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nozza1 · 4th July 2008, 04:56 PM

DON'T give up 'ALEECI' !

It would be a real shame after all that hard work. Dont get me wrong, l know exactly how you feel. If you remember my thread before l took it offline, had so many problems, wanted to throw in the towel on many occasions, but the thought of cruising in the car once completed and knowing that l did it all myself kept me going.

Is there not a reputal garage near or around you that could take on the job. Sometimes it takes you to take a step back and let someone else have a go. They'll probably notice something you have over looked.

My advice, get someone else to have go who'll have a different approach than you.

stealth · 4th July 2008, 05:33 PM

Living Sweeden I bet it's hard to find someone to look at it you can trust .Best of luck ,dont sell, get her running

Alecci · 4th July 2008, 06:12 PM

The problem is I already spent all available funds on just getting it started... No workshop/garage would be willing to work on the car for free, and I cannot say that I blame them.

I thus have two alternatives:

1: To solve the problems myself.
2: Sell the car with a considerable financial loss.

For the first alternative I'm dependant upon help from guys like you.

I'm not willing to wait one more year to get it running, I've owned the car for 2,5 years and I've only driven it about 2,000 miles, spending a great deal of money, time and energy in the process.

If I don't get my money's worth this season, it'll go.

Stachi · 4th July 2008, 06:18 PM

You're almost making me going to see my bank guy

Come on, try harder, you'll get it running in time!

Marc

Alecci · 5th July 2008, 04:11 PM

I managed to solve the problems myself, it seems I'm keeping the car.

nozza1 · 5th July 2008, 05:08 PM

Great news Mate!!!

For the benafit of other owners, what was the problem. Got a feeling it was something silly, l should know what the experiences l've had!

Alecci · 5th July 2008, 05:38 PM

The solution was posted in my thread named 'Engine Problems', I thought it would make more sense when read together with the symptoms.

Alecci · 6th July 2008, 05:09 PM

Here's some new pictures to celebrate the solution to the problems:

First ride in the car since the crash, the car is towed from a friend to the workshop responsible for mapping the car.

The car is standing on the rolling road at Maxxtuning. This time things unfortunately didn't turn out the way we wanted.

The car's back in my garage at home. Hopefully I'll be able to sort the issues once I've pushed it out of the garage, since there's no way I'll be able to push it back in myself.

Problems solved! The car looks as satisfied as I feel!

The car was sent off to mapping again this evening. Hopefully it'll be finished some time during the first half of the following week.

Wish me luck!

Kadir · 6th July 2008, 06:32 PM

Good luck!

Hugo · 6th July 2008, 11:13 PM

It looks great! Good luck! It's about time that luck is on your side

Chamber · 7th July 2008, 08:22 AM

Best of luck to you mate! you really deserve it! all that time and effort, don't give up near the end! keep us updated!!!

Stub · 7th July 2008, 12:01 PM

good luck, nothing worse when bad luck keeps hitting you in the face

Alecci · 10th July 2008, 03:00 PM

Mapping yesterday had to be aborted since we couldn't get any decent boost pressure (wouldn't go above 0,5 bar) and because all the car instrumentation suddenly died during a pull.

Best pull for the day was an estimated 384 PS and 371 Nm at the flywheel with only the afore-mentioned 0,5 bar boost, using 97 octane fuel and only going to 7,500 rpm. I guess there's potential for good figures in the future at least. The curve looks decent, climbing rather evenly and steeply from 2,500 rpm, still climbing when we let go at 7,500.

The sound is absolutly amazing! It sounds like an outright race car, and one can hardly stand beside it when the engine reaches 5,500 rpm without covering ones ears.

The engine will be pressure tested further and the WG-clocks adjusted harder before a new attempt on Saturday, but I could use some advice on the electric issues?

Water Temp, Revolution Meter, Oil Pressure, Speedometer and Fuel Guage suddenly stopped working during a pull. Instrumentation lighting is working fine, but the guages show nothing at all.

Boost and Water Temp on the MFD isn't working ether, apart from the Water Temp flashing red and showing 130° C.

We've checked all fuses (fuse box in the engine bay, fuse box to the right beneath the steering wheel and fuse box in the trunk), and we've checked the water temp sensor. Nothing's wrong with any of it?

