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Laine_16v
29-08-2010, 20:21
Thought id paste it over here, might inspire some of you to join to the dark side ;)

Ill just copy and paste my projec thread from c16v.

So D Day arrives, i hadnt heard from the garage chap down the road so i was a little worried, i chased him up slightly later in the morning. But i was anxious because i had to literally role my car down the road to his garage which is probably 150m away and the car has been stood still for about 6 months, and the later i leave it the busier the road gets with traffic.

So i tied the exhaust up, freed the gearlinkage up which was smashed and destroyed and had wedged under the car and started . With a bit of a push i was off and made it fine, i had to sat truck my engine down the road, i got some rather funny looks lol! (pictures of that to follow, you will LOL).

Ok engine there and in the garage, off we go.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00655.jpg

Tools n shit..

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00656.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00657.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00658.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00659.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00659.jpg

It was ****ing hard to line all the mounts up foxy 5th mount is a stiff cunt, and hard to line up the top mount with at the same time, but managed in the end with a bit of a push.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00662.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00663.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00664.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00665.jpg


Errrrrrrrrrrrrrr no doesnt fit, this engine seems to tilt upwards compared to the F7R i used to have, no idea why, but cause the bonnet to massively foul the airfilter.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00666.jpg

With the bonnet shut, the bonnet touches the air horns :(

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00668.jpg

Mock up of the smaller setup im going to have to run (flat backplate with offset upwards by about 1cm to make the filter sit lower and some 45mm/60mm trumpets instead of the 90mm).

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00669.jpg

Going to make the backplate tommorow.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/DSC00670.jpg

More pics later :D
vkosho
30-08-2010, 01:50
Very nice mate. Good work!
zmaster2k
30-08-2010, 09:04
Damn Laine! PNX has a heart once more!

Bet that feels good dossnt it ;)

Well done mate look top banana!
Laine_16v
30-08-2010, 09:24
So much still to do though :( But yeah its nice. Not one of the coolant pipes fit.

Driveshafts in today, welding the downpipe up to complete the exhaust system and then it time for the wiring. :)
zmaster2k
30-08-2010, 09:30
Oh F4il!
Laine_16v
17-09-2010, 19:30
It lives!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZM4NJdgYRA
schakal
17-09-2010, 20:51
awesome stuff laine 8)

have you bolted the itb s on yourself ??
Laine_16v
17-09-2010, 21:24
Shackal saying something nice? :O

Yeah its all my own doing, has taken many many months though
schakal
17-09-2010, 22:14
Shackal saying something nice? :O

Yeah its all my own doing, has taken many many months though


i have been in constructive critisizing business for years
and to this date, have not seen one fully happy customer .

ohh wait ... you missed a bit there :D
Wobba
24-09-2010, 20:54
My setup has te bonnet subtely shifted forward a little by using nuts on the stud bolts of the bonnet to act as washers, so when you bolt it in properly it sits foward and up a little.

Mine fouls the bonnet a bit too :( Thinking of cutting a section of the inner skin out, not sure if I should or not.
Laine_16v
24-09-2010, 21:48
Its not the fact it fouls the bonnet due to the length, its purely the angle the engine is tilted at which is annoying. I could probably dial a lot of it out with an adjustable solid dogbone mount but they are poo. I shall do some tinkering over the weekend :)
Laine_16v
15-10-2010, 17:46
As it stands...

As it stands..

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Picture001.jpg

You can see the bonnet deforms the air filter slighty, no bother though.

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Picture002.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/side-1.jpg

Shiny :D

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Picture004.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Picture005.jpg

http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Picture007.jpg


Just waiting for this to arrive..
http://i133.photobucket.com/albums/q51/laine_16v/Ressurect%20PNX/ecu.jpg

Then its play ball 8)
robi1000
15-10-2010, 19:03
Nuts holding the trumpets inside the plenum... I think that's not a good idea. Are they at least secured with some loctite. You would be amazed how things get loose because of vibration.
A&P
15-10-2010, 19:46
^^^^^^^ In full agreement with this, well spotted. Looks awesome though mate.
Laine_16v
15-10-2010, 20:31
Studs are threadlocked, the nuts are nyloc.
robi1000
15-10-2010, 20:44
Well... You've been warned! :lol:
Laine_16v
15-10-2010, 20:55
Ill loctite the nuts on too as its ironic i killed my last engine because those exact bolts rattled loose, expensive mistake.
zmaster2k
15-10-2010, 21:50
Would of thought you'd of found another way to mount it? Perhaps individdual filters?
Laine_16v
15-10-2010, 21:54
Would of thought you'd of found another way to mount it? Perhaps individdual filters?

Mount what? inidivdual filters compromise performance noticeably, sausage filter is the only wayto go imo.
zmaster2k
16-10-2010, 00:47
I dunno mate I just don't want the same thing to happen to you again :(
Laine_16v
16-10-2010, 10:21
It wont, tell you what ill wind the stud out a bit further, re thread lock them, and then i will use the anti vibratoion washers that came with the trumpets with threadlock and nyloc nuts. There that good enough for everyone? :P
Tullyvernon
10-10-2014, 15:11
Any more progress on this, stumbled across this wile searching for f4r conversions
16v_paddy
10-10-2014, 18:35
Any more progress on this, stumbled across this wile searching for f4r conversions

LOL!!

It's dead, PNX is now in the hands of bass_direct with an F7P kicking out 370+bhp :winkey:
PhilW
10-10-2014, 19:42
Just read this thread, very interesting, thats a cool looking engine!
Youve got a pit in your garage - love it, now thats what I call a garage.
Tullyvernon
10-10-2014, 20:48
LOL!!

It's dead, PNX is now in the hands of bass_direct with an F7P kicking out 370+bhp :winkey:

The Engine is dead, or the car?

Been a wile since iv been on so just finding my feet again as to whos who lol
16v_paddy
10-10-2014, 21:48
You're seriously testing my memory now :lol:

iirc this engine dropped it's valves, common weak point with the F4's, so he cut his losses & sold up. So the engine is dead but the car lives on with another owner
Tullyvernon
10-10-2014, 23:16
You're seriously testing my memory now :lol:

iirc this engine dropped it's valves, common weak point with the F4's, so he cut his losses & sold up. So the engine is dead but the car lives on with another owner

Aw thanks, im just being nosey!! :)