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definately - the PE1420 is supposed to be a very good turbo - unfortunately i know nothing about them. The only person i know running the 1420's is andy duff. Regards, alex

Waiting to be fitted: forged pistons forged h beam con rods group n gasket solid lifters honed upper and lower plennum 60 mm throttle bodies pentroof TD-0516G turbos pentroof manifolds hks racing 50mm external wategates JWT dual intake 2nd MAF bomex front veilside c1 sideskirts strosek wide arches bonet bulge custom rear lights front and rear strut braces loads and loads of bling :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: :tongue: Regards, alex

HI Rodney, well the update is that with the collective opinion of loads of people is that nobody can agree on what went wrong. There was obviously a problem when they were fitted to my car but the turbos when tested on a bench tested ok. what are you wanting to achieve ? an how much are you wanting to spend? maybe this might give you some ideas: I'm buying the pentroof's by the way Greddy TD05-18G - macca nutter turbos Pentroof TD05-16G + manifolds and wastegates £4,500 and the dogs danglies - should be good for 550 uk fwhp with internal engine mods Greddy TD05-16G + manifolds and watsegates £3,500 a good kit but not quite as good as the pentroof - should be good for 550 uk fwhp with internal engine mods Smithy stage II-III £2,000 turbos only - should be good for 450 uk fwhp - would probably benefit from the divorced wastegate downpipes. I wouldn't really recommend spending any less than this because the advantages over stock would be minimal other turbos to consider JWT 500 / 530 well respected quick spooling turbos HKS 2530 one of the quickest spooling of the big turbos Other things to consider getting your turbos from SE Nissan - They can supply a T28 hybrid (probably good for 400 uk fwhp) or a full T28 which would be good for over 500 uk rwhp with appropriate engine mods. the thing to bear in mind is that if SE supply and fit the turbo everything is covered under warranty if anything goes wrong. all turbos will benefit from a decent air intake and the internal wastegated turbos will benefit from the divorced wastegate downpipes. So in short you pays your money and takes your choice. This is nowhere near a complete list but i hope it has been some help. other references http://www.twinturbo.net/net/viewmsg.aspx?forum=technical&msg_id=839668 http://cherrypicker.tripod.com/turboupgradeforvg30dett/ http://www.ooparts-international.co.jp/index/car/listbybrand/pentroof/index.html http://www.jimwolftechnology.com/ http://www.turbodynamics.co.uk/ Regards, alex

yes mate that's what i was looking for. My dilemma is this - i'm putting on a new nose with no seperate side lights - Will the dim headlights / sidelights on the UK car suffice. In which case is it as simple as buying a set of UK lights and wiring them up in UK fashion? secondly if i then convert this set up to HID will it still perform the funtion of sidelights? Regards, alex

I thought the J spec had separate side lights but the UK spec didnt :confused:

DOH :slap:

Has anyone converted a UK spec car to HID - how does it work with the side lights - do you loose them ?? Regards, alex

aggghhh - another problem to sort out do i need side lights :confused: Regards, alex

two weeks mate :dance: i'm trying to sort the bodywork out at the moment - i'm really in a pickle - at the moment i have no sidelights no indicators - i really need that those viper lights - LUKE HELPPPPPP!!!!!! i might try something really weird at the back ;) Regards, alex

i think you need the side repeaters unless the indicator is mounted at the corner so can be seen from the side mm bugger Regards, alex

sorry to hear it - its certainly not an uncommon problem get yourself down to z.edworld - jeff does a matrix replacement Regards, alex

Ian - i would keep that chiller - its going to mighty hot at the speed of sound :bow: p.s. i know about the air con peter confirmed it yesterday - cheers anyway Regards, alex

ok, so here is the question If i have an indicator mounted on the wing mirror, do i need one on the front bumper. Regards, alex

:mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: OK so since i'm not even in this poll there is no way i'm going to be first oh hang on a minute - there IS no way i'm going to be first - i'll be lucky to make billing BUGGER still got a date for going into the body shop - 24th May wohoo - 2004 i hope ;) Regards, alex

:rofl: :rofl: :bow:

I agree, re-profiled cames tend to take advantage of higher revs on higher boost. I would have thought with non stock cams though verniers would have been a must. Just to repeat myself - get a greddy profec e-01 bost controller ;) Regards, alex

why new cams? are they still stock ? if not you should have ditched the vvc and gone for verniers? ok so include the wide arse in the body kit then...... some toys - a good boost contrller something like the profec e-01 - and racelogic traction control - i have to say go for nismo 555 injectors runing 14-15psi the standard injectors are working pretty hard - then uprated intercoolers - isnt chris doing a deal on some? Regards, alex

wide arse ;) regards, alex

class :D

aaaaaaggggggghhhhhhhhh jesus - how would you feel if you turned up and a bodyshop had done that to your zed. omfg, i feel sick Regards, alex

very weird - i'm going to guess that that is a good result on a weird test, if your are going to loose compression you would normally expect to see it on 5 and 6 - if those results are true she would probably have driving issues and be well down on power if everything seems ok whn driving i would guess that it is. my 2p Regards, alex p.s. is there any chance the engine could have been turned over on the bench??

sounds like i call i had years and years ago when was selling my car - they seem to go through autotrader - complete waste of money - if they have loads of people interetsed - tell them you will be willing to pay so long as they provide the list of people and by the way you are taping the conversation. oh ps dont sell the car - but i bet you have heard this before Regards, alex

late july ish or after then yes count me in

sounds like you're popping the clutch to me - what clutch are you running with?? Regards, alex

like this??