ScubaSteve
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And to add i dont have an issue with used 2nd hand parts, if you noticed in my thread I have just bought a rear disc setups used off someone quite cheap.
It seems Gary & Phil must have cut their Puma inlet manifold and possibly rubber trumpets (or velocity stacks) shorter than I did as they seem to have fit theirs in. I will either have to copy and shorten the manifold or, if I'm naughty; cut up my bonnet and have them peeping through. I think for it to remain road legal I would be forced to fit a bonnet scoop that covers them up. I will look into this before I think about using it on the road again.slayllian said:good stuff, bet it sounds great. what are you going to do about the filters?
deejames said:I can`t believe some of the negative comments on this thread, it does n`t matter if you achieve what your aiming for it`s much more important that you`re going for it and I say good luck to you and will be following this thread with interest
slayllian said:^ agreed, some major ambition, like saying im going to climb mount Everest in flip flops, but that doesn't mean that you cant do it, even if you come close it will still be epic! im following with interest k:
Thanks, thank you and thank you again!yippeekiay said:Great job and an excellent write up. I agree with the above as I'm enjoying this so far k:
ScubaSteve said:how much for that engine management and throttle bodies etc? you must be nearing your 999 limit already and not even touched on brakes, wheels, suspension, cage etc etc etc
OK, so maybe I didn't make my plan clear enough from the start. I definitely don't hope to achieve everything on my list with £999 - nobody could think that was possible! I'm also not including buying welding equipment or travelling to and competing in events for example. The £999 refers to what PPC magazine perceive my car to be worth at the time of each event. There is no need to include the cost of postage of each part. So for the 2012 event it will hopefully be stripped out as far as possible, possibly seam-welded, have strut braces, coil-overs or at least lowering springs, uprated suspension bushes, bucket seat and dished steering wheel, ITBs, a straight through exhaust and MegaSquirt.ScubaSteve said:yippeekiay said:Ebay is a marvellous thing Steve - you should look on there now and again instead of paying top dollar
my nearing remark was based on ebay prices if i wasnt referring to ebay prices i would have said, "surely you have spent nearly double your 999 limit so far"
Gaverick said:Good to see it coming along nicely. I wired in the wideband on ours last night so hoping to get some data tonight on how the engine runs. I'll be updating the thread with results (assuming my wiring is correct!).
Ha ha! If only the roads would allow such a solution! Did you have the same problem as me of stalling every time you braked for a junction? I also had a strange problem of the throttle seeming to stick open and the engine to just decide to rev at a constant 3 or 4k rpm - I'm sure this wasn't an actual throttle/cable problem as they opened and closed freely. Keep up the good work and I'll be sure to follow your thread!phil185 said:Coming along nicely :thumbs:
It is an incredible noise isnt it! When i took ours out for the first time i think i said something like ''i dont care if we dont gain any power- the noise is worth it alone''.
As Gary said above we have wired up our wideband lambda and done a bit of data logging with some very interesting results. It would appear that at idle it runs very lean then under acceleration it runs a bit rich, to me there is a simple solution- boot it everywhere :lol:
I can now see how the budget and plan could get confusing but hopefully I've just made it a bit more believable. I had the exact same thought when looking for throttle bodies - I think because the GSXR1000 K1/K2 are so suitable for use on cars (due to their modular construction) the demand has increased (was 'increases' - whoops) and the price has followed. I missed a set for £130 with 0 bids. I then searched for listings of K1/K2 bikes being broken - this is where I scored a set for £100 plus P&P and came to an arrangement to get the air box too (just for the trumpets).fatdonger said:This reads like my favourite novel :lol: although I am lost on the original £1000 target like steve .
Even on ebay throttle bodies don't come cheap .....
But sorry for going off subject keep up the good work do you have any measurements for how much you cut down the inlet manifold and what parts you purchased , would help others thinking on following the throttle body route.Did you manage to shut the bonnet with the filters on or did you have to cut the manifold down more?
mikeandthat said:took me a bit of juggling to get the best value combinations.
