A Storm Is Brewing............updated 25-11

[Pod]

Looks like another Typhoon will be in next year according to their forum...
That one had already run a 13.8 so that gives you two something to aim for.

[Finlay]

Quoting: 55starchief

but hey what do i know

Im sure you know loads Mr 55starchief and have never suggested otherwise and too be honest a lot more than litttle old me (I can do the rolly eyes too ).

Being up front with ya most of my turbo knollage comes from reading Maximum boost by Corky Bell (plus a few other sources on the net) but Im learning fast. And as Ian will find there is a lot of info out there on the SY/TYs.

Still dont understand your logic behind the BOV issue you raised. All I can say.... I have no problems

I agree that an expending pipe after the turbo would be an advantage after the cutout or even after the turbo..... But a standard style exhaust system on a Turbo charged car is far more of a restriction than no expanding pipe  / an exhaust dump....


Fuel Octain...... I dont want to have the boost reduced / timing backed off even if Im going to Asda or taking the dog to the vet. Sooner give it the good stuff

And you wil agree, Ian deserves a bit of octain in his life

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Finlay

Ian deserves a bit of octain in his lif

lol thanks i thikn!!!

[Finlay]

Quoting: Pod

Looks like another Typhoon will be in  next year according to their forum...
That one had already run a 13.8 so that gives you two something to aim for.

Sure does Pod, I might even join myself

[Finlay]

Quoting: ianjpage

lol thanks i thikn!!!

Your welcome

If I can get with in .75 of a Second of ya time mate I will be happy

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Finlay

Sure does Pod, I might even join myself

Ditto - depends on £££ as always!

Quoting: Finlay

If I can get with in .75 of a Second of ya time mate I will be happy

hehe well i gorra set a time first though!!

[ianjpage]

carl - you da man

Got me bits today (struts, leads and chilterns manual)

big and thanks to you for getting these!

Struts already fitted, leads to be done the w/end!

[ianjpage]

well another good but bad(ish) day today

GOOD

The phoon is running sweet as now all due to some numpty putting 2 leads on the wrong place (not me cos i did one for one lead swop!) - took it into me mates garage and we fiddled with ti for a while before saying lets check the obious and voila - fixed.

Runs like a dream now and f**k me is it ever quick - foot to the floor and the 1st-2nd shift sends ya sidewise

BAD

It did however fail its MOT - needs 2 idler arms and 2 lower front ball joints but otherwise very good underneath, good brakes etc so big overall - nice call to parts people monday should have that sorted!!

[ianjpage]

ALl need to do now is stop it overfueling when its on WOT.....ideas?

[Titsy]

You'd need to get it remapped... Have you worked out if it has the stock PCM yet?

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Titsy

You'd need to get it remapped... Have you worked out if it has the stock PCM yet?

Nope no idea, all i know is that when i floored it - it was fine up to about 85-90 then it started to bog down and the air-fuel meter read RICH therefore im asuming that its overfueling??

[Titsy]

What engine speed? Do you get the same thing in every gear?

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Titsy

What engine speed? Do you get the same thing in every gear?

85-90 lol - dunno about RPM as wern't looking at that one!

Erm, pass cant say i noticed as i just got on tehe dual carriageway and floored it and i know it shifted down, then went so...pass....further investigation required me thinks!!

[ianjpage]

Well things get more and more interesting after playing around today....

Opened up the air intake box today to check it out - and i was greated with this...............







For some reason, someone had wrapped the air filter in some form of very thin material, although wrapped several times round and it was really oily and horrible!!

Remove the gauze to find







So think i will order a new one as this one seems  abit big for the box




Hopefully this will sort the hesitation when flooring it - will have to see when i take it for a spin!!

Oh and also - on the pipe from the air filter to the intake system, there  is a pre-tapped 1/4" hole with a blanked off nozzle there - i am wondering if someone had nitrous fitted there before as i know you can (cheaply!) fit it like this? ? ?

Also replaced a rather bare wire from a sensor today - so slowing coming along!! (if only the rain would pish off i could do it quicker!!!)

[Pod]

What the hell were they thinking?

If that's what they've done to the air filter, you might want to double check everything. Hopefully they stopped after that.

[55starchief]

That might well be part of the reason its running rich at high speed. With the airfilter restricted it would be over fueling.

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Pod

What the hell were they thinking?

Exaclty what i said!

Quoting: Pod

If that's what they've done to the air filter, you might want to double check everything. Hopefully they stopped after that.

Funnily enough i am doing so - the coolant (engine and IC) is some wierd crappy colour so that will be changed, it will also have an oil change before too much longer....

Managed to re-attach the coil as well - as found it wasn't actually secured to anything, just mearly resting on a bracket - its now firmly bolted down!

Quoting: 55starchief

That might well be part of the reason its running rich at high speed. With the airfilter restricted it would be over fueling.

Yeah indeed wot i thought mate, just gorra hope it dont go the other way and be too lean at low speeds now!!!

[Roadkill]

That's proper cowboy engineering that !

Remind me not to buy a car from Japan . . . their cowboys seem more hardcore then American ones.

[EDGE]

throw that in the bin and put a stock filter in there... that looks w4nk....

thats a proper bodge i tell thee....

EDGE

[55starchief]

Quoting: EDGE

throw that in the bin and put a stock filter in there... that looks w4nk....

yup, not a lot of difference between a new stock and a high flow filter

[ianjpage]

Quoting: Roadkill

That's proper cowboy engineering that !

Remind me not to buy a car from Japan . . . their cowboys seem more hardcore then American ones.

LOL yeah i must admit they do seem more hardcore on this  - the others been ok though!!

Quoting: EDGE

throw that in the bin and put a stock filter in there... that looks w4nk....

thats a proper bodge i tell thee....

EDGE

Arr tis a proper bodge is that

Dunno if stock filter will work cos the air intake stuff aint stock now - think the stock one is a FLAT filter, not a cone!!

Quoting: 55starchief

Quoting: EDGE
throw that in the bin and put a stock filter in there... that looks w4nk....


yup, not a lot of difference between a new stock and a high flow filter

Gunna try and track down some form of cyclinder / cone one that fits and use that

[55starchief]

Quoting: ianjpage

Gunna try and track down some form of cyclinder / cone one that fits and use that

if it helps the SAAB 9000's used a cylinder filter like that

[Roadkill]

I'd guess you've checked it for part numbers . . . ?

[ianjpage]

Quoting: 55starchief

if it helps the SAAB 9000's used a cylinder filter like that

Hmm yeah could do - will have a look see if they asme

Quoting: Roadkill

I'd guess you've checked it for part numbers . . . ?

Yup - its very helpful it says K & N in big letters and feck all else