MK1 Uno Turbo i.e

see the white uno in the background? lol

oh i see lol

Mark you've had this one a quite a while now? One of the most recognizable!

over 10 years now

Ohh this looks interesting,be good to see how that turbo compares to you old ihi.

I will be amazed if it spools anywhere near as fast as the ihi though, but 200+ should not be a problem.
What ar is the exhaust housing on one of those?

You proberly already do but I would recommend also always letting these bb turbos cool down before switching off.
They have plastic/nylon ball bearing cages that go brittle and break up if they get to hot to often and can fail.
The unos thermal syphoning once shut off is pretty good though but its worth bearing in mind,especially if its glowing lol

Here is a sweet uno running a gt25,should be more vids on youtube somewhere,mk1peter is his name I think.

Looks so much better with the unpainted bumper!

You must be one of the few members to have had theirs the longest?

got the old girl running again, fitted a gt2554r turbo with dr evil elbow and a 2.5inch downpipe, also got a wideband fitted,

330cc coupe 20vt injectors and a bosch 044 fuel pump,

Nice

Have you had chance to see when the turbo spools and makes full boost by or are you waiting until after a remap?
I assume its rather rich atm with the 330cc?

Not had a chance to drive it properly yet to see, it's running a custom base map from fcp the injectors are matched with the chip

gtirx2 - I've had a chance to drive the car properly and the turbo has more lag than my old hybrid unit, its not too bad at all full boost from about 3.5k, but when it does come in it pulls much stronger

That don't sound bad tbh,i was expecting it to be nearer 4k or over,you don't miss the old ihi then?

I am quite fond of mine as I like its responsiveness but the gt2554 does seem the way to go if your looking for 200+ and still keeping a reasonable spool.

It will be interesting to see what it makes once its all done.

nah dont miss the ihi, i want more power than it could give, fcp reckons anwhere from 220 - 250 bhp with the gt25r turbo

have a look on psc the punto gt's he maps make massive power with the garret ball bearing turbos

can see the graphics i didnt do a very good job of getting them on straight though lol

having stripped the car of interior to have some bits welded for mot I have discovered it needs much more than I thought,

along with bits needing respraying, roof, around windscreen and rear quarter, passenger rear arch needs cutting and replacing,

I have decided that I have had enough and have started stripping the shell for it to be scrapped, years of living in a damp council garage have basically knackered what was once a really good shell,

gutted but I have had enough and am calling it a day

Sorry to hear this after all the hard work you have put in over the years Mark. What's next then mate?

Very sorry to hear this too mark. You have had this for 11 odd years now haven't you?

Such a shame to see it ending like this. Wouldn't you consider a reshell or just breaking for parts? Any pictures of the rust so we can see how bad it is?

Sad times

Dunc

11 years,

I am gutted, it could be repaired but the effort and cost wouldnt be worth it,

I will reveal more in the day couple of days :-)

Ahhh Mark:( It cant end here mate! 11 years is too long to let it go. Im happy to help if I can. I'll do the welding FOC if it means it can be saved.

st1allstar wrote:11 years,

I am gutted, it could be repaired but the effort and cost wouldnt be worth it,

I will reveal more in the day couple of days :-)

When you say you'll reveal more......does this by any chance , mean you bought that mint white mk1 uno with really low mileage that was on ebay?? ;-)

Dunc

On the way now to pick it up, immaculate condition mk1 with 10k on the clock

Nice one for the offer hakydan, if it was t for this uno I have bought i would have the milf welded up,

st1allstar wrote:On the way now to pick it up, immaculate condition mk1 with 10k on the clock

Sweet, what a find!

Nice one Mark, I was going to buy this went on eBay and it had ended.
Shame about the black uno

sorry to hear about milf but that looks mint you keeping it white as the paint looks as mint as the rest of the car

yes it will be staying white, paintwork is too good to change just for the sake of a colour.

picked her up last night and drove 200 miles back home without any issues, its very slow though with only 45bhp, cant believe how good it is, it is like a 1 year old car

it does look like new good find mate id keep it white too as looks faultless whats the story with it then why is it still in such good condition