Big Power For The Lego Brick!

[MrSimba]

crank trigger wheel bolts have failed @ 7400rpm and taken the scenic route round the engine!

 

dropped the oil and its got bolt heads & swarf all over it

[stockhome]

What's a crank trigger wheel bolt? as its going through the engine its serious

 

unlucky Simon

[DJWilma]

Bugger

 

Hope the damage minimal

 

Looks good for well over 420bhp.

 

Do you have the power curve, did think your turbo came in late so happy you found the leak

 

We should meet for a comparison of cars

[Martin R]

Simon, that sounds bad news and expensive. good luck with the fix.

[mambosasa]

Any update Simon?

[DeanB]

Simon where are you?!?

 

How's the engine coming along?

[jonnyfox]

Yep where are you buddy, Horse and Jocky was quiet the other night without you............

[mambosasa]

Are you out there buddy?

[@ndy]

One of my work colleagues who owns a VX and a member of a forum for VX owners told me Simon sold his car a few days after his engine problem...... Not sure if this is true but would explain his absence ?

[scatty]

I had a lad who was interested in my car, he was flogging his vx and told me the same story. He knew of him from the vx site.....

 

 

[lummo]

One of my work colleagues who owns a VX and a member of a forum for VX owners told me Simon sold his car a few days after his engine problem...... Not sure if this is true but would explain his absence ?

 

Yep, it's true

 

I've just had a text exchange with him, and in his words "Yep lost the love to rebuild it all over again for the second year running...".

 

C'mon Simon, the car may have gone but don't be a stranger on here!

[Chalkey]

What a shame to hear that news

 

I really enjoyed reading his build thread.

 

On a positive note, there's space in the garage for something else now!

[DeanB]

 

 

Yep, it's true

 

I've just had a text exchange with him, and in his words "Yep lost the love to rebuild it all over again for the second year running...".

 

C'mon Simon, the car may have gone but don't be a stranger on here!

 

This!

[jonnyfox]

What a shame to hear that news

 

I really enjoyed reading his build thread.

 

On a positive note, there's space in the garage for something else now!

 

And this!

[Dave Hardwick Engineering]

Hello.

 

I am the owner of this car now, I was at the rolling road when it failed. Simon wanted to break the car but having worked on it I could not see this happen so here we are!

 

I did try to encourage Simon to keep the car and gave him the option to change his mind. I'm still in regular contact with him and the garage is still empty.

 

I spent a few months working on the car. I used the car for the latter part of last summer and have now covered a few thousand miles in it. Its plenty quick enough and I have even seen over 36 MPG so the best of both worlds.

 

Below are the graphs from the rolling road and I will post what I did additionally to what Simon had done if anyone is interested. The first graph is running 22 PSI boost and the second graph 9 PSI boost. These power settings are switchable while running.

 

Also a couple of photos of other work carried out.

 

Dave.