[Mk2] [Turbo] Out with old beast in with the new.PARTS NOW IN 4 SALE SECTION

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[Mk2] [Turbo] Out with old beast in with the new.PARTS NOW IN 4 SALE SECTION

Post by 2barGee »

I found out just over a week ago that i cracked my block!!!!! :( After a long hard think about all the routes i might take i am now breaking the beast!!!

I picked up my new mr2 last night.........a lovely rev3 which i am very happy with!!!!

I will be posting up on the parts for sale bit later tonight with the first few few parts i have taken off. As you will see from my garage there are some really really nice bits!!!!!! some i will be keeping but 95% of them will be up for sale.

Thanks

Dan

its so nice to drive a mr2 again REV3 all the way 8)
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Post by Martin F »

thats awful bad luck mate but at least youve decided to move on and stop throwing your hard earned dosh at the old motor.......

good luck with breaking the car and hope you can recoup as much as poss....


still probably quite a sad day for you though... :(
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mrtee wrote:thats awful bad luck mate but at least youve decided to move on and stop throwing your hard earned dosh at the old motor.......

good luck with breaking the car and hope you can recoup as much as poss....


still probably quite a sad day for you though... :(



It was great while it lasted 450bhp feels awesome.........shame it only lasted 200 miles LOL!!!!!

I am gutted as i will never get the money back on the charge cooler as its a 1 off and cost stupid money!!!!!! ](*,)
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Post by greeny »

I can remember uve had a few problems but you sure its not worth giving it one more chance with another block?
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Post by gerbil1028 »

geeman how u know u cracked block as its what i might be facing with just standard power.

and struggling to understand how especially as ran sweet didnt leak and head gasket good just overheated on boost
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greeny wrote:I can remember uve had a few problems but you sure its not worth giving it one more chance with another block?


I dont have the time with my job and the car has been off the road for 4 months anyway, so i bought another 2............its so nice to drive one again!!! Its running over 300 so its still not slow 8)

I thought about getting another block or even sleaving the block but its just more money and time spent on this car. So its time to move on. there are some really nice shiny bits available so people looking for some trick bits should get ready!!!!!!

I know its a cracked block as there is a nice crack in the bore over the water way!!!!!! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. I will take a pic when i get chance but its 100% a big dirty crack!!!!!!
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Post by greeny »

I know how you feel, i havent driven mine for 18 months!!

Coincedentally ive just bought a rev3 to run around in :lol:

How much you looking for the carbon bonnet?

Michael.
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Post by steve b »

why don't you swap all the mods on to the new motor?
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steve b wrote:why don't you swap all the mods on to the new motor?


wondering the same thing

btw u running sard 800s?
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skipp123 wrote:
steve b wrote:why don't you swap all the mods on to the new motor?


wondering the same thing

btw u running sard 800s?


I dont want a car that breaks every other time i go out in it so most of the stuff is up for grabs. The carbon bits i am keeping at the moment but i will let you know.

Yep its sard 800s i think or 850s check my garage as i have got 2 dash.
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Gee Man wrote:
The carbon bits i am keeping at the moment but i will let you know.


Dibbs on the Carbon Bonnet if you decide to sell it :thumleft:
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Post by Leon. »

I know the old owner, he looked after it well :thumleft:

That car's very unique with lots of JDM goodies, you did well!
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Leeroy wrote:I know the old owner, he looked after it well :thumleft:

That car's very unique with lots of JDM goodies, you did well!


The car is so sweet mate, it runs really well, the front bumper is so low just got back from a drive and i had to turn round at 1 point as i could not get over the speed bump LOL!!!!!

It handles so well, cannot wait to do a track day next month!!!!!

Well happy with the car :thumleft:
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Post by Leon. »

As you mentioned above, I think its about the ideal level of mods / power for being near the edge of daily driver reliability and usability. Great performance but not pushing it too far. Mine's very similar and works great for me.
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Leeroy wrote:As you mentioned above, I think its about the ideal level of mods / power for being near the edge of daily driver reliability and usability. Great performance but not pushing it too far. Mine's very similar and works great for me.


Have you put yours on a rollin road mate??

I have got a power fc and i cannot choose to keep it and put it on at a later date or just sell it and not push the engine further................................like you say i want to keep it reliable 8)
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Gee Man wrote:Have you put yours on a rollin road mate??


Yeh made 264 @ hubs @ 0.9 bar, quite pleased with that. Running usual bolt ons and a hybrid ct26.

Gee Man wrote:I have got a power fc and i cannot choose to keep it and put it on at a later date or just sell it and not push the engine further................................like you say i want to keep it reliable 8)


Well just improving the over rich map could net you 20-30 horses but the stock one is very safe so its a hard call. I chose to keep the stock ECU, but I can't afford another engine failure, each to their own.
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Post by Ed »

Hi

Sorry to hear the bad news about the block especially as it had only done 200 miles.

Any idea what caused it to crack?

If you are considering selling the parts then can you let me know what you want for the chargecooler setup.

I was going to go for a very similar setup supplied by Baktasht off the us MR2oc board.

Cheers

Ed
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Ed wrote:Hi

Sorry to hear the bad news about the block especially as it had only done 200 miles.

Any idea what caused it to crack?

If you are considering selling the parts then can you let me know what you want for the chargecooler setup.

I was going to go for a very similar setup supplied by Baktasht off the us MR2oc board.

Cheers

Ed


I think the big pistons and high bhp did it, but thats just a guess.

The charge cooler is a tricky one as it cost me £950 just for parts and the rad, this is without the cost of the core and the huge pump so it might not be worth me selling it...................if you know what i mean??? I love it as well as its all custom done 8)
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Post by Ed »

Hmmm, yup too rich for my blood. The one from the states is $650 with very similar CC. The only annoying thing with it is having to figure out how to mount it and then getting the brackets welded to the core.

I'm curious about the cc pump you're using though. Is it 75gpm as stated in your garage and what made you go with such a high flowing pump? All the other pumps I've seen flow around 20gpm.
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Ed wrote:Hmmm, yup too rich for my blood. The one from the states is $650 with very similar CC. The only annoying thing with it is having to figure out how to mount it and then getting the brackets welded to the core.

I'm curious about the cc pump you're using though. Is it 75gpm as stated in your garage and what made you go with such a high flowing pump? All the other pumps I've seen flow around 20gpm.


The mounting bit was fun, i didnt get the bracketets welded as i did not want to mess up the charge cooler also if they cracked it woud be a nightmare so i went a different route.

The pump came with the charge cooler and is awesome, even when i was getting the car mapped the charge cooler was stone cold 8)
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