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yep these are on ebay , made a offer off 350 kit completes complete , once u get the hang of the ac welding its rather cool, also been tuning and upgraded the gearbox mounts with powerflex rubbers and up at 27psi ,, and also been having some 4wd snow fun too few pics of it in the snow   |
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looks like there will be a few more updates to the caddy , which include , stronger engine mounts
ecu standalone upgrade to ms2
custom pistons/rods (when i blow these stock ones)
stronger pressure plate
modifyed turbo short runner intake
black wheels,
bit of exterior modication too ,
anyone who is thinking about useing stand ecu on there projects , i have to recomend phil@extraefi.co.uk as the guy wrote the megasquirt software for stand alone ecus, theres nothing he carnt help anyone with ,and a geniune down to earth guy ,,,
after this its hit a few shows hopefully then a few spins down the raceway ... see what happernds or blows guys lol
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cant wait to see what 2010 brings for this wicked little motor
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well time wil tell , but ive gone a little furthur and upgraded to the ms2 ecu heres the link guys ,(for runing standalone megqsquirt ms1/2) just contact phil on his homepage highly recomended guy, very helpfull, with help/suport, and he will suject best ecu for ur engines setup , (you,ll see a caddy pic of mine on there too, 27psi on a stand alone ms2 ecu ,,, www.extraefi.co.uk/www.extraefi.co.uk/gallery.htmthought this would be of use as theres loads of standalone systems out there which are pricey to buy, the kits are brand new, and assembled to a high standed, as complete with labled wireing loom, instalation cd, etc ,,,as i know this kit was setup and tunied and runs/boosts a treat , once the niggy tunieing parts were sorted out ,,, |
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well my new modifyed ecu arrived at last, this its a later version of the ms1 ecu , has better processor speed and more ram , 16x16 tunieing tables , along with loads of differnert settings on it upgrades 44psi map sensor, laurch control, vvt output to run my varible valve timing and a qick pic too  hopefully runing again soon |
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Jan 10, 2010 23:29:51 GMT
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having a few ecu problems at mo , setting it up , so its back to basiclys and check the crank trigger first  ecu looks nice inside too with its upgrades ,,  and attempt 2 tomorrow to get the buggar started fingers crossed |
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Jan 11, 2010 23:02:07 GMT
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at last upgraded ms2 /instailed and got it runing today , also sorted the wideband , which wasnt working correctly on the laptop tinypic.com/r/2h6qzxw/6 |
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Jan 12, 2010 14:16:47 GMT
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Jan 23, 2010 12:52:55 GMT
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ive a bad update yes another engine has failed on the crankshaft , after doing some research on the 24v engines either 2.8/ 3.2 they all have a crank problem with bearings/spun bearings , after i spoke with some companys regards this problem , they said it dose help useing upratted bearings and arp bolts , but the problem will still havin , as there unsure if its the steel of the 24v cranks or the bearings/or crank oil ways or oil pump issuises , so ive decided to call it a day , too un relieable and costly . so whats next , ive decided to go back to oringal idea and use a mk3 12v vr6 and turbo that , they cheeper to replace, and i should be able to get 20psi from it ,, i know they don't look as good , and maybe a little down on power , but once ive re adapterd it to a turbo , verything should run smooth (fingers crossed) first the bargin 65.00 ford galaxy engine lol (cd-v6) bought from a auto with a headgasket failure ,, (cheep and cheerfull ) bought it thursday first the engine   then stripped it/bores look good, crank looks good/ill replaced the timing chains/tensionors/giudes while its out tbh as these are own to be rattley buggars   next went out and got some piping to make a new exhaust manifold as i carnt use thoses vr6 turbos as theres no room for my turbo  and just had time to chop a collector  then removed the old vr manifolds and noticed some are ovel ,so modifyed the pipes to fit    ill make a start on the flanges and start assembly when the engines all built in the caddy and use my 02m gearbox so i can keep it 4wd ,, |
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Jan 23, 2010 13:33:57 GMT
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Flippin heck! After the latest failure I'd be well and truly throwing the towel in (if not before). But of course this is Adaptorman, so the normal rules do not apply!
You have got mojo to burn!
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Jan 23, 2010 17:08:24 GMT
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Flippin heck! After the latest failure I'd be well and truly throwing the towel in (if not before). But of course this is Adaptorman, so the normal rules do not apply! You have got mojo to burn! Me too, it would definitely have gone the journey by now, if that was my car. Adaptorman, you mentioned getting a Mk3 V6 and then went out and bought a Ford Galaxy V6, is that a change of plan, or are they the same engine. ?? |
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Jan 23, 2010 17:47:40 GMT
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Me too, it would definitely have gone the journey by now, if that was my car. Adaptorman, you mentioned getting a Mk3 V6 and then went out and bought a Ford Galaxy V6, is that a change of plan, or are they the same engine. ?? The Ford Galaxy/VW Sharan/Seat Alhambra are all effectively the same car, any of those with a V6 will have a minor variation of the same engine that went in the Golf VR6  |
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remmoc
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Jan 26, 2010 17:14:19 GMT
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Sorry for your lastest engine disaster , glad to see your still carrying on though , as others have said id have lost the plot by now , more mojo than ive got thats for sure
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sj4x4
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Jan 27, 2010 10:32:04 GMT
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Top work, hope the new engine lasts longer then the other two, and you need to find a better cameraman !!
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Jan 28, 2010 20:44:36 GMT
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Total respect for your dedication man !!
Nothing seems to dampen your spirits does it.
Good luck with the next re incarnation ;D
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Jan 28, 2010 21:12:05 GMT
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So your coming round to my way of thinking Just make sure you ARP the head bolts, and if your increasing the rev ceiling then do the crank and main bolts too, or if you intend on big power again then just do them anway! Al  |
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Jan 28, 2010 21:29:20 GMT
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this is why i keep coming back to this thread. Totally inspiring and total respect. As they say " stay tuned for the next thrilling installment"
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fuglynutlock
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Drive it like you rented it!
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You sure ain't a quitter, that's for sure.. 'spect ;-)
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cheers guys been bisy making these been a little bisy making some manifolds for a friend of mine they arrived looking like this  then made these from scratch   , so thought id try to the tig out ,,   so thought turns out and fit a dam treat seen as i didnt evern have the car lol , went and got plenty of alloy as ive decided to make some new engine mounts and see as I'm going to be useing a mk3 vr6 turbo make another exhuast manifold and short runner intake too  also new gearbox built up as the other ratios were a bit too tall lol  and another vr engine for spares arrived too  should have more up dates from next week guys |
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There is quite a following of this over here in the states!!!! Keep up the great work!!!
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