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small update this month, got a t-piece to fit my fuel pressure guage to my fuel pressure regulator, also got some magnecor leads, and some comparative photos of a standard 1.7 piston against my wossner low compression piston, i have lined up to wrist pin holes so that is why you can see a difference in deck height on the side profile picture

















im still waiting for my forged rods to turn up, Chris at Lightning motorsport has said they should be here in the next few weeks

how do they compare weight wise..?? are you going to get the counter weights re-balanced/matched to compensate...

I know vibration-free over this service..

Chris

El dude wrote:

how do they compare weight wise..?? are you going to get the counter weights re-balanced/matched to compensate...

I know vibration-free over this service..

Chris

I haven't weighed them yet but I will do, and yes il be getting the whole bottom end balanced to match

got some new rose jointed drop links of the fleabay, look pretty good and seem pretty solid



also had this bad ass mustang parked next too mine the other day, thought it was well worth a pic





also ordered my stainless tubular manifold so im waiting for that and still my forged rods, hopefully they shouldnt be too long!

fitted my new drop links, here is a pic of the old ones fitted and comparison of old against new, the car is silent now going over bumps so that is well worth the cost, however handling is no different, i am plaesed with them though as they look ace





still waiting for my stainless manifold, its been finished but im waiting for my forged rods and intercooler kit so i can get one massive package in the post rather than pay seperate postage for individual items! i decided to abandon the charge cooler set up i was going to run, i already had a pace charge cooler i got cheap off ebay and a new focus RS charge cooler pump, i sold these on ebay and they have covered the cost of the intercooler kit, so that has saved me a few quid as i now dont need to get a charge cooler rad and expansion tank

That links looks meaty. Should it be stronger?

Yeah it should be tougher, and last a lot longer too, plus the rose joints can be replaced separately

[lisafrp]

We run the Wossner pistons and PEC rods in our race car, they are pretty good for the money

That's good to hear, thanks Lisa!

[lisafrp]

Looking forward to seeing this put together and running What ecu will you be using?

I think il be going for the new emerald ecu setup

well im still waiting for rods, manifold and intercooler kit to turn up, which is disapointment to say the least, anyway got my ARP head stud kit in the post today, these are actualy for the 1.6CVH turbo engine but fit the puma fine, they are a couple of mm longer than the puma head bolts but apparently clear the cams fine!



also found some pics of my car next to the cornwall air ambulance, i spent a day with them last year and had a few flights with them, the paramedics thought it would be fun to get these pics

[lisafrp]

It's very frustrating waiting for parts!

Looking good with the air ambulance though

big update this month, got a very large parcel fom Lightning Motorsports! including:
- stainless tubular turbo manifold
- turbo gasket and studs
- toyosports intercooler
- intercooler fitting kit
- forged steel rods
- ARP rod bolts

anyway, here are some pics

[lisafrp]

Nice

How much was the Stainless Manifold?

About £500, expensive but its an integral part so had to be done, not sure on the intercooler, it might be a little small?!

[lisafrp]

That's not too bad, was it custom made for you?

We run a charge cooler with a pre rad, so I can't comment on the size! Although I do think our pre rad is bigger than that.

Yes it was custom made, il e-mail lightning Motorsport see what they say about intercooler, should be able to send it back and get a bigger one!

ok, so i have some updates at last! couple of pics from my wedding day first:

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got some new parts for the turbo conversion too, here is a pile of aeroquip hose/hose ends, the hose is the teflon lined version so no fuel smells in the car!

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here they are fitted to my swirl tank

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fitted to my fuel rail

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i also got a new bosch '044' motorsport fuel pump, i have the aeroquip fittings/adapters for this too somewhere, here it is fitted in to its mounting bracket

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thanks for looking