LotusGTR

I lasted about 9 months and gave up. Honestly, I got into my new daily (100k kms Comma) and was so relieved. At the time the car was pretty standard. It is simply not designed to be a daily. I could list many things that on a Sunday you'll love but in the Mon - Fri 9-5 grind you'll hate. I still have my GTR and absolutely love it. It's the first car I've not wanted to move on in the first 6 months of ownership. I've had it for 3 years and would never like to see it go. It's awesome, but if I drive it 3 or more days in a row I'm very very over it. Get a daily shitter and keep it for when you want it for what it's good for. Disclaimer, I'm old, commute 80kms a day, have enough room in the driveway / garage for 2 cars, can afford 2 cars.

I agree with your final comment re the price of the re-build, but add $15k+ to an asking price of $14k, plus all the hassles, plus all the unknowns......I certainly wouldn't. But that depends on your appetite for adventure I suppose.

If you're unfamialir with engines, why stuff around with what sounds like a substandard example? GTR ownership / purchasing is potentially difficult enough without throwing in un-necessary problems for yourself. Last time I checked GTRs were at give away prices. Get a good example, and buy locally so you can see, touch feel what you're buying and FGS get a professional opinion if you don't know what you're doing. Why is the engine kapput? What else might be nearly kapput too? Lack of care and maintenance over the life of the vehicle might take its toll elsewhere too. A bad GTR will send you to the cleaners and then to hell.

My guess would be that if you put your hand on your engine after running it at motorway speeds it would be too hot to touch. My guess would be the oil would be the same temp, therefore not 30 degrees. Also, you'd expect the oil and water temp to be pretty close to each other. I have a stock water temp gauge with no calibrations so can't say what it is at full temp, but is sure ain't 30 degrees.

I've not driven the car for a month as I've been away so no further feedback to give. It will be interesting driving it again with a month break. I'll post up if there is anything to report.

This is for your avatar. Kind of personalises things for you a little.

I do not dig the colour and normally I HATE body kits, but somehow I really like the look of your car. Well done.

Now that is a serious post.

Noobcake. You have one too many o's, and are missing a K. No more serious, or even semi-serious replies to this thread - PLEASE

OK, back to the topic. Pics attached. Couldn't get them to upload any other way..... DMS_Pics.doc

It has to be. Right? Welcome back Luckiee. You've not learned much in your absence have you?

Sure. You just want it because it has a boob job....

Luckiee? Is that you?

Who? Me?

Yeah, good point, they've taken the shots, and I've asked a couple of times now, and they say they're going to send them. When I get them I'll post them up.

Yeah, sounds like it could be a dead cat based on the comments in this thread. I'll have to check it out, but more importantly I'll have to get to the bottom of why the cat got killed. Who dunnit?

Thanks for the advice and comments fellas. Any tuners out there care to comment further?

Why thank you . I do have adjustable upper arms which makes me wonder why they cannot get more adjustment from them. I don't care about tyre wear either and before the alignment we agreed -2mm front, so we all wanted more but apparently couldn't get it. The people who supplied me them originally are different to the guys who've just done the work. Not sure I'd go back there.......I wonder where the issue lays?

Given I've just got it back I'll settle in with it how it is and then perhaps change the settings later and get to feel the difference. It's good to learn as you go and I reckon if I did it now I'd miss the feel of the change. I'll come back to your suggestions in a couple of months. Thanks.

On the track maybe, but on the road = too risky I'd reckon.

I'd say based on the feedback that I have something that needs attending to, rather than it being 'me' or 'just how they are'. Re the cat, when this was discussed, in context of the whole exhaust that was to be fitted, my tuner was adament I needed one (I was challenging him to go de-cat) due to the potential EPA ramifications. Most if not all my mods are done there and the paper trail would lead straight to him. He said the fines for me are large and for him, larger again and far too large to take a chance on. I'd be 99% sure I have one but what condition it is now in would be my concern. I'll be checking the tune out I reckon, though that may not be easy for various reasons.......

Thanks for that. A small correction, I'm running Garrett 2860 -7s (pretty sure) Re the cat out the back, that would not surprise me with the amount of kabooms and lighting up the darkness I've had.....Exhaust leak sounds like a biatch to diagnose. I guess the injector thing can be sused by the tuner.

Yes to everything you said.

Thanks Andrew. Disclaimer noted. It is tuned to run rich cos it has lots of boost, but stupidly so?.....I'd have to ask the tuner and I doubt he'll say it is stupid. Injectors are new 2 years ago (Tomei 700cc - I think) so I doubt they're leaking. I'm suspecting it's over-fuelled and possibly ignition retared. If you were an engine builder would you under-fuel and advance ignition under 25lb.....? 305 RWKW isn't that much for my set up considering the boost, so that also leads me to the same thought.... How to check for melted CAT? More to the point, what CATs do not melt? Maybe another question is under what conditions do CATs melt and are there CATs out there that handle tuned GTRs. More hypotheses please!

ECU is powerfc, BOV is stock, stock cams with adjustable wheels. Engine builder has the PFC unit so can't do (nor would I want to) self diagnostics.