Craig_N Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Looking good still think you should paint the FMIC black. Quote
Bourkey Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 @ Gal - Well yes pretty much. But it's premium stuff so it is thicker than your average sub box. Im not massively in having a system i just like my music to sound good @ Asda - Miles easier. It doesn't go up the hoover when im cleaning it . Stays cleaner for longer as well .Bourkey Quote
Asad Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 lol craig i might have some black paint lying around we`ll quickly paint it when hes not looking Quote
Idrees Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 Niceeee, that front strut brace looks good too! Way better than the stock one! Quote
Craig_N Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 lol craig i might have some black paint lying around we`ll quickly paint it when hes not looking We have to do it Quote
Bourkey Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Im watching you two. Behave . @ Idrees - Yeah it does look smart. I give it a lick of matt black paint to smarten it up as well . The other one doesn't fit on the back though. Im sure i have seen someone with it on the back though. Unless he bent the end bits in a bit???Bourkey Quote
Asad Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 yeah ^ that DIY guy he updates every now and then ermmm 1 sec ill see if i can find his build threadhttp://www.ukstarletclub.com/forums/index....=9580&st=50 Quote
Nanglebadger Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 smarter than hell as usual my friend!!!think u have used similar acoustic carpet to me bud, i used the AutoLeads stuff, tis fairly thick, hard to get a staple through it sometimes lol!!!!great work man! she's stunning!Phil. Quote
Bourkey Posted February 10, 2009 Author Posted February 10, 2009 Yep mine is Autoleads stuff as well. Obviously mine is black and i think yours is grey. And yes it's nice and thick .Cheers for the comments phil .Bourkey Quote
Nanglebadger Posted February 10, 2009 Posted February 10, 2009 thats the one dude! great choice! clearly great minds think alike...altho as we all know, i stole the idea for my instal from u, so the design credit is yours!Phil. Quote
Guest Enzo Posted February 11, 2009 Posted February 11, 2009 lookin good dudehow powerfull is the amp running that sub? Quote
Bourkey Posted February 11, 2009 Author Posted February 11, 2009 Not very. It's only around 350 watt i'd say. Im not after something that shakes the planet. Just a little kick. The Sub itself is a 1000 wattt as well. You after a bit of boom .Bourkey Quote
Bourkey Posted February 21, 2009 Author Posted February 21, 2009 Right been a busy little bee this weekend.All started like this :drunk2:1stly the mani. Autobahn manis are so shit it's unreal. I hade seral engineers look at it and they all said it was extremely poor quality. The welds, the brackets every bit of it. After pulling all the mani and turbo off i found a good few cracks that i have had to get fixed. The surface that sits against the engine has also been skimmed as it was half a mm out wich is massive in engineering terms. Anyway here are the results.BeforeAfterNext the turbo. I have ported and polished the internals. The exhaust side has been opened up massively to improve flow. The wastegate has been ported properly so i avoid any boost creep and hitting fuel cut. The difference is a good one. The boost comes on a couple of hundered revs earlier and is nice and strong all the way to the end of the rev range. Here are the differences in the standard and my one.BeforeAfterThen it all went back on again and then everything is perfect :surrender:.Bourkey Quote
Dean @RW-Developments Posted February 21, 2009 Posted February 21, 2009 some good progress there bud ive got to do mine again but not in a rush lol Quote
Bourkey Posted February 22, 2009 Author Posted February 22, 2009 Cheers guys :surrender:. I've been hammering it all weekend to be honest as i love the kick on it now it is all fixed and working sweet. Im just waiting for a fuel rail adapter and im going 1 bar in the near future :drunk2:.Bourkey Quote
Galliano Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Don't rag her mate, she wont last :surrender: Quote
Bourkey Posted February 22, 2009 Author Posted February 22, 2009 It's having a good rest this week :surrender:. I car share to work so it is just a weekend toy now :drunk2:. Bourkey Quote
Idrees Posted February 22, 2009 Posted February 22, 2009 Looks good mate, how much did the manifold work cost? PM me if you want to. :surrender:Did you just port the turbo with a dremel? I want a tutorial on this! I wanna do the same to mine before fitting it! :drunk2: Quote
Bourkey Posted February 22, 2009 Author Posted February 22, 2009 It was all free bud. My dad and his mate did all the work on it :surrender:. The amount of work would of cost a fair bit as well. The turbo porting was done with a dremel with grinding stones and also a drill on the wastegate. It took a good day to do the turbo and a hour at least to do the work on the manifold.Im so glad my dad had the stuff to do this otherwise i'd be paying a fair bit.Bourkey Quote
Sparky Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 Your a huge help with those pics will be doing the same in a week or so!!Got any tips for removing the tubby, mani and cat? Do you split it all and then fit it all back piece by piece or just bolt it all back on at once?Oh and get a decat Quote
RobSR Posted February 23, 2009 Posted February 23, 2009 ^ i do turbo and decat in one piece...and mani on its own...you cant really get at the two bolts on the bottom of the mani when the turbo is still on..Nice work bourk Quote
Bourkey Posted February 23, 2009 Author Posted February 23, 2009 Nah i do it slightly different rob. I take it off in one big piece with the mani turbo and cat all in one. It's so much easier. Then i put it in a vice to hold it when i take it apart .It is a gutted cat Sparky .Bourkey Quote
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