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[Wil_h]

So have I phill, it's just an extra bit of fannying around.

[samsfern]

got hold of some large dish forged omega pistons today, ill upload a pic later, but i got them cheap.

has anyone any pictures of the bulkhead box fitted?

[Turbo Phil]

Theres a couple of pics here. CLICKY

[WRLondon]

nice
were did you get the pistons from? haha!

[samsfern]

pistons, i havent measured the dish yet, they are secondhand, i bought them off someone at work, he had them fitted in his mg midget race car, only ran 1 race with them, then went for a smaller dish to raise the compression. theyll do the job though i reckon, its easier to raise the c/r, but not so easy to lower it. i think their forged, not 100% though.

any guesses how much i paid for them, with rings and gudgeon pins?


they were a ickle bit grubby, you can see also the blocks 11 stud now.



after a clean up and polish

Edited by samsfern, 23 December 2010 - 11:29 PM.

[samsfern]

Theres a couple of pics here. CLICKY

now thats a very useful and great site, now stored in my favourites thanks for that link

[cherryblossom]

few more of mine here too

Edited by cherryblossom, 24 December 2010 - 02:24 AM.

[ivanhoew]

pistons, i havent measured the dish yet, they are secondhand, i bought them off someone at work, he had them fitted in his mg midget race car, only ran 1 race with them, then went for a smaller dish to raise the compression. theyll do the job though i reckon, its easier to raise the c/r, but not so easy to lower it. i think their forged, not 100% though.

any guesses how much i paid for them, with rings and gudgeon pins?


they were a ickle bit grubby, you can see also the blocks 11 stud now.

after a clean up and polish

those are cast sam ...still very strong . i use em .

regards
robert

[Sleepy Stu]

Lol Bud get back your own account you just confusing people!

[Turbo Nick]

lol, well someone keeps leaving themselves logged in and i never realise till i've posted

[samsfern]

hi all, thanks for the help so far, very much appreciated just trying to do a spreadsheet of how much everything is going to cost me, and what bits i need, any ideas how much ill be looking at for a t3 turbo, turbo and carb rebuild kits, metro turbo carb, manifolds, plenum chambers, etc? Ive also added in-car adjustable boost valve thingy to my list, as well as a decent boost gauge.

Edited by samsfern, 24 December 2010 - 11:57 PM.

[samsfern]

a friend got me a boost gauge for christmas, so thats one thing knocked off the list, bit of a bump on this thread, as im trying to work a budget out.

[Turbo Nick]

rough prices i'd sell/buy stuff for would be about:

T3 & manifold £75-100
carb/inlet/plenum £60-100
fuel pump and reg £50-60 ish

Phil sells the carb rebuild kits, can't remember the price but think they're about £40 maybe and definately worth doing.

Edited by bud666, 27 December 2010 - 06:04 PM.

[samsfern]

wow, a bit cheaper than i thought itd be, yes, id rebuild the carb anyway just as a matter of course, what about rebuilding the turbo, or is that a task best left to a specialist, if so how much shall i budget for for that? Many thanks, much appreciated.

[Turbo Nick]

i think turbo rebuild kits are about £75 ish, i did help my mate rebuild/upgrade his then we took it to turbo technics to be balanced which was another £50