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    Thread: volvo gt2052v - revised
Post: RE: volvo gt2052v - revised

Didn't sell. Crikey. Is no one doing VNT stuff any more ?
nominous Parts 2 1,484 03-07-2020, 01:35 PM
    Thread: XUD with bosch and gearbox from 306 - £80 collect Warrington
Post: RE: XUD with bosch and gearbox from 306 - £80 col...

Offers ?
nominous Parts 2 1,243 03-07-2020, 01:35 PM
    Thread: 406 coupe discs 305mm plus 4pot brembos - revised
Post: RE: 406 coupe discs 305mm plus 4pot brembos - revi...

Got sold. Apparently the perfect combo for a mk1 escort !?!
nominous Parts 1 1,144 03-07-2020, 01:35 PM
    Thread: volvo gt2052v - revised
Post: volvo gt2052v - revised

volvo gt2052v turbo. VNT side cleaned up. Been stored for that VNT project which I never completed... £70 plus post or collect warrington cheshire. EDIT: revised price and model. Pics here: https:/...
nominous Parts 2 1,484 16-06-2020, 09:10 AM
    Thread: 406 coupe discs 305mm plus 4pot brembos - revised
Post: 406 coupe discs 305mm plus 4pot brembos - revised

I bought these from here several years ago. Original thread long gone. I'm about to put them on ebay but I'll offer them here too until the auction can no longer be cancelled. The discs look like ...
nominous Parts 1 1,144 16-06-2020, 09:06 AM
    Thread: 406, XUD, Bosch, complete - Warrington
Post: 406, XUD, Bosch, complete - Warrington

I've got a 406 here too. It was my daily for several years. Then it got parked up because of various reasons I thought there might be a need for a veg burner in the near future. That feeling has passe...
nominous Cars 0 1,449 16-06-2020, 08:59 AM
    Thread: XUD with bosch and gearbox from 306 - £80 collect Warrington
Post: XUD with bosch and gearbox from 306 - £80 collect...

XUD with bosch and gearbox from 306 - £80 collect Warrington I'm not sure where the turbo is but if found will throw in as I think it's not on the back anymore. It's been dry stored for 4 years. I...
nominous Parts 2 1,243 16-06-2020, 08:52 AM
    Thread: Bosch pump
Post: Bosch pump

Anyone got a spare bosch pump ? PM with price, details and inc postage costs or pickup near Manchester / Middlesbrough.
nominous Misc & Wanted 0 1,112 17-01-2018, 12:19 PM
    Thread: Boost Gauge Digital v Analogue
Post: RE: Boost Gauge Digital v Analogue

The one on my passat which is a reasonable analogue has a damper from a Greddy boost controller plus a fuel filter, a 1mm orifice and still frikkin bounces
nominous The Couch 11 2,646 30-01-2015, 08:30 PM
    Thread: ISA Accounts
Post: RE: ISA Accounts

Martin Lewis on itv just now @ 2015 Catch it an hour later on +1 pretty much sums it all up
nominous The Couch 20 5,885 30-01-2015, 08:27 PM
    Thread: Boost Gauge Digital v Analogue
Post: RE: Boost Gauge Digital v Analogue

Analogue hella cheaper than digital. Due to pulsing on a diesel analogues can often offer better damping than a cheaper digital which might be all over the place. Personal preference is for anal...
nominous The Couch 11 2,646 30-01-2015, 04:26 PM
    Thread: ISA Accounts
Post: RE: ISA Accounts

I listed some of them. MSE is a good place to take a look around the different savings account type and do some sums to see which works out the best. Problem with ISA's is the rates are shit. The 12...
nominous The Couch 20 5,885 30-01-2015, 03:44 PM
    Thread: ISA Accounts
Post: RE: ISA Accounts

