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i was going to buy a new gt2831 or something but garrett gave me this turbo for free and i cost me 200 in gaskets and clamps and i am happy. i was doing 14.00sec quatermile before i did half the mods so now i am hoping for at least mid 13s in the end i want 12s then i will take it to a race track and see how it handles. but we dont get paid to work on our cars so the work gets done afterhours.

They were 300 cheaper then the br's though.

I found a guy on here that sells the BC racing BR's for $1165 delivered (http://www.streettotrack.com/). So your Silk Roads are still cheaper (but only by ~$165) and I'm not overly concerned about it being harder to adjust damping.

Can you tell me if they can be set up soft or do they start at "firm" & go harder from there, as per most Japanese coilovers? But with a name like "Silk Roads" they sound so soft & comfortable LOL.

i was going to buy a new gt2831 or something but garrett gave me this turbo for free and i cost me 200 in gaskets and clamps and i am happy. i was doing 14.00sec quatermile before i did half the mods so now i am hoping for at least mid 13s in the end i want 12s then i will take it to a race track and see how it handles. but we dont get paid to work on our cars so the work gets done afterhours.

The aftermarket ECU and tuning will be the biggest difference. If you search forced induction you will find a thread by rev210 on how to get 12's on a 33 with as much stock gear as possible. The stagea is a lot heavier.

Nice find Leon, good prices there. Just curious how you'd go with warranty though, could be a sticking point?

I believe he is an official reseller and has such handles warranty the same as the others. He is just keener for the business so does some forum marketing in his spare time. He is quick to respond to email questions, which is great, so maybe confirm with him. The only downside is the delivery time for our cars is about 15 days. From that I'd guess he doesn't keep ours in stock LOL. But I am a patient man so that doesn't bother me. I've been waiting on some spare parts since Christmas......

got suck down the coast at albian park rail with a dead battery on saturday. NRMA only had a smallish battery with the small terminals. hope it lasts!!

I think I have the small battery.... :(

that sucks. i might change mine to the spare if its still around

i had a pitworks battery in there, has been in there since japan! not bad, lasted over 2.5 years.

3.5 for mine so could not complain.... Only paid $80 for the new battery delivered to my car.

The aftermarket ECU and tuning will be the biggest difference. If you search forced induction you will find a thread by rev210 on how to get 12's on a 33 with as much stock gear as possible. The stagea is a lot heavier.

last time i went to the drags i had 6 runs of times between 14.00 and 14.10 it was pissing me off i just wanted to crack into the 13s i had shit tyres so i was changing tyre pressure to get grip off the line and i only had done intercooler, boost controller and pod filter and was getting 1.9sec 60ft so low 13s is no problems.

this is only the 2nd car ive ever repaced a battery in

Lucky bastard. I think I've replaced the battery in every car I've had *touch wood*

Mine is a Pitwork too, hoping it lives a long, happy, healthy life :cheers:

Lucky bastard. I think I've replaced the battery in every car I've had *touch wood*

Mine is a Pitwork too, hoping it lives a long, happy, healthy life :cheers:

I was going to ask if your alarm issues could be related to battery issues :P

I was going to ask you if your handling issues could be related to stilts issues :P

Haven't checked actually, didn't even occur to me. Will look into it. Thanks :thumbsup:

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