dman78 1 Posted April 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 pm'd you the list mate Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Cheers mate. Looks like it would be cheaper for me to go turbo as I have a lot of parts allready. Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted April 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 i just couldnt wait for parts,had to get them in asap,hunger for the boost Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 just went for a little run and its a good feeling to know i built this,thanks to kevhaywire for his in depth thread,jim potter for all the help he's given and will of course still give,next on the list: 4wheel alignment,ride height,boost leaks,coolant leaks ect ect Link to post Share on other sites
spadam 7 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Well done mate, ive been costing it up and would be around 2k for the rest of the parts i need. thats buying it all new not secondhand. When you geting it on the rolling road. Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 1st of may Stealth RR Day Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 only if he has fixed what ive told him .. otherwise he wont Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 [blockquote]only if he has fixed what ive told him .. otherwise he wont[/blockquote]got new heavy duty clamps on already mate Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted April 12, 2011 Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 good, did you sort the pipes etc.. if not i have some hoses you can try .. then we can gradually turn the boost up. Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 need to sort the manifold hole and got some more heavy duty 2.75" clamps on the way Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 some pics of the engine bay as its stands Link to post Share on other sites
ashmk3 0 Posted April 28, 2011 Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 well done mate, its a nice feeling to know that something you did works. Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted April 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2011 it sure is mate Link to post Share on other sites
ashmk3 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 What did you use to get it running? Just the standard ecu? Or did you use rising rate regulator ? Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted May 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 standard fuel reg,got ecu mapped by united motorsport Link to post Share on other sites
bungy 2 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 How come you've done all the work and are now selling? Link to post Share on other sites
ashmk3 0 Posted May 30, 2011 Report Share Posted May 30, 2011 Sorry to sound thick but did you send the ECu off or did you drive it without it being mapped. And what he said, why the change of heart? Dont suppose you want to swap for a mk2 ? Lol Link to post Share on other sites
dman78 1 Posted May 31, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2011 [blockquote]How come you've done all the work and are now selling? [/blockquote]sorry to say but its sold already,it was fun doing the build and i learnt alot about the vr6 engine but realistically i couldnt really put the power down without a peloquin or 4wheel drive,as soon as it hit 4k revs it went crazy,i loved it but to get it to where i would be happy i would have to spend toooooo much, and with the sale of the vr i picked up a nice 330is auto/tiptronic[blockquote]Sorry to sound thick but did you send the ECu off or did you drive it without it being mapped. And what he said, why the change of heart? Dont suppose you want to swap for a mk2 ? Lol[/blockquote]sent the ecu to them with a list of my spec. Link to post Share on other sites
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