TokyoJoe555 Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 Hi there Been browsing for a while now and thought i would join up Six weeks ago i treated myself to a nice Version 3 Type R, Sonic Blue with a claimed 360 horse power We will see how it goes when i tie her down to the rollers. I stay in the Glasgow area and will try to get to a meet but work can be an absolute nightmare to arrange things round so i will see how it goes. JOE
RS Grant Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 Hi bud, welcome to Scottish Scoobies!! What sort of mods does your car have mate?? Cheers, Grant
the squiggle Posted July 11, 2005 Posted July 11, 2005 Welcome along. Christ we are gonna need more space soon to accomadate all these newcomers..... There is a meet tonight down Kilmarnock way but they are a bit funny down that way........IMHO Next Glasgow meet is on the 2nd August at the Brewers Fayre in Hillington. One of my favourite Scoobies is the Version 3 Type R especially in Sonic Blue...... Grant
TokyoJoe555 Posted July 12, 2005 Author Posted July 12, 2005 << Hi bud, welcome to Scottish Scoobies!! What sort of mods does your car have mate?? Cheers, Grant >> Is this the Grant club.....hahaha Not really had a chance to investigate but there is a stack of paperwork from the previous owner indicating internal and turbo work from a place down south called Scoobyclinic. Question for the technical minded out there What turbo should be fitted to the V3 Type R? Where can i take it to service the car? Where should the DCCD thing on the centre console be set at? The car looks std apart from the larger intercooler on the top, decat and cone filter. Boost is sitting at 1.6bar and it just loves wiggling its backside when it is a bit slippy JOE
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Sounds like a well sorted whip Joe Welcome to the funhouse Cheers Cal
the squiggle Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Not technically minded, just read a hell of a lot of obscure Jap magazines 1. The turbo should be a IHI VF23 2. Greersport would be able to service/repair the car 3. Basically Dry.........all the way back, the wetter it gets put it further forward Do you have a Knocklink or similar device fitted as 1.6 bar is a tad high. Yes it will like to shake its arse with 1.6 bar running through it. Be careful coming out the corners Grant
TokyoJoe555 Posted July 12, 2005 Author Posted July 12, 2005 Turbo has an HKS stamp on it and looks a bit too big for the hole it is meant to be in? Where is Greersport and do u have a contact number? Sorry but what is a Knocklink? JOE
~ ~ Cal ~~ Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Knocklink The knock link is a visual display module which takes the output of a knock sensor ( piezo microphone ) and displays the signal on the LED scale . This scale is used to display abnormal, high frequency noise as caused by detonation. The Knock sensor is usually a piezo-electric microphone which generates an output signal when large amplitude vibrations are present. This signal is filtered and amplified by the display unit and presented as a bar graph showing the noise level/ level of detonation. This is important as severe detonation will destroy any engine in a matter of seconds, so it is vital to know immediately when detonation occurs. Detonation can be caused by a number of things beyond your control such as poor fuel quality or a sensor failure on the engine, even protracted maximum speed runs can cause a build up of heat which can create unexpected detonation and engine failure. It would also be remiss not to point out that expensive forged pistons are not immune to detonation damage it just takes a few seconds longer! You have been warned, get the KnockLink now and avoid engine detonation. GreerSport is in Kilbirnie - there website ain't up and running yet though
the squiggle Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Spoken like a true profesional. The Version 3 is particular dodgy in the MAF area so a Knocklink would be a first purchase Grant
the squiggle Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Pre empting your next question. Type Knocklink into any reputable search engine and a supplier will appear.... Grant
ANDYJDMSTI Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 where did you get your car from and what did you drive before scoobydom?
fai17 Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 welcome on board. Why are you called TokyoJoe? Are you from a foreign land? because i am. Greersport gets my vote. see ya
fai17 Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 << Turbo has an HKS stamp on it and looks a bit too big for the hole it is meant to be in? Where is Greersport and do u have a contact number? Sorry but what is a Knocklink? JOE >> HKS turbo.That must be a beast....
Guest Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 welcome, did you get the car from a well known vauxhall dealer in the north of the city who now do scoobies, if you did yep can agree its a nice one.
dave_morgan Posted July 12, 2005 Posted July 12, 2005 Welcome aboard Joe. Leave your diff on the 'free' setting. From memory, the dash should show a green circle. If it's showing a yellow symbol, it's wound forward a bit which will make it a little less tail happy (ie safer in the wet) but not a good idea for the dry. NEVER use it in the lock setting unless you're on snow or gravel. Take a look through the SIDC FAQ pages, as from memory there's a pretty good section about the diff in there. See you around ! Dave
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