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i bought a 30gb video ipod when i was out in america, brilliant perfect for when your at the airport.
i use fairuse wizard to encode my dvds to mp4 so far i have got 4 films and they only take up 1.6 GB...
not to bad need to get lil bits sorted, want to re route the acc cable somewhere else as i melted one from the turbo heat haha. next on the list is a new straight through system, what sort of boost is daves running
i have done it, the volvo lump is exactly the same block as the rsi.
here is the volvo lump in my engine bay, the inlet has now been changed for the polished one below. putting the engine in was the easy part the hard part was the wiring loom. had a few teething problems with the turbo...
i have got a pipercross filter and its much bigger than your one. i couldnt fit the ignition coil where your one is as i have got a strut brace.
yeah the loom was perfect mate had to strip my one to add in the starting circuit and alternator
car was an rsi and i have not got the 16v dialsso i am making a custom gauge holder when i get my arse in gear. i was impressed with them they were about 60 quid for all 3 from ebay
car is on the road and running just got a few little bits to sort out now.
oh the fun of the water pipes :S
i used the 480 radiator and then just went round the local scrappies looking for pipes which had the correct bends. theworst pipe was the bottom hose from the rad back into the...
Renault made the engine for volvo as far as i am aware.
all i need now is a an uprated fuel pump, intercooler fell through as the bloke was messing me around so going to source one locally.
Gauges have arrived today :D
if all goes to plan should fire her up for the first time either this...
as some of you know i am fitting a volvo turbo engine to my rsi. the project is about 75% done but i have been thinking i am not sure the rsi fuel pump would be up for the job.
what fuel pump would you recommend? would a 16v f/pump be up to the job?
UPDATE TIME.
picked up my polished inlet manifold from the metal polishers last week (only cost me £30)
*custom brackets made up and welded to subframe to hold the volvo radiator. clio rad fan re worked to fit vertically
*expansion tank relocated to passenger side front strut, ignition...