Gt4 Engine Removal

[KPARRIS-JONES]

lol, yeh I don't touch electrical's except for when I soldered the tailgate wires, Speakers and made my own Battery terminals but that's as far as I go. I couldn't rewire anything, and I have no idea how to use an OBD port lol.

Thing is, the car will always piss me about with something and same with you, there is always a little something that you want to sort out but that's the fun of it for me.

What I don't like is when I get stuck like this and I have no money to spend, I have no problem spending it, but I do have a problem with no having it at all!

I hope things go well with you, you're almost there!

[Fawbs]

Right been fiddling with the timing, i'm getting 15deg at 1000rpm if anyone who has done the timing recently on a gt4 tell me what they are getting at 1000rpm it would be very helpful

[Fawbs]

Hey kp did TPM ask you to write for them? Is it just covering events?

[KPARRIS-JONES]

Hey kp did TPM ask you to write for them? Is it just covering events?

Yeh they did. Still doing it and will be for a while me thinks.

No they also do features so sign up for their feature request if you want one.

Or you can sign it up as a readers project like I did, hopefully I will ultimately get a feature when it is complete. :D

[Fawbs]

Right i'm still waiting for ben to weld my downpipe but he took some swarf in the eye the other day and had to go to hospital so put him out of action for a bit. If he doesnt do it this week i think i'm going to find somewhere in town to do it.

Now this coming month i'm going to purchase an adjustable BOV. Ideally i want and to be honest its the only bov that i want and that is the greddy type s, i love the sound so much. Unfortunately these are discontinued due to them constantly leaking boost however, there is a company called ngrperformance (known about them for a while) who make the type s with a stronger diaphragm. They are not knock off and i have not found one bad review on them so by all accounts they do their job. Costs £150 which is quite reasonable http://www.ngrperformance.com/ theres a few videos on there of the bov working on the mitsubishi eclipse, the music is a bit much on them i must admit haha. I already have the adapters for the bov to go on my car just need the bov.

[dawesy]

dont sound bad them. gotta be vented though

[Fawbs]

Yeh, not a bad price either, i just love the sound, hopefully will be able to hear it over the engine. I'm going to try and get on a welding course so i can do my own stuff.

[KPARRIS-JONES]

Looks like a sweet piece of kit.

Things going ok so far then?

[Fawbs]

Just waiting around for the downpipe to be modified, can't really compete getting it done for a few cases of beer rather than a few hundred quid but like i said if he doesn't get round to it this week i will get somewhere in town to do it. Everything else is done on the car, just thought i'd get the BOV since i'm just waiting around for this.

[dawesy]

i will be taking delivery of a TIG set soon. gotta get the workshop cleared and some bigger electrics in but if all it needs is welding i'll be able to do it

[Fawbs]

Its getting it up to you though lee, its got no mot or anything and i can't get one till my dp and exhaust are connected up.

[KPARRIS-JONES]

Last couple of bits though, it's just good to see it so close to the finish. Something I am hoping to see fairly soonish.

[dawesy]

mmm, would you be able to do it yourself if i lent you my mig welder?

[Fawbs]

I'd probably burn a hole straight thru the dp haha. Ive got two downpipes i bought another one to canabalize, think i will stick with my original downpipe with the cat in it as it seems to be thicker metal and cost a lot more, i can always make a decat up before i get it mapped. Then i need to adjust the screamer which shud be easy enough and then the wastegate relocation pipe, so plenty of cutting and welding.

[KPARRIS-JONES]

Welding is one of few things I lay off bounds to myself....

[Fawbs]

Lee just out of interest, with the oil dipstick, how much is it between high and low? As in if you were on high how much oil would you need to lose to make it get near the L?

[Fawbs]

I was bored so did this today.

[dawesy]

haha weight reduction like it. nothing like free HP.

IIRC its about 1ltr between min and max on the DS.

KP if you want some mig welding lessons you only need to ask. it really isnt hard.

[KPARRIS-JONES]

Thanks, may just take you up on that. Would save so many £££....

[Fawbs]

Count me in if you are doing lessons lee.

I have 10 watchers on my old dump valve, why won't someone just buy it!!!!

[dawesy]

no probs dude. you know where i am, i got loads of welding to practice on the rolla lol.

[KPARRIS-JONES]

I may be coming to see you soon Lee depending on how busy the next engine keeps me. ;)

[Fawbs]

Made some progress finally, just been making up the new downpipe, just chopped a few bits up today. Ben is doing the welding and cutting, we tried getting his escort started but the starter motor is a bit screwed so bit ****** off about that.

[KPARRIS-JONES]

Escort is a stunner!

Glad to see work has started again! :P Not that I can say much, I have been so lazy lol.

[dawesy]

you've both been busier than me lol.

wish i could have a workshop like that id have finished the rolla by now :D