol). Love it.
     
  31. Fitted new plates from demon plates which are really nice and swapped the number plate lights for a complete led unit because I was fed up of blowing the LED lamps every week!
     
  32. Stu

    Stu

    Where did you get yours from?

    I bought some off eBay the other day, the quality of them was awful. Pins didn't line up with the plug and the whole unit just felt cheap. Tried realigning the pins myself, but ended up returning them.
     
  33. Had a little play with some yellow stripe vinyl, it actual don't look to bad.

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  34. Removed Megane letters from the back, much cleaner look now.
     
  35. New tyres, 235/35 R19 Bridgestone Potenza s001. Also removed rear seat, much much better exhaust noise and some popping on Sport Mode.
     
  36. Bit of race car prep for next weeks knockhill session, christ it's loud with the decat and supersprint b0b6c92e51dc7e269a5e4ac199c32075.jpg 6759a3f31f8763fe5276c0c62b28f7f3.jpg
     
  37. That hole on the drivers side rear bench, is that there from the factory? I don't recall seeing it on mine...


    Must get a lot more road noise too I bet, that plastic skin in the boot is pathetic for noise insulation :smiley: it must sound like the angriest vacuum cleaner in the world!
     
  38. Yea it is, plastic top with a metal guard on it, will be for the fuel pump (obviously)

    There is just a bit more road noise.....
    Actually sounds like the exhaust has been piped into the cabin haha
     
  39. Fitted some RC5+ pads in preparation for Knockhill next week, but Mikes efforts put mine to shame. Much work taking the rear bench out?
     

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