Building a 400bhp+ 2.5 ltr 944 Turbo
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PSH
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Thanks James..
It sits behind the lower front valance, just above the brake duct, in fact it sits halfway into the duct that feeds the brake disk that side . Basically it consists of 3 inch alloy tube like you cab aee in the picture, a 90 degree elbow, bit more alloy pipe and then some reinforced flexi pipe to the filter which is the largest K&N with the open end. We also cut a little plastic away from the top of the duct for the filter to sit into...nice cold air there and perhaps a small 'ram' affect from the duct too.
It all helps....
Pete
It sits behind the lower front valance, just above the brake duct, in fact it sits halfway into the duct that feeds the brake disk that side . Basically it consists of 3 inch alloy tube like you cab aee in the picture, a 90 degree elbow, bit more alloy pipe and then some reinforced flexi pipe to the filter which is the largest K&N with the open end. We also cut a little plastic away from the top of the duct for the filter to sit into...nice cold air there and perhaps a small 'ram' affect from the duct too.
It all helps....
Pete
Interesting, I had a foam Pipercross filter where the stock airbox should be, (Mine never had the stock airbox) I got caught in heavy rain and spray caused the foam to soak and stall the engine.
No damage thankfully.
Currently got a K&N in front of the expansion tank, (no AFM or MAF ) which I don't think is ideal heat wise. Do you ever have issues with rain?
No damage thankfully.
Currently got a K&N in front of the expansion tank, (no AFM or MAF ) which I don't think is ideal heat wise. Do you ever have issues with rain?
Matt_at_Rushworth
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Really depends on your opinion towards how the car should ride.
i sell 4/5 KW kits a week but I also have a certain set of customers that will pick HR or KONI springs over anything else, the whole point behind building these things is they get done to a)
your choosing and more than often b) your budget.
ps. Engine bay looks great Pete, would love to make a bespoke hardpipe kit for it and lose the silicones! Pet peeve hah!
on another unrelated note I have a sister company that specialises in fuel hose and fittings, and will always beat torques prices (and quality) check out advocult motorsport
i sell 4/5 KW kits a week but I also have a certain set of customers that will pick HR or KONI springs over anything else, the whole point behind building these things is they get done to a)
your choosing and more than often b) your budget.
ps. Engine bay looks great Pete, would love to make a bespoke hardpipe kit for it and lose the silicones! Pet peeve hah!
on another unrelated note I have a sister company that specialises in fuel hose and fittings, and will always beat torques prices (and quality) check out advocult motorsport
PSH
PCGB Member
Only in as far as the engine developes even more power...James0 said:
... actually a drove through a ford last week....luckily it was very shallow....dunking the air filter entirely underwater would destroy any engine.I would move the filter outside the engine bay when you can, the engine will thank you for it.
When I had my vittesse MAf installed with the filter behind the headlight If the car was parked in heavy rain it would run down the bonnet and soak the filter, making starting a bit odd if it had been very heavy or parked for a while. I cut some plastic from an a4 presentation folder of a suitable colour and stuck it to the leading edge of the bonnet in the filter area protruding about 5mm. The angle of the bonnet means it leans forward into the airflow which might direct air in to the filter but its primary purpose was to divert water running down the bonnet.James0 said:
PSH
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Nice photo Tony, is that a Porsche event, I recall attending the annual bash visiting and camping at a number of stately homes over the years...If I recall correctly among the hundreds of photo's both personal and corporate there's a photo of you and my boys competing in a soapbox race, fun days...
Pete
Pete
PSH
PCGB Member
Matt_at_Rushworth said:ps. Engine bay looks great Paul, would love to make a bespoke hardpipe kit for it and lose the silicones! Pet peeve hah!
on another unrelated note I have a sister company that specialises in fuel hose and fittings, and will always beat torques prices (and quality) check out advocult motorsport
I assume you mean my engine bay Matt? that's a kind offer/suggestion to make bespoke hard pipes for my car. These pipes though are special to me as they were hand made by my son. The overlength piece of silicon hose going to the intercooler was a way of forming over the headlight bar and keep a large volume of air without having to fabricate a hard section pipe to fit, it just made life easier. A good friend of mine has also offered to scan the pipes, draw them up in CAD and then create a 3D print in wax and have them cast in an alloy. I had considered this until my son as a 60th birthday surprise, remade what was the 'test' pipes from when the engine was rebuilt and coated them in an epoxy chrome finish which looks great, it was a nice surprise...
