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Moving on, I got some better hose for the oil return line and replaced this. Now time for a local supersprint at Mount Panorama. Things went much better this time around with the only issue being a melted boost line which was easily replaced. I placed 1st in class and second outright with a new PB of 48.52 seconds. In-car footage of my fastest run here below:

Enter Aus Time Attack. Day of frustration. First of all, get to the track the morning of the event (car had been unloaded in to the garage the day before) and the car won't start. After some dicking about thinking it was due to the cold temps with E85 and lack of cold start tune on the car, we noticed the fuel pumps weren't even priming. After some testing and chasing wires through the car, we found that the old alarm/immobiliser had failed and wasn't provided a power signal to the pump relays. Ripped that out....aaand that was half the day gone. Get out on track, car is feeling good. Come back in from a couple of laps to check things over and find that the insulation on the bonnet had sagged and caught fire . Luckily had only just done so. Ripped that out, no damage, good to go. Next session, head out, come in for my first hot lap, get through the kink and turn 2, lose all throttle. Car still running but no throttle. Stop car. Open bonnet, throttle cable had come loose, no biggy. Oh, except for the litre of oil that is all over my engine bay..... /facepalm. Get back to the garage thinking the worse, turns out the catch can had just filled and overflowed. Phew..spend the next half hour cleaning the car up. All looks good. Start car, oil starts leaking. Turns out the oil drain hose had split. Annoying. By the time I get in to town to get a new hose and fit it up, all my sessions had finished. Luckily for me Boz is such a nice guy he let me run in the Open class group as there was only a couple of cars running by this point, which allowed me to get some seat time in the car. After not driving the car for 6+ months I had lost my finess no doubt, but was glad to see the car was running ok at this point. End Aus Time Attack day.

Video from the first startup. Video of random dyno run

Specs of the new setup: Head reconditioned Camtech 272 cams (VCT removed) Custom spring/retainer setup ARP head studs Nitto headgasket Garret GTW3476 turbo with custom twin scroll 0.82 rear housing 6boost manifold Turbosmart 40mm external wastegates (x2) RB26 plenum Adaptronic M6000 Modular ECU 2200cc injectors Fuel rail Extra fuel pump in surge tank

Anyway, with the cage installed, I took the car back to Redsun to finish everything off and get the car tuned ready to compete at Aus Time Attack on 4th June. I was eagerly watching the car being run on the dyno hoping nothing would go wrong after changing so much. Started getting excited when it started producing results over the 300kw mark, at less boost, and with better response. The expense was now starting to feel worthwhile. After checking over the vitals and letting the car cool down, Matt was back at it and after a short time I was ecstatic to see a result of 392.6rwkw. 1kw more than Mr Wootten with his "real" track car On this run the boost line blew off the boost controller at about 6500rpm, so there is still a little more left in it. With Aus Time Attack just a couple of days away, and me eager to drive the car, we decided to finish tuning the car on a lower boost setting and just get some kms on the new setup. It was tuned to around 350-360rwkw for Aus Time Attack.

We had planned to have the car ready for Nulon Nationals Round 2, but unfortunately a poorly designed part (from a last minute change) held back completion of the car and I missed the event. Going in I was going to keep the original plenum and just redo piping, but once I was there and we had discussed it I decided to install a Plazmaman plenum. As it turned out, there was a stock shortage at the time and was not expected to be in stock for about a month, which wasn't going to allow the car to be completed before Nulon Nationals Round 2. Matt had a RB26 plenum on the shelf and we opted to use an adaptor to fit this on the RB25 Neo. Turned out this was a bad decision and required some hefty modifications to the water galleries on the section that fits between the head and the throttle bodies (sorry correct name eludes me). I have photos of this but cannot find them at this minute so will post later if I remember. Before the car was fully ready to go, I picked it up from Redsun and took it home so I could install a 4 point AGI cage. I was pretty close to the time at WTAC where clubsprint cars required a minimum half cage and figured with some more power on its way it was probably time to do this anyway.

Fast forward a few months of saving and the car was dropped off at Redsun Motorsport & Mechanical for some much needed love and upgrades. As is always the case, things escalated in the build whilst the car was there. What started as "let's chuck some bigger bolt-ons on the car", turned in to "let's build the head and see how much we can push the bottom end". I partnered up with Andy from Adaptronic whilst he was developing their new plug-in Modular ECU for R34 GTT as well which was exciting. I enjoyed using the Nistune but it did have its limits. The new Adaptronic ECU would rid us of those. Head was removed to be machined and then built in house.

Start 2017. By the time the new year came around, I'd been quite busy with non-car related things in life, but had been planning what I would do through the year. In the process of saving some coin, Nulon asked me to bring the car down to Sydney for Round 1 of Nulon Nationals to put the car on display seeing as I wasn't competing so for the day I joined the stance life

So finishing up from my last post at Challenge Bathurst last year, that was my last event for the year. I replaced the turbo gasket (yet again) and got the manifold and turbo housing faces machined to rule out any warpage. The car then sat in the garage for the next month. Couple of pics from the event: I finished up the year managing to take home a trophy from the local Bathurst Light Car Club (Peter Janson Speed Champion trophy) which was for my results in non-local speed/tarmac events which was pretty cool.

Ok guys, I have to apologise, I kinda let this one slip...lol. I'm going to try and bring this back up to date tonight/tomorrow so will be making multiple posts so as to break up the posting process. If you follow my Facebook page (Tim Burt Motorsport) you probably have a fairly good idea on what's been happening anyway, but for those who aren't you will soon be in the know haha.

