Carel,yea,I know...and I have a load of brand new stuff for it....*drool*..Gotta finish your motor first though....
Hey tom,greetings..It was an Alfetta strada coupe,but Im not sure as to a Gtam..To be quite honest here,Ive never heard of an ALfetta gtam untill now....Bloody AUSSIES,gtam`s..beat us at cricket,rugby,table tennis..An now they got plates on old Alfa`s saying Gtam...At least us Sarf Efrikans know its just an old gt.....
Matt,My car was written off in the days of fax machines,never mind digital photos...Ill post something here,but its a scan of a bad photograph...
Hey tom,greetings..It was an Alfetta strada coupe,but Im not sure as to a Gtam..To be quite honest here,Ive never heard of an ALfetta gtam untill now....Bloody AUSSIES,gtam`s..beat us at cricket,rugby,table tennis..An now they got plates on old Alfa`s saying Gtam...At least us Sarf Efrikans know its just an old gt.....
Matt,My car was written off in the days of fax machines,never mind digital photos...Ill post something here,but its a scan of a bad photograph...
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Bloody brilliant Barry! What was the non intercooled running like, nothing under 2500/3000rpm then all hell breaks loose? or very tractable and able to pull high gears from low rpm?? Was 'living with the blow thru carb set up day to day? no worries or a bit tempremental?? Was it a 7.1 comp ratio?? Was it running o-ringed liners, how much boost could you use??/ and power achieved
Airbox seems 'combined' did you seal up metal base (compressed air) and use top plastic housing/filter for compressor inlet?
They are the deepest dish/wide rims i've seen on a GTV what size tyres did you run
Geez so many questions need to dedicate a thread to your car!!
Sorry to hear it was written off My gtv on the left was written off after i sold it, i was at the wreckers 1 year later after some parts noticed the gold mesh delta wheels for sale in the reception....asked what they came off.....could nt bring my self to go out in the yard and see what was left it
It would have been the perfect GTV for this turbo kit......i wish
Thanks Matt
Airbox seems 'combined' did you seal up metal base (compressed air) and use top plastic housing/filter for compressor inlet?
They are the deepest dish/wide rims i've seen on a GTV what size tyres did you run
Geez so many questions need to dedicate a thread to your car!!
Sorry to hear it was written off My gtv on the left was written off after i sold it, i was at the wreckers 1 year later after some parts noticed the gold mesh delta wheels for sale in the reception....asked what they came off.....could nt bring my self to go out in the yard and see what was left it
It would have been the perfect GTV for this turbo kit......i wish
Thanks Matt
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Mats,yea...I was the cats balls in those days..anyone who could anihalate the m3 then was like revered...Id hurt him bad,wait for him to catch up,and then nail it again...pulled like 10 car lenghths on him very quickly....
Matt,you learn in leaps and bounds when you have something as un refined as I did then..You know ,the bmw 2002 tii was available then to a few guys and they were crap..no drivability at all...I ran all of 7.2:1 cr,no intercooler,blow thru Dellortos(cause the factory turbo used them..and Lotus..)My motor was ,oh so schweeettt.....I put serious effort in to building it..
I ,very early on learned to disconnect the acc. pumps alltogether as it solved a big hiccup on accellration...I could,and this is almost unheard of,put my foot flat from pull off and this motor picked up and went without a moan...very strong off boost(about 20deg .timing..and then boost started building fast at 2700rpm...
Today I know the turbo was way too small,as the turbine housing and the full manifold was as red as the shuttles flame on take off...aah well,we learn...
On Dawies dyno she made 210 wheel hp....
I do rember trying to impress my girlfriends father at the time,bless his soul....I went up a few roads at an insane speed and stopped a few times...came up to a big intersection with a red light and promptly went straight on into a field....NO FRIGGIN BRAKES!!!They were cooked..
The airbox an stuff was copied from the factory setup...It quickly got changed for something other as the quest for MORE!!! went on...To give you an idea,giving a v8 something a hiding one day,change into 3rd gear and.nothing!...That black pipe from the filter to the turbo intake had sucked close....Told me the airfilter was a restriction...
ok,enough...
Matt,you learn in leaps and bounds when you have something as un refined as I did then..You know ,the bmw 2002 tii was available then to a few guys and they were crap..no drivability at all...I ran all of 7.2:1 cr,no intercooler,blow thru Dellortos(cause the factory turbo used them..and Lotus..)My motor was ,oh so schweeettt.....I put serious effort in to building it..
I ,very early on learned to disconnect the acc. pumps alltogether as it solved a big hiccup on accellration...I could,and this is almost unheard of,put my foot flat from pull off and this motor picked up and went without a moan...very strong off boost(about 20deg .timing..and then boost started building fast at 2700rpm...
Today I know the turbo was way too small,as the turbine housing and the full manifold was as red as the shuttles flame on take off...aah well,we learn...
On Dawies dyno she made 210 wheel hp....
I do rember trying to impress my girlfriends father at the time,bless his soul....I went up a few roads at an insane speed and stopped a few times...came up to a big intersection with a red light and promptly went straight on into a field....NO FRIGGIN BRAKES!!!They were cooked..
The airbox an stuff was copied from the factory setup...It quickly got changed for something other as the quest for MORE!!! went on...To give you an idea,giving a v8 something a hiding one day,change into 3rd gear and.nothing!...That black pipe from the filter to the turbo intake had sucked close....Told me the airfilter was a restriction...
ok,enough...
Barry,
Ah, nice stuff!
So someone capable, make some of those cool suspension parts!!! - at an affordable price.
Jes
Ah, nice stuff!
So someone capable, make some of those cool suspension parts!!! - at an affordable price.
Matt, me too. Oh, and I remember graduating from high school in Denmark in 1986 (all they played that summer was Sledge Hammer - Peter Gabriel).I think i had a commodore 64 computer too, you know the ones with a cassette that took 1/2 hour to load
Jes
87 Milano Verde - daily driver - Juliet
87 Milano 3.0 Motronic - budget race car - Roxanne
87 Milano 3.7 24v - race car
(Repeat or do as I say at your own risk - be critical)
87 Milano 3.0 Motronic - budget race car - Roxanne
87 Milano 3.7 24v - race car
(Repeat or do as I say at your own risk - be critical)