Yes. As we found out the engine bay gets much less hot with wrapped manifolds. I also like the idea of fuel lines hanging above being less exposed to heat though this is probably being overcautious. Today we cleaned and refitted the intercooler, completed the home-made J-boot between the MAF and the turbo, sorted the usual mess under the intake manifold and fitted the latter - it's amazing how much better you feel as soon as the intake manifold is on, just as if fitting this very item tells you the end is near [
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Thanks for the kind words Dave, I won't be at Donington sorry. I host pictures on a personal webpage, but you can attach a picture in each of your post.
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Hi Scott, We will be trying another type of modified snorkel, made possible with the fact that we threw away the AC on my car and consequently have some extra room to play with - will post some pictures when it's done. I think wrapping the manifolds correctly with them in the car would range between very difficult and simply impossible. I know that wrapping the manifolds is supposed to help increase spool, but on our cars that really wasn't done with this in mind and the location of the turbo is just silly. I ended up buying a Vitesse MAF/MAP as I couldn't find someone who could provide me with DME/KLR chips suitable with my custom turbo. Friends Sly and Marc have reported good results with the Vitesse MAF. I also spent some time with Sly tuning his car with the Vitesse software and it helped making the decision. As of now I'm just not too sure about the boost solenoid from Vitesse as setting it requires connecting the laptop to the car, which really is not great in terms of ergonomics. Marc spent much time setting a correct boost ramp and his car acted quite funny under wide open throttle until he got it right.
] [link=http://mapage.noos.fr/tjmm/3019/demarrage.avi]VIDEO[/link] (please right click > save as) We primed the oil pump and filled the oil radiator (we primed the turbo just before installing the intake pipe), then cranked the engine until it built oil pressure then started it for good. After it went through a complete heat cycle we replaced the oil, in which we did not find any worrying bits. I suppose we will find some in the next oil change once the first 600 miles will be done. Now have to tidy the electrical mess in the passenger seat area, put back the wheels on and go for a drive. Not quite totally relieved yet as I think the first miles will be the most important for the health of the engine - I plan to run it in the old way but if you chaps have any suggestion on this matter I'm all ears [8|]
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Hmmm... Is it me or Chester seems to be a good way up north? The budget doesn't look too good for now, would have been great to meet up but I'm afraid it will have to wait until I can afford a trip in GB back again [&:]
][] - on this matter I would like to thank publicly Simon Peckham who provided me with a turbo that makes the engine deliver its power exactly as I wanted. It's going to be a monster once I set the boost higher! Am not too confident yet on opening the throttle to the max though the engine works perfectly, and I suppose taking it easy for another couple of thousand miles would be wise - any opinion on this? Also a bit concerned with possibly "washing out" the cylinders with fuel if I drive it too sedately... Also, oil consumption has remained nil since start up.
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