Stock balancer. I also still have a stock sump too which is asking for trouble haha. Will fix that soon...hopefully lol.

This group buy was completed in 2015. Will shoot you a PM.

Ok all, group buy has now closed.

Just a reminder that this group buy finishes tomorrow (Tuesday 30th) at close of business for any interested.

UPDATE: Currently sitting with 2 people keen which will apply a $50 discount. If a few more people jump in it will increase the discount to $100. Group buy finished on Tuesday week.

Oh right, sorry didn't click that it was a neo. Definitely odd, I know a number of people running L9Q coilpacks on SR's and RB's (non-neo) without issue. What changes were made to 'custom fit' the coilpacks for your engine? I would also be suspicious of the varying brands of coilpack. Have you tried running the car with other L9Q coilpacks of all the same brand that havent been modified?

Hi Brodie, Do you mind me asking what kit you have used to install the coilpacks and also if they are genuine ACDelco coilpacks? Cheers

Got a message from someone else saying to put their name down last night.

Alpha Omega Racing’s MONSTAR Ignition Kit for Skylines Group Buy Alpha Omega Racing’s MONSTAR Ignition Kit for Skylines Group Buy Hi all, Alpha Omega Racing are running another group buy, but this time on their new MONSTAR ignition kits for various model Skylines. Company: Alpha Omega Racing - http://www.alphaomegaracing.com I’m sure that most of you would know of Alpha Omega Racing by now, most likely because of their big brake kits which use the bigger Evo calipers. They also market a lot of other products for Skylines and Silvias, including one piece lightweight tailshafts, and now, upgraded ignition kits, allowing us to easily take advantage of the ACDelco LQ9 coilpacks (also known as LS2Truck or D585 coilpacks). Product: MONSTAR Ignition Kit (Version 2) to suit Skylines fitted with: RB20DET RB25DET (non-NEO) RB26DETT Note: The kit to suit RB25DET NEO is still in testing, if interested, please let me know via PM. After testing on various vehicles on the street and track, including their own S15 Silvia which competed at World Time Attack Challenge, Version 2 was designed. It adds secure coilpack keying (CMM measured coilpacks, CNC machined recessing) and machined-through cooling slots. Why use ACDelco LQ9 coilpacks? Strongest coilpack used by an OEM No misfires = more reliable power Best throttle response Increased mileage Guaranteed perfect fit Uses OEM connectors Features of Version 2: Billet aerospace alloy 100% CNC machined in one continuous piece Top side cooling slots machined through with heat sink cooling Bottom side accurately “keyed” to secure and cool coilpacks Fastened with the most bolts possible: 5 bolts What’s Included? The MONSTAR Ignition includes everything needed to bolt in and wire up your new coilpacks: 1 x CNC machined billet alloy coilpack holder 5 x CNC machined billet alloy stands 1 x CNC machined billet stainless steel spring installation tool 6 x LQ9 electrical plug kits Various bolts and washers Full installation instructions with colour pictures What you need to get: 6x LQ9 / D585 / LS2 TRUCK coilpacks Alpha Omega Racing recommend OEM “AC Delco” coilpacks for quality, reliability and performance. Special SAU Edition: With the order for this group buy, “SAU Edition” will be laser beamed onto the rear. Colours: This group buy will include free custom colour anodising (normally has minimum cost of $150+). Colour options are: red, blue, black, silver, gold and green. Pricing: Please note all pricing below is ex GST. Prices do not include shipping. Free pickup is available. All discounts will be applied prior to calculating GST. RRP = $420 + GST + shipping 1 - 5 people - $370 + GST + shipping ($50 discount + free anodising = save $200) 6 - 10 people - $320 + GST + shipping ($100 discount + free anodising = save $250) 11 - 15 people - $270 + GST + shipping ($150 discount + free anodising = save $300) 20+ people - $220 + GST + shipping ($200 discount + free anodising = save $350) Group Buy Conditions: The group buy will run until close of business on Tuesday 30th May 2017. Anybody interested in purchasing an ignition kit as part of the group buy should notify me via PM prior to the end date so that I can add them to the ‘buyer list’. At the conclusion of the group buy (30th-31st May 2017), I will provide Alpha Omega Racing with a total tally of person(s) included in the group buy. A discount ‘coupon code’ will be provided to each buyer on the 1st June 2017 allowing them to get the appropriate discount in the shopping cart on the Alpha Omega Racing website. Note: Production for this group buy will not begin until all orders are placed and payments are cleared. Unfortunately in some previous group buys some buyers have not followed through meaning a higher discount was applied for the number of actual purchases. Timeframe for production and delivery of the ignition kits is 9 weeks from payments clearing. Prior to the end date (30th May 2017) all communication will be with me either via this thread or via PM. At the conclusion of the group buy, once you have been provided with the discount code, all communication will be between the buyer and Alpha Omega Racing. All shipping and payment details will be between the buyer and Alpha Omega Racing only. Any warranty on the product(s) will be provided by Alpha Omega Racing. If you have any questions regarding the kit or pricing, please don’t hesitate to contact me either via this thread or via PM. Cheers, Tim

Lol, all good, never the less, amazing work with the car!!

Hooly dooly, safe to say this esculated quickly hahaha. (Even though I'm sure it has felt like a very long time for you). Awesome work mate, and to be able to say you guys did all the fab work is awesome!

Still chasing a kit?

Nice choice of diff, running the same one and has served me well

Looks mint!

Hahahahaha. And I thought I was shit at providing updates in my build thread