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Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo)

edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jun 30, 2017 7:54:22 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The braided lines are all the Teflon type so completely sealed. I do have about a foot of rubber braided but that's in the engine bay Up yours Photobucket! I should have moved to flickr sooner.


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jun 30, 2017 17:33:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Happy days! The garage makes it sound like a tractor and the phone can't handle it lol


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stefan1971 North West Posts: 1,030	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) stefan1971 @stefan1971
	Jun 30, 2017 17:41:44 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Wow really getting there now.


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jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 2,921 Club RR Member Number: 40	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) jamesd1972 @jamesd1972 Club Retro Rides Member 40
	Jun 30, 2017 18:14:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Whoo and indeed hoo ! Sweet


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 1, 2017 14:57:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just had it running again with a remapped ecu, sounds even better and idles better. Started stripping my other donor zr this morning.


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 2, 2017 20:58:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I'll have to go through all the photobucket images and swap to flickr. Annoying. On a brighter note my spare engine is almost ready to lift out my other zr, what could I park there after the shell is gone? Hmm Finally got all the engine wiring figured out, it wasn't charging but just needed a live to the alternator via an led to get it going. Also tested the fan works, managed to get obd working just needed an extra earth adding. Tested the vvc by revving it to 7k, all good seeing as I changed the vvc cam belt along with the main cam belt. Now to get soldering and mount the Ecu, fuse box etc. Keeping the engine wiring separate from the car wiring, just borrowing couple of live feeds for relays to pass power to the car.
	Last Edit: Jul 2, 2017 21:02:01 GMT by edk83

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Morris63 Posted a lot Posts: 1,037	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) Morris63 @morris63
	Jul 3, 2017 10:17:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Excellent news! All that electrickery sounds like a black art to me, bit I'm colour blind so I start out at a loss and it goes downhill from there!


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 5, 2017 12:55:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	It might not matter with Rover they just used whatever colours they fancied on the day! It's running at the moment but not very well. I think the o2 sensor in the stainless exhaust I bought is knackered. Getting p0135 on the obd which is front o2 sensor, it's not fueling right when cold so struggles till it's warm. New on is one order, I did remove the cat and downpipe with a new looking one from my green zr last week but sold it on Saturday. Doh!


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 6, 2017 13:06:56 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well that took forever :/ All images now migrated to Flickr


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 8, 2017 22:39:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	So had some issues with the K series not fueling right, the ecu reported misfire low fuel and cold starting was not great. Turned out to be a bad 02 sensor (the only sensor that wasn't on the engine when it ran in the blue zr)! I was under the impression the 02 sensor is ignored until fueling reaches closed loop but it defiantly effected cold starts in my case, it could be because the ecu was unable to learn fuel trims. I now have a space on my driveway, the lad helped me lift my spare 160 engine out today and the shell was collected by a scrapper, engine worked out pretty much free This afternoon I was on baby duty while the mrs was out, needed somewhere to put all the stickers that came with parts I've bought and the rear / boot area sealing panel is galvanised so didn't like paint sticking to it, now looks like this


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 9, 2017 20:14:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Got all this lot mounted today, one good thing about the Allegro is there is lots of space around the inner wings. Wiring is still all in the engine bay with just a switch and a button, now things are mounted I can get routing it.


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nalesutol Posted a lot Posts: 2,277	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) nalesutol @nalesutol
	Jul 16, 2017 21:07:00 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 3, 2017 10:17:13 GMT Morris63 said: Excellent news! All that electrickery sounds like a black art to me, bit I'm colour blind so I start out at a loss and it goes downhill from there! Do what a friend did some years back, he just used blue :-)


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nalesutol Posted a lot Posts: 2,277	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) nalesutol @nalesutol
	Jul 16, 2017 21:08:16 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 9, 2017 20:14:38 GMT edk83 said: Got all this lot mounted today, one good thing about the Allegro is there is lots of space around the inner wings. Wiring is still all in the engine bay with just a switch and a button, now things are mounted I can get routing it. Jealous about all that space! :-)


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 17, 2017 9:47:13 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Yes it's not bad at all, problem is I have no excuse for it not being mega neat lol. Did almost 8 hours on the wiring this weekend, it takes sooo long! Garage wall now plastered in wiring diagrams, most things now tinned up with solder. Ran out of heatshrink and wire. I've ordered 3 of the ebay led blade fuse boxes, the nasty old glass fuses will not be going back in.
	Last Edit: Jul 17, 2017 9:48:13 GMT by edk83

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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 18, 2017 8:03:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Fitted new handbrakes cables, lots of wires tinned up but run out of heatshrink! Some bedtime reading on my garage wall


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igor Posted a lot Posts: 2,690	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) igor @igor
	Jul 18, 2017 10:41:35 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	What's wrong with glass tube fuses? BMC cars only need two fuses after all. One for things that work all the time and one for things that only work with the key on.


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bmcnut Posted hell of a lot Posts: 5,989	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) bmcnut @bmcnut
	Jul 18, 2017 10:52:53 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 18, 2017 10:41:35 GMT igor said: BMC cars only need two fuses after all. One for things that work all the time I'm not sure there are any BMC cars where things work all of the time Cracking build this, nice to see a properly sorted Allegro.


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igor Posted a lot Posts: 2,690	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) igor @igor
	Jul 18, 2017 11:11:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	curse word.


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igor Posted a lot Posts: 2,690	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) igor @igor
	Jul 18, 2017 11:12:38 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The automatic censorship on this forum sucks yak balls big time.


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edk83 Part of things Posts: 862	Building a fast 16v Allegro (now going fully forged turbo) edk83 @edk83
	Jul 18, 2017 15:17:57 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 18, 2017 10:41:35 GMT igor said: What's wrong with glass tube fuses? BMC cars only need two fuses after all. One for things that work all the time and one for things that only work with the key on. Not far off, the car had 5 glass fuses I'm having 3 fuse boxes, 2 ignition switched with a relay each and one always on.


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