Westory Progress.

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Woohoo your back....price still the same....ive got an fd ill never have any money again....but pm your price you never know....she is taking a while to fire at the mo...but starter only cranky at 170 rpm again....

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Pm. That's a price I'm happy to sell it to anyone too.


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Blown up....sounds like rear stat or rotor bearing....Went home got the Colt...still having fun.

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Home now....Coltie no issues for the afternoon....think thats me done i just want seat time...tried my best but time to stick summit else in the Westfield.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Blown up....sounds like rear stat or rotor bearing....Went home got the Colt...still having fun.

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Uh oh, what you putting in the westie then? Piston power?


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Yes mate ive tried my hardest i went out on 888 all good put the slicks on....dead in 2 laps.  No oil in catch tank....no idea whats gonna go in it but what with continually battling issues instead of driving time for summit else....

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[Grant Monkhouse]

Too much grip with slicks!!! Dry sump only fix


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Dunno... bearings can go anytime? Itll cost me 2500 at least for a rebuilt engine with warranty else im chancing again...when the bridge failed there was no oil in catch tank....
Cant solve the issue time to move on.

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Anyways i still had fun....gave the Coltie a proper pasting.

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[re japi]

Blown up....sounds like rear stat or rotor bearing....Went home got the Colt...still having fun.

You got to be joking...

Dunno... bearings can go anytime? Itll cost me 2500 at least for a rebuilt engine with warranty else im chancing again...when the bridge failed there was no oil in catch tank....
Cant solve the issue time to move on.

Im speachless and sad...

But I agree with Grant, too much grip with slicks, she turns so hard. But I guess that bearings can go anytime... What kind of oil system that other rotary westy has?

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This engine had a few miles onit and was taking 5 to 8 secs to start hot....but i was not expecting bearing failure...thats 2 bearing failures now. 
The sump is mega and no oil alarms...the digi dash was sent away for update and has 2 low press oil alarm 25 and 10 psi....did not come on....thing is on a road going car you will never get the sustained high rpm pulls like im doing...i dunno nothings off the table for discussion atmo.....i could sell the lot or put summit else in it...
There where quite a few cars there yesterday and they where on slicks.....and no fancy dry sumps.
Im not pissy as i knew the engine was low comp its just the failure of bearings again which means it will happen again.
Lol ive sorted so many issues just running out of enthusiam for it.
Running Coltie yesterday afternoon put it all into perpestice ...no noise heat or surge issues...gave it a proper pasting and pretty much stayed out on track all afternoon....they had to wave the chequered flag to tell to me come in at end of day and not at anytime did i think it was going to let me down.

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So if anybody interested to take the lot away including stripped Bridgeported engine..all 3 sets of wheels copius amounts of spares oil premix etc give me a shout...over 12k spent stopped counting year ago looking pretty much everything new. Any rx specialist could get engine in/out easier than an rx8.
Or buy Grants car and drop the bridge in...4500 take everything away.

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[Grant Monkhouse]

What rpms were you holding it at? I'm just wondering if a lower diff ratio is better so that it isn't held at higher rpms for as long, bearing loads go up a hell of a lot when you have more rpms don't they? This is why people with turbos don't need to run higher rpms as you make more power lower down depending on turbo size etc


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Full rpm revving to 9100 i think...3rd and 4th pulling 5th through folly..
Anyways.
Westy se.
Live axle 4.1 ratio trans x lsd.
Uprated half shafts welded retaining collars on new bearings.
All new bushes in rear.
Procomp shocks.
Full rollcage.
Fire extinguisher plumbed in.
X3 set Team dynamics pro race wheels 2 sets are 15 " with 888 and t1rs and 3rd set 13" with yoko a005 slicks...all tyres plenty of tread.
Brakes...fronts Wilwood calipers mintex 1157 pads drill and grooved disc all lots of life.
Rear sierra caliper and ferrodo pads drilled n grooved. With handbrake...mot legal as she has daytime mot...
BJR digi dash gps speedo. Shift light etc warning alarms all programmed in
100% faultfree rx8 loom and ecu by me.
All the racing stuff battery isolator rain light etc.
Massive radtec front radiator....now fully ducted in. The faster you go the cooler it gets.
X2 oil coolers.
Bespoke Torque Techniques full exhaust 92db at 4500 rpm...no issues with noise and has not got any louder in 2 years plus. Its fully repackable.
Resprayed in r3 aurora blue.
Harness indate til 2018.
Rx8 performance gated alloy sump.
Loads of spares...inc. hayward rotary bridgeport engine in bits...ported plates are in very good condition...needs e shaft and c rotor and putting back together.
Loom clutch all sensors fuel pumps...all included.


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[re japi]

Me very sad...