G.Man
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| posted on 13/8/05 at 08:47 PM |
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I Bought a VortX RT+
Whew hew.. what a day...
After spending time with both Grant at Luego and Marc at MNR... Haggling a lot, I have got myself a cracking deal on the RT+ with full Raceleda front
end, Radical Spec Inboard Protech Shocks and an LSD...
It was a choice between (what I considered) a done deal on the Viento, with its spacious cabin and purposeful looks, practical for road use whenever,
or a road legal track day tool which fitted me like a glove...
Neither was a bad choice, Grant's attention and service was second to none, but the drivers car won the day....
I cant wait til mid october
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mookaloid
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| posted on 13/8/05 at 09:11 PM |
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Good Choice
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 13/8/05 at 09:50 PM |
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Marc and Chris will certainly do everything they can to make you happy. They produce some awesome cars...
You won't be disappointed especially with that lump in the front!
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G.Man
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| posted on 13/8/05 at 10:07 PM |
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Car is coming mid october assuming I can get the engine to theirs for fitting before it goes for powder coating in time...
mmmmm yummy
can I make 900 bhp per tonne tho???
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Dillinger1977
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| posted on 14/8/05 at 07:33 AM |
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good choice !
i was lurking nearby when you ordered it, picking up bits.
(i was the fella saying 'I hope you dont choose orange!!'
cossie lump eh? bejesus, that'll shift. 
you'll enjoy the build, theres some lovely improvements MNR have made to the car in its development which helps the person building it!
[Edited on 14/8/05 by Dillinger1977]
-Rog
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G.Man
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| posted on 14/8/05 at 07:51 AM |
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I am sure the build will be fine with Marc on the other end of the phone..
With his pedigree from racing, I am sure he has built this car to be a track tool..
Chris was great, thoroughly going through my spreadsheet and ensuring I had all the parts...
Gonna be lots of fun, to build and drive
[Edited on 14/8/05 by G.Man]
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andy d (rizla)
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| posted on 14/8/05 at 12:20 PM |
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nice one matey
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G.Man
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| posted on 14/8/05 at 01:47 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by andy d (rizla)
nice one matey
Hehe as MNR's "busiest rep" I knew you would be impressed...
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marc n
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| posted on 14/8/05 at 07:51 PM |
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quote:
Hehe as MNR's "busiest rep" I knew you would be impressed
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G.Man
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| posted on 18/8/05 at 06:15 PM |
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Well its been a busy week, started to prepare the engine for removal, cleaned the engine loom and labelled all the connectors...
Aquired some parts from a couple of guys on the turbosport forums, namely:-
NIP 803 bosch green injectors
-34 Wastegate Actuator
Stage 3 chip, good for 350 BHP
Greddy Profec Type B II Boost controller
3.5 Inch bore downlink and muffler (from a crashed sylva phoenix)
Bailey Dump Valve
Rear brakes are off ready for blasting and painting...
Colour charts came through and managed to get the wife to agree to yellow with carbon effect front wings... woohoo
Found a local scrappy who will take shell away for free....
rest will have to wait for some assistance and that will be after my hols now...
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andy d (rizla)
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| posted on 22/8/05 at 06:13 PM |
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yellow with carbon wings.........hhhmmmm
where have i seen that before
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G.Man
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| posted on 3/9/05 at 05:57 PM |
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Ah back from my hols, and should have plenty of building time now, as had 2 break ins while I was away, stole my £1000+ dvd collection, and my 42inch
plasma, so my only fun will now be in the garage.... They wont have much fun tho, as they forgot the tuner/control box for the plasma... lmfao stupid
pykees...
Jet washed the engine today and removed the engine loom (not in that order) from the donor, so that will make the engine removal an easier/cleaner
job..
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 3/9/05 at 07:35 PM |
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what u doing for an intercooler ?
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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Avoneer
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| posted on 3/9/05 at 08:12 PM |
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How about that bright orange that was on display at Harrogate?
Pat...
No trees were killed in the sending of this message.
However a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
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G.Man
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| posted on 3/9/05 at 09:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Volvorsport
what u doing for an intercooler ?
Current intention is to use stock intercooler (sapphire 2wd) but cant say for certain until I see how radiator/nose/chassis area looks when its all in
the same place....
May have to do some sort of bonnet scoop with a panel intercooler of some sort...
I am remaining open minded...
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G.Man
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| posted on 3/9/05 at 09:06 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Avoneer
How about that bright orange that was on display at Harrogate?
Pat...
That orange and also the lime green has just entered the fight at a late stage....
Decision will be made this week fer sure...
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 3/9/05 at 09:08 PM |
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was curious , mine will be front mounted 300 x 400 core last time i measured it .
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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G.Man
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| posted on 5/9/05 at 09:36 PM |
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It appears that the MNR rad is an angled instalation, and often has an oil cooler underneath...
