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Thing is, if you go for Pauter rods - dont you need to do some machine work to the bottoms of the bores?

Are you kidding? If IJ had horns and a pitchfork, he'd be the scariest man alive! :D

Same here - if i ever catch the fucker that slashed my seats after stealing everything of value in it, he'll be getting a slice of kerb sandwich....

With a turbo build, i know you can use high compression ratio's, but....i'd rather stick to the safe side and not go over 8.8:1....unless your tune is perfect and you know the fuel going in the other end is also perfect, you could end up with a very expensive rebuild...

Eh - more would be great, if i could afford to drive it like a loon (expensive fuel here, remember?) and if there was anywhere other than the motorway i could really hoon it :/ I'm almost happy with it being stock!

Like i said, never more than 320bhp. Currently the most i'm concerned with is getting it running and reliable. Might as well do stuff with gearboxes whilst the engine/box is out.

Unique. "Just because you're different, does not mean you are useful." --- That thing looks like ass. I feel sorry for it being pimped so badly :(

Nope - no charcoal canister for definite. And EGR is an anomaly here, i think only some of the very last off the line ones had it....probably just getting rid of parts...

Doward - remember, EGR only existed in certain markets. Like here, it only existed on the really late models. We never had this charcoal canister thingy either.

High Contrast - Return of Forever (D&B = win)

I'm already turbo joe, so the R154 looks like it's going bye bye :D Looks like the W58 likes to chew its own gears when it goes.....hmm.... And no, i didnt think i'd be able to kill it - i dont drive like a loony, even when i have the chance :)

Eh, the W58 feels more refined, a better shifting, smoother feeling box :) My power goals at the moment, and for the forseeable future, is just a stock turbo rebuild, with the same elbow back, catless exhaust & filter. May one day shim the actuator for a bit more boost - 10psi or so, but its...

Interested in this as i really dont like the R154 box, its like stirring coal or operating a victorian railway signal box. The W58 was always so smooth... I know they're not going to hold much more than about 320rwhp, but still, my power goals are minimal - looking at no more than that in its...

Guns n Roses Smashing Pumpkins Sex Pistols Alice in Chains 50 cent Scissor Sisters Led Zeppelin The Eagles The B52's The Rolling Stones Garbage Those are all i can spot....

Tungsten would be ludicrously expensive. More than likely, something like Titanium.

Suze - probably the unit has corroded connections in it that really are in dire need of some resoldering!

Rich - is it non-rebuildable then?

COULD YOU TURN THE VOLUME DOWN A BIT?

This might sound dumb....but what about just putting on the manifold from an N/A and removing the turbo? Plumb the AFM out straight to the 3000 pipe. Ding. Problem solved :D

Got a Sony Ericsson K700i you could have, but dunno if it works in the US :(