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Yeah HP to KW would be around 260KW

Hi there, The motor only has done 350kms and I have already done an oil change so it was off to the rollers for a tune (I really did not like driving it with the base tune). We only took the boost to 18psi for the time being (as I would like to put a few more kms on it) and I want to come back next year with a few more modifications.

Hi there, The bell housing in that link is a Nites bell housing from New Zealand. I bought mine from Nites and had it sent to my door (think it was only like 3 days to get here). Everything bolts up nicely and the only thing you will have to do is drill and tap the threads for your clutch slave cylinder. You will save $$$$ if you buy it direct from Nites. All the best

Took the little bomb out for a bit of a drive on the weekend to load up the motor to help with the running in process. I stalled it about 3 times before I even started to move (that clutch is going to take a bit of getting used to). It was not much fun to drive (especially in the city) because the ecu was set to have a rev limiter of 4000 rpm, the VVT was turned off and the boost was set a 7psi. Out on the open roads it was much better as I could load it up to help bed in the rings, I can feel the motor starting to free up. When it goes back for a tune on the dyno the other functions of the ecu will also be set up such as; VVT Boost control Antilag Flat Shift Launch Control Then it should be a little bit more exciting to drive.

I would like to see a power output around the mid 200’s before NOS is applied

Got a base tune for the ECU today :)

Well i'm hoping to have it on the dyno next week to run it in and ready to take on the "Movember Cruise" so you might see it on the streets soon ;)

Ok Motor is back in and I’m off to the tuners tomorrow to get a base tune to make sure it is all wired up correctly. Might even get to fire it up if all goes well. Anyway here’s a few pictures with the motor in

O yeah, it’s that time of the year again, (thanks) well the plan is to have the motor in on the weekend and if all goes well, off to the tuners the week after.

Now it’s time to put the motor back in.

The engine bay is all rubbed back ready for a new coat of paint on the weekend.

Removed the engine yesterday and today finished welding up any unnecessary holes in the engine bay. This afternoon I started to rub the engine bay back for a new coat of paint to tidy it up. Hope to give it a spray next weekend.

There has been a lot of planning going into this With the boost pressure I am planning to run with this engine I will be running the liquid to air barrel with an ice slurry to help lower the intake air temperature.

Thanks everyone for the great feedback. Not really sure what you are saying about a top mount turbo and I do think that top mount turbo’s look good but in a small engine bay I went for a low mount for a couple of reasons; With the turbo manifold I had the turbo mounted / positioned a little further away from the block so the runners for the turbo were straighter (bends slow down the exhaust velocity) With a low mount turbo the bend straight after the turbo has less of a bend than a top mount would and then there’s the bend from the dump pipe that goes under the car, this also has less of a bend then a top mount (once again bends slow down exhaust velocity) Again these little things may not amount to anything, but with this build I am trying to get the most out of everything)

Over the weekend I plumbed up the intercooler and polished up all of the aluminium pipes. The following two pictures show where the blow off valve will be attached. I have the blow off valve exhausting into the turbo intake at an angle that it exhaust’s onto the turbo impeller wheel to help keep the inertia. (It will probably not amount to anything, but with this build I am trying to get the most out of everything) Here are a couple of extra pictures that show the plumbing of the intercooler piping with the liquid to air intercooler being placed in front and in the centre of the motor. (Everything polished, I like shiny things) What it looks like from the front, just low enough for the bonnet to close. Next on my list of things to do is remove everything in the engine bay for a paint job to give it a tidy up.