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As many of you will know, I sold my cabby recently. I really didn't want to let it go, but I needed something with more doors, more boot and more roof. Also, and most importantly, it needed to be a HDi.
After a few weeks searching, I found this!
China blue phase 3, standard Meridian spec that according to the ad required nothing doing. The owner even offered me a lift from Southampton to Gloucester to collect it! It turns out that it had been modified by a toyota tuning specialist, who had grafted an XUD intercooler on and mapped it to stage 1, then thrown a helix fast road clutch with stage 3 pressure plate at it just to be sure it wouldn't slip!
I'll be chucking some B4's on the front as there's a knock from the N/S shock, and I've nicked the brakes from the cabby but otherwise it's currently being a good daily driver. Took me and my girlfriend up to Scotland and back the other week without skipping a beat and is consistently getting 50MPG or so. There's a bit of a hesitation under part throttle, so I'll plug it in at some point but I suspect it's probably the map as it seems to drive like a tuning box, lots of coal off boost and I've had faster stage 1's TBH. However, it'll soon be much less reliable as I'm going to tune the f*ck out of it! Just need to help Poodle get his twin turbo beastie on the road, then we'll be bolting on some snails and adding more fuel
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Eventually Glad to see its doing you well though! Looking forward to updates as usual and looking forward to seeing your developments with this one
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Lets have a pic of the engine and cooler setup then. Will be interesting to see.
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Can't help your self but Modify things can you
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(08-09-2015, 06:40 AM)bashbarnard Wrote: Lets have a pic of the engine and cooler setup then. Will be interesting to see.
Ooh yeah, I forgot to add one didn't I?! I'll take a couple later.
(08-09-2015, 06:49 AM)Niall Wrote: Can't help your self but Modify things can you
Nope, where's the fun in leaving it alone?
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Looks tidy mate, 5dr ftw anyway as you know, nice of him to do the clutch ready for you, has he grafted a top mount on then?
Phase 1 D-Turdo, K14@24 psi, De-cat, meaty backbox, Bosch pump, grinded LDA pin, duel air fed K&N =133.7bhp & 188ft/lbs
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Picture of the engine bay, it's quite a tidy setup tbh.
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Without the bonnet 'carpet' from an XUD or a scoop how can a TMIC be efficient?
China Meridian FTW btw.
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Interesting, why a TMIC over FMIC Jonny? TMIC would be a lot easier to route up but supposedly not as efficient as an FMIC ive heard.
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Yeah bit silly but probs better than standard
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(08-09-2015, 07:43 PM)MY95 Wrote: Interesting, why a TMIC over FMIC Jonny? TMIC would be a lot easier to route up but supposedly not as efficient as an FMIC ive heard.
I didn't fit it, so I don't know. I reckon with ducting it'd be a good stage 1+ setup.
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Seems a waste to fit a decent clutch and IC (albeit in the wrong place) to only go stage 1+!?
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(09-09-2015, 07:31 AM)Toms306 Wrote: Seems a waste to fit a decent clutch and IC (albeit in the wrong place) to only go stage 1+!?
Seems a bit silly to be on a 306 forum and own a focus...........
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Well if everyone who's sold there 306 left, there wouldn't be many people left on here would there
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(08-09-2015, 07:28 PM)Jonny81191 Wrote: Picture of the engine bay, it's quite a tidy setup tbh.
Thats quite LOL worthy
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Why, what's your problem now? It is pretty tidily installed, for what it is, even if the basic concept is flawed.
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Any updates Jonny?
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i have been meaning to organise an Eastleigh Meet, just so i can out names to faces for you and Poodle lol.
Like the color, (as it is the same as mine)
think its the wrong fuel type though....
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Yes Jonny! proper win upgrade! Going for the magic 200bhp or another goal?
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