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Post by mr broadsider 2 on Thu 08 Sep 2011, 21:45

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picked my new turbo up today,drove it the 75 miles home without a hitch,the ebay fotos dont do it justice ,its a gorjus colour,metallic schwartz
its got a service file which looks like the bible ,including a receipt for £1000 for a new turbo
also just had a new back box,im buzzin ,never had a turbo i could drive before Very Happy ThumbsUp

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Re: new turbo

Post by Bronze 13 on Thu 08 Sep 2011, 21:51

I'M Jealous ThumbsUp

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Re: new turbo

Post by mr broadsider 2 on Thu 08 Sep 2011, 22:00

i still cant believe its mine Very Happy

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Re: new turbo

Post by Tristan315 on Thu 08 Sep 2011, 23:54

Looks nice, gratz dude!!

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Post by dc1909 on Fri 09 Sep 2011, 08:36

Very Nice Congrats ThumbsUp

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Re: new turbo

Post by PompeySteve on Fri 09 Sep 2011, 08:47

Excellent .... how much was it?

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Re: new turbo

Post by Monkeymagic on Fri 09 Sep 2011, 08:47

Nice one mate - another one saved from the scrappy
Enjoy it buddy

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Re: new turbo

Post by mr broadsider 2 on Fri 09 Sep 2011, 08:53

cost me 900 quid,reg transfers have offered me 800 for the plate!!!!!!

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Post by Monkeymagic on Fri 09 Sep 2011, 09:13

OUCH!!

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Re: new turbo

Post by mr broadsider 2 on Fri 09 Sep 2011, 21:59

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spent most of this aft cleaning the engine bay as it was filthy,its come up quite well Very Happy

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Re: new turbo

Post by Lord Chris on Sat 10 Sep 2011, 01:09

YES!
so glad you got it Fil Very Happy Very Happy

Now tell us about the POWER! You must have been tempted to go into WARP DRIVE! Laughing

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Re: new turbo

Post by Lord Chris on Sat 10 Sep 2011, 01:36

Are you keeping it standard...or....making it into a real sleeper? That colour looks great.....how much power do you want?

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Re: new turbo

Post by Lord Chris on Sat 10 Sep 2011, 01:49

My advice is to concentrate on wheels and tyres ASAP. I remember leaving 60 yards of rubber after a Roundabout as the Turbo kicked in. Old fashioned Turbo lag..Nothing....nothing.....nothing.....bloody Hell! Below 2500 revs you will have LESS power than a N/A. But 3000+ it's Very Happy : It comes in so hard you need good rubber D Very Happy

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Re: new turbo

Post by mr broadsider 2 on Sat 10 Sep 2011, 08:45

Laughing it is pretty quick,im not going to alter it in any way,just repair the bits i dont like and keep it pretty standard as its quite a nice looking car.going to fit a boost gauge though ,quite like the idea of watching that go up and down

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Post by Monkeymagic on Sat 10 Sep 2011, 08:50

dont forget to keep your eyes on the road aswell

i would fit a g meter aswell Cool

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