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[Bennis]

he wants $300 to wire the three gauges + the varex (ditching control box and using a mon on off on switch).

[Ruxis]

yeah thats pretty reasonable. would probably take him a full day to do that.

[m.j.h]

yeah sounds pretty reasonable as its a pretty big list.

id under cut him for the wiring but im to busy atm hah.

When are you not busy?

[Ruxis]

hmm. track day. then buulding a shed. then a fence. then gardening. all before xmas craziness. then my 6 week holiday overseas.

why whats up mate?

[m.j.h]

Nah nothing's up man

Put go kart together

Hillclimb

New axle and springs in boat trailer so it will make the trip north at Xmas

Fit radio and whatever else I need to boat to make it sea worthy

Xmas parties

Track day for go kart at Wakefield

Fix axle seal in Melisa's car

Fix skyline and service

And want to try and get house painted as well

Just a few things to do

[Ruxis]

yuck. as much shit as me to do!

whats wrong with the skykine?

im keen to see what time you get at wakie.

what's the average time around there for one of your karts?

[m.j.h]

Broke a hose on the back of the head that feeds the water pipe for the turbo

Worse place to get at but all fixed now

I'm keen to see what time I get as well

Just had a look at Natsoft and it seems a 1:05 is about the mark to get

[BakemonoRicer]

Been getting 300-350 kms out of a tank(usually 500kms minimum)

So just changed o2 sensor. Prick of a job due to barely any room.

Hopefully the new one will sort the problem.

[Ruxis]

pretty quick!

benji theres a socket you can get that makes that a 2 minute job. a socket with a cut up it so the wire doesnt get tangled

[BakemonoRicer]

pretty quick!

benji theres a socket you can get that makes that a 2 minute job. a socket with a cut up it so the wire doesnt get tangled

yes used that socket but ABS booster is in the road and the heat shield for the manifold. Had to use a hole heap of extensions and joints lolz.

ended up having to take off my strut brace to screw new one in (I hand screwed it in as didn't want to risk cross-threading).

[Ruxis]

haha I see. goodjob

[djrobertshaw]

I will keep an eye on any beers (if its an open invite )

My car is off to Nathan @ Newcastle Dyno tomorrow for a tune and boost controller! Not expecting numbers much different than standard but hoping to get a mid range improvement.

[Ruxis]

yep its open invite mate.

sounds good, what mods you got?

[GTR-34A]

I will keep an eye on any beers (if its an open invite )

My car is off to Nathan @ Newcastle Dyno tomorrow for a tune and boost controller! Not expecting numbers much different than standard but hoping to get a mid range improvement.

Have you got adjustable cam gears? they beef up the midrange quite alot, they did for mine anyways.

[djrobertshaw]

Only mods are -7's, xforce dumps (I was told this is helpful when changing turbos), upgraded fuel pump and splitfire coilpacks (prob don't count as a mod).

It doesn't feel as responsive since the turbo changes and I am concerned about running these with standard ECU and boost control. The only reason I have made any changes was due to the possible failure of the ceramic turbos and everything else has kind of flowed on.

It is getting a PFC and Greddy profec-b tomorrow.

After this I plan on keeping it as stock as possible, well for a while at least

Edited boost control reference

Edited October 28, 2013 by djrobertshaw

[Ruxis]

wow if you had a boost controller youd get heaps of power!!!

[djrobertshaw]

haha yeah, probably should have explained that.............I know the standard boost solenoid does its job, but keen on running a low boost and hi boost with appropriate tune.

I may have been misled but a few people have said running -7's can see boost spikes with standard ECU and solenoid.............and its a neat excuse for the wife anyways!

[GTR-34A]

The only things i would have added to that list is injectors and cam gears, the cam gears should improve response (only if its tuned properly aswell etc)... with the above you should be able to get 300+ kw at all 4 i would think...

your injectors (if there stok) will probably limit you to around 260ish and stop you from making best use out of the nice turbos you now have

hope that helps, although sounds like it may be a little bit late if its going in tomorrow.

[djrobertshaw]

Thanks for the advice.

I did consider making more changes but budget and trying to figure out what my plan is means that a couple of small changes now and then probably wait for the inevitable bang before doing more.

On a side note I am looking to change the color of the BBS LM rims, do you guys have an experience with anyone locally? I may just do it myself but if there is someone good then lazyness will prevail.

[m.j.h]

Nathan does great work

Rims are something you can do yourself but would be better left to the pros

Paint is one thing you get what you pay for and if the finish isn't spot on it will detract from the rest of the car

I can pay t but it is a 1-2 metre finish

That is it looks great till you get that close then you can see the minor blemishes

Is okay for racecar but not my car

Find the best painter you can afford wether it be a panel shop or bike repair/custom shop and get some quotes