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I looked at these people when i blew my engine but didn't use them read some things i didn't like the look of bought an extremely good 2nd hand one with 40k on and fitted myself £1400

Ok well the fuel return system is all installed and running now. The only problem I had was the O-Ring between the fuel bucket and the tank maybe I should apologise to my neighbours for throwing my teddy down and shouting F***ing S***ing F***ing S**t F**k as they walked past with their kids but I got it in ok in the end also this arrived today ready for the mk2 as mr K is calling it although I'm sure we're at mk3 or 4 already in the previous post I said I'd ordered the same turbo as before well almost at the last minute I changed the compressor trim from 48 to 56 as I felt it was restricting airflow we'll see if it causes a problem I'll change it also in the previous post I didn't mention that I'm going to use the internal wastegate on the turbo this time around if it doesn't bypass enough gas to keep the boost down I'll install another wastegate at the end of the blanked off pipe that would have gone to the backbox

Ok don't laugh but once I've finished the fuel system I'm starting again even though this project has never really finished. I'm just not happy with the layout of the pipework and lack of clearances causing rattles i just can't seem to get rid off and just how overly complex it got from bitter experience this leads to unreliability so I've ordered another turbo which should arrive this week and a few other little items the turbo is the same as i have now I just didn't want to have my car in bits too long so having another turbo will let me do a lot of the fabrication off the car just for convenience really this shows the exhaust I used for this project and because I wanted to be able to return the car to standard easily and just fit the backbox in place of the turbo I chose not to modify the system even though this restricted the layout This time around I'm going to weld a new pipe to the center section as shown but just fit a blanking plate to the original flange on the end of the pipe this way I can still fit the standard backbox by blanking the new pipe if required this is the setup I plan to go with the pipe across from the main exhaust from the turbo is for show not flow the backbox I have at present will go to be replaced by a pair of small silencers just before the tailpipes probably a slightly larger one in the passenger side pipe as this will flow most of the exhaust gas also and this will be the controversial I told you so part I will probably lose the stand alone oil system not because it doesn't work oil pressure is 100% stable with no load on the engine oil/cooling system which was the idea but because with a scavenge pump and feed pump running when the oil is hot it's just a bloody irritating whine I will still have an oil cooler prior to the scavenge pump to aid pump reliability and reduce any load on the engines cooling system from the turbo also I will be replacing the charge pipework from the turbo to the intake which is currently made from thin wall stainless steel with aluminium Bear in mind that my Z (Christine) is a toy and i'm doing this for fun

I got the return fuel line run on Sunday managed to get it in the original clips that the fuel feed line runs in if I'd run it in black hose as opposed to the stainless braided it would look like it was supposed to be there All of the pipework in the engine bay is done even the new fuel pressure regulator is fitted and connected but blanked off now all I need to do is fit the completed modified fuel bucket with blanked off regulator, up-rated fuel pump and fuel return line fitted replace the plug in the fuel pressure regulator with the AN4 fitting and connect the fuel return line at both ends And drive off into the sunset (at least I hope that's the sunset and not an engine fire from my DIY fuel return system )

yes and yes http://www.cjautos.eu/product_p/cr012.htm

I'm not saying I did but I might have spent some money I blame Keyser and his fancy lift making me feel inferior

well just so you know there was no fallout from the A/V fest all arrived all fitted no removal of jiggy jiggy rights or having to sleep in the car

this is the one i bought definitely easier to lug about https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clarke-ctj1250ab-1-25-tonne-aluminium-racing-j/

302 / 559 54% Its not the quantity its the quality that counts at least thats what i tell the wife

Imaging this.. I think that may just push her too far and she is a redhead

the missus told me she wants to redecorate so I said ok but maybe we should think about upgrading the tv's on the walls in the kitchen/diner and the gym both 40" we already have a 55" in the front room and a 50" on the bedroom wall and maybe take out the 5.1 surround sound in both and change both to soundbars to tidy it up and lose all of the speakers and maybe a new blu ray player for the kit/diner as it's a bit old and while we're at it buy 4 new network media players so they are all the same so did she just laugh at me and say don't be silly no! she say's Ok! Ok what kind of answer is that Maybe she's just softening me up for the huge amount she's gonna spend redecorating Really hope she wasn't joking because the 50" tv's and everything else is showing up Tuesday so if i'm not about for a while it's because i'm living in my Z

