Raunchz: TB Westcoast S - 05/03/2010 (Page 74) - Intake Plenum, it's a big bugger - Page 8 - Saxperience

raunchz · 15th March 2009, 21:05

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Originally Posted by cj_99

Great progress, I can only dream of bodies

How did you find the westcoast box on the vts engine? shit acceleration? As im planning on using my furio box for a while until i can find a decent replacement

Keep up the good work and ive subscribed so get working on the bodies

I found the acceleration good with the Westcoast box - obviously coming from the power of a 1.4 to a vts was good !!

I'm going to put the S2 box on it to make it a bit more lively!

I have no regrets with fitting the westcoast box!

raunchz · 15th March 2009, 21:06

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Originally Posted by Steve_VTS

22mm torision bars imo.
standards are gash.

I'd love to go with some 20/21mm torsion bars but IMO they aren't important at the moment - once everything is up and running and am happy with how it runs then might look at bigger torsion bars depending on how the car handles.

BIG update to come!!! Just uploading pictures now !!

raunchz · 15th March 2009, 21:21

BIG Update !!!

This weekend, took the car to my brothers work to do a few things:

Fit the BTB exhaust,
Fit ARB Polybushes,
Do the tracking,
Re-wrap some of the manifold,
Full oil change,
Full valet.

I'll let the pictures do the talking:

raunchz · 15th March 2009, 21:25

Trial Fit of the Bodies !

When we finished doing the above to the car, I took it home to trial fit the TB's to see what room I had to play with! As you can see, not a lot of room, definate scuttle choppage will need to be done!

Plus opened a package to find my Group N's !!!

Picture down the inlet manifold - looks a superb fit to the inlet port !! Apologies for the blurry pic, was hard to get it to focus!

raunchz · 15th March 2009, 21:29

Also, a quick picture showing people where the fuel return lines come through under the rear bench:

You can see the fuel filter, and the green and white fuel lines coming from within the car ready to join on to the pipes leading upto the petrol tank.

Also, the Powerflex ARB bushes took literally 1 mintute a side to fit whilst the car was on the ramp and we had a 'windy' gun - makes it much easier to fit them !

sam291088 · 15th March 2009, 22:48

boddies look good in the bay mate, defo need to cut the scuttle tho

Ryan^p · 15th March 2009, 22:57

I allways wonder about joshes old BTB, the rear pipe on the box is different to every other BTB ive seen before, inc my old one.

raunchz · 16th March 2009, 03:51

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Originally Posted by Ryan

I allways wonder about joshes old BTB, the rear pipe on the box is different to every other BTB ive seen before, inc my old one.

Yeh, my thoughts on it was that the bore was the main thing I was after for the TB's. The price I got it for was much much less than it would have cost me for a 2.5" manifold back stainless system to be made- regardless on whether it actualy is a 'real' BTB - the car does feel like it just wants to pull through the revs, suppose there's no real way of knowing it's origin.

It has a subtle sound which is nice as won't drone out the TB's

Tom_latchford · 16th March 2009, 03:53

looking really good mate

rushy_23 · 16th March 2009, 06:44

Some great progress. Projects really moving forward dude.

raunchz · 16th March 2009, 07:24

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Originally Posted by rushy_23

Some great progress. Projects really moving forward dude.

Thanks!! The pictures of yours are top class, car is looking amazing!!!

raunchz · 16th March 2009, 07:27

Right, have been looking at the old money situation, and I think a realistic deadline Roget the bodies on and mapped up by is going to be FCS.

This should give me enough time to sort the suspension and brakes, and get the bodies mapped up to give some good driveable results. Just got to live onbread and milk for the future now! Lol

MiniGibbo · 16th March 2009, 09:21

Thought i recanised the garage thats the porka dealer in ferndown if im not mistaken.
car looks good needs some new seats though

Matt.

raunchz · 16th March 2009, 09:30

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Originally Posted by MiniGibbo

Thought i recanised the garage thats the porka dealer in ferndown if im not mistaken.
car looks good needs some new seats though

Matt.

Yeh is Porsche in Ferndown, having the car up on the ramp means you can do things in half the time.

I have a soft spot for keeping the Westcoast interior for now - keep the stealth look

If I was to track it a lot in the future I'd strip it out and get a cage welded in!

jpsaxo · 16th March 2009, 10:13

All i know is that John told me it was one of the first batches of BTB's he ever had made. Looks like youve got it fitted nicely anyway mate, and pretty cool that its been fitted to 2 16v westies now

And just to prove the bore...

raunchz · 16th March 2009, 11:08

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Originally Posted by jpsaxo

All i know is that John told me it was one of the first batches of BTB's he ever had made. Looks like youve got it fitted nicely anyway mate, and pretty cool that its been fitted to 2 16v westies now

And just to prove the bore...

Whether it's a btb or not (how many other Saxo exhausts are 2.5" from manifold back?! so I don't see any reason to doubt it) it's a stainless system 2.5" from manifold back - cost me much less than a new piper stainless cat back exhaust - bargain!

Yeh, keep this exhaust on TB'd Westcoasts!!