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Post Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:15 pm

Do you guys remember when i said i was doing 80-90 miles for £20 of juice? well since having my 42lb injectors fitted, guess what im averaging to £20 now? And thats again with more boost than not.
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Post Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:22 pm

20 :!: where did you get the injectors?
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Post Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:31 pm

20!!! im doing 140 miles for £20 !! fukin wiked innit (well compared to the 90 miles with standard injectors).. cars awesome at the moment, injectors were bought off a zoner who abandoned his turbo project.. im taking it rolling road to check if all this money spent on her has been worth it? im expecting no less than 250BHP. winkeye
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Post Sun Nov 19, 2006 5:37 pm

are you having a power run or a mapping session
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Post Sun Nov 19, 2006 6:42 pm

i think i will do power runs first. then speak to Ant depending on what goes down
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:02 am

mattG wrote:20 :!: where did you get the injectors?
Matt,

There are a few sets of big injectors on e30tech, buying from a person and having it sent as a gift is the cheapest way to import them too.

Thats were mine came from!

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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:03 am

surrey rolling road does power runs fo 30-35 quid and an hour session for mapping for 70 quid which would seembetter value imo
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:08 am

fozzymonster wrote:
mattG wrote:20 :!: where did you get the injectors?
Matt,

There are a few sets of big injectors on e30tech, buying from a person and having it sent as a gift is the cheapest way to import them too.

Thats were mine came from!

HTH, Mark.
cheers mark

will proberly have to run m30's for a while, just got the money for ant's old turbo at the mo :(
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 9:39 am

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cheers mark

will proberly have to run m30's for a while, just got the money for ant's old turbo at the mo :(
714's plus a higher fuel pressure (4bar?) should allow 7psi or so going on what Blingsta was running.

I still have a rising rate fuel pressure regulator that was left over from the first project plan, the same one Ant had and is now fitted to Toby's beast. It's brand new, never been fitted and still chrome winkeye

HTH, Mark.
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 4:26 pm

ive just taken my power boost valve off and converted back to standard..
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:36 pm

blingsta wrote:ive just taken my power boost valve off and converted back to standard..
Good, you don't need that anymore, the injectors you have are over 3 times bigger and could fuel you to over 1.3bar! ( Don't get any ideas! )

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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:39 pm

Hmmm, stop giving them Mark, !!! gonna be taking car to rolling road after saturdays meet and see what the result is? then maybe!!!!
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:44 pm

blingsta wrote:Hmmm, stop giving them Mark, !!! gonna be taking car to rolling road after saturdays meet and see what the result is? then maybe!!!!
Ow yer, sorry :o:

Personally I'd wait now till feb or so when the weather picks up a little, save any mishaps :D

Good plan with the RR, get some facts down on the table, gives you something to work from also....

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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:55 pm

your scaring me now mate!! what do you mean by mishaps??? you mean if engine goes KA BOOM on RR? :cry:
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:00 pm

blingsta wrote:your scaring me now mate!! what do you mean by mishaps??? you mean if engine goes KA BOOM on RR? :cry:
No, that should be fine, I mean lots of boost on icey, wet, covered in grit roads!

I had some fun momments in mine last xmas, lots of unwanted sideways action and tbh it kinda worried me a little, enough to turn the boost down and wait for some dry weather.
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Post Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:13 pm

Ahh, yeah your right mate, think ahead! good idea !! :thumb:
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Post Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:03 am

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No, that should be fine, I mean lots of boost on icey, wet, covered in grit roads!

I had some fun momments in mine last xmas, lots of unwanted sideways action and tbh it kinda worried me a little, enough to turn the boost down and wait for some dry weather.
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Post Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:48 am

mattG wrote:
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No, that should be fine, I mean lots of boost on icey, wet, covered in grit roads!

I had some fun momments in mine last xmas, lots of unwanted sideways action and tbh it kinda worried me a little, enough to turn the boost down and wait for some dry weather.
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I know :o:

But the roads I use to and from work are really busy these days and going sideways isn't fun when faced with 44ton artics all over the place!

I use the A14 for 44 miles a day, to and from the UK's largest container port and past Ipswich port too, the road is great off peak but during the day it can be a deathtrap.

I guess I'm growing up and making sensible decisions, bollox :cry:
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Post Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:10 am

fozzymonster wrote:
mattG wrote:
fozzymonster wrote:
No, that should be fine, I mean lots of boost on icey, wet, covered in grit roads!

I had some fun momments in mine last xmas, lots of unwanted sideways action and tbh it kinda worried me a little, enough to turn the boost down and wait for some dry weather.
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I know :o:

But the roads I use to and from work are really busy these days and going sideways isn't fun when faced with 44ton artics all over the place!





I use the A14 for 44 miles a day, to and from the UK's largest container port and past Ipswich port too, the road is great off peak but during the day it can be a deathtrap.

I guess I'm growing up and making sensible decisions, bollox :cry:


why dont you just hitch a ride in a artic.....no danger of sideways in your own car then...save on fuel etc, etc
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