Dum-Dums VNT 2.1TD OEM+ Bianca Estate. (loads of pics and video now added)

[Dum-Dum]

I just removed the air con, its 4 16mm nuts and bolts to get the compressor off. I will get some photos of routing tomorrow.

[mcglynn]

Yeah I have it all disconnected and everything out except the pump. Been meaning to get a belt and do it but not planning any work on the car in these temeperatutes lol!

Cheers bud

[Dum-Dum]

While I was under there I worked out why it sounds like turbo death, the exhaust has almost entirely split where the down pipe meets the cat so I've had to spend my last £50 on a de-cat that'll be here Wednesday, fortunately I don't need the car before next weekend. I really am loving the fact that I barely use the car these days, I think it makes me love the car more.

[Poodle]

How is that a 2.2? :p

Looks good fella, surprised the sprinter cooler fits actually. Can't wait until i've got alternative transport to work, will make projects so much more fun/interesting when i'm not always worrying about having it back on the road for Monday.

[Jesskendall123]

Nice..

[Ben Jay]

When you eventually scrap it can I get first dibs??! :p

[Dum-Dum]

So todays progress has mostly involved spending 3 hours trying to fight the original boost pipe out from behind the engine and then finding out that the inlet l bend I have isn't the forward facing one i was told it was, it is in fact another down pointing one. so I desperately need to find a forward facing one for free just to get the car on the road as I'm totally skint.

I got the lower boost pipe arrangement fitted though so thats a good start and the intercooler is held on with 3 out of its 4 bolts and the slam panel has been trimmed to clear and refitted, sadly it needs to come back off so i can reconnect the bonnet release cable.

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How is that a 2.2? :p

Looks good fella, surprised the sprinter cooler fits actually. Can't wait until i've got alternative transport to work, will make projects so much more fun/interesting when i'm not always worrying about having it back on the road for Monday.

Yeah it is a bonus having the train to and from work run pretty much through my garden (and it being free)

Nice..

Cheers

When you eventually scrap it can I get first dibs??! :p

No

[Grant]

Awesome progress mate

That is a hence cooler! Should look evil in a rear view mirror!

[Dum-Dum]

Awesome progress mate

That is a hence cooler! Should look evil in a rear view mirror!

Cheers mate, not alot left to do now, just waiting on parts.

I'm not sure what to do about the cooler as it annoys me it not being able to have it central, sadly this is the issue with buying random coolers off ebay. Might paint a strip of the left hand side matt black or even do the whole thing and go for ninja mode.

[mcglynn]

Sleeper look ftmfw

[Dum-Dum]

Sleeper look ftmfw

Not sure you can be a sleeper with a 70mm drop though.

[mcglynn]

Ha true dat..

I hate being able to see the intercooler at all though, unless its a petrol turbo with a purpose built bumper...

Otherwise hide it! IMO obvs..

[Jtrigga]

Coming on well mate, get some pictures up of the boost pipes I want to see how you routed them.

[Dum-Dum]

I hate being able to see the intercooler at all though, unless its a petrol turbo with a purpose built bumper...

Yeah I'm kinda the same, don't really like seeing them on cars that aren't that fast and it hides what you've got to play with. I think I'm going to leave it silver as its an OEM cooler it's matt silver rather than polished so shouldn't look too bright and TBH unless you know what your looking at 99% of people would never know it wasn't standard for the car especially once the bumper goes on. I suppose I'll see, can aways paint it in the summer if I change my mind.

Coming on well mate, get some pictures up of the boost pipes I want to see how you routed them.

Yeah will do mate, I have been taking photos and am looking at doing a "How to FMIC" guide but essentially my pipe routing is as simple as it could possibly be.

[Dum-Dum]

So the de cat is here

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Looks like the L-bend is at the post office so I'll get that tomorrow afternoon on the way home from work.

I'm just f*cked off with the weather as it looks like I'm going to get wet whenever I decide to try and get the car back onto the road

I reckon on doing the exhaust first and then its the fun bit of finishing the FMIC that should be a bit more of an incentive.

[Ruan]

I hate being able to see the intercooler at all though, unless its a petrol turbo with a purpose built bumper...

Yeah I'm kinda the same, don't really like seeing them on cars that aren't that fast and it hides what you've got to play with.

ROIGHT

[mcglynn]

Not my cuppa tea at alll, im a real twat about oem+ as is the title of this thread, can handle some subtle visual changes but not a whole lot...

All into the power side of it though!

[Dum-Dum]

I hate being able to see the intercooler at all though, unless its a petrol turbo with a purpose built bumper...

Yeah I'm kinda the same, don't really like seeing them on cars that aren't that fast and it hides what you've got to play with.

ROIGHT

Mate back then I thought it was fast, well I suppose it was fast, kept up with some really quick motors. Still only a handful of people have had HDi's more powerful too.

Not my cuppa tea at alll, im a real twat about oem+ as is the title of this thread, can handle some subtle visual changes but not a whole lot...

All into the power side of it though!

I am gonna keep it alot more subtle and OEM, it just seems to end up having too many OEM German parts lol

[Tom]

Why in the hell didnt you keep that and big blower it?!

[Dum-Dum]

Why in the hell didnt you keep that and big blower it?!

It had a custom hybrid turbo???

[mcglynn]

Was that the ko3s?

[Matt]

That car is every bit if inspiration for my dt. Always loved it. Want mine to look an sit like that. Looking like a beast haha

[mr_fish]

I reckon that hdi was some car

[jammapic]

As far as I can see though - it only ever made 161hp?? Or did you dyno it other times and not tell...

JP

[mcglynn]

I thought that same thing, surely would have done better than 161 with a hybrid?

[Midnightclub]

IIRC it never dyno'd with the big blower..

Seans HDi made nearly 190hp with it though on a stage 2 map

[Just Sean]

my hdi was 168hp with 300ish ft/lbs

[mcglynn]

That custom mapped for your ko3 hybrid?

[Midnightclub]

lol.. my bad got the 6 and the 8 the wrong way round

No, just a stage 2 map

[jammapic]

Shows how much power you can make, by just relieving the back pressure from those little turbos!!