Roy

Just found this in my inbox, thought some would enjoy it...i did! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7V1xYzSNd0

S P & R M!

Thats pretty shitty, have you sent this feedback to 6boost for his comments?

What? Evrybody tells me these 6boost maniflds are the ducks guts and yours cracked? I was going to get mine ceramic coated befoer wrapping it. was told the wrpa voids teh warranty regarding cracking which i think is BS as i wrapped my so called rubbish and fragile Greddy manifold, if you track the car you have to as the temperatures under the bonnet simply get to ohigh. Hmmmm....any pics of the cracks?

Whats wrong with solid lifters, springs, relieving the head and some Jun 256 / 10.3mm cams and some headwork. LOL , based on how good these bottom ends are why not spend the money on a good head rather then pistons and rods. The problem is i seriously dont know who to trust to do the headwork. I think JHH in QLD or Rams in Sydney, but not sure its smart to spend 2k on a head, 3k on gear to go into it to only make 290rwkws or so?

Awesome! I had less then great experiences with the Apex cams. I actually had a set of HKS cams but i think i sold them to Salad. LOL might have to ry and get them back as i was too chicken to try them The big difference between your setup and mine was your exhaust housing size, which would have flowed much better then my little 8cm housing which would have more back pressure meaning the cams may have been trying to breath more then the exhaust housing would flow. But, if i can get the 10cm housing on mine i will try cams again

I am not saying they are right or wrong. I am just saying its not always as clear cut. I agree it seems expensive, but there may be more to the story. Check your invoice and see where all the hours go. By the sounds of it your Bilstein shocks wont give you the height you are after so will ahve to either get different springs, machine new seat or live with a compromise. Maybe they removed the shocks, tried different rate/length springs to acheive what you asked for and you got what they thought was the best compromise?!?!?!?!? And i think you are lucky if you can get an $80 alignment that includes camber adjustment, castor adjustment and toe. Most wheel alignment places for $80 say "yep, castor and camber fine, i just tweaked the toe". Well that has been my experience. Best to do all thsi stuff yourself. It pains me when you buy all these parts only to find it costs more to install the part then it was to buy it Do it yourself, its not that steep a learning curve

I have a friend who is a champion old fella and still heavily into his motorsport. Those cars remind me of his favourite saying "when motorsport was dangerous and sex was safe"

Did they explain why the extra $400? Its frustrating, but if you ask a workshop to give you a price that they wont exceed then you are always going to get hit hard. The dollars you are talking about is an extra 1-2 hours work. If you have ever worked on a car you realise it only takes a bolt not wanting to come off, or your non height adjustable shocks and springs not giving them the height they want so have to change the paltform base and hope find the happy medium which still may not be right. Not defending them, but if bills going over what they quote frustrates you i seriously suggst you go throuh 12-18months of learning how to do things yourself or you give up modding cars

Sorry, the pics? I still think my fav F1 car is old Eddie's first go with the 7Up backing. I even had their RC car. Fark me, feels like a lifetime ago

Yeh, i was cruising some race car classified on the weekend and the early 90s cars. Tyrell, Footwork, Jordan etc were all such good looking cars.

OK, so i am about 6 weeks away being back in Aus so Wheezy is the man to catch Being away from the car for so long has allowed me to stock pile, so...hoping the following R&D will bag me some better results. 1. Wheezy has a plenum so i have grabbed a Plazmaman plenum. Plan is to throw this on first and see how the results go. If they are favourable then i may throw a different throttle body on as well. 2. From there everybody bats off over 6boost manifolds and since i plan on doing plenty of track work and an engine bay frehen up i figured i would grab one to see if i can pick up some throttle response (be great if i lower boost threshold as well) 3. Have a new exhaut system to replace my HKS Hyper, and a new intercooler to replace my HKS Type S. Hoping the ARC cooler give my RB20 every fraction of psi coming out of the TD06 and cools it a little better so i can get as much ignition and boost into the engine as possible. The titanium exhaust will be noiser but hope to get a few kws from it. 4. If the above has bagged me some more power then great, but the main aim is that the better manifold, better breathing inlet an exhaust and shorter cooler piping is to get better response. If the response has improved then i will replace the 8cm housing i have with the 10cm housing i have. It will no doubt hurt response but i am hoping to free up the top end power and end up with the sort of drivability i currently have but wth far less back pressure and less taper in the top end. Be nice if i can touch 280rwkws with the bigger housing, mostly because think the little 8cm housing is stopping me from making more power at 21psi then i do at 19psi. I get more mid but not top. 5. I am hoping the above bags some positive results as i think there is some reasonable logic to the madness. From this point on its guesswork, i have all the above ready to bolt on and trial. If its all looking good then the use of the 10cm housign means hopefully the engine is a more effecient air pump with less back pressure so figure i will try cams again. Yet to decide whether i go baby 256/8.5 cams or some locally sourced 260/9mm cams. 6. The most expensive thing to trial is going to be the most interesting. I have a spare TD06-20G which i am going to send off to get a ball bearing water cooled centre. Will finally be able to see if there is any difference in response between bush bearing and ball bearing turbos. The silly thing is i doubt this will bag much difference in power and at this point all the tuning before-afters will have added up to a hell of a lot But, will be interesting. Hope to be able to bag about 280rwkws with 21psi before 4,200rpm and pretty improved throttle response. Of course i then need to get laptop software for my Pfc so i can get an E85 tune Looking forward to posting up some results thru November and being able to maybe, just maybe get 300rwkws from a std RB20 (will need E85). LOL, i always have the 25G under the bed. LOL, fark house deposits! I like my apartment and houses in the burbs will only mean a garage and a project car that will guarantee its always in pieces and i will always be broke. So spending money on the RB20 willa ctually be saving me money

So come on, any updates on those tracking their cars and using Pmu pads? I nd to get some rear pads in the nexy two weeks for my next outing in Nov some time

Would think that a 450hp turbo is too big for his requirements.Something around 320hp is all he needs, either a GT-SS or 2530kai or 2871R etc

Do you run Motul in yor engine Paul? Do Godzillar run Castrol Edge in their motors? Some people right off the Edge as being inferior but i am a loyal fan of the Castrol oil

I would not be surprised to see Renault throw in the towel. They have lost ING, look to be losing Alonso, does not look good for them with this FIA enquiry later this month, RBR cancelling their engine contract. 2010, no BMW, Renault or Toyota

Updates?

Are you coming down hillbilly? Bring the S13!

Yeh, 180km/h and i am into ...yah and a box from a F430

LOL, ok, any news on the pogo springs or the italian gearbox? Money is better spent on making car quicker

Silver Caterham with supercharge S2000 motor? Ah to dream. Will know next week whether my car will be ready for this, if so i may pass on crewing for the Alpine Rally

Nice vids Ben. Is that vid package for sale as a kit?

If the R33 comes down i would be so temptef to slip some cash under its windscreen so that it stays in Melb Ben...S13?

MY GOD! I cant believe they have given him the keys to the F60! Will be interesting to see if he can get the job done alongside Kimi or whether Kimi-Ferrari will prove to be his kryptonite like Alonso-Renault were

Yeh, i recognised the pics from your build up thread and know its a great setup. But to get that good a result it costs money LOL, i am a tight ass and live with 19psi by 4300rpm and 260rwkws with 19psi with a pretty doughy power delivery. I have a shits and giggle build all worked out for an RB20 that i think would match it or get similar results, only i need a house with a garage first