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Delmastiff Astra Messiah
Joined: 29 Apr 2005 Posts: 6441
Location: Herts / Essex Border
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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Gary - The engine in your car is pretty much standard. When I took it to Courtenays I asked them as they know the engine well because an ex employee of theirs used to own it. It's got a double head gasket and Courtenay cams but NOT uprated pistons or ARP bolts etc etc etc. Be VERY careful with it. It's a 10 year old engine and certainly for the last 4 or 5, it's had the pants thrashed off it big time.
My advice would be, if you can, get the engine out over the winter and strip it right down then put it back together with as many 'uprated' bits as you can.
Yes, change the fuel pump and according to PTS when I last had it there, that should enable you to up the boost to around 20psi.
And the Charge Cooler pump is brand new, you'll see it on that bill I paid for over £1200 _________________
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matt Moderator
Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 5212
Location: West Brom
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 10:47 pm Post subject: |
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Gary, as Jay says to get that kind of power and to be reliable then you need to get the internals sorted out and thats not all that cheap.
I know that jason's ain't standard and will be able to take the 300 easy _________________
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Jon_Kadett Astra Legend
Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 4087
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Posted: Thu Nov 17, 2005 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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and an f20 box cant take that sort of power! |
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Jason Rallyslag
Joined: 29 May 2005 Posts: 5552
Location: Halifax on't couch or in't pub
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 10:38 am Post subject: |
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JON_SR wrote: | and an f20 box cant take that sort of power! |
It' be fun watching the box blow up though wouldn't it.... _________________ The most hip hop mofo to ever come out of Halifax.....Jam Master Jay in d house!!! |
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Mark1GTE wee mark
Joined: 28 May 2005 Posts: 4402
Location: Scotland
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 1:57 pm Post subject: |
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what just like your friends i.e the inflatable ones |
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Suicide Astra Legend
Joined: 30 May 2005 Posts: 4790
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Posted: Fri Nov 18, 2005 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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Best idea is to do what Lee said, take it off the road and rebuild the engine, might as well do it with some aftermarket stuff (they'd be cheaper anyway) and you could boost power above what Jay has (think 400bhp)
Ignore Jay as he's a big wuss. The cooling you have is ok, only uprate the intercooler if you go for the big numbers |
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