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may as well start a project thread with this nowafter owning my 106 quiksilver for over 3 years now since i passed my test its getting scrapped and this will be taking its place
its a 99 S reg and was previously owned/maintained by spoox motorsport, then at some point chris davidson with the red rallye for parts for his track car. i got a hold of it a few months ago after buying a 2.0 8v turbo engine from someone who knew the owner. its a bit of a slut up here as chris and a load of his mates have all had a fiddle with it at some point lol.
first thing i did was rebuild the head and replace the stem seals and the cam and crank seals, belt and pump and head gasket
pretty much the moment i torqued up the head bolts, that wonderful wee geordie bloke we all know and hate for making these cars rarer and rarer decided hes breaking his 205 turbo so now im sat here with an engine i want rid in favour of a better one. a few texts later and the little man from england-land shows up at the garage with a wee present just for me
ive since fitted my turbo from the old engine, a few pipes, and my dump valve and my new err.... air filter
another few phone calls and texts and i have a buyer for the old engine. grant who dropped the car off who had a long history with the car and engine! hes no stranger to boosted pugs and 8v turbo conversions and is helping me out with wiring it in. i was also told that the fuel pump in this car was from an impreza STi. according to grant, it managed 220hp on the rollers before it was stripped. he was so kind as to leaving these behind when he came to get the old engine
rebuilt track axle down 40mm with thicker bars and new bearings all round. ill be fitting my drilled and grooved discs from the 106 and ordering solid mounts for it when the cars built
today i set about doing the engine bay. when i first got it i stupidly undersealed everything in sight without priming anything so had to remove it all and start again. dont do cars whilst hungover! ive since cleaned up the bay and have primed half of it. its not the prettiest job but its durable which is what im after. itll eventually end up black with some red tarty bits here and there
so as it stands just now, the spec:
605 2.0 8v turbo engine
T25 turbo
205 GTi inlet and 1.9 camshaft
Bailey dump valve
WRX STi Walbro fuel pump
Large front mount intercooler
Mocal oil cooler
Custom 3" stainless straight centre section
3" Magnex backbox
Manual boost controller
Adjustable FPR
GTi6 gearbox with standard LUK clutch
TA technix coilovers
more to come. should be running around 210hp as it stands just now. more if that bas**rd ecu could be remapped!!
eventually ill invest in stand alone management with loom to match, bigger turbo, injectors and external wastegate as the ultimate goal which should see me good for 250+
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Posted 19th Jan 2014 at 21:46