4th July 2008, 04:56 PM	#61 (permalink)
nozza1 GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 701	DON'T give up 'ALEECI' ! It would be a real shame after all that hard work. Dont get me wrong, l know exactly how you feel. If you remember my thread before l took it offline, had so many problems, wanted to throw in the towel on many occasions, but the thought of cruising in the car once completed and knowing that l did it all myself kept me going. Is there not a reputal garage near or around you that could take on the job. Sometimes it takes you to take a step back and let someone else have a go. They'll probably notice something you have over looked. My advice, get someone else to have go who'll have a different approach than you. __________________ . . . . . . . . . . . AUDI QUATT TURBS 20V, LANCIA INTERGRALE EVO 2, GOLF TDI ANNIVERSARY CHIPPED 250 BHP, KAWASAKI ZX7R

5th July 2008, 05:08 PM	#66 (permalink)
nozza1 GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 701	Great news Mate!!! For the benafit of other owners, what was the problem. Got a feeling it was something silly, l should know what the experiences l've had! __________________ . . . . . . . . . . . AUDI QUATT TURBS 20V, LANCIA INTERGRALE EVO 2, GOLF TDI ANNIVERSARY CHIPPED 250 BHP, KAWASAKI ZX7R

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4th July 2008, 05:33 PM	#62 (permalink)
stealth New Users Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: somewhere over the rainbow ( not far from Jeff ) Posts: 3,209	Living Sweeden I bet it's hard to find someone to look at it you can trust .Best of luck ,dont sell, get her running

4th July 2008, 06:12 PM	#63 (permalink)
Alecci GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 280	The problem is I already spent all available funds on just getting it started... No workshop/garage would be willing to work on the car for free, and I cannot say that I blame them. I thus have two alternatives: 1: To solve the problems myself. 2: Sell the car with a considerable financial loss. For the first alternative I'm dependant upon help from guys like you. I'm not willing to wait one more year to get it running, I've owned the car for 2,5 years and I've only driven it about 2,000 miles, spending a great deal of money, time and energy in the process. If I don't get my money's worth this season, it'll go.

4th July 2008, 06:18 PM	#64 (permalink)
Stachi GTROC Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Near Stuttgart, Germany Posts: 834	You're almost making me going to see my bank guy Come on, try harder, you'll get it running in time! Marc

5th July 2008, 04:11 PM	#65 (permalink)
Alecci GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 280	I managed to solve the problems myself, it seems I'm keeping the car.

5th July 2008, 05:38 PM	#67 (permalink)
Alecci GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 280	The solution was posted in my thread named 'Engine Problems', I thought it would make more sense when read together with the symptoms.

6th July 2008, 05:09 PM	#68 (permalink)
Alecci GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 280	Here's some new pictures to celebrate the solution to the problems: First ride in the car since the crash, the car is towed from a friend to the workshop responsible for mapping the car. The car is standing on the rolling road at Maxxtuning. This time things unfortunately didn't turn out the way we wanted. The car's back in my garage at home. Hopefully I'll be able to sort the issues once I've pushed it out of the garage, since there's no way I'll be able to push it back in myself. Problems solved! The car looks as satisfied as I feel! The car was sent off to mapping again this evening. Hopefully it'll be finished some time during the first half of the following week. Wish me luck!

6th July 2008, 06:32 PM	#69 (permalink)
Kadir GTR Register Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: London Posts: 425	Good luck!

6th July 2008, 11:13 PM	#70 (permalink)
Hugo GTR Register Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Utrecht! Posts: 510	It looks great! Good luck! It's about time that luck is on your side

7th July 2008, 08:22 AM	#71 (permalink)
Chamber GTR Register Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: UK Posts: 189	Best of luck to you mate! you really deserve it! all that time and effort, don't give up near the end! keep us updated!!!

7th July 2008, 12:01 PM	#72 (permalink)
Stub GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Denmark Posts: 37	good luck, nothing worse when bad luck keeps hitting you in the face

10th July 2008, 03:00 PM	#73 (permalink)
Alecci GTR Register Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 280	Mapping yesterday had to be aborted since we couldn't get any decent boost pressure (wouldn't go above 0,5 bar) and because all the car instrumentation suddenly died during a pull. Best pull for the day was an estimated 384 PS and 371 Nm at the flywheel with only the afore-mentioned 0,5 bar boost, using 97 octane fuel and only going to 7,500 rpm. I guess there's potential for good figures in the future at least. The curve looks decent, climbing rather evenly and steeply from 2,500 rpm, still climbing when we let go at 7,500. The sound is absolutly amazing! It sounds like an outright race car, and one can hardly stand beside it when the engine reaches 5,500 rpm without covering ones ears. The engine will be pressure tested further and the WG-clocks adjusted harder before a new attempt on Saturday, but I could use some advice on the electric issues? Water Temp, Revolution Meter, Oil Pressure, Speedometer and Fuel Guage suddenly stopped working during a pull. Instrumentation lighting is working fine, but the guages show nothing at all. Boost and Water Temp on the MFD isn't working ether, apart from the Water Temp flashing red and showing 130° C. We've checked all fuses (fuse box in the engine bay, fuse box to the right beneath the steering wheel and fuse box in the trunk), and we've checked the water temp sensor. Nothing's wrong with any of it?