yeah, just needs a new piston and gudgeon pin ( small end), get some cylinder heads for it also

What do you guys think of the new model of Seat Leon?

Bruno Jesus: The Leon is a great car, and the turbo models are very worthy for performance also :o)

They share the same engine as the VW golf and the Audi A3!Right?

Bruno Jesus: is it available in the States? I have never heard of one.

yes, and the audi TT.
I think its basically the VW Bora, remodelled
so around 200bhp-220bhp out of th ebox

Well...Here it's called VW Broa but in the States it's called VW Jetta!But now they "universelizing" The name Jetta in E.U. too,with new model Jetta big brother of VW golf!

they have the VW Jetta in the states and canada

I can't wait for this summer for my new VW "Esporra" made in my homeland!

Bruno Jesus: I have heard abou "Esporra". I think it´s only a project yet...

I heard the prodution would start this summer...I guess they keep delaying that "Esporra" model...

of 100+ Japanese performance cars.. gues who will now have to turn up in an Audi A4 turbo and not his Impreza :o(

Got my car running on thursday, was still bleeding the cooling system and it ran 20 mins, then squeek BANG.. it siezed again at 700 rpm and looks like same problem..

Stevie: that's better than the '98 chevy shop-beater truck i'm driving right now! lol

tazman7474: youve got a replacement then? LOL

Stevie: i'm hoping it's just a temporary thing! this truch is no where as nice as the one that got stolen!

tazman7474: ... makes you think - should one have a nice piece of automotive technology but rish its theft, or maybe a less obvious target (at least from the outside) is recommended? :) Can't nice cars be protected more?... I just hate it when I see them getting totalled on police videos etc....

*(rish = risk)

WhiteTower: well, in a perfect world, we wouldn't have to worry about them getting stolen!

tazman7474: maybe your company should install gps trackers! we did at my old job on all the company vehicles! haha

cosmicdom: i'm not quite sure i want them knowing exactly where i am all the time! lol

tazman7474: It sure was interesting to watch on the screen and you definitely knew who the hard workers were! LMAO

cosmicdom: that's what i'm afraid of! lol

WhiteTower: I agree.. also because most UK police videos include police films from my area :o(

Cosmic Thats why my cars have GPS Trackers in them, partly cos the insurance companies wont insure them without lol

Sophisticated contestants please message me to arrange faster matches.

saii: I think you may be looking for the Checkers board.

anyone have any experience with motorized bicycles?

nobleheart: I guess not hehe

540 cid..750hp
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my thx to Nightstorm for building the webpage.

Nice looking motor! Time for a new battery though lol.

Backoff: LOL..it still works
thats a 540 Dart shortblock with Merlin "World" heads, Comp cam, Crane roller lifters and rockers, Dart intake, Holly 1050 cfm Dominator carb...and what ever I could salvage from the old 454 mag Mercruiser engine.
I had to rebuild the Bravo 2 outdrive with beefier gears to handle the higher torque.

some ideas:
http://www.bikemotor.com/images/mongoose%20fs.JPG
http://images.andale.com/f2/126/120/7998022/1117200491178_1114423268351_DSCN29081_1copy_copy.jpg

nobleheart: I have a small V6 sitting around here that would look good on that lol.

http://www.janetskiles.com/ART/license-art/digital/easter-egg-car.jpg

Painting your car like that for easter???

On gen chat I see talk about the cost of petrol,, someone even said they use around £15 to £20 a week...

I only get around 40 miles to £10

Stevie: I'm seriously considering getting my bicycle out again, it get's 28 miles per cheese burger! lol

tazman7474: LMAO Ive never sat down and worked out what I get to £10 when Ive been up the strip or on track... I think Id keel over in shock

Stevie: it's best to not even keep track of that stuff unlees you want to cry! lol, i tracked expenses for the entire season of 2004. it was just about $10,000 usd!

tazman7474: ooooooooooooouchies :o( here £10 is just over 2 UK gallons. flooring the motor must be around 5 to 7 miles per gallon at the most. normal driving I get 15 ish. on long journies if i stay below 70 and on motorways, and keep it off the turbo ( so under 2700rpm)I can squeeze just shy of 30 as long as no traffic problems and its say a 3 hour drive

on- track, i think i'm getting about 5 miles per us gallon!

tazman7474: and look at how much is wasted... the flames from exhaust on overrun show that it is not all used :o(

Stevie: i have to run a carburater on mine, i had 3 of them custom done to maximize the mixture.(it has to do with the way the fuel is coming out of the boosters into the venturi, that cut the wasted fuel down a little. now we get more power out of it!)

tazman7474: mine is mostly a road car, so that would be quite an expense for just those few times that it tracks

Stevie: actualy, what i had done should increase fuel milage on the street by about 15%!

tazman7474: My engine is probably too complicated for that sort of alteration, and getting the ECU remapped is not cheap :o(

Stevie: all it does is improve the fuel atomization, which brings it closer to what a fuel injection system would do. with yours being an efi motor, you're better off working on an intercooler and maybe an improved induction system(you've probably done some of that anyways)

tazman7474: yep, Ive altered the air intake, I prefer it slightly rich anyways cos these motors are prone to blowing up with the slight sign of running weak,, as I found out last year. I can parralel up the fuel rails, as they are in series at the moment ( so means the final injector can be slightly starved,, and that just happens to be the usual cylinder that runs lean and fails.
I may look at a larger turbo later this year, and will upgrade the fuel pump again, and do the rails.. and then will fit larger intercooler or go for a front mount.. then I will get it remapped

Stevie: i'll stick with my carburater! lol

Stevie: multi-port fuel pressure drops as rpms ncrease, so I could see where you could run into a problem there. its strange the engine manufacturer didnt use a larger injector at the end of the rail to compensate.

Stevie: With a greddy e-manage unit or a camcom, you can remap your fuel settings on the fly with your laptop.