bet thats a beast! even without a turbo! nice one

Massive delay on oil lines so wont be getting those till next week now. Will be up and running soon though.....

Ian.

I'll do a more detailed write-up once it is completed. I'm taking pleanty of pics while working on it though :)

Ian.

Awesome stuff mate, I remember seing this a while ago when i cam and picked up your old AAV cylinder head, remember?

Be sure to get lots of WIP pictures too!

Also, what you doing about C/R? Or have i missed that?

Awesome stuff mate, I remember seing this a while ago when i cam and picked up your old AAV cylinder head, remember?

Be sure to get lots of WIP pictures too!

Also, what you doing about C/R? Or have i missed that?

Yeh i remember seeing you in the micra lol :p. C/R is staying stock. Boost is staying low. I'll regulate down to a few PSI to start with then when i buy a spare engine i may wind it up a little. I'm not looking for big numbers, just a bit extra with the same engine characteristics. It should go well enough i'd have thought.

Ian

Full on win What sort of power are you hoping for?

My initial goal was 130hp, though after already making 90 i may shoot a little higher. All depends on what the engine will take really. As long as it feels quick and is fun to drive, i'll be happy.

Ian.

I look forward to seeing progress then

Can I have it lol

I'm still gutted I didn't buy the beauty when it was up for sale a year or so ago :-/

I'm glad i didn't sell it! Haha.

Mmm, wish I had a Mk3 loon now, always like them. Be cool to have a fast one of them, very much a sleeper!

love the car mate

Oil feed is on. Return line was badly wrong so is being modified at the moment. Should recieve it back tomorrow or thursday.

Not an awful lot left to do now.

Ian.

Oil feed is on. Return line was badly wrong so is being modified at the moment. Should recieve it back tomorrow or thursday.

Not an awful lot left to do now.

Ian.

Wow.

My initial goal was 130hp, though after already making 90 i may shoot a little higher. All depends on what the engine will take really. As long as it feels quick and is fun to drive, i'll be happy.

Ian.

It will feel quick and be fun to drive..... for a while :-) Then you get used to it and you will go hunting for more. It's horrible

My initial goal was 130hp, though after already making 90 i may shoot a little higher. All depends on what the engine will take really. As long as it feels quick and is fun to drive, i'll be happy.

Ian.

It will feel quick and be fun to drive..... for a while :-) Then you get used to it and you will go hunting for more. It's horrible

I think thats unavoidable with any form of tuning! Ah well, the builds are all part of the fun :)

Ian.

Awesome man,

You gonna be at the RR day?

looking very good so far

Awesome man,

You gonna be at the RR day?

Probably not if i'm honest mate, very strapped for cash after this conversion and i can get dyno time at work when its quiet.

Thanks Richard :)

Ian.

Needs Forge actuator!

Looking awesome

That engine bay looks factory

Nice!

Well its up and running now. Having a few ignition probs through the midrange which I've put down to the ignition system not being powerful enough to jump the gap under pressure. I have gapped some new plugs now to about .55 which has drastically improved things, but i fear my leads, cap and rotor may be a bit worn out anyway so i will renew these too in hope of even better/ perfect running. Its at about .45 bar at present and other than the ignition probs is going very well. Spools up right away amd boosts all the way to the limiter. Its on a very safe ignition map atm, so once i have the misfire knocked on the head i'll get it on the dyno and dial a bit more in.

FUN!!

Ian.

Loving the placement of the cooler...Now to read this thread from the start!