4 hours later................

[Fred@BTM]

What a day!!! stripped down both of my F4R turbo engines earlier, why both i hear you ask?? Well after removing the head on the first engine (F4R767) i found this

yup, 1 fucked piston, it had taken the block with it too (lucky there was no other damage to any other parts, and i happen to have a spare turbo block so i can build up a second engine and flog it)
(below you can see 2 turbo heads and a turbo crank)

so then i stripped down the second engine (F4R760) luckly this one is mint

(above you can see the fucked block in the corner F4R767)

 

[Fred@BTM]

not the best pics, but you get the idea!!! now to the rebuild!!!

 

[clioman]

about bloody time, keep up the good work.

 

[Rich0404]

cool, suppose its better to find damaged bits earlier than too late!

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah tell me about it!! those engines have done a UK tour over the past 2-3years, and i've only just stripped them!!! LOL oh well!!

 

[Conlon]

What ya doin with the engine?

 

[Fred@BTM]

changing a few bits and bobs then bolting it into the clio

 

[Conlon]

Nice :evil:

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'll keep at it and take some decent pics of the rebuild

 

[hoggaz]

F4R760 from a meg 255?

 

[The Fatty]

did you know the piston was shagged? or was it working adn you just found out when you took the head off?!

 

[ollie_yesclio]

cool

 

[Fred@BTM]

no i had no idea it was shagged, i bought the engines years ago, they were early test engines form 2000/2001, luck of the draw that one of them was fucked!!

both engines are non VVT 165bhp vel satis/megane sport engines, but have a few trick development parts on them (pistons for example)

i'm using the TD04 turbo and manifold from the Meggy RS 225, plus OMEX ECU

and i'm halfway through building my own inlet manifold which will utilise a Jenevy ETCC spec 64mm TB

should be good enough for over 250bhp

 

[Neil82]

Is this the conversion we have been hearing about for the last 3 years? Do you rekon it will be done for 2009?

 

[Fred@BTM]

possibly!! i hope!!! LOL

 

[Gareth]

good work Fred!

 

[Aust1n]

About time you lazy gay..

 

[Maz]

Good effort Fred ..

Maz

 

[biojo]

carnt wait to see the finished product in action fred

 

[Christopher]

this should be awesome!

good job you got all the bits cheaply in the first place eh Fred?

 

[Martin_172]

nice, better have it done for FCS if im traveling all that way boy!!

plenty videos when its done.

 

[makavelli]

looks like it will make for a fun motor

 

[Floodie]

nice one freddy boy...

 

[hoggaz]

should do 60 in under 5 secs i'd of thought.

 

[Guy]

they normal pistons??

if so.. perfect excuse to buy some forgies

 

[Fred@BTM]

they normal pistons??

if so.. perfect excuse to buy some forgies

nope they're one off development pistons, which is nice!

 

[Dan@SJM]

LOL someone needs to tidy up!

 

[Guy]

nope they're one off development pistons, which is nice!

whats happened to them? cant really see much in the photo

been running to lean?? too hot?

 

[GarethM]

nice one fred, will be good to see the finished article

 

[Turkish]

ah i see you've finally bought that finger from ass extraction tool you've been thinking about

 

[Steviant]

He's also been driving a three-wheeled lawnmower at Brands today!

LOL

 

[edde]

He's also been driving a three-wheeled lawnmower at Brands today!

LOL

That wasn't driving that was dicing with death.

 

[Fred@BTM]

SteveV6 taught me everything i know about lawn mowing!!