Some bank used to (they may not now) do account where you saved a certain amount and then gave you a bonus when you used the money in the account to put down a deposit on a mortgage from them. It migh...
nominous The Couch 20 5,885 30-01-2015, 02:28 PM
    Thread: What thread is fuel feed for a bosch?
Post: RE: What thread is fuel feed for a bosch?

http://306oc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=22362&highlight=M12 http://306oc.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?tid=11397&highlight=M12 Also I read the wheel bolts are M12x1.5 so clean and test fit ?
nominous XUD Section 8 2,269 30-01-2015, 01:14 PM
    Thread: CG clutch
Post: RE: CG clutch

Is it possible to buy just the friction plate from CG in that case ?
nominous DW10 HDi section 61 17,856 30-01-2015, 01:11 PM
    Thread: Group Buy: XUD Exhaust Manifold flange
Post: RE: Group Buy: XUD Exhaust flange

Jesus, I'm sucking at these flange descriptions :lol: Like this, but not EXACTLY like this: http://306oc.co.uk/forum/attachment.php?thumbnail=20019 Thinner and less shiny.
nominous Parts 13 2,354 29-01-2015, 04:50 PM
    Thread: Group Buy: XUD Exhaust Manifold flange
Post: Group Buy: XUD Exhaust Manifold flange

So it's probably worth kicking this off too. Anyone interested in an exhaust flange group buy? I had a poke on forum and they look like mirrors of each other. I'll check, but if so it should m...
nominous Parts 13 2,354 29-01-2015, 03:18 PM
    Thread: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange
Post: RE: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange

No. It's just the flange. As darren says you'd need a short tube and another flange to mate to the XUD manifold.
nominous Parts 10 3,011 29-01-2015, 02:16 PM
    Thread: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange
Post: RE: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange

zx_volcane Wrote: (29-01-2015, 12:48 PM) -- yah so ideally you want a flange done for the exhaust manifold too so you can connect the two, both as easy/hard to knock up as each other ... -- Yep. Sin...
nominous Parts 10 3,011 29-01-2015, 01:48 PM
    Thread: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange
Post: RE: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange

Gearbox mounted jobbie over here. I'm thinking flange as in: http://www.jayracing.com/images/products/VIB_14300.jpg Rather than an adapter plate like say: http://i1209.photobucket.com/albu...
nominous Parts 10 3,011 29-01-2015, 10:53 AM
    Thread: CG clutch
Post: RE: CG clutch

Are CG run by the former management at HiSpec ?
nominous DW10 HDi section 61 17,856 29-01-2015, 09:54 AM
    Thread: Diesel doom
Post: RE: Diesel doom

"Car Model/Spec: '01 HDi DTurbo" ^^^^^ eh ? Some diesels can be quite fun to drive. Depends where you get your kicks from. But then I contrast diesel driving with high revving vtec engines. So ...
nominous The Couch 44 4,358 29-01-2015, 09:53 AM
    Thread: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange
Post: Group Buy: GT2052V Volvo inlet/outlet flange

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/15/01/28/5a73f15ef02e87e7bbed93e052a40ce9.jpg Borrowed from silverZX's sale thread. This is the volvo GT2052V which is readily available, cheap (see his thread!...
nominous Parts 10 3,011 29-01-2015, 09:50 AM
    Thread: Accord Aerodeck XUDT
Post: RE: Accord Aerodeck XUDT

Time for some PG2 pics. Start with a turbo and strip bits off it: http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0B5F7BwTGdHnTLU9OVUFXb3RHYms http://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=0B5F7BwTGdHnTR...
nominous Projects 35 8,397 28-01-2015, 05:42 PM
    Thread: Removing Manifold to get at Glow Plugs
Post: RE: Removing Manifold to get at Glow Plugs

Check the timing. The cam, crank and pump are all set where they should be. My starter really sounds like it's struggling but it catches even cold on 100% veg. Big battery, clean terminals in all...
nominous XUD Section 6 1,452 28-01-2015, 09:20 AM