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Looking good buddy, don't suppose you know the weight of the ztec engine without gearbox do you??

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115kg. . . i think!!

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

Cheers steve. Have you done much to the internals of the zetec, do you have an estimated boost and power level??

I mate of mine is thinking a simular conversion for autograss racing.

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Nothing yet, want to make sure the setup is ready for the power first!

Will have forged rods and pistons - cr of 8.5 - 9

uprated valve springs - a BIG must

focus rs cams

and the usual headwork

I also have a plenium from a sunny gtir, with 4 independant throttle bodies.
Which means i'll more than likely go for a jap turbo aswell, instead of a T34.

32psi of boost, i'll be happy with 360 - 400 bananas

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

people running 18-20 psi normally get 300bhp on the 2 litre black tops, 32 psi sounds like fun!

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Well that looks about finished to me mate. Love it. Rude as.. :cool:

Fire the thing up..!

Si

I drill holes in everything..!

Yeah, A few rattle cans and i'll be there!

Just wrote out the list of stuff i need to finish it. Not as bad as i had feared!

Although there will be a phone call to z-cars monday, as one of the gearchange cables has let go, i havent even been anywhere yet!

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

well, i got there.

went knowing it didnt run, after assurances that the wiring would be done, ready to run sunday. It wasnt, so the car sat there all weekend doing nothing.

oh, well. roll on mitp

a few pics.

it was rough, but ready (ish!)

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

Wow really like that !

"So wat we gonna do tonight Brain?"
"Same thing we do evernight Pinky!"
"Try to take over the world!"

I'm a big fan of that look!

You weren't the only one who got there and didn't run

Still its almost there, and looks awesome

. Once you have sorted the setup then you can start spending on the real engine

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That’s come on quite a bit since I last saw it.

Its mini again. Looks good and proper functional with intent.

I didn’t make Avon this year. oil pressure issues and a bloody christening I had to go to.

MITP is my next target. Fingers crossed see you there.

I still o you some beers Steve.

Si

I drill holes in everything..!

Awesome good work!

Its a shame i missed this

looks nice. Looking forward to see this at MITP

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Excellent, that looks fantastic. Are they split rim wheels or lookalikes?

Check out the (slow) progress at.......
http://www.turbominis.co.uk/dn89mini

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Edited by MikeRace on 17th Jul, 2009.

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


Fibreglass Parts? - http://www.tdkracing.co.uk/
Split Rims? - http://www.force-racing.co.uk/

There good lookalikes if they are!

1/4 Mile 14.3secs 96Mph Terminal 10psi of boost.


Fibreglass Parts? - http://www.tdkracing.co.uk/
Split Rims? - http://www.force-racing.co.uk/

amazing!!
totally missed this build.....lol

how did i miss this?

looks good!

Its a strange one, The wheels are superlight split rims. A few people have said they look good but ive never realy noticed! to be honest they're only on the car because i got them cheap secondhand!

Looks like i shall be at mitp, and running now. As ive just finished the purchasing of a Specialist Components Typhoon ECU Package. That should get me there, and with a mapping session planned beforehand, ringing the most out of the testbed engines 140ish bananas!

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

Are the holes in the boot for future intercooler fitment/?

to let the hot air out of the engine compartment.

due to how everything fits, i'll most probably run a chargecooler setup when the turbo goes on

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.

Got bored, Now Breaking it!

This is FORD country, on a quiet day you can hear Vauxhalls rusting.