As promised I did pass on your details to my son, in case he has needs of your service in the future. He seems to be getting a bit of a name for himself in regards to his service/skill and custom builds, so you never know if his company gets directed more that way he may well need more custom bespoke parts.
He'll have my car in again soon for a fair bit of work so I'll mention you again.
Cheers
Pete
Its Blenheim palace, it was a Porsche club event but just a one day one I think, not one of the drunken overnight camping ones.PSH said:Nice photo Tony, is that a Porsche event, I recall attending the annual bash visiting and camping at a number of stately homes over the years...If I recall correctly among the hundreds of photo's both personal and corporate there's a photo of you and my boys competing in a soapbox race, fun days...
Pete
Tony
PSH
PCGB Member
just a short video of my 951.. trying out a new recording App, well new to me, it's used by many for racing etc... lots of things to learn about this app before I can do some proper timing. Perhaps look into getting a better sync, there's about a 1 to 2 sec latency between actual speed and what's shown on the gauge, I guess this will vary depending on the GPS signal. Also, I'm not sure how to show the data graphs which give much more info. Lot's to learn and I'm sure it will be fun while learning, no crazy speeds here, just a gentle plod around...
[link=https://youtu.be/ZEK4HAp98lY]https://youtu.be/ZEK4HAp98lY[/link]
Pete
[link=https://youtu.be/ZEK4HAp98lY]https://youtu.be/ZEK4HAp98lY[/link]
Pete
PSH
PCGB Member
Hi guys
So I was sitting here working out a plan of action for next week (not car related) and thought that I'd share my other passion in life with you guys, that being model engineering. I have mentioned before my building of a live steam locomotive and so thought that it might be a good idea to show you what I get up too when not playing around with cars. I have been building this model for 11 years and have at least half that again to do before she is finished. The loco in question is 4472 Flying Scotsman, I think all of you should know what that is? Anyway, this will be when finished a very unique model, highly detailed on which everything will be working as per full size. Currently, I'm in the middle of making the brakes for the engine, the tender was done many years ago, nearly there, just the pull rods and various links to fabricate and then i can test them to check they work properly. 4472 for my chosen era (1938) had vacuum controlled brakes, the model will be the same. BTW, today 4472 or should I say 60103 as she is numbered today in her BR livery has air brakes.
These pictures where taken last summer at a memorial to a man well known in LNER model engineering circles, my 3rd consecutive year of being invited to display the model for the day.
And one on the bench
She is what they call 5-inch gauge, that is to a scale of 11.3 to 1, when completed she'll weigh in at 230lbs and measure 82 inches long. she will be a very powerful model, capable of pulling 30 full-grown adults and the 8-10 carriages required to hold them. So approx 2 ton or more, or going back to cars she would have no problem in towing my car.
Like I said she still has a very long way to go, once the brakes are completed I'll finish the motion and the 3 cylinders, then she can be run on air. After that, there will be a year of two in making all of the backhead controls, there are an awful lot of those including all of the pressure gauges. Then such wonders as exhaust ejectors and steam injectors.. to be honest, the list of things to do is so long that it's rather daunting, to say the least.
So, you now know what I get up to when I disappear from this forum for a while, got to keep busy, it's good for the soul...
Pete
So I was sitting here working out a plan of action for next week (not car related) and thought that I'd share my other passion in life with you guys, that being model engineering. I have mentioned before my building of a live steam locomotive and so thought that it might be a good idea to show you what I get up too when not playing around with cars. I have been building this model for 11 years and have at least half that again to do before she is finished. The loco in question is 4472 Flying Scotsman, I think all of you should know what that is? Anyway, this will be when finished a very unique model, highly detailed on which everything will be working as per full size. Currently, I'm in the middle of making the brakes for the engine, the tender was done many years ago, nearly there, just the pull rods and various links to fabricate and then i can test them to check they work properly. 4472 for my chosen era (1938) had vacuum controlled brakes, the model will be the same. BTW, today 4472 or should I say 60103 as she is numbered today in her BR livery has air brakes.
