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Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:01 am
by ian65
Joe Blow wrote:
My God
that is one well maintained lawn!!!
Car looks good too! Looks like a beautiful match of clean car and clean engine and attention to detail!
What do those elfords go like? Does that engine differ internally from the standard s3 donk? And is that some kind of vented heat shield on the back of the turbo? Looks like a neat little set up.
cheers.... lawn maintenance is easy in the UK 'cause it pisses it down most of the time
Elfords go OK..... not fire breathing monsters but up the power quite a bit.
They use the standard engine with stock compression to maintain off boost drive-ability and the boost is limited to 6psi giving 165 bhp. I'm going to up the boost a bit on this car though, it's reckoned they will safely run 10 or 11 psi without problem. Manufacturers always play safe and set things a bit low to prevent warranty claims.
The heat shield on top of the turbo has a vent that, in a usual Elford setup, sends warm air to the blue air filter box that Elfords retained. I've got rid of that blue air filter box and I'm going to duct cool air from in front of the rad directly into the carb.
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 9:44 am
by User Banned
Looks like it would be super responsive and a hoot to drive, especially once its getting a lungful of cold air and some boost!
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 11:31 am
by A7RXY
It looks great Ian, I'm really pleased for you .............. all it needs now is that red pin stripe ............
Dibs
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:08 pm
by spirit r
A7RXY wrote:It looks great Ian, I'm really pleased for you .............. all it needs now is that red pin stripe ............
Dibs
All Ian need is drive his car to get Motivation, Inspiration and recompense for his hard work to get this Level.
@ Ian what fuelpump need your 12 a Turbo? OEM Serie 3 ? Aftermarket One? Is there a special One in Mazda Rx 7 GTX Turbo ?
Thomas
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:22 pm
by TOOL
Factory 12AT is EFI so runs high pressure pump.
Elford runs low pressure pump like other 12As. Makes sense to increase flow rate though.
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 12:27 pm
by Hobbawobba
Looks great, Ian! Nice work you have done to it also
Good to see you've found another one aye
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 1:07 pm
by Lucky
Humbling
All that needs is Chud's Elford front lip to be perfect
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 2:04 pm
by ian65
Lucky wrote:Humbling
All that needs is Chud's Elford front lip to be perfect
I've got a full Elford front spoiler/bumper plus an Elford rear wing but I doubt if I'll use the front spoiler on this car.... the rear wing maybe, instead of the factory rubber item.
Here's the look with an Elford rear wing on a silver s3....
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 2:19 pm
by KiwiDave
Most excellent work there.
Re: Not another barn find..... but almost
Posted: Sun Jun 15, 2014 4:09 pm
by codge
A7RXY wrote:It looks great Ian, I'm really pleased for you .............. all it needs now is that red pin stripe ............
Dibs
Yes, Yes, Yes Ian.....this is what it would look like with a lovely red stripe!
But Hey mate, well done, super find.