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4 hours ago, Duncan said:

I'm surprised you can hear a properly tensioned timing belt over the fan and injectors, gates or not. I run the gates one in the race car and can't hear it at all. Obviously they would get noisier between the belt and idler/tensioner bearings if over tensioned

You can only hear the difference with the bonnet up or head in the engine bay, can't tell from the driver's seat of the car. In engine bay though they are definitely noticeable as being whirry.

Fk I hate this car... Was trying to figure out why the stupid ABS wasn't working, even though a new relay went in.

Worked out how to put the ABS unit into diagnostic mode and it came up with code 26, LHS wheel speed sensor short circuit.

So sure, let's take off the sensor, give it a clean and trace the wiring back....

FML... Found a molten pile of loom lol... When the motor and bay was stripped and put back together, the loom was run via the OEM location and points. This is incredibly close to where my the gate is. Normal street use, (drag use which it never sees) the loom would have been fine, but on the track it was game over.

Explains why the ABS and tacho all died within hours of each other lol.

Anyhow, wasted 3 hours stripping it back, crimping on new wires, heat shrinking, etc. Will fleece tape the piece of shit and route the loom differently to avoid this same shit storm again.

Buy a Nissan and mod it they reckon 🥲

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6 minutes ago, r32-25t said:

This is the reason I ran my loom through the wheel arch when I went single 

Initially I had the loom running high up, against the strut tower where the OEM PS reservoir is. 

When the Birrong guys put together the engine bay, and dropped the new motor in they ran the loom in the OEM location with clips and all (not wrong or anything, also probably for them there's no issue too, as most of their customers are drag racers).

The electrical issues only presented themselves after a track day at Luddenham where the loom was exposed to high heat for 10 or more minutes at a time, instead of a whole 10 to 12 seconds.

8 minutes ago, Murray_Calavera said:

Would you consider remaking that section of harness with Tefzel wire? Could even use high temp fiberglass sheathing for added sexiness. 

I want a modern fast car, but my autistic brain will end up with a brand new loom lol.

Like how I said I will never need a built motor or more than 350kW.

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23 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

I want a modern fast car, but my autistic brain will end up with a brand new loom lol.

Like how I said I will never need a built motor or more than 350kW.

Like how I say every time I get a new car or bike that "I'm keeping this stock", or my other classic of "while we're in there"

It's a disease, and modifications are the cure

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2 minutes ago, r32-25t said:

I reckon fixing your f**k ups would be cheaper then fixing bmws f**k ups 

Go wash your potty mouth out with soap.

BMW would be superb, it will be stock and I will enjoy my life not constantly fixing shit.

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11 minutes ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

Go wash your potty mouth out with soap.

BMW would be superb, it will be stock and I will enjoy my life not constantly fixing shit.

Is that because you’ll be paying out your ass for bmw to fix it?

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Whether it is a highly modified car, or a standard BMW, you will always need a 2nd car or motorbike to get around in/on

Don't BMW give OPAL card credits when you buy a new one anyway?

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34 minutes ago, The Bogan said:

2nd car or motorbike to get around in/on

I've got the missus' Tiguan for that, although warranty runs out next July lol... Might be scary driving around in a VW without warranty.

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3 hours ago, Dose Pipe Sutututu said:

I've got the missus' Tiguan for that, although warranty runs out next July lol... Might be scary driving around in a VW without warranty.

No scarier than driving a BMW still under warranty 

Buy one of these if you want a BMW

Classics

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1979-bmw-6-series-635csi-e24-manual/SSE-AD-5690775?pageSource=details&id=SSE-AD-5690775

 

https://www.carsales.com.au/cars/details/1989-bmw-3-series-320i-e30-manual/SSE-AD-12906574?pageSource=details&id=SSE-AD-12906574

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Car did not blow up, did find that I dropped the o-ring off the oil cap so there's now a nice oil mist all over the engine bay lol.

Last cruise session, banged the limiter quite a bit in 2nd then spat a PS belt.

Drove car home, I think it was a successful night?

@r32-25t stalker photo below 

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Managed to do a 2m2s lap on the GP Circuit too inbetween the cruise sessions. Overall, successful day and bumped into a few other SAU members.

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Over all I think I hate the car less, it's still a croc of shit but not going to lie did giggle a bit 😂

Btw... Rolling antilag is great fun, everyone needs it.

 

 

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