Ha ha! I'm 23 in just over a month although the level of confusion and memory loss I seem to be suffering at this un-godly hour are leaving me feeling a fair bit older :?. I will do my best to save money as much as possible but I feel time is money too so I'll have to be careful - I was browsing eBay for bucket seats for a while only to miss a great set due to making myself rush for uni deadlines.yippeekiay said:mikeandthat said:took me a bit of juggling to get the best value combinations.
A man after my own heart!!. :thumbs:
Your going about it like yours truly so if your a lot younger than me (which I think you are by a long way) then I take my hat off to you. I'm a bugger for trying to find even a single penny by checking, checking again and checking just because I can, to make sure I haven't missed a trick with discounted postage, cashback, multiple purchases etc etc.
Keep it up. k:
OK - now I bothered to properly read what I first wrote and can see where I made myself look the fool..."-Everything will be done on a very strict budget - PPCM £999 challenge means £999 total cost!" Quite right that you and others had an issue with this! I'll edit it to read how it should have done in the first place. I guess I was just a tad too excited about sharing my ideas with everybody and rushed. Thanks for the good wishes - I want to help represent these little cars and this forum :thumbs: - all whilst having fun of course.ScubaSteve said:lol so basically now you've tried a few things realised its completely unrealistic to try and do all this on 999, now are suggesting it was never the intention.
either way my only issue was with the ridicuous budget next to the wishlist list, now thats not really on the table anymore i wish you all the best with it k:
Thanks for your explanation! You made perfect sense. I'm not in a rush to remedy these issues just yet but in the interest of keeping costs down, and not drawing further unwanted attention to the car (with a bonnet scoop); I will be copying you and shortening the Puma manifold again. This will give me an excuse to re-fill the holes from the secondary butterfly holes as I wasn't completely happy with a few of them. I guess I'll see if stalling and sticking issues remain once I'm up and running on MegaSquirt. In the meantime there are plenty of other jobs to keep me busy whilst I think about it...phil185 said:I think the reason your set up doesnt fit may be down to the fact that you have retained the angle of the inlet therefore your tb's point upwards more, when i cut ours i tried to square them off to keep the height down as when mocking up i knew it would be close. Also our tb's actually sit flush with inlet so the hose joining the 2 is simply holding them together creating an air tight seal rather than spacing the tb's from the inlet, if that makes any sense :grin:
Our current set up does just touch the inside of the bonnet with the tip of the box filter foam so there isnt much in it.
We have not had the problem with the car stalling when breaking or sticking in the rev range so the only possible difference i can think of may be the way you have wired in the throttle position sensor? I might be wrong but from the photos the set up looks pretty much the same.
The welder is the top priority as I'll definitely need to fix the dodgy welds - I could actually see water trickling through holes in them!ScubaSteve said:Any pics of repair welds?
mikeandthat said:What do you all think? Does black suit the green or should I go bold instead?
Dave the Jew said:Wow, are you serious? you spent all that money on buying bathroom scales and pieces of wood. Seriously? that is one of the stupidest things I have ever seen in my life, how can you be so stupid?
Why not take it to a weigh bridge for an accurate reading? you wont get an accurate reading using bathroom scales ffs. It scares me that there are people as daft as you behind the wheel.
I've looked through your project. It's nice to see a fellow green Puma. You've done some good work so far! I'd love a set of Team Dynamics wheels and I never realised 17s would look so 'in-proportion' on a non-racing Puma. I doubt my budget will allow for different wheels whilst I'm on the 1.7 so I'll probably still just paint my props.topmansparkie said:My Puma is the same colour. Green and Black make a good colour scheme in my opinion. I personally prefer matt black wheels with the green rather than gloss black.
ScubaSteve said:Calm down you're getting far too excitable :lol:
Go back to making colour coded lists about filling your car up with petrol and topping your oil up.
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