tuxman
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Jul 17, 2015 18:38:32 GMT
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Thanks for the support guys !!! It's been a tough week .
No plans to change the engine spec , it's been brilliant so far and there is plenty of power !!
Mountune no longer make the Pistons we use so although the rods are ok I've nothing to go on them !!!
To make matters worse Graham at Universal Turbo's has confirmed the front turbo is Badley damaged and the rear needs a service so the cost of 1K is another nail in the coffin for this year :-(
Noble Automotive have been brilliant and offered me a full race spec engine which I can just about afford at 4k but it needs stripping and balancing along with the heads gas flowing , ARP bolts all new gaskets at a cost of 3K this I cannot afford so I guess this year is finished .
Off away on holiday for a couple of weeks and I could do with the break !!!
Will look again at the situation when I get back .
Thanks again for all the support it is very much appreciated , hopefully we can get her back to full health in the not to distant future .
Simon
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Jul 17, 2015 19:43:06 GMT
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Doesn't really matter if nobody stocks or even lists the pistons, just get a drawing or spec to someone like CP and they'll make whatever you need. www.cp-carrillo.com/ |
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Ian
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Jul 17, 2015 20:35:59 GMT
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Sorry to hear the extent of the damage, pretty bad what a small amount of metal can cause such devastation!
What's the cost of custom forged pistons, if you can get the cad drawings and get them made up?
Look forward to next year and get it ready for then. At least you have the f type for weekend drives.
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Jul 17, 2015 20:47:52 GMT
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Just read from the beginning, inspiring stuff!
curse word news about both engines, can't wait to see it back even meaner for next year!
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tuxman
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Jul 24, 2015 21:03:20 GMT
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Well we might have a cunning plan !!! Trying to put an engine together out of all the bits , will have to use the std ford Pistons so power will need to be capped at 500 bhp but hoping we can put something together !!!
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Ian
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Jul 25, 2015 15:07:53 GMT
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Brilliant news, good to hear you can get it running this year. 500 bhp should be sufficient for the short term!
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Mark
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Glad you've had some better news and that you should be able to get up and running again fairly soon.
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E36 BMW 318is saloon (rare as a hens false tooth)
VW Caddy Maxi 2010 (usually full of Labradors)
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tuxman
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Jul 27, 2015 16:41:56 GMT
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Thanks guys , still a mountain to climb as once I have engine back I have to get it fitted the remapped !!! Going to be difficult before croft .
For anybody interested we are also on Instagram
Search tuxmanracing .
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Jul 28, 2015 21:38:54 GMT
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Whats the dates for croft??
If you can make croft I will bring the lad along.....
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Jul 29, 2015 10:21:24 GMT
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the only bugbear is having to completely remove and take the engine apart AGAIN when you do get some stronger pistons ?
or do you think you would scavange the parts for a stop gap engine, then build ultimate spec in isolation
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Last Edit: Jul 29, 2015 10:21:44 GMT by darrenh
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tuxman
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Hoping to scavenge enough parts to put an engine together to finish this season !!!
I have a brand new race engine from Noble for next year so just need something to get me through the last 2 meetings !!
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tuxman
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Well the new engine is coming along slowly but looks like it will be ready for the weekend !!!! Great work by Martin Cheetham he engine builder , hoping to get started putting it back into the car over the weekend !! 2 weeks until croft it's going to be close !!!     Fingers crossed !! |
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oilyt
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just read the whole thread, what a great build. sorry to hear the motor let go. i'm also just about to start putting a 3.0 duratec motor together over the winter with forged internals , my pistons came from mountune and were made by JE i wonder if they are the same ?. what sort of boost are you running on your 3 maps and injector size.  |
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Last Edit: Aug 5, 2015 23:25:18 GMT by oilyt
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tuxman
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Suppose it's a good chance , 1.2 bar on high boost , made 650bhp and 500ftlb of torque !!! Good luck with the build !! All the bits are starting to arrive !!! Great service from Universal Turbo's for completely rebuilding the shocks for trade to help me get back on track . Also thanks to Opie oils for all there help and support . Earls performance have also sponsored me some bits to help me get on track !! Thanks to some great support it Looks like we might make it !!  |
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tuxman
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Such a lovely sight !!!  Noble M12 full spec race engine , ready to be fitted , we might just make Croft yet !! |
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Ian
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Great news, that is a great sight to see! Good luck at croft! Off to Oulton Park again tomorrow for the Mini meeting, let's see if I get to watch any racing this time, instead of Josh on the bouncy castles!
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Suppose it's a good chance , 1.2 bar on high boost , made 650bhp and 500ftlb of torque !!! Good luck with the build !! That's impressive . was that with standard cams and heads ?. i was going to try and run 1bar . looks like i should be safe. Good luck with the new engine. |
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tuxman
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No gas flowed heads and uprated cams and valve springs !
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that is very good, what turbo's do they run? a friend works at Litchfields so I see the numbers the GTR's pull quite often, they don't run that much boost really either, though are 3.7's (apart from the 4.2 stroker...)
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tuxman
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Aug 20, 2015 19:16:51 GMT
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Well I'm not sure how we have done it but we are all ready for Croft Time Attack Round 5 !!! It's been a real team effort and I'm so grateful too all the people who have helped out , Dave Baseley and Matt Walton at Jetstream for dropping everything and helping me get the broken engine out , Martin Noble for building 1 great engine out of 3 busted ones !!! Top job . Trevor jasper for mapping and sorting out issues last night ! My mate Peter Hings for taking the curse word constantly to keep my chin up :-) Kevin Jones who has always been at the end of the phone when I was ready to set fire to it !! Jonathan Machin for being a top mechanic and pretty much building the whole car , without his help be would not be ready !!!! My amazing wife Dawn Roberts for letting me spend a stupid amount of money on my hobby !!!! So many company's have helped out Universal Turbos , opie oils , Earls performance all did work for nothing to get the car back out on track !! I'm celebrating with a cool beer :-) roll on croft !!    |
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