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Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 09:11 pm
by Kurre86
Very nice job! That IC looks perfect, is it custom made?

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:02 pm
by brick340
It's a forge motorsport universal intercooler, I made some mounts that use the bonnet brackets. It sits nicely behind the original grill so should have a clean flow of air.

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 06 Sep 2010 10:49 pm
by brick340
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When detonation wasn't kept under control on the previous engine.

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:23 pm
by brick340
I got bored of the shit suspension and lack of choice in springs so I did this...

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After a bit of paint.

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Escort top mounts.

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Top spring seat.

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65mm top out spacer.

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Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 30 Jan 2011 10:28 pm
by volvosneverdie
Good goin fella.

Impressive.
Get some pics up when its back on its feet. Be interested to see the stance.

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 31 Jan 2011 11:16 am
by valman
those look brilliant mate! which conversion kit did you use??

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 01 Feb 2011 11:54 pm
by brick340
It's a compbrake 2.5" kit, I converted using a 2.25" kit last time but that required a lot of messing about cutting the struts. The struts aren't quite far enough up in the car so I'm re-engineering the top mounts to pull them further into the suspension turrets.

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 12:11 am
by brick340
Re-engineered top mounts, much happier with these.

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Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 08 Feb 2011 11:37 pm
by mrsoundcraft
keep it comming!

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 16 Feb 2011 12:14 am
by brick340
My anti-tramp bar didn't fit so I made it adjustable.

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Bargain seat £27 and only 6kg.

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Shit photo, but here's how it sits.

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Think I need some Wellers!

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 17 Feb 2011 01:14 am
by tomsdubwerks
Mate I'm liking the DIY coilovers!

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 18 Feb 2011 12:31 am
by foggyjames
Awesome work. I'm guessing you work in a machine shop...?

For those worrying about the B14...I'll put a tenner on it that the carb is a bigger enemy to the lifespan of the engine than the CR or weaknesses in the bottom end...at 10psi, at least. You can get away with murder with a really accurate tune in a programmable EFI system. That's not to say that putting stronger bits in is a bad idea...but (to take an abstract example) the number of people who put forged pistons and H-beam rods in T5 engines, then run them on maps which are not optimised for their hardware baffles me.

cheers

James

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 10:36 am
by volvodspec
yeah i've been turned around a bit reading about this, though it seems to stay intact at 10psi it's not as good/strong as the complete 5GTT engine though. i've compared B14 vs C1J internals and everything just seems more refined and durable in the C1J, especially the head design.
the fact that it seems to hold AND that i have a complete kit of 5GTT hardware lying spare does make me think about doing it on a stock B14 too :D

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 11:08 pm
by brick340
Cheers James. I don't work in a machine shop but I'm lucky enough to have a lathe and mill at my parents house, my dad used to restore old bikes.

Completely agree with you about the carb. I basically blew the first engine due to a slightly weak mixture, well weak for a turbo (14:1). It would detonate at high rpm and high load, I also ran it briefly on the standard ignition system which caused it to make some very nasty noises under boost. It's been running at 10:1 lately, which is a bit rich. I'm guessing ideally it should have a mixture around 12:1, I'm probably loosing a few bhp due to this.

Re: Turbo Brick

Posted: 22 Feb 2011 01:55 am
by foggyjames
Yeah, that's absolutely right. Much better to be rich than lean...although you'll probably be losing a bit of power as-is.

With an accurate tune in it (if you can get that out of the carb setup), I bet it'll be fine on the standard engine. That's not to say a C1J wouldn't be safer still, but in your (relatively) low boost application, I reckon the B14 will survive just fine as long as you avoid detonation.

cheers

James