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took my head off to find a broken guide at the top side(exhaust)
anyhow, took it to a local place who said they'd do it ,
i took all the valves out etc, and just gave them a bare head,
got a call asking for £110 for fitting 8 bronze guides, reaming out 4 to 8mm,and fitting all of it back together, oh and cutting the seats,
so is £110 a bit too much to be paying for this? or is that a good price?

also the guy said that double springs are over kill and can lead to fast wear on the guides, and cam lobes....? i dont take it past 5600rpm much atall
cheers

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:


On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)


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Why did they ream 4 guides out to 8mm? Does sound pricey though

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse *happy*


On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best


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8mm to take turbo valves,

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:


On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)


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8mm?

isnt that a bit wizards sleeve?

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lol, i thought thats what they were...lol
he mic'd them all seprately then reamed acordingly,
i hope.....

On 17th Sep, 2009 mini13 said:
8mm?

isnt that a bit wizards sleeve?

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:


On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)


rubicon

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lol, i thought thats what they were...lol
he mic'd them all seprately then reamed acordingly,
i hope.....

On 17th Sep, 2009 mini13 said:
8mm?

isnt that a bit wizards sleeve?

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:


On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)


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8mm threw me aswell. I assumed they would be an imperial measurement. I'll check minispares site

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse *happy*


On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best


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http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=...GUIDE%20TURBO...


???

On 2nd Oct, 2009 Vegard said:


On 1st Oct, 2009 Jimster said:
I bet my first wank came quicker than your first mini turbo


These new modern turbos with their quick spool up time, would make the competition harder.


On 15th Aug, 2011 robert said:
phew!!! thank you brett for smashing in my back doors .( not something i imagined writing... EVER)


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Well minispares say 8mm
http://www.minispares.com/Product.aspx?ty=...GUIDE%20TURBO...
But they also say 7.2mm for stanard guides. Surely they're not metric. BL/Austin/Rover/Morris/Whoeveractuallybuiltthemini wouldn't use metric. Anybody know what size thy're supposed to be?
Anyway, if the checked dimensions before reaming then it's not an issue

EDIT: Got there before me. I'm still not convinced though

Edited by GaryOS on 17th Sep, 2009.

On 12th Nov, 2009 Paul S said:

I think Gary OS has taken over my role as the forum smart arse *happy*


On 30th Apr, 2010 Rod S said:
Gary's description is best


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5/16ths ? About 7.9375mm or so.

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sounds possibly reasonable as long as thay do the job right, if your meaning the std turbo double springs then thayre not silly like big isky 220lb type springs so poss worth keeping with 8psi+ trying to open your valves for you.



On 15th Dec, 2009 fastcarl said:
sell the lot to me for £70 pounds and i'll let you stand on the outside edge and look on my inner circle of closest frinds, lol


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Price sounds OK to me


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I'm sure me or steve could have done it for a better price. :)

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