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Report 1/2014

The whole 2013 we were struggling with the engine. For 2014 we were supposed to be driving with another engine but as usual nothing went according to the plans. When we realised that we were not going to be able to make the direct injected engine ready in time we decided to make a backup engine to start off the season in time.

Rebuilding the 203 setup

Rebuilding the 203 setup

At gatebil we broke the engine and the turbo, we’re now changing the setup a little, we’re getting a new, a bit bigger turbo and we’re getting rid of the supercharger.   Why? because it produces too much heat. Two of the six pistons had melted and a few of the exhaust valves were all…

Season opened

Season opened

As the headline says the season has been opened, if you’re reading this you’ve probably already checked our facebook updates and know how it went. The problems started in the morning at the car inspection when the emergency stop didn’t work or in othe words the cable was stuck. We immediately started fixing this and by…

Turbo swapping exercises

Turbo swapping exercises

Hello fellow readers, fans and followers! We can now announce that we’ve found the right turbo to do its job properly, it only took us a few years and about 6 different turbos. The newest guy is a Holset HX52, the exhaust side is sized #16, the inducer 65 mm and the exducer 70 mm….

Camber, caster, toe what?

Camber, caster, toe what?

Yup, the w203 got it’s first wheel setup and this was indeed done with some proper equipment. Jesse at the biggest local car service center Kokkolan Autohuolto made this thing happen. Jesse is a good friend of the team and always seems to have quite a lot of knowledge, without giving him too much compliments…