I am going to look at either putting the intercooler under the rad and ducting the cool air thru it before it gets to the rad, or using 2 smaller
intercoolers side mounted with air ducted in from the side...
Until the engine is in the car its all speculation, as I may just go for a smaller intercooler for road use, and use an aquamist system for the
track...
I am remaining fairly flexible at present, and due to the sale of a few more items of "older" hobby gear, I am getting more funds together
to get the engine reworked... Am looking to achieve a higher compression, faster turbo spin up, motor now... That way the engine will be nicer to
drive thru the corners and wont want to kick me in the butt as I get on the power...
Still wont have much more than 350 bhp, but will be less reliant on the turbo boost for normal road use...
The next item on my agenda is Lambda controlled fueling tho....
Anyone want to buy a nice little old lady
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clutch_kick
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 posted on 5/9/05 at 11:09 PM |
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Hello G.Man (and everyone else for that matter) .. i'm a newbie on the forum ... hoping to get my hands on building a Vortx RT in the near
future.
Regarding the Intercooler. I intend on fitting a turbo'd engine also. Side mounting the intercooler could be a solution where space is scarce.
However if you do a bit of homework, you'll find out that an intercooler will allow enough aiflow through it to cool the radiator. I had 3
radiators on my Celica GT4 all fitted infront of each other, and i never had any overheating trouble.
The major point you must look into is adequate airflow from the nose cone to where it counts, which is pretty much everywhere under the bonnet in a
turbo unit. Remember the turbine side of the turbo will be glowing cherry red under heavy boost. So you need to figure out some bonnet vents to create
a negative pressure to the rear of the bonnet, which will cause a suction effect on the nose cone duct.
That should keep things cool and enable you to mount your intercooler in the front, ahead of the radiator.
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G.Man
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| posted on 6/9/05 at 07:29 AM |
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Hey Clutch
Thanks for your reply, and yes, you're right, airflow under bonnet will be critical, along with a heat shield to protect the fibreglass from the
cherry red turbo...
You are spot on about the airflow thru the intercooler and then the rad, the main problem is routing the intercooler hoses to get it infront of the
MNR rad, which is a particularly large model...
I have been considering ducts in the top of the bonnet/nose to facilitate an "in at the front, out at the rear" airflow but again, until
the car is here and being built its gonna be impossible to decide on a final course of action...
Yesterday evenings work consisted of:-
removal of the engine wiring loom including labelling
removal of the propshaft
removal of the 2wd turbo manifold and turbo (smaller 4wd version being sourced)
removal of the starter motor
removal of a few gearbox bolts (3 more to go)
[Edited on 6/9/05 by G.Man]
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 6/9/05 at 08:58 AM |
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all volvos come with FMIC !! - a bit industrial tho for locost use - hence the need for a custom one
piping is of course the trick , mine will be top/bottom
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
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G.Man
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| posted on 14/9/05 at 05:55 PM |
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Well engine and gearbox are now sitting on the floor of my garage...
Was hoping to have it collected by Marc/Chris on their way to kitcar live, but thats gonna depend on the fuel situation... ie whether they will be
there or not...
Once this is delivered then its just strip a few more donor parts, and then wait for delivery of the chassis kit...
Once thats sorted, I can send the engine off for its overhaul...
[Edited on 14/9/05 by G.Man]
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G.Man
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| posted on 15/9/05 at 09:46 PM |
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Well today has been a mixed day...
Got my engine ready to take to brands, lots of work, still can't fit it in something so it wont damage my car en route..
Chris told me I can have a ride in the demonstrator at brands...
I'll leave you to work out which was the good news and which was the bad news...
[Edited on 20/9/05 by G.Man]
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G.Man
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| posted on 20/9/05 at 03:03 PM |
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Some pics of my items to be installed in the car as it comes...
The side that gets all the heat from the turbo
The clean side.. ish
803's, -34 wastegate actuator, 3 bar MAP sensor, Bailey Dump Valve
Newly built T34 Turbo with 360 degree thrust bearing, as stock turbo had cracked exhaust housing.. sob...
3.5 inch exhaust and downpipe from turbo (off a sylva phoenix so may require slight mods...
Spanky new Fast Road Organic Clutch with heavy duty coverplate and release bearing (A bargain at £121.50 delivered)
Off to MNR at the weekend to deliver the engine allowing Marc to finish my chassis ready for delivery next month...
Chassis number 69... lol
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Winston Todge
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| posted on 20/9/05 at 03:49 PM |
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That is gonna be one serious bit of kit...
Over 300 bhp and the demonstrator had 'only' 170... You are gonna need some big cahunas to drive this thing when it's done!
What's the approximate weight of the engine and turbo all up?
Chris.
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