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chris

posted on 20/5/16 at 07:41 PM Reply With Quote
st170 install done

its all in went for a quick spin round the block nice to have a bit of grunt just got three wires to solder and cut a hole in the bonnet then out for a proper drive and give it some stick
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chris

posted on 20/5/16 at 07:45 PM Reply With Quote
had a bit of a problem with the mtec vvt controller software had to get a mate round to sort it out
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coozer

posted on 20/5/16 at 10:04 PM Reply With Quote
Let's see some pics then!





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Mark100

posted on 20/5/16 at 10:12 PM Reply With Quote
yes lots of pics needed so I can copy off you like I was back in school
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chris

posted on 20/5/16 at 10:15 PM Reply With Quote
how do you post pictures
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coozer

posted on 20/5/16 at 10:21 PM Reply With Quote
Have you uploaded them anywhere?

You need to upload them to your photo album here or an online dump and copy the code or URL over with the IMG codes on the button beside the email one..





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coozer

posted on 20/5/16 at 10:23 PM Reply With Quote
See this thread...

http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=204163





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chris

posted on 20/5/16 at 10:39 PM Reply With Quote
http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p725/chrismith2/DSC_0189_zpsfszsg21p.jpg
this is wot I started off withhttp://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p725/chrismith2/DSC_0205_zpscngbmjfy.jpg this is wot I ended up with

[Edited on 20/5/16 by chris]

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chris

posted on 20/5/16 at 10:50 PM Reply With Quote
http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p725/chrismith2/DSC_0205_zpscngbmjfy.jpg
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wylliezx9r

posted on 21/5/16 at 02:42 AM Reply With Quote
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wylliezx9r

posted on 21/5/16 at 02:47 AM Reply With Quote
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chris

posted on 21/5/16 at 08:52 AM Reply With Quote
those are pictures of the zetec not the st170
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Rob Allison

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Rob Allison

posted on 21/5/16 at 09:40 AM Reply With Quote
Whats your alternator from?






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chris

posted on 21/5/16 at 11:16 AM Reply With Quote
everything swapped straight over from the zetec the only thing that was different was the engine mount on n/s when I first converted to zetec I got some engine mounts off ebay they were advertised as zetec to rwd but only one side fitted so got some from retro ford and threw the other ones to back of garage but luckily turned out they fit the st170
the alternator is the diatsu or Bedford rascal denso alt and GBS alt mount

[Edited on 21/5/16 by chris]

[Edited on 21/5/16 by chris]

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Andi

posted on 21/5/16 at 11:50 AM Reply With Quote
The VVT controller software was a pig to run.
You only really need it (to start with) to set the TPS. But it kept crashing. Tried the version on the disc and one off the website.
Tried 2 laptops, different com ports, but with the same error message.

Eventually I right clicked the app and run as administrator and it would run, but just once. Once it was closed down, the error message and "no connection" to the unit would happen again. You had to delete the program and run as admin again. obviously the settings were lost, but as I said earlier, we were just setting it up to calbrate the tps.


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chris

posted on 22/5/16 at 07:29 PM Reply With Quote
well having a bit of trouble whilst trying to sort VVT software had the ignition on for long periods had the engine ticking over went to rev it and it died cause no spark changed coil pack started straight up got all the last few bits sorted and went for a longer test run and only got a mile started misfiring then cut out and would not start got another coil pack put it on started straight up so just drove it home
has anyone got any ideas wot could be causing the failure the only thing I have changed in the engine swap is splicing the VVT into crank sensor everything is the same apart from that and I cant see how that would blow coil pack

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chris

posted on 22/5/16 at 07:35 PM Reply With Quote
or have I just been unlucky
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chris

posted on 28/5/16 at 09:19 PM Reply With Quote
been out giving it some stick over the last couple of days got plenty of power now the clutch is holding up ok
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bi22le

posted on 28/5/16 at 10:12 PM Reply With Quote
How did you sooner the coil pack problem?





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chris

posted on 29/5/16 at 09:40 AM Reply With Quote
the fist two coil packs were used ones although they worked fine on the zetec gess I was just unlucky that they blew all I have done is put new coil pack on and changed plug leads and got no more problems just lots of smiles per miles
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