After waiting a week and being like a little kid before Christmas, yesterday I finally picked up new S40 T4. I had heard through the grapevine that Paul (Mr Magoo T5D5) was toying with the idea of selling, so I gave him a call and soon a deal was struck pending its MOT on Saturday, which it passed. Result. Paul has had the car for 10 years but converted it from his daily driver to a track car 4 years ago. He found it wasn't being used enough hence the sale.
Very nice to meet Paul who came to collect me from the station when I arrived in sunny Mansfield. I could still see he was in 2 minds whether he wanted to sell it so I was keen to be gone before he changed his mind lol. Paul had arranged for me to pop in to Tim Williams on the way home for Tim to give it the once over and sort a suspected boost issue. I pootled down the M1 to Coalville and Tim diagnosed the boost fault straight away, which was promptly sorted with a new TCV sourced from Ashok. After reading a lot of positive things about Tim on the forums, I can confirm he is a top bloke who knows his sh't! Thanks Ashok for sorting the part as well, not to mention all the support with my current V40 T4!
Anyway, to prove the boost issue was sorted Tim took me for a run along his local dual carriageway.......... boost issue definitely sorted, now to clean the brown stain from the passenger seat. The car is an animal and Tim is....shall we say, an enthusiastic driver?? (nutter) =)
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To say I'm pleased with car is an understatement! It has a few little bits done to it and here is a quick spec:
Azure Blue S40 T4 Phase 1.5.
- Fully stripped interior (jury is out whether it stays like this)
- Turbo Technics T28 Hybrid Turbo.
- 3'' Turbo back system.
- 550cc Injectors.
- Water/Meth Injection.
- K-Sport 8 Pot calipers and 330mm discs Pagid blue pads (Phenomenal stopping power)
- Gaz Coilovers.
- Front and rear Strut brace.
- Some other braces underneath so I'm told.
- Rebuilt bottom end with H-Beam rods.
- Gauges = AFR, Boost, Fuel pressure, Oil Tem.
- Oil Cooler.
- Team Dynamics Pro race 1.2 alloys.
- Mapped by MTE.
- Alloy boost pipework.
Paul recalls the last Rolling Road around 350bhp/500nm! The rev limit is about 7500rpm and it pulls hard until the limiter. Tim did say it will pull over 170mph. The boost comes in very progressively so there is no unnecessary wheel spinning even on damp roads, it just pulls and pulls. Bloody excellent.
Well enough of the essay, here are a few pics
Water tank for water injection
