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Offline Granta Gti

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Let's help the guy out!
« on: 29 June 2012, 21:41 »
Evening all got a good topic for the weekend!
Well my mate was done for drink driving a year ago And he had only been driving this for 2 months




He has asked me to do the mot and any necessary work to get it through. Now the engine, it is an AGU running a ko3s but with a horrible map. He bought the car as is. It runs horribly! When you come to idle the revs drop and come back and look at the pics for a dv and other bodg stuff. It's a cheaply vent to atmosphere on the cold side and when you bout the engine under load it judders only sometimes. I unplugged the MAF on the way home and it did not judder but had a minimal amount of boost. To be fair I would say my ko3 ARZ is quicker and has more pull.

Tomorrow I am going to scan it, and then put a 007p on and try the pipe work back to what it should be and maybe keep the cold side relocation as it is already there. Oh it also smells filthy rich!



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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #1 on: 29 June 2012, 21:51 »
Wheres his dv?

And that air filter dont look to clever!!
Ignition amp could be at fault
Nice car , all gen r line?
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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #2 on: 29 June 2012, 21:54 »
Wheres his dv?

And that air filter dont look to clever!!
Ignition amp could be at fault
Nice car , all gen r line?

one of the pipes that runs from the charge pipe to the n75 is in the wrong hole and were does the other one go?

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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #3 on: 29 June 2012, 21:56 »
Wheres his dv?

And that air filter dont look to clever!!
Ignition amp could be at fault
Nice car , all gen r line?
true, the dv could be causing all sorts of running issues.
has to be said though, i have no sympathy for the drink driving issue... :drool:

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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #4 on: 29 June 2012, 21:58 »
Wheres his dv?

And that air filter dont look to clever!!
Ignition amp could be at fault
Nice car , all gen r line?
Dv is in the first engine pic right next to the rad. Don't know it does look good though! Is that a symptom of a dodgy ignition amp?

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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #5 on: 29 June 2012, 22:04 »
I see it now. Iphone ftl  :cool:

Is that a forge apitter valve! Personally id move it back to where it goes.

Ignition amp can have many symptoms!
Missfireing - no boost etc

Get standerd air box with pipecross air filter back on there m bin the air filter.

Rich smell could be a split breather hose, ushually under inlet manifold.

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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #7 on: 29 June 2012, 22:09 »


My engine bay before ko4

Agu running ko3s.

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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #8 on: 29 June 2012, 22:14 »


Cheers guys I will get on it tomorrow. I will just try my 007p as I don't have my stock one or another 007p  :sad: any1 got an agu or spare ignition and in / near Surrey I can try? I has potential but that rubbish dv and pipe work is holding it back

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Re: Let's help the guy out!
« Reply #9 on: 29 June 2012, 22:17 »
I see it now. Iphone ftl  :cool:

Is that a forge apitter valve! Personally id move it back to where it goes.

Ignition amp can have many symptoms!
Missfireing - no boost etc

Get standerd air box with pipecross air filter back on there m bin the air filter.

Rich smell could be a split breather hose, ushually under inlet manifold.

Toby where abouts under the inlet manni should I be looking?

Can't wait to get it running right and get nick to put a decent map on it :grin: