Punto (Mk2/2b) Munkul's thread

[mikejt]

love your alloys!! they look really smart

 

[Munkul]

Cheers pal

Pic of head back on, no ancillaries yet (after this stage it took me over an hour with jordan helping just to fit the modified inlet manifold, the bottom bolts were almost impossible to get to)

new oil pump

sump back on

water pump, bottom pulley, new belt and tensioner fitted and timed back up

most stuff fitted, fuel line tee'd off for second rail

turned over by hand twice, cranked a good while with no plugs in, to circulate everything, checked fluids again, and started up.

Well chuffed because i thought i'd forget something and i would get leaks or oil starvation or something, but as it happened it sounds sweeter than it ever has :top: only thing i did forget was to plug the TB back in, resulting in fault codes

Not out of the woods yet though - might have a vacuum leak on the manifold (which means im snookered). i can hear a hissing noise at idle and the revs take longer to return to normal after blipping the throttle.

Still loads to do to get it back on the road but at least its heading in the right direction again

 

[ChrisUK]

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Those bottom studs are hard enough to get to on a standard inlet manifold! .

 

[burtz]

Looking good mate, how did you fit your strut?

 

[Munkul]

Looking good mate, how did you fit your strut?

which strut? strut brace? used 4 bolts mate

havent had time to do much this weekend on it all i have worked out is that its definitely leaking from the manifold.

 

[ChrisUK]

Sods law . Leaking gas from mods or leaking coolant from been disturbed?

 

[burtz]

which strut? strut brace? used 4 bolts mate

havent had time to do much this weekend on it all i have worked out is that its definitely leaking from the manifold.

lol yh sorry mate i ment strut brace. Yh just brought one but did come with the bolts

Hope ya get the engine sorted soon mate

 

[Munkul]

Well, she runs, ive kept it quiet over the past few days. It was running and live "mapped" by me and a mate on thursday. Had it on the rollers friday night for a power run and a bit more fueling tweakage.

145bhp and 150lb-ft at 0.6 bar of boost :slayer:

Heres part of my car profile from pmk2 with quick specs.

ENGINE MODIFICATIONS :

- Custom turbo conversion 0.6bar
- Munkul-spec tubular manifold
- Garrett GT1549 turbocharger
- Front mounted intercooler
- Ferriday 1.2mm decompression plate
- Greddy REBIC IV fuelling management
- Modified inlet manifold with 8 injectors
- Green SFS boost hoses
- Supersprint backbox, custom downpipe and centre section
- Magnecor KV85 HT leads
- CG Motorsport 3-paddle cerametallic clutch
- Sump modified for oil return
- Alloy/stainless oil catch tank with stainless braided lines
- Stainless relocation bracket for brake fluid reservoir
- Carbon Fibre battery cover
- Lots of stuff i cant remember

STYLING MODIFICATIONS:

- Full Abarth bodykit
- Colourcoded mirrors
- Black/silvatec side repeaters
- Mk2b rear lights
- Detangoed headlights
- Debadged boot and bonnet
- Short ariel

INTERIOR:

- Abarth mats
- Abarth steering wheel
- Gtech-pro model SS
- HGT centre console
- AEM wideband AFR gauge
- Autogauge boost and oil temp gauges
- Carbon surround

CHASSIS:

- FK highsport coilovers
- OMP alloy strut brace
- Bendix GT front calipers with Red Dot XE Fast Road pads
- HGT rear beam conversion with HGT discs, calipers, stock pads
- Balance Motorsport carbon braided hoses all round
- Munkul-spec superflex polyurathane rear bushes
- Munkul-Spec top and bottom engine mounts reinforced with polyurathene

- Summer wheels: Strosek deep dish alloys, 16"x7j Toyo T1-R (front) BFGoodrich (back)
- Winter wheels: Sporting 15" alloys refurbished and powdercoated in anthracite, Toyo T1-R all round

Drop of 60mm front 35mm back

Front camber: -1.8 degree +/-0.1, Toe in 1 degree


ICE:

- Pioneer HU
- Infinity Reference components
- Infinity Reference 6x9s

As it was when i bought it (bog standard):

Engine bay after turbo conversion, and some of the pics of the conversion

And pics of car today, still dirty

The build thread is here: http://forums.puntomk2.co.uk/showthread.php?t=23175

If it doesnt blow up, things will happen in this order:
- Air filter
- Better turbo oil return line
- breather lines sorted
- Fuel cut defender to stop the ecu papping (really need this because it randomly creates a lean mixture now and again without it)
- Mocal 13 row oil cooler (just to fit)
- full stainless turbo-back exhaust
- turn the boost up to 0.8bar

 

[joe-bloggs]

awesome car this!!!! :worship:

 

[blu73]

good stuff fella, get a vid up

edit: really like it with sandard wheels back on, i know its just for winter but its proper stealth, loving it

 

[Adrian Bravo]

Wow this is really cool, well done Munkul. How has it been running since?

 

[Munkul]

Cheers adrian it blew a HG after 400 miles which i put down to using non-genuine parts and head bolts stretching. Its done well over double that now since and its running pretty sweet at the moment (touch wood) and it gets a lot of stick.

I have a new thread called mk2 sporting turbo with new spec list and pictures, i thought it was time to let this thread go

The only real issue now is the map sensor problem (mainly because the Greddy FCD i bought off ebay has gone AWOL) but i can live with it. The only upgrades to the engine left to do, assuming it can take it, is change the exhaust for something more free-flowing, and up the boost a little - 150-160bhp would be nice - and I want her running at the top of her game for Straightliners in May :slayer:

 

[Tris Harris]

omg, epic :worship: