Jay762

I think this is the original wheel size for your motor 15" (diameter of wheel) x6.0"J (width of wheel) offset et55 (offset of wheel centre from hub) PCD 100 (distance between the wheel studs / holes) here is a link to show you impact on look / setup of different wheels. http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Wheel-Offset-Calculator

I can see why I got all trembly looking at all those shiny bits

nice one I stuck a post on the facebook page also - it may need a mod approval - not sure a bit clueless when it comes to all this myfaceparty malarky

yup the dodo juice product is good also

A VTA dump valve can make your car run rich as everytime it vents the air to atmosphere to stop back pressure etc. a recirc keeps the air in the system keeping your mixture closer to 1 lambda. Is this a bad thing - not necessarily, does it make more noise - yes choice is yours - or ditch any valve and have some turbo flutter instead - not great for your turbo in the long run but sounds authentically rally

Are you a member of that forum - if not ill see if I can post it

result!!!

using the calculator you can see the 8.5 gives you 17mm further out, which might be ok, fill the arches a little more the 9 gives you 30mm which will def be outside your arches but depends on the look you are going for

That is a great start up kit but as @Hudson described - you are missing a clay bar, if this is the first time going for it I would suggest the Meguires clay bar kit, comes with bar and spray, works very well x2 bucket approach works for me particularly as the rear arches hold a huge amount of crud

here you go - this keeps me occupied for hours Think your existing wheel is this - but check 18x8.5j et55 P.C.D 114.3 http://www.1010tires.com/Tools/Wheel-Offset-Calculator

With how light your car is - 350 to 400 will be enough for what you describe you can use newage parts and not kill your bank account. If you intend doing a track day, even with you current set up, ensure you have at least a sump baffle in place to stop any oil starvation under hard cornering http://rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/store/product/21-rcm-oil-sump-pan-baffle-plate http://rogerclarkmotorsport.co.uk/store/product/32-rcm-group-n-baffled-oil-sump-pan

ha ha yes I had seen this on the book of faces - had not seen the link though so thanks for that, now bookmarked Located Baltimore as well so lower flight time than Cali

The OP original post amended for clarity

Yup - distance is a deciding factor for me

Just seen this on facebook - short notice but don't know if any of our local members are available for an hour or so We are looking for anyone with a fast/loud car to drive past William T Fraser funeral home near Asda, Culduthel road, Inverness on Tuesday the 9th of May and make some noise. The funeral is for Dylan Kay (15) Who sadly passed away last Saturday. Dylan fought against Leukemia since he was 7 years old and developed sepsis which resulted in his life support being turned off with his family by his side. The family are absolutely heartbroken. He was a loving Son, Brother, Uncle, Grandson, Nephew and Friend. He was my missus little brother and uncle to our 3 kids, he will be missed very much. Dylan was the one of the nicest, bravest and strongest boys I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. He loved fast cars, so in honour of him we are wanting a line up of as many as possible to go by and give it some noise before his funeral at 12. The plan is to meet at Dows @ 11.15am and drive past shortly after. This would mean a great deal to his family so I'm asking anyone available to help out. Would be very much appreciated. Thanks for reading. Feel free to share

Yup I would be on a plane

@Mr B is down your part of the world pop across and see him - give your motor the once over as well

@Swelegacy can you post some photos just for clarity?

Ah didn't know that ok will follow that up then see if they are happy to ship international - mind you it will be probably cheaper for me to take a short California break with the blocks in my baggage

RA motorsports do a CDB engine off the shelf for about the same price - site appears to be down at the moment though

yup, I would have to see the cost as a research investment as I would be shipping the block back and forth to the US or buying one from them directly - I have seen billet blocks.... soooooo shiny

going slightly off topic but I was researching a US company that resleeves the standard 2.5 block and reckon their product / work significantly increases what the standard block will take power wise without going semi closed or full CDB conversion - I have a link somewhere I think... but was considering that as an option down the line also

Wotcha and welcome - we have forum stands at some of the shows and there are various regional meets - check out the forum section on this subject - if nothing local to you feel free to use the section to set one up in your area

The block I was referring to in this instance is the ej22 with a 2.35 kit and yes the machining work needs to be top notch

What a transformation - great result