Help - need opinions

[m1tch]

Hi everyone, I am in need of some opinions on this, I am getting old (just bought a Volvo diesel estate) and I need everyones opinions on this.

I have a T88 with wastegate sitting in my room ready to go and have a custom V mount setup with rad ready to fit in the garage, thing is, should I fit them? I would need to get a custom manifold made up and vent the bonnet etc meaning that the car would be making almost 600bhp or so at low boost.

The car isn\'t getting driven much as it is, so I am thinking of just selling on the T88 and V mount any maybe even the spare bridgeported engine I have and just fit a T04 or something to the standard engine and get some good power, im sure even with the stock turbo it will get into the 13s.

I have 2 routes:

Route 1:
T88
Cage
Racing seats
Fire system
Harnesses

Route 2:
T04 or maybe GT4088
OEM seats
+ loads of parts to sell

I am beginning to think that I might as well just sell on the engine, T88 and custom Vmount and run a T04 or GT4088 with the uprated top mount, won\'t really need a BP engine for a smaller turbo, fueling would of course be uprated, but the box will be fine and the clutch is good for 700bhp already.

What does everyone think? The car is used for a blast every now and then plus going down santapod every once in a while - it would be cool to run it with the T88, massive power etc but £££s

[L18M]

and you said your fc will be faster than mine *pff*
:p

depends what kinda toy you want really.

[TiddlesRX7]

Is this the moment where someone is ment to chirp up and tell you to man up? Or should I just direct you to my sig below!

[Prof]

This is the typical conundrum for the FC owner :
 
Keep it stock or mod it to death...
 
Reliable, Inexpensive and Powerful - chose any 2
 
I guess you had something in mind when setting out on the path of FC ownership, but you\'re not decided where to go now. I wouldn\'t worry about blowing an engine - it will eventually happen - sooner rather than later if you don\'t do many miles in the car and do upgrade it to big power levels. Is it a car you want to enjoy on the street? If so, then maybe a compromise on power levels... If you want to take it to the strip and run sub 12 times, then you\'ll need the big turbo, and considerable other monies spent on it - and the car will not be overly street friendly.
 
You\'re decision.... :driving:driving:driving

[Brett]

Plan 1)

Anything else and you will always wonder what might have been...

[B.Martin]

Plan 1)

Anything else and you will always wonder what might have been...

Brett has a good point.

reliable, inexpensive and powerful - choose any 2

So does Prof!

A hard one this, I guess it depends what you REALLY want and what you want to spend

[m1tch]

I kinda have all the parts I need, things left to fit the T88:

Custom manifold and downpipe
Vent the bonnet/vented bonnet
Fire system
Roll cage
Harnesses
1 x extra fuel pump
1 x set of FD or R32 GTR rims

If going for plan 1 I would have spare:

1 x engine
1 x TMIC (presold)
1 x uprated rad (presold)
1 x full upgraded and rebuilt OEM turbo

[L18M]

go for fast road car...

[Lacey]

and you said your fc will be faster than mine *pff*
:p

depends what kinda toy you want really.

This requires your car to actually run and not break down again, otherwise it\'s just a case of being faster than the flatbed your car sleeps on. :p

[B.Martin]

This requires your car to actually run and not break down again, otherwise it\'s just a case of being faster than the flatbed your car sleeps on. :p

HaHaHa - Liam you\'ve just been totally :flamed by a girl!! :rollin

[L18M]

This requires your car to actually run and not break down again, otherwise it\'s just a case of being faster than the flatbed your car sleeps on. :p

HaHaHa - Liam you\'ve just been totally :flamed by a girl!! :rollin

aww so sweet you guys.. you all so jealous :rollin
fc is running well now, gd compression, just like all fc has a few small jobs / tweeks but other than that its spot on :Thumbs-up

maybe some day you too can have a good fc like mine :rollin

[B.Martin]

Hey I never knocked your FC

[SiH]

Well you don\'t need a vented bonnet fo ra v mount, so you can sack that off and save some money there for starters. I don\'t know why you need a cage, seats, harnesses etc to just run it with the new setup - do them afterwards if you decide you want to.


Stay with what you\'ve got, selling that engine was hard enough for the guy you bought it from.

From someone who\'s also been arsing about with stuff that\'s half fitted and unmapped, I say just pull your finger out and do it, otherwise you\'ll spend a long time regretting it.

[redgti]

I\'d go the opposite way you must have 1 million posts sying you have a t88 sat at home. Get a cheaper/slightly slower set up, sell all your stuff and use the money for track or drift days.
 
Its just more realistic.
 
James

[m1tch]

Well you don\'t need a vented bonnet fo ra v mount, so you can sack that off and save some money there for starters. I don\'t know why you need a cage, seats, harnesses etc to just run it with the new setup - do them afterwards if you decide you want to.


Stay with what you\'ve got, selling that engine was hard enough for the guy you bought it from.

From someone who\'s also been arsing about with stuff that\'s half fitted and unmapped, I say just pull your finger out and do it, otherwise you\'ll spend a long time regretting it.

How would the airflow work for a V mounted IC without a vented bonnet lol thats a bit like bolting a plate of metal behind a FMIC and wondering why its not working :2Rolleyes

Why wouldn\'t I want a cage and harnesses? Car has no ABS or airbags, car will be running almost 300% stock power :2eek

Im in no rush for fitting stuff, the car will never be for sale, so I have plenty of time, also the car is mapped, its on a chipped ECU and im being careful with anything I add or tweek, seems to be working ok so far with this approch as my compression is 7.2s on the front 6.9s on the rears @ 89k miles