roundie69 Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Gutted, Waited 6 months for my car, will have spend nearly 7k on mods and have just found out there could be a problem with the engine 6 months in.crank case pressure is much higher than it should be. it made a measly 290 bhp at 1 bar, on the v band kit, which is rated to 400 bhp. The engine made 335bhp at 1.5 bar previously and this wasn't running right. If the engine is screwed then i will need a company that can sort it out. Can any of you recommend a company? Thank you, im gonna go down the pub and cry into my beer ;-( Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 This matt walters (white-gv) old car ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roundie69 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 Yes mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Mmmmmm i knew the car when he had it ! Aint the car in race techs hands ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roundie69 Posted April 24, 2013 Author Share Posted April 24, 2013 yeah it is at the moment, trying to work the problem. just dissapointed that the car is geared to run the power and it looks like the engine will let it down. im not a mechanic but would have thought the engine would be checked prior to going for big power. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted April 24, 2013 Share Posted April 24, 2013 Always thought there was sommert wrong with that engine my self, surprised it wernt check out eralier on ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 (edited) Who built the engine? Whats the spec? If the crank case pressure is high then theres a problem with sealing in the cylinders for sure, wasting power away there. Edited April 25, 2013 by AdamB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Sure its a tm developments built 5e matt bought it 2nd hand. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Ah is it, heard of a few TMD engines going down over the last few months like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starbo Moorley Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Its done some miles if i remember rightly and like i said earlier i akways thought sonnert wernt quuet right with that engine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AdamB Posted April 25, 2013 Share Posted April 25, 2013 Best thing to do is probably strip the engine, find out whats what. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
roundie69 Posted April 27, 2013 Author Share Posted April 27, 2013 Yeah your right, we pushed to 330 bhp and it was smoking, so I've decided to have a full re build, it's more money but at least it will be a fresh job and to be fair when you buy a car you never really know what state it is in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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