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As you said, we'll see what happens during mapping.
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ashman wrote:That sounds suprisingly sensible![]()
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Moo wrote:Nice choice.Can't wait to see the finished results
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Magic Beans wrote:ashman wrote:That sounds suprisingly sensible![]()
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Haha, thanks(I think?
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Do it once do it right and all that
Magic Beans wrote:Right then.![]()
To cut a long story short, we all by now know that Rob's breaking his car.I feel I must say that if anyone is considering buying any kit from Rob, you'll be dealing with a true gent.
It's been a pleasure to deal with him
I had the pleasure, albeit an adrenaline filled pleasure, to go for a ride in Rob's fully weaponised road weapon.
It's an absolute brute and feels like nothing I've ever been in before
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ashman wrote:Hard to say- having done a LOT of reading/ research it seems to be luck of the draw tbh.
I'd say it was generally heat related, so down to boost and tuning.
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.but then some very sensibly built blocks have gone bang as well, so there doesn't seem to be any hard and fast rule
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When we measured cylinder wall thickness it was suprising how much variation you get, both within the same block, but also between equivalent model blocks..
.cr@ppy casting processes? Who knows.
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At the end of the day that's why I went 5S, I was fed up of being nervous of doing another block![]()
Your block has held up with everything you've done so far hasn't it..
.so you're probably set, what size pistons have you got in there?
Rob B wrote:Magic Beans wrote:Right then.![]()
To cut a long story short, we all by now know that Rob's breaking his car.I feel I must say that if anyone is considering buying any kit from Rob, you'll be dealing with a true gent.
It's been a pleasure to deal with him
I had the pleasure, albeit an adrenaline filled pleasure, to go for a ride in Rob's fully weaponised road weapon.
It's an absolute brute and feels like nothing I've ever been in before
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Im deffo getting another in a couple of years
Magic Beans wrote:riot68 wrote:WOW looking forward to thus, have to take me for a burn!..
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Yes sir, we'll be doing that
Magic Beans wrote:I've opted to go the charge cooler route for the cooling