In the Army we do post exercise report, here are a few pointers. Now I have had the car back a while, I felt it was time to put my thoughts down before they were lost in time.
If you too fancy going down the twin turbo route I know Jo's Son is tempted.
Firstly decide if you want to keep your aircon or not ( this is the customers decision) why wouldn't you! (Personal preference I guess, but as these cars are ovens, was a no brainer to me) .
If that's a yes then it would be best to keep both turbos as high as possible. This also enable you to keep the original aircon pump in the standard Gta position, as a plus! although John will disagree the turbos just might self drain too.(provided of course you tapped the returns above the oil line"I did say below the oil line was never going to work" trust your instincts especially if you're the customer as you're paying for it. That's a valuable lesson I have learned here)
This would have simplified everything and saved a lot of time ,effort and as a bonus less weight too.
Don't be lead a stray. I did not want the subframe blasted I should have stuck to that decision right or wrong. It does however look great.
changing the ECU why? I will never fathom that one.
I wanted the engine to ingest its blow by gases, I still do. I now have the most complicated breather system known to man, Tim Jeffres (blue610) could not believe the complexity and it's still giving me grief. I am adapting it further. Hopefully my next mod will be the last here, watch this space else it's getting plumbed in as per a conventional 610.
The morale here is set up a plan of work you want to have done and stick to it, don't be swayed. It will only cause resentment. Unless your chosen a custom engineer fabricator that can demonstrate a dam good reason for any alteration. Communication is also key from both sides.
Also get quotes for all work to be undertaken, I never and regret this. This would aid decision making and prevent any conflicts as well as key mile stones, maybe I should have used a Gantt chart who knows. Things snowball we are after all human, like doing the rear brake upgrade having the shocks refurbished these were all extras. And as for paint trying to match red paint is a no go, I did say however if this was not possible I would rather leave the blisters on the doors. But hey ho.
I can honestly say I love my car, John has done a great job and he is a real artist when you look in the engine bay, it looks amazing and drives exceptionally. But I would do it differently if I was to embark on such an enterprise again. Thanks John for your hard graft. Let's enjoy them now.