Well when I first saw the colour I thought "what has he done" but it's actually growing on me as for the wing well if you get caught out in the rain you'll be able to shelter under it ,you and all of your friends and their friends in fact from the rear it looks like a fancy bus shelter

Including buying a spare fuel bucket, fuel rails, up-rated pump, pressure regulator and hoses and fittings this fuel return system will have cost approx £200-£250 I can live with that

Thanks Dan I still feel slightly guilty about the Fluffy thing (Very Very slightly)

Yes this project is going at a snails pace lately glad to see you're all still with me though the fuel systems all ready to go now maybe the missus will let me play this weekend if i'm good oh I forgot to say in the previous post to get the fuel return pipe in the bucket the shape I wanted and still be flexible it has a stainless steel pipe through the middle 3/4

So this project eventually gets going again in case you lost the plot I'm on the fuel system putting in an external fuel pressure regulator so that fuel pressure will rise with boost pressure so I've made a plug to replace the standard regulator in the fuel bucket (thanks to Chris for the dimensions ) unless you have a lathe this isn't a DIY job you can't just blank it off because as I understand it the fuel that is bled off from the standard regulator is required to pull the fuel from the drivers side of the tank so with an external regulator the returned fuel is fed back to this point after passing through the plug which replaces the standard regulator This is my modified fuel bucket with up rated pump and fuel return running into the regulator blanking plug I hope to get this fitted this month

Le Blanc was ok he's naturally very dry but Evans was just trying too hard and too shouty the format was ok not great but overall the thing it lacked for me was charisma

just fitted new front droplinks today had to cut the old ones off just wouldn't budge so a good spray of wd40 or similar the day before wont hurt

where are you I have one but don't have the time / inclination to post it

some of you may think I'm pretty tight but I just like value for money I do a really S**T job for mine so don't part with it easily so I changed my rear drop links recently for standard type non adjustable ones with pressed steel ball joints but having dropped the car a little I didn't like the anti roll bar position so started looking for adjustable versions and was not too impressed with the quality of some and the price of others so ........ Ingredients 1 length of 18mm hexagon ally bar 2 x 10mm right hand thread rose joints + locknuts 2 x 10mm left hand thread rose joints + locknuts 8 x M10 flanged NYLOC nuts 4 x M10 button head socket screws 1 x lathe 1 x M10 right hand tap 1 x M10 left hand tap 1 x 8.5mm drill bit cut hexagon rod to approx. length finish to exact length in lathe (and put a chamfer on the end because it looks nice) and while it's nicely centered in the lathe bore 8.5mm hole through the middle I also tapped the holes in the lathe to ensure they went in straight left hand one end right hand the other then assemble as in the picture below Cost £25 these are actually the front I will make the rear tomorrow and before someone asks why I used rose joints instead of ball joints with nice rubber seals which will last longer well the answer to that is because I felt like it and I only do 600 miles a year

this is what i'm using you can get some maps from turboxs one designed for a intake and exhaust upgrade as said you can tune yourself and although people call it a piggyback it doesn't just modify the signals going to the factory ecu it takes over from it at the rpm etc that you tell it to has various outputs for control of nitros /boost allows you to change the rpm limit lots of functionality for someone who wants to play go to the turboxs website and download the manual the only thing you may have trouble with is finding someone to tune it for you if required personally i quite like it but then again i'm odd

My doctor tried to put me on anti-depressants 30 Yrs ago when out of the blue my mum had a massive heart attack and died a week before my 21 st birthday I didn't take them it seemed too easy almost disrespectful to my mum somehow (strange what goes on in your head when you're depressed ) what got me through is the line borrowed by many get rich /succeed type books (which for the record I hate and have never read ) positive mental attitude easier said than done I know but at the end of the day we are all different so sorry I have no magic fix for you all I have to give is the knowledge that your not alone oh and this Smiley

http://www.ebay.co.u...=STRK:MEBIDX:IT I've got to replace mine when I saw these I was tempted but they look a little heavy then thought to myself I can do better than that for less so will be making my own

if it's water cooled then unless you've really been hammering it then it's probably not necessary the issue is generally not that it causes damage to the turbo but coking due to oil being burnt on the surfaces causing blocked oil ways etc

you hit the nail on the head there the Chinese stuff comes in very cheap but with the risk that either quality or fit will not be good or it may fit and work perfectly as the man said Variable and until it arrives you won't knowI was trying to fit fuel rails yesterday bought at a fraction of the cost from china compared to the UK but spent several hours with them in my milling machine due to clearance problems not a problem to me but something to consider before spending your money