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19th January 2014, 17:43
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Originally Posted by Ross
Avoid the mocal sandwich plates like the fucking plague mate. Swap to a torques alloy one while you have it apart. The mocal ones are fucking shite.
John at GMC has seen loads smash like that, and when mine did exactly the same thing on the dyno (costing me about £400 in lost dyno time) he told me he'd made mocal aware several years ago. The metal is weak as fuck.
That's mine 2+ years ago. As you can see, nothing's changed in mocals production despite being repeatedly told about this problem they clearly don't give a shit. |
Where can these alloy ones be purchased from or do you have a link as I'm in need of one and was going to order the mocal one until I saw this.
Thanks
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19th January 2014, 17:47
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#242
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I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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19th January 2014, 18:09
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#243
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Thanks buddy
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19th January 2014, 18:10
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#244
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Your welcome
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Originally Posted by holdawayt
I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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19th January 2014, 20:12
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#245
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pick up another engine (they really are free/cheap!), I'll set the ECU to boost-cut when it goes to 13psi which will protect the engine, while you sort out the boost problem, then just map it.
It's really only the labour now, you are SO close mate, do it one more time - don't sell up!
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21st January 2014, 21:03
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Ok. Im not ready to give up on it just yet!
My frustrations have been set aside, but its going to be coming off the road and i will be getting another car this week.
Ive got another engine lined up, its just a matter of going to collect it.
Ive been offered an S2 rallye head and J cam for cheap- Could this be an option to go down? or would it make the final setup a bit trickier?
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Originally Posted by holdawayt
I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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21st January 2014, 21:20
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No, leave it as your car is now, just get the whole boost issue sorted out!!!
It'll be reliable, grunty, and driveable. Just need to sort out the 18-20psi boost pressure.
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21st January 2014, 21:23
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On it!! 
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Originally Posted by holdawayt
I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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10th March 2014, 19:55
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#249
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On the lookout for a bottom end.
Now the weather has taken a turn for the better im going to strip out the saxo and fit another bottom end and do it all again
Bought myself another car last month, got an astra H, 1.9cdti 150 thingy. Although the torque is nice, and it doesnt rattle my spine, its not fun to drive 
Need the saxo back!!
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Originally Posted by holdawayt
I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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10th March 2014, 19:59
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Location: Canterbury, Kent
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Aww you're missing her my struts come tomorrow but now need to buy a new radiator but I'll get the bigger one so it's there ready for the conversion
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10th March 2014, 20:01
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#251
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oops! i forgot to reply to your text 
And yeah mate, miss the paxo a bit.
Get a later vtr/s radiator mate! or look into getting a 106 diesel radiator
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I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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10th March 2014, 20:03
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#252
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Yeah I know you did haha. And yeah I'm gonna buy a brand new one, not to expensive plus has guarantee on it
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10th March 2014, 20:04
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the warranty will have run out by the time you pass your test tho 
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I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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10th March 2014, 20:06
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I'm nearly there money's the difficult bit though haha
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10th March 2014, 20:17
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haha, was only joking.
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I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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15th March 2014, 18:30
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Finally took the head off today.
Was not expecting this haha.
Cracked the liner and the piston flops about. I think its broken up 
Picking up another block soon and will sort the boost out this time
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I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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15th March 2014, 18:31
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#257
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Oooo lala
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I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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17th March 2014, 22:29
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#258
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Before the engine is started up for the first time, let me attach to the ECU again, and setup a boost limiter on it. This will protect the engine by activating the rev-limiter if the system detects boost over the preset level.
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18th March 2014, 17:57
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This makes me want to boost my R good to see your cracking on with it!
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18th March 2014, 20:26
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#260
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I will do andy, ill get the boost sorted before I run it up this time too.
My advice bud.
If you can afford to do it then do!
Such an awesome feeling in a little saxo, if you dont do it properly like ive done at times, it can leave you feeling like you could just give up on it all.
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I'm lost for words, you're either a complete retard or a troll. But I fear it's the first one.
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