These pictures where taken last summer at a memorial to a man well known in LNER model engineering circles, my 3rd consecutive year of being invited to display the model for the day.
And one on the bench
She is what they call 5-inch gauge, that is to a scale of 11.3 to 1, when completed she'll weigh in at 230lbs and measure 82 inches long. she will be a very powerful model, capable of pulling 30 full-grown adults and the 8-10 carriages required to hold them. So approx 2 ton or more, or going back to cars she would have no problem in towing my car.
Like I said she still has a very long way to go, once the brakes are completed I'll finish the motion and the 3 cylinders, then she can be run on air. After that, there will be a year of two in making all of the backhead controls, there are an awful lot of those including all of the pressure gauges. Then such wonders as exhaust ejectors and steam injectors.. to be honest, the list of things to do is so long that it's rather daunting, to say the least.
So, you now know what I get up to when I disappear from this forum for a while, got to keep busy, it's good for the soul...
Pete
vitesse
Active member
Wow & Wow again-that is wonderful ,Pete -always wanted to build a working loco but I never had the time.Nearest I got was buying already assembled single cylinder Stuart Turner horizontal steam engine at an auction of a collection of steam engines,cars & spares in Blackburn ( including 5 brand new crated Coventry Climax engines suitable for Lotus cars etc which went for £650 LS!!!
When I was still running my Iron Foundry ,I regularly produced stuff for various loco builders ,wheels,cylinders etc got quite friendly with one based in Conway who also produced water gauges etc for the industry as well as having built locos for amusement parks & several of the Garden Festivals starting in the 80's.
I also have completed full size steam driving / fire mans course at the Watercress Line driving one of the last BR 2-5-4 freight locos which were the 1st of the locos to be fitted with speedometers-I only got to 50mph but they could pull full size freight train at 80mph +.
When I was still running my Iron Foundry ,I regularly produced stuff for various loco builders ,wheels,cylinders etc got quite friendly with one based in Conway who also produced water gauges etc for the industry as well as having built locos for amusement parks & several of the Garden Festivals starting in the 80's.
I also have completed full size steam driving / fire mans course at the Watercress Line driving one of the last BR 2-5-4 freight locos which were the 1st of the locos to be fitted with speedometers-I only got to 50mph but they could pull full size freight train at 80mph +.
PSH
PCGB Member
Ooo..now how many times could I have made use of a good foundry?....
The ME world is fairly small, I may well know of your friend in Conway.
One day I hope to get involved with a preserved railway, it's one of the criterias for when we move, to be close to a railway.
Stuart make nice models, many start this hobby by building something similar to yours, IIRC one of the singles is calles a 5V.
If truth be known my first love today is steam..you can't beat that smell of coal and steam oil mixed together, much better than a smelly 951...
There's a hell of a lot of work in building a live steam locomotive, much more skill required than building a 951 engine...
If anyone in interested in more details of my build it's all logged in my blog, how each part in fabricated/machined, some here might find it of interest. [link=http://www.4472flyingscotsman.co.uk]www.4472flyingscotsman.co.uk[/link]
Pete
The ME world is fairly small, I may well know of your friend in Conway.
One day I hope to get involved with a preserved railway, it's one of the criterias for when we move, to be close to a railway.
Stuart make nice models, many start this hobby by building something similar to yours, IIRC one of the singles is calles a 5V.
If truth be known my first love today is steam..you can't beat that smell of coal and steam oil mixed together, much better than a smelly 951...
There's a hell of a lot of work in building a live steam locomotive, much more skill required than building a 951 engine...
If anyone in interested in more details of my build it's all logged in my blog, how each part in fabricated/machined, some here might find it of interest. [link=http://www.4472flyingscotsman.co.uk]www.4472flyingscotsman.co.uk[/link]
Pete
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